SOL - PRE-ALPHA - WRITING THE WORLD
Been making a lot of progress in developing world building right now. Wrote up a basic terms dictionary that I’ll use to keep track of everything and the inner workings of Allegory, the Mind Clock, After, and the Whisper substance (as well as much, much more from characters, to locations!).
I tell you this now because I plan to release this terms dictionary after the release of the game, with some sneak peaks here and there.
Writing this dictionary has added a whole new layer of the actual world and characters within it, as well as the location systems and flow. I highly recommend doing this if you plan to write anything, not just games. This process has lead to the creation of the Whisper substance (a substance that prevails within the ruins of the Mind Clock), Beneath (a whole new world to be set under Allegory with it’s whole new set of stories), and After (the final piece of the Munche Trinity).
Can’t really label those as spoilers since there is no explanation, but just know one thing - everything is connected to one single point that is very important.
"The cold concrete walls,
Confine the words of my song.
And echo murmured in the fog,
Has it truly been that long?
I croak and howl in envy,
Wo are those who ponder below.
The cold air now burns my lungs,
From my evil works I sow.
The glisten I saw in an instance,
A loud bangarang, a sound.
Then came the lifeless bodies,
Hitting the floor, depleted on the ground.
They served their purpose,
But I look upon myself, on my throne.
Have I done what I should have?
No, I shall let rats chew my bone.
Yes, the rats shall chew my bone."
– Metal Faucet, writer unknown
Found etched into a prison cell wall