Um, hi again!
I hope everyone liked the update! I forgot to put it in the survey, but I figured Iâd also make a poll here for those who have already checked the update:
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I wanna know if I should keep doing it for the next chapters. I wouldâve added more sound effects to the notifications, but unfortunately CS doesnât allow you to loop or play two sound files at once.
The only reason my vote is ânopeâ is because I like reading in silence; it makes âhearing the charactersâ voicesâ easier to imagine. I also have to be in a place where sudden sounds from my phone wonât disturb someone, or be wearing headphones which isnât always pragmatic in public situations.
Your question does make me more curious about it, though. 
Iâm enough of a music lover to know about âboomwhackersâ of all things, so you can trust that I can have feedback related to it when I go to give it a try.
Ah, no worries! I totally get both of those things.
But yes, Iâd love and appreciate some feedback about the music. I consider it to be a significant part of the story, especially because of the musical scenes. The songs donât match what they sound like in my head of course, but itâs the next best thing I can do. Also I totally didnât know what boomwhackers are lol
Iâm probably gonna continue adding music anyway, since I really enjoyed it.
Anyway, Iâve updated the demo to include some bug fixes:
v2.2.81 Bugfix
Would it be possible to not be constantly called âkuyaâ when playing a trans girl? And as a minor thing related to that, to have the wording switched so instead of saying âa little girl and a little girlâ when referring to the twins if theyâre the same gender, itâs just âthe girlsâ (in my case)? I donât know how much of a pain that would be. The second is pretty minor but it hurts the immersion to me, though the first is pretty grating. I get needing to keep the uniform, and thatâs even mentioned (I think), but being called the functional equivalent of brother is pretty bad to me.
There are a couple of ways to do that, yes. The first one is of course to choose to stop calling each other ate/kuya, or choosing that youâve told your friends and family. If you chose to keep it a secret, you will be given several opportunities to tell the others later, most notably in Chapter 5 during Wayneâs Secret Exchange.
Thereâs also an option to call your twin ate/kuya (but not the MC), but I just realized that I left some variables from that option, so Iâll have to fix that in a bit.
I also realize that your twin should address you properly if theyâre the only person youâve told and there are no other people around, but this might have to wait for the next update since I might need a save wipe to prevent errors from existing saves. Itâs all so confusing to have so many name/gender/secret variables to keep track of so please bear with me! 
Oh, this is definitely something Iâve overlooked. Thanks for pointing them out!
Starting Chapter 3 you can pretty much wear anything you want for the rest of the story! 
Let me know if there are other problems or if something is unclear!
Honestly with how much youâve done with the customization, the fact that itâs just small things that slip through is really impressive. Iâve noticed the awkward wording thing before, but I never wanted to bring it up since itâs so small, but figured I might as well while Iâm on the subject.
Whatâs funny is that Iâve both chosen to stop using the labels as well as being out to everyone. I feel like I saw it, but it mightâve been at some point earlier, before you set your gender. Iâll keep a lookout for if it happens later 
@WeisseWoelfin Oh, if you spot any more awkward wording, inconsistencies, or other weird stuff, please let me know! Iâd rather fix them than just let them linger around.
Same goes for character traits: if your MC has eyeglasses and I neglected to mention them when I should have, please do tell me! I care a lot about the flavor text.
Anyway, hereâs the update:
v2.2.82 BugfixOn another note, Iâd like to hear more about your twins!
What would be your MCâs gifts/presents for Roselyna and Wayneâs birthdays? Would it be something personalized, store-bought, or something from their own possession, like their stuffed toy?
I am terrible with gifts myself so Iâm looking for suggestions for gifts youâd like to see. 
I just played the demo again and I really enjoyed it. Canât wait for more! My MC wants to be a musician so he would probably write them a piece of music as a gift, but if he canât come up with anything, would probably just buy them a birthday card and some cash
@ChopinMan207 Hello there! Iâm glad you enjoyed playing the demo! 
