Hi! Thank you for the update! I found an error in Korzha’s scene. Here:
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Thank you for letting me know and I’m very sorry that happened - RandomTest didn’t catch it when I tested this morning. I’m going to bed shortly but will have a look at it when I’m back at my computer!
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Got it! Also, I noticed something else and forgot to mention it in earlier post.
Was there supposed to be a scene here?
That’s definitely wrong! Thank you, I’ll sort that out too!
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How do I get the “Romance the Officer” achievement?
@Mei_Hiroshi I’ve fixed the missing part of the expedition scene, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to replicate the “it is illegal to fall out of a *choice statement” error - I tried playing the scene and it displayed correctly. Could I check whether you were using a save slot from a playthrough from before the Chapter 3 update?
@Francisco_Teixeira You can’t get it yet - it’s in the list because of the others being there, but it’ll be something that gets triggered later. In an earlier draft I had it trigger if Korzha says they don’t romance in the workplace, and the PC thinks they’re happy to wait, but it didn’t quite feel right as it isn’t really “starting the romance” at that point.
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HI @HarrisPS ! I play from the beginning and make new saves every time there is an update. So that I would have lesser chances of encountering errors and page breaks. If you want I can send you every choice I made until I got the error. I will send the details later in a post under this thread.
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That would be really helpful if you’re able to do that!
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Hi again! Here are all the choices that I made during my playthrough. Please check it out. I hope that it will help you find the problem.
Choices
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Randomize everything from previous games and refer to major plot events if relevant.
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Pick a single gender for all these characters.
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Female.
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Visible.
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I’ve been resting long enough. I’m ready for a change.
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I’m proud to be wearing this uniform, and I’m glad people respect it. [+Dutiful]
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It’s been over ten years since I graduated from the Teranese Service, and I’m in my thirties.
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It was a punctured lung.
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I get by with rest and physiotherapy.
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What if something’s happened to Catarina already?
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I stay here. I should make sure it’s comfortable for them when they arrive. [+Cautious, +Humane]
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I stand up and arrange things more carefully. [+Cautious]
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“As long as there’s room for the people I’m expecting.” [+Dutiful]
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I advise them both how to lift the cases without hurting themselves. [+Medicine]
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Custom given name.
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Aerona.
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Custom surname.
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Knight.
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Yes.
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“…and she’s to look after you at Ozera School.” [Use she/her pronouns]
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I offer to help. [+Dutiful]
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I cast my mind back to what Field Marshal Alva told me.
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“I’m looking forward to getting started.”
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I was a field medic, assigned to assist teams in case of emergency. [+++Medicine, ++Athletics, ++Survival]
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“Just Aerona is fine.”
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“It’s not so bad today, at least.”
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“What sort of consulting will you do?”
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I need to make things right for the people who were hurt. [+Humane]
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A good thing about being short is that I don’t need much leg room.
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I’m lean and angular, but it’s nice not to have to squeeze in.
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“That sounds like a servant’s job, not a bodyguard’s.” [+Objective]
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I’ll reserve judgement until I know more about them. [+Cautious]
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Raffi wants to be Simone’s friend. It makes sense.
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“My family moved away to one of the islands after I left. We’re in touch, but I don’t see them much.”
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“It’s going to be all right. I’m here to help.” [+Humane]
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“Did you see their weapons?”
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I’ll use my keen eye for physical weakness to take this person out. [+Medicine]
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I wait for exactly the right moment when he’s off-balance. [+Cautious]
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“Stay still and we won’t have to hurt you.”
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“Let’s go.” I was strong enough to take out this one: I’ll do the same with the leader. [+Athletics]
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Disarm the leader.
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“I’m glad I could help everyone.” [+Humane]
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We’ll bring all of them in to Elene’s Prospect to be dealt with.
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I shake my head tightly. I’ll push through it. [+Objective]
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“It’s what I’m here for.” [+Dutiful]
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I don’t know how to feel.
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I ask the sheriff to be merciful. [+Humane]
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Even though it’s been such a long time since I lived here.
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I have very pale skin.
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Isn’t gray at all.
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…blond…
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…straight.
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Some of my team were injured, but I focused on helping the civilians against orders.
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I understand why I was reassigned. I’ll take it. [++Dutiful]
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I don’t care about myself. I did what was right for others. [++Humane]
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“Good to meet you.”
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I give her an unadorned rundown of the facts. [+Objective]
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“I’ll reserve judgement.”
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“Have a good time!”
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“Not today, thank you. I’m on duty.”
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I bend down to pet it.
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I think I’ve heard of Captain Korzha, though we haven’t met.
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“Teranese Service isn’t until eighteen. Why start so early?”
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“I can see why.”
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“It’s good to meet you! I’m from Elene’s Prospect, too.”
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“I hope settling back in went well.”
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“And has she?”
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“That makes sense.”
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“That’s concerning.”
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This missing person is higher priority. I’ll go with Matia.
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I can’t believe Kass set up the school in ten years.
