#OS Dating Sim: Heart Strikers!
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sick
i could probably write the octavia/vyce route, since this is postseason their relationship is healing so it'd be more fluff (and hcs about their childhood together) than anything
hell yeah
also the menu could have tags for the routes like the game does for abilities. ROMANTIC / PLATONIC / FAMILIAL / RIVALRY
acutllay estelle/octavia sounds so interesting cuz in my head they are the same personality
so it would be neat to find those differences
:o
tags would be awesome
"Rasmus/Kazan"
"THESE BITCHES HAAAATE EACHOTHER LMAOOO"
does rasmus hate kazan
to rasmus kazan is a pawn like any other.
I don't think Rasmus hates Kazan but you couldn't get me to write healthy Rasmus/Kazan romance if you PAID me
have a rasmus exclusive set of tags like PAWN / POTENTIAL SUBJECT / ESTELLE
the Rasmus tags lmaooo
Rasmus atlas sounds funny
Rasmus exclusive tag of
"Tax time."
The demons.
The demons they speak to me
I wanna talk about Lab Rats I wanna talk about it NOW
Does anyone on hand have the "Hop on Omega Strikers" image

Yet

Only gartic phone gets Traffic Lights kiss images

Poor Rasy
rasmus too busy fishing
They never let me draw Rasmus kissing his boyfriends
I got to draw Alaska the other night tho
Very fun
Lemme just
what is alaska
Atlas and X ship
Why is it called that
the bash appear
hi bash
Cuz why not
thots
Pants 

Idk lookin at them, Alaska feels right yk?


AYO
So many questions
if this is baffling you you ought to see the grid
Cuz they both scientists and never leave the lab
The trio
Xperiments (X/Rasmus)
Lab Rats (Rasmus/Atlas)
Alaska (Atlas/X)
The forbidden answer
Traffic Lights (X/Atlas/Rasmus)

Bc Ratlas didn't sound right
Ratlas refers to him taking super surge!!!!
poly ships my beloved 
Y’all being like ‘these two are toxic’ and then I’m like ‘they say by the fire and talked out their differences and loved eachother for who they were’
Atmus also didn't sound good
Im very fluffy
Cuz uh
Their colours are Red, Yellow and Green
Like traffic lights
oh
It's pretty creative actually
Obi a knower now
fluff best
Love da fluff
I'm still proud Dylan Surplus recognizes Traffic Lights
big fluff fan
I love it when
Traffic lights
GlitchWitch
And SlitheryShadow
Ooo Obi you know Naga?
Kazan: You have quite the grip on him, Estelle
Crow, drawing Traffic Lights: I do not see it
I do
He does.
You think I don't read the channels bigba?
Yes
Obi has cctv for all the chats
Knowledge is good is power is character in chainsaw man
i. am about to unleash a text wall. i apologize
here goes
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i do think that having different povs on the same scene would be more technically complex and more work yes. and in some instances it might be boring as hell. but i really do love seeing the different thought processes behind each character, and some scenes can change in length depending on who you're viewing it from, with added thoughts and narration. for example, someone like juliette might have a lot of spoken dialogue and has generally the same length of screentime no matter the pov, but someone like rune would probably have less spoken dialogue (making the other pov seem shorter) but a lot of thoughts and narrative observations from his pov. something to consider. different povs is complex, but can have really cool impact. pros and cons to both
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honestly? i think it is 100% possible to write rune interactions even when he is still dealing with obscura. in fact by all means i think it's more interesting to get him to forge new bonds whilst also dealing with his own problems, to get him to rely on others instead of pushing them away, to find comfort and support in the present so he can have strength for the future. also you can do so much delicious creativity with writing obscura speaking to him? i know i'm going on about this but trust me ok i write rune you have to trust me it can be done 😭
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i would really like it if we did have some folks working on kazan bc i think even though he literally just came out i think i have a pretty strong grasp on his character already and there are already a ton of interesting dynamics he can have
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this is kind of a half joke bc i know it'd be extra work but i think it'd be funny if specific routes had just a comedic level of game over screens. like absolutely ridiculous shit. specifically thinking rasmus (mr. experiments) and rune (demon haver) for these
Sorry For My Massive Wall. I Have Lots Of Thoughts Always
oh right one more thing
- i think it's completely reasonable to have the kid characters appear, just as like. background guys. cameos. dudes that exist in a scene but aren't the focus. just so they're not like completely absent from the world
Ty for the second point;; I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks it can be done
you Understand me.
i know nothing about league =w=
I think it's very unhealthy for him and even Obscura, with the Headpat anim, knows he can't abuse that side of Rune if he actually wants to get to the trophy
I don't understand point 2, was there a discussion about this?
there was
I imagine if you write rune, his demon would be present too
i think like
I don't see that problematic at all
ok well you might enjoy the dynamic between the character from league, I could find a video with the interactions it's cool
Oh yeah; the consensus was that Obscura would make it impossible for Rune to be able to have any interactions at all
oh
by all means. i don't see an issue with like. adding the naga route in as like a bonus thing? but i also don't think we should sacrifice his existing character for the sake of that
Yeah I don't know enough about the lore to comment on that
rune can have really cool dynamics with the others while he is being tortured by the horrors
i think a lot of the appeal of rune is actually the whole
struggling with obscura thing 
these are amazing i highly appreciate the input!!!!!!!!!!!!!
in fact i think there is strong appeal to it in the sense of finding the light through the bonds you can forge with others
So make it a struggle, a power struggle, he goes back and forth
power of friendship always sounds cheesy when being put simply but having someone there for you can do so much for you as a person
and i think. personally. we should not deprive him of that
i like the idea of rune being not harassed by obscura but i can really see it both ways. but bigba is kinda one of the only rune writers besides bash so that's like a big point on either side of the discussion
Comical game over screens for vns my beloved
Hiveswap Friendsim has a lot of game over screens for routes and its one of my favorite parts for that vn
i think every character should have at least one game over situation where the other person just fucking dies
well the thing about obscura is that it doesn't have to be constantly antagonizing
like out of all their pairings, at least one of them someone dies
but it has to be funny and not tragic
Can't you make a route where obscura wins and a route where obscura loses 
obscura can be funny. obscura can push him to be more social if it benefits The Plan™️. if this fuckin thing can make shadow clones pat rune on the head when he doesn't score the funny hockey puck then it can do fuckin whatever

