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- Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some questions and advice on attempting my first visual novel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1668
Re: Some questions and advice on attempting my first visual novel
Maybe this is just a personal preference, but it seems pretty redundant to write the full character name anywhere at all (except when defining the character). Why not use one or two letter tags? Hello, Aviala. I avoid using short abbreviations because they sometimes obfuscate meaning. Descriptive n...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some questions and advice on attempting my first visual novel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1668
Re: Some questions and advice on attempting my first visual novel
This leads to my question as to how you guys write your stories? Not the creative aspect, but, how do you organize it? Is there a way of formatting it that will make the coding easier later on? It's actually rather easy to code a story in Ren'Py. As an example, I have been writing my story directly...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:50 am
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: Writing VN's with story structure different than "hero journey"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2545
Re: Writing VN's with story structure different than "hero journey"
TV Tropes Master Plots outlines 20 different types of story structures. Generally speaking, the basic template for any story involves a rising action, climax, and falling action. My interpretation is as follows: 1. Rising Action - This is where you introduce the characters, their problems if any, w...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:52 am
- Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
- Topic: How do you name your labels and handle branching paths?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 307
How do you name your labels and handle branching paths?
This is more of a Ren'Py design question than a technical one. Do you have a certain schema, strategy, or philosophy for naming your labels? I was wondering if there is a best practice I can follow to implement branching in an organized fashion. What I am trying to do, in a nutshell, is include opti...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:11 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: learning art
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1373
Re: learning art
One learning resource that I highly recommend is YouTube, because there are quite a few step-by-step tutorials for artwork. Find a video that interests you and watch how the artist transitions from a blank page to a finished drawing. Next, try to draw something of your own. I cannot stress this enou...