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Thank you!!
And don't fret, i still have some tentative plans for a mini update at some point with an Isa route! 

Nope! They're just random with which ones they pull :) The card image doesn't affect anything (I wish I was smart enough to do something with that haha) 

Aaaah!! I'm so glad you liked it <3 It was a nice change of pace for me

Not awkward at all dont worry!
Relatability is always a huge focus with my games so I'm so glad you were able to get that from Micah! It genuinely makes me so happy that people are able to enjoy the characters that in depth (insert a sobbing emoji here that i cant find) 

If youre curious about more:
Micah's fears are actually directly to him being trans and afraid of what the world was like, because all he's known has been the hatred and lack of information on it before the carnival, and then the carnival itself. 

That said, I completely understand what you mean! Although mine is more mental illness than physical illness, that fear tends to always eat at you. <3 

Ahh, i hope you  like it!! <3 

Hey!

I totally get why this is confusing, but a lot of Lark's story is instead of fighting his battles for him, letting him grow and break away from Isadora's abuse on his own! There is a lot of parallels between Lark and Isadora's relationship and then a toxic/abusive relationship. A big thing when we were writing was that if this was a real scenario, and not paranormal, if you yell at someone to leave or push them before they're ready to do it own their own it can often times make things worse! 

Another thing is standing up directly to Isadora (the abuser in this case) is only causing her to double down harder and she would be attempting to paint MC, who is a stranger that just got stuck there one night, as a bad person who doesn't know them. Overall Isadora is super controlling over Lark in virtually every way, down to borderline grooming behavior to make him the perfect companion for her


Hope that makes a little more sense!

HEY???

DONT HURT MY FEELINGS LIKE THIS


also i really loved the touch of the menu art changing!! the va was amazing!! and the use of the NVL screen really gave me the interest court jester/screenplay vibes!

that era of being on the internet, that like PEAK 2014 tumblr fandom energy, is exactly what inspired this project in the first place! 

So would this apply to coded in squares and rectangles as well?

For example,. we have one coded in as a screen with fixed rectangles to cover part of the screen (not to get around bg or anything, but like the square is between mc and the background)

would that still be allowed or no?

I know you said as long as its all coded, but I don't wanna push the rules too far. Just trynna get creative 

Hi! I had a question regarding the shaders in renpy!

I know you mentioned above in the thread that there was only one normal map for lighting was allowed, does this apply to shaders as well for gradient effects for example?
Like would I be able to have multiple coded in shader gradients (EX: 1 black to transparent, and then 1 like black to red) or are those just limited to one as well? 

dw this game is mostly just self call outs, so ur not alone <3
(glad you liked it! The full release will be out at the end of summer!) 

PLS THE UI IS PHENOMONAL !!! 

I hope you enjoy it!!
We're working on releasing the rest of this game by fall!! 

you're an icon for this <3 

Aside from forcing my fiance to make some tracks and a friend on emojis, yes!!

it was,... a huge blunder on my part LMFAO and i regret not having a team. But i learned a lot from it at least!!

Hey!

For the UI  I designed all of it in Figma, its free and cloud based, so great to work with other devs too! I use a lot of image buttons and text labels, and figma makes it easier to grab the x and ypos as well as see how itll look layout wise!

The project is all renpy though! It's pretty straight forward for standard visual novels! Chatsims like this, or anything else with extra features, can get a bit confusing, but the community is super helpful!

Man i really like milk in this story, huh


On a real note! awesome work you guys!! you all KILLED it! The GUI, the character design, the writing, the music? its all so good! I'm so impressed with the layout if the chatsim and stream portion! the choice in the text box for chat? LOVED it

its all so wonderful! I can't wait for the finsihed version :D 

I HAVENT STARTED YET BUT HELP MY SOUL THE GAME PAGE IS SO CU TE 

THANK YOU!!!

its been so nice seeing ur videos pop up in my feed in real time on youtube, so im so so glad you enjoyed it!

dont worry! the updates i have so far in my build include more dynamic places around the computer, like the mp3 is moveable now, and a lot more branching dialogue for the mc!
Im so glad you took the time to comment! It means the world

I'm so glad you took the time to comment! These comments help keep me motivated :D

And yea!! Part of the updates im working on, aside from the rest of the story, are allowing more choice s and branching dialogue for the players! 

You know what, honestly I say do it!
I was initially imagining only stuff via Tech, but letters and notes work, especially if a good majority of the games visuals are those letters. 

Hi guys!

We are currently still looking for an additional  writer, as well as a script editor, for our otome jam team this year! We're really looking for someone with experience writing for Visual Novels and is comfortable writing dialogue that will fit with the chooseable pronouns for our MC. (This means like writing "My [Prince/Princess]" etc!)

I do have other projects I've worked on my Itch Page too if you want to work with someone who's already been apart of jams :) 

You can Check out my recruitment document here for more information about the story and the roles we're looking for:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1boIe92EQtzKeQlTRzKbAEA287GO906PaHosrMpPOf0o/edit?usp=sharing
You can reply here or message me on twitter/discord @xenubin 

Hi guys!

We are currently still looking for an additional  writer, as well as a script editor, for our otome jam team this year! We're really looking for someone with experience writing for Visual Novels and is comfortable writing dialogue that will fit with the chooseable pronouns for our MC. (This means like writing "My [Prince/Princess]" etc!)


You can Check out my recruitment document here for more information about the story and the roles we're looking for : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1boIe92EQtzKeQlTRzKbAEA287GO906PaHosrMpPOf0o/edit?usp=sharing

Unfortunately, I dont think we have any VN content about this genre on twitch or yt, yet

but If youre having trouble w the github files and you use twitter or discord, please feel free to shoot me a message on either platform! I'd love to help break things down for you :) 

As long as you can make it feel like a chatsim (basically just conversations) then go nuts! Any and all engines are allowed as long as the general vibe is there :D 

There is not!

We may make one later, as we hope to be able to host this jam anually!

Feel free to ask any questions about the jam here! or make a new post in the topic so that you can team build :) 

I'm glad you enjoyed it!  It's especially nice to hear about Aurels character design! I wanted to go with a design for him that painted him as the antagonist initially to add to some of the story angst later when you get to his route.

We did initially think about letting players choose their pronouns and having canon sexualities for the LIs, but between the game jam time constraints and the fact that we were worried people would get feel bad being soft locked out of routes, we decided against it in the end! But we will definitely keep this feedback in mind, since we are planning for a mini update in the future with some additional content!

Thank you sm lacy!! we owe all the UI to our savior Bee

Ahhh!! I'm so so glad you liked it! You have a solid candle choice too ;p

And don't worry! Our composer will have the OST up and posted soon! 

Hey! Thank you so much for playing! You truly saved the best for last ;p 

Some insight, but each route is intended to be seperate, but they all also had their own unique writers to truly make the stories unique! There's actually a secret ending in Micah's route as well :D 

EHEHEH THANK YOU!!!! 
also nice name ;p

AAAA Thank you so much for all the kind words!! I'm so glad the mix between the cozier aspect and the psychological side of it mixed together well!

ALSO totally agree, the music is so immersive! I gave chaz a vibe and she RAN with it! 

I'm glad to hear it! It's definitely still being worked on, like a big UI overhaul for accessibility so itll be coming eventually!

LMFAO no ur so real for that
shes living her best life tho, it couldve been worse