Im not writing Rune stuff atm so I don't really have a stake here
This is a fan thing so it doesn't have to be fully canon if you care enough about that
i think these are very big valid points but i dont want anyone to be uneasy so
In fact when doodling up ui concepts I literally have Rune and Rasmus paired up here labeled as "WHAT?!"
I'm uneasy because lets be fair,obscura is still a demon who manipulated rune and wants his body
mmmm life force
delicious
https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Kayn/LoL/Audio bash this is just the audio quotes between a character similar to rune, except it's a demon fighting for his body that possesses the weapon he uses. And their dynamic is funny, while it's a serious battle between them they have funny quips between each other aswell, thought maybe you'd enjoy looking into this character.
Oh warning the audio might be loud when you click play
i guess my issue with eliminating it entirely is like. his entire character and story revolves around this central point. the dynamics he has almost entirely revolve around this central point. even if obscura isn't a "character" per se then it would still be kinda strange i think if suddenly this wasn't a problem anymore (in context of the game's "main timeline") when everyone else still has their own struggles? and the goal at the end is still rune triumphing over all so. idk thats my thoughts on it
Rune textbox
and again im. not saying we shouldnt have just like. a happy route. just somethin nice
but thats my thoughts from a writing perspective
rune can still be dealing with the aftermath of it yes?
i will check this out later btw =w=
It would make more sense helping him overcome trauma
Than dealing with it
tru
Yea dealing with obscuras aftermath trauma would still be alot for him
Having obscura still around plus a ship thing would be alot to focus on anyway for the story
Ur basically handling 3 characters
"though my bestie is back i am still messed up pls help me"
"do you wanna get crepes at the festival"
"
"
hmm
Why don't we approach the problem from a different angle? Is the tone of the vn going to be the same for every character? Is it a serious tone?
Having obscura around will add more stress and overwhelming situation
Without obscura you're basically helping a friend overcome something
it's a valid concern bash but the power of imagination and creativity and being able to adapt to things is part of what makes writers so powerful and awesome
nods
i think it's meant to be more lighthearted and fluffy but with some angst trickled in as you do
hmm
that's my MO when it comes to writing most things at least
and i think with a concept that's as wacky as this the tone has to match
I mean I guess it really depends on who's writing what
If the vn is gonna have possibly a dark tone i can see obscura fitting
But unless obscura is just treated as a joke character(which kinda doesnt fit for me since hes an actual threat to rune) i dont see him working into a fluff?
it does depend on the writer yes
Yeah no idt that should be the plan
well yeah
I suggested that there can be the outcome that obscura gets defeated during the route
honestly i get pretty sick of crackhead obscura jokes too lol
halfway through for instance
This is visual novel not boss battke
But I think the problem isn't what would be okay for the story rn; it's what would be okay for the writers to be writing, yeah?
Whoever writing rune if one hates obscura but one wants obscura in
Yall would really need to figure out some middleground
Especially since bigba seems actually uncomfortable with the idea
Don't take it literally smh
Might I make a suggestion
we're not actually including the 164 GB jrpg dlc for rune's route ? smfh /lh
always!!
wtf that's what I was in it for

