#demo updates

Chapter 7's final part (approx. 75k new words) Public Release is live!

Happy Valentine's everyone :) Play the updated demo here!

This means that the doubles championship arc is complete (and the massive ~almost 150k word chapter is fully out!)

The update is very tennis-centric, though you do get an intimate moment at night (before the semis) if that's what you crave. Otherwise, go hoist that doubles trophy!

If you spot any bugs, do let me know - if you don't want your saves to possibly be broken when I inevitably fix bugs, play it maybe 1-2 days later D: (sorry, I do always try to beta-test beforehand but it's a lot of branching these days!)

Features:

Have dinner either with Sam or your teammates

Heart-to-heart conversation with your roommate (or find a way to invite someone else back to your room)

Play the semi-finals match...

Clinch the championship title if you get past your opponents in the final... and survive a harrowing incident involving a heckler from the stands(!!)

Potentially make plans with your doubles partner for next year...

Intro posts with demos:

Path of Martial Arts: https://www.tumblr.com/nicky-if/698331469068828672/path-of-martial-arts 

Rust Belt Lullabies: https://www.tumblr.com/meept0pia/793008018115674112/rust-belt-lullabies-an-interactive-story

The Method and the Madness: https://www.tumblr.com/method-and-madness-if/794318768025354240/the-method-and-the-madness 

Étreinte: https://www.tumblr.com/etreinte-if/798450719382470656/%C3%A9-t-r-e-i-n-t-e-18 (also demo release)

Estranger: https://www.tumblr.com/estrangerupdates/798600265077063680/i-cant-dream (also demo release)

The Mark of the Devil: https://www.tumblr.com/mkbramble/798903996995747840/the-mark-of-the-devil-is-a-colonial-era (also demo release) 

Demo updates/releases:

Rust Belt Lullabies demo release: https://www.tumblr.com/meept0pia/798170116833558528/rust-belt-lullabies-demo-is-here (23 Oct)

POMA https://www.tumblr.com/nicky-if/798251451217526784/029-update (24 Oct)

After Dark: https://www.tumblr.com/dalekowrites/798499932330917888/its-now-free-to-read (26 Oct)

Shepherds of Haven (Patreon): https://www.tumblr.com/shepherds-of-haven/798810895904129024 (30 Oct)

Crown of Exile CH12: https://www.tumblr.com/ramonag-if/798811888658022400 (30 Oct)

Can't Save Your Love From Dying CH2: https://www.tumblr.com/untitledrockstar-if/798938996694761472/play-here-intro-post-business-or-pleasure (31 Oct)

We Wretched Creatures CH8: https://www.tumblr.com/darkfictionjude/798945540856512512/play-spotify (31 Oct)

The Night Library demo release: https://www.tumblr.com/thenightlibrary-if/799583928926240768/demo-live (7 Nov)

Étreinte CH1: https://www.tumblr.com/etreinte-if/799636374348300288/demo-update-chapter-1-some-prologue-changes (8 Nov)

Anything For The Crown CH4: https://www.tumblr.com/anything4thecrown-if/799644817829347328/chapter-4-update (8 Nov)

The Rosy Ones demo update: https://www.tumblr.com/rosygames/799647538479300608/the-rosy-ones-resurrections-update-37k-avg (8 Nov)

The In-Between CH17: https://www.tumblr.com/dalekowrites/799753147014905856/its-now-free-to-read (9 Nov)

These Reluctant Years CH6: https://www.tumblr.com/specterwrites/800021025439006720/final-public-demo-available (12 Nov)

The Lost Bride CH3: https://www.tumblr.com/thelostbride-if/800829839360901120/self-reblog-cuz-of-the-update-is-now-out-and-also (21 Nov)

Method and Madness CH3: https://www.tumblr.com/method-and-madness-if/800817595551039488/update-chapter-3 (21 Nov)

I, The Unbroken One CH2: https://www.tumblr.com/johnlouisif/800847349062696960/ituo-chapter-two-public-release (21 Nov)

The Second Sight Book 2 launch (CH1): https://www.tumblr.com/spoiledblogif/800959691376230400/book-2-chapter-1-public-launch (22 Nov)

Anything For The Crown CH5: https://www.tumblr.com/anything4thecrown-if/801074181157666816/chapter-five-update (24 Nov)

Party of Four: https://www.tumblr.com/partyof4game/801101009744265216 (24 Nov)

Rains in Heaven CH2: https://www.tumblr.com/rainsinheaven-if/801319940794810368/%E5%BD%A1-update-log-20-demo-is-updated (26 Nov)

Shepherds of Haven (Patreon): https://www.tumblr.com/shepherds-of-haven/801348277117255680/shepherds-of-haven-alpha-preview-update-112625 (27 Nov)

A Tale of Crowns CH14: https://www.tumblr.com/ataleofcrowns/801482530807267328/new-chapter-released (28 Nov)

