I only occasionally read this thread, so sorry if this has been answered before. I want to know, were you the writer for Milfy City before Icstor went on his long hiatus, Onyx? Or did he just hire you last year for the first time because he realized he couldn't write the entire script alone?
If you were on board the entire time: how exactly did the planning for the 0.1 version go? Did Icstor give you a rough script of where the story was supposed to go or did you just get to write whatever you wanted? And I am frankly baffled that Icstor isnt writing his own game, does that mean you effectively get to decide the story of Milfy City entirely yourself?
Were you involved in any of his past works?
Aye, I've been on the Milfy City team since Day 1. I've been writing since Taboo Request actually. Did Milf's Villa for him too.
ICSTOR sends me scripts for what he would like to happen. It varies between one or two sentences, or up to a paragraph. I then take that information and turn it into properly written text for a game. Broadly speaking there are three main types of script he will send me:
1.
ICSTOR Designs Plot and Character
Some characters, like Linda, will see ICSTOR provide VERY detailed directions for what he is looking for. The only input I had towards Linda's character was the strained relationship with her sister, Liza. Linda's personality was largely created by ICSTOR as well. Instructions can be quite detailed and specific in these cases.
2. ICSTOR Designs Plot, but Leaves Character to Me
In other instances, ICSTOR sets the plot, but let's me create the character's personality. I'll show you Bob as an example. These are some rough instructions from ICSTOR about Bob.
"MC enters bedroom and sees Bob. They have a conversation.
You can add in questions and answers here. One of these must be "Asking for money?"
I'm given quite a lot of freedom at this point to do what I want with the character, so I opted to make Bob an actually caring (albeit clueless) father-figure. It adds a bit more emotional nuance to the relationship with Linda in that he can't just be easily discarded/evicted from the home.
Additionally, his placid nature means he isn't going to angrily storm out of the house or become absuive towards the other people in the household, which is another way to easily remove the male father figure.
So, players are stuck in a situation where one of the largest impediments to their relationship with Linda is just a genuinely good man who hasn't really harmed anyone. Additionally, because Linda is the one who initiated the attempt at a relationship with the main character, there's not much pushback or sympathy from her towards Bob. For the most part, she doesn't particularly care what happens to him. This places the guilt for everything that happened/will happen/is going to happen to Bob squarely on the shoulders of the player as they continue down the route with Linda.
3. ICSTOR lets me Write Plot and Character
This isn't particularly common, and I've really only had a chance to properly do it for Delilah (the pool girl). I got to draft her story, personality, etc.
