If you're stuck on choosing genders, I'd use the randomize button. I don't have a preference for how I see my characters (and wouldn't want to state so to give players the idea that there is a "canon gender"). From a developer standpoint, however, I give them all they/them pronouns in my head (mostly for coding purposes).
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a short collection of stories featuring the midnight hours gang for special occasions.
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what happens when your boss goes missing in a supernatural world? you go and find him, of course.
Interactive Fiction
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They're all my children, but Blane has a special place in my heart <3
Eek thank you!
Aww this is such a wonderful comment to receive. I'm so glad you felt so taken by these characters—they live in my head rent free, so knowing they also take up space in other people's thoughts is surreal and so flattering. They're truly my favourite part about writing this. (Also, no plans to abandon this so don't worry <3)
yes!
Soon soon, I promise <3
Ahhh thank you! Glad you like it :)
Soon! (maybe)
Haha happens to the best of us
Aww I'm so glad that I was able to introduce you to this wonderful genre. Thank you so much for playing. I really do try to cater to as many audiences as possible so knowing that it worked and you feel comfortable playing means a lot to me <3
Ahh thank you!! Sorry to make you emotional over the events of the story haha, but I really appreciate you admitting it. It's so wonderful that my writing was able to make you feel so strongly <3
Gosh, that's such a wonderful compliment. Thank you so much. It truly means the world to me. I'm so happy you enjoyed <3
Thank you so much for playing! <3
Ahhh thank you!! There are tons of amazing games in the genre so I hope you find some other ones to keep you occupied while I'm writing Chapter 12 <3
I'll likely post some kind of walkthrough when the game is finished, but truly, there isn't much to be 'walked through'. Locked choices don't tend to have any consequences, just flavour text.
And no, it doesn't matter if you romance multiple characters now, but eventually the game will ask you to choose. Poly routes are being considered, but if I go through with it, it won't be in the initial romance lock <3
it's only available if you have the itch.io desktop application. otherwise, you need to play it in your browser
ahh my underrated favourite !! ty for loving N <33
the lack of faith in me haha. beginning of 2025 is the goal :)
aww that's so sweet ty!!
it's undetermined right now, but aiming for 15-16!
argh. i didn't realize that would be an issue. it should be fixed now. sorry about that!
tysm!! the next update will definitely be 2025 but i hope to see you still here!
ahh thank you!
Rylan's pretty popular actually! i think all the ros have their stans, but Rylan certainly gets their love on tumblr. thank you for playing hehe <3
taken from my tumblr:
the requirements are that you cannot surpass a certain number of “rude points” with them or you had to have taken the knife for them in chapter seven. otherwise, they don’t deem you trustworthy or “close” enough to text you.
woahh record time!! tysm for playing <3
ahh this is so sweet i might cry. thank you thank you. and yes, K is demisexual! Blane is also asexual. my two ace-spec babies. both of these conversations will be had in game with time <3
ahh i'm glad you like the story so much! it's always nice to see some Blane lovers. they're slowly becoming my most popular ro and i'm all here for it. thank you so much! i appreciate you regardless of how long you've been here <3
twine, specifically sugarcube
read it! chapter twelve will probably be a bit <3
it is yes! i'm not abandoning it don't worry <3
haha i'll think about it. keep in mind i'm already writing five routes so adding more is a lottt of work for one person, but we'll see!
love you too <3
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hi! thank you so much for this sweet comment. i'm really glad that this game was able to give you some joy. and to answer your question, yes! eventually, everyone will be friends with each other so don't worry <3
hi! choicescript is the most user-friendly, but i believe choice of games owns that platform, so you wouldn't be able to host a full public game with choicescript without submitting it to cog. unfortunately this means they'd take a portion of your earnings, but regardless, i still think this language is great for beginners and messing around. in the long run, however, i wouldn't say this is my recommended language by any means.
personally, i think twine is the best, which is the one i'm using (my ui is coded with html/css). there are links to the "twine grimoire" on my profile which are really helpful for starting out. twine provides a lot more customizability compared to choicescript, especially in terms of design, but it's also a steeper learning curve. if you're interested in this language, there're tons of pre-made templates that wonderful authors have made that you can use. these helped a ton when i was starting out, since you can just copy-paste your text. i also have some linked.
in general, i'd consider choicescript for something more casual and twine if you're a bit more serious. definitely get a feel of both before you get too complicated though. focus on understanding the coding languages first above all before you think about design.
if you have anymore questions, i'd be happy to answer them over email! ([email protected])
thank you!! i'm excited to get writing it <3
hehe they're finally opening up <3
i mean, K and Rylan have a point for not liking the hunter's job. chapter eleven explains that pretty well i think. but i can also see your argument. that's just the nature of the game!