Demo Update: Evil Button, The Failure

Now up: The pathway where Button fails to win over either Boris or Andy/Liz (until the end of Chapter 17V2). I also implemented the actual requirements to enter the Vengeance path as will be in the full game, to make sure that the scenes are cohesive on playthroughs. Sorry, folks, but your super accepting sunshine-and-rainbows, Nick-is-the-best Buttons will no longer be able to attempt to take over Vengeance.

I don't think the requirements are that difficult to achieve! But if you play through as a future evil overlord, and the Vengeance Route is not an option when you think it should be, please let me know as I'm always happy to tweak stats. (Likewise, let me know if covering for Kenzie is too easy in the Tunnel Route, as I'm currently playing around with that variable as well.)

In order to pursue the Vengeance Route, there are five requirements: you need Resentful to be above 75% and for your relationship with Nick to be below 130 (the relationship has to have at least little tension for you to want to join hands with his archnemesis, after all). You also need to have spoken to Juliette at the party. Finally, there are two hidden stats, Vengeance and Unity, both which initially start out as 50. You need over 70 in Vengeance and under 30 in Unity, something which is pretty easily done by selecting the option ". . . I've finally found my people" during Chapter 8's Podium creation bit, and then being sympathetic to Vengeance members at the party.

The Escape-Out-The-Window route will be up as soon as it no longer ruins Rosy's romance (I added in a new variable, Amutual, to account for a wrong notification that was reported to show in the relationship screen, and for some reason Button can now no longer flee from the safehouse without Rosy falling out of love).

Demo Link: https://cogdemos.ink/play/bardictype/mind-blind-dungeon-demo

(Spoilers ahead)

For those of you disinterested in playing Evil Button (and yes, wanting to take over an extremist terrorist group is evil), below is my personal favorite scene from the failure path. Exclusive to smitten Buttons who chose extremely questionable options in earlier chapters, I not-so-proudly present the snippet below:

Maybe you don’t have to join Vengeance. Maybe it’s enough to be by Reese’s side.

“Reese, I—”

“I almost second-guessed Andrew's judgement, you know,” Reese talks over you. “After all, recruiting ${Name} Wiseman would be quite the coup!”

“We can still—"

“Then I remembered that you betrayed me,” Reese continues, “and that hurt. I may be Vengeance’s leader, ${Name}, but I do have feelings.”

“I also have feelings for—”

“People don’t realize how hard it is to be responsible for everything,” Reese rants. “I need to surround myself with those I trust. To have a refuge.”

 “I would love to be your—”

“But alas!” Reese cries out dramatically. “It is my fate to lead Vengeance to glory, and being alone is the burden which I must bear.”