Law School Episode 4 - Progress update #14
Morning everyone,
I’m not going to sugarcoat it, last week wasn’t one of my best. My focus just wasn’t there, and I ended up spending more time than I should have on two of the big scenes I was looking forward to. One of them even ended up shorter than planned. Some of the dialogue felt out of place, so I decided to save it for a later scene. I’m not sure why things went so slowly, but it is what it is.
I also had some trouble with the new language I added to the Steam version and spent a bit of time each day trying to fix it until Wednesday. Maybe that played a part too.
The good news is that those scenes are finally behind me. I’ve got three short scenes and one big one left for this day, and I’m hoping to finish them all this week. It’ll be a challenge, but it would be great to start next week working on the final day.
Here are the numbers:
Static renders: 2,333
Animations: 46
Story content: 42 scenes written (33,625 words)
That’s only 124 new renders since last week, which I’m not thrilled about considering how much time I spent at the computer. Hopefully this week will be better.
Timing-wise, I’m still on track with my overall plan. Even though we'll be looking at over 3k renders for this update unfortunately, I'm still seeing a release before the end of this year. I also decided to add another lewd scene earlier in the story since it fits naturally there. These scenes don’t really worry me anymore now that I’m more confident with animation. Honestly, I’m even looking forward to making this one.
I also realized that one of the love interests needs a bit more attention. It’s already episode 4, and she hasn’t had much screen time. I might add a scene for her somewhere, though I haven’t decided exactly where yet. I may wait until episode 5 as I originally planned.
This new pathing system really works my brain, but I’m enjoying it. Before, the MC was very open to player choices, but now I can give him a stronger personality. You still have plenty of choices, but the dialogue now fits his character better, and many scenes can play out in different ways. It feels like the right approach, even if it means more work behind the scenes. The replay value is much higher now, since a new playthrough can truly feel like a fresh experience if you pick another path.
Anyway, that’s already a lot of words for a week that didn’t produce much, so I’ll stop here. Time to get back to work and make some real progress. I hope you all have a great week, and I’ll see you next time.
MisterMaya
Comments (11)
My dear Maya, sometimes finds a break more helpful than constantly focusing on the project. This isn't a marathon. Your fans would certainly understand that. Take your time and recharge your batteries to develop new ideas. Always Quality over Quantity.
Nice seeing you hard at work, Maya!
Thanks for update MisterMaya :)
All good. We've all been there and have those days… Nice… GL with those 4 scenes. I would say Nov would be a great place to start working on the final day, new month and all 😂. Ewwww, the numbers… three 3s 🤢… but woof! Those numbers just keep getting bigger 😋! 124 is still a lot for a week 😅. A release before or during HPY would be amazing, a New Year and all 😅. And that lewd scene! I wonder who it'll be. All the LIs need more scenes/time 😂. The replay value is crazy! You know how many replays I have to do once I get that new top. Finished my main Harem path (even if there's no Harem), followed by all the solo paths. One for each girl. And LS has a lot of LIs 😅." As always, thanks for the Update, MystiqueMaya!!! 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 🥰, and your games ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you all for being in my life/routine 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to hydrate! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE ✌🏻😁!!! Hope everyone's weekend went amazingly 🥳🙌🏻! The weekend was amazing for me! Two days off work (that's a nice vacation for me 🙌🏻). I was able to catch up on some AVNs and play new ones from Devs or Bundles (through Android Ports 😁). And watch the games (NFL 🏈)! And the family also celebrated Halloween yesterday since we won't be able to come together for Halloween on the real date. It was fantastic 😜! Lots of food! Lots of games (board games and digital)! Costume contest/voting! Sure, I might have used most of my day off on the party… but you never take these family gathering events for granted 😁. Happy Early Halloween, everyone 🎃👻🧛♂️🧛♀️🦇👽🐺🍫!
Thanks for the kind words Jonathan, I'm glad you enjoyed Halloween with the fam :)
Thanks for the update Mister Maya. Hope the wife and kids are doing well too.
The little one is sick, thanks Syr :)
Totally okay. We all have those days. Keep going and we will be here to hold you, if you stumble.
Appreciate it! I will nto disappoint next week
We all have those types of weeks where it feels like we didn't do as much as we wanted. It's totally okay. I'll have to dm you sometime to get some animating tips. I checked it out for the first time and it is overwhelming af. That's the beauty of choices... you have to consider all the outcomes and make sure they pay off. Huge pita but it makes stories so much more rewarding. Thanks for the update, MisterMaya. Take care and have a good rest of your week.
Feel free to reach out on discord :)