#sure I'll tag this as dol

[femboyhunting]

Older au questions I have

1: sydney is a doctor- but is he a good or bad one- is harper still around? If so how do they interact

2: what happened to baliey?

3: kylar becomes cruel and awful but what happened to his parents??? Mercy kill? Church involvement? Other???

4: I know Mickie leaves and becomes a DILF but when does he leave- what shoves him to that point? At what time does he decide he needs to be healthy

Sydney is a therapist! He has his own little private practice. My impulse is to say that being a therapist in doltown would be unbearable and frankly impossible so Sydney would move away. But for whatever reason I don't really see Sydney leaving? I think probably part of it is his family. And maybe he wants to do his part in helping others in any way he can. He seems, at his core, to be a truly kind and altruistic person with a lot of empathy for others. And Doltown really does need an actual therapist. He's chronically overworked and develops unhealthy attachments to his clients, but he really does care deeply for them and genuinely wants to help. He works on a sliding scale, and will often take clients for free. It's not very good business practice. His real job is the sex club he opened at the edge of town, though so at least he's getting some amount of revenue to stay afloat. It's actually a pretty nice place, lots of bouncers to enforce strict safety rules. Sydney I think has the most wholesome future, which isn't at all surprising for his character.

Harper might have pushed back, and Syd definitely was hesitant because of this since he didn't even want to see his fucking face, but he was busy at the moment with the attack on the hospital and having lost an arm from it. By the time Harper was even aware enough to be in the know about Syd opening a private practice, he was not very happy but figured he'd let it be as long as Sydney didn't create problems for him. And Sydney doesn't! He really doesn't like the idea that he's not speaking up against Harper but he knows that won't end well. Sydney's just doing what he can to help as many people as he can.

2. I'm not too sure what happened to Bailey. He's an older man now and likely has retreated into more safety. His name still strikes fear in people though. I think someone else must have taken over the orphanage though. Maybe Robin.

3. I wouldn't necessarily say "awful". He just doesn't care. He probably wanted, at some point, to end their miserable lives. If they retained any iota of their former selves their existence must be pure torture. He missed them like crazy, of course. Like their absence as their former selves was a gaping wound in his chest. He'd vowed to care for them like they had him and one day change them back. And then MC/Mikie was gone and everything went wonky. He told himself that he'd be back like always, that his beloved would never leave him. But everything was so much harder to endure without him there. He spent his time searching, he couldn't go about his day normally like everything was ok it was agony. He really spiraled. A year went by before he finally lost hope and decided a life without Mikie wasn't worth it. Long story purposefully vague, he got carted off to the asylum. Then something no one had anticipated happened. From his dark claustrophobic cell, he heard a cacophony of blood curdling screaming, slamming, and horrific wet tearing noises. They had him on so many meds he was barely aware and kept fading in and out. But when he awoke again he was home, and in the cold clammy embrace of one of his parents, the three of them smeared with drying blood. He would discover later that the asylum had been attacked, countless people lost their lives. After that, no one ever saw him again. But he's out there. Specifically, deep in the woods. He's getting better at the occult. He figures that maybe if he gets good enough maybe he can bring his beloved back to him from the other side. It's been so long though, he's hardly the same person he was back then, would he still love Kylar even as he is now? Well, no matter, he could make them. If he could bring them back to him, prove that love truly is eternal, making them love him back would surely not be that hard.

4. I think Mike has always wanted and planned to leave. He has some idealistic plans in the mean time at one point. He though if he could just make the right moves in the shadows, get the right people to trust him, he could dethrone the bastards in power and make a real positive change. He thought there was enough good in the world that if everyone worked together they could save each other. He thought he was real fuckin' smart. He really thought he could outsmart people who have been playing this game since before Mikies papa even creampied his mum. There are some victories sure but the more Mikie learns about how the town is actually run, he realizes that he's dealing with forces beyond his comprehension. And he's just some guy that used his cute ass to get a guy to set fire to some crops. Every victory is so ephemeral and meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Every failure is devastating. He tries so hard and again and again he's reminded that he's in over his head. The traumas only build and build. The asylum, the prison, the way he can't go a day without being assaulted. Trying to get revenge on Leighton and realizing that the people in power create the law so the law will never persecute them. Beaten down over and over, reminded that he is nothing. It's hard to remain hopeful. He wonders if there's anyone who he can trust, anyone who actually cares about him or are they all using him. He isn't even really sure who he is anymore. But he is sure that no one knows him. All they see when they look at him is a reflection of their own desires. All they are is vampires, bleeding him dry. And he can feel himself becoming emptier every day.

