From day 10 onwards the writing style shifts to one that is melodramatic and monologue-heavy. Can't say I enjoyed it as much as the plot driven days of 1-9. There needs to be action between moments of contemplation and those moments are best when the mc is interacting with other characters. Monologues are best kept succinct otherwise they tend to feel like they drone on and on. It's best to monologue what's absolutely necessary and leave much of the meaning to be understood through the subtext.
I'll keep this in mind when I get around to editing it like I did with the first initial days. You're not the only one that's pointed out that those days aren't as enjoyable, but trust I'm listening and will do what I can to bring the quality up when I can.
It looks like there's a bug that can get you stuck on a bad ending. If you enter the correct password for the day but then elect to not save their life (resulting in a bad ending), then sometimes after you start over it seems that your choices suddenly don't matter anymore, and you're doomed to repeat the bad ending that you just witnessed (you can even not enter the correct password and you'll still get the vision that's supposed to let you avoid the death). Exiting the game seems to resolve the issue.
I've experienced this with Rosswell on day 5, tyson on day 6, orlando on day 6, and benson on day 8.
Yup, I've got it patched on my end, or at least I know most of those are. I'll have to go double check I've got them all. Can you confirm you're using the latest build though?
Had another look, Roswell's had an extra variable that wasn't being set back to default, Tyson on the other hand looks to be working just as fine. If you resonate though, it's assuming you didn't put in the password and Tyson's check defaults back if you opt to do nothing about saving him. That should be working as intended but if you're getting something else, please do let me know.
Orlando's had a similar setup to Roswell's that I've already fixed. Benson's I'd completely overlooked as needing a resonate option and have added that in for next build.
Hey, thanks for the followup. I did check again & realized that my memory was playing fast & loose on me, as I couldn't repro the loop on tyson's route.
How do i get the memory picture thats after oswin surprise injecting you? Also the two trauma pictures after Sal kills dean and roswell? I am on version .28
This game had a good thing going on because the story is interesting and the artwork is very good. That being said it think the game is a little hard on the player i wrote down every password from every route i came across and still can't progress due to ben- the - otter Dying.
I've gone through some of the paths multiple times to try to disconcert what I'm suppose to be doing and or typing and in roswell's Route ben- the - otter does survive (Given you know the password to make that happen/ There are 3 passwords for that day) and still hit a dead end road block
Sal can live or die by your hand and i'm still stuck for everyone else...
That's what I was assuming, but there isn't anything major route-variance-wise that would indicate that the password would be different. I'm mostly curious that if that is the case, what gave that impression.
Given Path C can't get to day 16 yet I'd be curious to know how or why it flagged as C to begin with. When did you notice it reading as C for that save?
Always do the choices that they favor in order to get closer to them. Sal is particularly harder to get since he is quite reserved and so figuring out his choices might prove to be a bit harder.
It's been live for about 5 hours on Patreon. I typically set it to automate on there so I can enjoy a sleep in on release day but have to manually do it when I wake up on itch.
Currently you can get to day 16 with Tyson, so there's still more to play.
The passwords you need to progress past day 7/8 are in the bad endings. A bit harder to find, but the dialogue will still clue you in if a word is special.
Day 7 is a bit harder since there are three passwords. Two of them lead to another bad end, but in that bad end you're given the true password that'll let you progress.
But no, nothing really changes. Just pay attention to the dialogue and certain words will stand out or be given attention to.
Normally by Dave since he'll kinda figure it out, but need the player to finish connecting the dots.
After bensons 3 the next ones best hint is what dave thinks about at the vault. ''what is the worse case senario'', its said during the day and in the bad ending.
I would say you can ignore that and focus on the worse case senario. I remember Grizz saying its harder to find on sal's route specificaly. But it is in the conversation with sal in all routes, think the reasons sals harder is he says it only once i think.
Ok I read the document about routes and paths but from what I experienced I didn't unlock any path because I got to day 16 with dean and in my save files all I had where crosses on the squares which I don't know what they mean and ??? on the paths. Maybe I didn't unlock any?
