Sometimes I like causing drama for my poor characters 😅
Anyway, #DaddyDatingGame is currently at 181,535 words (13,918 dialogue blocks) and 438 menus
@PatchrickPlayer1 recently streamed an alpha build (and will be continuing) so check him out!
https://www.youtube.com/@PatchrickPlayer1/streams
. @PatchrickPlayer1 will be streaming the current build of #DaddyDatingGame about 2.5 hours from now (8:30 PM Eastern)!
Come and join us!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0fE4eKwmfg
https://www.twitch.tv/patchrickplayer1
The #DaddyDatingGame UI is basically complete, and we're also now at 167,236 words (12,717 dialogue blocks) and 410 menus
And... @PatchrickPlayer1 will be streaming the current game build tomorrow (5/2) at 8:30 PM Eastern!
Come join us!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0fE4eKwmfg
https://www.twitch.tv/patchrickplayer1
Annnd the planner feature for #DaddyDatingGame has also been UI-ed (before and after view)
Also updated the choice menus while in SMS mode to look like you're actually sending a response message (or not)
Progress!
Text messaging is done for #DaddyDatingGame
It uses NVL mode but has a "memory" of previous conversations (by person/group) and shows a hint of who you're talking to in the background so it's less confusing when the game switches between convos
Progress!
Lookit the gorgeous cast of #DaddyDatingGame ❤️ (Caleb is a placeholder at the moment)
159,306 words in 12,111 dialogue blocks, and 388 menus (player choices)
Also did some UI cleanup and will put in the GUI for text messaging soon
Progress!
More #DaddyDatingGame progress!
Been a productive few writing weeks: now at 156,321 words (11,870 dialogue blocks), written through game day 17 (including hooking up already-written scenes)
Also: My sprite artist has started on both Caleb and Mitch sprites
Progress!
Had a coworking gamedev session with a friend today, and it was productive!
Got some more #DaddyDatingGame UI work done, and also got some writing done... day 14 is just over half done, now
Game's now at 122,405 words and 9395 dialogue blocks
Progress!
All the music for #DaddyDatingGame is staged and... the character settings screen is nicer!
Obviously needs more UI polish and cleanup, but you can now toggle the guys' settings with a visual indication of what's changing
Also the screen is generated automatically per guy! It also obeys unlocks for achieving a happy ending for a guy, so I avoided having to copy-paste anything. And the same character definitions will be reused for the character profiles you can view in-game.
With tons of thanks to my artist Illuminate for separating out art layers for me to make all of this possible
Progress!
Implemented smart crossfade today for #DaddyDatingGame... it'll now crossfade music and do nothing if the given track is already playing
This'll make music staging so much quicker... won't have to manually fadeout music, nor conditional everywhere to see if the music needs to change
Oh yeah, also got (all of?) the music for the game... not commissioning music (yet) this time around and seeing if I can make do with the stuff I have from Humble Bundle and Fanatical over the years... working out so far!
Progress!
bobcgames (he/him)