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The Wayhaven Chronicles—Update+ 01/May/2020
🕑 Added 2020-05-01 12:00:01 +0000 UTCAs it's the first of the month, I would usually do my monthly goals, especially as I am now in the thick of writing once again!
But with Book Two's release so close, I'm kinda focusing all my energies on that right now :D
This week was great! Did quite a bit to help keep my mind off of just anxiously counting down the hours of each day, hehe!
Now I finished all the pre-made character, recap stuff, I jumped into chapter one of Book Three! And man...I am off the charts excited already!
It's an opening I've been planning since the days this was gonna be a novel series, but obviously it's adapted now. Instead of the simple opening, it is actually a split scene depending on your MC's points.
I also implemented a subroutine which checks who the MC is currently closest to using the friend points. It took ages to code and test, but doing that now will mean it saves time and confusion later, especially as Book Three really starts the path of 'BFF' routes.
Chapter one is far from simple, with a whole bunch of split scenes already. But start off as you mean to go on, right? Lol ;D
It's just SO nice to get back to the writing! I'm already feeling totally at home and comforted getting back to these characters and this world.
For Curse of Creek Edge, I still haven't narrowed down the hairstyles for the MC sprite! I wanted all hairstyles to be open to all genders, which is working well, but also makes the style count super high. Hoping I can keep them all though and work it to fit on the screen somehow. That'll probably be my next task before spending the time colouring them all just to have to scrap some.
Also nearly done with another background, and looking forward to moving onto some sprites in the next couple of weeks!
So yeah, a busy week!
Next week I will be focused on release and getting stuff up together for that and being on call in case Hosted Games needs anything!
But we're getting that much closer now....!!!
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For Update+ this week, I thought I would share another thing I implemented in Book Three:
For now it's a very basic way to track how the MC is doing/feeling about supernaturals in each book.
This means if say your MC is getting on well in Book 2 and 3, but then something happens in Book 4 and your MC switches to fearing/disliking them, then the stats can track that. Or if it's bad and then starts gradually growing, etc.
It'll get more complex as the books go on, but hopefully it'll really help add those personal variations into the story to make it individual to your MCs!
(Also, I realise I have two else return statements. One is gone now, lol!)
Hope you all have an amazing weekend, and I'll talk to you next week! <3
Comments
Seraphinite Games
He's missed you too, hehe ;D
Seraphinite Games
Thank you so much for signing up! Glad it was a good first post to get you started, hehe ;D
Seraphinite Games
It's so worth it when you can get that more personalised experience to really help immerse people in the story! :D
TZP19
I'm so excited :D I'm going to buy the book the second it comes out! I've missed you Nate <3
leogrl19
...Gotta say, for first post after just joining - it's an EPIC ONE. Pretty sure Book 3 will be Farah BFF and my Detective making paper airplanes (hurling them at Ava) -- and I'M OKAY WITH THAT. Also, looking at that code bit made my brain fizzle lol and me Very Glad I can support you! You're Awesome, Sera! Thanks for the update!
yeinethegrey
Oof, that was supposed to say "book 2," but also, I can't wait for book 3 either, lol!
yeinethegrey
Gosh Sera, you are SUCH an inspiration! The way you're coding this to customize our experience -- it's beyond rad. Thank you for all this amazing work! Cannot wait for book 2, either! :D
Seraphinite Games
Aah, thank you so much! <3
Seraphinite Games
So many surprises...It's gonna be so good ;D
Seraphinite Games
I'm so happy to get to write them alongside the romances and see the different combinations play out :D
Seraphinite Games
No consequences really, but some of the variables will be randomised instead of imported over. But if you choose to go for the super in-depth character creation at the beginning, then you'll get to choose almost every choice from Book One! (There are A LOT of choices to go through in that though, lol!) Hope that helps! And thank you so much for the amazing words of encouragement <3
Thomas Fieldburn
You rock Sera
Mewsly
We're less than a week away!! Ah its so exciting!! Its also exciting to hear about your progress on Book 3 already! I can't wait to see what more surprised you have up your sleeves there!
Sedona Duchnick
I am just as excited to see the BFF routes grow as I am for the RO routes. (Also May 7th is so close now!)
Silver Fair
Honestly I can't even start to comprehend how complicated book 3 must be... and how complicated the following books will be to write! Thank you so so damn much for all the effort you're putting in these novels. Cannot wait to read book two and be sad realizing it's gonna take another year at least for book 3 :D I already made sure next weekend was free of plans to properly play, cause I know myself and I won't wanna socialize with anybody until I'm through with all characters at least once... and the replay with all other options :D Will there be any negative consequence in choosing the options at the beginning instead of loading an old game via the saved e-mail? Any major differences?
