July 8, 2024

MOABS near delivery update

Hi guys!  I was hoping to report the MOABS design document would be complete, but tasks don’t always fit neatly into 7-day work blocks.  The MOABS is currently 178 pages long! 

😮 Why so long?

Firstly it’s in a more readable text size (12pt 🤓), and there are UI mockups and art inspiration throughout.  So it’s not this impenetrable bible that no one will ever refer to, it’s designed to be an easily readable guide for each episode.

The episodes are loosely planned – there’s still room for creativity during the execution.  But the main backbone of the plot (the story beats) are now properly written out.  This enables us to do much better things with pacing, foreshadowing and player decisions than before.

The existing episodes have been given a facelift so they’ll be fun to replay, and new episodes have been sprinkled in around them that I’m really excited about.  

Okay that’s it for this short report, I’m going to get this finished so contributors can improve it while I work on other things.  Have an awesome week everybody 🦀❤️‍🔥

Comments (8)

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Kavalor · July 8, 2024

I would prefer to not be able to read it, there are enough trolls out there who would forever spoil it for everyone else

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Crushstation · July 15, 2024

exactly!

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Thefonzy · July 8, 2024

can we read it somewhere, or is it only for contributors?

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vladeemer · July 8, 2024

only for a select few because it's full of spoilers

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dmitriy_tls · July 8, 2024

> The existing episodes have been given a facelift so they’ll be fun to replay, and new episodes have been sprinkled in around them that I’m really excited about. Already updated or will be updated at next update?

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Crushstation · July 15, 2024

They'll be updated at next update. This should be quick, though, because it's just adding content and choices to existing scenes.

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dmitriy_tls · July 8, 2024

Third post with pregnant woman, I'm worried about future 😁

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gg · July 8, 2024

Sounds like she's having a "pregnant pause."