Development Blog

01

Apr

2012

Posted by Alonso Martin

I think I said sometime in the last centuries that I wouldn’t post unless I had something to show. I kind of want to take that back because I have been working a lot on the game, but just not on things that can be shown with a screenshot. Mostly, I’ve finished (re)designing world-map so that it’s hand by hand with the story.

Before, I thought I had to choose which one was going to be the other’s master (if world-map determines story, or vice-versa), but I realised having a world-map beforehand would’ve helped get the story going much faster. They’re kind of the same in their own way; I’ve had to write a backstory for each important place. I’ve also come up with a 500-year timeline that made entwining the conflicts of the Valley much easier. I updated a few details in the game info page to share a bit more about the story, but I really can’t say much without taking away a few surprises. There’s a pretty big one that, I hope, you won’t see coming. If you do care to play the game when it’s out, I’ll be anxious to see if it worked out for you.

I get self-conscious when I talk about my things (I’m beginning to think this update is not such a good idea). But I’d rather keep updating the blog with somewhat useless posts than leaving things still. What’s kind of a relief is that there’s practically no expectation for the game, so the pressure to make something ‘worthy of playing’ is off in that regard. The good news is that I’m forcing myself to have this done by the end of this year. I hope that’s what actually happens.

Edit: I just realised I could’ve made an april fool’s “the game’s released” joke…