It's not titled "Development update - Last one", it's just "Development update". There is not much in it, just status update (going through translation) and hope to be on time (end of July).
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Development update
Alright, I've been digging my way through the Viktoria scenes but there is still a decent bit left to do. The first few of her scenes aren't that big but only really when compared to some of the other scenes of this update, as even the “small” scenes are quite chunky.
I'm almost getting a bit concerned about this though, as I feel like I used to write the scenes a bit shorter and more on point. Now its not like I think that all dialog always has to be relevant to the story or character development and instead can be used to build some atmosphere or set up more important things, but right now, going through all the writing again, it definitely feels like I overdid it a little bit. Maybe that's just my usual worry on the last stretches of development but I may have to take a close look at that for the next update.
That said, it has been my intention for a while now anyway that from v0.10 onward the in-game days should be getting less dense in terms of content, as with v0.9 all the character dynamics of the main girls should be sufficiently set up to grand myself a bit more freedom in terms of scene transitions and leaving a bit more to narration.
But anyway, just a bit of rambling and sharing some thoughts on my part and you definitely don't have to worry, I won't redo anything for v0.9 anymore. As I said, there is still quite a bit of text to go through but I'm doing my best to keep to the deadline. Next week might be a tiny bit slower as there are a few things I'll have to do to but the progress this week was pretty good, so its shouldn't be much of a problem.
Alright, I've been digging my way through the Viktoria scenes but there is still a decent bit left to do. The first few of her scenes aren't that big but only really when compared to some of the other scenes of this update, as even the “small” scenes are quite chunky.
I'm almost getting a bit concerned about this though, as I feel like I used to write the scenes a bit shorter and more on point. Now its not like I think that all dialog always has to be relevant to the story or character development and instead can be used to build some atmosphere or set up more important things, but right now, going through all the writing again, it definitely feels like I overdid it a little bit. Maybe that's just my usual worry on the last stretches of development but I may have to take a close look at that for the next update.
That said, it has been my intention for a while now anyway that from v0.10 onward the in-game days should be getting less dense in terms of content, as with v0.9 all the character dynamics of the main girls should be sufficiently set up to grand myself a bit more freedom in terms of scene transitions and leaving a bit more to narration.
But anyway, just a bit of rambling and sharing some thoughts on my part and you definitely don't have to worry, I won't redo anything for v0.9 anymore. As I said, there is still quite a bit of text to go through but I'm doing my best to keep to the deadline. Next week might be a tiny bit slower as there are a few things I'll have to do to but the progress this week was pretty good, so its shouldn't be much of a problem.
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Self awareness on this is always good. Quantity != quality all the time. I'm still gonna do a rewrite of a section for BaiBai to show how he can be more concise in some places while keeping his writing style... just closing out some projects and don't wanna do it when the weekend rolls around lol. Thanks for the share.
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Agreed. It's one more reason why I'm always so optimistic about where this AVN will go and why it's one of my ATF. Love this dev
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I hope all the devs were like that. I mean I know that weekly reports are more complicated since sometimes there is not much to say. but at least every 15 days, that creates trust in the developers imo.
Bully Viki overwriting the early childhood friendship makes sense, for sure. but Stephi, I still have a hard time getting it. he didn't forget her, and she didn't traumatize MC. he forgot that he was friends with her for all of middle school. her *not* fucking him should not overwrite that close bond. even if he didn't pay attention to people around him that much, she was still among his only two friends, that treated him kindly when everyone shat on him. he only had 3 friends in all his lifetime, and one turned into his bully. he was an outcast all his life, he should remember Stephi being his friend. he could easily forget how/why they drifted apart, for sure, though. it's a minor detail anyway, i accepted it as fact to appreciate the story for what it is.
his memory holes are convenient for the plot and its twists, anyway.
I think it's supposed to emphasize how his putting Catherine on a pedestal so warped his view of the world and his priorities that it impeded his very perception of reality; kind of like viewing Gatsby's obsession with Daisy in The Great Gatsby through Nick Carraway's relatively objective and dispassionate viewpoint highlights the extremes of Gatsby's behavior and delusion. The "twisted memories" are both a narrative hook and narrative prism through which to analyze the MC's flaws and the pitfalls of his past behavior.
MORE VICTORIA I'M LEGIT IN LOVE WITH HER, seriously though the whole mean girl who is actually just madly in love and hurt, I'd like to see her fleshed out more and have her warm up like a kiss scene where she's like "I hate you!" while crying or something and you just kiss her idk, I'm rambling but still I absolutely love this game just wish I'd see more of other characters Stephine is nice and all but not my favorite character.
When are the girls gonna get jealous and fight over me?I want to see rivers of blood.
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Never, you are in a porn forum.
very nice take, thanks.
i was willing to bank on the supernatural element of the story, and wondering if an entity is altering MC's past to affect his relationships, or even if it's just all a simple reliving of his life before his death through the lens of his perverted mind
just for fun.seems to be what's in store for the next update.
Dev already said there will no other supernatural thing happening and he definitely traveled back to the past.very nice take, thanks.
i was willing to bank on the supernatural element of the story, and wondering if an entity is altering MC's past to affect his relationships, or even if it's just all a simple reliving of his life before his death through the lens of his perverted mind
seems to be what's in store for the next update.
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