Love Inn
End of the year updates
How are you doing?? Wanted to share something before the New Year so you know I'm still alive!
Love Inn passed 1000 wishlists on Steam a couple days ago, which is incredible to me, moreso since I haven't posted anything about the game for so long! I still get nervous when I think about people caring about this.
Learned some things like loading every scenario at the start of the game, when the intros are playing, so the game doesn't have to load and erase constantly everytime you move around. I knew the theory, but never really questioned how and what to preload. This lead to me being more ambitious with single scenarios, since before I tried to have every scenario fit inside the screen.
I played a bunch of Rune Factory 4 (I played a ton of Rune Factory in the DS days, my first farming games), and took some things from it. There's a minimap now (which will be prettier and more useful in the future). Also some better previews when placing stuff around.
A lot of work this past month was basically making the base levels, and remaking them, and remaking them once more. Lots of iterating, but always for the better. This holidays I was hoping I would advance a bit more on the texturing of this place, but I always underestimate how many gatherings of family and friends there are. But still wanted to share.
Google Streetview is basically my most visited page nowadays, I spend so much time moving around for inspiration, loving it.
Here's some pics from characters and sketches I haven't shared here before!
Now the ryokan is a single place on the game, just to avoid all the loading screens. Things like the kitchen and shared living room, are moved to another annexed building.
Also, I'm been more persistent on learning japanese, which in turn is helping a lot to research info for the game.
Anyway! Thanks for reading, I hope you are having a wonderful time and I wish you a happy new year!
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Goodness gracious this looks great. KIPIDAP
WOAH. That's a lot... What a wonderful series of not just improvements but also I think some of the best pixel I've seen this year. It's been a hot minute but man am I glad to see you return. Those new references and inspirations have come a long ways to helping really put the game together both in scale and in size. I am impressed by how much has come since the last update back in I think August earlier this year. You took something that was helpful and managed to integrate it into your game seamlessly same with the room loading. I think come 2025 your game will have a powerful footing in regards to both reviews and such a niche type of simulation. Happy New Year and I wish all the best to you, your family, and the future of this project. The sheer amount of passion, consideration, inspirations, and genuine freshness cannot go unstated. I swear an entire OVA could be produced with how well drawn not only the sprites but also the sketches used to reference them. Phenomenal and I hope all the best comes for when the time comes and the game releases.
Scott man you always say such nice things, I think I get a bit blushed. Many many thanks for you words man.
I know I take my sweet time, but I just keep staring at the screen thinking what could be improved. I'm very far from true artists or true game developers, I'm just a wannabe, but I'm stubborn enough to keep trying haha.
I'll keep working hard on it, and hopefully it will be good enough one day :) I'm extremely glad you notice all the hours that go into it, it makes everything more rewarding. Even if it releases and it's a complete flop, I really think it's already been worth it; I never though a random loser from a small town in Spain could reach so many good hearted people. I'm already lucky.
I hope you have an stellar year friend, take care from the cold!