How to plan the process of developing a Point and Click Adventure

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1. Sunday, 06. December 2020, 00:12 · 6 years ago#1

   How do you guys plan the making of your adventure?

   Do you write the story first? 

   Do you do a lot of "proof of fun" work?

   What about the artwork? The backgrounds and all that stuff. 

   Maybe the artwork ans music is the last thing to do?

   
   

   I want to make my first point and click game and am wondering how you guys with

   experience do it.
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3. Monday, 07. December 2020, 09:42 · 6 years ago#2

   Articy Draft is supposed to be very good:

   https://www.articy.com/en/

   
   

   you can use mindmap software there's quite a few free ones that are useful, I've heard that some people use text game engines like Twine

   https://twinery.org/

   
   

   Or good old pen and paper!

   
   

   You can use place holder art and change it any time. likewise music... music can drive you loopy there's going to be a lot of build, test, fix,test, fix, break, pull hair out moments and repetive music isn't good lol

   
   

   Just have fun, I personally just run with  ideas and do as I go, I lose interest if I try and plan.

   Entering contests are a great way to learn, often have themes and a time limit

   
   

   
   
4. Monday, 07. December 2020, 13:00 · 6 years ago#3

   Articy Draft is really good. Bit pricey if you buy it outright. There's also a subscription option for it available on Steam - don't know about their actual store.

   
   

   As for mind map software, I highly recommend yEd, it's 100% free & comes with a lot of options/features for different node shapes & sorting.
   
   https://www.yworks.com/products/yed
   
   Pen & paper & post-it notes & white-boards, etc are also valid. A lot of people still plan things out that way because you can actually place things around your room & organize them in a way that lets you see the whole idea easily & quickly.

   
   

   In regards to working with other people, articy draft has server options available, but I believe it's really expensive. A nice cheap & possibly free alternative is to use online sites/apps, such as ASANA, wunderlist, etc as they let you add multiple people & create & assign tasks to them, & change the task completion state, & add comments, upload media, etc.
   
5. Tuesday, 08. December 2020, 02:23 · 6 years ago#4

   Thank you guys.

   
   

   https://www.articy.com/en/ is a bit pricy. 

   Will have a look at hacknplan. They have a free version that may fit my needs.

   Using a mindmap seems smart. Already got a licence for Mind Maps Pro, I think this will work out.

   
   
6. Tuesday, 08. December 2020, 09:31 · 6 years ago#5

   Draft 2 SE I got for free in a bundle, it's on Steam it maybe worth a look?
7. Tuesday, 08. December 2020, 13:17 · 6 years ago#6

   Draft 2 SE I got for free in a bundle, it's on Steam it maybe worth a look?

   In a bundle? I don't remember seeing it in a bundle. Fanatical kept selling off the keys for a couple of euros while they had them in stock after articy draft 3 was released. I kept tweeting about the sales on the VS twitter account.
   
8. Tuesday, 08. December 2020, 14:52 · 6 years ago#7

   I got gifted a key, I assumed it was from a bundle.. I've never actually used it, its one of those things that lives in my steam account gathering virtual dust
9. Tuesday, 08. December 2020, 20:36 · 6 years ago#8

   Wether on Steam nor on Fanatical you can get a license for AD 2

   You can only buy AD 3 
10. Tuesday, 08. December 2020, 23:35 · 6 years ago#9

    Because Articy Draft 2 no longer exists. It was a while back when they were selling off remaining keys for cheap. I was actually talking to Nigec as that's where I believe he got articy draft 2 from.
    
11. Saturday, 12. December 2020, 14:06 · 6 years ago#10

    yes, AD2 was in Humble Bundle once, I got it from them like three+ years ago .
    
12. Saturday, 12. December 2020, 16:01 · 6 years ago#11

    yes, AD2 was in Humble Bundle once, I got it from them like three+ years ago .
    

    
    I must have missed that one. I actually bought articy draft 2 years ago for 50% off on steam, if I remember correctly.