A NEAR DAWN ♣ [Thriller x Mystery x Comedy] < Play the Prologue! >

[LeonDaydreamer]

I just ran across this thread today and I'm really excited to see how it turns out! I especially like that you're using some flash animation. It really sets your project apart from others I've seen. It's also great to see such a diverse set of characters. You hardly see older characters in VN's (or maybe that's just the ones I've been playing). The physiological aspect of this story really interests me. This should be great when it's finished!!

Thanks ForkAndKnife!
Doing Flash animation is one thing, implementing it into Ren'py is quite another! :P
I'd say I picked up a few tricks though, working on Put A Sock In It!

I have quite a bit of humor in the story, because I like a mix of things and it makes for a great contrast against the darker scenes. Overall, I'm going for a more mature, serious tone. These people have careers to worry about, even families. It can be hard to be a social justice warrior when you have a lot to lose. Maybe that should be the tagline. :)

Thanks for the vote of confidence! I decided to put all my concentration into completing the demo and I would be hoping to get this project KickStarted. That would pretty much be a dream come true at this point.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Work in progress sketch for the A Near Dawn cover illustration.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Look, coolness - I finished the cover art for A Near Dawn!
Let me know what you think.

[Zelan]

Oooh, interesting. ^_^ I feel like it's not a coincidence that the sonic(?) waves look like they're originating from Alexa.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Hey Zelan, nice seeing you on this thread.

Oooh, interesting. ^_^ I feel like it's not a coincidence that the sonic(?) waves look like they're originating from Alexa.

Yes, ahem... that was totally intentional and not at all only a design thing. :) But there's definitely something to this theory of yours, is all I'll say!

[LeonDaydreamer]

Animating Sam's run cycle. It's going pretty well, but so much further to go...

[Zelan]

Animation is so impressive. ^_^ Looks good so far.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Animation is so impressive. ^_^ Looks good so far.

Thanks Zelan! Here's an update! It's moving along nicely. :)

[LeonDaydreamer]

Ink is finished on this guy! The paint will take a while...

[Zelan]

Run, Forrest, Sam, run!

It looks so smooth! ^_^ Good luck with the painting.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Run, Forrest, Sam, run!
It looks so smooth! ^_^ Good luck with the painting.

Hehe. :P
Thanks! I made this so much more difficult than it needed to be (my specialty)! Now I have to animate shadows, highlights, and soft shade for every frame. I planned this as the most complicated scene in the game, hopefully things will go a lot smoother after it's done.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Final animation of Sam running:

[Zelan]

It looks awesome! ^_^ Congratulations on finishing it!

[LeonDaydreamer]

It looks awesome! ^_^ Congratulations on finishing it!

Thanks a lot Zelan! :)
Hopefully that's the most complicated sequence in this project, I get seriously perfectionist with my work and it winds up taking forever. XD

[LeonDaydreamer]

This is how I amuse myself with my work in progress. :)