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!!
- MC (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.
- James
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.
- Mr Ashlaghn
- Preview
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
- 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)
That, and finding voices would be easier. Thank you for the compliment, too!
