Devlog 15 - July 4, 2021

Developer's Log - Entry 15
friends with dogs log
entry 15 - july 4, 2021

Hey guys, so I finally found some important things to do.

1) VISUALS -

There were some details that weren't consistent with the baseline/neutral expression sprites, including eye position and clothing details. So much copying and pasting, and mirroring the canvas. Oh well. At the end, there still might be inconsistencies, but for now it's all right. Just need to replace the old sprites with the fixed sprites now.

Need to add a black text box gradient to an existing background to improve contrast between background and text.

2) AUDIO -

Added in the rest of the sound effects. Currently looking through the game script and figuring out which sound effects I used, adding credits, and deciding if I need to add any more to emphasize parts of the story.

3) WRITING -

Although conditionals (if X happens, then Y text will appear) might supplement the story a little, I'm currently sticking with what I already have. Adding X means that I would need to go through and plan Y, Z, A, B, C text in several portions of the story, which might break up the current flow of the story. Probably won't go through with the conditionals since they're not essential.

4) POCKET CHIBIS -

Johan of Novel & You ✦ Studio reached out on the Lemma Soft Forums and offered to create pocket chibis for friends with dogs! We can look forward to seeing Hayden and Ruby in pocket chibi form :3 See Johan's work on their Twitter at @novel_you1!

TO-DO LIST:

1) Test build/short demo
2) Implement the dancing sprite solution
     - Character 2
3) Credits
     - Include a document with credits for sound effects
4) Sprites
     - Replace older sprites with edited, fixed sprites
5) Backgrounds
     - Add black textbox gradient to a background for better contrast between text and background

Thanks for reading!

Remember to check out Johan's work on their Twitter at @novel_you1! :D

- M.