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current to-do list: MESDAS

start outlining primary plot and four main romance routes

additional routes can be added in as the project progresses

primary focus on building basic demo plotline and dialogues

interface mockup

prototype demo in Quest for contributors to playtest

#mass effect #mesdas #dating sim #concept ideas #ideally i want to have a working demo in ren'py before i even think about opening for community funding #then after that i can start digging into the meat of the game #for now though everything's in the planning stage

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another poll for y’all, this time about future concerns like financing and volunteer contribution! all feedback and signal boosting is extremely welcome ;]

#mass effect #dating sim #poll #mesdas #as a college student finances is a real concern of mine so #i just want to cover my bases before i get in too far #i need to know what the community will support and will not

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All I want is to romance Nihlus and ignore his horrible bullshit death so you sir are a god to me for making that possible

;] We Are All Nihlus Stans Here

#unrelated #Anonymous #ask

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im sorry but a spectre dating sim????? holy fuck thats an amazing idea why has nobody done it before

i know right!! it’s a travesty, honestly, and i am here to right this wrong

#unrelated #asiliara #ask

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Just wanted to say I think your dating sim idea is awesome!

thanks!! i’ve always wondered why nobody made a dating sim for the spectres, and then i got older and realized... I can make the dating sim.........

so now im here lmao

#this is gonna be fun #everyone's so excited #it's so nice to see everyone coming together and admitting we all like dating sims again #unrelated #symbolicanus #ask

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hey guys! i finally have time to start working on that spectre dating sim i promised, so i’m opening a poll regarding character orientations and MC customization options. much thanks for anyone who contributes!

signal boosting is very welcome :]

#mass effect #dating sim #poll #mesdas

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ok ive got two votes for a turian protag, one for asari, one for nb, and one for female!! I'd really appreciate some more input so i can get a good idea of what everyone would prefer 😘 anon is open if youre uncomfortable with replies!!

question for the audience concerning the spectre dating sim

m/f/nb protag

turian or asari

assets for content??? like u help program and we include a spectre in the game that u design or smth

#mass effect #dating sim #mesdas #poll

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more mass effect spectre dating sim polls

designed and named player character or ambiguous "insert yourself here" character?

datapad interface or rotary choice wheel?

#im trying to figure out where to begin with the drafting n shit lmao #i already have ideas for the four main storylines but the protag's identity will influence a lot abt them #also thinking abt mb doing an unlockable ''final story'' a la hatoful boyfriend as culmination of the four pathways #concept ideas #mass effect #dating sim #mesdas

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question for the audience concerning the spectre dating sim

m/f/nb protag

turian or asari

assets for content??? like u help program and we include a spectre in the game that u design or smth

#mass effect #dating sim #concept ideas #mesdas

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#reference #could be v useful for the rpgs

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since the oc dating sim is likely to be long and arduous, consider the following as a work-up project:

spectre dating sim

yes you heard me, a mass effect council spectre dating sim

only 4 LIs: vasir, saren, nihlus, and jondam bau. fucking date the most dangerous people in council space. that would be a way to work up to the oc dating sim.

#text #mass effect #dating sim #concept ideas

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to inaugurate this blog, some musings about the mass effect oc dating sim

character creation? maybe options to select m/f protag if it wouldn’t take too long to code differences

if my coding isn’t up to par, maybe code two separate sims and release together? or make second some kind of donor goal, idk

human protag for convenience purposes (player insert)

all characters pulled from rise & reign canon

eijalsen crew only, or extended?

make extended character list push goal?

definitely want to include at least one of each main species (human, turian, asari, salarian, krogan, quarian) as an option

ideally want to include batarian and drell options too

all characters have established sexualities already so would have to be careful about coding compatible orientations and making sure one of each species is available to each possible gender

depth of character backstories?

ideally want complex paths for each character based on established backstories; may be very difficult to program if many branching paths

multiple endings per character?

paragon/renegade system? or analogue?

characters respond to player decisions in other paths

custom gui based off of mass effect main trilogy game gui?

datapad-based gui?

rotary choice gui?

#concept ideas #mass effect #dating sim #text

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i’ve always wanted to do game dev work, so now that i’ve got rpg maker mv and redownloaded ren’py, i might as well make a blog for all that stuff so i can keep it together

so now i’ve got a nice, professional-looking blog for all my nice, professional-looking work. and thats nice.

#text #unrelated