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I know you said you were cancelling your game, but is it possible to do a comic version or even just list out the routes you had in mind. Just starting off with baby steps might help you next time if you ever plan to go back in that direction.
Oh stars, a comic version would take way too long. It’s easy to forget, but remember that though comics can be devoured super fast, there’s so much art in them TvT
And also, even if it was fast - honestly, I probably wouldn’t! And that because a big reason for way I decided to end the project was because my storytelling has come so far since I started it. Despite it being a lighthearted dating setup, I’ve always tried to put some story into it... but it just wasn’t strong/compelling as I tried to just go at it a bit too loose just to keep momentum going. But the more work I put into it, the more I realized the foundation itself was what was wrong. It was always going to crumble, even if I put up emergency supports to patch it together X)
Nah, moving forward, if I ever got the itch - well, if I wasn’t going to do a wholly original dating sim project (which would absolutely be what I’d lean towards) - then I’d start from scratch with a much stronger & more enjoyable idea! And a more maneageable cast XD
Tbh I’d probably do either some sort of silly/fun island situation (no shh I’m not play too much AC:NH) or a ‘we got sucked into a DnD/fantasy RPG game... might as well date’ situation, on first instinct. But my brain’s always got a thousand ideas rollin’ around in it so that answer’d be liable to change X)
But anyways- that said, I don’t mind talking about the general idea, if people want to really know the routes. More than just a couple people though as it’d take a bit to write it all out in a way that would be enjoyable to read, even if list-style X) So... let me know, I suppose!
#night answers#about ymhat#a listed out rough outline of each route could be fun to explain i suppose#but yeah i dunno if more than one or two people are interested so#XD#Anonymous
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How long will the game be?
long.
no, seriously - at least for a fangame, it’s pretty long.
i can’t say for sure yet - there’s a big difference between play testing my own work and having someone play it for me, plus everything’s interconnected as far as progress goes - but, stars, if i had to guess…
loosely, it’ll probably take between 50-80 minutes to play through one route the first time? it depends on your play style. for all the main ‘desirable/good ending’ routes, there’s probably at least 4 hours of gameplay if you’re really exploring. again, not including the fact that it’s not the easiest cakewalk to woo them. also, with a pound of salt bc you get very desensitized as the dev because you know what & where everything is. X) add on the other routes, and [secrets], there’s a lot to explore. you’ll definitely have a full afternoon/evening if you just sit down to play it in one go!
i’ll be able to give a better estimate once i get close to finishing! i just hope you guys enjoy it, regardless of playtime :)
#night answers#about ymhat#(go ahead and block 'about ymhat' as a tag if you don't wanna see answers on-dash about it heh)#i'm jumping into spriting rn so figured i'd answer a few#trying to be better about answering asks TvT#Anonymous
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If you don't mind me asking for your new game is it possible to make all of your potential love interests hate you or love you? You don't have to answer if you don't want to. :3
oh, this is one i’m happy to answer publicly!
so obviously, the general raison d'êtreof You Might Have a Type is to get close to the boys, so naturally there is the entire possibility of getting them to fall in love with you!
that said, something really important to me in making this game was to not make it feel like an inevitability no matter what you did, or make it to where you could ‘buy’ their affection with items. none of the four are a ‘consolation prize’ - they’ve all got their own personalities, interests, and how you interact with them & what you do will affect how they feel about you... just like a real potential relationship ;D i’ve put a lot of effort into feeling like you’ve earned any bonus scenes with whomever based on your actions; and i’ve also put a lot of work into rewarding choices vs punishing them. i’ve always best liked games where doing the right thing is ‘rewarded’, as opposed to ones where doing the ‘wrong’ thing gets you ‘punished’. that very much plays true in how i’ve set up the game.
also, though, i’m working hard to make a proper friendship ending - that’s also not a consolation prize. sure, it’s possible to get on a ‘failed’ romance attempt, but it’s actually not easy either. friendship isn’t a 'runner up’ sort of result, after all - it takes work too, and is absolutely valuable as its own separate thing!
... yeah, it’s a lot of work putting this all in, but dammit it’s worth it (ง TヮT)ง✧
as for making them hate you - i’ll be honest, routes are a lot of work as is, and i tend to lift a brow at extensive ‘bad endings’ and those playing them...
so let’s just say that yes, you can make them hate you if you’re a dick, and there’s a very tongue in cheek sort of ending you can receive for it.
