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What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:18 pm
by Violet_Isoindolinone
Not really to bother you all~
but i've debated with someone about this topic~
so i will keep it simple and sweet, What is your Opinion about this Thread's Question?

Note: in your PoV as a single human being
Thanks~

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:16 pm
by trooper6
I don't understand the question. What do you mean, "what is your primary key"?

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:57 pm
by Imperf3kt
I also do not understand what is meant by primarybkey.
I have a couple of ideas, but discussing something based on a guess of what that subject even is, is silly.

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:38 pm
by Fuseblower
My primary key is always an integer that is automatically increased when a new row is inserted (either by a trigger or simply a thing that the DBMS provides) and has a name that is the name of the table suffixed by "_PK". Some purists think this is a "Bad Thing" because it would add a superfluous column. After all : there should always be some combination of columns that has a unique value for each row but, personally, I think the ease of use (think of foreign keys, for example) outweighs such academic considerations.

...

Well, I gave it a shot :wink:

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:09 pm
by Violet_Isoindolinone
trooper6 wrote: Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:16 pm I don't understand the question. What do you mean, "what is your primary key"?
i mean like your main point / outstanding / Prominent Features / Your main focus on making a visual novel
like someone who wanted to make his/her VN was making his/her primary key on Storyline and then some of them was focusing on Character design for selling reason, etc~

Thanks

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:09 pm
by Violet_Isoindolinone
Imperf3kt wrote: Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:57 pm I also do not understand what is meant by primarybkey.
I have a couple of ideas, but discussing something based on a guess of what that subject even is, is silly.
i mean like your main point / outstanding / Prominent Features / Your main focus on making a visual novel
like someone who wanted to make his/her VN was making his/her primary key on Storyline and then some of them was focusing on Character design for selling reason, etc~

Thanks

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:12 pm
by Violet_Isoindolinone
Fuseblower wrote: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:38 pm My primary key is always an integer that is automatically increased when a new row is inserted (either by a trigger or simply a thing that the DBMS provides) and has a name that is the name of the table suffixed by "_PK". Some purists think this is a "Bad Thing" because it would add a superfluous column. After all : there should always be some combination of columns that has a unique value for each row but, personally, I think the ease of use (think of foreign keys, for example) outweighs such academic considerations.

...

Well, I gave it a shot :wink:
Yeah, that word is used for people from DMBS Field~
sorry, i'm too into programming

Thanks

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:27 pm
by trooper6
Hm...based on your explanation, my "primary key" is: "big concept."

So the game I'm working on at the moment (well...when I have time...which is not as much as I'd like), has a couple of high concepts. One is: If the character you control is a terrible person, is it winning to help them get away with their terrible things or is willing sabotaging the Main Character? This is just a short 10 minute game. The other main concept is: test out a bunch of complicated Python stuff to give me practice for when I make a bigger game. There are some other gameplay concepts I'm playing with...but I won't spoil those.

I want to come back to the concept of encouraging disconnect between player and main character in another, longer game. But other high concepts might be:
-Game exploring non gendered characters in a romance sim.
-A game that has a time crunch that also deals with needing to eat and sleep in an interesting way.

Or whatever.

So...I go with concept.

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:31 pm
by Violet_Isoindolinone
trooper6 wrote: Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:27 pm Hm...based on your explanation, my "primary key" is: "big concept."

So the game I'm working on at the moment (well...when I have time...which is not as much as I'd like), has a couple of high concepts. One is: If the character you control is a terrible person, is it winning to help them get away with their terrible things or is willing sabotaging the Main Character? This is just a short 10 minute game. The other main concept is: test out a bunch of complicated Python stuff to give me practice for when I make a bigger game. There are some other gameplay concepts I'm playing with...but I won't spoil those.

I want to come back to the concept of encouraging disconnect between player and main character in another, longer game. But other high concepts might be:
-Game exploring non gendered characters in a romance sim.
-A game that has a time crunch that also deals with needing to eat and sleep in an interesting way.

Or whatever.

So...I go with concept.
Thanks for your honest answer
i really appreciate it~

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:39 pm
by Imperf3kt
So basically you're asking whats my "hook"?

I've got a small assortment of projects going at the moment. Mostly for trying out features and learning new concepts, so I'll stick to my main project.

I am somewhat tired of playing visual novels where the only objective is to decide between 'choice A, B, C and D'
So I'm attempting to create an engaging game where your actions control the story, rather than giving the player a multiple-choice pop quiz.

I cannot explain it very well, so I hope this is enough to convey my thoughts.

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:29 am
by Fuseblower
Ah! A hook. Well, I never gave it much thought but when I look at my projects ("Tenkeiteki Tokyo", "The Doomed Diner", the current NaNo "Cat and Cavy") I notice something : I do a lot of research.

The backgrounds of Tenkeiteki Tokyo are all based on existing places in Tokyo (even down to studying grainy photos of the battleship Yamato), there are word jokes in Japanese and references to manga and Japanese culture and current affairs. For the Doomed Diner I looked at American Streamlined architecture, old horror comics of the 50s and car hop uniforms of the 40s. And now for Cat and Cavy I take my cues from old 70s crime shows, shots of San Francisco, stuff like cat breeds, etc.

So, I guess that's my "Primary Key", to base my stuff on the real world, attention to small details that probably no one notices :lol:

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:46 pm
by Donmai
Fuseblower wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:29 am So, I guess that's my "Primary Key", to base my stuff on the real world, attention to small details that probably no one notices
You're not alone.

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:46 am
by propanoll
Hmm... I guess my current primary key is "deliverability"? Like, the scope and concept of the project has fit.

Let's say that there is an idea, Project01. After cooking Project01 for quite some time, it turns out that the scope's too big for it to be released by a set period of time (say, 1 year). In this case, Project01 will either be scrapped or thinned down : D

There's little point in creating a project that has a low chance of being released, really. Maybe it gives personal satisfaction, but eeh. I can get personal satisfaction from PLAYING games instead : D

Gotta be realistic when working on a project, y'know?

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:31 am
by Violet_Isoindolinone
Interesting, i've learned a lot of thing from this thread
Thanks guys ~

but...
i haven't see someone from "Commersial PoV", i would like to see one if possible

Re: What is your primary key on making a visual Novel?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:43 pm
by trooper6
My current game will be free, but I did commission an artist and pay them...so I’ve been spending money...and future games may well be commercial...but it won’t change my hook into the game. I am interested in big concepts. That is what inspires me to create...that won’t change if the game is commercial or not. I have the luxury of having a full time job, so even if I sell my games, I can focus a on the things that I find inspiring and interesting.