The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - An affair of the heart (WIP) (Ch 6.1: 31 jan 2025)

[spicybluemilk]

Skill Issue lmao

[fingerplayer]

So! I was messing around with the developer tools in Chrome and I thought to myself “Yo what if I remove my MC’s weakness.”, so I searched the console for that variable and found “badat”. What would happen if I change the badat variable to ‘none’? Also, yay an update.

Edit: I changed it to ‘none’. It works, my Sherlock is now the perfect detective.

[JBento]

Yay, new chapter!!!

click me

There’s a hiccup in the code somewhere. If you skip to chapter 4 at the start there’s an image splah page, like with all other chapters, but if you’re playing normally there is not.

“from his” what?

Fine. Fine. Everything is fine (except that you missed a space in “in front”.

So, either “details” refers to H’s, in which case it should be “her details” in my playthrough, or tot he tailor’s, in which case you can’t have “his” before mentioning the tailor.

Absolute lol.

The game is, indeed, afoot. Or, sometimes, a hand, but that makes the game too easy because of fingerprints. So a foot, indeed!

@Erized was that with a fresh playthrough?

[divinehydra]

IM SORRY JOHN, IT REALLY ISNT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE–

ahem, anyways… i have to say that i really love how you write characters and dialogue. it just feels so real and natural?? an example that stands out to me is the banter between watson and mrs. hudson about names. it was funny of course, but it also felt “immersive”, i would say. it reminds us that these people exist in the world outside of holmes; conversations happen in the background that dont necessarily involve them. to me, it feels more like im actually there and experiencing the environment instead of just reading… though i have to say that reading it was a great way to spend the morning of my birthday haha. you’re doing so great, and i look forward to more!

i also laughed when watson said “i’m not just their writer – i’m also their companion in solving crimes!” it caught me off-guard because i expected him to say something not connected to holmes; like that he’s a doctor xD he really is kenough… (i’m sure i make it very obvious who my favourite character is)

[Saint.C03]

I tried the option to skipping to chapter 4 instead of replaying the whole thing just because I was impatient on meeting H. I barely remember what my Sherlock’s personality was from my prior save but I think I got her close enough. And now I regret playing it because it was so short but so good!

my thoughts

I’m kinda confused about who’s simping who here, but I got Mrs Hudson serving me tea. So I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. But I do like when Watson appears just at the right time when Sherlock is falling into someone else’s hand. Curse you long dresses!
My impression so far on H is alright. I haven’t tried the obvious options that would make Sherlock fall for him yet. But he was nice to my Sherlock and called her a rose’s thorn. I think that’s a compliment. Maybe

[Aster_Kaisu]

Hello! Just something I noticed after playing. Mrs Hudson says she doesn’t know what the H in Watson’s name stands for despite her saying it the previous chapter:

Chapter 4 after meeting H:

Chapter 3 after catching the bird:

[AdmiralLynx89]

You sure she isn’t just “having him on”, pretending she doesn’t oh so conveniently? Much of the scene is driven by her quirky attitude up to then. I do agree that the tone could use a little refining specifically in that spot if her ‘sudden amnesia’ is a case of teasing her boarding resident, since the usual cues weren’t ‘clued in’ in the spots that show she’s teasing.

[Aster_Kaisu]

No clue which one it’s supposed to be. Her genuinely not knowing was just how I inferred it rather than completely teasing. I can still see it being the latter though but it does need a bit of rewording if that’s the case.

[void_mermaid]

I must say I don’t trust our new RO one bit! He’s sus but maybe he’s at disadvantage bc the other two ROs have years of story with Sherlock. I think my favourite so far is Watson, I just have a soft spot for how caring he is and his loyalty
I love the classification of simpness without noticing it in my first playthrough I got full simp.
I enjoyed the chapter a lot despite missing Watsoooon. I think it would be nice to have more options to present him to H, I think there is potential for funny interactions there, but obviously it’s easier said than done
Thank you for sharing this with us @Doriana-Gray! Always a pleasure to read your work

[Erized]

Yes, it was with a fresh playthrough.

[Doriana-Gray]

@Nemureru_Mori

but looking at the guide I can already see that my Sherlock is too naughty for H

you can always do the long slow burn seduction / wear down their held high walls with promiscuous proposals

@parisgracex

Everyone wants H but I’m just looking at the letter with the M at the end having a sneaking suspicion who might appear in the future …

@Cingulum_diaboli

Don’t try those tricks Mrs Hudson…

Poor Mrs Hudson will never stop trying! She’s not often correct, but she is steadfast

@Erized

there are three or four instances where my male Sherlock is referred to as ‘Undefined’ - I’m not sure if that’s missing a ‘sir’ or my detective’s surname, but figured I’d mentioned that.

There was a bug like that a while ago if one started on an old save but other than that I don’t know

@Nemureru_Mori

I guess a bad reputation is the deciding factor?

It is possible to get half simp still—I can guide you on how to get it if you would like?

@Nemureru_Mori

My impression of H after playing with my naughty Sherlock: they have a stick up their arse! And they can’t take a joke (albeit a vulgar one). This is not a bad criticism, on the contrary - I liked this side of their character. As I said, I failed to make H like my Sherlock, so instead I would very much enjoy scenes where I can deliberately annoy them. For all the devilish Sherlocks!

more teasing options—I shall see what I can do!

