The Test Scene (Patreon)

The files are attached at the bottom of this post.

Hey there! Thank you so much for joining! As promised, here is the first full scene I made back when I got the idea for this game, aptly titled "Dorms Test." 

So a few notes: I was mainly practicing doing 3D renders and figuring out the very basics of Ren'Py. The writing was a bit of an afterthought, so don't go in expecting any great prose :)

The guys in the test are very early versions of Connor and Marco. You can see how much they did—and didn't!—change during development. The base of Connor's final model is actually very similar to this one, and of course he has the same outfit. Marco changed A LOT, but of course I had to keep his curly hair for the final version.

I also was initially thinking about doing a VN with full renders for each page, but when I started planning out the story and created the first flowcharts, it became pretty clear the best way to go was how the game is now—mostly sprites when they chat, and then key scenes fully rendered.

This little test is certainly rough, but I think it's fun to see the game's humble beginnings. Plus, y'know, it's still pretty hot...

- Danny