[We Were Just Kids] Progress Report - 12/5/2021
Seeing as I've just passed the 100 render mark for 0.3 and starting on the first animation for this update (wink, wink), I figured this was a good a place to take a breather and update people on what little has changed so far. Some larger, some small. Nothing huge by any standard. Before I start, though, I want to speak on 0.2.
Man, that was something. The amount of positive feedback surprised me. As an artist/dev, and I'm sure many are the same, I tend to be pretty brutal on myself. I'm constantly second-guessing myself with each sentence, line of code, or even something as simple as the angle of the render. So, seeing all the positive feedback and even the great constructive criticism I got from many, felt great. Just know that every last bit of it is appreciated. Of course, the same goes for Patreons/Supporters and then some. People supporting a passion-project/hobby I'm doing in my free time after work is pretty crazy to me. So, an especially big thank you to the 18 Patreons financially supporting We Were Just Kids.
- As already mentioned above, 0.3 is sitting at about 113 renders currently. So, there's some obvious story advancement here. Wouldn't be much of a point in coming if there wasn't, no? :P That's about all for this, though.
- A major goal for this release, for me, is to start posing and lighting a bit faster. Not a rush-job, just stopping myself from over-focusing on things many players won't notice. Which should inherently speed up renders and let me add more with each new update. Of course, everything will be kept at the same quality, I just want to see if I can pick speed up a bit. But I won't be sacrificing quality for quantity or time.
- There're a couple users from various platforms that have offered and given help in places. They will be thanked/shouted out in this next update. That being said, there's been two or three users/players (could me more that I'm not remembering, apologies if that's the case) that have reported that the Reagan/Female Protagonist park scene is bugged. If you choose "Chicken Out", Reagan will treat it as if the Female MC took the bet. Same user(s) had the same issue with the Male MC/Leigh conversation the day after she gave him a HJ. She acted as if it happens even if you turn her down. I figured I might've screwed the code up for it, but I looked and couldn't find anything wrong, nor could I replicate the issues said users had. If anyone else is having these issues, go ahead and comment or DM anywhere comfortable for you to do so with your OS, what you're doing, and whether you're using any external mods or patches.
- In continuation of the last point: While trying to troubleshoot the above issue(s), I've also decided to change how the variables are recorded and some of the if/else statements. This may fuck with your 0.1/0.2 saves. Not sure. Sorry again. I'll be to minimize doing this type of stuff from now on as I realize it can be irritating starting over from the beginning. Especially for longer VNs.
- Since I've had multiple users enjoy the music in We Were Just Kids and ask for links to the music, I've put together a PDF (which I should've done in the first place) with the used tracks/instrumentals in the VN up to this point. It will be continually updated with each new update/release. You can find it here: tracklist.pdf - Google Drive. Enjoy, and go give some of the bands you liked a follow/like/sub. It means a ton for them. :)
I'm trying to think of anything else I'm missing here, but I think that's it right now. That, or I'll remember a few hours from now when it's pointless to go and edit it. That said, same as always. Preview images haven't gone through any postwork yet. Time to insert and edit what I've written has been pretty slim, however. Will try to put some emphasis on it later.
More soon! :)
- MissFortune.