Troll hunter the third your theme song was awesome!
darkstar2101- I’m glad you are enjoying Tin-Star. And Apex Patrol for that matter. 
Ninjasplaycardgames2- Looks like I missed a goto statement there. Good catch.
JackHerge- I don’t really have any plans to make any jumps ahead of chapters. I could, but I’d have to randomize an awful lot of stuff that might negatively affect testing. If you don’t know what previous choices were taken, then it is hard to tell what if anything went wrong.
Nasdaxnow- Ah, I changed Baldwin’s first name but not everywhere it seems. Glad you noticed that. It gets confusing otherwise.
piggleywinks- Excellent eyes there as always. A few of those are actually coding errors
that didn’t show up as such. For example, Wong Dai Choi is only supposed to show up one more time; either chapter 7 or chapter 8, not both. Whoops.
trollhunterthethird- That is some interesting verse… and there might be a place for it in the epilogue. A little homage to Tolkien as it were. May I use at least a portion of it? Are you happy with the verse as it is?
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Minor update incorporating corrections, etc. There is also a change as to how Miss Caraway and Carson are referred to if the MC has grown familiar enough with them. I would have included Schmidt in things, but I ran out of time.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89217689/web/mygame/index.html
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@AllenGies You can use all of it! Seriously, I’m a big fan of Tin Star and am glad to help in any way I can. Keep writng, seriously you’ve got talent.
“Kind of past time for that.” Carrie replies with a hint of a grin, “if your were any more formal and one of us would have to wear a dress.”
After I ask Carrie what she would be doing, she answers with
“This.” She says bluntly, “I expect I’d be doing all this and whatever else comes next.”
At the same time I get this as a possible choice:
“Let her answer her own question.”
I’m guessing it’s a remnant from before since she doesn’t actually ask a question in that instance.
During the confrontation with Regina, I get this option:
“Drop down from the roof into the rear of the passenger car.”
I didn’t try it out, but it seems to be a stray since I’m already talking with Regina in this instance. The option seems more fitting for a possible sneak attack (if you ride ahead of the train instead of attacking it directly?)
"It could be worse though. There could be snakes.
Missing "
On a side note, while I do appreciate a classical villain every now and then, but telling the whole plan during a confrontation on a moving train seems a little overkill with the cliches 
I think a little talk at the end of the game, preferably as a spectator (or lawyer) in the court case against the Uptons, or reading a newspaper article about the court case, or - if they are both dead already - a little talk with Marshal James about what he has unearthed since the Uptons untimely demise, would give a better conclusion to that.
Also: Lions? On a hijacked powder train of the railway company? Not to say it wasn’t fun, but where the heck did they come from? 
(I have a hard time imaging the Uptons hauling along a cage of lions into the wild just for the kicks of it)
Continuing with the confrontation, if I choose the duel route and then to take aim, I get this:
"You sidle left when the bullets come, then ease right once they wander past. At last, Regina’s pistol clacks emptily. "
Seems as if this would belong to the sidle-option instead of the aim-option.
“Very well Arrest me.”
The dot’s missing.
You step in to take custody and Regina tenses as you approach, doesn’t even try to unsheathe a hidden knife on you.
The sentence doesn’t sound right, I think there’s something amiss with the second half.
This is followed by the sentence where the blue canvas of the horizon stretches out before me, and if I click “Next” it takes me directly to the Legends-Page.
I’m guessing the parts between the arrest and the Legends are still WIP? (it just seems a little abrupt without the usual Beta-Break).
Second run:
When Ben retches, you get the option “You okay there, Ben?” (or something along the lines) and only a couple pages later comes the option to ask whether you can call him Ben. Don’t know if that is intentional or not, though.
Out of curiosity, is Chapter 9 intentionally this short compared to the others, or is there more to come?
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“Yes, not-doc.” Miss Caraway promises almost sweetly. “I’ll do just that.” I never told her i wasnt a doctor. I fixed up her wound, on my promise to god. “Yeah, yeah I would’ve if’n you didn’t run.” Tumbleweed admits. “And that’d be another mark against me in the big book. The Almighty… I ain’t never getting into heaven now. I’ll be lucky to see a glimmer before the devil takes me.” That statement doesn’t make sense. I didn’t run from Tumbleweed, I actually chose to draw my gun, and Carrie shot him. I had smidth and Carson with me to.
"
For that matter, Carrie calls me not doc even though I told her I was a doctor and a lawyer.
nasdaxnow- Interesting typos and more interesting errors there in the code. The part with calling Carson 'Ben for example. That really shouldn’t happen according to my take on the code, but apparently it did. Glad you caught that.
The spilling of the whole plan on a speeding train is cliche, that’s why I threw it in there. I mean, if you have chosen the full-bore hero route…
As for the lions, there were no cages involved in their transport. They are in fact Regina’s pets; she got them as cubs as a sweet sixteen present from her father and they have been with her for years. As you might imagine, they are also well trained.
If chapter nine seems a tad short then that is because there are four long paths to put in there. If they had more common scenes, it would seem longer.