SAD

Ok but i'll elaborate, seeing as what i'm understanding is if obscura is around then rune cannot be happy and in a healthy relationship yes? So if that's the case why doesn't rune somehow beat his ass halfway through the story and then that leads up to a happy ending 
That way you uh compromise
What's wrong with that
i do think that would lead to like a huge story diversion admittedly
Listen man it's your story anything can happen
It will lead to more confusion
if the point of the game is focused on 1 on 1 character dynamics
Yeah idt it's a single day thing to get rid of Obscura
It seems like for what we have as a base (a visual novel centered on short one shots with a focus on exploring character dynamics), it would be best to steer away from dealing with characters acting as overarching antagonists (like Obscura altogether, or characters like Kazan and Rasmus to a much lesser degree) to focus more on exploring dynamics in a short time period.
then like. big plot point in the middle like that seems kinda Important
Well that was my only suggestion
tru
i can agree with that notion
we dont want one pairing to blow others out of the water and unbalance things
This yes
Since its fluff esp we dont need hella villain characters
If we're not dealing with a time period long enough to work with big conflict
We should prevent introducing in characters or situations that cause it
We don't need antagonist or something that will add more trouble to the plot
Question, can I be a cameo in the background?
Since it's me on one character conversation
i should probably clarify
At most we can have "obscura cameos" in some type of rune flashback way
the most i can see happening is getting kai to text his dad "fuk u pops" r something
Yeah like small conflict = small resolution
i love cameos in art or mentions in writing
Yea basically
An allusion to something bigger or the first step in something is fine
I want to be in the corner like a small amogus
I've been infected by net 
Net 
thats something to bring up ith bg artist(s)
One HC that could help here is that Obscura doesn't interfere that much outside of the Corestrike field
in all the times before where i've said obscura can still be involved i don't really mean in a significant way. like it's not gonna speak ancient tongues to try and keep rune from going to mcdonalds with x or whatever lol. just wanted to make that abundantly clear

I think best way if yall want obscura pushing the ship further is rune getting traumatic flashbacks of him but he actually reaches out for help instead of dealing it on his own
Since he trusts someone now
lets just drop the obscura convo :p
Fine by me!

Understandable
I dunno much about the guy anyway

i think it is something that'll need to be worked out eventually but. im okay with that =w=
Wow nice weather outside!
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
obi what pairings on the grid sound interesting to you
disagree it's too hot 😭
the what now

What ships do you find interesting
disagree it's too cold
Lmao
disagree it's Florida
Most controversial statement of the day
obi look at the spreadsheet
Smh obi
Thank you for this entertainment, you are all fun to talk to
where is the spreadsheet

You're so cool obi
Ty for hanging with us Obi 
It's pretty nice out at this time on a certain undisclosed section of the East Coast
Ty for hanging out w us

ok i'm looking at the sheet
Wow that is a LOT
You guys cooked
Haha Yeah™
It do be alot
Oh the initial will prolly be a couple of pairs but if it sails, we'll try to do em all
the scope is bigger due to the yet to be added kazan
Im just sittin here to help random shit
I'm just observing
I'm nameless
Tiny itty bitty question
give
I'm quite biased so the ones I find interesting are
kai vyce because I don't have a reason but looks fun
Juliette octavia
era octavia
era vyce
atlas vyce
ok i'm seeing a pattern here
I am not biased at all
noted
Hmmmmmge lots of Vyce ahaha

no i just was curious
oh
Bro loves onis
I have been banished to the no Internet zone for the foreseeable future and cannot add comments to claim pairings to write for
What should I do 
Kai Vyce hhmmmmge
lmao
Im here to make the sillies
N help write whatever(i dont write ill just add fart jokes)
oh
Like. Unable to write at all or just unable to claim atm?
i love how omega strikers have clever ship names (I'm jealous over the creativity😭)
I would love to help out with
Era/rune
Ai mi/era
And
Other rune stuff
You could let us know which ones you wanna claim and we'll note you down for now if the latter is the case
I already put my name in for everything atlas but tbh im down to help every chara if anybody starts hittin a wall on writing
i haven't gotten on pc so i haven't gotten around to being specific on what i wanna help out with OTL
offline notes app? write em here and ill add em for you?
Y'all already know the undertaking I wish to give myself
The only ship name I've come up with so far is Datablade
Oh Yaya I can still write! I just wanna let y'all know I wanna write for that British fuck
Nah I love the challenge of writing for all the rasmus pairings lmao
based
Why do y'all think Kaimus content exists
tru
I don't ACTUALLY ship them
Obi you know Kaimus
Now I know nothing about the lore of most of the characters but, I hear that rasmus is a psychopath or something?
What is kaimus
oh wait
Kai rasmus
i spent like half the day trying to come up with a ship name between Kazan/Rune
(going so far as to find a couples name generator💀 and that didn't help at all)
Smart!
Rasmus is what we in the business call
"A silly billy"
You shoulda come to us first time; creativity prospers with others
Umbrella's Shadow?
See xD
He has done nothing wrong.
Crow your bias is showing
i will next time because yall kindev help with my artblock💀💀💀
Crow
Well anyway maybe I can provide insight in his psychopathic tendencies or behaviour things, I have experience in that area
:)
what does that mean Obi

