fate collide
Progress Report 21
Heyo!
A bit of a longer break since last report, unlike the more usual by-weekly. So enjoy a longer report too!
Honestly, there hasn't been that much to write since last report, so I've decided to make it a bit less often. I feel a bit better with renders as I can show numbers, even some sneak peeks to accompany and so on, while currently I'm just dug in into scripting and dialogue.
And speaking of, it's been going okay. It has actually been quite decent 3 out of 4 weeks, but the last week was quite dreadful (both irl and workwise) which slowed me down.
I didn't finish today, but Ep3 dialogue is 98% done, I just didn't write the ending of the ep yet. With this I don't mean proofread, just the dialogue I've gone through, added some new stuff etc. into it. Won't go too deep into details, but just classic bureaucracy and being sent all over the city to make some legal documents because of certain laws that they're changing. Yay.
On that game note, Ep3 script ended up... Interesting, in a way. Took a decent amount to go through, but there is almost no "new" content in the end. Because, I've taken and moved Ep4 bits (Levy gym, Valentina Supermarket + Coffee) and instead placed it after ep3 big party event. Because of how ep1/2 were set, I felt it fits here quite well and leaves me with open hands for writing new content in Ep4 (will have big new Valentina content, possibly Levy too).
It took quite a bit to go through Ep3 script because I've had to think a bit more about certain elements, as they... Didn't sit that well with me, after what ep1+2 did. With some changes to early eps, the student council stuff at the party made no sense anymore. Some of MC's behavior was also a bit off (why did MC suddenly get + 200 aura out of nowhere to try lick April's feet), and few others. How did Falazio and Chang in first place steal old envelopes, replaced them with identical new ones, and none of the student council members didn't realize it? Things like that...
I've also made some complications to the party, but then scrapped it away and simplified as it was becoming way too messy (due to panties challenge actually ).
One thing that is hard to discuss (I did open that topic a bit on Discord already) is Serena's scene in ep3. I'm leaning towards removing it, and just having the rooftop be more of a romantic setting. Now this might come as a total shock, but the reasoning (in my eyes, and seems with some of my alpha testers too) is that her having a scene there and being horny conflicts a lot with her behavior now, due to ep1+2 changes. The two of you are actually much closer now, so the whole segment feels off after what she tries to do with you in the room prior to the rooftop. I've accepted the suggestion for now to keep the dialogue/part and see how it flows after testing and feedback from others.
Naturally, if it does end up getting removed, it will be paid off in Ep5, as then it would be guaranteed Serena scene (in contrast, if boobjob stays, I'd prefer not again Serena scene in ep5).
That's all for now, will try to make next report a bit quicker, in roughly 3 weeks and hopefully almost all of ep4 script done by then with some nice new segments and content. And after that, of course, it's rendering till I drop
Love you all,
Kat <3
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