And aww, thatâs really sweet! 
A song/piece of music is definitely a great idea, but I think Iâll have it as a recording instead of a live performance since I donât really wanna deal with that can of worms. Although I can probably have an option where the MC didnât finish it completely (theyâll both love it anywayâitâs the thought that counts).
Anyway, I finally stopped being lazy and finished the logo designs for LCU and LiteraTours!
So, Iâve been thinking about the stuffed toys latelyâŠ
I donât really consider this a spoiler since I already mentioned it on the introduction post before, butâŠ
My original idea for the stuffed toys coming to life was that they can just move and talk, but what if they were more like Barney and transform into bigger animals?
Theyâd pretty much act like Pokemon that you can âsummonâ from your imagination (which means they can speak your twin language too). Of course, theyâll turn back to stuffed toy form when you lose focusâI imagine itâd be pretty draining to do so for long periods. This way you can have your own customizable animal companion, and this would actually help reduce the amount of active characters on the page than if they were just âaliveâ all the time.
Iâm probably going to make MCâs stuffed toy different from your twin now, and maybe change/remove some of the existing ones so it fits the new concept.
And before you ask, this ability would come from your locket so Wayne and Roselyna wouldnât be able to do the same for their stuffed toys. Tommy (Rosieâs stroller bag) will still be able to move and talk though.
But donât worry, Wayne and Rosie will have their own fun stuff to play with from their own stories. :3
While itâs nowhere near complete, this update changed and added some new variables in preparation for Chapter 3 (which means another save wipe).
As usual, please report any bugs, typos, or continuity errors!
v2.2.9 UpdateCan I just say that having three changeable pronoun sets for the MC is such a headache to keep track of? I wouldnât be surprised if lots of stuff went wrong here.
Please note that the new stuffed toy list isnât final and may be changed again later! Check out the post above for more information.
Changes have been made to the stuffed toys and favorite genres, for the same reason the twins now have different locket gems.
Both of these changes will also slow down the effects of relationship increases with your twin as a side effect.
A little more information regarding the favorite genre change:
Thereâll be two different genres of the bedtime story now, which means two villain groups will be chasing the twins.
It just sounds more fun and plot holey, plus it feels like a wasted opportunity if the second-fave genre doesnât influence the story that much. It wouldnât really increase the workload anyway since Iâll have to write a variation for each genre. If anything, this makes all the variations more worthwhile to write since more people will see them.
That sounds like itâll be a lot of fun, with some interesting interactions if the villains are contrasting
Wow, so much! 
I was actually worried for a moment there that Rosieâs huggable-ness wouldnât level up for her specialty skill tree.
My main MC may be a tad chilly, and grouchy, but he doesnât say no to a Rosalyna hug!
@ElliWoelfin Hehe, yup! Iâm not sure how much interactions thereâll be, but I do like the idea of recurring villain characters.
@LadyUmbreon89 Heehee. Iâm glad youâre looking forward to Rosie being more huggable on the update logs. Good thing she especially enjoys hugging people who are grouchy. And omg, I love the idea of a hugging skill tree. Stop giving me ideas
Anyway, I just wanna address some of the feedback I received:
When I did the genre change, I admit that I forgot to account for the choice where you choose if youâre writing it for yourself only or not (it actually affects quite a few things in the stats screen, and how often MC mentions their twin), which might seem unfair to MCâs Twin.
But I think I found a solution: the âsafe placeâ Maggie sends the twins to will be the setting of Twinâs favorite genre (so maybe Iâll move the second-favorite genre choice there). I hope itâs a good compromiseâI promise all the changes will make sense later.
Mythology is the second most popular genre in the survey, so I just want to say that yup, JMâs story world will be more diverse (which includes Philippine Mythology of course), and some other mythological creatures will also appear in Wayne and Lilyâs story worlds.
Maggieâs story just primarily features Greek Mythology because theyâre recognizable, and it doesnât feel right to just have random monsters from various mythologies (when there are no plot holes just yet).
