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dashingdon is shutting down at the end of the month - anyone with cs demos should move them over to the new provider manually, or find somewhere else to host them. at the very least, make a backup of your files so they aren't lost forever!

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part of what makes tragedies tragic is the story being preventable from the outside but unpreventable from the inside

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Converting your ChoiceScript game to Twine - Cheat sheet

Previous Twine related posts:

Switching to Twine - Sample code to get you quickly started

Twine/SugarCube ressources

Below is a transcript of the handwritten notes I took while converting Arcadie: Second-Born from ChoiceScript to Twine.

Note: I used Twine 2.4.0.0, and SugarCube 2.36.1. The notes below can only be useful if you have working knowledge of ChoiceScript, and some knowledge of both Twine and SugarCube. Terminology might be off; I'm not a programmer.

*create

You don't need to *create your variables in Twine, but it's good practice to do so, so that you don't lose track of them.

Create a StoryInit passage, and put all your variables there.

Boolean variable: <<set $var = true>> String variable: <<set $var = "Hello">> Numeric variable: <<set $var = 0>>

*comment

/* comment */

*set

You can set several variables at once:

<<set $var1 = 1, $var2 += 1, $var3 = "text">>

Below, operators in CS -> Twine equivalents:

CS->Twine + -> += - -> -= * -> *= / -> /= % -> %=

*hide_reuse

<<if not hasVisited("name of passage")>>[[Choice->NameOfPassage]]<</if>>

*if

<<if $var = true>> <</if>>

*elsif/else

<<if $var == 0>> <<set $var -= 5, $var2 = true>> Outcome1 <<elsif $var == 25>> Outcome2 <<else>> Outcome3 <</if>>

*temp

<<set _var = true>>

Will only exist for the current passage.

*rand

Generate random number

<<set $var to (random(x,y)>>

x,y = range; for example, 0 to 10

*page_break

<<button[[text|passagename]]>><</button>>

*choice

[[Choice text->PassageName]]

*Capitalize (!var)

<<print $var.toUpperFirst()>>

Inside a link: $var.toLocaleUpperCase()

or create a separate, capitalized variable

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DEMO

I am exhausted, at the end of my rope, but finlly FINALLY it's here. I have no words, am only tired (and there might be bugs. You might also need to play from the beginning), I only pray you like this.

(send asks. it's the only thing I need.)

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Happy (belated) NEW YEAR!

Here's hoping this one somehow manages to be better than the last. I mean, it being worse, is a fairly steep bar to clear because of events in my personal life but:

Goals this year include:

Finish the prologue and Chapter 1 revamp of MMttCR, which if my estimates are right will probably double the length of the current content but also give me a better footing for what comes later. (It will make the MC more of a character than a self-insert, but that's fine by me.)

Redraft TPK's outline to replace the one lost in Lu's Puppy Teething Phase

Learn to keep my notebooks out of reach of the sometimes bored German Shepherd Mix so I stop having to rewrite my outlines.

Continue training Lu because the 60+ pound GSD-mix jumping on people because she gets excited to be paid attention to is not okay. (I'm trying to get her to the point she can pass the CGC evaluation, at the least, I also like to set up Rally courses in my backyard for us to do when the weather's nice.)

Get my first planted aquarium up and running without reenacting Commander Shepard in ME2. (I'm in the planting stage and slowly building it up. Once they're established and I get the water consistently in a safe range for them I plan on getting a small colony of Neocardinia.)

Grow potatoes.

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It's here!! I'm excited to finally announce that you'll be able to play the new holiday special, "Under the Mistletoe" starting January 1st, 9AM EST!! For those who want it earlier, it's currently available as an early release on Patreon for the Midnight tier and will be released a day early on December 31st for the Twilight tier.

The new content is around 12,000 words, with 5 branches for each of the ros. You can also customize the routes as either platonic or romantic, for those of you worried about the implied romance in the title.

Obviously I'm a little late for the holidays, but I thought I'd gift you all the story regardless. Chapter 12 is, of course, still in the works, so enjoy the fluff while you can (before things get really crazy). Thank you for being so patient with me. Your support and love for this story means the world to me. 

Thank you so much for such a wonderful year. Here's to 2025! <3

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Viatica is now complete! 🥳😱

A new interactive fiction available free to read on itch.io and written in Twine Chapbook.

