The Wayhaven Chronicles—Update+ 20/Nov/2020 (Patreon)

So, the demo was away to the beta testers this morning! 

I am, as always, both wracked with excitement and extreme anxiety to get their reactions back, hehe :D

This week I mostly focused on getting the demo ready for the testing again. Finishing edits, doing my final tests, etc. Trying to catch all of the variations and branches is a lot now. It's getting really complex, so I'll be seriously glad to get the help of my testers to catch what I missed!

For example, for both N's and F's romances, I have to write a ton of variation for each of their romance scenes to account for if you're in a relationship and kissed them, if you're in a relationship but not kissed yet, if you're not in a relationship but kissed, if you're not in a relationship and haven't kissed, etc.

But not only do I have to write all those versions, I have to test all those versions! Along with testing how it reacts when you're on different best friend routes to ensure the right comments flag up, and then all the other branches too.

It's intense, but it's SO worth it when you get to play through the final result! It really feels organic. I love that I'm finally able to create a game that I always wanted - where the characters and world really do respond to who you're romancing and how you're romancing them, and it's not just a side thing that never gets pulled up!

I did try to get some writing done this week, as I was missing it so bad! So whilst I was up with Bo on a night, I figured I'd get some of chapter five done. And man, I love writing through the night. Dawn is like my perfect headspace for writing! I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped (I was and still am seriously sleep-deprived!) but I am so proud of what I wrote.

This weekend, I'll not be taking my usual break but will be keeping in contact with my testers and adding in edits as they come through. But I'm eager to hear what they think of the next chapters :D

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For Update+ this week, I thought I'd share a cheery little scene I've been meaning to add to an Update+ for a while:

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$!{felix} gives a mock salute and stands stiff to attention. "Aye, aye, Captain."

$!{adam}'s expression wilts at the comment as ${a_she} glares towards ${nate}. "Did you teach ${f_him} that phrase?"

${nate} coughs out an awkward sort of apology while turning away.

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Hope you all have an amazing weekend, and I can't wait to share the demo with you soon! (As with last time, 'cause you guys were AMAZING at not spoiling things for others- which I appreciate more than you could possibly know-Patrons will be getting early access to the demo a week before everyone else <3)