Iâm going to have a little surprise for December 
, but hereâs the follow up update for now!
v2.2.91 UpdatePlease note that MCâs Twin will not appear in MCâs character page if you choose to write the story for yourself only.
v2.2.92 BugfixSo, I like the Enneagram a lot for character development and wanted to make Traits for each of the birthday wishes. I know this is very simplified, but I hope these make sense/fit your characters!
They might give small percentage bonuses to your personality stats as well, but I havenât decided them yet!
Oh, and since youâll get to customize your bedroom in Chapter 3⊠I need some ideas, and Iâd love to hear what your headcanons are for your twinsâ bedroom(s)!
Hereâs my own design for MC and Twinâs 5-year-old bedroom!
By the way, if your twins are sharing a room, there will also be a choice to have bunk beds! Iâm actually pleased that the split between twins sharing a bedroom is closer to 50/50 now (according to the survey, at least).
The Organized/Messily Organized/Messy Traits will determine how orderly your bedroom is, so keep that in mind!
Eyy, itâs another story world sneak peek!
This one is a little shorter than the previous sneak peeks, since itâs not really divided into different areas.
The third world you will visit (Chapters 10-12) is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi story world (with light mystery elements), set on a faraway colonized planet, which is based on Lilyâs short story. Thereâll still be plenty of slice-of-lifey scenes of course, or at least, as much as âslice-of-lifeâ as it could be for the setting.
You will meet two possible minor crush options in this story world!
So, the original inspiration for this setting is the movie Waterworld (and a little bit of Mad Max). My idea for this setting existed even before Lily and JM did, and at the time I just wanted a setting in the ocean.
The setting actually didnât change much when I made the rewrite. It was set on another planet, but it didnât really feel âsci-fiâ until I got the idea (relatively) recently that instead of making it a sunken colony, it should be more of a space station/colony graveyard instead. Itâs still set on an ocean, so the inhabitants have repurposed some of the spacecraft to water vessels to keep the pirate/adventure vibes. And by inhabitants, I mean, other children⊠mostly.
The planet has an axial tilt like Uranus, where half the year is âdaytimeâ while the other half of it is ânighttimeâ, so this is why the colonists need to be on the move and traveling the water constantly.
Yeah, itâs a little messed up. And who knows what the pl̶ÍÍÍo̶ÌÌÍÌÌ„tÌ¶ÌŸÌ holeÌŽÌÌÍÌÍÌsÌ·Í ÍÌŸÍÍÌź will bring to the story worldâŠ
In other news, I am currently outlining the code for Chapter 3 and it looks like itâll be a monster chapter as well.
On the bright side, Iâm a little excited to actually write the scenes again because it has so much fluff (not 100% fluff of course) and dialogue-heavy scenes. I guess I was just dreading writing the descriptions because I suck at them.
Also the cliffhanger for Chapter 4⊠I would love it if it happened in real life. 
Come on thatâs not fair. Now I really need to play the new chapters badly when they are ready
I seem to have encountered a bug with class selection. For some reason, selecting Police Officer gives me Architect. Iâm not sure if this is related to any other factors or not.
@Christopher_Bull Hi! Hello there! 
I know itâs unfair that I have to write them first, right? Whatâre you looking forward to the most in the upcoming chapters? As for the cliffhanger, Iâve kinda foresha̶Ì̜̩dÌ”ÍÍoÌ”ÍÌw̶ÌÌÌ«eÌ”ÌÌąd it already in Chapter 2, hehe.
@geldar Hiii! Thank you for the report!
I am aware of the issue (along with some other errors), but unfortunately I wonât be updating the demo until I finish Chapter 3, as it would create complications if I upload the file right now. For now, you can work around it by just using the input class option.
Anyway, if anyone has any comments, questions or suggestions, feel free to let me know! Progress has been a little slow lately, but Chapter 3 has a lot of moving parts with all the quests, and nowâs the time for me to decide some details Iâve been holding off on figuring out.
