Progress Update: Lots & lots of animation
Added 2019-07-19 16:26:53 +0000 UTCSo how's my slightly-overscoped anxiety simulator doing? In the last 3 weeks, I did:
- Four in-person playtests! The first two were good, but the players felt one of the antagonists was unrealistic. After fixing the dialogue & clarifying that character's motivations, the next two playtests went near-perfectly! I think I can "lock in" the story, and now it's just fixing typos & making words more concise.
- A lot of final-quality art & animation for Chapter 2. In the GIF above, you can see some anims for Beebee. And below, a GIF of some anims for Hong:
And here's a screenshot of The Party: (with new characters!)
All the art for Chapter 2 is done, now I "just" need to integrate the spritesheets into the code. Then do all this again for Chapter 3. And 4.
Finally,
- All music is DONE! I didn't do this, but the musician I'm collaborating with, Monplaisir, just finished the full original soundtrack! As with all their music, it'll be released under Creative Commons Zero as well.
Here's a sneak peek/listen at one track!
π΅Adventures with Anxiety - Shelter Dog (mp3) π΅
Rough Estimate: We are 70% done, and AwA will launch end-of-August.
Also, I'll admit progress has been slower than I'd like recently, because I'm stressing out about housing. I just moved to MontrΓ©al, and, wow is it hard to find a room to rent. I've been searching for three weeks. If, by coincidence, any of you happen to know people renting rooms in MontrΓ©al starting Aug or Sep, please let me know!
Thank you again so much for sticking with me! π After AwA is done, dear sweet mother of god, next time I'm doing a much, much smaller project. (...like, uh, quantum computing?)
πΊ,
~ Nicky
Comments
Thanks for checking in Alicia! MontrΓ©al is treating me well so far. :) Any festivals you recommend this summer? (I am currently overwhelmed how many festivals are simultaneously going on right now)
Nicky Case
2019-07-30 20:48:33 +0000 UTCI was just coming to check if you were okay! So glad you found a room :) I wanted to reply on the day you sent the update but ExDys knocked me down >< If you need help navigating things in MontrΓ©al & being in QC in general, I'd be happy to connect you with other ppl you can DM me too. :)
Shey
2019-07-26 19:38:02 +0000 UTCAw, thanks Will! Good news though -- literally the day after I posted this, I found a room to rent! Thank you for offering, though, I super appreciate it :)
Nicky Case
2019-07-23 20:13:42 +0000 UTCHeya! I know a few lovely folks in Montreal who were super good to me when I was there, DM me and I'll hook you up! :)
Will Dayble
2019-07-22 05:14:08 +0000 UTCOof, good luck with changing apartments! And actually, some good news: I just found a new room to rent! Thanks for offering anyway, that's super kind :)
Nicky Case
2019-07-20 22:34:32 +0000 UTCDon't worry, I've got plenty of my own anxiety to keep me busy while I wait πΈπ¦, part of which is also due to changing apartment! I've got a few friends in MontrΓ©al, I'll pass the word around.
DominoPivot
2019-07-20 15:58:53 +0000 UTCalso, cool music!
Samuel Hackwill
2019-07-20 15:11:23 +0000 UTCgood luck in finding a nice place to live!
Samuel Hackwill
2019-07-20 15:11:15 +0000 UTCThank you! :) These updates are motivating for me to do, too. Not too much effort to write 'em, but it's nice to share what I've been up to. Like animating a red wolf flailing about in five different ways.
Nicky Case
2019-07-19 17:42:15 +0000 UTCI love all your updates Nicky, great work and can't wait to play the full release of AwA!
Brendan Nelligan
2019-07-19 16:57:42 +0000 UTCThank you for the luck! π
Nicky Case
2019-07-19 16:38:36 +0000 UTCThatβs some really exciting development!! The art/animation looks soo sweet. Good luck for the last stretch, Nicky! And also finding a place to stay! D:
hdualan
2019-07-19 16:35:55 +0000 UTC
