noctilucan

Welcome! This is a devblog for the upcoming game Porcelain. The askbox is always open! I will be following from 7thlifeofaaron, my main blog.

[nocti-luka]

7, 8, and 10 for the ask meme!

7. What do you focus on most when you make a game? (eg. gameplay, graphics, music…)The story and characters are my favorites~ I really enjoy creating feelings, whether positive or negative, in the viewer as well, but that comes after I have become super attached to the concept, story, and the CHARACTERS especially! (⁎⁍̴̀﹃ ⁍̴́⁎)8. What’s your favorite part of game development? Least favorite part of game development?My favorite part is definitely crafting something out of the characters and relationships and getting to revel in that for a long time. And then, I like the art. My least favorite is coding, not gonna lie…all that is difficult to me. But I guess it’s worth it! (￣▽￣;)10. Who’s your favorite character you’ve made so far?Hmm, that’s way too hard!! From Porcelain, my favorite to draw right now is Tona I think? And Ashe is my daydream child right now?? But also Mira is fun to doodle… This question is just super hard, sorry, Anon ;w;

[nocti-luka]

Game Development Ask Meme!

1. What got you into game making?

2. How long have you been working on your game?

3. Why did you start making your project?

4. Do you have any previous projects you've never released?

5. How do you come up with game ideas?

6. How much planning have you done for your game?

7. What do you focus on most when you make a game? (eg. gameplay, graphics, music...)

8. What's your favorite part of game development? Least favorite part of game development?

9. What have been some of your biggest obstacles working on the game so far?

10. Who's your favorite character you've made so far?

11. Which character is/was the hardest to write?

12.What's the most important aspect of your game (e.g. gameplay, battle system, story)?

13. What are some goals you have for the game?

14. What do you want to avoid in your game? (boring plot, bad gameplay, wonky controls, etc.)

15. What's your favorite part of your project so far? (or the part that makes you the proudest!)

16. What are you expecting upon your game's release?

17. If you had the money and time to do anything you want with your game, what would you put into it?

18. Do you have scheduled times where you work on your game, or do you just do it when the mood strikes you?

19. What are your sources of inspiration? Any particular music, books, anime or anything else you'd like to share?

20. What's your definition of "game"?

21. What kind of games do you play in your spare time?

22. Is game making a career or a hobby for you? Something else?

23. Do you plan on selling your game? Why or why not?

24. Are there any other forms of media you'd like to see your game in? (eg. comics, books, movies, tv shows, zoetropes, bathroom wall graffiti, etc.)

25. What other games would you like to make in the future?

26. What are some cool tutorials you've found?

27. Got any advice for other developers?

If you're working as a team:

28. How did your team come together?

29. How does the workflow go on your team? (for example, does your whole team start brainstorming then someone does this or that?)

30. What do you guys like about working on a team?

31. Are there any challenges to working as a team? (like timezone differences and such) How are you working around them?

32. Any advice for developers who want to work as a team?

[nocti-luka]

Hello, everyone! I’ve decided to start with character introductions! We will start, of course, with our dear heroine, Tona. 

Name: Tonalité Noir

Known As: Tona

Likes: painting, pastel things, reading, plants, Ashe, adventure, water

Dislikes: her illness, formalities, fire

Tona is a sweet young lady of nobility, and our heroine. Though her body is sickly and fragile, she is very curious and goes on grand ones in the books she reads. She loves her butler and constant companion since childhood, Ashe, but she wishes he would let go of formalities and stop fretting over her so much (even though his worries are probably completely rational). An avid reader and intelligent young lady, Tona loves to paint and immerse herself in the worlds her illness doesn’t allow her to explore in real life.

[nocti-luka]

Hello, everyone! School let out for me recently, so I've been adjusting to my new schedule. Cause of ADHD and chronic illness stuff, it's hard to change routines, but I think I'm finally settled and ready to work again! (*´∇｀*) I spent a little time with watercolors for the first time and drew Tona and our antagonist(??), Mira, in a sorta modern au. I'm excited to get to work again and share my escapades and the escapades of our heroine, Tona, with you lovely people! Thanks for supporting me and Porcelain! ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

[nocti-luka]

What program do you use to make your game? Also just a lil public shoutout that I'm so impressed by what you've done on this game so far and how cool it is, and how amazing you are <3

Aaaa thank you for asking! Everyone, this is my lovely girlfriend, Kit, who has been very supportive! I wish there was a way I could link you guys to her drawings, cause they’re awesome!! So just know she’s a great writer and artist.To answer your question, I use RPGMaker VX Ace to make my game! I’m considering moving to 2003 or MV for my next project though.

[yugihell]

I am instituting a new rule. If you ever make anything for/inspired by me, I definitely will want to see it. So given that tumblr shows a complete inability to consistently notify about tagged posts, please message me a link. Even if it’s:

[link] *screams and runs away*

Because I always, always want to see it, you will not bother me, and apparently we’re going to just have to work around this hellsite.

