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[Future!Phantom]

Just a quick question, what is the MC's character like? Submissive, dominate, a dark corruptor or a goody-two-shoes??
I don't mind spoilers.

That is a very interesting question. And despite me being the one writing the MC's character, how they come across and the idea I have of them in my mind are likely to be very different.

The MC isn't an evil character. They don't really seek to corrupt or dominate, their end goal isn't to exert power, and despite the MC's superpower giving them an edge, they don't necessarily take much in the way of selfish actions.

But I equally don't see the MC as some kind of saint. They're not submissive; they won't roll over and accept if somebody else has the upper hand. They do help the other characters with their own issues, and their feelings for others are genuine, but the MC has his own willpower, and knows that he is often the one in control.

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So far I haven't put much deep thought behind the MC's character, and your particular question leads me to think a lot more about what I've written so far and what I'll be writing in the future. Characters and narrative are driven by conflict, both internal and external, and stories work best by seeing how these characters resolve conflict.

I see the MC as an everyman: shit happens and he just deals with it. He may lean on the side of helping people, but he's not wholly against negative actions. I like to think most of the characters in my story (the main and side characters that is) are more than just their two-dimensional archetypes. If I fail at that then the story is just the same as a dozen others out there.

This was probably a longer answer than you needed or expected, and I'd be most interesting to see the perspective of those who are playing the game, rather than my perspective as a writer.

 

[Retief]

The MC isn't an evil character. They don't really seek to corrupt or dominate, their end goal isn't to exert power, and despite the MC's superpower giving them an edge, they don't necessarily take much in the way of selfish actions.

But I equally don't see the MC as some kind of saint. They're not submissive; they won't roll over and accept if somebody else has the upper hand. They do help the other characters with their own issues, and their feelings for others are genuine, but the MC has his own willpower, and knows that he is often the one in control.


So far I haven't put much deep thought behind the MC's character, and your particular question leads me to think a lot more about what I've written so far and what I'll be writing in the future. Characters and narrative are driven by conflict, both internal and external, and stories work best by seeing how these characters resolve conflict.

I see the MC as an everyman: shit happens and he just deals with it. He may lean on the side of helping people, but he's not wholly against negative actions. I like to think most of the characters in my story (the main and side characters that is) are more than just their two-dimensional archetypes. If I fail at that then the story is just the same as a dozen others out there.

This was probably a longer answer than you needed or expected, and I'd be most interesting to see the perspective of those who are playing the game, rather than my perspective as a writer.

In other words, a Han Solo type of character. Rogue-ish yet not malicious, one who will do the right thing (if backed into a cornor) but still expects to be paid for everything he can think of. Aberrant might be one word to describe this.

 

[dents]

Hey, I left off this game a while back and now that I re-downloaded I just wanted to say that if nothing else I'm very impressed by the changes to the UI (back to game button in side menus, different conversation tags indicating what's what) so keep it up!

 

[Deleted member 795684]

Can we have the sex with landlady yet?

 

[Future!Phantom]

Can we have the sex with landlady yet?

Yes. Content for Lexi was added in Update v1.5.1 - The Lexi Update, which released in August 2020.

 

[Future!Phantom]

Community Service [BugFix Patch v2.3.2] [Blue Phantom]
Changelog:
Saves created from v2.1.1 onwards will be automatically updated to the latest version upon loading in.
Due to technical reasons, game will still display as v2.3.1 with this BugFix installed.

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Given how small this BugFix is, and since it only fixes minor errors, skipping this BugFix should cause no negative effects on your save file.

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[Shardoom]

Community Service [BugFix Patch v2.3.2] [Blue Phantom]
Changelog:
Saves created from v2.1.1 onwards will be automatically updated to the latest version upon loading in.
Due to technical reasons, game will still display as v2.3.1 with this BugFix installed.

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Given how small this BugFix is, and since it only fixes minor errors, skipping this BugFix should cause no negative effects on your save file.

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Does this fix that problem you were having that was causing you to have to manually fix saves?

 

[Future!Phantom]

Does this fix that problem you were having that was causing you to have to manually fix saves?

Not yet. For that particular issue I still need to look through the code and find out what's going wrong. That'll take a lot more time and so I'm hoping to get a fix for that issue for the next update release.

In the meantime I'm happy to continue fixing saves if and when the issue pops up.

 

[Devilrv]

Hi Guys,

I just finished the End of chapter event for Chapter 1 and now Im back in free roam with no new quests or events. Not even misc events.

Am I missing something or is that all the content there is?

I have the latest version ( ref screenshot).

Any info is good info.

Cheers

EDIT: Figured I'll also add my save file and Screenshot in the post as opposed to a screenshot.

