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The Wayhaven Chronicles—Update+ 01/March/2025
🕑 Added 2025-03-01 20:26:36 +0000 UTCSorry for the late update. Wanted to hit a certain check point on my task list before updating!
This week was a week I haven’t had in a while where it was a lot of turning game mechanics into a narrative form. I don’t want it to be obvious that it’s a game mechanic, but it also does kind of needs to be obvious so players understand how it works/what’s going, lol!
First up was getting across how the mechanics work for the MC’s powers during Book Four, and how the choice you make will affect that. I think I managed to show that rather just exposition dump, which makes things a bit easier! Plus it was the perfect opportunity for a angsty love interest moment, and you guys know how much I love slipping those in whenever I can, hehe! ;D
Then it was moving onto an encounter with Li-Sar where things are going to be turning a bit more serious in the romance if you choose it, but I needed to make it obvious that these were important dialogue choices that would affect things.
Li-Sar’s romance is like a more traditional romance game than the vampires—in that I’m tracking points and how much the player is into it for romance moments to trigger.
I’m doing it that way because their romance is so…intense, lol!
There will come an ultimate choice, where you can also just choose to lock in the romance too, though.
So yeah, a bit of a complicated week with trying to figure out coding and narrative and how to make them co-exist. Always a unique task in creating games! :D
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For Update+ this week, a peek at Douglas’s replacement at the front desk of the station if you’re on his branch.
Haven’t decided if she’s super efficient or just intimidating yet, hehe! ;D
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"Detective Poname has no appointments scheduled for this afternoon," the woman notes in a sharp tone, her ginger ponytail swaying behind her, and her freckled, pale cream features creased.
"She text me," I state, dragging out my phone in proof. "I don't need an appointment."
There's a silent stalemate as she flicks her attention from my face to the phone screen.
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Thank you all SO much for the wonderfully kind messages of support last week! It made the world of difference to be surrounded by such love and kindness <3
Hope you all have the most fabulous weekend! I’ll talk to you all on Monday 
Comments
Eve
Seconded, LOL - I have at least one detective who is definitely going to give this poor woman a hard time.
Stephanie
So new Douglas is gonna act like Tina’s the Gatekeeper & wanna know if we’re the Key Master before granting an audience? Not cool! For all she knows, we might be a Gozarian god. But it’s not like there’s lightning shooting outing outta my fingertips, right? 🫠✨🖖⚡️
Mar
Choices affecting the mechanics of the powers, excited for that! Oh Dougie’s replacement is going to be fun already… guess Tina won’t need to be confiscating phones!
Nathaniel Mayfield
Not intimidating just efficient...I do love me a red head
Mewsly
Ohhhh 👀 I’m very excited for all of this! Angst around MC’s powers, MC’s powers having a game mechanic tied to it, Li-Sar, and this new character!
Rachel Stone
Oof. This receptionist is gonna have at least 1 of my MC acting hostile enough to make M proud. 😂😂
Blackthorn
Angsty love interest moment you say? 👀 Can't wait to see how detectives handles Douglas's replacement.
Metastatic Malady
I can't wait!
Michael Reddy
I like Douglas’s replacement 😂
Ant Lrt
Receptionist has no idea she's facing the most troublesome detective Wayhaven's ever seen, huh?
