Hey guys! I’ve had a really great week of writing. It feels like I’m finally getting the pacing into the right shape (although the scene I’m currently working on feels a little overlong, but I suck at writing lean on a first draft).
I know that nobody plays the game for the pacing, but it’s a really big deal for me – the slow pacing of the Lifepath was my main problem with it in version 1.11. I’m much, much happier with the speed and feel of it now. I’m making good progress.
On the Discord, Bulb made some interesting comments about earlier versions:
Blunt and penetrating. Like a nightstick up the ass. (Which, uh, gives me an idea for a scene with those two Thai cops, thanks Bulb. 🥵)
This struck a chord with me, because I also kind of forgot how bad and hokey the old versions were in a lot of places. The scenes I’ve been repurposing for the Lifepath have all needed a lot of work to bring them up to a standard I’m happy with. I’m sorry this is taking so long but I do feel like this next version of the game is going to be a lot closer to the game I always wanted it to be.
I’ve been so fucking desperate for everybody to like it that the stress has been killing me. Which is obviously foolish, I can’t make something that everybody likes. But it is at least finally feeling like something that I like, and maybe that’s all I can do.
I want to thank everybody who’s sent me messages of encouragement and advice recently, your kind words have been so motivating. The writing’s nearly there. I’ll get straight back on it tomorrow morning. 🦀❤️🔥