#theycallvn progress post

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - SNEAK PEEK!

Writing - outline additions, edits, ~3k

Coding - edits, chapter 2

Art - sprite lines x1, sprite colour x0.5, bg colour x0.5. bg lines x0.5

not done a post, i caught the morbs and forgot, but i have been working!

finished lining the monster sprites and started colouring. worked on bg stuff also

worked on outlines for chapters 4, 6, 7, and 10.

did some research for something which... well, the last thing i searched in that particular mission for clarity was "what does it feel like to be mauled by a crocodile"

not explaining because spoilers, but yi

put ch 2 draft into the code, did the sprites n shite too. had to make a new "effect" for a scene (which i needed to add a new "flashing images" warning for - it's not too bad, i am epileptic myself and was real careful about my own limits, but it is still needed) and put in some new sprites.

also while i was doing that, i noticed something that i needed to fix. it was just something i overlooked, one of those "why is that- oh, wait. duh." things

i won't admit how long it took for me to fix cause i over thought, that's embarrassing, but i have fixed it. possibly. no issues yet, anyway lol

wrote stuff for ch 2 (new scenes) & ch 3 (added detail) also

two sneak peeks. first, a bit of writing:

and second, some art. i said i wouldn't be showing anymore peeks of monster bb, but oh well:

wip peek cause i haven't finished shading

gonna keep working on various stuff til bed time but pretty sure all wips will remain wips so i'm gonna go ahead and post this early

baiii

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - SNEAK PEEK!

Writing - none

Coding - edits

Art - bg lines x1, bg colour x1, cg x1

finished the lines this morning, finished the colours this afternoon, put it into the files + added it to the meeting bb cg as a background as intended.

it took a bit of trial and error to get the angle right, but i managed!

so yes. sneak peek, as you've seen ^

this means that i have all the art needed for demo done! gonna do some edits to put these last pieces in, then get the files ready so i can send it out for testing

fuck man i'm so nervous and excited and scared. it's just the prologue, it's not even the whole game, but i'm just so fucking anxious about it ksjdhalkjh

anyway that's all for today

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - NO SNEAK PEEKS

Writing - edits

Coding - edits

Art - monster design, sprite sketch x1, sprite lines x0.5

okay so. added in the sprites from yesterday, tweaked some code and made some writing edits. also rewrote a lil section in chapter 3

finished bb's monster design and skectehd out the two poses those sprites will have.

started lining it, but didn't finish. a lot of details, two poses, three emotions, a couple of... "special" layers. it's a lot of work so it's gonna take me a hot minute

ugh bb is so cute 🥺 i can't wait til the monster reveal. and their waist is slutty

no more sneak peeks of them til the game is out tho, i have decided. the sketches i've shared before + the early version of the design in the main menu are the only hints to what it'll look like

i really want it to be a surprise also hope it won't be a let down for people who are expecting something... different

been thinking of. well, not gonna say specifically, but been thinking of something. for bb's monster sprites. it's a fun idea, i just don't know if it's too much lol

i'll do some tests after i finish the sprites, see how i feel about it and if it is gonna be too much. i hope it's not, i wanna do it

that's all. i'll prolly keep lining until i go to sleep, but yeah. night

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - SNEAK PEEK!

Writing - none

Coding - edits, additions

Art - monster design, sprite sketch x2.5, sprite lines x2, sprite colour x2

did some code edits, added some uh. fuck i forgot the word. decision. markers. for flavour text WHATEVER

i added stuff for future flavour text (didn't wanna add these in til i drafted the parts of the story they'll be in)

looked at lists of words used for writing sex scenes so i can decide how i wanna word parts-customization. dick/pussy is too straightfoward. i personally know some people who Have A Bad Time when those words are used to describe their body parts. so i've been trying to figure out how to list things??

i don't wanna go technical, i was thinking descriptive, but it's hard to- oh my god idea. okay, i have to edit what i have written for the second variation of body customization, but i think i know how i wanna do it

okay cool

to reiterate, just for customization. i can write the scenes fine, it's just. making choosing easy but still a lil more inclusive.

anyway i'll. figure it out. i have an idea now so (still, if you have any suggestions, it'd help!!)

almost finalized bb's monster design. which also means i'm nearly done sketching their sprites out

finished two other sprites. peek below

it's definitely faster for me to just make a full sprite rather than silhouettes lol hurts a lot more but it is faster

added one into the code also (: hand and wrist are killing me so i'm gonna wait to do the other tomorrow

did a read through of my outline and notes to prep for the next writing bit for chapter 2 - i have to do research before i can start so i'm just trying to get ready for that lil study session

uh that's it for today i think bai

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - NO SNEAK PEEKS

Writing - edits, ~1k

Coding - none

Art - bg lines x1, bg colour x0.5, bg sketch x0.5, sprite sketch x0.5

edited all the stuff i wrote yesterday, wrote a bit more today.

