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NECTAR LAKE, the prequel short story, folk horror

[ side project ] intro post // no demo

the MOONLESS fantasy, mythology-inspired

[ main project ] devblog // intro post // demo

THANK YOU FOR TODAY slice of life, romance

[ side project ] devblog // intro post // no demo

#twine games #interactive fiction #twine if #nectar lake the prequel if #nectar lake if #mine: other games #the moonless if #thank you for today if #sorry for all the similar posts for those of you who follow multiple blogs of mine!

moonless-if

a short update

hello!

as a few of you might've noticed, there's been close to zero activity from me here on tumblr for the past month (and not a whole lot before that either) and i wanted to give a bit of an update just to assure you all that none of my projects (@moonless-if - @thankyoufortoday-if - @nectarlake-if) are abandoned.

long story short: the past couple of months have been very chaotic for me work-wise with the past three or so weeks being the worst.

october is always a busy month with student evals happening before the autumn break and it's a lot of work wrapping assignments up and writing those evals and having parent-teacher meetings and it's a lot, even during a normal year. this year though... oh man, it's been so far from normal.

between my school getting a new principal and a new school unit opening up i've had A Lot of extra work as a union representative to deal with too, and then of course having stuff happening in my personal life (pottery class, studying for driver's license, etc.).

then we had a threat made against the school staff about two weeks ago and the school has been in literal crisis mode, trying to make sure parents feel calm about the situation, and students feel safe, which has been a fun experience when i've felt neither calm or safe.

but! things are calming down and slowly going back to normal (with new security measures in place). it's still probably going to be busy for a while, with only six weeks left until winter break, but i'm doing ok considering and am slowly getting back into the swing of things.

i'll probably still be a bit quiet on here (no regular updates) so i can focus on other things (like writing!).

hope things have been better for all of you and i miss you!

-- andy

#update

interact-if

Hi! Do you know of any IFs with non-MC characters that use it/its or neopronouns? Thanks!

Hi Anon!

There are not many IF with NPC using this set of pronouns, but we still found a few:

Ghost in Lost Birds by @if-lostbirds

Multiple characters in The Northern Passage by @northern-passage

Multiple characters in Renaissance: Season One by @midnighthopegames

Multiple characters in Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven

Multiple characters in Uroboros by @uroboros-if

The Celestial, Danny and Dev in Zorlok by @zorlok-if

#ali uses xe/xem! 💖#other games #rec lists

This sounds like a good if can’t wait to read it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

thank you, i'm so happy you're looking forward to it!

hopefully i'll have time to make some progress on it soon (since right now i'm focusing on my main project @moonless-if) 💖

#anon asks

moonless-if

(almost eleven) a prose poem for the Neo Twiny Jam

in between work, working on the Moonless and another idea for this jam, i had a sleepless night with intrusive thoughts over ended friendships

so i wrote a 496 word interactive poem about it

#i did a thing #(almost eleven)#other games #mine: other games #well... interactive poem

my hometown is slowly turning into what i imagine Nectar Lake looking like in the second game....... 🙃

#my town is being flooded is what's happening #and while obviously this isn't GOOD news it sounds worse than it is #for most people it's an inconvenience right now #with roads being flooded and closed down

nectarlake-if

monthly update, 28th feb 2023

hello everyone, long time no see, or it feels like it anyway!

this'll be a fairly brief update since i don't know that i've got a lot to update you on this time around. to make a long story short, February has been so exhausting, work-wise. the past two weeks, my students have just going bananas, with something new happening pretty much every day that i've had to deal with, so not much writing has been done for any of my projects.

next week i'll have a break from work though, and while i'm planning on focusing on my main project, i'm hoping to set aside a day or two to edit the prologue for this project and dive back into writing chapter one.

goals for march

edit prologue

write at least a little on chapter one

i might also play around with designing the game UI, because that's fairly low effort to me compared to writing. i'll have to see how march plays out for me.

but that's it for this month's update, i'll see you at the end of march!

- andy

#sr

monthly update, 28th feb 2023

hello everyone, long time no see, or it feels like it anyway!

this'll be a fairly brief update since i don't know that i've got a lot to update you on this time around. to make a long story short, February has been so exhausting, work-wise. the past two weeks, my students have just going bananas, with something new happening pretty much every day that i've had to deal with, so not much writing has been done for any of my projects.

next week i'll have a break from work though, and while i'm planning on focusing on my main project, i'm hoping to set aside a day or two to edit the prologue for this project and dive back into writing chapter one.

goals for march

edit prologue

write at least a little on chapter one

i might also play around with designing the game UI, because that's fairly low effort to me compared to writing. i'll have to see how march plays out for me.

but that's it for this month's update, i'll see you at the end of march!

- andy

#update: nectar lake the prequel

interact-if

hi! i was wondering if you guys had any recommendations for small-town horror / mystery IFs? i recently read a few, like the Porthecrawl Witness / Into the Shadows / Heart of the House, that i really enjoyed. overall i guess i'm just looking for anything rather ... atmospheric? gloomy, and dark? it'd be nice if there's anything you guys could recommend! if not, that's okay too! thank you lots! <3

Hi Anon!

We already have a list of IFs set in creepy hometowns, but here are some more set in creepy small-towns! Let us know if there are any other IFs that fit this genre.

Demos:

Crosshollow Foundations by @townofcrosshollow

Larkin by @larkin-if

Mind Games: Trepidation by @bottlecaprabbitgames

Myre Mire by @catt-nuevenor

Secrets of Swatheford by @swatheford

Sinners and Saints by @sinnersandsaints-linwrites

The Haunting of Killoch by @thehauntingofkilloch

The Lure of the Gallows by @lureofthegallowsgame

The Porthecrawl Witness by @porthecrawl-witness

The Trials and Tribulations of Edward Harcourt by @manonamora-if

Twin Coves by @twincovesgame

No Demos:

Nectar Lake by @nectarlake-if

#thank you for the mention!!!#💖💕💖💕💖#other games

interact-if

Hello! Do u guys happen to know of any ifs where mc has a spouse or any ifs where one of the ros is the spouse?

Thank youu! Really appreciate everything you guys have done for the if community 🙏🏼

Hi Anon!

There are indeed IFs where one of the ROs is/can be the spouse at the start of the game. You can find some below:

Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance by @hpowellsmith

In Auctorem Credimus by @in-auctorem-credimus-if

Seven Days in Purgatory by @sevendaysinpurgatory-if

Swan Song by @swansong-if

Sweet Home by @sweethomegame

The King’s Hound by @the-kingshound

Werewolf Noir by @canismaxim-games

No Demo:

Nectar Lake: The Prequel by @nectarlake-if

The Fall by @thefall-if

#thank you for the mention!!!#💖💕💖💕💖#other games

walthallphotography

Rosedale Lake

https://nwalthall.smugmug.com/Galleries/New/RosedaleLake/

#aesthetics #aes: nectar lake

odinsblog

NASA Data Sonification: Black Hole Remix

In this sonification of Perseus. the sound waves astronomers previously identified were extracted and made audible for the first time. The sound waves were extracted outward from the center. (source)