#EAGLET

[himbeereule]

Орлёнок (Eaglet)

Орлёнок (Eaglet) is an interactive story set in a country similar to 1910s-1920s Russia. You're a member of the overthrown Imperial Family, shaping the future of the Empire by virtue of arms.

It aims to be equal parts role-playing, dress-up and strategy game, with an emphasis on romance.

Although there will be no explicit nsfw scenes, it does include graphic descriptions of the horrors of war as well as personal tragedies, so please refer to the content warnings at the end of this post.

(as the project is still a wip, this overview is somewhat incomplete and will be gradually updated in tandem with the progress of writing)

DEMO: here (v0.0.2a, 21.06.2024)

Forum post: here

Number Spelling Function (IF writer resource): here

Secondary project: @a-dying-wish-if Tertiary (mini-)project: @perceptron-failure-if Quaternary project: [redacted]

The Empire of Nevetskiya - old, proud, and utterly dilapidated. While the Industrial Revolution has enabled other Monarchies - after a few quickly suppressed workers' uprisings - to become modern colonialist superpowers, exerting their influence all over the world, Nevetskiya is still overwhelmingly agrarian, and barely holding onto its outlying territories acquired in golden times long past.

Your Father Emperor, while ruling with an iron fist and unquestionable authority over the common people, is completely dependent on the shaky loyalty of the High Nobility, who frustrate any attempt to modernize the economy or administration, out of fear upstart merchants might, in time, replace the old Aristocracy.

When a sloppily executed coup d'etat eventually leaves your family dead and you a refugee, it becomes time you grab the reins of your destiny and amass an army to liberate and rebuild the country in the way you envision.

(this is meant to be a concise overview - a more exiting and detailed description of features can be found in the offical Interest Check Thread post)

extensive character customization

extensive army customization - both in a strategy and in a dress-up game sense

focus on story over stats - success is determined on the battlefield, not by your character's personality

five distinct regions with a wide cast of characters

complex personality system - for example, how your character actually feels and what they show to the world are separate things

several ways to rule - will you become a traditional Monarch, a Military Dictator, a democratically elected Head-of-State, or maybe proclaim yourself a Living Saint?

choose how much modernization is needed - will you allow women to bear arms, at the cost of offending the traditionalist nobles? Introduce tanks at the cost of foreign powers gaining influence?

how far will you go for victory? A political police, mass executions and the use of special types of weaponry might give you an edge, but is your vision really worth it?

a total of ten romanceable characters

(this naturally might contain slight spoilers)

The ROs

★ Yakov Tymofiyevich Sokolovskiy / Liliya Tymofiyevna Sokolovskaya ★

The Intelligence Director (gender-selectable)

One of your four original companions. As a member of the High Nobility, you've met them before - maybe you've even been childhood friends?

But even if you know them, it's hard to tell what they're truly like, as they seem to switch personalities effortlessly depending on the situation.

Their work is a mystery to seemingly everyone, but they always get results: as long as you let them act freely, no enemy agent has any chance to harm you or your cause.

Age: mid-20s

★ Semyon Ivanovich Orlov / Selena Ivanovna Orlova ★

The Cavalry Officer (gender-selectable)

One of your four original companions. A war hero and renowned expert when it comes to horses, the only reason they were not yet promoted to a lofty position in the War Ministry is their pragmatic approach to new developments, which hasn't mixed well with the typically very traditionalist views of the old Imperial officer corps.

Possessing a subdued but strong charisma and deeply respected by their soldiers as a wise parent figure, they are a solid pillar of support to you, and will reliably get things done - though some people might consider the cost for that too high sometimes.

Age: early 30s

★ Mikhail Pavlovich Voronin / Marina Pavlovna Voronina ★

The Young Visionary (gender-selectable)

One of your four original companions. They shot up through the ranks by impressing the War Ministry with bold new ideas for utilizing modern technologies and are hailed as a genius by many - though the older officers dismiss them as a dreamer at best and incompetent fool at worst.

With you, they hope to have found someone who'll appreciate their visions for the future - plus, their relative eccentrism has left them in dire need of a friend.

