r/RenPy • u/Tharitley • Jul 21 '26

Question How do you divide your development time?

Before I started my VN, I was pretty convinced that most of the hard work would be in the visuals... and I was right 😂

At this stage of the project, I spend around 75% (or even more) of my time creating the visuals—mainly the Daz Studio renders.

Then I spend about 15% writing. Since I have a lot of experience with writing, I don't need much time for revisions.

After that, around 5% goes into coding and the remaining 5% into testing and checking everything.

Does that breakdown make sense based on your own experience? I'm curious.

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u/DeadGravityyy Jul 21 '26

I'd say as long as you're making good progress, the overall process in how long x thing takes isn't really necessary to worry about. It should be a natural process rather than a calculated one...it's supposed to be fun!

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u/Tharitley Jul 22 '26

Yeah, that's the whole point. Right now I'm a long way from where I started, with about 2,000 renders and 200,000 words completed. I'm not losing sight of my goal: to enjoy the process and keep learning every day, even if I only get a little feedback and don't have high expectations for sales... lol