#mod dimonds

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same anon, I'd... actually written that ask to be salty because I've seen a lot where people talk only about Batim's flaws and that it's a bad game (maybe im too defensive of it but it hurts to see people do that when it means so much to me) and I hastily thought this to be just that but more extensive, and now I feel really bad for immediately judging your project as something just to rag on people

im really sorry, it sounds really cool and I hope people like it

Apology accepted. Been there, friend. I still love BATIM as a game, no worries aha.

Thanks for the apology, too. Means a lot <3

-Mod Dimonds

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hopefully this ends up actually being a love letter to the game and not solely existing to just drag it and its fans into the dirt

Well, I hope so, too. The way I've tackled it has been exploring the game to its full potential, combining some of the best and my favorite parts of the fandom as well as original ideas and making everything tie together better, both story-wise and thematic-wise.

My mission was to make the story more satisfying to myself and whoever decides to listen to this thing. I've accomplished half of that so far. So, even if others don't like it at the end, I'm satisfied with what we've made.

But I honestly think we're onto something here. I really do think people are going to like it. And if any of you know me on AO3, you know how I write. Plus, I had a couple friends helping me, too. We've been working on it for two months so far, and I'm really proud of it.

I know what you mean. I really don't think my story is gonna feel that way. I still love BATIM, even though after all this time I've noticed how many flaws the writing has. I love every other part of the game, it's just the writing I'm setting out to fix. Though I did have to kill some darlings here and there, I think it'll be worth it.

The characters all shine and have more time in the spotlight, which they all deserved and needed. The worldbuilding has more depth. There's more of the cult and the Lost Ones. We thought about implications and subtext.

The first part of the Rewrite IS just pointing out what BATIM did wrong (after summarizing what it did right and why people liked it), but the Rewrite itself is gonna be none of that. If you've seen The Closer Look's video/rewrite on the new Star Wars trilogy, that's kind of the direction I wanna go. It won't feel the same, but a similar structure.

If people don't like my Rewrite? I am okay with that. It's more satisfying to me personally and everyone who's helped me with the story so far, which was the whole point anyway. I'm simply sharing it because I honestly think people will like it. If I'm wrong? Worth a shot.

I guess we'll see, right?

-Mod Dimonds