VN Ren'Py The Missing Part [Ch.3] [jPk vns]

[Monetka_]

Chapter 4 - Progress update #15

No Friday post this week, but a late Saturday post instead.

In short, I'm done.

The final renders are running, and once they're finished and compressed, Chapter 4 will go to the duck for proofreading and to the Burger Man for playtesting.

To answer any questions you may have, here's a quick rundown:

Will there be a release this year?

• No.

Will the release be at the end of January, as announced in October?

• Probably earlier. I myself expect it to be in about 3 weeks. However, until I have the complete proofreading back, I will stick to the release date I announced for the end of January. As soon as I can say for sure that it will be different, I will let you know.

I will personally use the next two weeks to catch up on my unplanned, and now unfortunately forced, accounting for the last 12 months. Since I'm already at it, I will also take care of everything related to the annual tax for the game.

Once that's done, I expect to receive the first feedback from proofreading. I will then implement this bit by bit.

At the same time, I will write the dialogues for Chapter 5, as the script is already finished. During the two weeks of the Patreon release, I will build all the characters and sets and then run test renders.

And THEN, as always, I will take my well-deserved 2-3 week break during which I will do nothing.

I really liked the approach taken in this chapter, namely getting the animations out of the way right at the beginning. This gave me a lot of predictability for the release, as the work that follows can be easily extrapolated into the future.

This could mean that, with all the accounting and tax issues, the preparations for Chapter 5, starting the work on the chapter with the animations and my break, the first regular posts won't start again until February.

I will announce the exact timing after the public release of Chapter 4.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance. I am very satisfied with this year and, above all, with the visible progress I have been able to achieve in that timeframe. Everything from 12 months ago looks much better today. I can’t ask for more than that.

That's it for this time. Until next year.

 

[Dr.TSoni]

BobTheDuck what happened to you?

 

[X2JZcf]

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Chapter 4 - Progress update #14

Label 2 is finished and, with 741 renders, it is by far the largest label I have created so far. Two more weeks and then the Lisa month will finally be over, together with the development of Chapter 4 in general.

I was also able to add the sound effects for the animations, convert them into video files, and incorporate them into the code. The ability to switch back and forth between the individual cameras worked as expected. The buttons for this aren't the prettiest, but they serve their purpose. Maybe I'll create new ones when I'm bored at some point in the future, but function comes before form, so it'll stay that way for now.

Since we're on the home stretch, this week is probably the last time I'll be showing preview images. The remaining label is mostly physical exercise and fun, and as usual, I won't be sharing that before the actual release.

That's it for this time. Until next week.

Did she leave her heels downstairs? Press F for splinters.

 

[jPk vns]

Did she leave her heels downstairs? Press F for splinters.
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Why would you want her to climb that ladder with her heels?

 

[MagicMan753]

Why would you want her to climb that ladder with her heels?

But... what about splinters?

I guess if she gets one, I will handle the hard task of sucking it out directly out of her foot with our mouth. Oh, no, but what can you do.

 

[X2JZcf]

Why would you want her to climb that ladder with her heels?

I think It’s safer for feeeeeeeeeet. I realized that there’s no support at the exit of the ladder, so Lisa will need to show a bit of acrobatics to climb up at the end.

 

[jPk vns]

I think It’s safer for feeeeeeeeeet. I realized that there’s no support at the exit of the ladder, so Lisa will need to show a bit of acrobatics to climb up at the end.
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All accounted for months ago.

 

[jPk vns]

I think It’s safer for feeeeeeeeeet. I realized that there’s no support at the exit of the ladder, so Lisa will need to show a bit of acrobatics to climb up at the end.
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Good thing you said feet. I have to add some tags for the next chapter.

 

[BobTheDuck]

BobTheDuck what happened to you?

Mafia?

 

[X2JZcf]

All accounted

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[BobTheDuck]

I believe he means the one on the top picture, not Lisa. And yes, she's something else. I'm already feeling my loyalty to Sarah tested.
Edit: okay, that's Nia, and she's dangerous. Sarah better keep my MC on a tight leash if she makes an appearance.

