#myrk

[rkoradiopictures]

[catt-nuevenor]

There you go, folks!

I'm 95% sure everything is working as it should be, but as always, if you come across any game breaking problems, let me know.

[ddwcaph-game]

To those who are celebrating today... Happy Mother's Day!

At least, I hope your day is happier for you than it is for me.

[theknifeinyou]

@malumxsubest

Lauren Lavera

[popurilla]

"And what should I do with it? He curled up like this... Shrimp. He went to bed. And it's also... Snort-myrk does."

[stelaernis]

❛ iak svælgher þik hēl ❜ ✦ ad ﹔ sága · þū trōr at iak skulu væra en myrk himil svá þū kant væra en stiærna ?

[interact-if]

Hi! I was wondering if you knew of any IFs/VNs where you play as multiple characters? Bonus point if at least one of the MCs is customizable.

Hey Anon, here’s a list where you can play as multiple characters! Let us know if there are any further recommendations that fit this theme and we’ll add them to the list.

Completed:

The 3Games by Ema Bícová and  Anna Michalcová 

The Letter (VN) by @yangyangmobilee

Trouble Comes Twice (VN) by @foxglovegamess​ 

Demos:

City of Immortals by @rotten-games 

Evanescent Eclipse by @nikkefort-dev

Lure of the Gallows by @lureofthegallowsgame

Myrk Mire by @catt-nuevenor

These Reluctant Years by @specterwrites

[malumxsubest]

myrk turned his head toward noa, staring at her briefly before settling his gaze forward once more as soon as the light faded from red to green. they will be arriving to the nightclub shortly. when she stuttered out her ask, taking note how she frowned out of his peripherals, he sighed. " scumbags like him typically do that out of embarrassment and to teach you a lesson. so yeah, look out for that. and when you do, don't hesitate to inform amelia. " he then turned to her with a smirk, " oh she'll have your head, too. " as he listened to her refusing help, he couldn't help but roll his eyes in exasperation. of course, she'd deny amelia's help. why does amelia always tend to attract the most stubborn of people? he may never know. though, his brows steadily stretched above the rim of his sunglasses, his smile growing ever so slowly. wish he'd disappear huh? that could be arranged... he makes a mental note for later as soon as they pulled to the back of the club, away from the busy streets and prying eyes.

" we're here. lia is expecting you at her office. what me to lead you the way? "

@theknifeinyou

Noa wasn't someone that dated. She preferred her quiet nights at home with a blanket and a book along with her cup of tea but she knew Lia was right. She had to get out more than just work. Unfortunately, she'd chosen the wrong person to go with. "Do...do you think he'll press charges?" Oh, God, if he did then she'd have to face him all over again and go over what happened yet again and she wasn't looking forward to that. "I'm sure she would but I can't ask that of her, this is my mess, not hers. And I wouldn't be able to pay them for their time - I wouldn't let her pay for this. Wish he'd just disappear or something, men like that don't deserve to breathe."

[daisysplosion]

mah pony oc Myrk (any pronouns) it loves to strengthen despair and anguish in ponykind i <3 him

[forcechoosen]

Character; Anakin Solo Plot: Anakin Solo survived The mission to Myrk, enduring a six-month recovery process. His body is being strengthened, and organs are being replaced with cloned ones. His physical form parallels Starkiller after his first resurrection on the Empirical Station. Inspired by a what if video where he went through a coma and had forced visions of his life in the past, culminating in meeting ---- his namesake.

" I'm physically healthy. Stronger than I ever was before, the only reason I'm not on the front lines is because you have tried to stop me. I want to do my part."

[dishonestlies-if]

Me again... sorry but you said you didn't want to do your assignment 👀

And I'm curious about your world building and thoughts. So I love that we can have a little girl I'm bias af tho cuz I have a little girl so I'm definitely gonna project alil.

I know some people aren't all in for the having a kid thing bt I love it, its different. I don't think I've played an if where we have a kid before. I've seen some where you kinda find a kid and raise them/take em under your wing because they were in a dire situation or had no one left. (Esper and abyssal) or where if we had a kid the kid was like 10ish (myrk mire) but not really where MC had a toddler that was bio to them. So it's unique.

What made you want to add that factor into the story? If it's okay to ask. ♥️

Don't apologize!! These questions are a delight to answer :D

Originally my main goal was to come up with something that the MC would kind of be forced to consider important - something they simply would not be able to give up unless it was pried out of their cold, dead, hands. I considered a pet of some sort, but with the things I was planning that just didn't make sense, and in any case everyone has different preferences, so I couldn't think of any way to make the pet important enough for the story. Then I considered maybe a close friend, or keeping Alix alive, but quickly realized that wouldn't work out lore-wise either.

Therefore, I figured a child would work best - even if you don't want a child (which I totally get, not everyone wants kids, me included), as the monarch and an only child MC would be expected to produce at least one heir with their political marriage partner, and even if you don't care for the kid at all (which is an option), they're important to the kingdom as your heir. There's just no way to willingly give up Luminosa regardless of whether or not you actually love her.

[rkoradiopictures]

[catt-nuevenor]

The Future

Time to establish what's going to happen from this point forwards.

The vast majority of you have been exceptionally patient this last year, and for that you have my deepest thanks. You've given me the time to not only write a book, but edit it, and send it off to literary agents, something I would have long given up on doing without the continued support of those who enjoy my writing.

Now that the book is off doing the rounds independently, it's time I got back to Myrk Mire.

