College Tennis: Origin Story (WIP) - Updated 7 Nov '24 [621k words]

Nope we don’t hoping for an X-mas surprise myself tho. :persevere:

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Hahha yeah! As folks have pointed out above, D’s not an RO, and Felix is just a one or two (or three?? Probably not three)-time fling/‘no strings attached intimacy’ option. They can also just be an enemy/disliked. Or both at the same time.

As for the public update, I will aim for an update before Xmas once I’m done with the edits, will confirm again in a couple of days when I am sure!

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So excited for the public release I’m salivating… but don’t strain your eyes! We can be patient (ish) :innocent:

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@MadAdam thank you!! :blush:

Oh, forgot to reply: there is absolutely mixed doubles coming up. Not so soon, but it’s in the plan.

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But I’m already in mixed doubles. Namely, in my doubles games I have mixed feelings on whether my racket should hit the ball or Rayyan’s face.

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Hahaha!

MC: takes a big swing directly at Rayyan “oopsie! Accident!”

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LMAO. I am such a giant fool for Rayyan this almost does not compute unless I’m on my Tobin route, who I only love a millimeter or two less than Rayyan :joy:

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Public Release CT:OS Update 8

:tada: Public release date confirmed: This update will be available to everyone on 21 Dec!
Beta-testing and editing has been going well! Really hope you guys enjoy this chapter! :tada:

Additional news: I’m working on finishing up the singles match as well, and although it probably won’t include too much of the juicy bits with ROs after the match, I’ll be releasing the tennis-heavy portion in Jan so that the Cornell match is complete!

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Don’t mind me I just waiting the update here…

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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE tmr is my christmas present from Allie!!!
So excited for the release tmr :sob:

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Sooooo, out of curiosity, will this be a tomorrow at 12:00AM release or more like a 5PM release? Not that I’m basing my sleep schedule around this information…

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Hi all! Trying to write a last-min scene—release should be out in 1-2 hours! :slight_smile:

Public release of CT:OS update #8 IS LIVE on dashingdon!! :tada:

Can’t wait for you guys to play it :blue_heart:!

In addition to the features above, I’ve also added:

  • Nicknames
  • Kisses / post-match conversations with Sam and G! :kiss:

Note: If you’ve not played the early-release, I suggest you start from the beginning if you want the nicknames, otherwise I’m hoping that saves shouldn’t break… (:crossed_fingers:)

Also, for those asking for the CT:OS/Merry Crisis discord server link, I’ve finally figured out how to create a link that never expires. Silly me. Join discord.

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Finally meet Sammy again, love it too much chef kiss. I can’t provide feedback rather than how I feel about the story so yeah thank you Allie for the update cause I’m gonna reply it over and over again until I get burnout :rofl:

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Yay! Just played through the new update and it’s every bit as good as I’ve come to expect. Noticed just two minor bugs:

  1. The team handshake bit mentioned me being on the reserve despite being the No. 4 seed.

  2. Felix refers to me and Tobin having a fight when I faked a fight with Rayyan as my doubles partner and talked with the mingling group after the match.

As I said, those are two very minor bugs, and the rest was phenomenal. Especially glad to have Sam here and to see my hall mates’ support. Love those guys. Looking forward to the singles match!

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Can you send me the link to the other Ink? Thanks.

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@Knoez Glad you liked the Sam reunion!

Bahaha well, burnout doesn’t sound like the kind of thing I should be encouraging, but oh well :woman_shrugging: let’s hope I get to the next update before that happens :wink:

@HeroBuddy Awesome!! Thanks for the bug reports, I’ve fixed them to the best of my abilities, and cleaned up the Felix scene as well, hope it works well now but do feel free to let me know again if there are still errors! Appreciate it very much!

Thank you, happy you enjoyed Sam and hallmate cheering you on! <3 I’m already halfway through writing the singles match portion, but am trying to control myself so I can actually get started on Merry Crisis (that one’s due for an update!)

@Carloshmc2812 Here’s the link! It’s to my other WIP, mentioned above :slight_smile:

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You truly have such a great game here. I can’t wait until I can buy it on the app. Incredible work. You have all of the aspects of good choose your own adventures; the choices feel like they matter, the skill-checks are difficult to meet but not impossible and it feels so rewarding when you do meet them, the characters are so distinct, fleshed out, interesting, and loveable, there is so much autonomy and ability to customize the main character, and so much replayability. Thank you so much for making this game, I can’t wait to see how you develop it further.

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I just realised that sam wasn’t there for our doubles match. When do we ask her to come? I think I need to restart because I messed up my saves😅

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I don’t keep up with most demos on here. But each time I return to this one, I remember how much I used to adore it. You simply manage to sell the camaraderie and the goofy fun of college life so well that it’s even fun and rewarding to play as a total nerd (which I, as a rule, always do). Tried romancing other characters but I guess, at this point, I’m ride-or-die for Rayyan (though Felix intrigues me on a messy bitch who lives for drama basis.

Loved the nicknames feature but I have to admit that the only one that truly spoke to me was Nerd. I also wish it was listed on the stats page. Yum to the kiss (especially the Rayyan teasing), and I can’t wait for our teammates to get more and more suspicious.

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they’re in the stats page with the relationships! also i am so amazed, cuz i can never seem to romance anyone but sam.

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