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As mentioned in a previous blog post, some time has been set aside for creating a story board that serves more as a concept reminder than a strict story board, however it does detail and annotate the introduction to the game, as well as give a brief look into player psychology and why certain concepts have been chosen. Whilst I could upload the whole storyboard, I could also keep some mystery going by only teasing you with a few select images as well! Project Management Expect to see a video blog entry detailing the blueprints I have been working on in order to create an inventory system! It's not entirely finished but it has a decent amount of functionality and had to be implemented before a crafting system could be put into place.

This definitely doesn't bode well for the future of this project, but whilst some parts have been successful and milestones have been met, creating long term milestones is actually pretty challenging.  As an example, just how long exactly should asset production take? How long does it realistically take for level design? Just how populated should the level be? What parts should I be prioritising?  As a game that will be based mainly around its mechanic, just how much can I get away with doing? Or, alternatively, not doing? It's fine creating an amazing in-depth world filled with NPCs each with their own personality, litter floating freely through the streets, but none of that is relevant to my proposed game at all. So to see so many production blogs honing in on level design and artistic elements has thrown my time perception off. I shouldn't need to spend more than a month creating all of these assets to a 4k professional quality. That's not what this game is ab...