So, green-ish then? 
The main conservative party using a shade of green will be a shock to present day Americans in our universe Iām sure. Then again coming from a green party myself there has been a growing segment of tories on bikes as some call them or the tech-bro wing who preach technological and market driven/private solutions over state ones for years now in many of our European green parties.
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Well, something closer to Turquoise than anything else, butā¦ 
Honestly, despite all the thoughts to the backgrounds and such, a decent bit of the āaestheticsā for both parties come from what I deal with irl. The DR has both the Dominican Liberation Party and the Dominican Revolutionary party, though Iāve more or less swapped their positions for AToH.
The main people of both parties are more mixed, but Governor Maya is more or less based on an early Juan Bosch thatās watered down with some Bernie Sanders, while Gloria is a mix of Teddy Roosevelt andā¦ certain other historical figures who said something about iron, blood, and the next big blow up coming from somewhere in the damned Balkans.
Youāre right that the Liberators want to let private enterprises come up with the solutions, though. I mean, theyāve done such a good job all the time.
Just look at the Coltellos, and how well they worked on those massive armored suā¦
Never mindā¦
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Letās face it, unless Nova goes private (which, lol), every other piece of private-developed tech is just gonna be āit exists, I guess?ā level.
Considering that āmaking thingsā is literally half of Novaās power set, itād be weird if I did. Itād make me half a Nova. 
ā¦
Wait.
Maybe I DO have an idea.
Because I AM half a Nova.
Specifically, the first part.
Iām a No.
āDo you have any superpowers?ā No.
āDo you have any non-super powers?ā No.
āAre you rich?ā Thatās a superpower, and I already answered that. No.
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Oh, you have no idea the kind of stuff that Nova will get up to making. I just started writing a certain piece of Chapter 5 where he comes in clutch, and thatās just the beginning of it.
That said, weāre gonna see a lot of new tech that isnāt from Nova eventually. Itās all gonna be beyond what we had in 2020 irl, though Iām keeping under wraps what it is, exactly.
I can confirm most of it wonāt come from the US, though. Youāll see. 
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Nova is Tony Stark is this world lol. His only power is money
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No, itās not. Novaās super-power is two-fold:
1 - Heās basically Forge
2 - Heās ALSO Taskmaster.
Novaās not rich (beyond the fact that heās getting bankrolled by Ignis, like the rest of the League).
I mean, presumably heās not rich because he doesnāt want to, otherwise he could just sell off the specs to the Wing to the US military for a gajillion dollars and be swimming in it. Unfortunately for Novaās bank account, he has morals, so thatās unlikely to happen.
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I love this!!! Dear author, you are amazing at storytelling! Please keep this up 
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Sounds fascinating, will play!
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So, I havenāt mentioned this on this thread, but I got a ton of feedback the other day regarding the start of the game. A lot of it wasnāt nice (mostly because I wasnāt meant to see it) but there were a few criticisms that were more than fair, and it spurred me on to do one of my sidegoals that Iāve been planning for at least a few months:
Rewritting the prologue and Chapter 1.
First off, Iām not going to change the story, so donāt feel a single bit of worry. The plot will remain the same, and I promise I wonāt take any other ROs away from you because of this :p. All thatās happening is that Iām making it so the first two sections of the game fit better with what comes after. Thereās some dialogue changes (Other You has a more stable personality and resembles their later appearances better), and Iāve reworked Latās introduction, so she doesnāt come as out of left field.
Chapter 1 is getting more or less the same treatment. The story will remain the same, but my writing āstyleā is more set in stone now, and thus things will āfitā better. Iām not going to tell you all the specifics though, mainly because I want there to be at least some surprises when you play through it.
Which brings me to my question. See, I know itās beenā¦ unbearably long since I last updated the game. Life has absolutely rolled me, and while I can say to you that Iām still on the horse, I wouldnāt fault you guys for being tired of waiting. Chapter 5 is coming along well (and in fact Iām more excited about it, because there was a section that had me pulling at my hair, and Iāve now figured out how to deal with it), but itās still a ways off.
