The Wayhaven Chronicles—Update+ 26/Nov/2021 (Patreon)

It was some seriously awesomely intense writing this week! :D

Not just because the scene was quite intense, but I think it was the most nuanced bit of coding and dialogue I've done so far, lol! 

In this moment, it's really important that everything feels smooth. I want it to feel like each member of Unit Bravo's decisions are because of what's being discussed, their own thoughts on it, and the person suggesting things, not just because of the game mechanics calculating in the background.

For example, if M agrees (because they have enough friend points), then I want F's next dialogue to bounce off of what M said but their response will depend on if they have enough friend points, so they might disagree with M or not. But after that N also needs to make a choice, but they might refer to what M and F said (whether that was to agree or disagree), so I need to make sure that not only triggers correctly but reads like a seamless conversation!

It's also not just the friend points that come into it but the actual situation. Another example being that N is more likely to agree with the MC in this moment because they already agree with the MC's side of things (if the MC decides on that option, anyway :D), so N actually needs less friend points to 'pass' the check than they might in another scenario where they don't agree.

On the other hand, M needs A LOT of points (or to already be besties, lol) in order to agree, because it's not something they want to do.

So yeah...intense, but also incredibly satisfying! :D

But once I was definitely finished with that (it's a scene I’ve kept bouncing back to because it just hasn’t been just right so far) I went back to the next fun bit where I'm on this one version of Chapter Ten, and F is having a little chit chat about just how the MC feels about how things went down...so maybe your MC didn't win the argument, maybe they didn't want to start an argument and just went along with it, maybe they were actually in agreement...we all know how well F picks up on these things ;D

I'm loving these more intimate moments with UB that isn't necessarily romance. Romance is obviously always my favourite, and I will get it into every single moment I possibly can, lol! But this really is fun to start exploring this idea of just how the MC is fitting into Unit Bravo so far. Obviously, that can/will change over time too if your MC feels like it!

Wow, sorry, that was a bit of an essay! I was just seriously happy to see the story coming to life in a different way that involves the MC in their new role—the MC no longer outside of UB's decisions but proactively part of it!

Ok, enough hyper blabbering now, hehe! :D

Next week, I have a very strict goal for myself that I am determined to make, but I also have social media days, which I am super eager for! 

And we have a winner for the theme of the Patreon Christmas/Winter scenarios next month!

Christmas Party at The Agency!

This was probably the tightest poll we've ever had, hehe! :D I was watching it swing so closely between ice skating and the Agency party.

So I'll be planning those out over the weekend and writing them up on next week's social media days! Lots of chances for awkward situations and character cameos, I'm feeling...

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For Update+ this week, I was gonna snippet a bit of Chapter 10...and then realised absolutely everything is way too spoilery, hehe! So instead, a small M moment that may just be interesting for one of those cameos I mentioned at the Xmas party:

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I blink a few times at the honest—if brusque—reply before shaking it off and rubbing my hands over my face. "You probably should have been. I had a bit of a…tense encounter with some of Unit [Redacted]."

Mason/Morgan stiffens and pauses in his/her path towards me. "Was Alima with them?"

I shake my head. 

He/She blows out a breath, once more proceeding closer to me. 

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I will just mention that this 'tense' situation may not happen at all. Unit [Redacted] may be very open to the MC based on choices you've made so far, so you'll get a different moment instead!

Hope you all have the most amazing weekend! We'll be offline as usual, so I'll talk to you all soon <3