I appreciate the offer of assistance
I love that!!

adds to my notes at the speed of light✍️🏽
But I feel as if I have a good grasp of this little losers brain.
Ohhh I get it
Also i might be getting kazan brainrot so when he gets added i can help a lil on that
Hell yeah

Professional ears
pov you look like this 🐘
Now I just need to rent a nose
Obi face reveal *gasp

It's business Gato dw about it
Lemme see if I can go find homophobic aimi
Y'all made it in gartic?
Yep

Honestly maybe it’s better if I just watch, It’s making me too nervous 😰
Aw, what's up?
I just hope what I do is up to par with everyone else
We workin tgether, we helpin each others stuff
Nobodys gonna be good at everythin they write or help with dw
you're perfectly fine and we are always available for help
nobody is doing any part of this alone






Good reaction images from gartic
Homophobic 
Homophobic AiMi real
The whole image has X and Atlas smooching that's why
lol
Leaked cg of the Alaska routes
hater ai.mi so real
Help my discord is on life support it's barely working
i give cpr
i approve 
Mm festival
https://i.imgur.com/PKlx7Qz.png pretty good start to era/estelle i think

genuinely tho i need to properly outline this route before drafting it cuz i have no fucking idea what to do with these two
other than festival business
why do i feel like 90% of era routes are gonna be her like "should i go out with this person or ask kai???"
Alrighty heading home see y'all again soon!

I'm just vibing at an unspecified location
Take care Crow
Unspecified location my beloved

what are your exact coordinates
Hmm you're quite right a lot of it might involve wrestling with her feelings for Kai and whoever else is involved
X = 0
Y = 0
Z = 0
im coming like a dust nado
Tbh I'd help with ideas and stuff for routes but I don't really ship many characters so
you are as welcome as you like
ideas are very appreciated for anything
you can even put down ideas in the pair sheets for any pairings you have an idea about
So uh
I tried to read through everything but it was a lot

Like lots of talking going on
Is this a reference for how things should be written?
that's the general format im using for the text conversations at least

I also tried to re-enter my name under Juliette but I’m
Uh (I can’t I’m struggling on my iPad
)
whats wrong
Well I accidentally deleted people’s names twice
They should be there still cause I pressed undo
But yeah idk- this didn’t happen last time 
Lemme see if I can try it again and see if it does the same thing
Hhh yep same thing
I’m not sure how to explain the issue sorry
Are you able to re enter my name under her?
ye tomorrow tho im falling asleep


when are we starting everything?
also I started to think something for the music themes
I already made something for Juliette
but it’s just a prototype
yup
guys I was thinking that maybe u can have a “level” with every striker based on how much time you spent with them, and the music changes according to that level
also can we put some easter eggs in the game?
and I read that to choose the character you want to talk to you use a phone: I was thinking that the phone’s cover could change according to the striker
what do you think?

Hmm
I didn't even think of if the cover of the phone is visible
But yeah that would make sense
I think thatd b fun thing to note down but after we handle the base of everything first
N then we can think of those extra details
Is there a board where you mindmap ideas?
May aswell have that somewhere
So these things aren't lost in time
technically you can start whenever
these are all amazing ideas
and yeah maybe should put a sheet for ideas
It is a passion project after all
If you get the urge to write/otherwise contribute something, probably go for it 
yus
I think a good idea for writing the routes is to just do a normal writing outline and write in like a script style
then focus on like the paths?
Probably yeah
I was thinking of just writing some scenarios with the characters, then try to figure out if they fit, and how they could work, in regards to paths
interesting
Like a random example, writing a scenario where the MC hangs out with Atlas, I think it could be fun to write about them playing chess together, so then I'd just figure out what kind of script/dialogue n paths that would involve
(Obviously simplified, not gonna make every dialogue option a specific chess move, that's impossibly difficult and boring LOL)
No obviously we have to program tetris into the game and play with him 
Create a whole chess bot to actually play chess in the vn
Honestly playing chess with Drekar would also be a fun VN scenario
It'd be really funny if he gets all giddy and excited when he sees a move that he can tactically own you at the game with

drek'ar uses the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile variant of the Tennison Gambit
pls have atlas teach drek chess



Hello lunchboy 
Lunchboy has found the dating sim chat
He's a knower
He's a knower holy
O shit LUNCHBOOOOOOY
LUNCHBOOOOOY
I hope lunchboy enjoys our cookin

Lunchboy watching as everything I write for Rasmus directly goes against his canon: 
Lunchboy this lunchboy that wheres Dinnergirl
Oh it’s the man with the answers
it was scrumdiddlyumptious
Anything that gives characters more lines, shows more dynamics with each other and tells us more about the world around us I love
I eat up the VN