Apartment 502 CH3 (Patreon): https://www.tumblr.com/apt502-if/801558694823411712/i-woke-up-confused-by-my-inbox-because-people-were (29 Nov)

The Dragon's Covenant: https://www.tumblr.com/rghv001/801589534256201728/update-85-28k-words (29 Nov)

Beneath the Plum Tree demo release: https://www.tumblr.com/beneaththeplumtree/801630810261307392/beneath-the-plum-tree-%E6%9D%8E%E4%B8%8B%E4%B9%8B%E6%AD%8C-demo-i (30 Nov) 

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - An Affair of the Heart (Patreon): https://www.tumblr.com/doriana-gray-games/801659421539385344/play-as-your-version-of-sherlock-holmes-in-this

Defiled Hearts (Patreon): https://www.tumblr.com/defiledheartsblog/801667321112428544/patreon-demo-update-is-out-i-added-15k-words-to (30 Nov)

High School Revenge CH4: https://www.tumblr.com/high-school-revenge/801671494396772352/chapter-4-is-done (30 Nov)

Other:

Apartment 502 Patreon launch: https://www.tumblr.com/apt502-if/797343842358755328/hello-after-what-feels-like-a-year-of-being

Chapter 2 is currently sitting at 37.7k words (all of which are fully coded, this is excl. code also). The entire middle part of this chapter takes place in the MC’s youth, during their time at a psychiatric clinic. I’m currently halfway done with this “hospital interlude” as I call it. I don’t know when the interlude will be finished, but trust me, it’s important. A lot of the decisions you make in the clinic will affect the outcome of your band’s story. After the interlude is done, there’s also some more content yet taking place in the present before Chapter 2 is done.

Experience two forms of death

Choose your past life’s profession: were you an Imperial Physician, Grand Diplomat, or Warlord?

See the world through the eyes of the body you’ll inhabit after death

Partially customize your MC (more options unlock in Chapter 1)

And most importantly… die twice

Changes Made / Things Added to Tainted Souls:

Added *if statements for when the MC chooses not to pull Cailyn off the cliff

Reworked hair customization—players can now choose their preferred hair color

Introduced a stats chart to track Revenge, Good Life, and Uncertain paths; these will help shape future consequences based on your choices

What to Expect from Tainted Souls: Second Installment

Attend your ex-betrothed’s Welcoming Ceremony

Activate a hidden stat—or not (still debating whether to include it in the main stats screen)

Lose control of your abilities due to emotional remnants from your new body—and attack the original host’s murderers

Meet and briefly interact with two or three out of five romance options

Dig your own grave with your selected punishment

Learn more about the upcoming Armistice Competition.

Have breakfast with the imperial family

Remind Ragriel that you are the only child of the $!{surname2} household

As always, if you notice any inconsistencies with pronouns or spot any coding errors, please send them my way! I’ve run both randomtest and quicktest on these demos, along with my own read-through, edits, and tweaks. And you all know my ask box is always open—even if I take a loooong time to respond.

Also, I miscalculated earlier—Tainted Souls is now sitting at 85k words, and Dangerous Games is at 8k. I know some of you are probably itching to code dive, but I kindly ask for your patience. I still need to set aside a day to properly clean up the stats and startup pages. Until then—no code diving, sorry 🙇‍♀️.

If you’re enjoying what I’ve shared so far and want to support this lazy, introverted potato, you can treat me to a virtual chocolate! Totally optional, but always appreciated. Ko-Fi

So please enjoy—I hope you have as much fun with this update as I had writing it!

You can find the demos here:

Dangerous Games — A Throne Beneath The Grave Demo

Tainted Souls: Fables & Myth — The Bonded Awakening Demo

So...I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure of my plans as of yet. But lately, I've been rereading Silverking and it has left me with a feeling that I could have done something better. Not that it's bad, but it feels like...I'm unsatisfied with some aspects of it and it has led to me thinking on rewriting it, from the prologue to Chapter 2.

Then there's the fact I realize I've been feeling a bit stretched over both SK and TSR. But I thought I should still do it because I know how much everyone, including myself, love Silverking.

But now, after some thought and a heavy heart...I decided I want to put Silverking on hiatus and focus more on TSR for the time being.

I don't know when I'll continue Silverking. I'll just leave it at that because I hate to give you all too much hope and ruin it. In the meantime, I hope all of you can forgive me for this unexpected development. I would not blame any of you if the disappointment and/or displeasure is so great that you feel betrayed or frustrated, especially given my slow progression.

but now it's 3am so I think I'm going to make some popcorn and then go to sleep lol

planning to spend tomorrow or maybe Sunday answering some asks <3 sorry for the delay on those.

hope you all have a great day/night <3

The demo for Beside The Dying fire is just about ready for release, but I am a nervous wreck and my boyfriend needs to figure out a little more code, so our release date is March 23rd! I know it’s a while away, but the demo is *big* to accomodate for every path i have planned.

WHAT TO EXPECT: