Progress Update: Lots & lots of animation
Added 2019-07-19 16:26:53 +0000 UTCSo how's my slightly-overscoped anxiety simulator doing? In the last 3 weeks, I did:
- Four in-person playtests! The first two were good, but the players felt one of the antagonists was unrealistic. After fixing the dialogue & clarifying that character's motivations, the next two playtests went near-perfectly! I think I can "lock in" the story, and now it's just fixing typos & making words more concise.
- A lot of final-quality art & animation for Chapter 2. In the GIF above, you can see some anims for Beebee. And below, a GIF of some anims for Hong:
And here's a screenshot of The Party: (with new characters!)
All the art for Chapter 2 is done, now I "just" need to integrate the spritesheets into the code. Then do all this again for Chapter 3. And 4.
Finally,
- All music is DONE! I didn't do this, but the musician I'm collaborating with, Monplaisir, just finished the full original soundtrack! As with all their music, it'll be released under Creative Commons Zero as well.
Here's a sneak peek/listen at one track!
đ”Adventures with Anxiety - Shelter Dog (mp3) đ”
Rough Estimate: We are 70% done, and AwA will launch end-of-August.
Also, I'll admit progress has been slower than I'd like recently, because I'm stressing out about housing. I just moved to Montréal, and, wow is it hard to find a room to rent. I've been searching for three weeks. If, by coincidence, any of you happen to know people renting rooms in Montréal starting Aug or Sep, please let me know!
Thank you again so much for sticking with me! đ After AwA is done, dear sweet mother of god, next time I'm doing a much, much smaller project. (...like, uh, quantum computing?)
đș,
~ Nicky
Comments
Thanks for checking in Alicia! Montréal is treating me well so far. :) Any festivals you recommend this summer? (I am currently overwhelmed how many festivals are simultaneously going on right now)
Nicky Case
2019-07-30 20:48:33 +0000 UTCI was just coming to check if you were okay! So glad you found a room :) I wanted to reply on the day you sent the update but ExDys knocked me down >< If you need help navigating things in Montréal & being in QC in general, I'd be happy to connect you with other ppl you can DM me too. :)
Shey
2019-07-26 19:38:02 +0000 UTCAw, thanks Will! Good news though -- literally the day after I posted this, I found a room to rent! Thank you for offering, though, I super appreciate it :)
Nicky Case
2019-07-23 20:13:42 +0000 UTCHeya! I know a few lovely folks in Montreal who were super good to me when I was there, DM me and I'll hook you up! :)
Will Dayble
2019-07-22 05:14:08 +0000 UTCOof, good luck with changing apartments! And actually, some good news: I just found a new room to rent! Thanks for offering anyway, that's super kind :)
Nicky Case
2019-07-20 22:34:32 +0000 UTCDon't worry, I've got plenty of my own anxiety to keep me busy while I wait đžđŠ, part of which is also due to changing apartment! I've got a few friends in MontrĂ©al, I'll pass the word around.
DominoPivot
2019-07-20 15:58:53 +0000 UTCalso, cool music!
Samuel Hackwill
2019-07-20 15:11:23 +0000 UTCgood luck in finding a nice place to live!
Samuel Hackwill
2019-07-20 15:11:15 +0000 UTCThank you! :) These updates are motivating for me to do, too. Not too much effort to write 'em, but it's nice to share what I've been up to. Like animating a red wolf flailing about in five different ways.
Nicky Case
2019-07-19 17:42:15 +0000 UTCI love all your updates Nicky, great work and can't wait to play the full release of AwA!
Brendan Nelligan
2019-07-19 16:57:42 +0000 UTCThank you for the luck! đ
Nicky Case
2019-07-19 16:38:36 +0000 UTCThatâs some really exciting development!! The art/animation looks soo sweet. Good luck for the last stretch, Nicky! And also finding a place to stay! D:
hdualan
2019-07-19 16:35:55 +0000 UTC
