Dev Log Jule #2
Hey everyone!
It's already been a week since the last DevLog. Can you believe it? It feels like only a couple of days have passed. That's what happens when you work just one job. 😅
The New Game
A new update is out for the new game - you can download it from the same link as before.
The update turned out a bit controversial because of its size: one scene takes up roughly 40% of the entire rest of the game. So yeah, I still haven't kicked the habit of cramming ten different topics into a single conversation. But it had to be done so you could understand as early as possible what kind of characters we're dealing with. A lot of you complained that there wasn't enough information about the heroes - well, here you go, sign on the dotted line! I did my best to make their conversation feel genuinely interesting rather than like they were filling out a questionnaire together. I hope it worked.
I also added a bunch of music that changes along with the atmosphere. Not sure it turned out all that great - I'm waiting to hear what you think.
About TIF
Right now I'm only doing renders for TIF. There's a problem with the adult content: the next scenes I want to add go against Patreon's rules. And moderation has gotten strict on the other platforms too. I'm trying to figure out a workaround. This was actually one of the reasons I put TIF's development on pause. I'll need to write a separate post about all of this - maybe we can come up with something together.
About Steam
I'm working on the store page. All the images needed for the store and the menu are done. I still don't know what to do about the trailer - I might launch the page without one for now. The description still needs to be written too: I'm planning to get to that this week.
A Few Words About My Approach
In general, I'm trying to work in a more relaxed way now. For the latest update, I only went through the text five times while editing and only checked the translation three times. For comparison: with TIF, I usually checked the text at least ten times.
I've decided it's better to make some mistakes and fix them later than to spend weeks sitting on the same scene, afraid of getting something wrong. That's part of why TIF updates came out so rarely.
What do you think? Which approach do you consider the right one?
Всем привет!
С прошлого DevLog-а прошла уже неделя. Вы можете в это поверить? Такое чувство, что прошло всего пару дней. Вот что значит работать на одной работе. 😅
Новая игра
Для новой игры вышло очередное обновление - скачать можно по той же ссылке.
Обновление получилось немного спорным из-за своего размера: одна сцена занимает примерно 40% от всей остальной игры. В общем, да, я всё ещё не избавился от привычки засовывать в один разговор десять разных тем. Но это нужно было сделать, чтобы вы как можно раньше поняли, с какими персонажами мы имеем дело. Многие жаловались, что о героях мало информации - вот, получите и распишитесь! Я постарался, чтобы их общение не выглядело как совместное заполнение анкеты, а было по-настоящему интересным. Надеюсь, получилось.
Ещё я добавил кучу музыки, чтобы она менялась вслед за атмосферой. Не уверен, что вышло прямо хорошо - жду вашего мнения на этот счёт.
О TIF
Для TIF я сейчас делаю только рендеры. Есть проблема с адалт-контентом: следующие сцены, которые я хочу добавить, противоречат правилам Patreon. Да и на остальных площадках теперь тоже жёсткая модерация. Пытаюсь придумать, как выкрутиться. Это, кстати, была одна из причин поставить разработку TIF на паузу. Обо всём этом нужно будет написать отдельный пост - может, вместе что-нибудь придумаем.
О Steam
Работаю над оформлением страницы. Все нужные изображения для магазина и меню уже готовы. Пока не знаю, что делать с трейлером - возможно, запущу страницу без него. Ещё осталось оформить описание: думаю, займусь этим на неделе.
Немного о подходе к работе
Вообще, сейчас я стараюсь работать более расслабленно. В последнем обновлении я всего пять раз прошёлся по тексту при редактировании и всего три раза проверил перевод. Для сравнения: в TIF я обычно проверял текст минимум десять раз.
Я принял решение, что лучше допускать какие-то ошибки и исправлять их потом, чем неделями сидеть над одной и той же сценой в страхе ошибиться. В том числе из-за этого обновления TIF и выходили так редко.
А вы что думаете? Какой подход считаете более правильным?
Comments (3)
Heya Pixels... Is SubStar still open to full content or have they started pullin back the reigns too? Since Patreon is backing down from their original developer supporting stand of late I am looking at possibly joining SubStar to be able to buy games without any client dependancy. I don't like clients because their systems monitor player activities and game play. Invasion of privacy issue for me. None of their business what I choose to play sort of thing. Anyway. That is what is happening out here, at least for me. Since I prefer TIF in it's original form and character designs I would rather that you did not change if if there is a way to provide it to players in the original style available. So far GOG does not seem, with the exception of countries with heavy censorship, to care about content of the games they sell. They have a fairly large inventory of AVNs available that include what is now seen as sus (Suspecious) and questionable content. And since they offer "Offline" downloaders the games they sell are free of client dependancy and "DRM" rules.
GOOD MONDAY AFTERNOON 🌥, PIXEL AND EVERYONE!!! I believe it because I'm used to it 😅. I like the new game 😋. Who's complaining? Let me at them 😛. Nooooo, F you, Patreon Rules. I know, you can start your own website; that way you can link it on Patreon and direct your supporters there. Boom 💥… problem solved. GL with the remaining Steam work 😅. I mean, I'm just chilling. Do whatever you want. I'm fine with both approaches as long as I get to continue playing, however long that is. I know... I'm not the best at giving advice/feedback. I just love everything by default and am more of a go-with-the-flow 🌊 guy 🤣. As always, thanks for the Update, Pixel!!! Keep on keeping on 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND READING YOUR POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate everything! You ❤️, your ladies 😍, your posts 🥰, your wallpapers/renders 😘, and your game ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my routine 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻🫰🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECTS US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE ✌🏻😁!!!
The "right approach" is the one that YOU decide is right. :) Seriously, do it the way you want to, that gives you the most satisfaction and tells the story the way you want it told. You've done very well so far.