#prosperity station

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Chapter Two Is Here!!

Well at long last here we are…

Chapter two is here!

There is a new link as I had to delete the old DashingDon file - https://dashingdon.com/play/shpooky/prosperity-station/mygame/

Chapter two is a 117K words update bringing the WIP up to 164K words in total with an average of 29K words per playthrough! 

I have no excuse as to why this took me so long. My life has been hectic the last year and I’ve been left with little time or motivation to write. But like I said, I’m not giving up on this project!

Chapter three is in progress slowly. I’m not going to give an estimate date as that went so well last time but hopefully it shouldn’t take a year this time! Hopefully…

The main reason the update has taken so long is I’ve gotten a new job a little further out from my home and the commute takes up many hours of my day, so on work days I have little to no time to write and on days off, I’m simply recovering and have no motivation to write. I am planning to move closer to work by the end of the year and get myself a proper writing set-up, so hopefully, come the new year, I should have a lot more time on my hands to focus on writing!

With this new chapter there’s a few extra things I’m looking for from tester aside from the usual spelling mistakes and such. While writing, I lost track of how many character ‘relationship points’ I was rewarding the reader. So as such, I’m not sure if I’ve set the boundaries for certain relationship checks too high or too low. (For explain, please let me know if you’ve been horrible to someone like Silas but he inexplicable is nice to you and the same goes for other characters). I am going to rework how I’ve given out the points eventually, but for the time being, feedback on that would be super helpful! As an added bonus, if you could attach a screenshot of your stats page once you reach the end of chapter two, that would be amazing!

Other then that, continuity is going to be a big thing I’ll need feedback on. It’s been over a year since I really touched chapter one, so I might have found myself repeating bits the PC or other characters already know. So if you find anything that feels odd continuity wise, please let me know!

Other then that, just general feedback will be great! I’m sure spelling mistakes and grammatical errors will have slipped through plenty of times. Also just let me know what you like! What works and what doesn’t!

Thank you for your patience and I hope you enjoy chapter two! I will be posting updates about chapter three as progress is made.

Once again, the new link - https://dashingdon.com/play/shpooky/prosperity-station/mygame/

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Progress Update - 18/05/22

Hey, hello, hi! So sorry I’ve been so quiet over the past few weeks. A lot has been going on with my life and it’s all just left me feeling kinda…blergh…

I wanted to just write a quick update to say I haven’t abandoned Prosperity Station, I am still very much working away at it, albeit, not as fast as I would like. Chapter Two is currently sitting at 30k words and is maaaaybe nearly halfway done.

I know I said in my last update, that I hoped to get Chapter Two out by the end of April…and here we are now at the end of May...so that really worked out well for me! I’m bad at trying to come up with an estimate of how long updates will take me, so for now, I’m not going to give even an estimated date until I’m further along with progress. 

I’m sorry it’s taking me so long, I’ve just been struggling to find the time and motivation to write, but I’m hoping things are going to get better.

As I get further into the story, I have actually already got most of it drafted. The first few chapters were written just so long ago that I’ve had to scrap them entirely, hence why it’s taking me so long. Hopefully though, eventually I should be able to get updates out faster as I will just need to edit what I’ve written already. 

Thanks for sticking with me! Chapter Two shouldn’t take too much longer…hopefully.

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Progress Update - 31/03/22

Hey all I just wanted to make a quick post to go over the current progress of Chapter Two.

It’s…coming along…slowly…

I’m 7k words in so far and far from done. I haven’t done as much work as I would have liked. Over the past few weeks, work has been crazy and I’ve come home every day completely exhausted. I then developed a bad cold (thankfully just a cold!) for a few days which left me lacking any motivation to get anything done.

In a few days though I’ll have a week off work where I plan to get a good chunk of Chapter Two done and after that, I hope I’ll be able to keep my motivation up and keep getting a lot done.

If things do continue that way, I plan to get Chapter Two out by the end of April. No promises, though.

I’m sorry progress has been slow so far and I’m sorry if I’m slow to respond to asks or comments. My brain is still feeling muddled right now and I’m struggling to just put together coherent sentences.

Anyway, here's a little sneak peak from the start of Chapter Two!

Your mind also had a field day with teasing you about the strange person you saw in your room. Your mind took some very creative liberties on what the person looked like under their hair and cloak. Your mind turned them into a monster of a person. They hard sharp teeth with beady and narrow cat-like eyes. Their hands ended in claws that were ready to tear you to shreds. Your mind seemed to forget that fact that the person didn't seem to want to hurt you…

None of that matters though, because strange monster people can't exist. They simply can't. It's all just your mind wanting to tease you.

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What are the physical descriptions of the RO's?(height, build, unique features, etc.)

Height is never something I've thought too much about before, so the numbers might be slightly off to what people already imagine, but here we go!

Silas - Tall with a slim build, maybe around 6’0”. His hair is jet black and tied in a ponytail that he’s rarely seen without. When he does have his hair down, his hair is just above shoulder length. He has piercing bright blue eyes.

He has what appears to be burn marks all over his left hand, which he often hides by wearing black gloves.

Riley - Tall with a fit, well-built frame, around 5’6”. Her hair is cut short into a pixie cut that is dyed to be snow white. Her eyes are bright green.

Virgil - Shorter with a plump and stocky build, around 5’7”. He has auburn hair that’s bushy and always messy and a beard that matches. His eyes are dark green.

Mia - Short with a slim build, around 5’0”. Her hair is black and done up in a messy and loose bun. When not done up, her hair falls just past her shoulders. She has hazel eyes.

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Minor Update - 03/17/22

Quick post to say I've updated chapter one a little bit with some of the incredibly helpful feedback I've already received!

* I've tweaked a few lines here and there and fixed a few stray spelling errors.

* I've changed some of the choices at the start of the chapter to give people a few more options to help build the kind of MC they want.

* I've added an option to either stay awake or go to sleep after 'The Encounter' at the end of the chapter.

The feedback so far has been so incredibly helpful, so thank you to everyone who's played and helped out so far!

The demo is now 49k in total!

Check it out here - https://dashingdon.com/go/10750

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Is Silas actually suspicious or is he just trying to awkwardly hit on MC and MC can overthink it? He seems like the most interesting RO so far!

Well, without giving too much away, there is a reason Silas has taken such an interest in the MC which doesn't have anything to do with the feelings he might have for them.

That's not to say of course, he also isn't just awkwardly trying to hit on the MC as well ;) Silas isn't the best with the whole flirting thing.

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I would like Silas to know that I love his vibes and would like his hand in marriage please and thank you

I'll be sure to pass the message on! 😉

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listen im not even finished playing the demo yet but i just HAVE to say silas is so weird and i love him SO much 😍

You and me both haha! I'm glad you're liking Silas so much! There will be plenty more of his weirdness to come soon!