Hello everyone,
Last week was not so great. I underestimated how much the previous week had taken out of me. I took Monday through Thursday off from 3D work and focused on the story instead, which kind of fried my brain because I have to account for so many different paths.
My mistake was believing everyone would play the game the way I originally intended and stick to one girl only. But my dumbass gave you the option to go for multiple girls, then eventually pick the one you like most and stay with her. Then of course there are the people who won’t do that and will keep juggling multiple girls at once, which is evil by the way. So now the hammer of consequences has to come down.
That’s the part that takes the most planning: accounting for all the possible dialogue variations, setting up different scenes with different outcomes, and making sure it all makes sense. I’m happy with what I’ve done so far, but it’s going to take a lot of work. Still, I really like the direction it’s going in. I think players going for that playstyle are going to get a real taste of their own medicine. I’m especially happy with how I’m planning the character development for the girls affected, and with the impact it will have on the MC’s mindset as well.
That said, it’s definitely been a challenge. I spent countless hours pacing around the small free space in my bedroom, going in circles, pitching ideas to myself, then rushing back to the computer to write them down. As a result, I didn’t create a single render between Monday and Thursday afternoon.
When I finally got back to 3D work, I realized I was missing a couple of scenes, so I had to write and build those first. Thankfully, that only took about two days. I’m now working on the party event, and I’m really happy with the design of some of the characters’ outfits. I’m also really looking forward to this event because, while it still follows the story and helps with character development, it also gives me a chance to show a bunch of students together, having fun. It feels like a nice change of pace while still staying true to what I want Law School to be, which is "not just another college game fuckfest".
Anyway, enough rambling. Let’s look at the numbers:
Static renders: 1,796Animations: 71Story content: 29 scenes written (26,810 words)
That’s still 122 extra renders since last week, which isn’t a huge number by my standards, but I’ll make up for it this week.
As for the scene count, this event is really one big scene, but I’m going to split it up into smaller sections, with each one counting as its own scene.
On another note, I finally received my desk countertop and completed the setup, so I can now work happily ever after. I also ordered a second 5090, which should arrive this week, because the rendering speed on the first one completely sold me.
The next two or three months are going to be busy, to say the least, but I’m looking forward to it.
Alright, time to get back to work.
Have a great week, and I’ll catch you on the next one.
MisterMaya