Pound Cake Diary : 4

The first draft of Ayaka's route is complete! I am so happy with the rate things are going. This route is definitely less impactful (and shorter) than Midori's route, but that is to be expected. Hopefully with the many edits I'll be doing of the script I can make the story better ^^

I have been getting lots of BGs and now I have a good method of editing them. I just got an app that has a filter that I think works well enough with the style of the game. It's nothing crazy but it will have to do. I was able to get photos of my school when it's completely empty!! (Yes, I am still in school.) I joined a club recently so I am at the school after everyone is gone. I take photos in lots of places. It'll just pop into my mind like "Oh! This would work perfectly for that one setting in Emit Glass." and then I awkwardly take the photo hoping nobody is watching me. 

Here's a peek at what the game looks like right now. (This is one of the first scenes in the game) 

I am happy with the backgrounds I have right now but turns out the photos I took on my phone are not wide enough for the dimensions of the game. I can't change the dimensions though because I already have CGs drawn in 1920x1080 X_X

Either I crop the photos a lot which will make them look super skinny and awkward, or I continue every scene with a colored border on the edges. The blue is temporary (obviously) and I plan on making a cuter design for the border if I end up going with that. I'm not sure what would be best at this point. 

For future VNs I will make sure the BGs are the right size, which will probably mean the game will not be as wide.

ALSO- Merry Christmas everyone! I won't be posting anything on the 25th so I thought I should say this early ^^ Wishing everyone a happy holiday & stay safe <3

Pound Cake Diary : 3

Heyyy, little update! If you haven't noticed, there is now a new page on this site >:)
I finally finished the page for character bios where you can see all the girls you can romance in Emit Glass ^_^ The artwork shown on that page are the character sprites that are used in the game. Hopefully you like the style ^^ (I am not very good at digital art yet, pls forgive me if it's wonky)

I am writing Ayaka's route & am already halfway done with it!! Things are going smoother now that the routes are shorter and less emotionally taxing :-) 
I talked to a few people I know about VNs and have been getting a lot of good advice. I wish there were more resources on YouTube for making them :( There are only a few channels that make good tutorials and most of them are only about technical coding stuff which I don't really need. I prefer to look on Lemma Soft or Reddit when I have coding issues. It would be nice to have videos deconstructing Japanese VNs and how they are made...most of these videos are through a very western lens.

I can't say much about the music for the game, but the ED is completely done. The ED was written and voiced by someone who does not want to be named at this time. It sounds very good and I am really pleased with what they were able to put together. For consistency the OP is going to be done by the same person, which I have high hopes for! ^^ Thanks!!