Progress 05.01.2024

It's done, 0.5.0 has been rendered. I'll do the post and coding today and send it to be tested and proofread. And those of you on discord already know that instead of reusing Shani's scene from update 3 (that was the original plan) I decided to make a new scene with her, without that it would have been done on Tuesday/Wednesday. But I'm actually happier this way. Anyway, once the proofing is done I'll start rolling it out in the usual schedule.

So then what? I'll write the weekend and start rendering 0.6.0 on Monday. And speaking of writing, it is in okay shape. Although the thing that amuses me is the choices. As you've seen, there have been more choices over all. Some are not so impactful, some might have more impact than you perceive. Update 0.9.0 is one of those updates that I'm having a more difficult time putting choices in. At least in the first part. But when it is time, they will fall into their places.

Girl talk. Shani isn't filling the same role as Chiel. She will react alongside of a few characters when they are treated nicely or poorly. Or if you make certain choices regarding other characters, she might react negatively. Gweyr is a bit special case regarding with Shani. She respects her, and wants the best for her, so some talking if things are certain way. And this leads to the point I want to make. Most characters have tolerance when it comes to their affection. So taking a negative point here and there won't affect their interest too greatly. Ayaka is different. It's all or nothing when it comes to her. And while you still can get affection with her, it won't lead into romance. I'm not at that point yet with her, but there might be a secondary effect to it for her. Namely, to be more understanding. I have to see how it goes since it's mostly written. Eh. At worst, I just need to macro an if statement.

And in case you wonder why I haven't decided on that thing yet? I have, but as it is with all the development, initial plan might not work and trying to force the original "vision" on certain things just might make things more complicated than they need to be. So certain flexibility is required. Also, I need to do some codex entries... whee. Never a dull moment. 

This was titled memories. Originally variant of this was supposed to be a hidden image, but once I was writing the 9th update I realized I should use it as is. Also I'm trying to give ample time to find them and there was no pause while this location was seen. Also, this can be taken as a hint of in which scene the hidden image is in this one. Anyway, back to work.