Auhming the VN so fast I just need to git gud to do the missions faster 
Ty for the quality meal Ody
Oh yeah shoutout to the artists for real, knocked it out the park
They made my boy X.. so pretty
I didn’t know how they’d do it with that hair, but boy, they did it


honestly made me like Juliette a lot more too
i am not falling to the meta
…I swear
FR he looks amazing in the VN art style, x-ceptional
the artstyle is super cute!
The backgrounds r so nice im always impressed at any bg artist
But these vn bg was extra yum
Just. Lovely all around
Sometimes I wished I could turn off the text box to check the full render lmfao
Frfr its so pretty
HI LUNCHBOY do you want to work on this with us
I sadly haven't done much of the vn it's a lot of work
they really said get MVP
I haven't finished Juliette's yet and she's the first one I picked so it's gonna be really hard to do the rest of it
I'm sad how grindy it is but it is no biggie I think, so long as it doesn't go away super fast
lunchboy help us write characters ot make it as canon as possible
If Lunchboy can just answer questions for whether or not something is canon, that would be cool
you've got time
YESS
I see
i'm down to help answer questions or give feedback on characters
@wheat river !
Wait Lunchboy are we allowed to ping you :0 (sorry for the ping if not)
Would dj atlas play wonderwall yes or no

The 2 types of ppl
2 atlases 
The polite one
And the 
i do have lots of rune quetsions
Read through most of the stuff you all talked about, and I'm exicted to see what you will cook 
But I have a question
How will we divide the art?
Depends how many artists participate
We have a huge range of art styles and I think it will be awesome to see the contrast
I dont think we can divide now since theres no set number yet
Fair enough, I'm asking because I probably wont write, im not very confident at it
We should also keep a checklist of that
Yuppers
Holds my X notes out

I also have lots of drek'ar's species questions 

Yupper
i would love to also ask lunchboy if they have some stuff written about runes friend but thats for some other time
i need all da striker for vn
Im bad at thinking of questions but ill be here to ask the stupid shit
I need ALL the lore on drekar species 
is Kai's dad's name Ron /j
Swanson???
lunchboy assistance for heart strikers you say
also yeah it would be good to get official headcount for artists since we have that for writers already
ive added an idea board so people can track their ideas and if it relates to a pairing or not

I can do some art too hehe
the one thing we need to consider tho is how to combine different artists' art styles, we want to be as cohesive as possible for a VN
ALTERNATIVELY if there's enough interest, another option is to assign different striker teams to each artist, that way the work isn't overwhelming and the general team a player is interested in still feels pretty cohesive
it isn't a perfect outcome but there's numerous ways to handle this
Wait new phone who dis
dramatic pose heart strikers
idk how feasible it is to try to make everyone's art styles be cohesive
Os and cheesy romance literally a project after my own heart
other than like using the same color palettes and brush settings or whatnot
are you a writer or artist or musician or programmer? :D
Writer but if there’s already enough cooks in the kitchen I can just be a bystander
what strikers do you think you would be best at writing? :0
there's so many paths
that's very true, hence the artist per team idea, just throwing it out there tho!
If we want art style to be cohesive it will need to have some artists directing the artstyle more jusf to make sure ppl dont steer too far to the style
Like possibly art direction per striker team or smthn so its ok if theyre different style in a way per team but still at least cohesive in the smaller sense
I’m fairly positive I could write for all of them pretty solidly because I think I’ve got a good understanding of each character but I have special interest in Drek’ar/Octavia/Vyce/X and maybe Kazan if he’s going to be here

Ill draw atlas ofcourse but the style cohesion we need to put together
I dont mind drawing maelstrom either but I imagine bigba wants to draw rune is the thing

But if there’s any characters that have like a lack of writers I don’t mind being saddled with them because I love all my children equally
is there a way to combine your styles 
for example someone takes over lineart and another takes colour/shading
that way the character models for the team have one style and the shading style is the same throughout the team too!
We have sorta collabed before n it looked like
Almost cohesive
Tbh
It was still way different styles but put tgether it looked not bad
I might have seen it before but could you send an example here too for reference? 👀
it would be very useful, it's been a while
Like i think we can def work on a more cohesive style but on its own in this pic it looked p aight imo
omg it's even beach themed that's so cute 
but yeah I think it's definitely manageable
especially if there's a ground rule like no excessive or hyper realistic shading for example, keep it one colour shading for shadow vs highlights like your example
it's doable!
Yeye
I immediately forgot the word in english
But like
Theyll exist

