The Wayhaven Chronicles— Update+ 18/Oct/2024

A really nice smooth-going week this week!

I was working on another scene where the MC is with all of Unit Bravo, and those scenes take quite a lot of work to write, as every choice usually needs to have a variation for each love interest or best friend.

So yeah, that takes quite a bit of time to write them all out! But I always love how natural it feels when it’s done. Like, of course your love interest would have something to say specifically when the topic is about your MC’s safety! Wouldn’t make sense if they just brushed it off and didn’t worry for the MC or have an opinion, especially not as this stage of the romances.

But I was getting to the end of the scene quicker than expected and making good progress when I realised I could add in a choice set I didn’t plan, but doing that might hold me up because of all the variations in those choices.

But I REALLY wanted to add it in, hehe!

Yet, I managed to finish that choice set, and the scene, and am already a good chunk into the beginning of the next scene!

So that was incredibly motivating, hehe! :D

Though as I was going through the scene and there was a BFF variant in one of them, it made me realise that the friend specific stats in the stats screen may not need to be in there anymore. That was more to give the player an idea of who they were closest to getting for the BFF route, but now that’s decided, I may take that out to help declutter the stats screen.

I also think I managed to come up with a solution for the cool winter scenario idea I had to make them a bit more special! I’m excited to try that out, as people can access it instead of being limited to those who can only play Ren’Py! :D

Next week, it’ll be cracking on even further into this scene and hopefully getting the first variation of this branching scene I’m working on done!

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For Update+ this week, I thought I’d share an example of one of the variations in the choice sets:

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CHOICE: Clench fists. "Li-Sar won't get away with this."

My hands and forearms prickle with magic, biting at my veins until I can hear it crackle through my blood. "Li-Sar won't get away with this."

IF ADAM/AVA ROMANCE

"I agree," Adam/Ava states, looking at me with the slightest whisper of a frown. "But Li-Sar is not here. So save your magic until then."

I blink and shake my head as my fury cools. "Right."

Clenching my fists, I try to force the energy to retreat, but it only tingles faster through me…and panic sets in as I can't control it.

Adam/Ava wraps his/her fingers around my forearm, gritting his/her teeth, but keeping his/her gaze on me. "I have you."

His/Her words echo the promise he/she made before, and it's enough to send a calming wave of soothing relief to flood through me.

My magic settles and recedes.

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Hope you all the most fabulous weekend! We’ll be offline as usual, so I’ll talk to you all on Monday! <3