It's possible it's not even a conscious choice, really leaving. Near the end he hardly really thinks at all, it's like his head is an overfilled water balloon ready to pop, everything he hears sounds like he's underwater too. He used to go empty when bad things happened to him, his eyes would go blank and he'd just wait until it was over. Near the end, he has trouble coming back, even in the good times. He doesn't really remember much. He doesn't feel human. Maybe one night he's slinking through the shadows back to the orphanage and into his tiny room. It's ransacked, someone's obviously been there. In the back of his brain he has a passive though that nowhere is safe. He rubs the bindings on his arms against the rough edge of a piece of furniture until the loosen and he can rub the angry red rope burns on his wrists. He catches a look at himself in his mirror. His hair is tangled and matted, it hangs in his face. His eyes are wide, bloodshot, and ringed in dark colors from a combination of chronic sleeplessness and bruises. His body is marred by cuts and scrapes and bruises. Dried blood crackles and pulls at his skin uncomfortably when he moves. Another passing thought; if he's ugly will anyone love him? When his abused body finally crumbles in on itself will anyone want to hold him anymore? Is that all he is? A pretty body degrading and rotting day by day?

He doesn't think about it, really. He just stockpiles food and money. Gets a little more withdrawn. Not enough to worry anyone who might stop him. He doesn't think about Sydney or Robin or Kylar. He doesn't think. Everything around him feels so far away. Buys a backpack. A train ticket. And he's gone. No one even worries for a good while, Mikie has a reputation of disappearing and coming back.

[manonamora-if]

Moving the weekly updates to Sunday. Easier for me...

Technically this was released last week, but I made a substantial bug fix that kinda broke saves... but the bug I was fixing was stopping people from completing Chapter 3 (which could have hindered progress for the next chapter with the saves created this time around)... You win some, lose some...

And also have a Hint page on itch! All puzzles/non-linear mechanics will get a solution on that page some time after their release.

I've also got a few feedback on the new Chapter, which is great! MelS is really happy people are enjoying it (he was afraid the tone wouldn't be consistent enough). Edward got a bit a love :P

We would love to get more Maze feedback (especially the number you get at the end with the mode played), so we could fine tune it. Did it work for you? Did you enjoy it? How can we make the mechanic better?

Last bit of news: MelS has restarted writing Chapter 4. It will probably take him a while to get it finished, since his workload just... is insane.

So I started yesterday... but a Setting Template is getting done (mostly for me, so I can just copy paste it into new projects), and will come out by the end of the month. It will group your basic settings (font, theme, saves, other toggles) to help your project with accessibility. It will not have a custom UI, but will use the Built-In one with minimal styling (just to showcase the theme setting).

If there is a setting you'd like me to include, please let me know and I'll see what I can do.

ALSO: a larger SugarCube guide is in the works. It will likely take me a while to get ready, but it will make the official documentation easier to understand. I will touch upon the basic macros, the APIs and more. > This won't replace #coding support. I'll still answer questions :)

Working title: DOL-OS. My entry for the French IF Comp.

This is not technically a new project. I have been working on it on and off since last year, but wasn't sure if I could pull something off. Because of this uncertainty, I haven't been discussing my entry with anyone until recently (I've been sharing puzzles*). There are 9-ish days left, and I think I might make it?

This project will be in French (duh), but if it is well received, I might translated it into English at a later point.

