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• Shower thoughts - First drafts should be shit
  January 23, 2026 by naonimo

  I am at the stage where I just began thinking of making a trailer. Just spent three hours last night making one. Woke up thinking it needs complete overhaul. Idealist me thinks, "It's the wrong stage,... Continue reading
• Beta version 1.3.4
  January 20, 2026 by naonimo

  The main (small + tiny but totally subconscious-emotion-changing) update is the UX i.e. choice menu fade effects!!! This alone took me 3 hours! I've kind of hit a plateau in terms of updating the stor... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 1.3.3
  January 17, 2026 by naonimo

  Updates Text: updates/revisions/typos UX: cleaned up page Finalized credits page Customized the choice menu screens Didn't manage to find a way to Make the splash screen image for the web version tran... Continue reading
• Shower thoughts - Good habits re. feedback
  January 17, 2026 by naonimo

  Realized mid-dev that it's always better to receive feedback from beta-testers without feeling (and acting on) the need to explain why you as a gamedev made a particular choice for how the beta versio... Continue reading
• Shower thoughts - Task decomposition
  January 14, 2026 by naonimo

  Projects are daunting. Big projects are even more daunting. Going into GameDev as a first-time solo indie game developer is super daunting. I realized very early in the beginning of how overwhelmed I... Continue reading
• Beta version 1.3.2
  January 10, 2026 by naonimo

  Updates include Tweaks to the user interface ... Does it look cleaner? Found some oopsies in the images - cleaned those up... Unless you see more bloopers? I really needed to add Credits and other sma... Continue reading

  
• Shower thoughts - Timesaving tips
  January 09, 2026 by naonimo

  Assets Management Boring but seriously important (I think) topic Tip 1: ALWAYS keep track of where you got things necessary to all assets i.e. images, sounds, music etc. (especially if they're not you... Continue reading
• Q&A: What I learned from drawing
  January 08, 2026 by naonimo#lessons learned

  Question (& Answer) of the week #1! "How did you manage the drawing process?" Even though I knew the story I wanted to tell, as this is my first time developing a game at all - let alone a visual nove... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 1.3.1
  January 04, 2026 by naonimo

  Second big update to the beta version. Changes from the previous build include: Completed placement of music & sound effects Ongoing adaptations to artwork Text revisions (including dummy typos) All 4... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 1.2.0
  December 27, 2025 by naonimo

  First beta version finally out for some beta testers! Bear with me as I'm a solo indie (visual novel) game developer making a game (of any genre) for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. The techniques are elem... Continue reading