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Writing Samples<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

nULLSTAr: sOLUS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Codex Logs <\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On Nullstar: Solus, I wrote 34 of 37 unique codex logs for the project. These logs were narrative unlockables that fleshed out the world of Nullstar: Solus. My writing followed Pran Makubar, an engineer turned junior drone pilot, trying to survive the deadly conditions of the planet to pay for his wife’s medical bills. A majority of Codex Logs also had art that was created by the wonderful, Cassandra Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Character Biography – Pran Makubar<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This character biography was written in the style and format found in “The Game Narrative Toolbox” and guided my writing journey on Nullstar: Solus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Item Descriptions<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The item descriptions for Broken Roads are references to Australian culture to immerse players in the game’s post-apocalyptic world. I also collaborated with the team’s Indigenous Consultant on items related to Indigenous culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life and Mind – Quest Sample<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This file follows just one of the many paths player’s can take within the ‘Life and Mind’ quest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Charnok Woman – Test Plan<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This test plan is just one of the many test plans I wrote for our external QA team. These test plans were formatted in a way to account for the branching paths of Broken Roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Enemy Barks<\/a> \/ <\/a>Companion Barks<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To raise player awareness during missions, they would hear a myriad of barks informing them of things like enemy alert levels, enemy behaviours, and reminders on certain mechanics such as healing. These barks were heavily inspired by Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 barks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission Briefings and Debriefings – Single-Player Campaign<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At the start and end of every mission in Espire 2’s single-player campaign was a briefing or debriefing respectively. These ‘cutscenes’ recapped the story, uncovered new narrative twists and turns, and acted as a way to excite players for the next mission they’d embark on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission Select UI – Single-Player and Multiplayer Campaigns<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Mission Selection screen for Espire 2 had snappy briefings meant to emulate an espionage mission. These Mission Briefings are divided by their appearance in the single-player or multiplayer campaigns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Writing Samples nULLSTAr: sOLUS Codex Logs On Nullstar: Solus, I wrote 34 of 37 unique codex logs for the project. These logs were narrative unlockables that fleshed out the world of Nullstar: Solus. My writing followed Pran Makubar, an engineer turned junior drone pilot, trying to survive the deadly conditions of the planet to pay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"kubio_ai_page_context":{"short_desc":"","purpose":"general"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1858"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2327,"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1858\/revisions\/2327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anniemaywrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}