Dev Diary, 31th of July, 2020

Spectral Tiger

I can't begin to tell you how happy this makes me. I'm late on the reply here, but I have been busy learning my own route of coding, hah! Buuuuuut, that being said, I absolutely love how MC and Cece met. And how they came to impact each other's lives so much. So far.... "After all it's not a FWB scene with Robin or Kira, or some hastily sex with the ex." That right there is why I am so grateful to you the way you've done this. Most of the games I have fallen in love with that have an element of romance in them as well, have been ones where it's been heartfelt and deep, meaningful connections. My young self, back in 1996 and on was playing Planescape: Torment, and I will never forget the feels and how they got punched so hard by Annah. Ever since that bar was set for me, romances in games have been rather 'meh' or, in light of these kinds of games/stories, very rushed, or sex fueled, with love coming much later. There are exceptions to that rule, and your game has been a shining jewel for me in that regard. So I appreciate the work you do.

Drifty

In the store when Linda and Cece are trying on clothes and Chris falls asleep, bring up the phone and check out Chris' Nuke. :)

David D

Actually I have done several playthru's. Still can't contact Lexi.

Drifty

Many in game events and tasks originate by using your phone. I'm trying to divert your attention to the phone when they are available by things such as the MC becoming boored, or you getting a notification/text message. That is a good indication that you check out different things on your phone. For the most part they are very forgiving events (where you ea. loose out on a few reputation points with a LI - there are plenty to play for), except the Plane Party event in Chapter 3 of course. Also, you can't see everything in one playthrough, so a guide won't really do you any good (I think the mod and walkthrough makers pretty much hate me by now) :). So my best advise would just be to enjoy a different pick of conversation choices the next time you play. Be a bit less daring here, a bit more there, and later choices (and character conversations - and pictures/scenes) will change depending on your choices - adding a lot to replayability value. Anyway, I do hope you have a lot of fun playing it. I will add an in-game walkthrough in the final release, but even that will require several playthroughs.

David D

I'm having a hard time completing a lot of the task. I hope this doesn't turn into one of those games where you have to slavishly follow a guide to do anything. Couldn't you make it a little more intuitive?

David D

Yes, I agree with you. Cece is my first choice, although I have to admit some nostalgia for Linda.

브루신 하

Thanks for your kind explanation. Anyway, CECE is my favorite heroine, and eventually I will love your work.

Drifty

Cece has quite white skin by default. Her being at Lexi's place with the story I have scripted includes her spending a bit of time in the sun, resulting in a slight tan. The picture in this post was the first test-render I did, and her skin is darker/more yellow appearing than the end result was, due to me only putting one extremely warm spotlight in there to bring her a lot of highlight/shadow contrast. I did adjust her skin color in the final version.

Drifty

MC is quite dark skinned, and get even more so in a night light setting. You can also see this in Ch1 if you decide to go along with Stephs wishes and end up sitting under a tree afterwards. That will show you the same thing. MC has the excact same settings in all of LoF, but with situational usage will appear more buff on closeup, than ea. standing next to Matt (which is bigger, but less defined).

브루신 하

Thank you, bro. I am korean. So I lacked the understanding and concept of LA's climate and tanning. Still, I'm playing this game by interpreting English hard&using Translator because of the white skin of CECE and the face with oriental feel unlike other heroines. So I want CECE to show an important scene with its original white skin. Anyway, today I learned that LA is strong in the sun. Have a good day, Bro.

I remember him saying that, but, the previous renders didn't show him that dark or buffed.

David D

Great game, I'm very excited to play the next chapter.

Kieran

Looks awesome mate

aob86

might be she' got s tan my friend, she is in LA afterall

Alexander Hochbaum

MC told before Chapter 3 that his out of the picture father was from the middle east or something like that.

wibble

She looks awesome. Cannot wait to see it in game :)

브루신 하

I want cece's skin to be white in its original color in the final version. Even if the surroundings are dark...

Jill Valentine

Thanks for the update Drifty 🖤

I didn't realize the MC was that dark. Or that buff.