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I observe the landscape and sky to gauge the weather we can expect. [+Survival]
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I tell her honestly how I feel.
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“I have some outdoor skills too.”
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“Are you all right?”
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I check Savarel for further injuries before moving her. [Tests Medicine]
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“I’m so glad we could help.”
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“I’m sure you’ll settle in fine.”
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I distract Kass so Savarel can escape the fuss. [+Humane]
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“There were aggressive coyotes out on the road.”
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“I’ll make sure Catarina’s safe. Even if she doesn’t think much of it.”
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I clasp her hands. “It’ll be all right.”
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I feel so refreshed.
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I’ll be careful to be discreet as needed if anything happens.
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I have a few too many feelings about the gods, and I don’t want to think about that now.
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This was just what I needed.
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It’s long, and I wear it loose.
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I comb it and leave it to dry.
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I’m all right. I’m getting through it.
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I do them thoroughly.
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I go for a bit of everything.
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I get a chair from another table and offer Raffi a seat. [+Humane]
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“Regardless, precautions should be taken so the students don’t get upset.” [Tests Cautious or Emotional]
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I take part in festivals and ceremonies, but I don’t personally believe.
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I may not believe, but the stories can tell us useful things about ourselves.
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“I slept pretty well.”
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“I have medical training. I can take care of it.”
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I’ll head over quickly to make sure everything’s all right. [+Cautious]
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I give her a calm look. [+Objective]
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“I just want to make sure Catarina’s safe.” [+Emotional] [Tests Humane]
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“Yes, I’ve been recovering from an injury the last few months.”
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I have had serious relationships, but not recently.
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“I take your point. Best to be cautious in these circumstances.” [+Cautious]
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“I’d actually like to shadow someone else.”
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“I don’t want to be a burden on Matia.” [Tests Humane]
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“I’d like to shadow Savarel, to work on my medical knowledge.”
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“I captured some bandits on the train. It’s gotten rougher since I was here.”
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“I feel better for getting moving.”
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“Why exactly is Fiore worried about Catarina?”
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“When were you going to tell me you know Captain Korzha?”
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“I didn’t realize you knew Field Marshal Alva.”
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“You’re settling in well, then?”
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I encourage them to think this through. What if there were an emergency? [Tests Cautious]
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I distract them by discussing how to forage medicinal plants in the wilderness. [Tests Survival]
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“Give yourself some compassion. You’re new to this.” [Tests Humane]
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I hope this helps the school run better in an emergency. [+Dutiful]
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“Thanks for having me join you today.”
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I make sure to be friendly.
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“It must be nice having so many people to write to you.”
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“I’m sorry to hear that.”
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“If you are ever uncomfortable, do reach out to someone.”
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I intervene, reminding Catarina to consider what she’s saying. [Tests Humane] [+Decisive]
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I do write to her. I’d like to know her better even though we’re apart.
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Care. I’d like to come across in a professional way. [+Cautious]
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She and the other students are making friends.
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“I will continue to keep you informed.”
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“You don’t do any festivals, or just this one?”
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I’m sure it’ll be fun.
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I check out what produce people are selling. It’ll tell me how the farms are doing. [+Survival]
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“Do you still have family there?”
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It’s just a bit of change. I hand it over.
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“I’m happy to help out if I can.”
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I’m concerned for them, and ask if anything’s wrong. [+Humane]
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I remind them that this is a day for compassion and community. [+Humane]
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I talk about my responsibility for Catarina. [Tests Dutiful] [+Objective]
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“Don’t worry about it.”
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“Sorry you’re having to deal with that. I hope it gets better.” [Tests Humane]
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It feels good to be here again, together with everyone.
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I join in, mostly out of habit.
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Healing.
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I nod to acknowledge the blessing.
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It’s a good, peaceful moment.
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We stayed friends, but I tried to make him mend his ways.
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It’s not for me to judge. It doesn’t change our history.
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I step in. Whatever’s happening, no one deserves to be berated. [Tests Humane]
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People can set aside their feelings just for today. Denario should have the blessing. [Tests Objective]
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I have so many concerns about this situation.
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“It’s all right. It’s my job to protect you.” [Tests Dutiful]
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“It’ll be fun for the students to have a change of scene.” [+Humane]
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“It’s wonderful to see you!”
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It would be kind for Catarina to let Pietro sit with us. [+Humane]
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I tell Fiore it’s important for everyone to be careful. [+Cautious]
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If the worst happens, I have the medical skills to assist. [Tests Medicine]
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“Be careful with yourself, and don’t risk your wellbeing.” [Tests Cautious]
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“Let’s go to the river with Korzha, Simone, and Raffi.”
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I’ll use my orienteering skills to assist. [Tests Survival]
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“Catarina seems to enjoy her science classes so far.”
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It may be awkward for them, but I’m unruffled. [+Objective]
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I catch up to walk with Korzha. I’d like to check she’s all right.
