Mini-Update is Live!
Added 2021-01-31 20:52:51 +0000 UTCDespite upping the demo length by 11k words to a total of 194,000 . . . it only adds around 1,000 words per playthrough.
Play here: https://dashingdon.com/play/wildelight/project-armadillo/mygame/
Like I said, it's a mini update. It's the part of Chapter 6 that got moved to Chapter 7, and that I then rewrote to incorporate K's new romance restrictions. A teaser, for those of you who are hungry for K content and simply can't wait for February's full update that will have all of Chapter 7 :D
As a result of K's new lock-in point, I was able to dig deeper into Button's emotions about learning that K isn't a you-know-what (especially if they met K in Chapter 1--Buttons who didn't meet K early can very validly choose an "I give no flips" option).
Hopefully, it should feel like there's a lot of responsivity to your choices over past chapters. Please let me know if something triggers wrong or if anything hinky goes on with the choices. Because the chapter thrived on minute differences to convey emotions, I often found myself editing the wrong branch for slightly responses and then having to undo stuff. It was a bear to test, and I'm still not 100% certain that I caught everything.
Other minor things were fixed, such as Glitch no longer believing that you told them about Nick when you didn't in Chapter 5, and Sally-kissing Buttons no longer completely forgetting about Sally to drool over Rosy in Chapter 6. Plus some typos!
Comments
Precisely! lmao the reason I brought that up (which I forgot to... actually include...) was that because I was looking at the code, I was able to see the insane level of nuance and variation in this update! It's incredible! All the various reactions to Nox's identity are accounted for, the continued relevance of the Bali wedding, it's so cool. And I find it funny in a meta sort of way that Rosy's reaction to K and Button is uniformly annoyance. Cowboy impressions to suuuuper cool nods to students flirting with each other, Rosy remains unamused <3
2021-02-01 03:24:19 +0000 UTCI have a few to add that were suggested on discord, but I'm so glad the options felt satisfying!
Jo O'Connor
2021-02-01 02:28:35 +0000 UTCFor a certain kind or Button, yes! (K doesn't mind though)
Jo O'Connor
2021-02-01 02:28:02 +0000 UTCWho can maintain a conspiracy theory when there are cute dogs?
Jo O'Connor
2021-02-01 02:27:25 +0000 UTCYes! Nick even comments to that effect lol
Jo O'Connor
2021-02-01 02:26:28 +0000 UTCMy eyes immediately zoomed in on that Texan accent reaction choice, and I just burst out loud laughing because that was unexpected and random. And the only thought in my head was "I've turned into Gray." ππ
Shuris
2021-02-01 00:48:44 +0000 UTCIt's good to see K again! I like to live out my perfectionist fantasies in interactive fiction, so I had to go back and replay from chapter five (while looking at the code ^^;) to get the "I knew it!' response, and I really appreciate that we can choose to admire Annie and Cass rather than keep digging for dirt.
2021-02-01 00:21:47 +0000 UTCSeems totes legit hahaha
Cas
2021-02-01 00:11:30 +0000 UTCI'm just imagining Button blurting out "we should get married" and they're kicking themselves but Kent just nods like "good thinking, good for taxes"
2021-01-31 21:28:23 +0000 UTCKent: *exists* Button, internally: My bouquet will have white-purple orchids and lilies. The bridesmaid dresses will be pastel violet. I am curating our reception music as we speak.
Cas
2021-01-31 21:17:31 +0000 UTCIt really was short but all the different ways Button could react to K was awesome! I laughed (and felt extreme second hand embarrassment) when they said "I'm not a ment either" π
2021-01-31 21:16:22 +0000 UTCI mean, thereβs still the possibility that Iβll end up staying up waaaaaay past bedtime to read the update with all my Buttons, but itβs very much appreciated that you released it even just two hours early!
2021-01-31 21:04:24 +0000 UTCI tried to release it asap since I realized that I'm quite literally at the very latest timezone in the word! You're all in my future ^_^
Jo O'Connor
2021-01-31 21:02:00 +0000 UTC