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12lexy12, stsword- Hmm. I’ll have to take a look at that section. Caraway and the doc comment certainly needs work as does Tumbleweed’s reaction.
trollhunterthethird- Excellent. I’ll put it on the list. That said, I may have to change things a little to take into account the Main Character’s gender, ethnicity and maybe their honor, law and order stats if those are especially high or low.
@AllenGies, Could you please EDIT! I see so many (4 or 5) unread posts, I get soooo happy, only to realize it’s you. It really annoys me, and I am in a very angry mood.
Are Reginas pet lions mentioned in the story somewhere prior to the finale? If not, a little line from Marshal James during the briefing of the plan should do the trick (“Oh yes, and before I forget: Beware of the lions.” with the option to a follow-up question regarding clarification for the player).
Counting from when the talk with Yiska is concluded in Chapter 9, I can get through the finale in five (mostly short) pages (riding ahead of the train, talking to Hartigan, blowing up the rails, shooting Regina).
Two of the other options I tried (boarding the train and blowing it up right off the bat as well as riding ahead and shooting the engine) are also equally short.
In this case I’d recommend putting together Chapter 9 and 10 into one to create the impression of length. Only a psychological difference, but I think it should help to ward off disappointment if the player get’s one of the short endings.
I also noticed that when Schmidt starts digging a grave for the two railworkers, he does so in silence. I still get this option though:
Let him talk.
Seems like it should be “Let him work” (or something in that direction).
Just saw yer Song, opened YT, and looked up the Underdog Soundtrack… Teds Acapella Group is good, they got potential… Anyways… It friggin’ fits! And it sounds awesome!
@AllenGies
I think it’s possible to get a track running while playing?
@AllenGies:
Revolvers abruptly buck and bark, bullets twitter and carve trails through a rush of gun-smoke. You can’t say who fired first, or which of the many rounds struck home except that they did. The next thing you know, Old Schmidt and Carson are (*missing something here) while a similar fount spills from the Cowboy’s rifle.
Shifts in evident discomfort as he crouches down beside you. “Great goats there Ren! What’d you just drag me into? If’n she hadn’t been so set on you, I’d (*add have?) never gotten off a shot.”
Death of Miss Caraway book: Matthew’s eyes widen a little as he glances at the riffle of pages. “Yep. Don’t know how M. Swan found out about that, uh, ‘incident’ in the Mother-Lode, but they wrote it up right quick.”
*Q: Who is M. Swan? Is this supposed to be the telegraph operator again or someone else?
*Q: With the lions scene…if Schmidt is with me, shouldn’t he say something in reference to the dream he had?
*Q: I hate to say.,The scene with Yiska in chap nine is leaving me feeling like I need more. It works if we are acquaintances or even friends but if we love each other, I feel it is lacking. I was looking for more intimacy. When he first appears I envision the MC running towards and embracing him, so happy to see him safe and he would feel the same. Then he would hold the MC’s face in his hands and look them dead in the eyes to begin the serious discussion. Should he use the close relationship to try to manipulate the MC to help him? Maybe. Was Yiska faking our relationship or is he pulling away from the MC? Maybe. Or does he really love the MC and hopes they can work together to help his people? Maybe. I guess what I am saying is that the scene felt too formal for a “lover” kind of relationship.
Meeting with Wong Dai Choi at the Ranch: “Yes. I have traveled far in these lands and sold just enough to lure me on. It was not until my shelves had become truly bare that I could convince myself to turn back.” Wong Dai choi admits, “and by then the snows had come.”
“Only one egg left?”
“California?”**This option remains even after choosing.
Q: Is it Albion Falls or Albion Springs? It is called both throughout the game. For example:
*The brutality of it is terrifying to consider. It is no wonder that the people of Albion Springs are out for blood. East of Albion springs lies a bare and desolate land. Jagged mountains rise up, present rugged ridges cropped by a scraggle of trees and brush. The ground has begun to dry and with it comes a chocking, acrid dust.
*In the lee of the towering peaks, you and the Albion Falls scouts take shelter and warm up as best you can. A little fire goes a long way but even through all your layers of clothing you can feel the frigid air closing in, trying to wrest your very breath from you.
“You’ve been in Lander County a while. Have you met Miss Caraway?” Yiska asks.
Q: In this playthrough, I shot and killed Caraway in the saloon. Can you add a comment to reply to him about that?
*Q: First time I met Martin has same descriptive verbiage as the second time I saw him:
*The door to the shack opens and a young, bespectacled man steps out. Twenty and some years with only a hint of whiskers, he eases out a cigar and prepares to nip the end with a knife.“Martin Baldwin.” He replies, offers a hand. “Let me guess, you want to send a telegram?”
*Second time: A steady tap resonates out from within, as does the crackle-pop of lightning. Then the taps stop and footfalls rise up. A moment later, The door to the shack opens and a young, bespectacled man steps out. Twenty and some years with only a hint of whiskers, he eases out a cigar and prepares to nip the end with a knife. “Marshal Lamb?” He asks, fingers an unlit cigar. “This is quite an honor. How can I help you? Do you need a telegraph sent?”
Spelling mistake.
‘‘Spanish mule train? That’s not due to months.’’