evertidings

update 09.

Added 2022-02-27 04:36:26 +0000 UTC

RAMBLE (WHEN TWILIGHT STRIKES).

hi hi!! i'm going to write this super quickly because i have a lot to do tomorrow, so i'll start with twine. i first wanted to get this out in january, and then february, and now i'm thinking maybe march. indecisive, i know.

but here's my problem: if i do that, i'll need to stop writing completely and spend all my time working on the build—and i don't want to do that. so for anyone who's wondering, i don't know when this is coming out. it'll be in spring for sure and hopefully, because i'm working on chapter seven at the same time, it won't be a long wait for that afterward. i think i'd rather do this than have a long wait in between both, so i hope that's okay. i get anxious thinking about how long it's been since i last updated, but i've been trying my best and i know that. there's not much else i can do.

as for what i did, i'm currently still on chapter four working on Rylan's break-in scene. working on the twine build isn't particularly hard, per se, but it's extremely draining. it's a bunch of copying and pasting and reading over old sentences for grammatical errors and word choices. there's little escapism in it other than a mindless task for me to do if i'm not in the mood for writing, so sometimes i struggle with it. regardless, i don't regret my move to twine and can't wait for the release date.

as for chapter seven, i somehow spent the entire week writing one choice set? granted, it's over two thousand words long, but by the time i finished, i didn't ever want to write about the topic again. with five ros to accompany you to meet Mirai, i had to account for flavour texts for each, as well as what individual hunters would say based on personality traits and stats. i love how personalized this makes the game, but sometimes it's a bit tedious.

i just wrote the final bits for the scene today—where Mirai asks you why you think she should hear you out—and will be moving onto the second scene later this week—in which the hunter explains the situation. after that, i only have one or two more choice sets planned in this 'act' which is super exciting. there are about five in this chapter so getting even one done will be a huge relief. the first act has fewer interactions between the hunter and the ros, which is likely why i'm slogging through it. i've grown really used to the ros and their individual voices that speaking with other characters takes me more time to get comfortable. acts four and five, however, will be a lot of hunter x ro so those should be a breeze. genuinely can't wait to show sneak peeks from those.

RAMBLE (SECRET PROJECT).

at this point, i might as well take this section out because i barely ever have time to work on it lol. i'll get there eventually.

STATS.

231,758 words (+ 3.2k)

* includes word count from chapter seven only.

SNEAK PEEK.

Meeting [Mirai]'s eyes, I declare, “Because a hunter being desperate for your help is more entertaining than your next vampire client whining about their problems.”