there is a poly route planned with the lyonses! that’s the only poly path in the game, though, and it’s also possible to romance either lyons separately.
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Ch2 stats
Charming - 17
Shrewd - 33
Sweet - 35
Tough - 11
Tom Lyons
Overall - 13
Crush - 3/8
Jelly - 1/3
Crush on Tom? - no
Natasha Lyons
Overall - 11
Crush - 2/5
Jelly - 2/7
Crush on Natasha? - no
Minh Nguyen
Overall - 15
Crush - 2/4
Jelly - 1/1
Crush on Minh? - no
Ronnie Burns
Overall - 33
Crush - 0/1
Jelly - 0/1
Crush on Ronnie? - no
Party job - Cocktail Menu Design
Attacked - you
Any interaction with lead attacker? - nope!
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I’m glad I finally got to do a play through, was looking forward for the current update
Stats
Charming - 32
Shrewd - 35
Sweet - 28
Tough - 36
Tess Lyons
Overall - 6
Crush - 3/3
Jelly - 0/1
Crush on Tess? - no
Natasha Lyons
Overall - 17
Crush - 1/2
Jelly - 0/4
Crush on Natasha? - no
Minh Nguyen
Overall - 25
Crush - 6/8
Jelly - 1/1
Crush on Minh? - no
Ronnie Burns
Overall - 43
Crush - 1/2
Jelly - -1/1
Crush on Ronnie? - yes
Party job - Event Planner
Attacked - you
Any interaction with lead attacker? - hit him
I really like what I’ve read so far, especially the quirky narration and all the characters! And I also wanted to show my appreciation for what I found while code diving
My favourite parts:
I love it when writers add their own commentary along with the prose, feels like they’re reading the story with us. I hope I’ll get to see more of these in coming updates.
Thank you for creating this lovely game!
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AWWW HAHAHAHA thank you so much!!! i always hope someone out there reads my code snark/jokes that i write to make myself laugh while i’m writing :,)) i forgot i put that hurricane harvey callout in there too LMFAO mann that storm was a bitch. thank you for reading!!!
edit: i saw your stats are all in the high-ish range, did u read along with the code while u were playing to pick choices by chance? i don’t mind at all if so of course, just checking to see if i need to do some more stat balancing!
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chapter 2 patch is done!
what it says on the tin ^^ i’ve taken all the feedback/notes/typo+bug reports that i’ve gotten so far and updated the game files on cogdemos.ink. that will be the last patch for this chapter until the eventual chapter 3 release, which is what i did for chapter 1 fixes after the first patch post-demo drop.
i will be around to update in time, but for now i must put my head down and start chipping away at this upcoming chapter. as always, thank you all for reading/playing! <3
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Yeah, I noticed that some of the choices could lead to different branching scenes, so I wanted to see if there were any choices which led to special outcome/scenes and if any hidden variables were being added to our stats (a,c,v, IIRC), and also if there were any different flavor text for different stat level checks. The high stat points were just a bonus. Initially I just wanted to see how much I can hangout with Ronnie without being late for our shift, but once I saw all the variations (very impressive btw) it kinda just snowballed from there. Curiosity and the cat and all that…
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AHH gotcha, thank u so much for clarifying that helps me lots! and HAHAHA thank uuuu yeah after coding all those on time v. late, chill v. rushing variations i was about ready to fling my laptop off a building 
too much effort for too short an impact! but it was good practice/learning, AND i do like the flavor text of all the dif paths there hehe. and yes i think you’re correct that those are the only major hidden variables (at least, the ones that don’t appear on the end-of-demo stats screen). thank u very much again!! <3
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Just wanted to note a very small error - you refer to the upper east side as a “borough” but it is actually just a neighborhood. You might want to avoid so much NY specific flavor text as it rings quite false (e.g., the hottest trendy cocktail bar would never be on the UES). I’m sure it’s fine for most readers, but anyone who’s familiar with the city will cringe about it. I really love what you’ve done trying to show the experience of unspoken but still tangible racism! It’s subtle and well executed and obviously refreshing to see. However, again I think the NY angle negatively affects this; even the most awful, virulent racists here wouldn’t be surprised by or respond to just seeing a POC. It’s really nicely done though, and I think it would work in most any other more generic US setting. Just food for thought and best wishes on your writing! 
