Chapter Five (0.05.0) Update #1
Added 2020-06-26 21:59:03 +0000 UTCUnlike previous releases, we are already fully underway in the development of Chapter Five before the first development announcement. Considering the cliffhanger nature of the last chapter, I'm sure some of you are happy to hear the aggressive timeline already employed.
I actually started pulling the script together in between releasing 0.04.0 to Tier 3 Patrons and by the time it went public. With how important the events of Chapter Five are, there were sizable chunks already written, so getting the script to a near-finished state wasn't hard. Right now, I could drop it in, sans images, and have about 90% of the scenes "readable."
Also, on a more boring matter, I reworked the progress tracker to add a "weight" system to each scene. It felt kind of dumb to have all sequences be measured equally when some take far more work than others. I decided to add a three-point scale as a measurement tool:
1: Short transition scenes or moments that aren't very long or complex.
2: Longer conversations or moments that require multiple locations, model changes or decisions trees. Maybe include animations.
3: Complex events with lots of conversation or action. Any scene with multiple outcomes. Any scene with multiple animations.
To take Chapter Four as an example, the back-end up the update is heavy with scenes that rank Two and Three in this scale, meaning the last six or so scenes should take more time to build. It's all very "no duh," but I wanted the update percentages to be more reflective of the work being done.
- Kinderfeld
