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The Wayhaven Chronicles - Update+ 01/September/2023
🕑 Added 2023-09-01 15:34:18 +0000 UTCFocused more on the small details for scenes rather than the big picture this week.
There was one particularly huge section of plan that I tackled this week and am SO pleased with! It won’t actually be too long a scene to play, but it’s massive to plan and code behind the scenes because of all the variations. Part of it is to do with how the MC wants to handle the situation or not handle it at all and let the love interest manage it instead in their own individual way! :D
It’s always fun coming up with different ways the MC could approach something, but also just as interesting wondering how the love interests would approach it with their differing viewpoints on handling things, as well as what they would consider their strengths!
The reason it was a bit more involved wasn’t just because of how the scene can branch depending on who is taking lead, but also because this is one of the scenes where I can mix in the new skills that come with the Agent position with the skills already used in previous books.
Both sets of skills need to be just as relevant, and I’m not just going to forget about the old ones or how the player has evolved their MC just because there’s new ones to work on! So, I’m really excited to have found a way in this moment to blend the two together and work (hopefully!) seamlessly.
I’m also still stuck on a certain branch path in Book Four that I really want to balance against the other variations of these moments that could happen. I’m still jotting down ideas for that as I think of them but nothing has given me that lightbulb moment yet. It’s just a matter of time though, and it’s likely to come to me in the middle of the night as usual, hehe :D
Next week will be social media days as it’s already the beginning of a new month! Seriously so excited to get started on answering the Character Q&A questions for Patreon to go up throughout this month!
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For Update+ this week, a hint of a potentially hilarious moment from the scene I was working on:
‘MC can have opinion on Mason/Morgan’s plan’
It really made me chuckle to think about the fun I’ll have writing M’s reactions to the MC’s possible ‘opinions’, lol!
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Hope you all have the most fantastic weekend! We’ll be offline as usual, so I’ll talk to you all on Monday!
And thank you so much for all of your continued support <3 Love being on this journey together and sharing in your excitement for what’s to come! :D
Comments
Seraphinite Games
Oh I hope so! I've got a really good feeling about Book 4!!! :D
Seraphinite Games
They certainly are intense! I'm so pleased to hear you're loving it though - makes all the effort worth it! <3
Charlie Chan
this book is just gonna be a massive web of events and I’m oh so excited for the replayability (is that a word? agh who cares) and with the abundance of choices and variations!!!
Jason Bond
That's the main reason I haven't tried to write a ChoiceScript game: all the variables would drive me insane. Thank you for your work and our pleasure Sera!
