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Chapter 5 - Dev Log #13
🕑 Added 2023-09-20 19:42:05 +0000 UTCHello,
So...
I finally got the invoice from the music artist whose song I needed for the Vic Cinematic in Chapter 1.
And I also already finished the entire cinematic. It's 1:05 minutes long.
I really like the ambiance of it.
I'm going to preview the cinematic with the release announcement, as I know not everyone is going to play through the beginning again.
I've spent some time with Iray Servers in the past couple of days, and at the beginning, it looked like I found the solution to my loading times, but then it didn't render a single render overnight... I don't know why but I'm not going to spend more time on it until both SG and WiAB are released.
I'll need to figure out what went wrong.
Phone
While doing the Vic cinematic, I worked on the phone during the WiAB days... Thanks to my boy Eni, we managed to make quite some progress.
The goal for Chapter 5 is, to create a basic phone and functionality. The polishing will continue during Season 2. (More apps, etc.)
Here's a WIP look at the Contacts App. (Cursor hovering over Mila.)
You've got your Fast-Access navigation bar at the bottom to fast-access apps. (At some point you can configure the NavBar yourself.)
If a person is a member of a college, it'll show so on the right. You can also see a status.
Below the ZPR, I'll add a fast access button for the upcoming Bio app.
Chats
Regarding the chats...
At first, it was planned to code them in and let Renpy use auto-adjustable bubbles, etc.
But I think it looks bad and leaves a lot of potential behind.
So I do what I always do and go a step further... There are now three different variations of Chat bubbles.
A beginning, middle, and end part to make them really appealing to the eye.
Pro:
- It looks great and highly customizable.
Con:
- I have to create every single message by hand. Adjust the size, length, and height of each bubble. Also, I have to keep track of what type of bubble to use.
But that's alright.
We're doing it the right way, or not at all.
I would preview it but I don't have them in the game yet. (That happens when I arrive at said point during testing.)
For the release, you'll get a working Contacts, Chat & Aurora App. Aurora is similar to Instagram.
As time goes on, more and more profiles will be added to Aurora.
The phone is ALWAYS accessible, which might prove a challenge but will enhance the experience a lot down the line.
And here's a single preview because I feel weird without showing at least one...
The release weeks are always very stressful and my mental health always suffers... After the last double release, I swore to not let it happen again, but moving across the country affected me.
And well, here we go again... A double release with an upcoming move.
I'm sick of my 2-room apartment... It's impossible to have a living room and sit down with people if my loud-ass PCs keep emulating tornado sounds.
On the other side, I don't want to stop rendering either... Because the Games >>>> Human connection.
So yeah, I got myself a 3-room apartment, which also gives me the possibility to tax-deduct one room as an office. That's really awesome.
The good news, the new place is in the same building, but it's still straining my mind combined with the double release and all the stress that comes with it...
We're so close.
- Ocean
Comments
Mister Mackerel
Awesome to hear! Take care of yourself during this period.
Snark
Thank you for the insight! Great work!
