Seven Hours in orbit

Hosted Games Works In Progress
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second attempt at gender choice

You sigh and start doing some basic movement exercising. The suit was comfortable and felt snug against your body, it always impressed you how the nano-bots 
read your mind and body to form a perfectly fitting suit. Another message pops up.

[b]WELCOME BACK SIR.[/b]
*choice
  *if (role != "Engineer")
    #That dumb tech has messed with the settings again. I'm no Sir.
      *set male false
      *set gender "female"
      *goto your_room
  *if (role = "Engineer")
    #The A.I. is playing up. I'm no Sir.
      *set male false
      *set gender "female"
      *goto your_room
  #It's good to be back.
    *set male true
    *set gender "male"
    *goto your_room
  *if (role = "Captain")
    #I remind the A.I. I prefer being called Captain.
      *set male false
      *set gender "Captain"
      *set he "Captain"
      *set him "Captain"
      *set his "Captain"
      *goto your_room
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Question time! Not been able to work on this due to being family busy. Now don’t get me wrong but I love and I mean LOVE!! being a dad. I wouldn’t change a thing. Yet kids and productivity don’t mix well until they are old enough to write well then I teach them how to use choicescript then get them to assist me in getting more games out :wink: anyhow I’m going off tangent here. (blame it on being 1am and running on little sleep due to muggy weather)

Okay focus. Deep breath, right where was I? Ah a question. Although I’ve not done any writing I have been able to do a lot of thinking and at one point I couldn’t decide whether to have the MC a member of the original crew or a second crew sent in the rescue party.

Well it just struck me why not have both and have a player’s first playthrough is with a MC who is part of the original crew then when they beat the game or reach the end point they get to replay as a member of a rescue team who has to deal with their previous choices. I.e disable gravity and the second MC has to deal with that. Seal a door and they may have to get into a room a different way.

Would that interest you?

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I think that would be very cool.

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Yes but please let the MC off easy on the Dad expectations, k? :rose:

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I’m down with this plan.

Bonus points for Dad jokes, too.

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Yes! Damn, this sounds amazing!

I have one question, though, good sir. What kind of threats be be facing besides just things going wrong?

Is there a secret invited guest?

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SPOILERS!!! Reading will spoil part of the game.

It’s either a traitor or an alien or aliens - I’ve yet to decide.

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Another question…

Will we get to kill that individual?

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yes

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This sounds like TV series material right here! Love the idea :slight_smile:

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I am suddenly reminded of The Thing.

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I was reminded of the new game Adrift.

@Nocturnal_Stillness thanks! Can’t wait!