Story Link | ROs | Ko-Fi

Set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future, with a focus on personal growth, as well as platonic, familial, and romantic bonds.

Your world is a desert, both figuratively and literally. Speech is prohibited, books are outlawed, and any meaningful human interaction is nonexistent. Humans are reduced to the job they do for The City. There are no names; instead, everyone is identified by a number.

You are H-313, a healer.

Create and customize your character: male, female, or non-binary; gay, straight, or bisexual. Become an individual in a world of drones. Learn to speak, express your emotions, define your personality. Dream big, resist tyranny, inspire the masses, and forge a new world. Or not. This is your journey, after all.

There are no point-based choices or outcomes. No choice is wrong—it simply changes the type of person you grow to become.

Content Warning: This story is intended for mature audiences. Possibly triggering topics present in the story include blood, violence, death, suicide, rape (mentioned), child abuse, mature language, and sexual content (optional).

Art by the extremely talented Isabela Zaneti

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New Chapter Released!

Hello again! Hope your winter has gone well ❄️

With the public release of this new chapter we’re continuing with the Crown's development as a monarch, while romance and courtly intrigue build further:

Friendship scenes to deepen your Crown's relationship with the other characters outside of your main love interest

Diverging paths depending on whether you chose to meet the peri trader in disguise, or arrange a meeting with Kham instead

Within those diverging paths, you will make further decisions on how to handle the peri trader and/or Kham, with big consequences for future chapters

Romance specific scenes, of course, with your chosen love interest!

A and R both have very different scenes for their high romance and low romance routes! D and X romancers are in the clear... for now

If you find any coding errors, typos, pronoun mistakes and such while playing, you can report those through this form! Thank you for all your patience and support, I hope you enjoy the new chapter with the nearing end of 2024 💖

For those that are unfamiliar with the game

A Tale of Crowns is a high fantasy romance story, told in the form of a text-based interactive novel with choice mechanics. The setting is inspired by Kurdish culture as well as other historical settings in the Middle East such as Ancient Persia, but it also draws heavily from other cultures and countries in the region.

Your character is native to Arsur, a vast empire overseen by a single ruler known as the Crown. Unlike traditional monarchies, however, the title is not inherited through blood. Whenever the Crown dies, their famed golden eyes pass on to the one chosen by the Spirits of this world to be the new Crown. In this story, your MC takes on that role.

There are four different love interests to choose from, whose genders will be customized to suit the preferences of your Crown. You can find more info about them on the blog page!

Also note that this current version of the game is safe for those 16 years and older.

Like the premise so far? Play it and give it a try! The entire game is free!

If you enjoyed the game, please reblog! Share it with your friends! Recognition and reader interaction is just about the only thing I get in return for creating it ❤️

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Merry Crisis Chapter 5

In this chapter:

Nat arrives in Singapore!! Things come to a head!

Attend Nat's conference panel discussion, then head for lunch along the river 🍛

Make dumplings for dinner with Qiu (and sleepover at their place) 🥟

Watch a Malay horror movie and have dinner with Shay (and sleepover) 👻

Go for a bike ride 🚴‍♀️or hang out at the winter funfair with Nat 🎪 (then head to their hotel room for the night) 🛏

Commit to your RO of choice + some rejections (though the full suite of consequences for your actions will come over the next 2 days)

Word count: Around 50-60k with code depending on how ruthless my eventual editing is

This update will also come with some edits to the previous chapters, which may or may not improve the continuity between routes...*

*I am still going through a herculean combing-through of stats and branching paths with the help of my wonderful beta testers. Things should be sorted out soon!!

Release dates:

Non beta tested: 28 Dec (~10pm GMT-5)

Beta tested: 1 Jan same time

Public: 8 Jan same time

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Twas the night before… Eternal Library Edition 🎄

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the realm, The people were wary of the wrath of the crown. With the royals divided, the nobles and all, Shaky alliances were ready to fall.

I wanted a demo of the Eternal Library ready for Christmas, and I’ve done it!

Some might call it a Christmas Miracle.

I call it hard work bordering on obsession.

Please accept this demo of The Eternal Library as my gift to you this season. I hope it brings you joy. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Yule, and a very Jolly Holiday to all! 🌟

The Eternal Library: A Romanatsy Retelling

What if Cinderella and the prince grew up together?

What if the king was the evil one?

