ayan pratap

Game Director | Author |
Currently making OnceHome: A slow burn visual novel game

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

Video games are the highest form of visual storytelling. The only medium that surpasses games for storytelling is novels.

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@WillFaucherVFX Nice work! I am using EasyRain in an upcoming game, will give this a try in future

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@Talesworth Looks cool!

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

The way text is displayed is an integral part of any visual novel game. Converting to typewriter-style versus instant display feels more immersive for ONCE HOME, letting the story unfold character by character as the player traverses the story world.
https://t.co/4kBSlWj0Qt

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

Slow-burn story-driven games let you savor each moment, each interaction, each quiet turn.
Depth over breadth.
In ONCE HOME, every member of the Hemm family is being watched.
Closely.
https://t.co/4kBSlWj0Qt

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@sama More honesty, reality, instead of always agreeing, brevity, clarity

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

The Sanguine Rite represents a crucial moment in my upcoming visual novel game Once Home. As the Hemm family's condition worsens, in a desperate attempt, they try to channel the healing powers of nature and mother earth herself...
https://t.co/RoWcMNZISZ

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

ONCE HOME was designed to be played slow, at your own pace, taking as much time as you needed to explore the Hemm family home. There is no rush—only you, the Hemm house, and the people who called it home.
https://t.co/RoWcMNZISZ

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

Unexplored camera vantage points in OnceHome now have a red tint that slowly fades away as you traverse through the Hemm house and uncover more of the story.
https://t.co/4kBSlWj0Qt

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[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@TornbladeGame Unity has no framework, easier to start with, brutal to scale. Unreal harder to start with, far much easier to scale... curious what workflow aspect of UE helped you the most?

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@thejustinwelsh And fastest way to weed out disingenuous ones

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@JakehellerAI Checking the 4th time usually fixes this

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@trench_tales Beauty!

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@TornbladeGame Beauty!

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@TornbladeGame wishlisted

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@thomasbrushdev Can test with

void Update()
{
if (rb.IsSleeping()) Debug.Log($"{https://t.co/0Clxu6EyTG} is sleeping");
}

[ayan pratap @AyanPratap]

@thomasbrushdev Unity's CharacterController (which is a special CC sweep, not a true Rigidbody) is notoriously bad at waking sleeping Rigidbodies — it can fail to register the wake signal entirely in certain configurations.