You will have unlocked one, if everyone is alive you're on path A. It sounds either a compatability error or the flags aren't functioning in this build. Think the flags not working is most likely since any of my saves from build 0.29 dont have path markers.
I thought as much. Does everyone have a sex scene? Im on hoss route now Day 11 only have the Kiss scene. Since sex scenes dont appear in the gallery at least Dean doesnt I Wonder if There's on for everybody.
Majorleague stupid question here, if this has already been answered I apologize! In the end will we have a choice of who we end up with or will it always be someone specific? Sorry if this seems like an obvious thing.
Your romance option is whoever you choose as your scavenger hunt partner.
You're probably getting some confusion between paths and routes. Paths are how the story goes, who lives/dies and such. Routes are who you are with along the way like the flavour of the path.
So it is possible the route you are on can have the person die and the story will continue.
Thanks tons for the reply, naw I wasn't confused about route or path, I was more asking if like there was an overall driving plot towards Dave ending up with someone specific (Dean) or if our choice was what the game would end with. In all honesty, I should just keep playing and see for myself lol. So thanks muchly for the answer!
Well no, thats why routes exsist. The reason people push dave towards dean is for their own benefit really.
Examples: tysons confused and planning to leave but wants someone to look out for dave or orlando not being able to be there for dave and wants him to be with someone before he goes.
Other than that the only thing the story pushes is if you're not on deans route you get pushed to clear the air and clearly tell him where you stand.
Once again, thank you so much! :) Honestly, I'm loving the entire thing I was just curious, and rather than playing and waiting I decided to just ask :P
I've only played dean and I'm half through are there any other routes where the cg's are fully colored in dean there's at least three thta are only sketches. Just out of curiosity. Loving it by the way ;) I like mystery and the interaction with the passwords seems really clever. I like the feeling of the black and white backgrounds and the art it simple but likable. Just do all CG in color too xD!
There was a poll on patreon way back when where Grizz asked if he should do smaller/slower updates (can't remember which) with full CGs or do sketches with more progression. Sketches won the vote, probably for the best considering i'm pretty sure the early CGs are going to get redone to be inline with the future sprites.
I did put very old in the post. I dont use discord the only reson i could link someone the discord Oz question list is someone els linked it earlier and another explained where it was.
If i were to become a Patreon (which I would love to become) can just install the Patreon-build over the current public build? Or do I have to start from the beginning? If it matters, I'm playing the Android Version.
I won't bluntly say it but I'll give a clue. The scene that changes Oz's fate is related to when the group is questioning about how many people are in the mansion.
Remember kids! Always wash your hands after handling suspiciously sticky mushrooms ;D Personal hygiene can save you from a painful and agonizing death 🧚
Death by carelessness 😔😔 'least he's the only one that didn't get murdered or hypnotized
more semantics for me day 15 is the last of this build and it ends at the start of 16 without showing anything of day 16. So day 15 is the last day but the build goes to the end of day 15, so just semantics.
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Can you save Orlando on his route or does he always end up dying at the vault? Even after using the vision to warn him about his death, he still dies.
Yeah you can save him, just try picking different dialogue options.
There's one decision that makes a difference
Yeah just uhm.........don't rush.........only clue I got for ya
question does Qz have a route??
Oz? no. Only the scavenger hunt options are routes.
OMG this game make me cry when Dave start crying remember about his father then his friends hug him. So touching qwq
From day 10 onwards the writing style shifts to one that is melodramatic and monologue-heavy. Can't say I enjoyed it as much as the plot driven days of 1-9. There needs to be action between moments of contemplation and those moments are best when the mc is interacting with other characters. Monologues are best kept succinct otherwise they tend to feel like they drone on and on. It's best to monologue what's absolutely necessary and leave much of the meaning to be understood through the subtext.
I'll keep this in mind when I get around to editing it like I did with the first initial days. You're not the only one that's pointed out that those days aren't as enjoyable, but trust I'm listening and will do what I can to bring the quality up when I can.
so no matter what i do i always get benson bad end what do i do
Benson has 3 passwords you need to find them in the bad ending to reach the next ending and find th next one.
