Large NPC Mod (WIP)

[maxils]

Yawwwwn... Man, that was a good nap! How long has it- HOLY SHRIMP, 4 AND A HALF YEARS?!

LONG period of inactivity aside, over the past couple weeks, I have been working on a mod for Wildwood that will add several cats to the game. So far, I've planned out 8 cats, 4 of which are non-marriageable and one of which will have a rival marriage with a base game cat, but I'm probably going to go to 15 cats, and maybe kittens. To compensate for the large number of cats, there will be several cats who live together, including three of the four non-marriageable cats, who are a lesbian poly, and a pair of siblings like Lainey and Fliss.

Spoilers for currently planned cats

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Willow, a brown ticked tabby. Formerly a housecat. Will be in a rival marriage with Garlic. Based on my late cat.
Two unnamed half-voidling cats, the aforementioned siblings. Neither will have rival marriages.
Four cats from a Warriors fic I'm writing, all of which are non-marriageable. Three of these are the lesbians, one is aroace.
A tortoiseshell named Rose who is notorious for their skills in board games and TTRPGs. I'm working on an... ambitious event involving them.

As of November 8, 2023, I have so far made a few of their appearances, planned a few events, gotten started on the dialogue, and made one of the .meta files. I have not yet started the art.

I will post updates on the mod as I work, and I will answer most questions presented to me.

[StormClawPonyRises]

OH exciting! Sounds like you have a bunch of ideas rattling around in that head of yours

[Skrillning]

Awesome! Hope you had an enjoyable break =)

[Blue]

"Large NPC Mod? Well how big is this NPC gonna be? As big as the guardian and champion?"

"...ooooooooooooooooooh."

Sounds like you have a lot planned, and we're excited! Just be careful-doing just one NPC is a lot of work. Don't stress yourself out.

[sugarrose]

Says cool

[maxils]

UPDATE: 22/11/2023

All confirmed NPCs now at least have a design in my head. I've even finished pelts for some of them! There will be 12 total romanceable NPCs (one of which will have a rival marriage with a pre-existing cat, already revealed in the initial post) and 6 befriendable but non-romanceable ones, totaling 18. I may make 2 kittens for the rival marriage I'll be adding, but I'm undecided on that.

I tried to make some of the NPCs have pelt colorations that are either only found on rival marriage NPCs or not found at all. This will include a deaf white cat, who I am requesting a sensitivity reader for once I've done all their dialogue. Hard of hearing/deaf people only for this, please. The chosen person will be allowed to name the cat.

Planned NPCs so far:

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Willow my beloved
The Lesbian Poly of Daisy, Silver, and Misty
The protag of that Warriors fic, Wasp
Rose, the TTRPG adventurer cat
The half voidling twins, Sunlight and Moonbeam
Geoff, a brown tabby with a knack for finding coins in cushions
Crash, a technologically competent cat who believes life is a simulation
Izzy, a closed off and aggressive tortie who you'd think would get along with Charlotte
Box, a fluffy brown cat who's a gentle giant who likes boxes
Sal, a con artist who runs a black market
Unnamed and unpersonalitied blue cat
Unnamed deaf white cat who I haven't quite figured out a personality for
A secret NPC
A pair of NPCs who only appear on festival days

I've done more work on the events, and I plan to give cats who aren't in very many chances to shine. As for Krampy, who has way too many cutscenes they're in, I've put them in two so far, and while I'll try to keep the number low, Krampy is my favorite cat, so there are no guarantees. Cats who you can expect to see appear in more cutscenes are those who appear in only a couple cutscenes at most outside of rival marriage cutscenes. The plan is to have every cat (except the player's kittens) appear in at least three cutscenes that aren't for their own rival marriage.

Cats who meet this requirement in the base game include (spoilered for unlockable NPCs and minor cutscene details):

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Charlotte
Coco
Elli
Ember
Garlic
Glimmer
Jag
Krampy (twice over)
Lainey (appears in person in more of their sibling's rival marriage cutscenes than their own)
Rosemary

I have begun work on the dens. There will be up to 13 in total, as there are two particular dens which are shared by two and three NPCs, and two of the NPCs will only appear during festivals and therefore not have dens.

Art is... technically started, but just barely. I'll try to work on that more these next couple weeks.

Have a good day, all.

[Silverhart]

OooOO! This project sounds awesome! And huge! Best of luck with it, and keep us updated on progress! Sounds like you have a good plan so far.

[maxils]

Nov 22, 2023 15:06:11 GMT -5 Silverhart said:

OooOO! This project sounds awesome! And huge! Best of luck with it, and keep us updated on progress! Sounds like you have a good plan so far.

Thanks, your modding guide has helped a lot.

[insert]

Really excited for this!

[Silverleaf]

Ooo! Looking forward to see this!

[13utterflyeffect]

I'm so excited? This sounds like such a cool mod!

[maxils]

Soooooo I've kinda forgotten to do any updates lately due to a combination of finals and Christmas, so here's one now.

UPDATE: 28/12/2023

I'm done all the icons! Yay! I've also started on the art. It's not the best, and it definitely doesn't match the style of vanilla Wildwood, but I don't hate it, so that's a win in my books. Currently, I've only finished two portraits for one cat, because I am god awful at not procrastinating. It's... actually been a few weeks since I opened up my laptop.

The lang files have gotten a bit of work done on them. I'm starting with the easier ones first, specifically the non-marriageable NPCs. I've also planned out a few more events since the last update.

I've also started work on the dens. I've completed the designs for two, but I need to figure out how to get the walls and floors to look right.

I also remembered that Rosemary is a cat who exists, so I'm probably going to change Rose's name. Not sure to what yet, suggestions are welcome.

The icons (names omitted):

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click this link to see

Season's greasons!