[sockrelatedchaos]

If you tag me in anything and I don’t at least ❤like it, I haven’t seen it and you should link me.

[tisfan]

^^ this

[nocti-luka]

Demo Status

So...I failed. I thought I could get the demo done by today, but I couldn't...which really sucks cause I wanted to get it done for my friend @artemisthegoddessofhunting's birthday. In fact, I have it done in the sense that it is playable...but, the facesets aren't done and I'm not happy with the tiles, either. I was still planning on releasing it, and then adding an update with the graphics complete later, but I realized there's no point to that. This is not the final release day, and I don't want to release a product that I'm not happy with, knowing I'll update it later. As in, more than just a few little things. All the facesets, and some tiles... That feels dishonest to me. But, even though I failed this time, I can continue on! I will reassess the situation and come up with a new release date, which I will keep this time!! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ Thank you to all my lovely followers (50 of you now!! Wow!) and please, if you're so inclined, check out my friend's blog for their birthday! They thought of part of the initial concept for the game, and their blog is really funny, so please show them some love ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ Have a good few days, everyone! See you Wednesday!

[cristinicola-freshwallpapers-de]

[nocti-luka]

Oh my gosh, guys, check out this playthrough of the teaser demo by @cristinicola-freshwallpapers! It’s very short, so it won’t take too much of your time. If you’ve been curious but don’t have a PC or the time/energy to play, this is perfect for you <3 Cristi’s blog is amazing, as well! They have so many lesser-known rpgmaker games!! Check them out :D

[nocti-luka]

Progress Update

This week has been very productive for me!

I did some GCs, and am now 58% done with the art! (Except busts cause I’m not counting those yet lol I welcome death--)

Added some nameboxes

Worked on a puzzle

Programmed some cutscenes

And fixed a bug that has been bugging me (pun absolutely intended) for a year!!!!

I’m contemplating changing the tilesets I’m using because they’re a bit tall and it would be a lot easier to do that than to remake all the sprites to be taller...and some of them don’t work with the Aesthetic™ anyway. 

I’m still curious how often you guys would like an update! If you have any feedback, please let me know <3

One more thing: the full demo will come out May 21! It will feature a full main ending (with some subendings) and won’t have many story spoilers.

[madhattey-deactivated20211019]

there’s so much to draw my brain hurts oh my god…*sobbing grossly*

[thevoidvg-blog]

Same.

[nocti-luka]

The true rpg horror.

[nocti-luka]

if tona had a tumblr blog, what would be on it? what would it look like?

Tona would have a blog full of pastel and lacy aesthetic boards, quotes from books, cute animals, and history memes! Here’s an example of Tona’s aesthetic I whipped up real quick:

[cobaltdays-deactivated20210208]

Follower count equals gem. Tag your result!

[nocti-luka]

Hello, everyone, and a huge thank-you to everyone who downloaded the teaser demo!

I’m so, so grateful that 20 people have taken the time to play my demo. It’s so strange knowing 20 people have played it, but not knowing what you think or watching you play it… It’s a weird thing only a game dev can experience, I guess!

Progress update under the cut:

Now, I know it’s been a while since I updated, but I assure you I’ve been working hard on the artwork! Most of it is too spoilery to post, but there’s also the issue of my ADHD/perfectionism making me question when I should post at all. So, I have to ask: people of tumblr, what kind of posting schedule do you like? Daily? Whenever I have an update? Or a bundle of everything once a week? I’m still inexperienced with this, so any opinions will be welcome!

[lastsprout-blog]

[nocti-luka]

Tona also enjoys peppermint and green teas, but her absolute favorite drinks are cucumber water and hot chocolate!

Thank you for asking, anon! It means a lot (⸝⸝⍢⸝⸝) ෆ

[pipistrellus]

Forget the Myers-Briggs fucking personality assessment. I am dead tired of hearing if someone is an INFP or an ESLQ or whatever. I want to know if someone is melancholic or choleric. Bring back the four humors. I wanna see “Kaley, 16, phlegmatic” when I go to someone’s blog. Who is with me. Lets make this happen

[pinejaysong]

here’s a test i found. go wild, y'all. (im choleric.)

[nocti-luka]

I'm melancholic! You guys should try and let me know, I'll definitely put these down when I intro post the characters _(´ཀ`」 ∠)_

[misc-rpg-blogs]

i hate trees so much

like or reblog this if you, too, also hate making trees for your game

[ebroxas72]

Aman. Especially when you have a game like mine with a desert area with desert trees/palm trees multiple Forest and a snow Zone that is a lot of freakin trees

[misc-rpg-blogs]

Wow!

[happymountains-game]

That’s the true reason you can’t get out of the house in my game (:

[pocari1985-blog]

Ooh yeah!! I hate drawing trees too … And my game uses them a lot (in forests, springs …) …

[nocti-luka]

I already reblogged this once but I forgot to add that the Witch literally lives in a big tree and it's been hell to program that. Cause. You're not supposed to climb it. But she can jump down from it. Kill me.