Mind Blind Chapter 13 Update (Patreon)

I'm not quite done with Chapter 13 yet, but this latest update brings the average playthrough length up to 92,000 words. (Total Wordcount: 388,000.)

As for why this Chapter is turning out so long . . . well, for those of you who have good relationships with Nick, one of the responses at the very end is not like the others. The game is about to do some heavy duty branching. As in, Chapter 13 is basically splitting into entirely separate saplings.

But the option to go nuclear was too fun not to include.

Chapters are coming a little slower right now because a) they're longer word-count wise due to the different pathways, and b) there also aren't all that many left. There should be five more chapters at the very, very most (I'm aiming for three), which means I'm focusing on wrapping up all the loose ends and backchecking to see that things are properly foreshadowed (there's been a couple tiny tweaks to the first few chapters, but not enough to bump back anyone's saves).

Choices you've made in the past are now starting to send you on alternate pathways (especially in regards to your relationship with Nick, your romance, and who you met at the Vengeance mixer). Likewise, choices that you make starting in this Chapter will really begin to decide which of Mind Blind's endings you can ultimately achieve (I'll talk a little more on that for tonight's blogpost).

Also, I may take out the entire section about "Loyalty Bands"? If you choose this option as Innovative or Insightful, please let me know what you think. Without spoiling overmuch before anyone reads it, there was originally a route where Kenzie equipped one. Having nixed that branch (it was too convoluted, and raised questions that distracted from the plot's main themes), I'm not sure that the lore is still relevant enough to include.

Link: https://dashingdon.com/play/wildelight/project-houdini/mygame/