@burninglights well if I had to say if we are better in play and win against them I say we should be higher place than them lol at least so long as talent and hardwork is rewarded over other things… Can’t really say for certain the situation because need to play the updated demo lol so I could be off the mark so to speak 
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Ah absolutely, if you beat Emerson, you will take their rank. I was deciding whether the MC’s first challenge match should be against a No. 4 or a No. 5 ranked player.
The latter would mean that a win would still require MC to beat Jacks at No. 4 later on! Thanks for the reply either way 
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Aw shucks, you’re making me blush 
I really do mean it, I loved what I read of your story and writing 
Did you play Gower’s Midsummer Night’s Choice? I love that one sooo much! 
Definitely 
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Hehehe now you’re making ME blush!
Ooh, I nearly forgot about that one! I’ve not bought the full version of it, but now that you mention it, I’m very tempted to check it out right now. Jolly good and Tally ho are probably… within my top 5, and good writing/character development trumps everything for me - probably even plot and premise 
It’s why I love Tin star/Choice of Deathless/Gower’s stuff and YOUR WIP so much!
Did you really like Midsummer night’s choice? Ah all this talk is making me wanna replay Tally ho/Jolly good 
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This IF is very well-written- though I’m no avid tennis fan, the way you wrote the match between Rayyan and the MC on the prologue was immersive and riveting! Big kudos to that.
Also, the characters are so dynamic and likable that I got instantly attached to them 
Hope to see more bonding times with them on later updates~
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@majorpuppeh ah thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the tennis scenes, and I’m working on making the upcoming one detailed enough to be significant, but not too lengthy. Can’t wait to see what yall think.
As for bonding time with the characters, there will definitely be more! Glad you like everyone so far! Thanks for the comment 
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I really did like Midsummer night’s choice, and I played it a few times! Tho I think I especially liked it because I love shakespearean comedies and related tropes, and I haven’t played any game quite like it 
But I also can’t promise it will be everyones favorite, for those same reasons 
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January update (21/1/22): Happy New Year everyone!
I wanted to drop by with a short note to let everyone know how things are, and also check in- hope everyone’s having a great 2022 so far! 
When I was doing mandatory New Year’s reflection while watching the fireworks, I made a mental note to tell everyone who has read or commented or liked this little project how much I’m enjoying the process so far, and how grateful I am to be part of this community. So, thank you! 
What to look out for: I hope to update College Tennis next month (~15 Feb, barring any catastrophic delays), and the sub-chapter will include:
- A 3-set challenge match with Emerson, which you can either win by a whisker, or thrash/get thrashed. (achievement: “beginner’s luck” - up for grabs)
- Pick out music for Thalia’s party playlist, play “truth or dare” at the party with Mike and a bunch of his friends
- Repeat your win (or avenge your loss) against Emerson in a game of beer pong (achievement: “all night pong” - up for grabs)
- Sneak out to the rooftop of your residential college with a bottle of wine with a complete stranger (achievement: “stargazer” - up for grabs)
And of course, as-yet unintroduced Guillaume/Genevieve will be present for some portion ( 
) of point 3-5.
As of now, the challenge match is already standing at around 30k words (though this will be significantly less in a playthrough), so I expect the total update will be 50k words at least.
Alrighty, until then!
Some extra updates (unrelated to the game)
Guess what! My ex materialised back in my city! On the not so complicated side of things, my day job picked up (the December chill mood vaporised). Which means writing is often the thing that gets dropped, between pulling long hours and spending enough time with family and friends.
That was a long way of saying: I shall be realistic about how fast I can write (not to mention time spent editing/re-writing), and updates will likely not be as fast as they were in Nov/Dec 
Aight, bye for real now, and as always, stay well and hit me up here/via tumblr anytime!
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Don’t you mean (21/1/22)
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HAHAH oops, new year’s syndrome. I’d be a year overdue otherwise thanks!
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BUG !