Their technical expertise might just prove to be the key to your success - if you can secure the foreign support needed to get the modern equipment needed to utilize it.

Age: early 20s

★ Leon Isayev / Leah Isayeva ★

The Noble Academic (gender-selectable)

One of your four original companions. Born to wealthy nobles, they graduated the Imperial Officer Academy with perfect grades, and feel honour-bound to your family.

They were the one to gather your initial force of loyalists and act as your primary advisor. But their loyalty is to the Imperial system, with you just a symbolic representative - can you convince them that you and your vision deserve their loyalty beyond that?

Age: late 20s

★ 'Little' Semyon/Selena Shvets ★

The Hero (gender-selectable)

A young cavalry officer and leader of your Southern Forces. A protegé of the "other" Semyon/Selena, they lack their cynical pragmatism, but make up for it with a firm belief in the triumph of a better world.

Some may call their optimism naive, and their personality has been mockingly compared to a Golden Retriever, but they have proven time and time again that underestimating them on the battlefield results in a crushing defeat.

Age: early 20s

★ Nikola ★

The Rebel (nb)

Leading an anti-authoritarian peasant uprising in the West, Nikola is more likely to be your enemy than your ally - but they don't seem to care enough about politics to refrain from flirting with you, so... there might be a basis of mutual understanding there?

Their personality is pretty sweet, at least - if you ignore the fact they'll cheerfully gun down prisoners if they feel like it.

Age: mid-20s

★ Rakhmil/Rakhilya Feldman ★

The Logistician (gender-selectable)

A member of the Western Rebel Army and best friend of Nikola's adoptive sibling, they've poured their soul (and countless nights without any sleep) into somehow maintaining the rebels' supply network in the face of their rapidly swelling numbers.

Unhappy with Nikola's carefree attitude, they might end up aligning with you instead in order to save their cause.

Age: late 20s

★ Arseniy Matveyevich Lebedev / Amaliya Matveyevna Lebedeva ★

The Enemy (gender-selectable)

Grand Duke Lebedev, the main leader of the Aristocrat faction, stood by and watched when your family was executed. Arseniy/Amaliya is their younger sibling, and serves as military commander of his personal forces that aid several warlords in their efforts to establish their own petty kingdoms.

But they're already uncomfortable with their brother's methods, and if you can convince them that you're not actually "an incompetent little puppet who's trying to ruin the country out of arrogant delusions", they might become a very valuable ally.

Age: mid-20s

★ Lyudmila Demyanovna Naumova ★ (f)

A minor noble who reluctantly turned into a Warlord in order to protect her territory and her people. All she wants is peace - but she'll not hesitate to fight if she believes it necessary.

Unfortunately, you can't just ignore her - all must choose a side in this war - but you have options how to deal with her. Will you subdue her by force? Or fall back on the age-old option of political marriage to secure an alliance?

Age: late 20s

★ Jan/Jana Novotný ★ (gender-selectable, under certain circumstances)

A member of your Personal Guard who has distinguished themself and eventually rises to become its commander. Others might betray or doubt you, but Novotný only cares about one thing - your continued, unharmed existence.

And they will go to any lengths to guarantee it.

Age: mid-20s

CONTENT WARNINGS

...will be added as they become relevant in the demo.

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

[beardedmrbean]

Explore

[annapolisrose]

Newly fledged eaglet sitting on the tower above their nest.

[thatcakelovingwitch]

a born menace

wanna gift me some caffeine? https://ko-fi.com/thatcakelovingwitch

[ic-napology]

(Napoleon's POV)

Hopefully, his son would mean belonging to true monarchy, and thus the end of the war. Creating a legacy to work for.

And most of all, being for someone else the father and guide he could never have. He swore it.

EDIT (July 13th 2023): Here it is on top of my profile, in case I should prove I own this drawing I did.

[empirearchives]

The little king of Rome :)

[microcosme11]

Ce ne sont pas là les soldats de papa.

Baron Vincent (engineer who accompanied Napoleon many times on Elba) wrote:

Napoleon said, speaking of his son: "We took it into our heads to present him with Austrian soldiers; he observed and said right away: ‘These are not papa's soldiers.’"

