Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
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Post by Lord Scooter on May 2, 2023 12:18:37 GMT -5
Thank you! Now all I need to figure out how to do is write a relationship with a snooty character, and I’ll be fine. I just need to come at this with a plan.
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Post by Silverhart on May 2, 2023 16:47:13 GMT -5
The writing is the hardest part of making an NPC in my opinion. Take your time, and have fun with it! If you can, look up characters/stories/tropes that the character resembles for inspiration!
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Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
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Post by Lord Scooter on May 3, 2023 0:27:49 GMT -5
Good advice! One of the other things that's making writing her so hard is that the cat she's based off of hasn't been acting as snooty as normal recently, so it's also throwing me off now.
I'm certainly going to try and have fun with this; I already have a few lines I love, including a reference to the Aristocats movie, along with some practical statements that you don't really think about until you do.
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Silverleaf
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Upside down cat
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Post by Silverleaf on Jun 16, 2023 22:24:36 GMT -5
This is awesome! I remember seeing this, and then.. forgot. ... But it looks awesome! I mean the mod and Scooter, though I guess they're the same thing. And I love the portraits! The fact you can't draw and made amazing portraits gives me hope haha. I know this sounds weird but I get half of my enjoyment from dialogue of the characters, that's why I love Moth and Cloud so much, so I can't wait for this to come out! I guess the mane thing I'm getting at is that I'm excited for this. Good luck!
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Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
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Post by Lord Scooter on Jun 18, 2023 14:13:43 GMT -5
Thanks! Thankfully I’ve had Scooter herself to model for as a reference for me, so that’s made it a lot easier to draw. It’s so confusing sometimes when you trace it perfectly, and it’s like: “it doesn’t look right…” When changing it from the original face itself makes it look better—why does that work?!? I’m literally tracing the cat’s face!
With Scooter’s dialogue, I’m trying to find a balance of a snooty no-time-for-cat-shenanigans personality that isn’t stuck-up like Missy or cranky like Talon. The hard part is trying to write dating and marriage for a cat like this, since she really doesn’t care for romance. I’m slowly figuring it out, but actual Scooter’s drastic change in personality as of late to snooty to loving has really thrown me off!
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Silverleaf
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Upside down cat
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Post by Silverleaf on Jun 18, 2023 15:24:31 GMT -5
That's funny, her being loving when you need her not to be. Can I have a... Sample dialogue? I need de spoilers, no matter how small!
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Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
Posts: 3,624
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Post by Lord Scooter on Aug 13, 2023 19:39:05 GMT -5
Alright, so another update, but this one is a big one! As of today, I declare myself finished with all of Scooter's portraits! I didn't end up doing a special one, but I took a lot of time to redo some of the things about the ones I didn't like, including adding some extra flecks of orange and white to add to the dilute tortoiseshell look: First off, here's the neutral one before:And after:As you can see, there are some notable changes on the right side, and especially the eye on the right is much different. I didn't realize this initially until I did the happy portrait, but the eyes of this one were very off! I've managed to fix that for the most part, and it now looks a lot better for it - much better. And for the big change, featuring the angry portrait; here's before:And now for the grand reveal of what it looks like now!:It just looks so much better! She now looks properly angry, and her face and neck no longer annoy me! I'm pretty proud of how this facelift turned out. It now does a much better job of embodying her anger towards antics and things, and just looks so much better! Update on other things:Dialogue:Scooter's dialogue is almost all done. I think I actually figured out how to write her relationship as a snooty cat after all. She may not care too much about the "love" part of a relationship, but she does still have a lot of respect for her mate. Why doesn't she express love very well? Perhaps you should try a playthrough of dating her and find out for yourself... (Okay, in all seriousness, when I was testing out her shiny trinket dialogue, I was actually getting a little sad as I read it. If it can prompt a lump in my throat, it must be good indeed.) Den:I still am uncertain what exactly to do for the outside of her den, but that's the only think on that front left. Events:I am planning on holding out on events until after she's fully complete. I feel that I've been taking too long with this, so I want to at least get it out, and then add them later as an update. As far as most everything else though, I'm almost done. I can't exactly say when I'll finish, but there isn't too much left once I sit down and actually do it. Well, that is all for this update! I hope to be releasing her soon - at least that's what I'm telling myself in the hopes of pushing myself to finish.
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Post by Skrillning on Aug 14, 2023 10:23:29 GMT -5
I love this! Her updated portraits are so cute. I can't wait to try her out!
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Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
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Post by Lord Scooter on Aug 14, 2023 23:51:04 GMT -5
Okay, so I didn't realize I was so close to being done with Scooter's dialogue, so I decided to just finish it today. I'm almost done with everything now; I just need to figure out what to do about the outside of the den...
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Silverleaf
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Upside down cat
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Post by Silverleaf on Aug 15, 2023 5:59:07 GMT -5
YESSSS! You can make an upside down cat.. statue. Yeah. I know, I’m very creative
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Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
Posts: 3,624
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Post by Lord Scooter on Aug 15, 2023 11:19:09 GMT -5
In all honesty though, if anyone has any ideas, I wouldn't hearing them, even if there are a little silly. Right now I just have my Sonic OC there, which is kinda funny, but that's NOT quite look I'm going for...
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Post by Silverhart on Aug 15, 2023 15:34:43 GMT -5
Looking great so far!
As for the den some suggestions: flowers, flower pots, curtains, a signpost or maybe something they like to collect?
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Lord Scooter
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Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
Posts: 3,624
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Post by Lord Scooter on Aug 15, 2023 19:19:17 GMT -5
Looking great so far! As for the den some suggestions: flowers, flower pots, curtains, a signpost or maybe something they like to collect? Good suggestions! Scooter IRL has a few things that she is known for; such as not being able to tolerate clothespins standing on end, getting into the butter, sticking her paw underneath doors when she wants in, shredding tissues as a kitten... I think I have an idea now of what I want to do, now I just need to figure out how to execute it.
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Lord Scooter
Blue Heart
Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
Posts: 3,624
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Post by Lord Scooter on Aug 15, 2023 21:06:29 GMT -5
Alright! So I'm about done with this now at long last! I finished the outside of the den, featuring one of Scooter's more notorious traits: Now the size might be incredibly ridiculous, but here we have a stick of butter - something that Scooter is well known for licking to her heart's content when left unguarded. I would have placed this on the ground, but with the angle the stick of butter is at, it would have looked strange, so I stuck it on a stump instead. (butter on a log... Is that like the Breath of the Wild speedrun category butter on a dog?) And yes, this stick of butter doesn't melt no matter the temperature - it's a special stick... That's more than likely made out of plastic... But who cares! The outside of the den is done now! And as a bonus, I added a new colony emblem into the mod as well: It's the same stick of butter, which is fitting for the Butterthief Colony! If you happen to have a mild obsession with butter yourself, feel free to use it for your own colony... Not that I anticipate anyone being anywhere as obsessed with butter as Scooter IRL. And with that, Scooter is now officially done! At some point in the future, I intend to add events, and I have a few planned out to an extent, but for now, I decided to just get the necessities finished, so I could finally release it. I'll be updating the first post with the download links soon, so stay tuned until then!
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Lord Scooter
Blue Heart
Also known as Lord Galax. Scooter is the name of the cat in my profile picture.
Posts: 3,624
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Post by Lord Scooter on Aug 15, 2023 23:15:52 GMT -5
Scooter is now out for download! Now anyone who wants to can enjoy her as well!
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