A Sun Asunder: post-apocalyptic survival [WIP] [64K][UPDATE 10/12/24]

Great demo, atmosphere reminded me of dark wood I can’t wait to see more of it

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Hey yall!

No update news, but i did manage to get the game on dashingdon- https://dashingdon.com/play/nax00/asunder-/mygame/

Its under ‘Asunder’ there instead of ‘A Sun Asunder,’ so heads up!

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NEW UPDATE!

This increases the words count from 34k → 64k.

This update introduces ~30k words of new content, here’s a rundown of what you can do:

Summary
  • Visit the cabin [or the watch-tower, if you didn’t last time]
  • Learn some more about Ranger [or rob them, if it suits your fancy]
  • Adopt the dog [if you didn’t kill it already]
  • find an old man
  • Shoot a hole through a cabin
  • Two unique responses depending on what you name your dog
  • get the map
  • Added flashlight, day\time mechanics and one death sequence
  • multiple paths [i recommend making multiple saves if you want to experience all of them]
  • Note: if you encounter any bugs/things that don’t make sense please let me know, either on here or through tumblr. I play-tested a lot, but there’s bound to be things falling through the cracks.

I recommend also starting a new save file, since i messed with the startup a lot.
Thank you and enjoy!

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All your limbs are in tact, but you still mentally scold yourself for the unwise decision.

intact

Right. Your little sibling is dependent on you. At the tender age of 14, she is also an apocalypse kid. You were old enough to remember when your parents disappeared; Your sibling, however? She can barely recalls their names.

recall

She has come down with an illness, recently. You’re not sure exactly what plagues her body. shes been on bed-rest for a while.

She’s

You press a piece of cloth against you mouth and nose, strapping your backpack higher upon your shoulders.

your (Also, why? Is there a smell here or something?)

There’s a wooden table ahead that you and Cookie use for pretty much everything. Some of Cookies odds and ends have been shoved underneath.

${name}’s

Before you can call out your siblings name, something shoots out from underneath and pounces upon you.

sibling’s

There’s a few empty cans of food strewn on the floor. She must’ve had a snack while you were gone. You’re glad she ate.

There’re

When her breaths evens into a gentle rhythm, you close the ‘window’ back up partially, so the breeze won’t bother Cookie. Dull light finds its way through microscopic cracks in the ceiling, so you won’t need to light up anything to see.

even

"Calm down! It’s just me," you whisper scream.

What are you trying to do exactly?

You march toward Cookie and scoop the clothes out of the teens hands. She looks at you with confusion for a second, as you sling your bag off your shoulders and tuck the articles of clothing inside.

teen’s

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Thank you​:sob::pray: catching little errors like these is hell, will correct them tomorrow!

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Just a tad confused on why I can’t pet or feed the dog? My MC is highly caring and had rations on him
Is it because I chose to have a little sibling? Or am I missing something obvious I want the puppy :sob:

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Hmm, you should be able to adopt it if you meet all those conditions
Probably a variable i missed somewhere along the way, my bad! Ill definitely fix it up soon.

For now, >use the more passive options when presented with the dog encounter near the start of the game. This should allow you to adopt it until i get it fixed lol

Could you also run down the choices you made for me? It’ll make it easier to pin point the bug : )

Yes! (Sorry if I miss anything and hopefully this helps)

Just to note my stats are 58% caring and my rations were good (looking back maybe I needed my caring to be a higher amount? I did pick the options where my mc could be kind/talk with their sibling tho)

My choices when the group approaches the thicket

Push on
“Well need to break through it somehow”
" I don’t have any weapons" (however I did another route where I could hand my sibling a knife and this didn’t change outcome)
Look above
Call out
Try to triangulate
Go towards
Wth —> look
“Sibling name?”
Go forward to free it

And then that’s when I only get the shoo it away option

Should be fixed now (I pray lol)! I removed the double-check, so now as long as the dog is alive and you’ve got some rations on you, you should be able to adopt it

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ive only had the little sibling for an hour and half (tho mc had them all their life) but if anything were to happen to them i would kill all the creatures and behemoths in this world and then myself

great premise and story!

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Heya! Before i do this polling, i just wanna say thanks to everybody for the nice words and to those who helped me spot bugs <3 you know who you are

Now that the updates been out for a little while, im gonna hold a quick poll [just to see which seems the most popular]

What Path Did You End Up On?

  • Headed to the Watch-tower first
  • Stayed the night at Ranger’s cabin
  • Got kicked out/left of Ranger’s cabin early
0 voters

Did You Adopt The Dog?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I killed it before i got the chance to
0 voters

And lastly; if anyone could share the stats/relationship bars they ended off with, that would be very appreciated! It’ll give me a guideline to see if im being too mean or too kind with the stat distribution

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