Sunday, March 22, 2015

Quest accepted!

So, the quest is basically done, but I'll probably end up adding an extra-puzzle, so that you can't just by-pass everything by picking well on the parts you play as Celeste (either that, or I'll have to think of a different "reward" for one of the things you can "unlock" with her). I had to change a character, as I suspected, but it wasn't a big deal, since the system is meant to easily accomodate such decisions. It's still gonna need some polishing and some testing, but I figure I'll be able to move onto another quest soon enough. I am unsure if I want one of the possible consequences for this quest to be readily presented now, or if I should wait until I start working on chapter 2. I am a bit wary of moving stuff over to the sequel, as I am sure I won't work on it in the short/medium-term, but on the other hand, the game is getting big already, and I am not sure burning all the content and the pictures on chapter 1 is the best idea. :/

Anyway, this is pretty much about it for the week, nothing much to say that I hadn't predicted or mentioned before, so I'll keep this short and hope you'll come back next sunday for more updates! ^_^

11 comments:

  1. So now you're thinking of Ch. 2, is the tale going to continue with Celeste and co, or will it focus on a previous/later owner of the Cowboy? It might be pretty cool to have this massive universe linked together by the ship itself rather than characters, plus it saves the issue of using all the images on chapter 1 (despite making the issue that you need to find a whoel new set of pics for the new crew)

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    1. I had thought to go with different crews with each chapter, at one point, but in the end I can't even finish Celeste's story in the first chapter, so I'll just tell her story and end it there. I might do something related in the future, but it won't be any time soon (I will work on something else between chapter 1 and 2, and I'll probably take my sweet time before touching the universe again after that).

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  2. If you want a break between chapters, one contest just finished:
    http://www.tfgamessite.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5348

    ... and there's already talk of how soon to start the next one:
    http://www.tfgamessite.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6399

    No idea what the next one's theme will be, but as long as it's not "space mercenaries" or anything like that it should be a change of scenery for you if you join in.

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    1. I would like a change of pace, but I feel like if I don't push through, I am never going to finish TOTDC, so I'll stick with it. It's taking way too long, unfortunately, but such is life, and taking breaks would just make it worse. Also, I have plenty of ideas, so I generally don't like having to ignore them to work with a contest's theme. :p

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    2. TFGS: one-year contest: deep ocean theme. End date: 18 June 2016

      New contest is up:

      http://www.tfgamessite.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6483&p=215199#p215199

      http://www.tfgamessite.com/index.php?module=search&contest=18

      It's up right now to keep things going and keep people interested. It's got fourteen months this time, so devs can put a couple of months into polishing current ones and still have a year to enter this one or start right now.

      The more people enter, the better.

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    3. Eh, I feel like I wouldn't do justice to the theme, and I would just tack it on some of my existing projects, but maybe I'll give it a go, thanks for letting me know.

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  3. "I had to change a character, as I suspected, but it wasn't a big deal, since the system is meant to easily accomodate such decisions. It's still gonna need some polishing and some testing, but I figure I'll be able to move onto another quest soon enough."

    Darenzia route confirmed! #NeverGonnaGive
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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    1. Well, it was a character in Darenzia's side quest, but I'd say your conclusion might be a bit of a stretch... XD

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    2. Perhaps, but you haven't denied it ergo confirmed.

      I've hit that bullseye and the rest of the dominoes fell like a house of cards. Checkmate.

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  4. So, are you planning on waiting until v1.0 before your next release?

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    1. No, the idea is to get a 0.9 out, with the complete 3 romances, Darenzia's and Piper's side quests, another unrelated side-quest, and maybe some minor stuff here and there. Then I would add the ending, and try to tie as many loose ends as possible, and release a 1.0 version. Depending on how long it will take me to get the 1.0 version out, I might extend development to a 1.1 version, and take care of any unfinished content I might have left behind.

      I will also work on the very beginning of chapter 2, so that I can make sure I can port all the choices and consequences I want to keep track of from chapter 1 (and I'll have to put together a series of questions for people who want to start from chapter 2, but don't necessarily want to playthrough the prequel again just to have a file to import different choices).

      Then I'll take a break, after that I'll work on something else, and then I'll go back and finish chapter 2... At least, that's the idea, but I'll probably fuck up somewhere along the line, and never deliver. :p

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