{"id":4823,"date":"2025-08-01T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winterwolves.net\/blog\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2025-08-01T14:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:46:39","slug":"pre-production-and-maximizing-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winterwolves.net\/blog\/2025\/08\/pre-production-and-maximizing-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-production and maximizing time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was hoping to announce my next game in this post, but unfortunately, I’m not quite there yet. The truth is, wrapping up Thieves of Dingirra<\/a><\/em> has been more challenging than I anticipated. It’s the most ambitious gameplay-wise project I’ve ever taken on. While the story may not be as long as some of my previous RPGs, it’s still shaping up to be at least as substantial as An Elven Marriage<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now I’m finishing all the character’s personal quests, and of course each of them has a different theme\/setting, a different boss-fight, and a different reward (beside a boost on the relationship value).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the screenshot above, for example, if you choose to help Ghamal, you’ll receive a permanent discount at his shop, something that can be very useful later in the game. Other characters, like Labwa, will gain a permanent First Strike buff at the start of every battle. These choices are entirely optional, but I think the rewards provide a nice incentive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve also started coding the “jealousy scenes.” These will effectively determine which romance path you want to follow, but only if you’re romantically involved with more than one character (except for Labwa and Di’Aab since you can unlock a triad ending with them!). And yes, in this game you can reach 100% relationship with anyone. That doesn’t necessarily mean romance: they can remain close friends with no romantic involvement if you choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you see there’s a lot of things to do and test, even if the bigger town management and RPG part is already finished. I still believe I’ll manage to have a game beta towards the end of the month, but I’ll keep you updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the new game… well, I think I’ll delay the announcement towards the end of month too, I doubt I can make it sooner, though you never know. To be fair I’m starting to feel a bit burned out by this huge project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now I explain a bit how I manage to work on so many games every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How my release and pre-production process works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let me try to explain it better. Imagine two games: Game A and Game B. Each game’s development typically goes through three phases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n