It looks like there's a bug that can get you stuck on a bad ending. If you enter the correct password for the day but then elect to not save their life (resulting in a bad ending), then sometimes after you start over it seems that your choices suddenly don't matter anymore, and you're doomed to repeat the bad ending that you just witnessed (you can even not enter the correct password and you'll still get the vision that's supposed to let you avoid the death). Exiting the game seems to resolve the issue.
I've experienced this with Rosswell on day 5, tyson on day 6, orlando on day 6, and benson on day 8.
Yup, I've got it patched on my end, or at least I know most of those are. I'll have to go double check I've got them all. Can you confirm you're using the latest build though?
Had another look, Roswell's had an extra variable that wasn't being set back to default, Tyson on the other hand looks to be working just as fine. If you resonate though, it's assuming you didn't put in the password and Tyson's check defaults back if you opt to do nothing about saving him. That should be working as intended but if you're getting something else, please do let me know.
Orlando's had a similar setup to Roswell's that I've already fixed. Benson's I'd completely overlooked as needing a resonate option and have added that in for next build.
Hey, thanks for the followup. I did check again & realized that my memory was playing fast & loose on me, as I couldn't repro the loop on tyson's route.
No probs! Thanks for reporting the issue so I could fix it!
How do i get the memory picture thats after oswin surprise injecting you? Also the two trauma pictures after Sal kills dean and roswell? I am on version .28
Path D, and you're two versions behind for what it's worth.
Thank you. Also I know. I update every other month or two months so I have more content to play.
This game had a good thing going on because the story is interesting and the artwork is very good. That being said it think the game is a little hard on the player i wrote down every password from every route i came across and still can't progress due to ben- the - otter Dying.
I've gone through some of the paths multiple times to try to disconcert what I'm suppose to be doing and or typing and in roswell's Route ben- the - otter does survive (Given you know the password to make that happen/ There are 3 passwords for that day) and still hit a dead end road block
Sal can live or die by your hand and i'm still stuck for everyone else...
I got a little lost about halfway through your comment.
Did you manage to save Benson or no? It sounds like you haven't but then you talk about specifically what the trick is to progress past that point.
Reads like he got passed benson on roswell's route but only roswells and doesn't know how to do the others
That's what I was assuming, but there isn't anything major route-variance-wise that would indicate that the password would be different. I'm mostly curious that if that is the case, what gave that impression.
Benson's password is universal, its the same on every route.
Pay attention to the dialogue during the Bad Ending, you should be able to find the password for Orlando there.
When you resonate, is it suppose to keep playing the sad music?
It is not, I'll look into why it's doing that. Which route were you on?
Sal's route. The music kept playing.
Anonther thing i just found, the route listed in the save file sometimes bugs. In Sal's route, I it was listed as route C but in Day 16 it became A
Given Path C can't get to day 16 yet I'd be curious to know how or why it flagged as C to begin with. When did you notice it reading as C for that save?
Day 10 to 15 i believe
I'll look into what might be causing the flag to trigger wrong. Thanks for letting me know!
How can I hug Sal without him pushing me away? Also how can I get Hoss to kiss me on the lab stairs?
one time tyson runs away do not go after him
Always do the choices that they favor in order to get closer to them. Sal is particularly harder to get since he is quite reserved and so figuring out his choices might prove to be a bit harder.
Thanks. I guess i just need to keep choosing different choices until i get it right.
new update moment!!!
all routes update!
Excited as f for the update! I wonder what time it'll be released today...
It's been live for about 5 hours on Patreon. I typically set it to automate on there so I can enjoy a sleep in on release day but have to manually do it when I wake up on itch.
Thank you Grizz! Have a good rest!
Very good I love all the characters(except the rabbit he scary)OWO
I played Ty's route. Then i got Benson bad ending. I tried to find the password after that, but got nothing, is that it or i did something wrong.
Currently you can get to day 16 with Tyson, so there's still more to play.
The passwords you need to progress past day 7/8 are in the bad endings. A bit harder to find, but the dialogue will still clue you in if a word is special.
A very good game! I'm looking forward to see where the story goes!
Bad ending Sal, this is very confusing, i just tried it today and still don't get it :(
What's confusing about it
Finding a password :(
Hint: Look carefully in the texts when and after Sal (or whoever you go on the path with) dies.