finished lining one bg and started colouring it. got the bulk of a new bg sketch done also, just need to sketch out some last bits (details that i won't remember if i start lines right away lol) and i can start lining it next

also started sketching out a sprite. i'm tempted to say it's finished, but i gotta tweak some proportions/angles. maybe change the shirt. it just needs some adjustments

uhm

i think that's it. nuh night

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - NO SNEAK PEEKS

Writing - edits, ~2k

Coding - edits

Art - bg lines x0.5, bg sketch x0.5

edit: this one is also long? i'm starting to think i'm just rambling

did some editing last night before bed, for writing and code. also edited the guide and added what's already in the game to it

idk if i mentioned i was gonna do that yet, but in case i didn't: it'll help me keep track of stuff as i'm writing, so i have a better idea of stat related pacing. also helps me keep track of ending stuff

did linework and sketched stuff out for another bg. didn't finish the sketch tho cause it's one that i have to do a lot of like... straight lines.

that gets complicated in some pieces cause i basically make a "grid" layer, then try and erase the lines of the grid i don't need before i actually line it idk how to explain it sorry lol

actually. i could do a before and after of the next grid thing i do for a sneak peek.

anyway moving on. wrote for chapters 2 and 3, and wrote some spicy stuff while i was. medicated. i have to reread it again tomorrow to make sure it's as okay as i thought it was

poked at ui stuff (code) cause i started doing something before and never actually finished it. a lil bloodless rn so it took longer for me to brain than i care to admit but i finished it lol

also been reconsidering the whole secondary characters thing again. my brain can't work with silhouettes, unfortunately. like i know that an interesting silhouette should be a thing for art in gen, but i've never been good at it.

i'll make an attempt to think about it more as i'm making the other sprites, just so i can learn, but i do think i'm gonna have to just... draw full sprites.

at this point, it'll probably end up being faster than me making silhouettes lmao

thinking that if i just... make the group scenes have fairly boring sprites, it'll have the same kinda "too simple to detract from the scene" vibe. and hoods/hair/hats are a good way for me to avoid certain expressions that might me uncomfortable

and as i (seem to) always say before biting off more than i can chew with this project: i can do it. i believe in me. 😌

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - NO SNEAK PEEKS

Writing - ~500

Coding - none

Art - bg lines x0.5

edit: this one is way longer than i thought it would be, but most of the work i've done lately isn't the kind of work i put into the summary thing up top

sooo some stuff happened and made me nonexistent for a bit. personal stuff, so i'm not gonna get into it. managed to get in a tiny bit of work regardless

also spent a lot of my free time i had moving all my docs into ellipsus (i was using google docs cause it was easy to use and access, but they cannot be trusted)

i like it. it has a lot of focus on collaboration stuff which would make any future projects a lot easier (if i ever expand beyond the whole one man team thing)

anyway. into the actual development part sorry

worked on the lines i was doing before my break, didn't get much done tho. hoping to sit down and make more progress on art during next moth MOTH TYPO month, at least

did a lil writing for chapter 1, edited/added to the outlines for chapters 4, 7, 9, & 10 + added in background info to fill some holes i left when i first started.

(when writing, i always go back and look at the relevent bits of this info so i can make sure the world/characters stay consistent lol - so it's gotta be as hole free as i can manage and up to date. constantly editing this thing but this was the biggest edit i've done since i started so i'm bringing it up)

i feel like i should mention that info/background/outlines DO NOT count towards that word count in the summary. that's literally like. draft stuff.

also since i ~*vanished*~ here's a tiny peek of my planning doc that has never before seen the light of day to make up for it:

(this stuff is old, obviously, but i wanted to share what most of the doc looks like nowadays. a lot of this stuff ya know)

and was feeling Some Kinda Way while i was in bed one night and inspiration hatched out of the feels. i've now written how bb would confess to loving the player (if certain conditions are met - there's not going to be a confession if you don't want one - from you OR bb) and oh my goooodUHhh i love bb. i love themso much. it made me do the lil kicky feet thing!!

was about to mention what chapter i might put it in, but realized that would be a spoiler. and now i'm realizing that i'm gonna have to be more careful about that. weird that i'm reaching a point where i have to tuck some info away to avoid spoilers

also did some thinking and planning on ways to (violently) undermine certain tropes. because i am, at my heart, one contrary mother fucker.

i do delight in derailing everything all the time forever

uhm. i think that's it. i can't remember anything else i've done since the last update. baiiii

[theycall-vn]

PROGRESS POST - NO SNEAK PEEKS

Writing - outline additions

Coding - edits

Art - bg lines x0.5, ui stuff

DEMO TOMORROW. decided i'll be posting it + posts about it before bed.

people are usually active during my lunch (briefly) and while i'm asleep, so i figure it'd be a good way to ensure more people see it

also decided to turn off ratings/reviews for it until the full release is out.

maybe i'll change my mind about that idk

anyway!

worked on the outline for chapter 3, did more ui work. decided to add like a transparent bg to the choices so there's more. uh. like. idk, texture

which meant adding some bits to the code. also made it so the choices get bigger when you hover over it cause why not

ui stuff was put into the demo too so i had to reupload the files ldgslhgff

uh worked on a bg's lines also. def dragged my feet about it cause i'm tired so i didn't finish it lol

that's it for today, post is earlier than usual cause i'm gonna get an early night

baiii