INVOLVED
Thats the word
Jesus


I care them all so severely it’s diabolical
Maelstrom beloved 
maelstrom :>
Me and two of my friends actually play maelstrom whenever we mess around
Me Im your 2 friend
I play drekar because he’s so creature coded
who are the artists working in here?
Me
you can check how many writers a character has on the sheet, currently x has the fewest with just one writer, but there's also a few with only two writers. kai has the most with 4
Meeeee
okay update
on the pathway sheet there's places to write names for other jobs
instead of just programmer and music
so put yalls name down for whatever you wanna do like sfx, character art, bg art, ui art
willl do when my brains functioning
Still cant see the page right 
do you have an accessible desktop or laptop
to be able to ever use the sheet
otherwise i can put your name down for stuff
just lemme know what art you are up for
I do at home I just am not home
I will eventually dw
I just want to make sure no one takes it first xD
Is there’s an upper limit on how many characters a writer can sign for
Its me the art thief or smthn
no you can sign up for all of them just dont expect to write that much cuz it can be bad for you
also cuz other people are also writing
So this isn’t like
Protag is a nebulous self insert of the player
They’re romancing each other?
yes
Thank you
Okay
I think I’ve done all the claiming correctly
Vyce/X
Drek’ar/Vyce
X/Drek’ar
he's special like that
xtra special
yeeeeeee
oh i see so drek rasmus and kai all have 4
not who i would have expected to get 4 but here we are
what are UI artists?
people who design what the ui will look like
so like text boxes, buttons, dialogue, etc
ooh oki
also, I’m on mobile so I’m just commenting my name, is that ok?
also if I have an idea, can I put it in the ideas board?
commenting is fine but i'd prefer to write it, i understand if it's too hard tho
and yeah idea board is for ideas
i'm also down for character art stuff =w= it'll be much easier if we're dividing up the phases of art between artists for consistency anyway
i'm not very good at graphic design or drawing background yet though so character art is about all i can actually offer in the visuals department
oki make sure to put your name for it on the sheet :D
i had completely forgotten about the sheet until i reopened this chat so i will do this as soon as i return to my pc gshdgsisjsks
I'll grab a lil art roles when I'm on da PC

i just found this thread i swear this community is so amazing and just so impressive i wish you luck everyone
Will be following this thread 

Banger


AAAA thank you friends for being interested in thisss
How did i not see this thread 
True; your arrival is long overdue Tiny
Kayaaa

It me
Certified lesbian expert (do not ask me for romantic advice under any circumstances)
Perfect candidate to help write
If nothing else i can at least make the characters i write realistic 
Make em dumb like real people 
Make sure to put your name under the characters (or ship) you wanna write for in the doc
I did (i think)
kaya arrival

I expressed a bit of interest in writing for this and I saw the thread earlier this week why haven't I followed it yet lol
Better late than never 
tru
should i drop current Black Metal (rune/vyce) thing in fanfic channel or this
depends what it was made for
He's a shy boy
yes donsyn you claim by commenting on a ship
but also remember just cuz one is claimed doesn't mean you can't put your name on it
i dont really have anything else i want to focus on right now
fair
THIS IS SO CUTE

I think I'll stick wit the UI since we are looking for some consistency thats the easiest way to mix pixel art with normal digital art 
also this is adorable
:o
pixel art?
also I think crow mentioned something about ui mockups so I'd message or ping him if you are interested in that stuff
oki
Do we include Kazan?
later
unless someone wants to do it in my stead
I have no energy or any life in my body
Also posting this WIP here for any Drek'ar/Atlas enjoyers 
i've been toying with writing kazan lately so if/when we do add him later. i raise my hand. he's not on the sheet but you know my ass is 🔛 🔝 💯
wow the on and top emoji sure do not show up at all in dark mode
Theres no short comic for Kazan yet is there?
Is there a short comic for every character?
oh ok I though i was missing out on vyce and octavia
all of the post-launch characters are missing one, but so are ai.mi, asher, and rune. those few are the only ones who don't have em
sadge

guys I was thinking something
if the player can ship a character with everyone this means that they can ship Octavia and Vyce as well 
N-nuh uh 
not all ships are romantic
Oh okkk
I think best to avoid that option at all even if its platonic
Just to avoid any implications yknow
Especially in a dating sim lol
well if we put the tag system in it should help that
like what kind of relationship will come out of your choice so you know
? Idk abt tags in vn i never heard of that
since not every path is romantic crow suggested it
like romantic, platonic, familial, rivalry
etc
I think it's great idea cuz it helps people know what they can expect in tone
Mm okok
i've kind of been thinking on this for a while now but. if we're including a variety of non-romantic routes then wouldn't it be better to just call it a visual novel at this point
it can still be both but like. just to prevent any misconceptions going into it maybe
Tru
Just a different name since its dating sim
Even with tags it might still throw ppl off
Yeah I think the same ngl;;
Since when did we add rivalries to the dating sim
Like Kai and Estelle fighting???
Actually so intimidating to start adding stuff to this lmao
empty ideas board so scary
friendly rivalry
also you are right about the name
it's subject to change
I'm not exactly in love with heart strikers
We’re in the early stages
A lot is subject to change so the most important part is that we have fun w it
trueee