#night answers#ymhat dev#about ymhat#... raison d'être = reason for existing#in case that was too much of a reach?? XD#but yes it /is/ a dating sim so the loose goal is sweet sweet love!#kuroshiro101
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RED'S DATE OUTFIT IS KDCJSNCJDN GOO D S TU FF SJHXHS👍👌👍👌👌👍👍👌👌👍👍👌👍👌👍❤❤👌🦄👍👍👌
these warmups are dedicated to you two beautiful souls then ;D
#you might have a type#ymhat dev#uf sans#sf sans#narrowing in on their aesthetics slowly but surely =v=#can you tell i'm Very Into Red with combat/work boots and Black as a sharp dressed skeleman#because boi howdy#i am ALL about it#-coughs-#this entire thing is just fannish wish fulfillment dating sim shenanigans anyways so NO SHAME#robindaspoopy#night answers
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It's sad that you had to cancel the game, but honestly? If it can't be done, it's better that way. Hopefully now you'll have time to work on other projects that you'll be able to complete the way you want. Good luck and lots of inspiration!
I stayed away from Tumblr for a couple days but I just... thank you all so much for the support in the wake of me announcing I wouldn’t be continuing YMHaT. I’ve read and reread all these messages a dozen times now and I just... gods my heart. Thank you.
I always want to do my best to live up to the expectations I set, but hearing the support, the reminders that knowing when to stop isn’t the same as failing, and the general hopes of self-care and well-wishes and positivity means the worldto me.
I’m gonna keep being emotional about this for a while, so just thank you, thank you thank you thank you everyone- you inspire me so much and your encouragements mean everything, hugs and love to you all (´•̥̥̥\\ヮ\\•̥̥̥` ) I’ll take this all to heart, and can’t wait to improve all the more and have the new knowledge & experience to make better, cooler things for you all in the future! ♡♡♡
#night answers#ymhat#positivity#i'm just- i want to respond to you all but i've been trying all day and i keep tearing up so#i hope it's okay that i answer like this#just... thank you all#i really can't tell you how much your kind words mean#thank you for taking the time to send these messages#i love you guys so much#sweethearts like you are the reason i always find the passion and encouragement to keep striving to new creative heights#<3#Anonymous
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Yo! How’s the progress of YMHaT coming? I loved playing you’re other two games and was super stoked when I figured out you were making another one! Your interpretations of the skeletons and your art are both phenomenal and I absolutely love what you do! Thanks for taking the time to read this ask and have a Merry Christmas (or hope you had a good christmas if you read this afterwards :D)! -Faena
Currently teetering on the razor thin edge of either ‘stop whinging about being better and just finish it as is, heck your standards’ and ‘hmmm i could just... redo this from scratch and save myself the plot headache’ XD I still haven’t decided, and it’s been on the backburner for a bit while I try to decide while working on getting paid for other stuff I work on, heh.
Might put up a poll, actually... haven’t decided- I’ve got reasons beyond my too-high standards for considering starting from scratch, but there’s a lot of reasons (namely, all the art I’ve already done) for not starting over, too >v>;;;
But!! It’s really reassuring and encouraging to hear that you like the fangames I’ve made so far! It means a lot, I really can’t emphasize that enough ;v; Thank you, and I hope you had a lovely Christmas as well if you celebrate it!
#night answers#ymhat#oh ymhat i'm sorry you've been in dev purgatory#you've got so much done and yet not enough at all TvT#Anonymous
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Hi Night!!! I hope you're doing well, and how is the game progress going so far? Not to stress you out or anything, sorry- Take your time please, we're not rushing you.
Haha, I am extremely stressed about it!! (⊙ヮ⊙|||)
‘Tired Night is tired, and is also better at plotting/game dev than she was when she started making it last year, and is now in a gordian knot’ is basically the summary of where I am at, hooray...
I’m still hoping to finish it, but I’m also getting better at... all kinds of things in the meantime, making YMHaT a steadily increasing Catch 22 of time sinking. But most of the game art’s been done for ages, so... I definitely am not inclined to abandon it either.
I’m also just shaking my fist at Last Year Me for choices I now know better than to make in the dev process that have made Current Me’s life a bit of a living hell to finish it, sigh.
