Honestly, didn't get around to that pinned post because my squirrel brain started to hyperfixate on a different interest.. do not ask me please. I feel a bit insane over it. (It's also not really that interesting) At least I got the title screen "done" (nothing ever feels done) and I got progress on the scheduling results screen. I'd drawn out both public speaking and art but there's so many more to do...haven't coded the results screen in yet but that title screen is shoved in! I've also changed the art for Quinn.. unsure if this is the direction I want to go with the art but I'm also wanting to MOVE ON alrdy so it might just stick. It's not bad anyhow. I was too lazy...to hide the text so...look away. It's still placeholders..
I feel it might be too optimistic to say...but perhaps demo at the end of this month..? MAYBE? HOPEFULLY? YES/Yes?
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Ignore the black boxes. I just put in a lot of placeholders there that I'm shy about.. but these are the screens I've been working on lately. So far, I've got the art for all the characters sketched out, have the lessons thumbnails sketched out for the schedule menu.. but still need to get some doodling done for work and other sections.
I also need to make some items in the database, but it's such busy thinking work that my brain cells are hiding somewhere..
These screens are still NOT DONE nor final and it's kind of driving me crazy that everything is actually stuck in that 'not finished' state, but I'm too busy avoiding colors. :-3c
What even is a devlog.. I’ve spent the last two days working on the scheduling screen that I’ve remade three times alrdy bc I hate every single one I did and I’m STILL NOT QUITE liking what I have but one must move on..! And then I was squinting at the code I’ve made bc past me is possibly crazy. What is going on here.. never look under the hood !!!!
Somehow the more I work on things the less done things feel lmao.. I want to get to the character arts and bits soon but there’s so much more structural stuff I need before I feel comfortable moving onto that.. WHY THO.. GAMEPLAY IS STILL MOSTLY VN.. (this is me screaming at me)
Anyway solodev is suffering bc I can’t just wake up to stuff being magically done..
Putting yourself out there is terrifying! And my respect for those that do every single day has grown exponentially with trying to maintain a devlog blog..
I’ve been pondering on whether I should keep this account more “professional” or casual and I think I’ll settle for semi-casual. I don’t want to make it impossible to find my gamedev posts but I do love to reblog things. A lot.
I’m also thinking to make a pinned post once I have the character busts done that introduces the game’s plot and characters.. I’d realized the other day that I’ve yet to clearly state what my game is even about yet!!! Lmao. I’ve also seen several tumblr posts that have cute little borders and gfx in them that I wanna do for the eventual pinned..☺️ I’m happy that coming to tumblr gives me inspiration in many ways.. I love indies so so much. I LOVE ART SO MUCH.
Last week’s work has been the character art for status screens. I’ve gotten all of them sketched and have been tweaking designs and redrawing some when I dislike them a bit too much.. it really helps to leave them alone for a day or two before I look at them again because I grow blind to so many of my mistakes if I try to finish everything in one sitting.
I’m still struggling with accepting the limits of my skill level but I’m also loving the progress I make and seeing art of my characters in general. Gotta make my own food when I’m the only cook in the kitchen!! And hey, I’m not that bad at it.. drawing that is. I’m just on that lifelong quest of being better.
I’ve also spent some time toying with a few potential coloring styles but that is still tbd. Can’t say I’m finding any success with finding a particular finish for the arts that I want, but I’m learning to enjoy the process by letting myself cut back on the rush.. I really want to complete a demo soon but this is a game I want to be able to enjoy playing because technically!!! I’m making it for MYSELF! And maybe that one other person, whom I’ve yet to meet, whose tastes align with mine. This is for YOU, MY BELOVED!
So far, gamedev has been rather lonely and much of it feels like I’m talking to myself 90% of the time.. and so! Going to take a wee break for a few days in this coming week so I don’t burn myself out too early! But I do want to finish a title screen/logo by next week at the least!!
Might also take the time to search up sfx bc I haven’t even begun looking for that and it’ll give me a break from staring at my art so much.
And while we’re on the topic of things I want to do, I want to learn godot.. someone hold my hand?
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(But I’m trying to show myself grace while trying to build up a habit..?) Spent this past week fighting off my perfectionism.. she rears her ugly head semi often, but most often when I draw lmao 😜 (argh) got a bit mopey over the quality of my ROUGH SKETCHES for some of the training results screens.. logically knowing that it’s ridiculous to be upset over my stick figures does nothing to make me feel better unfortunately. Perfectionism is a curse and idk how to get rid of her.
My motivation was a bit low as the anxiety of my project collided with concern on whether I should keep the nsfw elements of my game.. while the adult content was never the main focus, my whole intention was to make an “adult version” of the games I’ve enjoyed playing as a teen.. (tbf princess makers were always for MATURE audiences but.. shhh) basically lots of shadow boxing and moping.. blah blah blah don’t focus on the future and live in the present,, yes but I’m mentally ILL. Wte it will remain queer AF! (At the very least)
When I get into these moods though, it always helps to reengage with media and other stories by artists to remind me that I love imperfect shit. The flaws don’t bother me there so I need to stop picking at my flaws in my work..
Note to self… searching pinch in gifs does not yield expected results..
I hesitate to tag this but..maybe I’ll appreciate that I pushed past this in the future. You better have finished this game, future me!!! I’ll beat you up!!!!!
