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[SConrad]

Any thoughts on who he should interject with?

[BobTokyo]

Any thoughts on who he should interject with?

Well, as I posted in the Hubelpot Writing Guide, I know who he shouldn't interject with. Aaron couldn't care less about him, nor could Irenicus, Bodhi, Firkraag, all the Big Bads. On the other hand, interjections in Jiella's quest make good sense, as well as conversations with NPCs and CHARNAME triggered by game events.

[SConrad]

Keldorn and Cernd's quests?

Keldorn - married man to married man
Cernd - druid to druid

[BobTokyo]

Keldorn and Cernd's quests?

Keldorn - married man to married man
Cernd - druid to druid

Yup, those make sense.

In Keldorn's banter, the classic literary model to follow is the worldly servant advising his master, or the Sergeant addressing his Captain. There is a social divide to bridge there, but mutual respect as well.

In Cernd's case, a modified version of what MTS suggested will do. It's worth remembering that Faldorn, Jaheira, and Cernd are all idealistic Big Issue druids. They're activist movers and shakers interested in the cosmic significance of their roles. Hubelpot is concerned with the crop coming up this year and next, with getting food into mouths and looking after the livestock. He dosen't hold the Balance of Nature in contempt, he just trusts it to look after itself while he looks after the cabbages.

[SConrad]

Keldorn and Cernd's quests?

Keldorn - married man to married man
Cernd - druid to druid

Yup, those make sense.

In Keldorn's banter, the classic literary model to follow is the worldly servant advising his master, or the Sergeant addressing his Captain. There is a social divide to bridge there, but mutual respect as well.

In Cernd's case, a modified version of what MTS suggested will do. It's worth remembering that Faldorn, Jaheira, and Cernd are all idealistic Big Issue druids. They're activist movers and shakers interested in the cosmic significance of their roles. Hubelpot is concerned with the crop coming up this year and next, with getting food into mouths and looking after the livestock. He dosen't hold the Balance of Nature in contempt, he just trusts it to look after itself while he looks after the cabbages.

Very true. All of it.

I especially liked the Keldorn-thing.

[BobTokyo]

Just finishing up dialogs today, and a heavy workload on Wednesday. It will be Thursday night before all of the writing is done, if we're lucky. Until that point, I would ask our so patient voice actors to hang on. Your scripts are coming.

At this point I'm only including banters, but MTS has sold me on the idea of interjections as well. If we have time to do them before the 19th, we will. If not, I'll ask SC if he's willing to do an Interjection Pack after the first version of the mod is out.

[SConrad]

Just finishing up dialogs today, and a heavy workload on Wednesday. It will be Thursday night before all of the writing is done, if we're lucky.

And we'll have to do a LOT of work, to manage that timeframe... I'm up to my ears as it is now... Why am I posting here and not coding?

At this point I'm only including banters, but MTS has sold me on the idea of interjections as well. If we have time to do them before the 19th, we will. If not, I'll ask SC if he's willing to do an Interjection Pack after the first version of the mod is out.

I suggest we do a poll on the forum. Would the crowd like to wait a few more days for interjections in the first release, or should we make an interjection-pack later?

Bob - let me know what you think. PM or reply here, and then I can (if we decide so) do the poll...

[SConrad]

PROGRESS UPDATE:
DONE
24 SoA-Banters (see here)
Joining dialogue
Kits
Creatures
Graphics
Area extensions
Items
Spells

IN PROGRESS
Audio (voicing)
Epilogue
Post-joined dialogue
Joining, post-joined dialogues for ToB
Quest dialogues
Journal entries
Tree of Life-conversation
Advice on ascending divinity
A readme
Banters with CHARNAME outside of quest dialog, at least 2

Bob, feel free to add if I've missed something

[BobTokyo]

Voicing in progress now.

Writing going slower than expected, but in progress.

Plan to take over the world on hold until further notice.

Plan to create army of Gillian Chung / Charlene Choi bio-bots in progress.

[SConrad]

Plan to take over the world on hold until further notice.

Bob, it's ALWAYS in progress... Never put on hold.

[BobTokyo]

All quest dialogs and journal entries done.

[BobTokyo]

Due to slower than expected progress and the snowballing of this project, I think our new target date will be the 25th. If you're free to beta test, get ready.

[BobTokyo]

°_° i better do some work tomorow then ,hehe

I'd respectfully request it. SConrad has strange and terrible powers now that he is free of his soul.

[SConrad]

°_° i better do some work tomorow then ,hehe

I'd respectfully request it. SConrad has strange and terrible powers now that he is free of his soul.

You could only imagine...

[BobTokyo]

i rock

You Rock!

Note to All: He really does.

[BobTokyo]

Allmost everything dialog wise now done. We may add one or two things, and there will probably be a TOB Banter Pack, but Hubelpot is almost ready. Except for little things like massive amounts of coding and bug fixing.

[SConrad]

Allmost everything dialog wise now done. We may add one or two things, and there will probably be a TOB Banter Pack, but Hubelpot is almost ready. Except for little things like massive amounts of coding and bug fixing.

There isn't really massive amount of coding left. Just a few dialogues, that's all.

The bug-fixing, on the other hand...