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[wings-of-ink]

isn't lab rats coming at the end of the month or so? aaaaah i'm so excited!!

It's truuuuuuuuue, Nony!

I'll be devoting time soon to making corrections sent in from subscribers along with a few other changes, and have been preparing the main Tumblr post for the game. I'll need to change up how I do my pinned post as well...

It honestly feels a little weird that it's happening, lol.

[theblackhare-if]

Interrogating the Black Hare

I'm working on a segment of the game where you get some time alone with the Black Hare after capturing him and it's your chance to get the answers to the questions you've asked yourself all this time.

I originally made this a static sort of scene, where the conversation just flows and at the end you get a choice.

Now I'm thinking of making it more interactive, letting you ask the Black Hare 10 questions of your own. But I want to know how you prefer doing that.

Option 1: Type in the Questions (Text Parser)

I would set up a range of key words that unlock a specific answer and accompanying set of text. For example, if you typed something like "Do you remember me?", "Do you know me?", "Do you know who I am?" or even just "me", the scene that would be unlocked would be:

He narrows his eyes at you in confusion, almost squinting. “Sorry, kid,” he says with a shrug that makes you grit your teeth. “I don’t know you. Should I?” “Perhaps not,” you admit, turning away. “But you would remember my father, I reckon. You spent a lot of time with him, all those years ago.” You inhale – quietly, without moving, as though showing him that you are preparing yourself for this confrontation is a sign of weakness in its own right. Then, you turn and add: “Of course, he knew you as Thelaric Voss at the time.” It takes him a moment. It //has// been a long time, after all – several years – but ultimately recognition comes to his fine face, his thick brows raising. “Yes, indeed, //Thelaric Voss//,” he repeats, his chest almost puffing out with pride. “It’s been a long time since I donned that name [.........]

Pros: it feels more like an interrogation for you, the player, and there's more reward to inputting the right question and getting a response from the Black Hare yourself. Also, it's a new little mechanic in the game that changes up the gameplay a little bit, and I'm always looking for ways to do that wherever possible. (If I could make you a little token that moved around the map with arrow keys to get places, I would.)

In short, it will give the game a little more spice. Not in the inappropriate way. Just like, in the spice of life kind of way.

Option 2: Question List (Dialogue Choice Buttons)

I set up the questions and list them for you, including new options that are added to the menu as follow-ups from previously asked questions, and you just choose from the options. I haven't got that set up yet but the dialogue buttons look like so:

Pretty straightforward, just like all the other dialogue buttons in the game. It may be the easier of the two options for players, and more likely to ensure you don't miss out on any special questions you could have otherwise asked but didn't think to. Also easier to balance out which 10 questions to ask. But everything would be predetermined and preplanned, so you probably won't be able to ask any kooky questions like you might with the text parser option and get interesting reactions and answers from The Black Hare. (hint hint nudge nudge)

Regardless of which of the two approaches ends up in the game, there's a nice little juice reality-shattering plot twist at the end of your questioning him, so that's fun. ^^

So, which of the two options should I focus my efforts on?

Type in the Questions (Text Parser)

Question List (Dialogue Choice Buttons)

Remaining time: 2 days 18 hours

Poll's open for 3 days, and in the meantime I'll focus my efforts on the questions and answers that both options would include anyway.

[adoriels-tears-if]

Is there a guide for the tone indicators?

Sadly no...need an hand ?

[the-split-if]

I wonder how the split work before it got discovered? Like if Barbara and Ernest are having a conversation in front of MC, would MC and Paul/a switch constantly?

They would.

There were actually long stretches of MC’s early childhood where childcare was basically divided between Barbara and Ernest. She had her own career at the time, while Ernest was busy with his hotels and mafia dealings.

And despite him being... not exactly the naturally involved parent, she was pushing him to spend time with MC to maintain that father-child bond, which also gave her extra time to pursue her painting career (exhibitions etc., though it didn’t work out in the end).

But yeah, we can safely assume that before the split was discovered, the kid spent significantly more time with Barbara, and even though Ernest preferred to spend his time alone with his wife, there must have been moments when MC was switching just because the three of them were interacting together. But they were too small for anyone to understand what those switches actually were.

[the-split-if]

WHAT?

I don’t do gender-exclusive routes. I know how disappointed I get when an RO I’m into isn’t available for my MC’s gender, so I’m always gonna keep those options open.

Giving poor Paul that kind of nightmare fuel? I wouldn’t do that...

Mark’s “love” is a menace...

Z

[thelostbride-if]

🎉Patreon Demo Update!🎉

🎉Patreon Demo Update!🎉 | The Lost Bride IF

Part 2 of 3 20k Update! I had to split the update into another part for now cuz I know many of you have been sick of waiting, and I still n

Part 2 of 3 20k Update! Full demo now at 355k

I had to split the update into another part for now cuz I know many of you have been sick of waiting, and I still need a little more time to finish the wedding section properly.

In this update you shall get to spend more time with Jonathan!

That said, I really recommend waiting for Part 3 if you can since I'm this close to being done with it.

@interact-if @if-news-again

[tispyyyy]

Fixed the cogdemos error.