Meanwhile, these re-writes are almost done. Theyāve been very fun to do, and a lot of the dialogue just feels like it flows much better. Iām really happy with how itās turning out, as well as the fact that itās being done at an insanely fast pace. I knocked out over 6000 words in just two days, or ~9 hours if only counting the time I was actually writing.
Soā¦ while I work on Chapter 5, would you guys like to get this short update of a fresh prologue and chapter 1? Itād be accompanied by some of the feedback I got for Chapter 4, including a āsoloā outing that the MC can have, equal to the hang-out scenes with the rest of the cast.
I feel like you guys deserve something thatās even a tad new, if only to serve as proof that progress is being made.
Iāve set up a straw poll so I can hear your thoughts. Before I do that, though, to be clear:
This rework and the Chapter 4 additions will not come out right now. Theyāre about a week and a half (maybe two) away. I can promise it should all be done by the end of the month, maybe the first week of July, at worst.
If you would prefer to wait until Chapter 5 is done, so the update can be āmeatierā, then thatās perfectly fine as well, but you should note that Chapter 5 is still very much a work in progress. I can assure you it will not be done by the end of this month, and I also cannot promise it will be done by the end of the next one.
Either way, here is the link, please leave a vote: What update would you all prefer? - Straw Poll
Iāll stick to whatever you guys (and those on the Tumblr blog, since Iāve posted the link there as well) decide, so feel entirely free to vote for what youād prefer with no worries at all.
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I hate when it happens but GāLuck, perfecting art/story is always a good thing.
Whaaaat?!? Did you take away any of the previous ROs before? I did not know.
I think itād be good either way but Iād prefer it if you update it along with tbe Chapter 5.
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Well, I still hold that Ignis counts as a RO despiteā¦ everything, but enough people have made their position know that āShe isnāt a ROā is an actual take. Itās petered out a bit by now, but I still hear it every so often.
Thanks for the good wishes and sharing your thoughts, by the way! Have missed you in the thread this past while. 
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I hope she is a RO. I like the unrequited love angle and the new blooming romance with someone else. Maybe have a inner conflict with herself about the feelings she has for both MC and Seeker and which is stronger then the other.
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Itās Seeker bro, thereās no question lol.
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Honestly, I think you should push out whatever version of the update you feel better about.
Do you feel iffy about pushing an update thatās all rewrites and no story progress? Wait for rewrites+5.
Do you feel that youāre taking too long to publish an update (YOUR opinion, not anyone elseās)? Push the rewrites on their own.
Whatever makes you feel better about your project and your progress, man.
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More like she isnāt a full RO. Lol I do agree though, I want her as a proper RO.
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Life is constantly trying to drag me down 
Exactly.
Valid. Seeker is an odd character of mystery.
I agree like I commented above. Itās your decision but at the same time Iād prefer an update along with Chapter 5
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@Jjcb ā Your update will be ready when it is ready.
Iād rather you release an update when you are both happy and ready to, not as āproof of progress.ā
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Purely your own preference, would you like feedback just on the rewritten parts first, or would you rather hold off until everything is finished and your testerās can play through it all at once and give feedback on everything all at once?
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I have to admit, it does feel rather nice to know I still have all of you guysā trust still. 
Progress is going well still, I put down another 1.3k words last night, while I was waiting to see what you all though.
That said, this was kind of what I leaning towards, and the vote is wholly unanimous from what Iām seeing, soā¦ Weāll wait until Chapter 5 is done, and then commit to a full update then!* Perhaps weāll even break the 200k words barrier once itās out? 
Again, thank you all for sharing your thoughts, and offering some words of reassurance! I really appreciate it, and itās definitely motivating to remember them while Iām writing the story. 
*Itās going to be even better like this, I think. It allows me to come up with more ironic statements, like this one:
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You have no chance of winning that one. She canonically has had feelings for Seeker for years, at best the MC is a distraction. Only way that changes is if her relationship with Seeker changes.
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