Progress Report 2024.02.16.: Wrapping Things Up (For Real This Time)
Added 2024-02-16 23:05:09 +0000 UTCHi friends,
This week has been very busy as I wrap up Episode 3 Part 3 Route 1 (maybe I should make up short hands for these ahaha). The conclusion of the route is approaching fast, although I still have a few dialogue branches to close off.
I am two weeks behind schedule now, but I am working as fast as I can to get it complete. I have cut some planned events since Route 1 already has a lot going on (Investigations! Exploding libraries! Things falling apart! Crumbling ruins!), but there are some threads and hints that need to be dropped in the right way to foreshadow things for the future. These moments are always the trickiest to write when player choice and the continuity of previous actions are involved. Some threads (and red herrings) need to occur on every possible branch; others are context-dependent or approval based (sometimes it wouldn’t make sense to drop them if Aeran fundamentally does not trust the player character).
It is a long weekend in Canada this week, and I’ll be taking a couple days off for family events (a new baby nephew and some other family things are keeping me busy!). I’m hoping to get the rest of this finished as soon as possible. Route 2 has been plotted out well in advance; it is less complex than Route 1 and I’m optimistic it won’t take me nearly as long to finish it as it is a little less involved. Route 3 is similar, although it has the most unique and specific events on it.
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