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Progress Update - Dialogue editing leads to delay
🕑 Added 2021-07-25 14:10:12 +0000 UTCI received feedback on the latest test build. The engine works fine, just a couple of copy and paste errors, but everything else goes pretty smoothly. However, the quality of the dialogue seems to be "contentious".
Critics where, I'm using sentences that native speakers probably wouldn't use. So grammar and sentence structure were one point. Another issue was the amount of swearing I added and some repetitive dialogue.
I had to decide if I would try to improve it myself even if I had already used the spelling and grammar checkers but they are just not perfect, or if I would leave it as it is now and live with that gripe , or I would accept help.
I was really struggling to decide whether or not to seek help. I wanted to do everything by myself. However, it seems that I cannot deliver everything at the level that I would like to have on my own. So I took help.
I found a generous editor to help me with the dialogues and everything is setup to begin editing.
Another decision I had to make was whether to release the game as it is and do another release with the updated version, or postpone the first release until editing is done.
I decided to wait until it's final before posting. I think first impressions count.
During the editing and the review of the editing, I'll start writing the scenes for the next update so hopefully this doesn't add to a delay in the next update.
So, please bear with me. Believe me, to postpone the update was a hard decision and it is really bothering me. I practically have a working build, but i think with an edited dialogue it will be even better, obviously.
Kind regards.