Ah right, that render didn't load for me for some reason. I found it strange anyone playing this would not know who Lisa is.

 

[Monetka_]

Chapter 4 - Pre-Release Information

Key factors

Main Story

• 54571 words (before proofreading)
• 3803 static renders
• 8520 animation renders

Main LI routes

• Lisa - 3 events, 7734 words
• Sarah - 3 events, 5194 words
• Hailey - 3 events, 4643 words

Replays

• 3 new scenes
• 28 Positions, 35 Animations, 71 Camera Angles
• All video files in 1440p, 60 FPS
• Total length of 4:44 minutes

Gameplay Changes

Some of the walkthrough tooltips have been modified slightly. The functionality of the choices has remained the same. I either simplified them or adjusted them because, in the past, they would have spoiled future chapters. I will continue to use this method of modifying "spoiler" tooltips until the game is finished.

• “(LI name) route” is now “(LI name) romance route”
• “End route” is now either “End (LI name) romance route” or “End “(LI name) content”
• 4x “Good ending” tooltips have been adjusted:
  • 1x in Chapter 1 - Dinner with Lisa
  • 3x in Chapter 3 - Scenes with Madelyn

Replay Gallery placeholder images have been updated up until Chapter 10

 

[murphy88]

Man, this game is destroying me emotionally just with the prologue. It was recommended to me, and I have no doubt that it's good, but what a way to turn a normal day into a gray one...


And people complained about acting lessons...

 

[burningchrome]

Amazing story, but the prologue was very hard to read for some reason ... can't wait to play more from this dev, writing like that he is going places

 

[barcio_pl]

Man, this game is destroying me emotionally just with the prologue. It was recommended to me, and I have no doubt that it's good, but what a way to turn a normal day into a gray one...

And people complained about acting lessons...

Amazing story, but the prologue was very hard to read for some reason ... can't wait to play more from this dev, writing like that he is going places

Hold on and keep pushing forward! It's definitely worth it, trust me.

 

[murphy88]

The narrative in this game is incredible. It makes you empathize with the characters in a brutal way. I've enjoyed well-crafted scripts by many other authors, but this game manages to tug at your heartstrings in every single significant event. I'm someone who rejects certain characters just so I can replay other games, but I found myself unable to reject Sara because I wanted to see her reaction and her involvement with the MC. I had to load the game and choose something else. Damn genius, and damn bastard JPK, how it gets under your skin...

 

[murphy88]

By the way, there was a kind of Easter egg from Bella de Summers Gone, and now a scene from Yesterday Crossroads has appeared, pretending to be a television series. Is this common among developers? I found it funny. I don't know if there is some kind of friendship between them or if it was simply creative license on the part of the developer.

 

[jPk vns]

By the way, there was a kind of Easter egg from Bella de Summers Gone, and now a scene from Yesterday Crossroads has appeared, pretending to be a television series. Is this common among developers? I found it funny. I don't know if there is some kind of friendship between them or if it was simply creative license on the part of the developer.

A real friend would let me nuke Kim, so I don't know if I'd consider senior CHAQUINN0 as such

 

[Elduriel]

By the way, there was a kind of Easter egg from Bella de Summers Gone, and now a scene from Yesterday Crossroads has appeared, pretending to be a television series. Is this common among developers? I found it funny. I don't know if there is some kind of friendship between them or if it was simply creative license on the part of the developer.

to actually answer your question, it's somewhat common I'd say. You won't see it in every AVN, but if you play enough of them you'll run across plenty that do bits like that. A bit of cross-promotion and advertisement for both parties etc. Some devs talk to each other about things, how to improve and do this and that, and things evolve from there.

 

[murphy88]

I believe he means the one on the top picture, not Lisa. And yes, she's something else. I'm already feeling my loyalty to Sarah tested.
Edit: okay, that's Nia, and she's dangerous. Sarah better keep my MC on a tight leash if she makes an appearance.

Who is Nia? I don't remember her from the game.