*puzzles which will def appear in my IF Comp entry when I enter it next time...

The Second Round of the SeedComp! has started! Come sprout some fun seeds!

Don't forget to tag @seedcomp-if with your entry!

Personal note: Aside from the Space UI (which will become a template when I fix the mobile scaling), all the seeds I've submitted for the competition will stay downloadable after this edition is over. If you are looking for an idea for a small (or large project), please do use them. You can find those seeds in this folder (other experimental bits are in there too, fyi). Like my templates, they are licensed under CC-BY, which means you only need to credit me in your game/page. (tag me or send it to me if you do, I want to see the result!)

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still no polls ;-;

[dark-side-blog3]

Ah, welcome to the DoL hellhole, you won’t escape! I’ve been playing the game for like a whole year now. I am concerned how much I love it.

To answer some of the questions:

Having the beastiality tag turns the animals into animal people instead- wolf boys and girls, pig boys and girls etc., doesn’t completely remove them and they will still be a threat in the forest and on the farm. It’s just that the threat level is much lower at the beginning of the game and you’re less likely to meet them- be careful as you go through the game, you’re pretty much guaranteed to meet them at some point.

You can in fact buy Robin her game console back. It’s a couple of hundred I think, but I think there’s a chance she will sell it again. I, personally, go to Bailey after they admit to struggling with the debt, I think there’s a conversation about it. At that point I go straight to Bailey’s Office and offer to take on their debt, this prevents them being taken and assaulted, but doubles your weekly rent.

If you softlock, via Eden, the Asylum, Prison, Remy’s Farm, the Wolf Cave, the Hawk Tower, etc, it doesn’t register as time moving for Bailey, I don’t think it ever does actually, if you don’t go back to the Orphanage, you basically don’t have to pay, but the moment you set foot inside Bailey will want the money for a week, it will never be more. At least not for now.

In the Forest, boots, bullet cases, and gunshots are all referencing Eden, and capture will softlock you into his cabin until you can escape and outrun them/seduce them enough. Black wolf has different markers: paw prints, eyes glowing in the undergrowth, etc.

In terms of the milking issue, I’m not really sure - are you getting an error message? If you aren’t worried about getting feats- then maybe try going into the settings, turning on the cheats, and then toggling the lactating setting off then on again and see if that resets anything.

As the game goes on, your allure goes up, which is just a base setting of the game, the higher your allure becomes, the more likely interactions by NPCs are. Buckle up, the fun of being nonconned by unnamed characters has only just begun. Bad scores in the degen game is the name of the game!

It does seem to be that you can’t be interacted with and approached by NPC during events, like dates, or at any point having agreed to do something with a character. They’re a set script that can’t be interrupted unless a glitch occurs, and you can’t be randomly attacked until the event is over.

Yup, it was Kylar who stole your panties. You can catch them in your room at some points.

If ya have any questions, I’m more than happy to share my degen game knowledge! - DD

So thissss was sent about a week ago and I've played the game twice since then, I think, if not three times?

I'm gonna go down this list as practically as possible:

Glad I toggled beastiality off because... Nope nope nope. But I am down for monsters, and I've had a couple of run in with monster sex and it is all good by me :) I saw on the wiki parasite babies are a good way to get cash, but I am NOT doing that. So. Moving on...

Yes I bought Robin her console back, I also took on her debt thinking she wouldn't get in trouble anymore and would also be grateful. Much to my dismay, she is NOT grateful, and I've already made so much progress on my main save it makes no sense to go back to a previous save file and not take her debt on (I'd loose all my stuff... But if I ever decide to play a second route and SAVE IT, I'll just leave her to deal with the problems on her own)

I learned that softlocks don't progress for Bailey when I got sent to the asylum and when I got back on the friday Bailey demanded payment then instead of the sunday it was! I already learned this, but thanks anyways DD!

I almost got caught by Eden, but haven't had a run in with Black Wolf yet. I am choosing not to think of the implications that Black Wolf was originally an animal that you can have a relationship with, and instead focusing on the also canon monster version. Somehow my character knows about blackwolf despite nothing happening? Bizzare. But not of my concern.

