The Soul Stone War (WIP)— Full Demo Uploaded, Guide to Secret RO on #1124

I must confess something. I had never before considered a poly relationship between my MC and more characters. There were opportunities in other games/WIPs but it’s always been a big “nope” from my part… until I found the dynamic duo Mor/Stras and now I can’t escape :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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@Hearts Aaah, she is getting lots of followers since the update! I’M SO HAPPY! It’s like everyone either loves her or hates her, haahaha! No middle ground! I’m also grateful that you tried it out! Thank you! I will keep up the good work, promise!

@Vashnik A lot of people are saying this! That they never considered a poly before, but after Morkai and Straasa, they can’t imagine anything else! Do you have any idea the kind of ego boost that gives me?! That I wrote these characters and their interactions between themselves and the MC so well that people are getting out of their comfort zones to try it out?!

IT’S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE! YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GIVE ME A BIG HEAD WITH ALL THIS PRAISE! :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

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Ask and ye shall receive

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Whenever S, M, and D see the MC do something cute. In that order respectively.

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Played through many times, trying different routes. Stunning amount of work there, many different paths in many different places!

As for this being the end of the demo, that is sad but also good as I won’t spoil the rest of the story now. :grin:

So looking forward to playing this fully. :relaxed:

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image Straasa trying to not to hyperventilate watching Morkai and MC flirt.

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So if we are going for poly do we just flirt with both of them?

@Waywalkerlover Hahahahaha, I just imagined Morkai having one of the faces in the first gif and I’m like omg!!!:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: And Straasa would definitely melt inside watching those two flirt! Or self-sombust, or both things at once​:eyes:

@Taylor_Enean yeah, it’s been a lot of work, I’ll say that! But I’m very happy with the result! And I hope to get it out to you guys as soon as possible!

@Isabella_Taylor Yeah, you have to flirt with both men at least twice to unlock the first poly scene. But don’t worry, even if you don’t get the first one, you’ll always get to unlock subsequent ones once you get enough flirt points!

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Have I told you guys that you don’t actually need to flirt with the gang to make sure that you unlock their romance route?

That is actually only needed in the polys, and even then you’ll get the option to unlock them at later points too!

So you could, for example, just pick the friend options with everyone at first, until your MC and you can get to know them better, feel more comfortable with them.

And after that, if you want, you can start picking flirt options and that will unlock the polys!

But for the individual routes specifically, you can just friendmance them all the way to the part where you have to actually make a choice!

That way I think there’s something for every MC! Bold, very straightforward attraction with the bold flirting! Shy, open-secret attraction with the shy flirting! And then even friendmanching!

The only reason I won’t do this with the polys too is that the coding would be way too complex and would drive me mad!

So, you know, I wanted to let everyone know in case they didn’t so they won’t feel the need to pick flirty options just to unlock the romance.

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What you posted there in those first few paragraphs is one reason this world of yours is so wonderful to get lost in. :relaxed:

And yes, I have explored most of these paths, albeit not the more rude or hostile ones, as I find it very hard to behave that way even in a game. :sweat_smile:

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Happy to hear about this. I don’t feel pressured into picking flirty option upon spending only a few scenes together.
I really enjoyed the demo and I am looking forward to the full release. :smiley:

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i agree. it feels a bit strange to flirt with them early on because you don’t know them too well. but now i get to be buddies first and then romance, nice!

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disappointing?? no way, I’m actually super excited to hear that and so sO CURIOUS LIKE. I’ve never played/read an actual poly relationship, its so cool!! I can’t wait to read more on the dynamics of the characters and the decelopment, these four chapters are so good :star_struck:

edit bc i read later but

  • Morgan_V
    "Have I told you guys that you don’t actually need to flirt with the gang to make sure that you unlock their romance route?*
    So you could, for example, just pick the friend options with everyone at first, until your MC and you can get to know them better, feel more comfortable with them."

SLAMS HANDS ON D ESK THAT’S MY KINK I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO THANK YOU OMG :sob::cupid:

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@Taylor_Enean I’m glad you like it! And yeah, the rude stuff is hard for me to write too! Like, whyyyyy???:scream: I need feedback on whether I’m pulling them off or not, lol.

@resuri08 Yeah, it’s totally understandable if you don’t want to flirt right away! And you don’t have to! I’m glad you liked the demo :heart_eyes::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

@honey_milk Yeah! It will just be a different kind of romance that the “bam! I WANT YOU! LET’S GO!” Not any less enjoyable or valid!

@MissRagdoll A lot of people are curious about how the polys will progress! Man, I’m getting nervous :sweat_smile: I want to do them justice! And I’m so glad you like the characters and the story! I LOVE THEM TOO! Also, FRIENDMANCE FOR THE WIN! :+1::+1::+1:

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I played the demo several times, taking different approach for each and I’m very pleased at how different they are. I enjoy it very much. And echoing what other people say, I love the M/S poly route. It makes a whole lot more sense because both of them have been together and when MC came into their lives, they accept them together. It’s awesome.

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Stop chatting up people on the forums and get to work! I have a half dragon lady waiting that I need to fall in love with!!

If it isn’t obvious yes, I’m joking. Well about the first part anyway. Not about the half dragon lady…

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@lynossa I’m so glad you enjoy it! And I love the polys myself, I think as an MC I’d go for the Morkai/Daelynn one, but I never expected that people would respond so well to them! It makes me really happy! I’ll make them the best I can!

@Vyndral Ha! You think this is a lot?! You should see the amount of time I spend on tumblr! I even opened up a Ko-Fi account where I accept commissions, as well as a Patreon account! I’m writing all day long! But don’t you worry, Eledwen is coming! I’ve already started writing the first scene with her!:heart_eyes:
Not to brag, but dis gonna be gud!

(P.S. For whoever might be inrerested, this is my Ko-Fi and Patreon accounts :+1:)

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Romance Progression Update

Guys, I just had such an awesome idea that I’m squealing with delight! Remember how you had to flirt with the gang to be able to choose the poly scenes?

Well, that was kind of bugging me, cause maybe you wanted to friendmance them and still get the content, right? So what could I do to give that to you without driving myself insane with the coding in the process?

Then it hit me! I’m gonna add another flirt option that is basically the friendship option with a bit of a kick! Like, your MC reacts in a totally friendly, non-flirty manner, but on the inside, they have an inkling of a “hmmm…”

So basically you can friendmance them, while also getting flirt points in the process! And this will help unlock the polys without picking bold/shy flirt options if you want it!

That means that I have to go back and write all the extra friendmance options in the demo! So you can actually expect me to update that too!

THE DEMO IS NOT YET DEAD!

I don’t know how long it’ll take, cause I’m working on Chapter 5 as well, so I don’t have an ETA yet.

BUT , for the second patreon story this month, I’m gonna upload an example of the scenes where the MC is using friendmancing flirts with the ROs!

I’ll probably even put the Eldewen example too! Weeee, I’m so excited! Now everyone will be able to do whatever they want, poly or not!

FREEDOM IN OUR ROMANCES!

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That’s a really great idea. I’m so exicted for this update

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Then it hit me! I’m gonna add another flirt option that is basically the friendship option with a bit of a kick! Like, your MC reacts in a totally friendly, non-flirty manner, but on the inside, they have an inkling of a “hmmm…”

This makes me so happy. I mean, I enjoy a fast-paced romance as much as I do slow burn, but I do cringe a little when the MC is expected to go full bird of paradise five minutes after meeting a LI. Time and a place, y’know?

Slow friendmance sounds awesome, and I am here for it. :+1::+1:

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