I havent tried this, but does anyone knows if the text react if you name yourself something arthurian like, Morgan, Percival or more wack ones like Avalon, Camelot?
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Can’t choose major characters’ names, even Arthur. Certain non-arthurian names also can’t be used… For other names and all surnames (even major iirc) you get a warning that a character with a said name will/may appear later in the story and a special tag.
There are however a small number of names that earn you a comment from the game itself and later from Merlin and give a little boost to a stat. I wouldn’t want to spoiler them all in case the author doesn’t want it, but you actually listed one of those. And I guess I can speak from my own experience for another one - I chose Knight as a last name once and got +1 to Body.
That’d totally justify the Harbinger MC’s lust vice! Yes, totally…
Noooooo what have I done I need that blanket it’s part of my story now xDDDD
Okay, it’s fine, it’s not lost yet, I only need to get that 66 affinity while being possessed…
My keyboard is sealed, there are no more bugs in the code whatsoever, not even small typos! None at all. Keep up the good work please c:
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It looks like hosting on Dashingdon is a no-go as neither Dashingdon nor Moody.ink allow the uploading of ogg files which are the sound files used by the game (since MP3 is a proprietary file format that requires licensing for commercial distribution).
So, it looks like I’ll be hosting the beta test on my own website. Hopefully my bandwidth doesn’t die on me.
Also, I tested the updated game on my site and it doesn’t look like the saves from the IF Comp version are carrying over. So it seems that everyone will be starting over from scratch tomorrow. 
Yep, besides what’s been mentioned, the game should be reacting to any and all Arthurian related names. If you think I’m missing one, LMK, there’s thousands in the coding but it’s quite possible that I skipped someone.
There are definitely going to be MCs who’ll be getting “What the hell happened to you?!” reactions when the identities of their previous incarnations are revealed at the end of the game.
STEAL THE BLANKET FROM ADRIAN
BTW, feel free to spoil whatever you’ve discovered in the game if you want. If it’s something discovered through code diving just stick it behind Hide Detail/Blur Spoiler on the board for anyone who doesn’t want to see that kind of stuff.
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There’s also this way of doing it that was just announced. It looks like a lot (at least it did to me), but I think it looks relatively simple to figure out. Might be worth checking out
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Maybe it will work by exporting to HTML. Check out the latest update notes
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I’ve never tried it with ogg files. It might not work, but I bet I can fix it.
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Thanks for the heads up!
Regarding the new way of compiling the game into HTML and the integration of other file types, it seems to be working about as well as the old way using “compile.html” (which is how I got it working for the IF Comp). So the ogg files (as well as png, gif, and such) will work in the game as long as they’re in the same location as the generated HTML file.
Of course, that still means finding a place to host the image and sound files too. (Or I suppose if you don’t mind not having it playable online, someone could give out a zip file with the HTML + pics/audio.)
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Update 1 - (Nov 16, 2023) Chapter 2 Part 1 (~48,000 words) Camelot Dream Sequence
Play the Updated Beta Test
(Since this has moved to a new hosting site, your previous saves are unfortunately probably not going to carry over. Pray for my server.)
New Total Word Count: 678,000+
New Total Word Count (Sans Code): 493,000+
Also includes…
Summary
- New option to stop packing early in the packing section.
- Hair highlights have been tweaked so only flamboyant colors (blue etc) activate the ‘striking’ flag
- Clarified that the Fairy Princess option removes the ‘mute’ flag
- Clarified ‘hecatomb_rue’ as Adrian’s screenname
- Low-neck T-shirt & Jeans’ vs ‘Low Neck Shirt & Jeans’ bug fixed
- Intimidation bug fixed (stat was increasing after viewing the stats menu)
- Loredump Pro achievement bug fixed
- Fixed inventory bug that wouldn’t let you draw your sword/gun/knife during the protect Merlin sequences
- Monster-under-the-bed stat check has been made easier
- Lowered threshold to receive willpower boost
- Increased fear threshold for easier passing of some stat checks
- Raised threshold for possession check at certain parts
- Various other stat + flavor checks have had their thresholds tweaked
- Fixed bug where not changing your opinion of Adrian made the game assume you had a good relationship
- Harry Potter references now gated behind choosing a Harry Potter related dialogue option.
- 2 new shortened versions of the MC customization scene now available
- New relevant characters have been added to the Minor Allies section of Merlin’s Guide to Arthurian Lore
Note: You can view the game code on my site the same way you do on Dashingdon just add /scenes to the end of the URL.
A Bit More Info on the Update Mechanics
Summary
You’ve basically got 2 time slots available in the dream before you wake up. The Castle & Courtyard paths take 1 time slot each. Completing Arthur’s path takes 2 time slots in total, but you can also just do the first part of his interaction at the barn & one of the other paths instead.
Next Update
- Finishing the Minor Allies section of Merlin’s Guide
- The Fencing Club Route
- I’m going back to Chapter 1, if you don’t see me in a month, send help.
New Polls
What did you do in Camelot?
- Spoke with Merlin & Kay
- Spoke with Dinadan & Melora
- Spoke with Dindrane & Lancelot
- Sparred with Lancelot
- Spoke with Arthur
- Ran off with Arthur
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voters
Lucid Dreamer?
