{"id":1412,"date":"2017-04-15T07:42:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T07:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vdategames.com\/wordpress\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2017-04-15T07:42:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T07:42:35","slug":"april-15th-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdategames.com\/wordpress\/?p=1412","title":{"rendered":"April 15th Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Academy Part 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

From dsp3000…<\/p>\n

I’ve made some progress on part four of the Academy series since the last blog update but, due to other commitments, not as much as I would have liked.\u00a0<\/em>Progress is progress and, while I still have plenty to do, the game is getting there and it’s looking good.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m not going to commit to a release date yet but I promise that I’m definitely not slacking off. I know how eagerly anticipated my games have become so the last thing I want to do is keep anyone waiting longer than they have to.<\/em><\/p>\n

About four or five years ago, inspired mostly by Chaotic’s games and characters, I started experimenting by modifying existing Virtual Date games, altering\u00a0dialogue, changing coding and adding in other options. This developed further when I started playing around with creating my own characters and scenarios. <\/em><\/p>\n

It’s been about two and a half years since I was able to release my first game “Tara : The Hitchhiker” back in late 2014. Looking back it was a bit rough and ready, but hopefully the improvements with each successive game I’ve made have been noticed and appreciated.\u00a0<\/em>I see my third game ‘Tara : The Assignment’ as my first ‘proper’ game. It’s far from perfect but a big step up in terms of image quality and content.<\/em><\/p>\n

Looking back at earlier games I certainly see the flaws more than anything, but I am very critical of my own work. I know the some of you are too, which is cool. Constructive criticism and feedback are essential for developing ideas and for making improvements.<\/em><\/p>\n

When I first drafted out a plot for the Academy series, it wasn’t supposed to such a big game. I had anticipated around 700 images per episode. The first three parts have had 997, 1500 and 1797 images respectively so part four will likely have even more.\u00a0<\/em>As the story unfolds \u200bI just can’t resist adding in more and more content. But size isn’t everything so I also strive to keep improving the quality of my work too.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is after\u00a0<\/em>all really good to have such a creative outlet and a relatively large and receptive audience. Sometimes I wish producing these games didn’t take so long though. I get ideas much faster than I can turn them into anything.<\/em><\/p>\n

I would also like to publicly thank Chaotic for allowing me the opportunity to showcase my work. It is much appreciated.<\/em><\/p>\n

So, back to the update. I’m not sure what the exact image count is at the moment because I’m writing this update on another computer, but I have completed a few more scenes since this time last week.\u00a0<\/em>Here are a few more images to tease you all.<\/em><\/p>\n

Next time I might say a little more about the new characters who you will meet in ‘The Academy : Part Four’. I don’t want to give too much away though so we’ll see…<\/em><\/p>\n

dsp3000<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photographer part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just one quick update from me too – Photographer part 2 now has an official walkthrough. You can find it here :\u00a0http:\/\/www.vdategames.com\/walkthroughs\/photographer2.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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