VN Ren'Py Isabella - Chasing Shadows [Ch. 4.3] [badtimetales]

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Jarulf

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You know Zeus had your balls already and just had to close his mouth and smash them, right? :devilish:
Of course not! How could you think such a thing? Zeus is a very important member of the 'team', whose efforts are highly valued.
That he was practically drooling over my balls has nothing to do with that assessment.

Your second post came in just in time, 10 seconds later...
I just wanted to correct my mistake quickly to avoid any confusion and make sure Zeus' feelings weren't hurt.

(Jinx is just much more difficult to show/put in the story)
Well, she is a cat and doubtlessly has better things to do than to pose for you after all. A new place to explore, such as shelves with stuff on them that would be interesting to push down and long drapes to climb. And nap.

(I do see though how it might be hard to make interesting use of her story-wise - I'd like to see her deciding Isa's lap looking comfortable though with Zeus looking on in jealousy. Something along those lines anyway, bringing everyone a little closer together)
 
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Dessolos

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Jinx was never planned.

But as Zeus is there, Jinx is the perfect counterpart to reflect the relationship. Between the pets and finally between the girls.
;)

And a cat fits Alex.
O really I assumed Jinx was always planned cause it plays out perfectly like another rivalry between Alex and Isaballa cause of the whole Cat Vs Dog thing some people debate over haha.
 

Jarulf

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I agree, and Alex always felt more like a 'cat person' than a 'dog person', but I'm sure both her and Isa will learn to love both pets, hopefully everyone will tolerate the MC. And I know you will find ways to make good use of Jinx as well, we want (well, some of us do) the crazy zoo to become a loving family after all, and I'm sure she'll help with that.
 

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O really I assumed Jinx was always planned cause it plays out perfectly like another rivalry between Alex and Isaballa cause of the whole Cat Vs Dog thing some people debate over haha.
Even Zeus wasn't planned like he's now.

He was meant as a cockblocker and to show Isa's feelings.

Most devs plan or even write the story before they do the renders.
i'm different, I have a general idea for the story main facts and what I want to show in the update.
The rest is a "let's play what I have, what can I add to make that better?".

Happened with the pets and with Val.


I agree, and Alex always felt more like a 'cat person' than a 'dog person', but I'm sure both her and Isa will learn to love both pets, hopefully everyone will tolerate the MC. And I know you will find ways to make good use of Jinx as well, we want (well, some of us do) the crazy zoo to become a loving family after all, and I'm sure she'll help with that.
I'll try my best ;)
The "silly pets" are established and will play a role, great, I have to do the branches for the pets too :rolleyes: :sneaky:
 
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Even Zeus wasn't planned like he's now.

He was meant as a cockblocker and to show Isa's feelings.

Most devs plan or even write the story before they do the renders.
i'm different, I have a general idea for the story main facts and what I want to show in the update.
The rest is a "let's play what I have, what can I add to make that better?".

Happened with the pets and with Val.
Actually I think that is the superior way. I don't think anyone can write without having rough idea what to write but instead of strict planning letting characters be written by themselves always creates more natural story and better writing.
 

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Actually I think that is the superior way. I don't think anyone can write without having rough idea what to write but instead of strict planning letting characters be written by themselves always creates more natural story and better writing.
For character and story development, as long as you are not a genius writer, I think so too.

For rendering... well :rolleyes:
 
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In the end an AVN is writing a story and showing what happens.
Good renders are nice, but won't help you as a dev if the story is bad.
Tbh, I still don't get you, one person game developers. You need to be good at coding, writing, rendering, storytelling etc. In the beginning I thought all of the games have sort of a dev team but then I noticed most of them created by one person. It's really crazy and if your game is not one of the top games, it's not even worth financially. Huge respect from me. :giggle:
 

Kazanovaromeo

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In the end an AVN is writing a story and showing what happens.
Good renders are nice, but won't help you as a dev if the story is bad.
That is definitely true (y):WeSmart: , Unique great game is based on :
1st : great story and storyline.
2nd : Character build.
3rd : representing dialogue for the story.
then any thing else could help
Realy this game have all of the above , thank you very much Goodtimetales :love:
 

badtimetales

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You need to be good at coding, writing, rendering, storytelling etc.
Post editing, video editing, finding the right tracks and audio editing, marketing, checking which other programs might be useful...

Huge respect from me.
Thank you :love:
But yes, if there will be a new game after Isa, it will be a team.

Realy this game have all of the above , thank you very much Goodtimetales
Thank you :love:
 

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Time flies, it's weekend again.
The week was quite productive after a very slow start, I finished a couple of dozen night renders.
Fun to set up once you get the lighting right, not so fun to render though, 45-75 minutes per render.
I was asked by a friend of mine how much content there is so far.

- 4360 still renders
- 34 minutes of animations
- 152 sound files
- ~54000 words

We'll see how much 4.3 adds to that ;)
Last night and today I went through all the English typos and mistakes mentioned and fixed them.
I'm sure there are more and I'll fix them as they are reported.
The game has full French and Spanish translation in the last build I did today, I'll upload the updated build for Patrons later. A big thanks to Moskyx and ThL, great job guys!
If you find any bugs in any language, please check the discord server, there is a channel to report it or send me a message.
The 4.2 release has been uploaded to Steam and is under review.
Steam curators will be able to get a curator key via Steam Connect soon.
For now, it's back to the 4.3 update and the special.
Have a great weekend and thanks for your support!


BTT
 

Grumpy Old Aussie

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The chapter 4 releases got a bit longer, the 3090TI pays out :ROFLMAO:
Compared to others the word count is still average though.

To be honest, I was a bit astonished about the animation time. The rework was worth it plus the cutscenes. ;)
I have a 3090ti. I like it. If I put mind to it I can churn out plenty of words, its churning out renders I find difficult but then I just dabble and have fun with it so what do I know. I'm looking forward to the new chapter. I made my first animation yesterday. It didn't turn out that good, but I was impressed it worked at all :LOL: . Keep up the good work BTT.
 
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badtimetales

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I have a 3090ti. I like it. If I put mind to it I can churn out plenty of words, its churning out renders I find difficult but then I just dabble and have fun with it so what do I know. I'm looking forward to the new chapter. I made my first animation yesterday. It didn't turn out that good, but I was impressed it worked at all :LOL: . Keep up the good work BTT.
Animations in Daz are just a pain in the ass, but once you have some experience it's "OK".
Knowing what I know now, I should have spend a few months to learn more Blender and do the animations there. :rolleyes:
 
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