- Yea
- Nay
0
voters
Met Modern Day Arthur?
- Yea
- Nay
0
voters
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I wanted to meet modern day arthur 
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In case you want this
Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: False
Courtyard Path: False
Stable Path: Complete
Arthur Quest: 3
Lancelot Duel: 0
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: -2 ag2: -2 ag3: -7 ag4: 1
bg1: 5 bg2: 7 bg3: 2 bg4: 6
cg1: 7 cg2: -1 cg3: -6 cg4: 0
dg1: 4 dg2: -3 dg3: -2 dg4: -3
Timebubble Name: time-lock
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
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Lucid Dreamer: True
Castle Path: True
Courtyard Path: False
Stable Path: Partial
Arthur Quest: 2
Lancelot Duel: 0
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: True
Arthur Promise: True
Arthur Suspects: True
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: -2 ag2: 8 ag3: -1 ag4: 4
bg1: 2 bg2: 2 bg3: 13 bg4: 6
cg1: -6 cg2: -3 cg3: -4 cg4: -4
dg1: -7 dg2: 1 dg3: -2 dg4: -4
Timebubble Name: phase shift
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
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erm. “arthur suspects”? ARTHUR SUSPECTS WHAT:sob: that sounds ominous as all hell
also when my mc asked him if he knew me or not, he just says “someone familiar, someone i wished to protect”… leading me to wonder what my mc’s relationship with arthur is? at least i know now my mc’s supposed incarnation is supposed to be close to arthur (?)
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Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: False
Courtyard Path: False
Stable Path: Complete
Arthur Quest: 3
Lancelot Duel: 0
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: -6 ag2: -2 ag3: -8 ag4: 9
bg1: 2 bg2: 10 bg3: 5 bg4: -4
cg1: 8 cg2: 6 cg3: -8 cg4: -5
dg1: -3 dg2: -7 dg3: 10 dg4: -3
Timebubble Name: pocket dimension
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
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Once again my (im)purity strikes
Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: True
Courtyard Path: Lancelot Ver.
Stable Path: False
Arthur Quest: 0
Lancelot Duel: 3
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: -9 ag2: -10 ag3: 1 ag4: -1992
bg1: -2006 bg2: 12 bg3: 10 bg4: -12
cg1: 0 cg2: 2001 cg3: -9 cg4: 0
dg1: -1 dg2: 1 dg3: 2002 dg4: 12
Timebubble Name: pocket deathtrap
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
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wait you can name the time bubble :0
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I will say I enjoyed sparring with Lancelot. Partly due getting an idea how fighting as a knight (or wizardly knight with || a burning stick||
in my case) would go. Another is due to not really joining the pile of losers covered in debris.
Wanted to hang with Arthur more but there’s always next time. Hopefully maybe… probably if I don’t get sidetracked form fighting someone else XD.
Curious about these oddities… perhaps it’s something to help raise self awareness
P.S ||damn I can’t be Robin Hood … though it would have been amusing if that happened lol. Though I am thankful for the list of people we won’t reincarnate as I learned even more about Arthurian lore than I thought I would… again.||
Either way stats and stuff mostly because I like to help out.
Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: False
Courtyard Path: Lancelot Ver.
Stable Path: Partial
Arthur Quest: 2
Lancelot Duel: 4
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: -14 ag2: -20 ag3: -8 ag4: -1
bg1: -7 bg2: 16 bg3: 5 bg4: -7
cg1: 14 cg2: -2 cg3: 2 cg4: -9
dg1: 0 dg2: 8 dg3: 0 dg4: 21
Timebubble Name: time bubble
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
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Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: True
Courtyard Path: False
Stable Path: Partial
Arthur Quest: 1
Lancelot Duel: 0
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: 2 ag2: -7 ag3: -3 ag4: -1006
bg1: -1005 bg2: 0 bg3: 2 bg4: 7
cg1: 10 cg2: 997 cg3: -7 cg4: -6
dg1: 4 dg2: -5 dg3: 1006 dg4: -3
Timebubble Name: phase shift
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
Seems like I missed a lot of sections in this update. How do i get all the other scenes?
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Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: True
Courtyard Path: False
Stable Path: Partial
Arthur Quest: 2
Lancelot Duel: 0
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: 1 ag2: 2 ag3: -4 ag4: 3
bg1: 3 bg2: 6 bg3: 5 bg4: 0
cg1: 2 cg2: 0 cg3: -5 cg4: -5
dg1: -4 dg2: 2 dg3: 4 dg4: -6
Timebubble Name: time bubble
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
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Lucid Dreamer: False
Castle Path: True
Courtyard Path: Dinadan/Melora Ver.
Stable Path: False
Arthur Quest: 0
Lancelot Duel: 0
Fae Fight: False
Met Modern Arthur: False
Arthur Promise: False
Arthur Suspects: False
Arthur Flirt: None
▇▇▇▇▇: False
Camelot Oddities: None
ag1: 0 ag2: 0 ag3: 0 ag4: -996
bg1: -998 bg2: 2 bg3: 0 bg4: -5
cg1: -1 cg2: 1001 cg3: -3 cg4: 0
dg1: 1 dg2: 1 dg3: 1000 dg4: -1
Timebubble Name: time-lock
Restarted from Beginning?: Yes
My stats from my recent playthrough.
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