I go to a therapist, but I also have many things around me that help keep me cool. I haven't tried anything in a while, mainly because if I attempt it again, I know it's probably going to be the last, but anyway. I'm doing alright with things that keep me happy and somewhat balanced, but it's not easy at all to stay centered.
Or use the torrent
Well, Chapter 4 proved to be a bit of a bear to code but once it was done and bullet-proof I quickly knocked out Ch5-7. Last part of Ch7 challenge was to efficiently allow player to select pics for Cece (option toggled of course via the ChoiceGuide). Here's current rough GUI of that:
Hopefully last mini-update before packaging and submitting it for y'all.
Thanks you for your time and work!
Good afternoon. I considered how I was going to tackle the ChoiceGuide when I was pre-planning the code before re-writing the project. I decided with this VN being the emotional roller coaster it is that I'd step out of the way as much as possible but still make it very obvious what your choices were going to lead. This is where I usually have "SanchoNote"s in the menu choices...when there's pertinent info that they player may wish to know beyond the normal variable changes. If one has not played a recent SanchoMod it's rather difficult to summarize but becomes quite obvious while playing. A prime example is my recent "SummerScent" mod that has pathing option overload...18 different paths to be exact. I was able to work a system that allows the player to choose at will which way they wanted to steer their play without the mod's interference or interruption of OEM gameflow. I personally feel if I did it the "choose your route" at the beginning method that I'd be re-writing the VN as a kinetic novel of sorts and/or take away from the intended story flow of the dev. If a dev is a poor storyteller then I guess it wouldn't matter but in cases such as this it does imho.
When I first played this chapter, I knew what to expect already because I had already watched the trailer and once I felt mentally ready, I played it. I put some upbeat music on in the background (BAND-MAID) and played it, hoping the music would take me through that scene on the bridge, and it did, so my emotions weren't as overpowering as they probably would've been.As someone who deals with severe clinical depression, this game is a real rollercoaster for me. I absolutely love it, but it is very difficult to deal with sometimes - too close to home. After the previous update, I wasn't sure I could continue depending on what happened in this last update. I finally got up the "courage" to play it through today. Well worth it.
Early on I was doing a Cece playthrough since she's the best girl and focus of the game. Later I decided to do a Lexi playthrough and that's what I've gotten to this point with. I think I'm glad I did. I'm not sure how I would have handled what happened if Cece was my primary LI. At some point after the game finishes I may go back through and see how that plays out. Chris is still one of the best "best friends" in all games around. The crossover by DJ Kink and the joke about the MC's from Artemis and this title looking identical cracked me up.
I hope when this title wraps, Drifty keeps making games of this caliber
I agree 100% with everything you have said here about LoF. I could not have put it into the correct wording like you have, so I am going to be a cop out and say I second everything you have said. Thanks for putting into words exactly how I have felt since starting my LoF journey. I never actually saw this is a "porn game", more a fantastic story that had some sex scenes.
Good evening folks.
