@Dagger1819 I love the characters! I’m a little in love, I must admit :’)
@Blank thank you for spotting that! Will fix when I drop the next update
Since it’s still a little bit before I can release the next update, I thought I’d show some of the new features I’ll be testing to get an opinion. I’m not married to anything, but I do like the idea of gifts because I love presents lol
personality traits
here’s the stats screen, now featuring the new personality trait system. This is more useful for developing your character’s personality, and how they react to the world around them. For example, a humorous character is more likely to have something sarcastic to say, while a sincere character will say something more genuine. Of course you can still pick your reactions in certain cases, but this helps in moments where i have to write the MC’s voice. This way I can check the stats and say “oh! this character is greedy! okay, they’re going to make a comment about stealing something then” or something like that
ROs will also respond differently to different personality traits (ex. Adelaide admires a confident/prideful character). I’m planning on having it raise or lower affections in some cases, but in no way will it mean your character HAS to be a certain way to romance someone.
Thinking of getting rid of those other stats tho
gifts
I added money in the game and what better way to spend it than on your ROs? Think of this gift system of being similar to the Dragon Age origins one. The generic gifts are easy to find, you can carry a limited amount though. But you can’t exactly spam someone with flowers, ROs only accept a certain number of one gift. There are also different types of flowers, which have different responses. These gifts lead to boosts in approval and triggers an RO giving you gifts in return.
The special gifts are harder to find, or more expensive to buy. These give bigger boosts if you give them to the right person, and result in special scenes. Spoilers here but one of Camille’s special gifts is a raven, which of course will then become her companion for the rest of the game.
I’m in the process of testing these out and seeing how they work but lmk what you think!
Side note: Faith and Yoon both have special nicknames for the MC which are really endearing to see when I’m editing lol