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Major shifts production wise; thinning down choices a lot to a more streamlined, Saya no Uta sort of options. To put it simply, there will be only a few chances to turn the story in a certain direction rather than lots with a branching points system.
Sorry to be dumbing down the entire thing, but between going back to University and this being a first project etc, I realised I was being far too ambitious for baby's first VN.

Samantha is starting her last year of secondary school, wary of her final GCSE exams, just like everyone else. Which makes it all the weirder when her class suddenly gets a new transfer student all the way from America. She ends up being assigned to help him get a hold of the ropes around school, as they coincidently ended up in a lot of the same classes.

The year goes on, and as they become closer friends, Sam discovers that this transfer student comes from a little bit further away than the USA.

AND NOW FOR THE TALKY PART!!

Hey-o, this is just a little personal project I wanted to take a shot at. Making a WIP thread will help keep me motivated to progress at least a little bit each week.
Not a very heavy or innovative story, but hey, not trynna be.

Sprite wise, James will probably be the only sprite you'll see in-game outside of CGs. Not that there won't be other characters except the player and him, but this is a very Alien-Boy driven story.

How can you help?!

Well, for the most part this is just a progress/updates thread, but of course there's always spots for beta-testers and proof readers, plus I will be looking for a composer for the soundtrack later on down development. This'll be a freeware VN so I won't be able to compensate you much, but I will be able to give you a little money for your help. And obviously a shout out in the credits. While I already have someone in mind for the voice, if you wish to try out for a backup slot, go right ahead!

There are a couple coding things I'd like to ask, such as how can I add a page on the main menu to click to get access to the credits, rather than having a short-n-awkward scroll scene after each ending. Actually, if someone wouldn't mind being my go-to guy for little coding advice that would be fantastic.

Art advice would be good too, ESPECIALLY on backgrounds, and any input you have on the logo up top would be great too. I know I want to incorporate a planet into it because I'm kitschy like that, and I really want the blue/green colour to it.

Media!!
This is the girl you play as. Name will be player set, though the default is Samantha.
She's a rather plain and straight-edge person, she neither slacks in class nor is she over-zealous. She keeps to herself for the most part and, even at this point in her education, isn't really sure what she wants to become in life.
This is James. Personality wise, he's pretty easygoing and calm, letting the world revolve without him. He's happy to go along with whatever Sam wants to do, and school wise, he's a real slacker.
I plan to keep what is 'real' body looks like a secret until release, though there's always the chance I'll get too impatient and end up dropping it under a spoiler tag, aha.
Your Tutor Group leader for your entire 5 years of Secondary School. You managed to pull the short straw and land yourself one of the crankiest in the school, and he doesn't even remember your name half the time! Depending on your choices in the game, he may or may not end up playing a larger part in the story.
Little look of the text box so far, thinking of changing some texts and I'm not sure about changing the quick buttons down at the bottom.

Features I plan to include are:

• 2~5 different 'final' endings (Best Friend, Boyfriend)
  Custom GUI
  A little voice acting (Small things like laughs, gasps, and certain lines of dialogue)
  CG Gallery

Progress Rundown!!

• Writing: 5% (Got the barebones down, fleshing out begins NOW)
  Backgrounds: ~10%
  CGs: 0%
  Sprites: 5% (Got bases down for poses, got to lineart/colour and then on to expressions)
  GUI: 5% (Well, that's the textbox out the way...kinda?)
  Coding: 0% (GOTTA FINISH WRITING)

This sounds fun.

As an American, I'm interested in your take on the "American" transfer student. (There are times when I wonder if some of us are from another planet...)

Great art, as usual. Considering your skill, I doubt you'll have any trouble negotiating a trade for some of stuff you need.

This looks adorable! I'm loving your art style, it's really professional!

I'll definitely keep an eye on this thread + I could proofread when the time comes. For now, good luck!

I really love how you manage to get such smooth lines when you draw, haha.
James sounds interesting. x: I'm looking forward to when Sam finds out that he's an alien??. Good luck with writing it and whatnot! :v!

A alien otome...?

I see, I often think too complicated when I think about a "problem" in a game xD
This is a great idea and the style is cool.
And I'm reaaaaaaally curious how he will look like in "real" *__*

I *love* the art <3
The style, colors AND the poses!

The story sounds like fun too

Good luck on making it! ^__^

saguaro wrote:This sounds fun.

As an American, I'm interested in your take on the "American" transfer student. (There are times when I wonder if some of us are from another planet...)

Great art, as usual. Considering your skill, I doubt you'll have any trouble negotiating a trade for some of stuff you need.

Aha, I'll do my best not to be too horribly inaccurate. Bonus points of him not being an american means any inconsistencies can be blamed on his alien-icy That, and finding voices would be easier. Thank you for the compliment, too!