What if the missing piece wasn’t a glass slipper, but ancient memories buried in your soul?

Play the DEMO for FREE! (40k words)

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Hey folks - I'm slowly coming back.

Ended up gone a little longer than planned thanks to real life stuff piling on. I've been working on the IF again though, despite certain puppers eating my outline and worldbuilding notebook because she got bored.

Happy holidays for those celebrating, and peaceful nights anyways for those who aren't!

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Limited access now available!

It's been available for a few hours already but in case you missed it, the limited access is now out to play 🎉

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Demo Update

Here at Soulmates Inc we specialize in chance meetings!

As a soul-link, your job is to guide two people entrusted in your care to one another in a fateful meeting, for they are each other's soulmates. Aided by the soul-link powers, you will craft a story that will be told over and over to others, changed and misremembered or kept as faithful as humanly possible. Without your help, they would not find one another.

P.S.: a regular reminder to refrain from referring to yourself or your coworkers as Cupid.

|| LINK to the demo || [119k +30k]

In this update:

plan how to save your career

it's also high time to involve the management (that's always pleasant)

potentially make a life-altering decision

flex your game over texts

reveals and speculations, but do you find the sources trustworthy?

Reblogs are much appreciated! ♥

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I want to write a book called “your character dies in the woods” that details all the pitfalls and dangers of being out on the road & in the wild for people without outdoors/wilderness experience bc I cannot keep reading narratives brush over life threatening conditions like nothing is happening.

I just read a book by one of my favorite authors whose plots are essentially airtight, but the MC was walking on a country road on a cold winter night and she was knocked down and fell into a drainage ditch covered in ice, broke through and got covered in icy mud and water.

Then she had a “miserable” 3 more miles to walk to the inn.

Babes she would not MAKE it to that inn.

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if the need arises you could always marry someone in like Europe so you could skidadle out of merica (if your an American citizens that is)

Pffft. So I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you're trying to be funny and not an asshole. Saw this pop up when I realized I forgot to turn Tumblr notifs off on my phone and it felt like it needed addressing.

I probably could leave but I actually do love my home. Texas is beautiful. There is so, so, so much good here and among the people here and good people here I can't abandon that.

I've lived in Europe before and I missed home every single day that I was there even when I was happy and doing some amazing things. I've lived in other states too. They were never home either, though the degree of alienation was different.

I still feel bad for the poor waitress who had to deal with me crying because the tacos didn't taste right and I just wanted to be home for Thanksgiving but I had a paper to write instead. For the store clerks who asked me what I was looking for and couldn't help because the spices I wanted for the recipe weren't commonly sold or had a different name and neither of us knew what the other meant.

What good does trying to flee do anyways? The rise in isolationist nationalism, and the inherent conservativism that goes with that, is a global trend. We're seeing the growing pains of the technological age - but things don't get better if people give up.

Stepping away for a bit lets me heal and gather strength and then I go back to living openly as queer. To hanging out with my friends, to living and doing it well because that is what resistance I can give. To writing of worlds that people like me can live in unafraid or to give those like me in this one a place of quiet and refuge for a few hours so that they have a chance to rest too.

I love my home. And why should I have to leave because other people are assholes? The inability to live comfortably where I belong is a wrong that needs righting. It isn't a sign I don't fucking belong as I am. Anyone who thinks I'm the problem here can go fuck themselves with a rusty saw.

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Hey everyone.

I'm American. I'm also queer, feminine presenting, and live in a deeply red state (if my constant use of "y'all" in answers never gave that away).

I'm probably gonna be offline for a little while. I need time to grieve what's happened last night with the election and gather myself to face another four years of this asshole and his hatred. And a lifetime of the fucking Court he'll be able to assemble.

My heart goes out to everyone who will suffer for this too. I am sorry.

I'll be back before long but I need to make the time and space to handle this for myself first.

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I'm looking at doing some edits to the first chapter while I'm in the guts to fix the pronoun system. (Edits planned at the moment include expanded time prior to Ausones' fall, a better and more in depth customization scene, changing the pacing a bit so players can meet their mother and have more time to get to know their new family, and a chance to just be a kid again playing with Rune and Auberon.)

While I'm doing that I figured it would be a good time to add new races if anyone is interested. (I haven't decided if phobias will be expanded from the current four or not.) So this is an interest check as to which ones people would be interested in.