 

[Future!Phantom]

Hi Guys,

I just finished the End of chapter event for Chapter 1 and now Im back in free roam with no new quests or events. Not even misc events.

Am I missing something or is that all the content there is?

I have the latest version ( ref screenshot).

Any info is good info.

Cheers

EDIT: Figured I'll also add my save file and Screenshot in the post as opposed to a screenshot.


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Currently the main quests finish with Chapter 1. The first part of Chapter 2's development is mainly gameplay updates and side character content. Later updates in Chapter 2's development will add more main quest content.

I've attached the updated Roadmap below, which can also be found on the first post of the thread under "Developer Notes".

 

[Shardoom]

In the quest "It's dangerous to go alone" if I stand and fight and then end up beating everyone up without knowing how I did it, the quest text says that Skin's creation came to life, and vice versa if I get Skin to attack them with the octopus then the quest text says I managed to fend of the entire gang on my own.

 

[Future!Phantom]

In the quest "It's dangerous to go alone" if I stand and fight and then end up beating everyone up without knowing how I did it, the quest text says that Skin's creation came to life, and vice versa if I get Skin to attack them with the octopus then the quest text says I managed to fend of the entire gang on my own.

I'll have a look into it. It's possible the text is just appearing the wrong way round so I'll be able to go in and fix that quite easily.

 

[Tutuooo]

I find funny that this site moblie porn games is the one place I can play is game for the videos to show up

 

[Tutuooo]

I keep doing the Talk with Alli whilst they're alone in the Living Room but it doesn’t update is a bug

 

[Future!Phantom]

I keep doing the Talk with Alli whilst they're alone in the Living Room but it doesn’t update is a bug

It's possible you're experiencing the same bug other people have reported. If you send me your save file I should be able to look into it and fix the issue.

 

[Tutuooo]

It's possible you're experiencing the same bug other people have reported. If you send me your save file I should be able to look into it and fix the issue.

Not able to save to disk but can download one to load don’t know if because of the browser I use Aloha

 

[Future!Phantom]

Not able to save to disk but can download one to load don’t know if because of the browser I use Aloha

Since every person plays the game differently, if I provided something other than your original save file then you may end up have quests you've done need to be done again, or even content you've not seen completed for you.

I don't have any knowledge of Aloha but it's likely that it's not letting you save to disk. It might be worth loading the game up in another browser just to get the save file downloaded.

If we really can't do it then I can give you the instructions that should fix the bug (assuming it's the same bug that everyone else is having).

 

[Tutuooo]

Since every person plays the game differently, if I provided something other than your original save file then you may end up have quests you've done need to be done again, or even content you've not seen completed for you.

I don't have any knowledge of Aloha but it's likely that it's not letting you save to disk. It might be worth loading the game up in another browser just to get the save file downloaded.

If we really can't do it then I can give you the instructions that should fix the bug (assuming it's the same bug that everyone else is having).

Sadly it is the only browser I am able play games on if you give the instructions I can if see it will fix it and sometimes I don’t mind start over

 

[Future!Phantom]

This bug usually occurs because one of the variables gets set too far ahead. I don't know if you're able to do this on Aloha but these instructions usually work on other browsers.

1) Open the developer window (Usually F12 on other browsers)
2) Go to "console"
3) Type in "SugarCube.State.active.variables"
4) Open the drop down menu and you should see a long list of game variables
5) You were experiencing the bug with Alli so click on the arrow next to "alli"
6) We're looking for the "questStage" variable
7) If this is the bug, it reads as "4"
8) Edit the variable and change it to "3"
9) Click on any link in the game to update the variable
10) The option should now have updated to have a new Quest option on Alli's interaction menu

If you are unable to access this menu, then it'll need to be done in another browser (Google Chrome usually works best)
If the variable already reads as "3" and the option still doesn't appear, I will need your save file as it's likely a different bug.

 

[Tutuooo]

This bug usually occurs because one of the variables gets set too far ahead. I don't know if you're able to do this on Aloha but these instructions usually work on other browsers.

1) Open the developer window (Usually F12 on other browsers)
2) Go to "console"
3) Type in "SugarCube.State.active.variables"
4) Open the drop down menu and you should see a long list of game variables
5) You were experiencing the bug with Alli so click on the arrow next to "alli"
6) We're looking for the "questStage" variable
7) If this is the bug, it reads as "4"
8) Edit the variable and change it to "3"
9) Click on any link in the game to update the variable
10) The option should now have updated to have a new Quest option on Alli's interaction menu

If you are unable to access this menu, then it'll need to be done in another browser (Google Chrome usually works best)
If the variable already reads as "3" and the option still doesn't appear, I will need your save file as it's likely a different bug.

I see but i am on a iPad so cannot do f12