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I remind her to set a good example for the students. [Tests Dutiful]
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“Well done, Catarina!”
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“Well, you’ve obviously impressed Capello Security.”
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I stay out of it to avoid causing more friction. I’ll help elsewhere. [Tests Cautious]
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“Does that kind of thing happen a lot?”
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I act responsibly, herding the most vulnerable into the middle of the group. [Tests Humane] [+Cautious]
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“Let’s not do anything rash.”
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“I don’t know if I like it, but I suppose we could give them something.”
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“It’s the right thing to do. They’ll suffer more otherwise.” [Tests Humane]
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“I hope this helps you.”
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“I’m just sorry to see you in this situation.”
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“You’ve changed. I never thought you’d hang around with criminals.”
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I’ll go and patrol. I want to speak with Korzha and Matia.
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“No, it’s good to know you’ll speak up if you disagree with something.”
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“I just wish it weren’t someone I knew.”
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I concentrate on listening to how they know where they are. [+Survival]
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It’s like being part of a team again. It feels good.
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I smoothly brush her off for now. I want to focus.
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I talk with Korzha and Matia.
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“If she’s flirting with you, that doesn’t reflect well on her.”
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“I’d rather have some time with Korzha.”
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“I miss what I was doing before. Despite everything.”
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I don’t say anything, but I’m starting to feel a connection with Korzha.
Error:
dashingdon:
**3-camp line 4006: It is illegal to fall out of a *choice statement; you must goto or finish before the end of the indented block.
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That’s absolutely amazing, thank you for all that work doing that! I will look into it and see if I can get a better sense of what’s going on 
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I’ve got the same error with Korzha. And I also got this error with Savarel when I’ve tried the similar choice (I’m starting to feel a connection with Savarel. But I don’t want to say anything yet.) in the end of Chapter 3.
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I’ve updated today with some tentative bugfixes for the falling-out-of-choice statements bugs that @Mei_Hiroshi and @winters_socaro found, and also the “too much recursion” bug that had reared its ugly head once more. On my end, neither of the bugs seem to be happening anymore - but I know it can be deceptive.
I’ve also done some other small tweaks, plus some edits to anatomy and intimate scenes, on which there is more detail (and a post that turned into an essay about how I’m coding these scenes) on the NSFW discussion thread.
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Do you think you’ll write this book faster than you wrote Royal Affairs… you’re already writing Chapter 6 right?
It’s pretty good so far.
@FleurJane Thanks!
@Francisco_Teixeira I hope so! Royal Affairs had the bad luck of being started right when the pandemic took hold, on top of being written while I was also in other full time jobs, and I got very burned out and such (making Noblesse Oblige ironically helped me regain my writing momentum on Royal Affairs even though it wasn’t working on Royal Affairs). Although life throws curveballs, I’m writing Honor Bound under more stable conditions, and am doing it pretty much full time. So not only is it going more quickly, it is also stupendously large - I’m around halfway through Chapter 6 and it’s approaching the playthrough length of Crème de la Crème already. Edit: Honor Bound is planned to be 12 chapters in total. So there is still a fair way to go, but I’m working very quickly.
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haven’t finished the demo, but gotta say this new game promises a lot. And when I say ’ a lot’ I mean A LOT.
It’s very very different from your previous games even if it is still in the same setting, world, and even has the old characters.
It really feels…different. Good different though. And seem to be on the heavy side…which totally hooks me in lol
it’s like a Thick book! you dread the amount of pages it holds, but once you are in the middle of it…you hope those pages will keep on going forever and the story will never end. Just one more adventure, please! Just add more shenanigans! More people to shake hands with!
Also, you seem to be ‘Branching’…which brings about new challenges.
Now for the most crucial question a player asks of the author: Can I smooche the Mom of the kid I’m guarding? 
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I’m so so glad you’re enjoying it! It is different in a lot of ways and I hope there is some familiarity too along the way (there are some characters from earlier games that will show up, some under some conditions and one who will always show up). There is regret and sadness, but also slice-of-life relaxation and fun times, and a bunch of peril of which there is a bit more than in Creme and Royal Affairs.
It is turning into quite a big one! And yes, lots of branching. What I thought when I was first outlining it was that I would make it longer to play with less branching… which has not really happened in the end
And yes, you can smooch Fiore when the time comes 
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…and don’t forget! We get a different perspective to play from.
I wonder how that 1st game of yours would have turned out if we were in Karson’s shoes?
Imagine, you are the gardener. Think you can save that school?
It sure is promising a lot! Like I said, it is a good different overall. I hope you are enjoying the challenges that it brings as well 
I’m over the moon! 
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Yes! It’s a very different perspective when not being a student and I’ve been really enjoying it.
(When I was coming up with a batch of ideas over Christmas last year which ended up with this game, one of the ideas I had was about being a teacher, and another was about being a school groundskeeper ala Karson - though not at this particular school - but they didn’t quite come together. Maybe one day!)
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yeah, now you totally owe me a story with a sexy Gardener! 