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Chapter 5 weekly dev log
🕑 Added 2024-05-09 00:23:29 +0000 UTCHey guys, time for another dev log. I've been quite spotty with these in the past, but I'm going to start doing them every week from now on.
So the chapter four release was really successful and most people really enjoyed it based on the messages I have received. I had a lot of fun making that chapter as it let me delve a bit into the darker side of story telling and I really enjoyed that. That aspect of the game was never really meant to be explored too much, and it just sort of organically veered in that direction. There will be other scenes similar to what we saw in chapter four, but the lighter side of Luke and Kathryn's story will take center stage for the majority of the scenes going forward.
And speaking of going forward, I am working hard on chapter five and really excited about the scenes you guys will see next. One of the feature scenes will be a flashback to four years earlier where Luke and Kathryn have their first date. You get to choose how the date goes as they reminisce about it while entertaining a family member who will be making their first appearance. Three other major scenes and two smaller ones will round out this chapter which should be a bit longer than chapter four.
As far as progress goes, things are progressing nicely and I got close to 100 renders done in the past week and completed the coding for one scene so far. Later this week I'll be doing a few polls for the paid members where you'll get to provide some input and help me make the game better. I'll also be steadily giving teasers to the scenes as I complete them to give you guys a glimpse into what lies ahead. I have also been working on animations, but I'm still struggling with optimizations with regards to file size. Currently, if I replaced all the transition animations with full motion video, the game would be more than double the size. I need to find a way to make better compressed videos that are still compatible with Renpy and of course look good as well. I'll continue working on this and eventually the animations will be properly implemented. I'm also going to be adding short, mini visual novels that will be available to the higher tiers starting next month. The first one will feature Kathryn and will be released shortly after chapter five. I'm going to let you guys vote on the star of future shorts after that.
Anyway, I want to once again thank everyone who supports me on Patreon. It really keeps me motivated to know that people care and are as excited about this project as I am. And I want to give an extra special thanks to the members that reach out, offer advice, encouragement and their time and services to help me make the game better. I appreciate all of you very much.
I have attached another teaser image from chapter five. This one features a new character. What do you think? Is he a good guy or bad guy? Hehe.
Bobbyboy
Comments
Bobbyboy Productions
Yeah I saw that but didn't really pay much attention to it. I'll start one and see what happens lol.
Sprayman
I know people talk about discord a bit. There is a chat option on patreon. Where members can talk to each other and creators together. Instead of discord its a simpler option where you dont have to do anything extra.
Sanguineangie Productions (member)
No, not a dad fan, haha
Bobbyboy Productions
That was supposed to say Daz, not Dad. However addicted to Dads you may be.
Bobbyboy Productions
lol, you’re a daz addict
Sanguineangie Productions (member)
Looks like the dude who is in the Christmas Story bundle on Daz. I'm assuming a bad guy, and I would never accept a drink from him. :-)
Bobbyboy Productions
Thanks Glenn! I'm glad you like it.
Glenn Ross
Something familiar about Luke and the Dark Side.....the cinema, subway and side streets of East Block hold the most excitement for me but all good, well thought out, nice tension/threat. Such a great game, thank you.
Bobbyboy Productions
I agree, it’ll be there still here and there.
chuck edwards
Darker side is enjoyable lol
Bobbyboy Productions
Thanks so much George!
George Costanza
We should be thanking you! Always great to play the updates and support quality stuff King 👑
Bobbyboy Productions
Yeah I'm going to do another video soon and I'll talk about discord and lots of other things.
Sure, Not
I can't remember if I said anything or not, sometimes I intend to but then I forget. It could be because my mind is always...on the go....so to speak. Anyway, I really enjoyed the Q & A video you did a bit ago. Wouldn't mind seeing more of that, if not the entire workflow then just quick Q & A segments, even if only 5 or 10 minutes. Also, a discord server would be a good thing, however, I can see that being a time consuming thing unless you had some help moderating. And it could be time consuming even if you did have help moderating. The positive thing that it could provide is a space with a little more "back and forth" amongst your community, and even if you couldn't be overly involved in it, the community could get to know one another. I dunno, just an idea, but not a must have. Just thinking out loud. Definitely like the idea of a weeklyish update.
JAB
Beach bums donning Tommy Bahama are very rarely villains... entitled old white guys, sometimes, but usually not intentionally evil.
Bobbyboy Productions
From Dragonball? Yeah he does kinda have that vibe.
Thiessen Yang
The new guy, looks like a good guy but really look like a perv, 😂 which would be a great addition to Katherine. Kinda like master roshi is the vibe for me. You're work is 👍👍👍 cannot wait for chapter 5 and beyond.
Bobbyboy Productions
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Pr0GamerJohnny
"The one features a new character. What do you think?" Hi dad.
