It feels so good. I hated the original so much omg ๐ I had to write it bad before I could write it good, which is my least favorite part of being a writer. I'm almost done with it and iโt's way more in-charac...
2024-07-31 12:24:02 +0000 UTC View PostI needed something to reset my mind after staring at Leas for too long. I've hit a point with one scene where I need "fresh eyes" on it to be able to tell if it's improved enough. So I took 10 minutes and read through a project I've tentatively named "Something Wild." I started it like... half a ...
2024-07-29 23:42:32 +0000 UTC View PostI'm equal parts pleased and frustrated with progress this week. On the good side of things, chapter 10 is very close to beta-ready, in about a third of the time it took me to do chapter 9! (Which makes sense, given that chapter 9 has 3 separate routes) On the frustrated side, I wanted to be done ...
2024-07-28 22:16:50 +0000 UTC View PostI've been cutting a bunch out in this round of edits - much to my dismay, since I really liked writing them. But I'm reminding myself this is a romance game so being pelted with "would you like to break up" at every critical juncture is overkill ๐
I think I just like the idea of having ...
2024-07-27 22:17:42 +0000 UTC View PostSome news ๐ (Scroll to the bottom for TLDR)
The beta demo of Leas: City of the Sun will release in August (exact date TDB). It will include the entire game! So 2 chapters instead of 1 this update, plus a bunch of bug fixes, edi...
2024-07-27 13:40:08 +0000 UTC View PostI started working on it today and I'm already 3/4 done ๐คฏ
IT'S DONE IT'S DONE IT'S DONE
I'm so relieved T_T
Now on to chapters 10-13...
2024-07-23 16:50:47 +0000 UTC View PostJust like in casual conversation. Rin's still their rude self but they'll temper it. Like: "Look, I'm sorry (nickname for MC), but we don't have time for this."
Instead of: "Am I the only one who gets that we don't have time for this shit?"
I think it's cute ๐...
2024-07-23 14:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9's pre-beta edits are so close to done T_T I've got 1/3 of the final route left to do, and I'm hoping to get it finished this week. I've fixed so much of it, including some bugs I found and it's just overall so much cleaner now. I'm breathing a sigh of relief over it. I reworked a lo...
2024-07-22 00:54:20 +0000 UTC View Post
One more to goooo ๐
2024-07-20 17:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
โCrystals for Viara, a new medicine box for Tiane, weird Dalusinian coffee beans for Sena... I think thatโs everything,โ I say, turning to Keo. Or at least, I would be if they were still next to m...
2024-07-20 02:12:54 +0000 UTC View Post
โCrystals for Viara, a new medicine box for Tiane, weird Dalusinian coffee beans for Sena... I think thatโs everything,โ I say, turning to Keo. Or at least, I would be if she were still next to me...
2024-07-20 02:07:15 +0000 UTC View Post
โCrystals for Viara, a new medicine box for Tiane, weird Dalusinian coffee beans for Sena... I think thatโs everything,โ I say, turning to Keo. Or at least, I would be if he were still next to me....
2024-07-20 02:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostFeaturing: me, reading certain things and wondering what kind of fugue-state I was in to have written that:
MC's friend Sena, who runs the cafe MC likes, wanted to be a Den agent when she was little. Now, she's relieved she didn't end up doing it. She's a homebody and prefers not to leave her neighborhood often, let alone go past the city's walls.
Wren's sister Clover is the fami...
2024-07-15 16:34:24 +0000 UTC View PostI'm pushing my way through prepping chapter 9 for the beta! Given that it's got three separate routes + is a long chapter to begin with, it's taking longer than half the previous chapters combined >_<
But, I'm on track to clear the first route by the end of today ๐ I decided ...
2024-07-14 22:45:16 +0000 UTC View PostEvery time I release an alpha I have this weird moment I have to budget time for, after it's all uploaded and seems to be working right.
And then I sit there, and stare at the screen for about twenty minutes.
๐ญ It's like pushing the big red button in the movies ๐<...
2024-07-13 13:47:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt includes:
The newest chapter
A rework of most of chapter 8 (minus the hangouts at the beginning, which will come later). I changed a lot of phrasing, and found and fixed some narrative errors where events were being referred to that had been removed from the story ...
2024-07-12 21:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostI'm doing final edits/testing today and this made me laugh ๐
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It's a good thing, too - Keo's practically wrestling the man through the door.
"Incoming," Rin calls lightly, kicking the door shut from ${rin_hisHerTheir} perch, then hopping down. (rin_heSh...
2024-07-11 16:48:10 +0000 UTC View PostAs I'm pre-beta editing I stumbled across this in a choice option:
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"That's the least of my worries right now."
"Then let it be the most of mine," Keo offers. "What happened?"
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(To get this line, have Keo as your chosen romance o...
2024-07-11 14:38:46 +0000 UTC View PostPrepping for the next alpha and soon-to-come beta is going well! I've been working on the dream journal today, which means nailing down the timeline of the game's events more solidly so MC can date each entry. I thought I'd share Leas' seasons with you here :)
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2024-07-10 15:56:37 +0000 UTC View Post
On the plus side, chapter 6 is beta-ready and chapter 7 is about halfway there ~
2024-07-09 13:09:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis week had me dragging a little, but I'm happy to say I still got a good amount of editing done. I think the big push to finish the first draft just had a natural consequence of slight burnout, so I'm not worried - I always bounce back quick from that.
I've cleared chapters 1-5, w...
2024-07-08 01:08:44 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going through the early chapters with the goal of checking for narrative inconsistencies and cleaning up any code that needs it. After the mad dash to the finish line of the first draft, this is such a nice way to ease back into things.
I love how varied the tasks involved in writing ar...
2024-07-04 13:50:16 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the trailer for my little foray into horror! (Well, alright, more like 'foray into creepy weird stuff in the woods,' but "horror" is less of a mouthful)
Flashpoint is a story that's been bouncing around my brain for the past year or two - and I'm excited to say I'll be submitting...
2024-07-03 18:32:45 +0000 UTC View PostHere's what to expect this month ~
Wednesday July 3rd: Halloween Jam 2024 mini-game trailer: Flashpoint (Citizen tier and up)
Friday July 12th: Chapter 11's Alpha release (Agent tier)
Friday July 19th:...
2024-07-01 11:51:32 +0000 UTC View PostYou heard it here first, folks! Leas: City of the Sun has a complete first draft and is 398,525 words long! I expect the final version to hit 400k ^_^
There's still editing to be done on chapters 11-13 before they're ready for alpha, but we're officially ahead of schedule! No promise...
2024-06-30 18:33:17 +0000 UTC View Post
^is exactly what I'm saying to MC in my head I stg.
I'm just over here fuming, and then laughing at how I'm fuming over a fictional character that I wrote. The saga of me hurting my ow...
2024-06-29 23:30:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Me:
The ROs:
I really only have one question for them and it's ...
2024-06-28 16:47:05 +0000 UTC View Post