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On the down side, work on the mod is gonna be a bit slow this week, due to my ongoing bureaucratic nightmares.
On the up side, I've finally whittled down the list of non-content issues and can finally start adding quests and events to get to first-playable!
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. A battle scene with Rook, Sal, and Smith facing off against four Admiralty Guards wielding rifles rather than their usual hammers, and with significantly reduced health since this is the very first encounter.
Even after dealing with Everything, I still finished the work I wanted to get done this week. Specifically, tweaking the opening encounter to be more lore-friendly and less punishing! That trailer really put me in a corner, showing lots of Admiralty with guns!
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Shots from the Early Access Launch trailer play in the midst of the introductory slideshow for Rook's version of the Three For All campaign. Panel 3: "You filled his head with promises of a technological find for the ages, which would finally bring about his long-denied rapid advancement. All while securing a kill-switch for the automechs in your back pocket."
If I can do one, I can do four*, right? Spent my work time today writing and capturing and converting the animated slides for each character's introduction.
* Four, not just three, because there's also the modded OC route, which now has a default intro!
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. A snippet of the early access trailer plays in the window of the introductory slideshow of Sal's campaign, showing five Admiralty gunners aiming off-camera. "For perhaps the first time ever, you were thankful when an Admiralty hit squad burst through the door. What better to unite three strangers than a common enemy?"
What if I took the early access trailer this campaign is based on and used it as video for the introductory slideshows?
A surprisingly difficult idea that took up four whole hours of my day today.
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. The top bar icon for "Strange Devices" has an updated symbol, and the dialogue now displays a bubbled image of the devices in question in-line with the dialogue text boxes.
You know me, I like to obsess over the fine details. So I spent most of this week finding just the right symbol for the overlay counter and a means to display an image in a dialogue bubble that's relatively easy on the eyes.
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Smith (player, left) talks to Rayne (NPC, right). Rayne: Hey there! Got any questions? I'm /dying/ to talk about tech some more. OPTIONS: - Discuss the Arcane Codex... > - Discuss other topics... > < Finish
Being unbelievably stressed out hasn't stopped me from picking away at #Griftlands #modding. For quest flow reasons, I decided that there ought to be a special consultant NPC who'd love to tell you all about the campaign's MacGuffins! ...Even though you kinda robbed them.
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. The top-left overlay shows the current day, money, resolve, health, and now a counter labeled "Strange Devices." "You don't know what these are yet, but every faction in Havaria seems to want them, so they must be extremely valuable and dangerous."
This week was another adventure in "Spud keeps wanting new UI stuff oh geez why do we keep doing this to ourselves".
Not just putting images in-line with dialogue, but having a brand-new overlay counter to track important campaign progress!
(Icon is not final.)
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![WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Arint (left, player) talks to Winnie (right, NPC).
Arint: Hold on, officers. I just got here. I had nothing to do with this.
Winnie: Then relinquish your weapons and step away from the tech!
[ Giant out-of-place image of Newbiespud's avatar in the middle of the dialogue ]
Narration: You look down at the three identical high-tech devices on the table next to you, somehow pristine in the midst of the debris of broken bottles and teeth.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wukc3elvofqtkwahcfheknvj/bafkreiaouwpanoxyxpwo6t4vbci5unniz2a2rpjn2t3t3yrjqbnhqg26ka)
WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Arint (left, player) talks to Winnie (right, NPC). Arint: Hold on, officers. I just got here. I had nothing to do with this. Winnie: Then relinquish your weapons and step away from the tech! [ Giant out-of-place image of Newbiespud's avatar in the middle of the dialogue ] Narration: You look down at the three identical high-tech devices on the table next to you, somehow pristine in the midst of the debris of broken bottles and teeth.
Sometimes this #modding malarkey means figuring out how to teach the existing engine to perform the dance moves I want.
Like, say, displaying an image in the middle of a dialogue.
This was both shockingly tricky and bafflingly simple.
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Rook (left, player) talks to Plundak (right, NPC) in the Mettle Shop. Rook: I'm sure I could spend months pondering the mystery of you, but at the end of the day... Rook: I really only have one question: Are we on the same side? Plundak: We are. Of that, you can be certain. OPTIONS: - Spend Mettle > - Purchase 1 Mettle Point $ - Unlock Flourishes > ? Ask about... > < Stop Shopping
This week's progress: Polishing up the bar chats (that are Day One relevant) and filling out dialogues for the Mettle Shop! Still not at a first-playable state yet due to working on all this side stuff, but it's still important!
