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Sure thing!! For clarity, if you want to try to get the other affinity, see this post for pointers on which choices are relevant. Also, spoilers for those who aren't caught up yet, obviously!

In terms of symbolism, I stuck to the themes of the expected, and the subverted. The Crown's other possible affinity, which is Sun's Blessing, is the more straightforward and thematically in-line with what the player may expect from the story.

The sun is a very important symbol for Kurdish culture since ancient times: it's the source of life, and is connected with fire as another cultural and religious aspect. Even if the player doesn't have this context, though, the story still highlights the Crown's connection to the sun from an early point, so you could say Sun's Blessing falls in line with what you might expect to get as the Crown's affinity.

I like to leave most of these things up to the player's own interpretation, but you could say that a Crown receiving the Sun's Blessing affinity is a Crown that is stepping into their role very naturally. They know and accept their duty, and embrace their destiny as Arsur's new ruler.

On the other had, Death of The Sun is a (slight) subversion of that. Eclipses in history were sometimes seen as omens or displays of a deity's power, but that isn't quite as applicable in the world of Arsur. Rather, I thought an eclipse would actually symbolize something of renewal.

The sun being shadowed only to emerge anew could symbolize a Crown struggling with their destiny, but overcoming that to be reborn through adversity. Either through the struggle of survival, or merely struggling to accept their duty, and rediscovering themselves through that process.

This is reflected somewhat in the choices. Each of the relevant choices you get relate to an element (air, water, earth or fire), and each element has a corresponding theme (light or shadow). This is something of my own invention, but I gave water and earth the association with shadow, and air and fire the association with light.

If you affirm or lean towards the elements of water (self-reflection/inner struggle) and earth (home/community) in your choices, you'll gain more points for shadow, which leads to Death of The Sun. Vice versa for air (greater wisdom/the weight of duty) and fire (truth/revelation), giving more points for light, and leading to Sun's Blessing.

(For my USA-based peeps)

For your health and safety!

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor or an expert, and I am merely re-sharing information that I have found so you can do your own research and make informed decisions.

Warning: some of the information below is pretty gross if you're sensitive to, let's say, topics concerning gastric distress. These details are below the cut.

If you have not been made aware yet, there is a rash of parasitic infections affecting several states in the US. I think the last tally was upwards of 30 states, with a concentration of cases in the Midwest.

The parasite is called Cyclospora. It's not a new thing, so don't freak out about that.

The eggs of this thing hold on to fresh produce - lettuce, tomatoes, onions, berries, etc...

Washing is NOT a guarantee that your produce safe.

Proper cooking is the only way to effectively kill this critter's eggs and prevent them from becoming infectious.

Foods with peels or skins that you remove are generally safer, but you must be careful about the risk of cross-contamination from your hands, knives, or other utensils you might use with these items.

WASH YOUR HANDS - you should be doing that anyway, especially after using the bathroom.

More specifics, including unpleasant things, below.

New Mini-update: All versions of the game hosted on my site (so, not the Itch.io version) have been updated to include a modded version of the previous save system smPlugin that now allows exporting & importing of the save slots (including in bulk) as .json files.

I decided to go ahead and push this through ahead of the big upcoming Chapter2-6 update (right now on line 18504 out of 24215 in the revision process) for all those whose browsers have been going “That’s a nice save file you have there… it’d be a shame if something happened to it *purges all data*.”

If you don’t see the new save system at the top of the game, you’ll need to clear the cache for the OKS website. If you’re on desktop, you can also try a hard refresh (CTRL + F5 on Windows, CMD + SHIFT + R on Mac) first and see if that works.

Note: This won’t do anything about Choicescript saves corrupting after a big update, but at least it’s a nice backup for those whose saves kept mysteriously going missing.

It’s a bit tetchy. Sometimes you’ll need to reload the page to get the save slots to properly populate (particularly if you’re doing a large bulk import of saves). Sometimes the browser will hang a bit the first time you try to load a newly imported save (it seems to be as fast as ever after the first time though).

And then when I tried filling out all 100 slots to test the bulk storage, I ran face-first into the QuotaExceededError at slot 88, as it seems Supermium has the OKS localStorage capped at 5.7MB (gee, thanks, Supermium!)

Not in dire straits or anything, but could use some help making some ends meet. Due to currency conversion for me 5 bucks is already pretty big.

Anyone that does, feel free to drop an ask or something. It's not like you need to pay for me to consider suggestions, but might as well, eh?