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thank you for all these notes, this is super helpful!!! i’m gonna fix the borough–>neighborhood stuff in my working files rn, and the more worldbuilding/vibes based stuff i’m gonna be looking at over the process of writing ch 3 and tryy to get it more accurate. pls feel free to send in any more non-NYC feeling stuff you see if you do later, it’s a huge help!!!
edit: ok i have been googling and Google Earth peeking around..would Chelsea or Midtown fit this vibe possibly? i have a solution for A Box for Pandora initially being the place PC passes on their way to La Table in ch 1, so now just deciding where to put it. i’m leaning midtown but i figured what the hell, i’ll just ask. no pressure to reply of course, you’ve already been extremely helpful!
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Loved this and look forward to more!
Stats!
Charming - 35
Shrewd - 32
Sweet - 23
Tough - 20
Tom Lyons
Overall - 6
Crush - 3/3
Jelly - 0/1
Crush on Tom? - no
Noah Lyons
Overall - 17
Crush - 1/2
Jelly - 2/4
Crush on Noah? - no
Minh Nguyen
Overall - 20
Crush - 5/8
Jelly - 1/1
Crush on Minh? - no
Ronnie Burns
Overall - 33
Crush - 1/1
Jelly - 1/1
Crush on Ronnie? - yes
Party job - Event Planner
Attacked - Newbie C
Witness: you
Any interaction with lead attacker? - nope!
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Hey Ray! Just finished reading through the update, and I loved it! Evil Allen’s dialogue is a treat, and I currently have a new favorite quote from the scene where MC has to calm down Joanie, “you approach-- calm but cautious, the way you might greet a nervous raccoon holding a hand grenade.” Literally had me laugh! I also sent some grammar notes directly to you, but I didn’t find many. Good job!
Well done, and I'm looking forward to more! Here are my stats below:
Charming - 41
Shrewd - 15
Sweet - 26
Tough - 14
Tess Lyons
Overall - 9
Crush - 0/3
Jelly - 1/4
Crush on Tess? - no
Natasha Lyons
Overall - 20
Crush - 2/3
Jelly - 1/2
Crush on Natasha? - no
Minh Nguyen
Overall - 9
Crush - 4/7
Jelly - 0/1
Crush on Minh? - no
Ronnie Burns
Overall - 34
Crush - 2/2
Jelly - 0/2
Crush on Ronnie? - yes
Party job - Event Planner
Attacked - Newbie C
Witness: you
Any interaction with lead attacker? - nope!
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as requested my first character Charming - 41
Shrewd - 19
Sweet - 34
Tough - 10
Tess Lyons
Overall - 13
Crush - 2/5
Jelly - 0/0
Crush on Tess? - no
Natasha Lyons
Overall - 14
Crush - 2/6
Jelly - 1/6
Crush on Natasha? - no
Minh Nguyen
Overall - 9
Crush - 2/3
Jelly - 1/1
Crush on Minh? - no
Ronnie Burns
Overall - 30
Crush - 0/1
Jelly - 0/1
Crush on Ronnie? - no
Party job - Cocktail Menu Design
Attacked - you
Any interaction with lead attacker? - talked to him
I find Minh the most interesting so far.
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Having a hard time getting Tom’s relationship stat up.
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Mmm currently west village has most of the trendiest spots. More broadly, lower east side pretty much always works. Midtown is also large enough and realistically possible. Either of the latter two work geographically in terms of subways mostly, you’d likely just want the player character to see that bar before they get on the subway (as opposed to after getting off the train). Hope this helps!
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hi!! thank you for letting me know; do you mean that certain choices didn’t boost T’s relationship stat when it felt like they should? or more that their relationship stat just stays kinda low generally? if it’s the latter, that might just be part of the game design—up to this point, i think the average T stat is probably around 10, probably ranging from 0-20.
AHH yes it totally does, thank you so much!!!
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ayyyy thank you for making this shawteaaaa
Charming - 53
Shrewd - 15
Sweet - 16
Tough - 17
Tom Lyons
Overall - 7
Crush - 2/5
Jelly - 0/0
Crush on Tom? - no
Noah Lyons
Overall - 19
Crush - 2/6
Jelly - 2/6
Crush on Noah? - no
Minh Nguyen
Overall - 9
Crush - 1/3
Jelly - 1/1
Crush on Minh? - no
Ronnie Burns
Overall - 36
Crush - 5/5
Jelly - 3/3
Crush on Ronnie? - yes
Party job - Cocktail Menu Design
Attacked - you
Any interaction with lead attacker? - talked to him
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