Hoo, boy. This is it. This is the moment I've been anticipating (and dreading) since I first started this project. Mapping for Aeyr and Mia 4 is done bar some visual polish, the enemies have been designed and just need one more battler from unity (who has been doing great work, by the way!), and the dialogue is written and edited. All that's left is to put it all together before I can call chapter 4 completely done.

As I do that, though, I'm going to shelf a few sides of designing, like level design, art, etc., and focus on writing the rest of the game's script. See, I am now finally at the point where I'm writing the dialogue for chapter 5. The end of the game. The chapter where every plot point, ending condition check, and character arc set up since the beginning receives their payoff. Chapters 4 and 5 are very closely linked, so I feel it's best to get the exact framework down before building the game.

I won't lie: writing the dialogue for this chapter has kept me in a bitter mood. Not only because the endings aren't the most cheerful, but because I have to essentially do triple the work that I normally do when writing a chapter. I won't say much beyond that to avoid spoilers, but players of Soul Sunder will understand why this isn't as simple as writing a simple "good" and "bad" ending. I'm a bit of a picky eater when it comes to endings, so this is gonna be a loooad of work to do, but I feel the payoff is going to be worth it.


Anyway, beyond that, I've also been slowly working on the trailer. That really should be higher on the priority list, but OpenShot's habit of randomly stroking out and crashing has been wearing down on my patience for a while. I have the trailer outlined and the first 30 seconds done, but this interface is really annoying. If this is one of the top rated free video editing programs, I dread to see what the others look like.

I probably should just do a clip compilation. It's certainly be a lot easier, but I don't think that would do the game justice. So I'm here needlessly overcomplicating things because fuck me, I guess.

Thanks for reading! Sorry there isn't any pretty pictures this time. Hopefully I'll make up for it with a trailer later this month or next month!