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Sal (player, left) talks to Smith (NPC, right) at the bar. Sal: When did you first encounter these strange devices? Smith: Uhhh... Five seconds before we met. Sal: Wait, seriously? Smith: Didn't I tell you? All I know is that I got in a bar fight, then we got jumped by those Admiralty goons. Smith: I don't think I even realized everyone was after these things until, like, after the buzz faded. Sal: So how did you get ahold of it at all? Smith: I think someone else brought it in? Maybe even the person who started the fight. Smith: I was drinking and chatting with someone else at the time, don't remember who. Then someone crashed through our table.
Tools down for the week! The Day-One-relevant bar chats with the party are all first-draft written! These went way faster than the shop dialogues, since they're entirely optional and I got to be a bit more freeform and indulgent.
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Rook (player, left) talks to Sal (NPC, right) at the bar / home base. Sal: Something up, Rook? Rook: I've heard through the grapevine about Murder Bay and the fall of Kashio. Rook: But what's something that the rumor-mongers /don't/ know about you? Sal: Is that your idea of an ice-breaker? Rook: I imagine having a reputation comes with some downsides. No one gets to know the real you. Sal: I don't /need/ everyone to know the real me. Sal: But if you must know... Sal: I'm really good with animals. Rook: Like, as pets? Or as hunting companions?
Now that the shop dialogues are done, I'm moving on to injecting serious Mass Effect energy with optional dialogues discussing a variety of topics with your party members / fellow grifters at the bar / home base.
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Steven, an automech vendor, waves goodbye as the player says, "This is... quite strange. I think I've had enough for now," and Steven replies, "Don't worry! The party hasn't had enough of you!"
It's way too early to be doing patch notes, but if I had to sum up my #Griftlands #ThreeForAll #modding progress today, it'd go something like:
- Added tone indicators to all vendors' dialogue
- Optimized Steven's emotes so that he looks less sad (he wasn't sad, just struggling to stay upright)
WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Arint (left) talks to Frizz (right). Frizz: "More like the best in the business! You won't find a better energy gunsmith. And I'm dying to find out how that cannon's internals work." Arint: "I'll give it some thought." OPTIONS: - Introduce Rook to Frizz - Warn Frizz that you might use your weapons against Admiralty - Provide funding for further adjustments (Frizz will like you. Requires 200 shills.) - Tweak your weapons' charge capacity < Done
It took all month, but the first draft of all dialogue and functionality for all campaign shop vendors is now complete! It's set up so that even modded characters that use coins, blasters, or cannons can benefit!
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Smith (left) talks with Pengemunt (right). Pengemunt: "If you must know... Admiralty squadron coins. I'm a collector." Smith: "Oh, then I'm afraid I can't help you." Pengemunt: "Yes, I presumed as much. But I, uh, appreciate the concern." OPTIONS: - Introduce Pengemunt to Rook - Trade Coins (red text: You don't use special coins, so Pengemunt has nothing to offer you.) < Done
The fun thing about writing blatant fanfiction is that you get to include some fan favorites
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Sal (left) speaks to Steven (right). Steven: Partying encompasses lots of things! Steven: Especially THIS party! Sal: Mind if I ask you something? Choices: ? Ask why the partying ? Ask about Steven's partying philosophy ? Ask for a more normal shopping experience < Back
WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. Sal (left) speaks to Plocka 'The Swab' (right). Narration: Plocka 'The Swab' is tuning up one of her black-market grafts. Plocka: Need some new augmentations, hunter? Choices: > Call out Plocka 'The Swab' for appearing everywhere $ Buy negotiation grafts $ Buy battle grafts $ Add more graft slots > < Leave
This week's #ThreeForAll progress: Dialogue for Steven and Plocka is now first-draft complete (though in need of tweaking with tone indicators and emotes). Lots of variation is included since every route and run will be visiting multiple times!
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![Screenshot of a text block in Visual Studio Code.
"Ask for the deeper meaning of partying",
[[
player: !thought
I feel like I'm only understanding the surface level of partying.
agent: !happy !permit
It's not just the lights and streamers and hats and faces, the things you can see! It's the thumping and vibrations of the music in your chest. It's the heat and sweat from other people's bodies. It's the acid burning of cheap bulk food in your stomach. It's the flood of ideas and opinions pouring out of ignorant mouths into uncaring ears.