Originally Myrk Mire was built in ChoiceScript, a scripting language created by the Choice of Games company. Choice of Games control what is done with their script, understandably, they own it. This does pose some restrictions. I can't, for example, release any paid material built using ChoiceScript unless it is directly through their publishing label. If I do publish under their label, I maintain IP or Intellectual Property Rights, however I also grant them the exclusive rights under perpetual license to publish the multiple choice game 'electronically'.

Source: Choice of Games.com

As you can see from the outline above, they do make exceptions for stories published in non-competing formats, and for sequels, prequels, and spin-offs. However, traditional publishing houses might require stricter control over IP, distribution, and exclusivity. It will only become more and more complicated as things progress, and being locked into a perpetual license agreement of any nature is not a decision to make lightly.

As some of you may be sensing from the tone of all this so far, I'm going to be moving Myrk Mire away from Choice of Games and ChoiceScript, and into a new medium/format.

After tinkering, and trialling with a few alternatives, I've decided to go with Renpy. Renpy, while largely used for visual novel style games and stories, provides a very workable framework for interactive fiction, and is an Open Source script, it isn't beholden to publishing contracts, licence cost, or exclusivity.

I'm not going to be diving into transferring Myrk Mire right away, it's a huge piece of writing, in an entirely different scripting language, and as previously stated, there are a lot of changes I want to implement with the cast. Instead, I'm creating a trial story: One Háḟest Day. My Patrons have been aware of all this for about a month or so, and have already seen some previews.

One Háḟest Day takes place in Aldmirham before the events of Myrk Mire, around the time the Main Character and the Wanderers first arrived in town. The reader will have the choice to follow one of the romanceable characters through a single day, with opportunities to explore their lives and relationships before the Main Character and Child come along. I hope it will provide a proving ground for the changes that previously caused debate, and an opportunity for people to try out the new format and interface.

My plan is to distribute One Háḟest Day through Itch.io, working with their early access framework and voluntary payments for such as soon as one of the character routes is ready to play from beginning to end, updating regularly with the other characters as they too are completed, and with additional features as required. Once the full game is complete, I will release a separate full build with a set minimum price that can be discussed with the community as we move forwards.

At the second, I'm aiming for a web hosted format and a desktop/laptop downloadable format, with phone compatibility to come later down the line once things are stable.

I will post production updates and info when I can to tumblr, though a lot of what I'm doing now is very python coding heavy, so perhaps not that interesting?

I've included some screenshots below of very early development, featuring a Character Log and Word Log that I hope will allow readers to more easily navigate the story. I'm toying with the idea of having a Mysteries Log as well that will keep track of snippets of information gleaned from each character's route, but that can be a tinkering feature for now.

Let me know your thoughts, concerns, or excitement, though do keep all messages objective and polite.

[teryyo]

Second quartet of artfights this year~

Sage Myrke- pheelthemoment @everysinglepheel

Nicholas- inertblue @inertblue

Cecilia- gloomy_turnip (artfight)

Bai Lu- Ddff0111 @yayee-prsp

[malumxsubest]

just as his little plaything was about to answer to him, his attention was torn away from myrk when tor tapped the bar top. towering behind him, myrkos was all teeth with how wide his lips stretched apart, revealing pearlescent teeth that seemed to almost gleamed beneath the eerie lighting that the nightclub gave off. he loved it when trouble get a little possessive, it would often make his night. plus, it was nice to rile her up every now and then. the poor guy he was flirting was truly the casualty between them. oh well.

stephen — his plaything for the evening — visibly tensed in front of him as tor colourfully threatened him and calling him a rat, of all things. myrk had to stifle a laugh by sipping his drink in hand. the way she threatens people was really a sight to see. who would have thought that tor would act so possessively over him... anyway, stephen sputtered out an apology and left myrkos' side without much of a glance as he took trouble's threat seriously. the statuesque bodyguard took a couple of long strides toward the bar and took a seat before tor with his now tamed smirk. " now that wasn't very nice, tor. you spooked him. "

@theknifeinyou

It was always interesting when it came to whatever was going on between them. Dusty would ask how Tor's boyfriend was and it irritated her to no end. They were definitely not in a relationship and he was definitely in no certain terms her boyfriend! Even Lia had started giving little looks between the two of them and she just failed to understand why people thought they were in a relationship when both had said flat out that they weren't. Him getting mad every time she gave attention to someone else though did amuse her and spur her on just a little more but it was mostly to get as much money as she could. So what if she had to lean over the bar a little bit and give a little peek down her shirt to do it?

Part of her knew that he was fucking with this person to grate on her nerves and give her a taste of her own medicine but if this little display and those words that came out of his mouth didn't make her blood start coursing through her veins like fire, the talk of the private rooms most definitely made her intervene. "Hey, you," she taped the bar top, looking at the person he was trying to swoon, a smile on her face. "I'll give you the rest of the night with free drinks if you just get the fuck away from him right now. If you don't," she leaned in closer, continuing to smile at them like she was about to be a sweet little kitten, but it was clear she was about to sink her claws in if needed. "I will find you later and I will make sure that you don't have fun with anyone else for a good week. Am I making myself clear? He's got better things to do than entertain a little rat like you, I don't need him catching any diseases from one of the other patrons that you've been fooling around with as of late."

In other words, get the fuck away from my man before I maim you.

[popurilla]

Thank you @xinambercladx for the idea with shrimp. I decided to spice up this Russian meme with these two.

"And what should I do with it? He curled up like this... Shrimp. He went to bed. And it's also... Snort-myrk does.

I like to imagine how clumsy Bain is in terms of parenting. There is a lack of an additional insert, as he looks at the phone like this:

And yes: thank you for such an asset, I cry with happiness. (^o^) And I just can't resist posting the work before its final... I like the line too much.