BEW - Ongoing Dev Thread (DAZ Artists Still Wanted)

[Super]

10000 pages? My game is nearing 300 and I'm beginning to think its too much... D:

[M]

Neat, I'm definitely looking forward to the first Act.

[Wolfschadowe]

And there's the three still interested people I was talking about.

And there's me who will wait until you finally get tired of all of it or until you release the full three acts (sigh).

I get that. It's like waiting until the end of a tv season, and then binge watching it all at once.

10000 pages? My game is nearing 300 and I'm beginning to think its too much... D:

Yeah, and when I started I thought it would be maybe 1000 or 2000 pages at the most!

Neat, I'm definitely looking forward to the first Act.

Thanks for the interest! I hope the wait ends up being worth it.

Wolfschadowe

[whynot]

Bonjour Wolfshadowe,

Il doit y avoir plein d'autres lecteurs du forum qui attendent avec impatience la sortie d'une nouvelle version de ton travail.
Cela va être certainement un grand jeu.

Merci de tous ces compte-rendus de l'avancement

[Wolfschadowe]

Il doit y avoir plein d'autres lecteurs du forum qui attendent avec impatience la sortie d'une nouvelle version de ton travail.
Cela va être certainement un grand jeu.

Merci de tous ces compte-rendus de l'avancement

Bonjour whynot
Merci pour vos encouragements!

Wolfschadowe

[Ramirez™]

Wolfschadowe

You must be related to Robert Jordan.
Thinking to write one book but ending at 14.
I hope it won't take you 20 years to finish it.

I only played 0.8 a few months ago and intend to play it again today.

Good luck.

[sylakone2]

And there's the three still interested people I was talking about.

And there's me who will wait until you finally get tired of all of it or until you release the full three acts (sigh).

I get that. It's like waiting until the end of a tv season, and then binge watching it all at once.

10000 pages? My game is nearing 300 and I'm beginning to think its too much... D:

Yeah, and when I started I thought it would be maybe 1000 or 2000 pages at the most!

Neat, I'm definitely looking forward to the first Act.

Thanks for the interest! I hope the wait ends up being worth it.

Wolfschadowe

Lol I know how you feel Wolf.

Uni dreams is taking me way longer than i thought of course it has not been getting that much work done to it. I have been so busy with everything else.

I expect it to easily be close to 1000 by the end I am not even sure where it is at the moment.

Keep up the great work I am looking forward to whatever you release. The original 0.8 demo was brilliant.

I expect the next release will be more so

Cheers

Sy

[Wolfschadowe]

You must be related to Robert Jordan.
Thinking to write one book but ending at 14.
I hope it won't take you 20 years to finish it.

If only I could have the sales he has...oh, wait, I'm not selling it. Some days it seems like it's been 20 years since I started, although most days it seems like only 20 days. Wow how time flies! I'm still having fun with it though, that's what's important.

Lol I know how you feel Wolf.

Uni dreams is taking me way longer than i thought of course it has not been getting that much work done to it. I have been so busy with everything else.

I expect it to easily be close to 1000 by the end I am not even sure where it is at the moment.

Keep up the great work I am looking forward to whatever you release. The original 0.8 demo was brilliant.

I expect the next release will be more so

Thanks Sy! I'm hoping not to disappoint when it's released. I'm trying to take extra time to make sure that the quality doesn't drop off in some kind of rush to get it done. I'm also looking forward to playing Uni Dreams!

Wolfschadowe

[SYH]

10,000 pages, eh?

You really know how to put we diehards in our place.

[jfrancois323]

maybe you look too big??

[Wolfschadowe]

10,000 pages, eh?

You really know how to put we diehards in our place.

Not on purpose though. It just...grows. For example, there are 22 ways to end day 1 successfully, and a few more ways to lose the game on day 1, for about 25 total endings for the day. Those endings roll into Day 2 which will also have a lot of different ways to end.

Act 1 ends with a story event that is essentially pass/fail to get to Act 2, but actions in Act 1 carry over and have an effect on Act 2 as well, although those effects are minor. Act 1 actions do have a significant effect to Act 3, as do Act 2 events.

maybe you look too big??

Maybe. If I were to start over again, I would only include 2 of the 3 love interests in Act 1, Faith and Emily, and save the other for an expansion once the game was finished. I actually have story-lines for 11 love interests, that I may add in "expansion packs." once the game is finished. Even as it is now, I've cut a lot of ideas from the game in the interest of actually finishing it instead of turning it into Duke Nukem Forever.

The structure of the game is modular which allows me to add or remove content easily. Even the Acts are modular enough to work as stand-alone games. For example, Act 1 focuses on three of the five love interests although one of the Act 2 love interests is present during the first act, and it is possible to "win" with those love interests during the Act, before the story driver moves into Act 2. Act two brings the other two love interests into the foreground with cameo's late in Act 2 from the 3 girls from the first act, depending on your actions. When the story moves into Act 3, it becomes a challenge of reconciling Act 1 and Act 2 actions with all five girls.

It is possible to go all the way through Act 1 without developing a relationship in order to concentrate on the Act 2 girls, and it is also possible to go through Act 2 while staying 'true' to your Act 1 love interest. both paths make Act 3 easier, of course. Developing a relationship or two in Act 1, and then developing another relationship in Act 2 makes it more difficult to get through Act 3, especially in the likely event that your Act 1 love interest will be less than happy that you explored your options with someone else.

I could stop at Act 1, and never continue, leaving everyone with a satisfying experience. I could also do the same by ending at Act 2, where it will just feel like two separate games in the same game world, Act 2 being Act 1's sequel. Finishing Act 3 brings it all together into one cohesive story.

Wolfschadowe

[jfrancois323]

My last reply was only an opinion!! But the most important things is : 1) did you know where all the options go? 2) did you got the idea to make them go to the finish? if you think yes, so the game is not too big, if one of the two is no, remove it & use it in an expansion when the idea will pop up in your mind.

For example, split the possibilities in two, use the other half for a second meeting!!

Anyway, with all i see about your demo, if you keep the quality to the same level, the game will be good. I will wait just to see the result!!

[ares]

Sounds like Act II could be a bit simpler to develop than Act I while Act III will be an absolute nightmare. Is that correct?

[karrek]

Can't wait for the next playtesting update.

[Sephira]

Cool, looking forward to Act 1.