!point
In other words, beneath the party... is the party!
player: !interest
Woah...
]],](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wukc3elvofqtkwahcfheknvj/bafkreiewa5wx5g6a65hkzk7xia5yp7vrcir7eudbp56or6sas62bffgryi)
Screenshot of a text block in Visual Studio Code. "Ask for the deeper meaning of partying", [[ player: !thought I feel like I'm only understanding the surface level of partying. agent: !happy !permit It's not just the lights and streamers and hats and faces, the things you can see! It's the thumping and vibrations of the music in your chest. It's the heat and sweat from other people's bodies. It's the acid burning of cheap bulk food in your stomach. It's the flood of ideas and opinions pouring out of ignorant mouths into uncaring ears. !point In other words, beneath the party... is the party! player: !interest Woah... ]],
When you're handed a comedy character with a single gimmick to write
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands. A conversation between player-character Rook and fan-favorite automech Steven. Narration: In your experience, it's not uncommon to have automechs handling black-market services. This one, however, defies expectation in several ways. Steven: "If you're here to party, you've come to the right place!" Rook: "I'd rather exchange shills for goods and services, if it's all the same to you." Steven: "You're in luck, then! It IS all the same to me!"
This week: Writing dialogue for a fan-favorite shopkeep
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WIP screenshot of the Griftlands mod Three For All. In the back of the Party Store in Pearl-on-the-Foam, Frizz the gunsmith is now present alongside Steven and Plocka.
WIP screenshot of the Griftlands mod Three For All. In the front of the party store, Pengemunt the coin trader is now present.
WIP screenshot of the Griftlands mod Three For All. At the bar, Moreef's Place, you can discuss various topics with your party members, like "Ask Sal about herself" or "Ask about Sal's comfort with dangerous situations."
#Griftlands #ThreeForAll mod progress this week: Frameworks for shopping and party chats! Making sure the party store has vendors for coins and energy upgrades, as well as injecting some Mass Effect vibes by having a wealth of topics to discuss with your party members at the bar!
WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands, showing a debug battle room with Sal, Rook, and Smith facing off against the new campaign's potential Day 3 bosses.
WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands, showing a debug battle room with Sal, Rook, and Smith facing off against the new campaign's potential Day 4 bosses.
WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands, showing a debug battle room with Sal, Rook, and Smith facing off against the new campaign's potential Day 5 boss and his squad.
Nothing like tinkering around in the engine to see what can be remixed together into new boss concepts. Say hello to the (first drafts of the) Day 3, 4, and 5 bosses!
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WIP screenshot of modded Griftlands, showing Sal, Rook, and Smith on the player side facing off against the mod's Day 2 bosses, who now have their own first-draft conditions and attacks.
You might not be seeing them in their natural habitats for a while, but I've decided to give all the other bosses their first-draft movesets so that they're all ready to be fought, starting with the Day 2 bosses!
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A collage of screengrabs edited together to show off 10 custom-made boss characters for a Griftlands mod.
My #Griftlands #ThreeForAll mod is coming with 10 new boss characters! Here's their "first draft" appearances in-game! (Yes, they are remixes of other characters and animations, but that's #modding for you!)
WIP screenshot of a Griftlands mod. A conversation with Sweet Moreef the bartender has just finished, and his list of dialogue options has appeared, such as: "Accept a job from Sweet Moreef," "Ask Sweet Moreef where to buy equipment and upgrades," "Chat with Sal / Rook / Smith" and so on.
My #Griftlands #ThreeForAll mod is coming along nicely! The main story "wrapper" around the first day's sidequests is fully written, and a bunch of other functional and flavorful features have manifested!
#NowPlaying #ThreeForAll #CD 2012 #LiveForTheMusic #HardRock #Music The #PowerTrio that was responsible for the #HeavyMetal music of #BlackLace play under a new moniker but still rock hard! #AnthonyFragnito #CarlFragnito #SteveWerner
Okay, I now have a tangible slice of progress on the #Griftlands mod I've been plotting and working on quietly for months! #ThreeForAll www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TGd...
#NowPlaying #ThreeForAll #CD 2012 #LiveForTheMusic #HardRock #Rock #Music #PowerTrio #AnthonyFragnito #CarlFragnito #SteveWerner The musical core of #BlackLace went on to record this excellent rocking album as the power trio #ThreeForAll with Anthony on vocals.
