#yren

[steamberrystudio]

AHAHAHA this is the same anon who's very obsessed with yren my pookie.... YREN NOOOO, I LOVE UUUUU!! dun be sad / upset w me pls!!! i gotta check 'em other timelines, yk? YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY BABY, MY NUMBAH ONE!! 10,000 hugs and kisses from me to u, pretty boy >3<

[steamberrystudio]

Howdy, is there a reason Yren’s little character profile says ‘mostly uses he/him’ instead of prefers like the others? Just curious if that was intentional or not! 🖤

Yes, it was intentional!

So Asher, Daaz, Kav, and Noel have preferred language.

Raif and Yren, generally speaking, do not have a preference on language.

Myloriens in general tend to not have strong gender identities or preferences. Culturally speaking gender has been unimportant for a long time and they've not had things like "strong gender roles" for centuries. And they tend to also not have strong language preferences in this area either when dealing in other languages.

So typically their mentality is "whatever language people default to is fine for me."

This isn't true for everyone, of course, and like all cultures, there are a range of gender identities. Some identify strongly with what we'd consider a male or masculine presentation, others with a feminine presentation. Others are more androgynous but some want nothing to do with any sort of 'categories' or the concept of gender at all.

And Raif is kind of like this. He does not like when people put a lot of focus on gender as part of his identity. He doesn't have a preference language-wise and really doesn't mind how people refer to him but he hates when it feels that people are putting undue attention on language or where he fits in the gender spectrum. He would never direct people towards specific language and generally tells people "whatever you want." He "uses" he/him and they/them because the English speaking people he knows default to those things. No one he knows uses she/her but he wouldn't correct it if they did. Some people pick up on his dislike for the concept of gender and use neutral language for him, which he's fine with. So this is why people use a blend of language for him - and he's fine with it. He will generally not direct anyone towards specific language.

Yren's mindset is similar to Raif but different in that he doesn't have any particular antipathy towards the concept of gender like Raif does. He would generally call himself a man or, if asked, he might tell people that the language of he/him is totally fine. Because he understands this is how most people will naturally perceive him and he's totally fine with them doing so. He knows most people are likely to see him and put him in whatever is the (or one of the) "masculine" oriented gender(s) for their species. At the same time, if someone referred to him as "nonbinary" or used they/them (or any other neutral language) with him, he'd be fine with it and not correct it. If someone used feminine language for him, he wouldn't correct or be bothered by it but he'd kind of go "That was a surprise👀" where Raif probably wouldn't even clock that it had happened in most situations.

So yeah, that's why Raif and Yren both have "uses" or "mostly uses" vs "prefers" - they don't have a preference and the language they use is based on what English-speaking Terrans default to for them.

[steamberrystudio]

it’s always so surprising reading asks about everyone and then seeing yren in comparison lol

you totally wouldn’t expect certain answers based on how he carries himself, but that’s also why he’s such a fun character !! i love him 🫶

Ha ha. Yren is a stealth gremlin to the core. So calm. So chill. So gentle and sweet.

Would also ruthlessly space a Veleian over punching them in the face if they upset Wil. And wave at them from the view port as they yeeted off into interstellar space. 🤣

[steamberrystudio]

So. The CGs were all hot as hell, but omg Yren!! I stared slackjawed for like a full minute and was just blown away, bc wow. Ok, now *I*m kinda in love with you. My tall and pretty plant dad is solidly in my top 3 ROs for every chapter anyway, but gods, sorry to all the others, but when it comes to pretty boy charts, Yren is straight through number one. Consistently some of the hottest make out scenes, too. (literally, even, lol)

I'm glad you liked it!

He really is the prettiest one though. The winner of every character beauty contest for this game. Hands down.

I do like giving him some of the more steamy scenes because it feels a little unexpected for him. Even though it's completely in character. Of course, Chapter 8 only had some mild spice - and only for some of the characters.

I hope his Chapter 10 scene quenches any residual thirst for those looking forward to those. 😂

[steamberrystudio]

gawd, wil as a character themself is soooo amazing and I WANT TO BE PUT BETWEEN THEM AND.... UH FREAK, LIKE YREN OR SOMETHING.... ARRRGGGGHHHHHH GIVE ME MY THROUPLE!!!! /silly but this is a really really good and well written game, i'm so obsessed!! tysm for blessing us with ur amazing creation and creativity (gilded shadows too ARGGHH)... can't wait for the new game!!!!

Wil x Yren x Player - LoL!

I had people want to date Morgan but I admit that I've had way more with Wil. Though it's already starting up with Valerian so I'm interested to see how this will go XD

Anyway thank youuuu! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it. I look forward to seeing all the Wil x Yren x Player fanfics you write. (*^▽^*) Mwa ha ha!

[steamberrystudio]

sooooo what if I wanted to give Yren a hug and kiss and tell him I love him, and maybe give some forehead kisses too? what then?

[steamberrystudio]

Who has the best rizz on The Ophelia? Like without even trying, yknow the natural unintentional kinda rizz 🙏

Ha ha. I feel like it's Yren isn't it? 🤣🤣

[steamberrystudio]

First of all: congrats on finishing WSC!! I've been excitedly following the dev process for years but was waiting for it to finish so I could binge it all in one go. I'm now doing it for the first time (loving it so far btw) and just had a quick question: I'm currently trying to pursue Yren without a walkthrough, but for some reason he always leaves in Ch 9 even after I reload the chapter to pick choices he prefers. Is his affinity too low, or is this something related to my MC's personality?

Hello!

To clarify one thing because there is some confusion, I think - Wil's personality is not changeable. And nothing about it tracked because it's really not changeable. The attitude, reactions, interactions all have variations, but Wil's personality is what it is.

So that isn't going to be tracked in any way - it just is what it is.

The overall percentage of the checks at this point in the game for romantic moment is around 80% of the total.

Signposting "correctness" of choice is notoriously difficult to do in visual novels through the narrative because the reactions to choices need to be natural and in-character and a lot of people aren't randomly going to say "I really like that thing you just did MC!"

But without that feedback it's really hard to discern what the decision-making patterns should be for specific characters.

That's why we typically have to add things like status metres and affinity indicators. Because the diegetic signposting can be pretty subtle so my recommendation is that even if you don't check affinity like religiously on every choice, it might be helpful to check it during very emotional moments with Yren or during particularly heavy choices.

That way you can get a better feel for the sorts of choices he likes without having to resort to a guide.

If you think back to Chapter 5 - did you get the "near kiss" and the CG there? If you got on Yren's route and you DID get the near kiss CG then I would imagine you're maybe *just* below the threshold in chapter 9. If you did NOT get that kiss CG but you did get on his route then it's possible you just barely made it onto his route in the first place and started with a fairly low affinity out of the gate.