After a match against Demon Drive, Atlas asked Rune if there was something wrong about Vyce. He had noticed how Rune acted around her, missing crucial shots on the goal and generally being off his game if she was near. After a few minutes, Rune admitted to having a bit of a crush on Vyce. Atlas d...
when the uhm uhh
Pretty short, but I like it
ill probably make like an act 2 and act 3
act 2 will be the actual date
and act 3 will be after
This is lovely!
like why not
so true
though I imagine she hand makes all her business cards and takes any excuse to give them out
if someone doesnt have something for her to sign, she just gives one of those which already has a signature on them
or something
my social insecurity says i scared you away and will proceed to tell myself to 
Tbh I just threw this in because I didn't have a better idea of how Rune got Vyce's number
I think it makes a lot of sense, she's an artist after all
probably she could write her number down
for the purposes of the vn here everyone just has everyone in their phone


I will def write Vyce as the big mean girlfriend for Rune's shy personality, like
"How DARE you not get his order right!"
Or something
Wait
How shy even is Rune
Make different contact names for each person based on who you select to play 
Aimi's name for finii as a contact is "the damn rabbit" or smth
and x's is just everyone in all caps with small blurbs of their personality
that was definitely one of my thoughts yeah
too much good potential to not do that imo
Vyce and octavia's contacts for each other are just "Her"
or the fuckin
Do u know the post abt the one person on the train with the contact named "absolutely not"
Yeah smth like that
YEAH
Kai has his dad in his phone as "he's mad at you"
that's rasmus' name in Estelle's phone
TRUE
or Estelle deleted his number
And we have zentaro contact on aimis phone as zenny and like zentaro owns like a nokia
yeah, like all the characters are listed there and the ones that dont have routes still occasionally show up for plot or etc
Ai.Mi has finii in her phone as "prankster"
I still like my idea
Or like the newest phone release and whenever aimi trys to facetime zentrao hes just like an old relative
The fuckin face way too close to the phone like
Yes

And junos phone can be water proof or in a ziplock bag
I mean juno seems to be able to stay relatively solid
But i also dont imagine she would really use a phone or own one herself
Then would she use her home worlds technology?
Or just still holding it at his ear
I dont think her home world had technology honestly
Ah
I moreso mean luna/asher would probably be with her and thus be able to manage contact in that kind of way
Yeah
I think shes one of the more primitive alien
Or she could use her blobbos as a form as contact
like, she doesnt exactly make executive decisions in the way that you'd contact someone with a phone to do
Carrier pigeons? More like carrier blobbos
Yea i dont think she would leave the house alone unless its somewhere close
Yes
personally i don't think he's as kyaaaa >w< shy as some people make him out to be but i do think he's #AWKWARD because he's pointedly avoided talking to people for maybe a little too long and now he's kinda forgotten how to be normal. which can lead to a bit of embarrassment at times
that's just my take though

I'm supposed to be more of a Vyce specialist anyways or something
rune specialist here,i put too much time into studying rune

I'll probably get a little better of a feel for it for these
Also, the exact path will probably change when it's actually being developed anyways
I'm just doing a rough starting point story which can be edited later since I think I'm the only one actively trying to work on rune/vyce
would you be open to a bit of critique even if it isn't finished right now :0
sorry i'm just checking over everything im about to say to make sure i'm not lying LOL

i was thinking that as it stands right now, the dialogue feels a bit stilted? i understand that some of these interactions are meant to read as awkward (see: everything rune says), but with all the lones being as short as they are, i think it feels a little unnatural in a way. i think it feels very point A to point B, and i think you might want to consider adding a bit of fluff in between, perhaps a bit more chattiness from vyce or some extra narration on what the characters are thinking? i think that would help the flow a lot :0
thas all =w= i wanted to make sure what i was saying was easy to understand also


I guess I can try
Altho this still applies
Along with me not being natively english
oh yeah no for sure
that was just my immediate thoughts when i read it
your english is fine though dw about it 
teamwork
not to say you're wrong or anything but i'm genuinely curious as to how you reached this conclusion from his dialogue considering it's all awkward and confrontational at best. i don't rly get any amount of embarrassment or anxiety from his characterisation. it's more warning people away from him because he is cursed by the horrors. he doesn't seem to have any compunctions about this, he's very straightforward about it. the impression i get is much more someone who's very... reserved and reluctant to involve other people in his issues in contrast to the like, shy introvert who gets all embarrassed about opening up to people.
if there's other characterisation i'm not seeing then that's fair and i'd like to see it if it's out there, but as it is i just wanted to throw my 2 cents on the scenario in
One word
Hyperfixation
what
Bigba has hyperfixation on rune
Not rune having hyperfixation on smthn, other than his friend i think is what bigba meant
I have hyperfixation
it's their personal interpretation of his character
Yea
No need to deep think about it
imo hyperfixation views on a character are pretty trustworthy because they really understand the character on a deeper level that can't really be described, like sometimes more than what the original writers might know if that makes sense
maybe I should start writing Kai's lines then LOL
true
tbh character writing is very flexible, a lot also depends on the scenarios you put them in
not just the personality
i mean on a certain level it's like. a person who focuses in only on one character will read into their individual nuances far more than a writer for a whole cast often will. but at the same time it's the original writer who dictates the entirety of that character so it's hard for me to say that a person could know that character better