@Nemureru_Mori

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This one is on purpose—but the other one isn’t, thank you! <3

@fingerplayer

So! I was messing around with the developer tools in Chrome and I thought to myself “Yo what if I remove my MC’s weakness.”, so I searched the console for that variable and found “badat”. What would happen if I change the badat variable to ‘none’? Also, yay an update.

Edit: I changed it to ‘none’. It works, my Sherlock is now the perfect detective.

Lolol, I won’t promise that won’t break the game but other than that good luck with op Sherry

@JBento

There’s a hiccup in the code somewhere. If you skip to chapter 4 at the start there’s an image splah page, like with all other chapters, but if you’re playing normally there is not.

Ohh nice! thx!

@divinehydra

though i have to say that reading it was a great way to spend the morning of my birthday haha. you’re doing so great, and i look forward to more!

Aww that’s one of the nicest thing I’ve ever heard Thank you for playing the update!

@divinehydra

he really is kenough

OMG THEY SO ARE!

@Saint.C03

I’m kinda confused about who’s simping who here, but I got Mrs Hudson serving me tea.

Then H was not on simp route / u didn’t get the simp scenes I’m afraid.

@Saint.C03

Curse you long dresses!

Fun fact—that happens if wearing a dress and have low strength and Hamish! Otherwise you get a different version.

@Saint.C03

But he was nice to my Sherlock and called her a rose’s thorn. I think that’s a compliment. Maybe

@Aster_Kaisu

Hello! Just something I noticed after playing. Mrs Hudson says she doesn’t know what the H in Watson’s name stands for despite her saying it the previous chapter:

Ahhh haha I didn’t notice! For a long while I only had it as John/Jane H Watson—but changed it and forgot I did so

One option is to either return to only saying H as the middle name in the previous chapter — or — change Mrs Hudson’s line to something like “Oh, you’re right, I somehow forgot you existed in all this excitement ”

@void_mermaid

@void_mermaid

I think it would be nice to have more options to present him to H

I’ll keep that in mind!

@void_mermaid

I must say I don’t trust our new RO one bit! He’s sus

Sus u say? Never! Not dear old H!
(They are my gothic romance novel RO, my Rochester if u will, so that is rather fitting )

[Doriana-Gray]

I also realised I forgot to write in the guide!
To get half simp route H — you need to decline!
So sorry, I only noticed this today! The choice makes total sense for the scene, but I had simply forgot that is a choice I had made

I also wanted to ask:

Was H anything like you expected?
What would you like to see from them in the future?
From the people who tried both simp and non simp, which was your favourite?

• Simp H
• Non-simp H

I would like to hear all your feedback around H

[Cingulum_diaboli]

They are incredibly, ridiculously polite and diplomatic. A perfect image of an aristocrat. And perfect target to poke, shock and push their buttons. Maybe that will be even more fun than with Lestrade.

[Doriana-Gray]

You know—I should add in more poking and pricking it’s too fun to prick H

[Cingulum_diaboli]

YESS

[Saint.C03]

@Doriana-Gray

From the people who tried both simp and non simp, which was your favourite?

To be completely honest, my favourite so far is the half simp route. I like how H can start out glaring daggers at Sherlock, but then completely change his tune when we turn them down. Him begging is more like sucking up to us imo and it’s hilarious.

[starpendle]

I think my planned Sherlock is going to be too chaotic for them (Adler may be the most ideal if they end up being like they’re like any other adaption of Adler), but definitely intrigued to see more of the dynamics with H. Simp was my favorite lol, but I am curious of how non-simp goes down later if my Sherlock didn’t give the best impression. Not sure if anything specific I want yet until we see more. I realize I didn’t actually turn them down though, I should do that next.

[Cingulum_diaboli]

I just realized that I don’t know what H route I got I was just choosing options that matched my MC’s personality and didn’t think about H.

[Aster_Kaisu]

@Doriana-Gray

One option is to either return to only saying H as the middle name in the previous chapter — or — change Mrs Hudson’s line to something like “Oh, you’re right, I somehow forgot you existed in all this excitement ”

Personally prefer the latter if you would ask me. The power of Mrs Hudson calling out Watson by saying his entire name can’t be recreated haha~

By the way, forgot to ask. Is the simp route only available for new saves? I replayed the game with a female MC, but I have a previous save file with a male MC that chose the same options. Simp route only appeared during my female MC though.

[Nemureru_Mori]

@Doriana-Gray

It is possible to get half simp still—I can guide you on how to get it if you would like?

Thank you; after you confirmed that it’s possible, I tried fiddling around with different choices and finally got a half-simp version! I enjoyed this version even more, their conversations were delightful. And, of course, I loved seeing H beg after being turned down, it feels oddly in-character for them to react this way. It’s as if their pride had been wounded by rejection, and in retaliation… they decided to wound it some more. I also enjoyed the sight of Watson’s jealousy, omg, the drama!

@Doriana-Gray

This one is on purpose—but the other one isn’t, thank you! <3

Oops, I suspected it might be on purpose, but I wasn’t sure, so I decided to mention it just in case. My bad! The other one was clearly Lestrade’s doing: they bugged the game because they don’t want to be yelled at by Sherlock.

I found this small bug