Also if we reach the goal I could drop an early version of a steamy scene with the detective I mentioned previously. Just for funsies, haha.

Maybe I should consider making a patreon? But if I did it would be only per update, I don't think I can work regularly enough on the game for me to feel good about taking money monthly.

Anyway, thanks for the attention!

Check this out :D In case you don't want to click the link, because I would not want to but I was already there, there is a picture below :D

Oh, what is that? They are selling my demo for 400 dollars :D That is rather expensive for a free demo, I think. Or is it just my logo they are selling? Interesting. I doubt it sells well, but if it has I would like my cut! But I do not at least know about selling my demo, so perhaps they missed a step somewhere.

But wait! As with these scam sites, there is more! I am naturally not the only one who they are trying to steal from. Probably very badly at these prices (like 400-600 dollars) but still.

At a quick glance this "brand" is also "selling" at least:

God Cursed by @wings-of-ink

Misplaced by @calliopefiction

Uroboros by @uroboros-if

The Gray Ascendancy by @thegrayascendancy-if

The Great Protector by @greatprotector-if

And probably a bunch of other ones I missed. And this was all from this one "brand".

Should we try to do something? This one is so ridiculous I really doubt people are falling for it with those ridiculous price tags.

Aftermath

Ayo has questions about the manor experience: it might be too soon for her to ask them.

Manor Hill is an interactive fiction game where you and your choice of good-looking stranger (a naval captain, a mobster, and a con artist) are trapped inside of an enormous mansion. Find out who put you there, and find a way out.

Cantata by @fir-fireweed

God Cursed by @wings-of-ink

@when-life-gives-you-lemons-if all of CC's stories are great

Small Fires by @smallfires-if

Warm Me Up by @naturalecho

Bloodlines by @bloodlines-if

@rotting-ink has a few ifs

Softly Opulent by @softlyopulent-if

Sentience by @sentience-if

@spoiledblogif finished their first book for The Second Sight and the first few chapters for the second are out.

The Lonely Shore by @thelonelyshore-if

All That Glitters by @allthatglitters-game

Drink Your Villain Juice by @drinkyourvillainjuice

The Lost Bride by @thelostbride-if

The Mark of the Devil by @mkbramble-if

God Syndicate by @god-syndicate-if

Deux à Deux by @deuxadeux-if

Villain Intern by @villainintern

Weeping Gods by @jcollinswrites

Phantom Thief: Money's for Fools - on cogdemos

Autumn Winds - on cogdemos but is getting moved to twine

Season of Shadows - on cogdemos

I for sure missed some but these I believe all came out in the last 2 years.

Also DashingDon is closed so check out cogdemos.ink for choicescript games

thank you so much for the recs!! you’re amazing <33

For those who don't want to replay just to find out how their Crown's name is pronounced, here is the overview:

Hello anon! I’ve talked a little about the music but I don’t think anyone’s asked directly. Or if they have, I couldn’t find the ask, lol.

The music is from various artists on Pixabay. You can find links to every track on the credits page within the game itself. I encourage you to check out the artists on Pixabay!

the final fit illo ft. tesias!!! im not getting super elaborate with all that embroidery and textile work so you will get blobs of color. soz. info under the cut

1966 is a WIP interactive, text-based cosmic horror game where YOU play as the eldritch cosmic entity. 344k words (last update: 20/6/26 +100k words). Rating: 18+ | Genres: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraftian, Supernatural, Mystery, Dark Romance In 1966, the world is ending. And you are not who—or what—you seem. PLAY THE DEMO HERE In 1966, the world is ending. And in 1966, you find yourself inexplicably inhabiting an unknown to you human body, stuck in a gloomy little town on a mist-shrouded island in the middle of nowhere. You are something ancient, something vast, a cosmic entity wearing human flesh. But why here? And why now?

FEATURES

Create and customize your character: choose their physical appearance, clothing, gender, and sexuality.

Make choices that influence your personality, morality, and relationships.

Wield otherworldly abilities or rely on the limited strengths of your human host.

Define your personality through the choices you make and the actions you take.

Use your eldritch powers or the skills inherited from your human host.

Find love, forge friendships, or make enemies with four gender-selectable characters.

Embrace your true nature as a cosmic being, or learn what it means to be human.

Will you end the world, save it, or reshape it in your own image?

Make decisions that shape your personality and influence those around you.

Join a cult, destroy a cult, lead a cult, or become the god they worship.

A story-, choice-, and character-driven narrative experience.

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Update 1: 1/09/25 +84k words