When i try to save at the show stats and return to game then load it, it will be back to show stats not to game
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@versanius that’s not so much a bug as a hard coded thing across all games with the save function you can not save while in the stats screen to do so is to corrupt your current play through and forcing you to restart and delete said corrupt save file if you can.
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I will advise that u use save files sparingly and also have a backup save which is only few choices behind ur current save
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@Valixon - Thanks very much for answering, I hadn’t actually noticed that this bug / crash happens if you save while in the stats screen. That’s definitely good to know, and hope that helps, @versanius, and thanks for playing!
Thanks also to @Sidhant for the good tip! (Though sometimes I get so immersed in other games that I play, that I don’t remember to save at all).
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Helloo <3 hope you’re doing well!!
I dunno if anyone has reported this before, but I found an error when I tried to beat Deepal during the run, it said:
1-2_firsttraining line 1562: Non-existent command ‘selectable_if’
I was replaying for the hundredth time this month (I miss Rayyan everyday okay :’) ) and came across this, thought I should let u know! I adore your writings so muchhh this game gives me such warm feelingss… I love all the characters! you did such a great job with them!!!
Anyways have a nice day, take care
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Aww thank you so much for this comment, it’s so cool to know that you’re still playing/thinking about the game, and I also wanted to say that I am for sure still plugging away at writing/coding.
I am a little bit of a perfectionist and easily distracted, and rather busy at work (too bad haha) but I will try my best to write as much as I can! Rayyan… has a little less screentime in what I’ve written thus far, heh, but I can’t wait to get to the scene I’ve gotten planned after orientation (edit: MC’s orientation, not mine hahah 
)
Cheers and thanks again for the message! P.S. I’ll definitely check out that error, thank you for pointing it out! Stay well
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Update: 25/03/22
Hey everyone! I’ve missed you all! I’ve got some good news: I’ve just released a new update!
It’s quite a mega update, with the first part being more tennis-related, and the latter geared more towards world-building and social life. It adds about ~87k words, less in a single playthrough, of course, making the total wordcount approx. 178k.
- Official challenge match against Emerson, the no. 5 seed on the team (achievement: " beginner’s luck" up for grabs)
- Watch Rayyan and Tobin face-off in a challenge match
- Help Thalia choose music for the party playlist
- Play truth or dare with Mike and Jess (achievement: " Stranger’s shot" or “Holy Matrimony” up for grabs)
- Play Beer Pong with Emerson (achievement: “All Night Pong”)
- Meet Guillaume/Genevieve at the party and/or on a rooftop (?)(achievement “Stargazer” up for grabs)
- Bump into Rayyan or Tobin if you don’t attend the party
Can’t wait to hear from you guys: any thoughts, comments, feedback would be super welcome!
Lastly, hope you enjoy this update, and as always, thanks for reading, and accompanying me on this journey!
P.S. I have a feeling that there might be some errors with the scoring/points for the tennis match because the branching got a little complicated - if you see any discrepancies, do give me a shout.
Also, I’m not sure if the extensive changes might’ve broken the save system, but if it did, I’m sorry- you might have to replay the first bit again.
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Just finished the update! HUZZAH for updates! Before I jump into bugs, I just want to say I really enjoyed the introduction of Guillaume. The party was a lot of fun. Before that I really enjoyed all the match offs. I don’t know much about tennis, so the guide along was SUPER helpful. I would have been lost without it.
There were some Same pronoun issues (I played with a male Sam)
At the party there was also a really weird loop with Guillaume.
I had already been introduced to him, played truth or dare, took a body shot off him.
This scene was after and has us being introduced all over again.
Thank you for this wonderful update
Edit: Sorry sorry, I found one more bug. Just a repeat line.
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Ooh! This was a great catch, thank you very much! I think I’ve fixed the loop
Also - I’ve fixed the Sam pronouns that you’ve caught, super helpful screenshots, thank you!
@Nexus_Knight Ah - got it! Fixed, thank you!
@fuel-to-your-pyre Fixed the “non-existent command” error too - thank you! All the best in beating Deepal
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