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Personal Update and Tears In Rain Status Report
🕑 Added 2023-10-21 09:20:34 +0000 UTCHey there.
I wanted to share what's been happening in my life and why I've been absent from Patreon.
Where I've Been and What Happened:
As mentioned in my Discord announcements, my dear mother passed away in June. I couldn't really do anything productive for a long while, and her absence left a very big strain on my family. We had to relocate and whatnot, which made me take up a writing gig that I later resigned from because of the time sink it was causing me, as I look after my father and study at a university as well.
Why I'm Back:
Now, we've settled in closer to our relatives, and things have become a bit more stable, allowing me some free time. My time away has given me a broader perspective and a deeper appreciation for my fellow developer friends, patreons, and the good people I've met over time in this community.
Update on Tears In Rain in terms of development:
In the last month, I've closely examined all the positive and negative comments about the Prologue and I've noted down the most repeated aspects which were brought up.
Renders were appreciated more than the Writing:
I am by no means a professional writer. I had a co-dev with me at the very beginning who was the original writer, later down the line we started having creative differences and he left the team. I took up the writing part as well, changed most of the prologue and things which the previous writer added from his pov and taste.
I have tried to give my best to the writing, and I understand I have my limitations.
So, I've been back on the drawing board again with the Prologue fixing writing mistakes, confusing elements and the lack of clarity.
The Story:
I've also zoomed out and have taken a birds eye view of the whole story and plot, tweaked things there, cut some elements which weren't fitting as well as I thought first. Added more depth to characters, their backstories, how they fit in the narrative etc (Still working on some).
I've also noticed the comments about lack of girls in the Prologue. Jeez guys relax it's a prologue, give it some time. The girls will show up.
What's next:
I'm currently reworking parts of the Prologue, fixing some scenes that need more context, some character models that need fixes, and fleshing stuff out before I jump into Chapter 1.
I will once again say that I do this VN in my free time/part-time.
And I'm incredibly grateful for the understanding and support during my absence.
