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Progress Report 22
🕑 Added 2025-04-23 08:04:08 +0000 UTCAnd we're back again at it.
In previous I said I hope I'll finish ep4 script in 3 weeks, I guess I kinda did but I also did other things as well, hence it's 4 weeks apart from last report. So, what's been done?
The almost finished ep3 script is now finished. Scooter also volunteered to speed up the usual way of me first proofreading my own text before sending him, instead now I sent him instantly.
He may or may not have regretted that decision 🤣
Butt jokes aside, Ep3 is now also proofread, and he had some great comments on some segments and how to smooth things out. Examples the previously mentioned "heist" Chang part I've talked in previous report, how to sort out the complicated pathing at party depending if you got underwear/kiss (as there have been some slight changes) and also providing some nice feedback on MC's portrayal, and so on.
As soon as my own ep3 writing was done (and sent to Scooter for his fun time), I jumped into ep4 writing. Glad I did this way, as I had a lot of ideas in mind that I didn't want to lose.
Ep4 script turned out... Interesting. Naturally, Raiko cinema, Koko/Soo-Ah party and Avis bar remained, but with the previously commented in report 21 shift of Tina supermarket/Levy gym part being moved to ep3, I had tons of room for new content. And I think there's some good new additions! Fans of previously lesser presented girls will eat good.
There were of course limitations how much I can add, as I'm still going with the "episode 4.5" and not Ep5 thing. There's definitely a decent amount of new lines overall (which you'll see below), but it's nowhere near at least 3.5-4k that I could call it Episode 5. Plus, it ends at around the same point as previously.
Proofing and changes that Scooter suggests will probably cut around 10 lines for Eiko/Valentina, but here is the end result more or less after rework. Lines per character naturally aren't a reliable metric, but it does generally show how much a certain character appears on screen.
The (+) shows change compared to before rework.
Avis 1400
Koko 1330 (+80)
Raiko 1170 (+20)
Serena 910 (+200)
Valentina 790 (+200)
Levy 740 (+220)
Eiko 690 (+390)
For comparison, previously Simon had more lines than Eiko (🤣) and Falazio had more than Levy.
Overall, I'm again quite motivated and confident in what I'm doing is right. Thinking back to how it used to be for some characters, I would've most likely had to resort to some weird mental gymnastics to make them closer to mc. Besides scripting, I've also pumped out 30+ female Npcs and updated them all to my new eyes for the big ep3 party, now gotta do the same for male npcs too. That + map preparation, tomorrow I have important (again) health appointment in my hospital, so starting Friday, the rendering grind can begin properly.
Love you all, Kat <3
Comments
Frostbit
You do you, we're along for the ride.
Katana
Yeah, naturally you'd need to replay haha, it's a rework after all 😂
vityan
"and Falazio had more than Levy. " Somehow I through Falazio had the most lines... xDDD But Kat, all those changes to original episodes mean we'll need to replay from scratch?
