Welcome to the first real devlog after chapter 3. Sorry that I haven't posted much in-between this and the post-release devlog; I was incredibly busy last week. Now, what's going on with the development?

Development Update

There really isn't much to talk about at this stage, since I'm just working on the script right now. The premise was already set; now, I'm just bouncing around ideas for how to progress the chapter seamlessly. One thing I have to work on immediately after the script writing is to explore different render style. This mainly about lighting, because when I look back at my past in-game renders, the lighting in different scenes are often all over the place. Maybe some renders in the same scene will have different lighting intensity, or different scenes will have wildly different lighting setups. Yeah, I'll just keep working on the script and hopefully I will be able to work on the renders soon.

Some expectations

Let's talk about some expectations for chapter 4. As suggested by the title of chapter 3, "Signs of War", the chapter is used to set up a shift in tension that is right around the corner. I'll definitely bring up the pace in chapter 4 as we continue to progress the main storyline. One thing that I'm not too satisfied with in Chapter 3 was the action. I didn't have much time to come up with better choreography. I showed some very brief Chinese martial arts techniques, but those are not too elaborate. It's not really a bad thing, because I am in fact just showing snippets of the capability of the 2 characters. I just thought that I can choreograph them better. In chapter 4, I already have came up with some ideas which can hopefully display more technicalities in different styles of martial arts.

Choreography draft

This is something that I'm already doing in my Discord server. I will basically choreograph some figures in a 3D software, screenshot them, and post them in a channel. Since I'm doing that anyway, I might as well post it here and see if anyone is interested. Most of these will be used in the actual game, and some will not. I just want to note them down somewhere before I forget about a cool imaginary fight inside my head. I won't be posting my old drafts, so if you want to check them out, head right to my discord server.

Acknowledgement

Thank you for everyone that has played my game and supports the development. I look forward to seeing you in chapter 4. Also, thanks to those who have reviewed the game or left a comment about it on different platforms. Your mentioning of the game helps bring publicity, which further promotes the game. Please consider leaving a review on sites such as itch or GameStoryLog if you enjoy the game. Thank you all for your time, I'll see you soon. Catch!