Veniae wrote:This looks adorable! I'm loving your art style, it's really professional!

I'll definitely keep an eye on this thread + I could proofread when the time comes. For now, good luck!

Oh jeez, I don't know about professional, but still, thanks so much! I'll take a note of your username for when anything beta-wise needs to be released.

chocojax wrote:I really love how you manage to get such smooth lines when you draw, haha.
James sounds interesting. x: I'm looking forward to when Sam finds out that he's an alien??. Good luck with writing it and whatnot! :v!

Psssh that's all down the Paint Tool SAI, I actually downloaded it for the line smoothness.
Got that all planned out! I'm thinking of maybe adding a route where you never even find out the truth, or at least giving multiple points to discover it depending on your choices.

Destiny wrote:A alien otome...?

I see, I often think too complicated when I think about a "problem" in a game xD
This is a great idea and the style is cool.
And I'm reaaaaaaally curious how he will look like in "real" *__*

Oh, yeah, I'm totally prepared for a slew of comments about how unrealistic it all ends up being If anything, the bad endings are going to be the hard ones to write because I have to try and work out a reasonably timed reaction to his discovery, might at a counter for how many times he ends up being found out.

Deji wrote:I *love* the art <3
The style, colors AND the poses!

The story sounds like fun too

Good luck on making it! ^__^

Aaah, thank you, I hope it ends up being fun for people too.

Fungii wrote:Oh, yeah, I'm totally prepared for a slew of comments about how unrealistic it all ends up being If anything, the bad endings are going to be the hard ones to write because I have to try and work out a reasonably timed reaction to his discovery, might at a counter for how many times he ends up being found out.

Excuse me?!
We are talking about a girl starting a fling with an ALIEN!
How unrealistic is that alone?! xD
I wouldn't mind if she suddenly throws up rainbows and gets pregnant with octopuses in that setting %D
Really, there can only be some thing that are "unrealistic" when one of the main characters is a being from outer space

Destiny wrote:Excuse me?!
We are talking about a girl starting a fling with an ALIEN!
How unrealistic is that alone?! xD
I wouldn't mind if she suddenly throws up rainbows and gets pregnant with octopuses in that setting %D
Really, there can only be some thing that are "unrealistic" when one of the main characters is a being from outer space

PLSSSS you know what I mean, can't have people flying off the handle right away and then suddenly the FBI shows up on the spot, especially since the UK doesn't have some kind of alien busting organisation.
As far as I know.
Dun dun dunnnnn.

Oh, man. This premise looks interesting. I'm definitely watching this, yes I am. Mmm-hmm :3

omigosh Fungii, your art is as amazing as ever. x'D

If you want, I wouldn't mind proofreading/beta-testing. It'd be the least I could do.

Ooh this looks interesting! I love the premise and love your art style. Your little signature banner is adorable. *A* I can't wait to see how the whole alien thing plays out, too. Definitely a refreshing story idea!

To answer the coding question, you probably want to make a credits screen using screen language. Orrrr you can just make a label called "credits" and have your menu button jump to that label. (I tend to try to use screens to solve everything, haha)

Feel free to PM me with any coding questions you have and I'll do my best to help you out. owo I want to see this project done. <3

azureXtwilight wrote:Oh, man. This premise looks interesting. I'm definitely watching this, yes I am. Mmm-hmm :3

Thank you! I hope I don't disappoint.

Victoria Jennings wrote:omigosh Fungii, your art is as amazing as ever. x'D

If you want, I wouldn't mind proofreading/beta-testing. It'd be the least I could do.

Please, you're too kind. It's gonne be hell trying to keep my backgrounds up to speed with my sprites .
Sure thing, I'll put you on the beta-list.

Camille wrote:Ooh this looks interesting! I love the premise and love your art style. Your little signature banner is adorable. *A* I can't wait to see how the whole alien thing plays out, too. Definitely a refreshing story idea!

To answer the coding question, you probably want to make a credits screen using screen language. Orrrr you can just make a label called "credits" and have your menu button jump to that label. (I tend to try to use screens to solve everything, haha)

Feel free to PM me with any coding questions you have and I'll do my best to help you out. owo I want to see this project done. <3

Thank you!
And thank you again for offering to be a code q-er for me, it took me like 10 minutes to work out why my game was bugging out, then realised I was missing the " marks You're gonna have your work cut out for you.

Alien! Looks yummy, and is there only 1 obtainable guy here or you're planning to make more?
Anyway, the art looks nice! I like it!
Good luck on your project!

ngareci wrote:Alien! Looks yummy, and is there only 1 obtainable guy here or you're planning to make more?
Anyway, the art looks nice! I like it!
Good luck on your project!

As of now James is the only obtainable. You interact with other characters, but he's the only one you can get any endings with.
Thanks for the good wishes!