Slowly but surely. =v=b
#night answers#sorry this isn't quite as upbeat as my usual replies on it#but trust me it's agonizing to have the game stuck in the stage its stuck in#ughhhhh#i'm seriously not inclined to abandon it#but i'm struggling bc i'd basically have to not work on anything else and work like... several weeks straight to get it to the place i coul#sigh#but i cant justify that bc i'm a freelancer#so for now#-ruffles hair in a frustrated manner-#here we are#bscootch
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Oooo can we see one of those kinds of for-fun WIPs you haven't shared?? :3
-sweats- well, time to put my money where my mouth is, huh? >v>;;;
i’ll admit lately my exploration work has either been figuring out figuremaking (so working with clay and trying mold-making, etc), which i don’t have any real pictures of, but i got the itch yesterday to try and see what i could learn by trying out a more ‘anime’/’manga’ style; i’ve only got the rough sketch so far, but here:
all my time’s been pouring into making YMHaT in between bouts of health nonsense, so i’ve been lighter on this sorta thing - i probably won’t finish this until i’m done with the game, or close.
trying to push perspective and interactive poses, so trying it with a different style’s a great way to go about it! it’ll have a whole background and all that too, so it’ll take a while, pff. i’ll need to work to push the style more, too, adjust proportions, etc etc, but it’s a fun break in between other things
#night answers#a wip#gonna have thin linework and everything what whaaaat#glowy effects too if i can get it to work... breaking out of pixels is always a healthy but wild ride XD#(the general idea behind this came from the idea of a cover for a manga or spread that'd be a 'being besties with the bros' sorta deal haha#Anonymous
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So....*looks left, looks right* ever thought of a lilytale dating sim? Or just game in general? The gay in me is literally in love with them~
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i... i appreciate the love, very much so, but i’m still developing another fangame at the moment.
alone.
for free.
i truly, deeply appreciate people liking my characters/versions of the skeletons, so very much, but my gods i’m so tired guys and being asked for more content like this while i’m kicking my own ass to create a huge project all by myself, something that’s free, something that i won’t get a dime out of and can’t get a dime out of because hoo boi no thanks not gonna get sued/copyright infringe like that... that’s a little demoralizing.
i know it’s not coming from a bad or ill-intentioned place, but ah, just... just think about that sort of thing in the future when sending creators asks like this.
honestly, You Might Have a Type is going to be my last Undertale fangame. i’m certainly going to continue with UT content, but the next time i make a game - which i have several ideas for already - it needs to be something that i can make at least ad or merch money off of, just for how much time i put into it - it’s unsustainable otherwise, i’m afraid.
that said, i do like dating sims; the likelihood of me exploring making one that is full of WLW monster content is very high. it just won’t be Lilytale, even if there is a cute skeleton lady in it.
... but again, that’s very down the line. i’m gonna need some time to recover after i finish YMHaT.
#night answers#i try really hard to be upbeat#but i really am tired#i dug my own hole and will finish the job dammit i really want you guys to like this game and i want myself to be proud of it#but the fact is i also am putting too much time into something that won't help my finances at all#sadly i do have to think about that too#hooray adulthood#also burnout#also just... just please think about creators feelings oTL#a compliment paired with an /expansive request/ like a game is... outweighed by the latter i'm afraid#-sighs-#Anonymous
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Is the game everyone is talking about a dating sim???
yep! originally started the project back in the beginning of the year (YMHaT is the acronym - You Might Have a Type), but took a break because about halfway through i didn’t feel like it was shaping up to my standards. it felt too formulaic, and i wanted something more if i was going to keep investing my time in it.
a couple months ago i finally redux’d the concept, and picked up development again! it’s just me working on it, heh. the graphics are completely new (you can see some of the older ones under the ‘ymhat’ or ‘ymhat dev’ tags on my blog), and the approach of the gameplay is better and i think more fun than it was originally going to be.
in it, you’ll be able to get to know & potentially fall for Sans, Red, Blue, or Black. for the record, yes, their brothers do show up, but they are not dateable options. (i have to have limits somewhere, pff - the decision was made after a poll in the beginning of the year).
i’m finally getting closer to being done with it, so i’m aiming to kick my own ass and get it done very soon!
#night answers#ymhat dev#i should make a FAQ tag for it...#okay i'll stop spamming you guys with answers now#just one more post and i'm back to work on dev#=v=b#Anonymous
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Will it be playable on a Mac? I REALLY wanna play one of your games like damn
yes it will!
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