V0.3 Mini Guide and 4/21 Update

Hey Y'all!

So I know last update I didn't have much to report. I'm still struggling with health stuff, but I'm hopeful with the new meds I'm on I'll see improvements in the coming weeks, and will feel like myself fully again. I've gotten over the initial shock of things and am trying to busy myself with getting back on track with the game, so that's what I've been doing since I last updated you all!

I hit a writing slump and was really struggling with a few scenes for a while, part of it was just my general mood, and part of it was definitely a lack of momentum. I think when it comes to writing scenes if I'm not in it then it's really hard to force something out, especially with the pressure of falling behind on deadlines and wanting to catch up so badly. 

So to kind of get out of my own way, I decided to switch my writing over to a regular ol' word document (instead of writing and coding simultaneously in Atom) and I feel like I really felt a jumpstart in the progress made! I was able to crank out 5,513 words in that document and am feeling a lot better about the different ways the scene will resolve. Who knew just changing the digital scenery a bit would result in such big strides?

Other than that, I've finished maybe 3/4 of a new character design, with another one on the way. I may not be up to using voice chat quite yet, but if I switch over to drawing mode, I might hop on discord and livestream while I work on that stuff.

In other news, I've completed all the redesigns for the GUI, and am in the process of getting those assets over to the developer. He still has to make everything work, but hopefully we'll be able to implement the save-file naming system, as well as the new hide/show buttons and gallery feature I put in the designs. Later this week I'll show a little sneak peek preview to sophomores and above so you can get a sense for the more minimal and (hopefully) more enjoyable designs I made. 

Also, bummer (but not a shocker, honestly) my Tumblr got terminated. I emailed their support to try and get it back and we'll see what they say, but I have a hunch it may be lost to the ether. Sorry to those who's asks I hadn't gotten to yet, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for the blog's return. 

Lastly, I'd mentioned a while back I'd do a similar checklist-style document for those who wanted to make sure they hit all the key scenes in V0.3, so I'm going to make that available here for sophomores and above. I didn't go into detail like I had with v0.2 about how to get to these scenes, but it's just a scavenger-hunt, checklist style one pager with a list of the sex scenes, kissing scenes and other non-sexual scenes to find in the last update. 

I appreciate your patience and support. Thanks so much for your comments, well wishes and messages. I'm very grateful to have such a supportive, creative and funny community around me and I really appreciate all the grace you've given me while I navigate this crazy time in my life. 

Looking forward to the next update!

xoxo,

PrettyInk