Kitty Ocean's Dev Diary

 Just so you readers know: this blog won't be updated weekly, only when there is new news to share.  The past week I couldn't work on the VN, because I received a paid assignment. You probably all understand income goes before hobby (after all, I have bills to pay). However, I did not sit still.  I thought more about a boring part and how to make it more special. So I now have a plan and can start working on that. The week was not wasted! Want to help me pay bills? Consider donating a Ko-fi! I also post free colouring blanks (made from old art) on my Ko-fi, so you can colour as much as you want as a thank-you! https://ko-fi.com/kittyocean

As promised, a little video showing how far I am. Of course, like said before, many images will probably change and I still have many placeholders. Credit for art and all will be at the bottom of the post. Next challenge: - I need to show a piece of scene about goosebumps, but you can't see the character just yet (we are getting closer to that part!) - I need to balance the interaction. It might be a bit much/ too fast after the previous one. The interaction doesn't really do much yet either. What can I show/let happen that might be a nice perk and doesn't influence the story? It does mean diverting from the book , but this is a different medium than a book. - I love the galaxy background, but the moons are too big, compared to the planet. I need to balance that image more. Credits: Livestream Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/kittyocean My LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Kittyocean (including website, Kofi, Deviantart...)  Lineart of the hands was made and donated by: https://bro...

Unfortunately, Blogger does not support .MKV-files and that is what I had ready (sorta...). I will soon (as soon as the heatwave in the Netherlands has died down, anway.) make a video that I can post. My work space is beyond an oven right now. But for now, I can show a few visuals! All images can and probably will be changed! This is just to help me figure out the codes!   Things I succeeded in: - add backgrounds corresponding to the scene and give them a simple transition. - add character images (center, left, right) and have them pop in when needed. - created different scenes (makes it easier to manage) - add characters and dialogue (even if the characters I used for testing will not be in this final project) - add text (the parts of the novel that are not spoken) - added a menu in the beginning (so you can easily skip to a scene. No need to play through a scene first!) - added some interaction (akin 'annoy the narrator') - added all the text into the scenes, just need to spl...

My, that title sounds fancy! But in all seriousness: The Visual Novel (VN) I am creating will be about"Forever Young Eternity 1 - English language - Episode 001'. So, to be short: the story will be the entire first episode of my first novel. That sounds like a very long VN, but the first episode is only about 3 A4 long (the entire novel is 75 episodes long).  If I will make a VN about the second episode, will really depend on how much work it actually is, how long it took me to do, how much fun I had and what people think about the finished project. I'm also a control-freak, so I'd rather so things on my own.  Since this is my very first VN, this means I have no idea what's up ahead. How much images do I need to create? Even if the story is quite linear, how will I add interaction? What to do with sound?  To be short: I have no idea what I'm doing! Why a linear story? This is my first VN. By picking an already finished story, I have less to worry about that par...

In this post I will list the novels I have published thus far. If I publish a new book, you can expect a new post. Where to buy? I will list the ISBN with my novels, so you can look for them at your favourite webshop. Since my publisher is Dutch, I recommend Dutch webshops, like Amazon.nl.  My comics are only available through me. My English novels:     Forever Young Eternity 1: New to this world. ISBN: 9789464351125 On the planet Seken people have one certainty: no matter how long you live, you won’t die of old age. For Matsuru, a young man, life was nothing more than getting up, working on the fields and getting back to bed. But when Matsuru finds a mysterious girl who cannot speak or even think, he realises that his normal life is gone forever. After all, on this medieval planet there exists one more rule: magic attracts magic… and it turns out this strange girl has more magic than anyone has ever seen!     Forever Young Eternity 2: Heritage ISBN: 97894643516...

 Hello everyone! I decided to make a Dev Diary (Developers Diary) about the Visual Novel I am creating. I am figuring things out, I am no Developer by any means, but you can follow me on my journey.  Who am I? I am Kitty Ocean (web name) and I am an illustrator and author. I am self-taught when it comes to art and now I'm teaching myself how to create a Visual Novel with Ren'py.  What will I do? I want to create a Visual Novel (VN). I plan to make almost everything myself: - The story - The art - The coding - Possibly narration I may need help with: - Music (may look for free music) - Possibly voice acting - Testing (I will call for testers on my  twitter and this blog when the time is there) What kind of story? I plan to create a VN of the first episode of my first novel. This means the VN I am creating will be a linear story with some interaction. You can not influence the story. I will make a separate blog post about my novels. Will the VN be for sale? Nopes. It w...