I have a theory that the milking issue is because the asylum made my character too innocent and forget how to grope her boobs, so I'm going to try that when I play next. Or its just a glitch and I'll have to learn to cope.

Bad scores being good in the degen game is true-- I now have a stickynote on my monitor when I play so I don't worry about sucking at videogames.

I know it was Kylar, the fucking loser. When confronted he just went "but--but I..." And walked out with his metaphorical tail between his legs. Imagine getting caught stealing clothes and whining and whimpering. Kylar is so pathetic. I want to bully him so bad.

Thank you for the tips, DD! I appreciate the help from a pro! I am a noob and a filthy casual lol, so I need all the help I can get! Plus someone to talk to about the characters and how... AHEM, interesting they are... Not all of them are my type, but it's still fun to play around ^_^

[angrelysimpping]

My boyfriend has been making me feel like I'm going to throw up when I talk to him, there is red flags but I'm ingoring them like a dumbass 🚪🏃‍♀️ SO let's do what DoL characters would react to you ranting/venting about a toxic boyfriend. Might be cringe as hell but ✋

Avery

He isn't really interested in most conversations, but seeing how you were upset he thought he would pay some attention, sipping wine as he did so. You tell him about the things that has been doing on with your current boyfriend and he sets the glass down. You only scratch the surface but you feel him pull you close, as you lay your head against his chest, he is warm and smells of a very nice cologne along with red wine. He runs his soft fingers through your hair and gives you comforting words, some soft kisses and tells you he will take you out on more dates. You cuddle for the rest of the night, in the morning he asks if you want him to be your new boyfriend.

Whitney

He is smoking while you talk, you two just got done having sex in some cheap ass hotel. You don't think he is listening but you just want to be able to let this off your chest with someone who matters to you. "I get that you probably don't give a shit but-" Whitney cuts you off as he gets on the bed, he is over top of you and gives you an annoyed glare before sitting next to you. "He sounds like a dick. Dump him." You try to explain to Whitney that you can't, as you're scared he might do something to you but Whitney just puts a finger to your lips. "No one is touching my slut without my permission" Whitney gives you a kiss before hitting the back of your head and calling you a dumbass, he lays down on the bed and will go onto his phone. You sit trying to figure out what to do, before you see his phone thrown into your lap. "There, now the whole school knows your mine" he posted a picture of you two kissing during sex with the caption 'look at my sexy girlfriend' tagging your ex.

Kylar

Blood fucking BOILS. He tries not to have a reaction while you tell him this at lunch, but it's clear from the way he sticks his fork into the table, so hard it fuckin breaks. Next time you try to talk with your boyfriend he tells you to get away from him, calling you some hurtful names. You feel two arms wrap around your waist as your boyfriend completely shuts up. He has a scared look on his face, as you hear Kylar speak some words to him. You relax into Kylar's arms feeling safe for the moment. "We are over." You're boyfriend stomps out, but Kylar just kissing your jawline from behind "don't worry, I'm here okay?"

Eden

You are talking to him while he eats the breakfast you made for him, you don't have very much to talk about, and it's been a week since this all happened with him kidnapping you. Eden looks up at you and swallows his food "well. I'm you're new husband so you don't have to worry about him anymore." He goes back to eating not responding to anything else you say. Next few times he fucks you, he makes sure to say that you're his, he is better than your ex, ect.

Great Hawk

GH doesn't fully understand it, just that you're very upset over someone who was surposed to love you. So he wraps you up in his feathers, cuddling you and telling you that he loves you and he will do his best to not upset you. Then he makes sure to bring you tons of special items, and tell you often how much he loves you.

Idk if this is any good ✋ I'll write the more characters maybe

I'm sorry your bf is a dick but I v much like the writing.

You should probably break up with him, but I too am bad at ignoring red flags

....I'm putting the Avery one under my pillow with the other odds and ends to bring good dreams