it comes down to like... the ability 2 read into specific events and say "how did this impact the character" or "where did this character quirk come from".. stuff like that
am i not making sense here
I get most of what you mean!
I don't at all
i had like a long day at the long day factory today so forgive me if i'm not saying things as straightforwardly as i could
but remember this is very early on in the project so any lines you see right now may not be what actually is published, we're a whole team here so we're here to help each other out if someone feels like it's OOC
you're alright and i kinda get where you're coming from
i think the writer usually knows a character as they are in the text best. but being able to read into a character and have reads on them that go beyond the focus of one writer with a much broader perspective has its own benefits
I dont think a fan project would need to worry abt canon so much as long as its following the base of the original story
Plus each character in here im p sure will be a team effort on how to write the character
i think people who focus a lot on one character have a way to write that character really really well, and expand on them in ways perhaps even the original writer didn't think of
also what hb said
i trust bigba's image of rune a lot

also tbh we don't have too much to work with we have a few paragraphs of lore, numerous quotes and some trivia published here so people's interpretations may be a bit different from each other
yeah the most writing we have actually gotten for any characters is the beach vn and most characters arent even in that
i don't think that's wrong. i just think it's important to properly analyse the fundamentals of what you're making fan content of
your concerns are definitely valid though
that's valid and i think we have done that for the most part
especially with characters we fixate on
makes sense to me
Also if we get stuck or confused we can just ask lunchboy
sorry im also like a nobody coming out of nowhere LMAO
When hes available
i think this is a cool project =w= and i would like to help out here and there if i can
Its fine its valid thing to bring up
We're also just being p chill abt this i think
So dont gotta sweat the fundamentals that hard
i need to come to an understand ing of the emotes here
ye its a one step at a time thing
i keep going to use my personal emotes and they've been robbed from me
it's messed up man
i will say as a late note
what i was gonna say is like... my personal perspective is to write in a way where i'd hope the writers of the thing would look in and go "damn... this guy gets it." and the fact that the writers are around to poke their head in makes me feel even more like holy SHit. but that's just my personal perspective. going with the flow is one of my many skills on this earth
i have seen a bit of indecisiveness. on how "canon" we want this thing to be. bc at the beginning i was under the impression we wanted it to be "as canon as possible" in terms of character portrayal and existing lore and etc etc. and i do think it's fine to be a little bit lax about it? but i also think it'll be far more worthwhile and enjoyable to anyone who plays it if we make that extra effort for it to be in character and believable as possible wherever we can. because the And then cookie bug said basically what i was gonna say ok But I Also Personally gain more enjoyment from fan content when i feel the writers are really in tune with the devs intentions and whatnot. so thats my thoughts
I will say that we should probably figure out the base plot first. Recently, I had the idea that it would be on like between s2-s3 and the "finale" would be like right before s3 starts and there's usually this big gala event right before (or after?) a season and that's when the precise moment is in the VN to either confess or reconfirm your friendship with your chosen LI striker
i mean i think lunchboy's reactions to our headcanons is that exact "this guy gets it" thing you are talking about :p other fans and devs themselves agree with us
this is like bare bare bones though so I didn't think too much about smaller details yet
btw I made a loop music audio for the game
i don't intend to like. constantly hound people for their portrayals or their writing or anything. and if it seems like i'm doing that then i definitely apologize. but i also think that if this is a group writing project then there is a careful balance that should be struck between quality and like. balancing each other's Visions you feel me
i'd also like to be close to canon as we can get but we are creatives so liberties can and will be taken, if you think it's too much tho you can always ask others
watcha think? (Also IM BEGGING YOU THIS WAS JUST AN IDEA GIVE SUGGESTIONS)
no I totally get it it's a concern of mine too, but that's the risk with any group/collaborative project, we just need to be super careful and keep up the collaborative environment
alas... i cannot listen on mobile
oh sorry
its ok =w= i'll check it out later
I REALLY LIKE IT
THAT'S SO GOOD
very VN like, good for upbeat moments
i think it matches with the os vibes pretty well, also having a kinda heartbeat effect? maybe? or thats just me imagining things
yeah nods! obviously with this many people the ideas are gonna clash at some point. but the point is like. working together right. finding the middle ground and getting as close to what makes sense as possible
precisely!
btw I was thinking about smth that I will probably regret while working on, but for Vyce I was thinking to make rock music, but making it a little bit softer
also Ofcourse EDM for Octavia

if that would make things harder then no, but I think that at least 3 different soundtracks (one for the start, the other for the menu and another for striker interaction) are needed









