The Merfolk of the Sulani Seas
Overtime, I'll add to this post to expand the Table of Contents and make it easier to access the chapters. Table of Contents Use the links in the Table of Contents to read the chapters in order...
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Thought I would make replies to this comment to update readers on chapter updates that are in the works.
I am using SimLit as a way to practice being a more active creator that interacts with their followers. I figure this is a good step towards building good habits for that.
Another Chapter Update:
The draft of the next chapter is finished, and I am currently working on building the scene for my next chapter. The visual bugs that have changed the appearance of child sims has resulted in a key decision being made for me. If I can't make the child sims look as intended before May, it's possible that I will be changing my approach to MerMay. I have 5 chapters already posted and the screenshots look like a mess in the forums. Additionally, the way my sims look in the screenshots are no longer consistent. I'm considering the possibility that I will need to redo screenshots in chapters throughout May and do something like a story refresh.
For me, the visual changes to my sims are too drastic for me. If it was just an old screenshot I wish I did differently, I wouldn't do this. But what's actually happening is a substantial change to my sims' appearance and weird changes in screenshot sizes that I feel is immersion braking.
While I do not think the text needs to be changed, I might use this as an opportunity to update things I catch in the chapters. Going backwards is the one thing I didn't want to do, but moving forward, there are simply too many visual changes for me to ignore now. If I'm going to try and make the screenshots in the forums look as intended again by reuploading them, I might as well go all the way with changes to the scenes. I don't want my characters to suddenly look so different halfway through the story.
I try to keep the mods I use to the absolute minimum because of this very situation. It's inconvenient, but I want to see this as an opportunity rather than a setback. My game isn't broken, and I can play it like this. I just don't feel good about continuing the story with visual inconsistencies. The illustrations are supposed to be a big part of SimLit, and I want readers to have consistent illustrations in visuals and appearance in the forums.
I hope everything works out the way I hope it does. Best case scenario is that I won't have to redo anything. Worst case scenario, my story gets a visual refresh with text updates that make the chapters better with fewer exposition and more meaningful content.
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