Mémoires de tous : collection de souvenirs contemporains tendant a établir la verité dans l'histoire., t.3. (link)

[babyspacebatclone]

Relevant Twitter Account so you can keep up with the fam!!

https://twitter.com/WBSSTL

From the account:

Murphy, a rescued bald eagle who is known for fiercely protecting a rock he considers his egg, will be getting the opportunity to become a father to an orphaned chick ❤️

[kaminassss]

Eaglet ruining his own wedding LOL

[himbeereule]

Орлёнок Demo Release

Finally, the demo is here! It's not exactly January anymore, but better late than never, right?

You can play it right here!

I also made a post on the CoG forums, if you want to check it out: Link

Features include:

Meeting your family! And getting bullied.

Getting executed!

Rising from the dead!

Celebrating life by slaughtering some rebels!

(Being extremely miserable!)

Feedback:

This is, quite obviously, a work in progress. It is made available so that you, the reader, can give feedback that improves the game.

So, while you can - and should - obviously tell me whatever you want, a specific list of what I need most in terms of feedback can be found here:

Language. English is not my first language (actually, not even my second one), and I mostly read non-fiction academic works when I read in English, so my writing is certainly not at the level it should be. If you have any concrete issues, please tell me, and I'll try to learn how it can be improved.

Spelling. I don't expect much in the way of outright errors, but I do know that I mix up British and American English all the time. The intended style is American English, so please point out spellings that are wrong in that regard.

Inconsistencies. There are a lot of variations between scenes, and I'd like to make the story as immersive as possible; so, if a phrasing, a character's behaviour etc. feel like they don't fit into the choices you previously made, please tell me. In detail, if possible, otherwise I won't be able to amend it.

Sensory descriptions. AuDHD makes my brain process sensations, including visual impressions, very differently, which means I often end up forgetting those exist. Please tell me about scenes that lack description in that regard. (My first grade elementary school report card called my writing 'efficient and devoid of feelings', and I'd very much like to move past that.)

Technical problems. The code should be pretty solid, but with how complicated it is, it'd be weird if there weren't at least some problems. If you find them, please try to include as much detail as possible when telling me about it. (CS Quicktest and Randomtest are not usable due to the complexity of the code, lol.)

You liking the story. I remain thoroughly convinced that I am a worthless person who isn't able to, nor deserves to create anything, and currently my only motivation to continue this project is derived from pure stubbornness. So, if you, for some reason, actually like this demo, please tell me. It won't change my mind about how bad I think it is, but it will force me to continue in order to avoid being even more of a disappointment.

Additions. If I like your idea, I'll probably add it right away; if I'm unsure, I'll do a poll. You can get me to do almost anything if you say you're sad if I don't do it.

Formatting. Although I try to playtest as much as possible, it's not that easy with how many variations there are, and in VS Code it's sometimes hard to see how well or badly readable text passages actually are.

CWs/TWs (v0.0.1):

Graphic violence and gore

Attempted sexual assault (against the player, avoidable, f!MC only; also against an NPC if massacre route is chosen (is dealt with quickly))

Suicide attempt (by the player, avoidable; f!MC only)

Loss of loved ones

Massacre of civilians and/or PoWs (avoidable)

General misery

(please let me know if you think this needs additions)

As of yet unfinished content:

Autistic variations do not exist yet for the latter part of the demo

Only one of three locations for taking a walk available for now

Tooltips are incomplete

Asexual is not available yet, as it requires a lot of additional scene variation text

Special (psychopath) routes are missing from some scenes as they were added late in development

Choices that are locked and marked as (WIP) are unfinished

Interaction routes for Semyon/Selena, Mikhail/Marina and Leon/Leah. They are top priority for the first set of updates

It is recommended that you play this with a stable state of mind. If you choose the suffering paths because it's relatable and/or as a coping strategy, please make sure you have support available and avoid triggering yourself too much.

The whole point of this game (apart from the dress-up part) is that, no matter how bad things get, you shouldn't stop fighting. It's your enemies who deserve destruction, not you.

