#sws chapter 1

Hi there! Thank you for reminding us, actually! 😆💙 Here's the hint sheet for Chapter 1! <3

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Hint Sheet: Sailing with Stans Chapter 1 (Stan and Ford's Routes)

Stan's Route: Best Outcome (Chapter 1)

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"What did happen to them, anyway?"

꩜ Tell a half-truth.

"I, uh... take it you don't get into fights like this often, then?"

꩜ I don't.

"So it was just like a circle of life kinda thing? Big guy eats the little guy, you get the picture..."

꩜ Tell him about the creature.

"Need a drink? It helps, trust me."

꩜ Chug it.

NOTE: Denying a drink does NOT equal a negative point.

꩜ Watch him work.

"Maybe we can drop you off. We were gonna get supplies at the nearest village anyway but a detour wouldn't hurt."

꩜ Be honest.

"Anyway, they made her happy. You gotta admit, looking at it makes you smile, yknow?"

꩜ It's cute.

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Ford's Route: Best Outcome (Chapter 1)

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"I'm still able to hear you, of course. These will only block out certain wavelengths."

꩜ Insist.

"You'll need stitches. That anomaly dealt some damage. Well, that and my spear."

꩜ You mean that creature?

꩜ Tell him about the anomaly.

"Krakenling, you say? So it's related to the Kraken?"

꩜ Be open.

꩜ Watch him work.

"It didn't help me fit in growing up, but... it led me to discover the weirdness in our world. Weirdness like me."

꩜ I know what you mean.

"But your shoulder feels supported now. His work is clean."

꩜ You've done this before.

꩜ Flatter him.

"Just a pinch of this spice into any attackers' eyes and they'll be burning for days."

Because I genuinely loved chapter one (also loved that it was available on browser!! Thank you <333) and I wanna donate! Y'all work so hard on this and I'm sure other people want to show their appreciation as well!

Hi there! :D I linked the team's Kofi's/socials in this post here if you'd like to support them through there! 😄💙

This is a fun question! :D

Chapter 1, including every branching choice, has a total of over 17k words! 🤯

I just played chapter once with my friend, he chose Ford to help and I chose Stan. We both loved it. We're very excited for chapter 2 but he wondered if Ford ever gave the user any clothes or if he just forgot. He said he might even missed it but wants me to ask just in case.

Anyway, an easy 10/10 from us and we can't wait for the next chapter, no matter how long it takes.

Hi there, thank you so much for playing and enjoying! We're so glad you both loved it! 🥹💙

And yes--Ford didn't give the player any clothes because he forgot! 😆 Silly guy got caught up in the excitement of learning about/studying anomalies TEEHEE. We felt like that was in character for him 😆💙

P.S. I absolutely love this game so far!! I only discovered it today but I've already played through almost all of the options haha

Bonus:Do you prefer Stan or Ford? ( ͡°³ ͡°)

Hi there! There will absolutely be an equal amount of Stan and Ford in the game !!

The kind of interactions we get will be a little different though, of course, because of their different personalities 😄.

[ To go on a brief tangent, I know Ford’s route may not seem as romantic as Stan’s yet (and that’s a totally valid experience to have!). But, especially for Ford, we don’t want the romance to feel rushed or out-of-character. It’s important to us that we do justice to these two’s characters! ]

As for the bonus question OOOO,,, 🤭🤭 Honestly I’m obsessed with them both !! I’m a sucker for Stan’s personality and I relate to Ford’s character/experiences a lot.

If I had to choose who’s easier for me to write for, though—it would be Ford! His dialogue comes to me more naturally than Stan’s!

And thank you so much for playing and for looking through the different options we have !! I’m so glad you discovered us! 😄💙

Like how is this soo STUNNING. AHHHHHHH. I’M FREAKING OUT IT’S SOO GOOD

EEE THIS IS SO EXCITING, THANK YOU !! <3

Dante (Linuxvaloare) worked so hard on the Stan O' War II backgrounds and they are STUNNING. When they first sent in their WIPs, our team was floored/pos, so it means so much that others are loving their art too !!

When I played the demo, I honestly didn't have high expectations. I was like, "Oh cool, I'll try it and see how it is." Then y'all came into my house and bashed me over the head with your gem of a demo. Stan and Ford look so charming and so soft?? (Don't tell, but I like your versions of them better than any other version of them I've ever seen. I want to hug them both so bad 😂) and the way you guys are prioritizing their relationship and making sure that we (as the player) get to know both of them is *chefs kiss* its probably my favorite thing ever. I can't wait to see the rest of the game as it releases!

~RJ

Hi again! (Sorry I didn't answer your previous ask! 😆)

Thank you so much for sticking with us since the demo! I'm so glad you enjoyed Chapter 1! 🥹💙 I will, again 😆, be a broken radio by saying I'm so proud of our team and the stellar work they've done to make this chapter possible!

And I'm so glad the demo had a positive effect on you. 🥹 A worry I actually had was how others would respond to the sprites in my style rather than in the show's style! So it's nice to hear that people like them! 😄

We care so much about these characters and their family relationship; from the very beginning, it was important to us that we would interact with both of them. This will shine through in future chapters, and we're so excited to share them when they're ready! 💙

beautiful. brought tears to our eyes (from laughing! my sister joked about how stan would 100% start stitching early - we paused the game to have a conversation about that specifically - AND THEN HE DID. WE LOST OUR SHIT) (the dialogue is so good 😭😭) SUCH a fantastic chapter!! much much love <3 <3 this is so awesome !!!

HAIII THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG !! 💙

Our team was stunned by Dante's background work, too--I say it a lot but I was absolutely floored when they sent in the bioluminescent Krakenling (AGHH I GUSH ABOUT IT ANY TIME I CAN BAHA)!! I'm so glad you both noticed our details throughout the art, as well--we love trying to add characterization wherever we can!

And I'm so glad you both liked Stan stitching early--I remember laughing to myself when first writing the dialogue. It just feels like such an in-character thing for him to do 😂