Hello, everyone!
Back in 2018 I posted an admittedly unpolished and severely underdeveloped snippet of a WIP called, “The Soul of God.” Back then, it got quite a lot of attention, way more than what I was expecting and, despite my shortcomings and inexperience, I was welcomed and cheered on.
I come back now, six years later, having even written and published a physical, traditional book (yey!), wanting to once again try my hand at ChoiceScript. At the moment progress is slow, unfortunately, as life gets in the way as life tends to do when you get older, and I can’t promise updates weekly, though this is a project I’ve been toying around with for about a month and a half.
What I bring is something close to the original idea of my previous WIP, though far more complex. The Soul of God would see the male gender-locked Ocelot face down hordes of biblical demons and angels in order to save his world, with alignment choices inspired by Shin Megami Tensei thrown into the mix. Eschaton: The Rebirth follows a close pattern, where angels and demons are attacking your world, and the fate of the world falls on your lap. The first chapter is linear, with few choices, though the choices that you have available for you are extremely important as they define what story you will continue reading. This story will feature three separate routes, each with different (but similar) stories, where your character will develop a different personality and values depending on the route that you end up getting. No matter the route that you decide to read, you will be presented with alignment choices and combat will be somewhat linear, with the first combat encounter locking you to only allow your preferred stats, while every other encounter can and will lead to death if you do not approach combat with your stats in mind.
Having said all that, I will be focusing on one route at a time, and if you end up going down one of the two routes not being worked on at the moment, you will be notified that you’ve reached the end of that route so far. The current WIP features a completed Chapter 1, and the beginning of Chapter 2, with a combat encounter. At the end of the combat encounter, during the climax of it all (it will be obvious when you get there), the game will not allow you to proceed further.
If you would like to try out the WIP, here is the link: https://dashingdon.com/play/fromtheashes/eschaton-the-rebirth/mygame/
If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas of what else I should include in this post, please do let me know, and I hope you enjoy what I am working on!
July 6, 2024 (Spoilers ahead!)
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Save Feature added to Dashingdon!
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Multiple typo corrections.
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There are two secret names that, if typed out as your character’s name, will provide you with a boost to one of your stats and change your initial alignment.
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Whenever you meet Brynn, Kumiro and Azuri again, their profiles should update on the Stats page to reflect their rebirth, with new achievements to go along with it.
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Chapter 2 [Brahma] is completed. Do let me know what you think!
July 28, 2024 (Spoilers ahead!)
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Chapter 2 [Shiva] is now complete and available! In the middle of writing chapter 3 for the Brahma route, I felt like I had enough notes backed up to fully write Shiva’s second chapter. Do let me know what you think! Shiva’s route is purposefuly slower and there are some hidden achievements that you get in Brahma’s route that you do not yet receive in Shiva’s. Patience is key!
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Shiva’s fights are violent and desperate. Tell me if you like the way it was written, or if you believe it could have been harsher, or milder.