Please keep in mind that I am both literally insane and pretty reasonable, so: if there is anything you find grossly offensive, don't assume I meant anything bad by it. Just explain to me why you think it shouldn't exist, and if I am convinced, I will amend it.

[swkrullimaging]

New Eleven Mile Canyon Wildlife Video

New Eleven Mile Canyon Wildlife Video now published on my Youtube channel as springtime in the Rockies melts away the bitter cold of winter. Click the link to see the video including, American dipper, great blue heron, osprey eating a fish and best of all, two minutes of footage of our new pair of eaglets at the nest in Eleven Mile Canyon.   Additional Canyon Wildlife Products In addition to…

[silvermare]

I *do* have a FB account so I figured I'd add some links:

Link to top photo: https://www.facebook.com/WorldBirdSanctuary/posts/pfbid0qnTLRiyNB2SFMy9NBGpcVBu4C3jupNvueizDpVWW88JenZaBZMZgsWG2XsCEwxwLl I couldn't find the second photo, but you're all welcome to look for it yourself. I searched WBS's FB page for "Murphy" (https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064669000554/search/?q=murphy) and found many things. Here are the top bonuses:

From June 14:

"Murphy is coming home to Avian Avenue!

Join us this Sunday, June 18th, at 11am at our Stars and Stripes habitat on Avian Avenue for Murphy’s homecoming! With his fostering duties complete and eaglet 126 moving on to flight school, Murphy will rejoin his roommates Siouxie, Boston, Mitch, and Lewis. Just like in the wild, eagle breeding season is coming to a close and Murphy is no longer interested in rocks or raising eaglets! He will be a top candidate for any future eaglets that need fostering in our hospital.

Eaglet 126 is still busy building up his flying strength by watching an adult eagle that knows how to fly. His release back into the wild will be announced soon! "

May 22:

April 16: Artist: Artsy Bird Squad - https://linktr.ee/artsybirdsquad

April 14: Artist: Corviforms - https://www.etsy.com/shop/corviforms/

April 17: Credited Artist: Jules Behrens (was shared by the WBS page directly)

April 17:

June 26: "

Have you been wondering what happened to Murphy's rock? Well, as far as Murphy knows, that rock hatched into 126. In actuality, we've made a commemorative shadow box with it, a footprint of both Murphy and 126, photos of 126's growth, our favorite photos of the pair, and some eagle feathers! The feathers are not Bald Eagle feathers, as possessing native bird feathers is illegal under the Migratory Bird Treaty. These feathers are instead from our non-native Tawny and Harpy Eagle ambassadors. The blue space in the middle is reserved for a photo from 126's release. You could be the lucky winner of this shadow box by entering our raffle!

We also have a second raffle prize! This beautiful American Flag afghan was hand-made by the cousin of 23-126's rescuer! To enter either raffle, donate $10+ through our website and put which raffle you'd like to be entered into in the comments on the donation form. For every $10 you donate, you get one raffle entry toward your choice of prize. So if you donate $20, you get 2 entries and can choose either 1 toward each prize, or 2 toward one prize. If you sign up to be a recurring donor, you'll be rewarded with double the number of entries of your yearly contribution! So if you sign up to donate $10/month, you'd be donating $120/year and get 24 entries instead of 12! Just be sure to put either "shadow box" or "flag afghan" in the comment section of the donation form.

Since the start of Murphy and 126's journey together, we've gained an astounding 131 new monthly supporters! Our goal for this raffle is to increase that to 200, as well as raise the $8,000 we need to replace our dying autoclave. As a thank you to those who have already recently become recurring donors, your support is still eligible for the double entries. Just email dcone@worldbirdsanctuary.org with your prefered distribution of raffle entries. Enter today for your chance to win one of these one-of-a-kind items at https://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/donate/

Raffle tickets are available through 7/7 and prize drawing will be done as soon as we have compiled all entries after 126’s release."

[annapolisrose]

Eaglet in nest.

[englishcarssince1946]

1948 Eaglet

My tumblr-blogs: germancarssince1946 & frenchcarssince1946 & englishcarssince1946

[napoleondidthat]

Napoleon could always count on Chucky when no one else would be his friend.