Thinking about creating my own VN

Hey~
I'm currently thinking about making my own VN. It's kinda difficult but still... ;D
The main problems would be the characters, backgrounds, Save/Load and the Configuration menu.

I just want to know your personal preferences, like:
- should it have H-scenes?
- better censored or uncensored?
- number of heroines?
- number of choices?
- what unique characteristic should it have?
- ect.

Current build: Alpha 5: http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/91442814/file.html

*Updates will be placed in the text file in the attachment*

 

I might post again with more details of what I think but it's really late for me to be using my brain.

- should it have H-scenes? (YES)
- better censored or uncensored? (UNCENSORED)
- number of heroines? (6)
- number of choices? (4 or more)

 

I might post again with more details of what I think but it’s really late for me to be using my brain.

- should it have H-scenes? (YES)
- better censored or uncensored? (UNCENSORED)
- number of heroines? (6)
- number of choices? (4 or more)



@rodrule
The only thing a can agree with you are the H-scenes. I thought it should be uncensored (mainly because I can't draw genitals), with only 2 heroines (I hate harems) and with 10+ choices (scripting will be a pain in the ass though).

Here's the game if someone want to test it (it's only the main menu xD)
http://www4.zippyshare.com/v/77468872/file.html

 

If your a good CG artist then I will be able to cooperate with you on the game as a programmer. I've been programming in Java and other various languages for about 7 years now, with an Android game available on the Google Play market.

My current published game: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dranithix.games.bitracker

I've had interest in starting a VN before, but I've had no artists available or willing to cooperate.

 

- should it have H-scenes? only if you want to draw/write them
- better censored or uncensored? I don't really care
- number of heroines? I think maybe 4
- number of choices? As many as you think there should be


I've wanted to make my own for a while now but I don't have the computer skills needed to make one. Personally I think you should make the one you want to read.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help

 

Sorry I couldn’t be of more help



I was only asking for ur opinion, and that's already a great help ;D

@druzaik
I think I'm a quite good artist, but drawing characters is my forte - backgrounds will be the bigger problem.
And do you know Unity? Because that's the game engine I'm using for this project. I'm a beginner but I think it's quite easy to master if u know Javascript or C# (I used to program in C++ but there are only few differences between C++ and C#). It's also possible to port a game to Android/iOS with Unity once the game is finished

 

Yep I have used Unity a lot in the past, but I do not recommend it for a VN project.

Unity is made for a large-scale game, and it was purposely made for 3D games as a matter of fact. It's best to stick to pure OpenGL 2D as VN's require very minimal performance, which makes me want to propose porting the whole thing over to Java and OpenGL 2D.

 

I would highly suggest/recommend Renpy.
http://www.renpy.org/
I've been experimenting with it and it seems to be pretty good.

 

@rodrule
The only thing a can agree with you are the H-scenes. I thought it should be uncensored (mainly because I can’t draw genitals), with only 2 heroines (I hate harems) and with 10+ choices (scripting will be a pain in the ass though).

Here’s the game if someone want to test it (it’s only the main menu xD)

http://www4.zippyshare.com/v/77468872/file.html




I can't wait to see it when it's done, but what type of VN is it going to be or I could say what's it going to be about?

 

I chose Unity because it's one of the good and free game engines there are which supports a programming language I know (learning a new programming language is difficult). I can also improve the game by adding several 3D mini games (renpy is more limited in functionality I think?)

@rodrule The story is.still.a.secret ;D But I will ask some guys of the writers club here in DTR to help me with it ;D

 

@nonononoki Cool.

 

Maze Alpha 2 released! http://www67.zippyshare.com/v/12577923/file.html

Please give it a try and give me your opinion ;D
Btw, what font should I use? Because Arial looks ugly

 

I wouldn't know. I'd say what ever font you think looks best

 

Maze Alpha 5 released (see first post) ! The first dialog completed (it's actually a monologue than a dialog)!
Please test it and give me your opinion! ;D

Current problem: Should I use Japanese slang (like Onii-chan) or normal English (like Big brother)?

 

Maze Alpha 5 released (see first post) ! The first dialog completed (it’s actually a monologue than a dialog)!
Please test it and give me your opinion! ;DCurrent problem: Should I use Japanese slang (like Onii-chan) or normal English (like Big brother)?
If it's what you would like then go for it. I personally hate honorifics and some Japanese slang

 

*Update from 1/18/14*
*NO STORY YET!*

Current progress: Working on CGs, BGM ect.

Current problem: I suck at drawing xD

I hope I can get many opinions on this. Any kind of criticism is welcome.


Current screenshots:

The development progress can be found in the attachment.

Current build: Alpha 10
It can be downloaded here: Maze Alpha 10

Since I made this game with Unity I can port it to Android and iOS aswell

 

From the screenshots it looks pretty well drawn if I can say so myself.

EDIT: Nvm, i'm dumb.

 

Looking good bro. My project is humming along like a charm as well. The story i have is a slingshot at the sun though.

 

Not bad. It looks pretty good so far.