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Mind Drop #31 (09/25/2021)
🕑 Added 2021-09-25 15:13:38 +0000 UTC
Yo 😎
I hope everyone has had a good week. I certainly can't complain about mine.
Not a super duper long mind drop by any means but I do have some news to share so let's get into it.
Game / Dev related stuff:
- Another solid week in the books. Things continued to go smoothly and I've kept my pace without any issues.
- Last week I polled about adding an overall percentage tracker to these mind drops. And after reading through opinions on the matter I think I will wait until after days 10-14 to add it. But it is something I want to do moving forward.
Renders made this prior week:
New - 89 renders and 0 animations
Week 1 redo - 82 renders and 2 animations
Renders per day - 24.4
(Very solid week considering I took Sunday off; so a more accurate renders per day is 28.5)
Personal related stuff:
- Psychonauts 2 is awesome and worth the wait. I haven't managed to finish it yet but I will likely set some time aside tomorrow to continue it. 😊
- Fatherhood is not far away for me now. One of the reasons betas haven't started yet is because I wanted to build up a solid amount of work I could sprinkle out through betas since I know my life will get a lot different soon. Though I'm confident in the support system I have around me to help mitigate some of that.
Upcoming content:
Rachael client poll - 09/28 (Tiers 1-4)
(Small hiatus with these just because I have recieved a severe lack of suggestions for a solid foundation for a client from Norway. In fact the only suggestion I've gotten is from Morbil and that was for "True Norwegian Black Metal band's frontwoman" and I came close to running with it but I'll give another shot for suggestions. And remember you don't have to comment them, you can send them to me in a private message here on patreon.)
Birthday renders - 09/30 (Tiers 1-4) (Discord only)
I'm going to do my best to start hitting these on the day of the girl's birthdays. Carly's has already happened and Willow's is the next up on the 30th.
Monthly render set - 09/30 (Tiers 2-4)
From the topics I presented you guys voted for "What are the girls up to on the MC's first away game?" It will be a 20+ render set that will also be it's own very small game.
First beta - 10/12 (Tier 4) 10/19 (Tier 3) 10/22 (Tiers 1-2)
I decided to play it cautiously and to not jump ahead of myself as I tend to want to do. It took a long time to get to the betas but they will become a common thing.
Question of the week:
Q:
Any plans on adding music / other features?
A:
For the longest time I've been a big proponent that music in Visual Novels isn't necessary. Solely for the reason that I think music is so subjective that it makes so much more sense to just play your own. There's the added catch that I am in no way shape or form musically gifted and my music tastes aren't exactly the norm. I listen to a lot of G-funk and 90's rap.
Sound design is a different story. Background noise such as crowd noise or just ambient noises can really add a lot of depth to VN's. So things like that are much more likely to be added.
As for other features, they're mainly only planned to be added for the week 1 remake.
These include things like the character viewer, day tracker / calendar, and a gallery to replay spicy scenes. So while music isn't planned currently I don't want to rule it out as a possibility.
That's all for this week. I'm gonna get back to work, I'm having a lot of fun on the scene I'm currently making. 😊
And as always, you guys are the fucking best and I'm so thankful for each of you.
Love you guys <3
Comments
TexMachina
norwegian black metal frontwoman gets my vote. Hell, even just a metal chick would be cool and unique (hot metal chicks are rare, trust me lol)
Scarsdale
With games I usually turn off music and if I'm getting frustrated, the sound totally LOL! Don't feel bad about your tastes in music my kids complain that I'm stuck in post-disco era music but pre-punk ;) The game is fine as is love the story and love your skills!
Hg0
Don't waste effort on music. I can't think of a single game where I leave it on.
Derp McDerp
Yeah I agree, sound effects could be cool and immersive, music never is for me.
Daniel M
Sound effects would be nice but I turn the music off in every VN I play.
AlphaEcho
A Norwegian gal... Could be a Biathlon competitor, a Triathlon competitor or a fitness model. Adding music would be nice. A few Devs I follow, made excellent choices with their soundtracks. A few others didn't do so well and made a decent AVN into a below par one with poor music choices.
Day
There aren't alot of good AD with good soundtracks so same.
Steve Shepherd
To be honest, I always turn off the music, and lower the background sounds as well. I like quiet games
MacDaddyD
I’m glad everything is back to normal in your life… until the baby comes. Anyway, regarding the Norwegian chick, maybe she could be an Olympian skier? Skiing I believe is the most popular sport in Norway.
Solstorm
I would like to see her as a "Power Player" No time for relationships,
DeadMan
Someone famous from Norway that would call for secrecy as a forefront. That way it give mystery and only those that need to know ever know. So knowing would be Racheal, Jammie and the MC.
tinmoosel
Nightwish is Finnish therefore Finnish metal is greater than anything from Norway. Sweden is more metal than both of them put together, so I agree with that.
Matthew Zeigler
Norway has had female Prime Ministers in the past and I think their current one is female. Being Prime Minister could be a reason for her being a very prominent and discreet client.
Alpha Protagonist
Well said about your own music. Only 2 other games out of 30, or so Adult games. That i actually like the music. Hard liking other music when your a Metalhead. Also nice Pepe. Based
Shard73
I would suggest an Olympic athlete, seeing as Norway actually holds the record in the Winter Olympics for both most gold medals and most overall medals
Philippe Stöger
Make her a metal gal! I love that. But pls no blackmetal. What about some tattoos on her? Give her a metal vibe, throat-tattoo, chestpiece, sleeve...maybe some fingertats... Give her a cute face, a norway-model-body and an Metalcore Vibe. Maybe she could be into playing musik. A calm girl who plays the guitar like a northern god. A bit introverted, but extremly hard shredding on the strings. If you need something more detailled, let her collect guitarpics from famous musicians.
Grob Az
Yeah I'm totally down for 90s hip hop and g funk in this game. That sounds fucking lit
Grob Az
Seconding this
Grob Az
Ever heard of Norwegian Black Metal...?
Tarragon
For me can you skip music. Mostly I turn that off and play something that I find proper for the game. From some obscure Irish folk singer from the 60's to Blood God (just now is Monster Metal my favorite song, a real singer). Even some 90's rap, for me the best decade when it comes to rap. G-funk doesn't rock my booty so much. :)
Tarragon
Metal is more Norway than Finland, especially death metal I would say. When it comes to metal is Sweden biggest, Gothenburg has more metal than the total of Finland. They only have metal that can participate in ESC! :D Well, that was rude, they also have Korpiklaani. She should be the "singer" famous for her growl. (Personal note: The reason I hate death metal is the growl, So much good music destroyed by that.)
Ruff Ryder
Please oh please put 90's rap into the game!
JAS
I have worked in Norway many times over the last decade and love the country and people. Check out the Norwegian film Headhunters (2011). It may give you a bit of inspiration.
Phillip Kokholm
Okay metal is Finland and not Norway but otherwise a good suggestion a from morbil
Braindrop
Go to your profile settings and link your discord to your patreon and it should automatically add you to the discord 😎
Can I get on the discord