It'll sometimes be in " or highlighted in a different color, for instance red.
In latest update highlighted letter are replace with normal colour text now.
The VN revolves around finding passwords in the bad endings and using them in the vault before they happen to avoid them and keep everyone safe.
I'm so confused, is the code in the form of sentences or numbers?
You might be looking too hard or overthinking it maybe.
If it's day 6, the password to save him is just one single word that'll stand out during the final scene of his bad ending.
hahaha that's right, but on the 7th day, the password was very difficult to find, is it a little different from the previous hint?
Day 7 is a bit harder since there are three passwords. Two of them lead to another bad end, but in that bad end you're given the true password that'll let you progress.
But no, nothing really changes. Just pay attention to the dialogue and certain words will stand out or be given attention to.
Normally by Dave since he'll kinda figure it out, but need the player to finish connecting the dots.
hahaha that's right, but on the 7th day, the password was very difficult to find, is it a little different from the previous hint?
hahaha that's right, but on the 7th day, the password was very difficult to find, is it a little different from the previous hint?
Its a good game noone died in my playtrhoug atleast not yet (i had to cheat tough) 11/10 will be checking it out every day for updates
Updates are on the 15th of every month.
Its a great game, but after a while it got depressing because everyone was dying
Its possible to save everyone, but it is a murder mystery i wouldn't go in expecting a happy go lucky fun adventure.
I know it had a warning at the first launch
ACK, i guess there are more passwords after u save benson and dean, any clues or just passwords on what they are?
After bensons 3 the next ones best hint is what dave thinks about at the vault. ''what is the worse case senario'', its said during the day and in the bad ending.
Oh wait, so its right before the vault isnt it? So would it be the about sal and what happened then
Try it and find out.
Mk, i will messege u once i get something, or u know, another clue
Oh wait its around before the vault yes?
Oof yeah im still confuse, but he does say "passwords that have in common" so is it like what they all relate 2?
I would say you can ignore that and focus on the worse case senario. I remember Grizz saying its harder to find on sal's route specificaly. But it is in the conversation with sal in all routes, think the reasons sals harder is he says it only once i think.
It is also said in the bad ending too.
OOOh wait is it about his sister then?
You only really find out about his sister on his route and not in the others since you dont spend too much time with him, so no.
Also why would they start talking or thinking about sals sister in the bad ends situation.
Ok I read the document about routes and paths but from what I experienced I didn't unlock any path because I got to day 16 with dean and in my save files all I had where crosses on the squares which I don't know what they mean and ??? on the paths. Maybe I didn't unlock any?
You will have unlocked one, if everyone is alive you're on path A. It sounds either a compatability error or the flags aren't functioning in this build. Think the flags not working is most likely since any of my saves from build 0.29 dont have path markers.
I thought as much. Does everyone have a sex scene? Im on hoss route now Day 11 only have the Kiss scene. Since sex scenes dont appear in the gallery at least Dean doesnt I Wonder if There's on for everybody.
Currently only smut on deans route.
Ok. Thanks ;)
Majorleague stupid question here, if this has already been answered I apologize! In the end will we have a choice of who we end up with or will it always be someone specific? Sorry if this seems like an obvious thing.
Your romance option is whoever you choose as your scavenger hunt partner.
You're probably getting some confusion between paths and routes. Paths are how the story goes, who lives/dies and such. Routes are who you are with along the way like the flavour of the path.
So it is possible the route you are on can have the person die and the story will continue.
Thanks tons for the reply, naw I wasn't confused about route or path, I was more asking if like there was an overall driving plot towards Dave ending up with someone specific (
Dean) or if our choice was what the game would end with. In all honesty, I should just keep playing and see for myself lol. So thanks muchly for the answer!Well no, thats why routes exsist. The reason people push dave towards dean is for their own benefit really.
Examples: tysons confused and planning to leave but wants someone to look out for dave or orlando not being able to be there for dave and wants him to be with someone before he goes.
Other than that the only thing the story pushes is if you're not on deans route you get pushed to clear the air and clearly tell him where you stand.
