Officially. This is the third major revision of Post Crusade. The first revision was in June, and the second was in September. This is the biggest one yet, and I'm scrapping a lot of stuff and replacing it with more fine and rational ones.
In Rev 2, I had 4 potential resolutions/endings in mind, and I constantly mixed and matched them around to see which scenario works and which ones can be scrapped. BAD.
I now have a definitive ending. Meaning, I know where everything is supposed to lead up.
But how will I get there? I need material in between now and then. And that's a lot of space. In Rev 2, I had just lined everything up into a single linear storyline and constantly changed it and accidentally making knots in it. BAD.
I've divided the empty space into 4 sections. They serve no purpose other than critical milestones. Now, I can write for just one section at a time and plan accordingly for the next one.
Rev 1 had me planning out longer arcs that are supposed to develop the characters. I'm doing it wrong. I've been diving into key parts of their personalities without explaining much.
That's what this first section is going to fix. Character development is now embedded into the story more cleanly and subtly. It'll be less jarring and more smooth, and it's one general plot line. There'll be very little side-stories and offbeat comics. There will also be flashback scenes in order to address previous events that have been mentioned, but never really told. And yes, they'll flow right into the story.
In Rev 2, I had planned to add more secondary characters to the blog. Still doing that, but not as much. I'll be adding characters only if they're vital to the story.
In Rev 1 and 2, I began building a universe. It's still there, but it won't be as obvious. The differences will be more subtle and closer to canon. Though, anything that's been done as a result from this world-building (like the juice bars and the PinkieDash partnership) remains canon.
The result is PC turning into a full-fledged story blog, with asks being used as assistance. Everything runs on a single storyline for the entire section.
I should have most everything set up by this weekend. I hope this works out well, and I'm confident that it will.
