My patrons voted on which of the ājourney pathsā I should write first, and Dr. Stenchās path narrowly won.
Now Iām outlining that path in a way that lets me reuse the outline for the other two paths, so that the same variables are tested in the same ways across all paths, so everything has been tested āevenlyā stats-wise once you return to the present, regardless of the journey you took. This is taking some work, but once itās done I can āplug inā the content across all these paths.
Iām getting to be more and more of an outliner over the years. Iāve wasted too much time spinning my wheels writing scenes that arenāt balanced or that donāt lead where they need to lead. I need to know exactly where this is all going. In fact, Iām strongly considering outlining the entire game while Iām in āoutline mode.ā Usually rough sketches of scenes used to be enough for me to work from, but with this being the end, I think the outline will need to be comprehensive and detailed, down to almost every choice.
It now, quite appropriately, includes the link to Part 3 as opposed to Part 2.5. Iām not sure how I got those sidways.
To be clear, thereās not new material yet; itās approximately the first half of Issue 9. I have some other material thatās in rough shape that Iām working on (including some date scenes), but itās not ready to be included yet.
Sooo Iāve been replaying CCH 2 and I have a new theory about Mega Cat and sorry in advance if someone has said this before. But I believe Mega Cat in all actuality is some type of Zenith that is capable altering the perceptions of reality of people/population on a large scale. Just based on the fact that no one has given an account of Mega Cat actually doing any hero work more like other people just doing it with his permission or backing. Also how no one actually knows what his powers are i mean i know what the students think his powers are and all but thatās all hearsay at best. I actually kinda think he might actually be a literal cat that has Zenith abilities that alter everyoneās perception into thinking heās a real person and into thinking he is the most powerful Zenith (Which he still might be even as a cat) If thatās the case this ability of his is still pretty powerful, powerful enough to attract several thousand Zeniths into working for him and powerful to make people like the Dozen wary of him though I do think the that some of the dozen know of the true nature of his powers. (Iām looking at you Blue Morpho). But considering the fact that most other Grade 10ās are essentially non-human beings (Lady Ash excluded) i think that this is pretty plausible
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Is our MC going to get rewards for getting good grades in each teacherās class?
Near the start of the game Prestige gives our character a plasma rifle as a weapon. Will there be a chance for MCās with high Pow to get a melee weapon as well?
My theory? Mega Cat isnāt real. Just straight up doesnāt exist. A symbol invented by the government to give people hope and Zeniths constant inspiration to be better.
I love all of my readers/players/supporters (in a non-creepy, fatherly way. Wait, did adding that caveat make it weird?? Gah!)
But yeah Iāve been pondering which plots threads HAVE to be wrapped up, and which ones could perhaps be left dangling. Heck, it will probably depend somewhat on your decisions, as it should, especially in a finale.
Update: So my goal is to post new CCH3 content in December. That requires me to have my CCH3 outline either finished or mostly finished (itās maybe 20% done) and that requires me to have Talon City sent off to Hosted Games (itās 40% done).
Iāll close this thread until December just to keep myself focused on those two goals and then this winter I am entirely focused on CCH3 development. I love talking with you all, just give me a little more time to clear my plate and this winter will be awesome.
With NaNoWriMo approaching, and with me realizing that the Final Monologue series could consume the next couple years of my writing life, Iāve decided to get CCH3 done.
Iām going into āquietā mode and wonāt talk much about it but honestly I have pondered feedback for years and spun my wheels and itās entirely my own fault for second-guessing myself and continuing to ask folks āHmm what about this idea?ā and so on and so on. I have been anxious about not pleasing everyone, but thatās resulted in delays that please exactly no one.
I have a clear direction (finally) and Iām going with it, come hell or high water. As to whether I post the beta updates, it depends on whether I post them to Patreon. If I post them to Patreon, I must post them here, too. Part of me would prefer to just crawl into a hole and interact with no one, but Iāve had some loyal patrons who have given me support and motivation, and it wouldnāt feel right to cut them out of the process.
All this being said, Iād probably limit beta to asking for bug-finding and such, but given the above, Iād hope people would understand that.