I had a weird day yesterday, with headaches a...

October 27, 2003 by Adam in NWN1

I had a weird day yesterday, with headaches all day then collapsing in bed very early. Somehow, I managed to sneak in a bit more game development, mostly when I woke up really early this morning.

I fixed a hak pack issue I had where I had accidentally overwritten one of my earlier models. I also worked more on the haunted mansion, getting more of the residents in the game. Other than decorating and some brief scripting and dialog, I think I'm done with this section. I still have some hand-written dialog I need to get in the game, as well as finishing up a few more planes.

Eventually I need to hunker down and start on the main plot, which has been flapping in the wind for awhile. Part of the problem is that I've designed a module where there's all these systems (such as potion brewing) that require a lot of areas to collect the required ingredients. I knew early on that it was going to end up pretty huge. Still, I worry sometimes that the game will sprawl outwards and the main quest will get lost a bit. Hopefully I can continue to make it clear what the player needs to do next at the same time encouraging exploration and experimentation.