Once again, thank you so much! :) Honestly, I'm loving the entire thing I was just curious, and rather than playing and waiting I decided to just ask :P
Just curious, but what's the difference between Tyson's Path A and B? I've just finished his Path A.
Ozwin is the difference.
The current paths patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42690779
I've only played dean and I'm half through are there any other routes where the cg's are fully colored in dean there's at least three thta are only sketches. Just out of curiosity. Loving it by the way ;) I like mystery and the interaction with the passwords seems really clever. I like the feeling of the black and white backgrounds and the art it simple but likable. Just do all CG in color too xD!
There was a poll on patreon way back when where Grizz asked if he should do smaller/slower updates (can't remember which) with full CGs or do sketches with more progression. Sketches won the vote, probably for the best considering i'm pretty sure the early CGs are going to get redone to be inline with the future sprites.
CG poll: https://www.patreon.com/posts/assets-moving-31560689
Very old preview of new sprites for tyson & sal: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sprite-reworks-29670294
Ok glad they will color them. Its like it would be nice if it had at least a few Hot scenes colored
Define... hot scenes?
Also those sprites are hella old. More recent ones I've been showing off on Discord while I finalise things.
I did put very old in the post. I dont use discord the only reson i could link someone the discord Oz question list is someone els linked it earlier and another explained where it was.
Like the íntimate scenes CG MC and deans first time first Kiss they are all sketched.
Oh yes. They'll all be rendered eventually.
If i were to become a Patreon (which I would love to become) can just install the Patreon-build over the current public build? Or do I have to start from the beginning? If it matters, I'm playing the Android Version.
Yup, it should update just fine.
Finished Dean and Tyson paths(day 15)
and im just curious what can i ask O.H. about. Any tips?
Also is there a to transfer saves from mobile to the pc version?
ozwins question list from discord:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ftu0A1GD4irXwrP5S8uHdJik-3T4KZvwWPI6Xf2t2Zc/edit?usp=sharing
Also as of this update tyson has day 16.
Thanks
1 thing i don't quite get it is how to save Oz? I'm playing Olando path on day 11. How to not let him die?
I won't bluntly say it but I'll give a clue. The scene that changes Oz's fate is related to when the group is questioning about how many people are in the mansion.
but i tried both options and he's still dying
ok im just dumb
Can any one please help me???
How can i save Tyson from dying In Day 7!?!?!?!
Play through the bad end.
The vn revolves around passwords, find them in the bad ending and use them at the vault before the bad stuff happens.
when will the Orlando route update be? I love so much his route.
Next month.
Yeah, I can't wait to see it
is there only suppose to be bad ends cause I always keep getting the bad ends
you need to use passwords at the vault, most passwords are found in the bad endings so make sure to read them carefully and till the end.
Thank you!
aaa ok let's wait for a while for new update!~
nvm there is in the patreon for public update
Does putting the password on day 11 makes a huge changes on the story?
It only changes a fair amount of dialogue, but not a major part of the story.
currently here instead of waiting for far beyond the world to update
I'm actually waiting for bothXD
Remember kids! Always wash your hands after handling suspiciously sticky mushrooms ;D Personal hygiene can save you from a painful and agonizing death 🧚
Death by carelessness 😔😔 'least he's the only one that didn't get murdered or hypnotized
Hi! When I finish dean part and theres NSFW scene that doesn't put in the gallery is it a Bug or it meant to not be be put there?
I'm pretty sure that's a bug. Once you discover/unlock a new cg, it should appear in the gallery as well.
Anyone know the password needed to keep Orlando from being shot?
Read the dialogue carefully at the last scene/part of the bad ending
Don't trust the note, trust Roswell's disappointment ;D
Can I prevent Dean from dying?
Yep the password is hidden in the bad ending just use that at the vault before the bad event happens.
Not all if u prevent them to die
Just finish the demo
Spoiler!!
I cried when dean died
Not really a demo this is the actual project, goes up to day 15 if you can stop people dying.
But it says on the last day (16) the end of demo...
more semantics for me day 15 is the last of this build and it ends at the start of 16 without showing anything of day 16. So day 15 is the last day but the build goes to the end of day 15, so just semantics.