@piggleywinks -Wow. That was a major loop that shouldn’t have been there. Serves me right for making the scene unnecessarily complicated. Should be fixed now.
In the morning I am going to update my choice of games files to cover some possible troubles with unicode and the new startup.txt changes and then I’ll run autotest until it comes up clean.
Thank you @AllenGies! I will test it. Here are some more items for your consideration.
Grammar and typos:
Chap 1: Sadly, you were killed by the Central Pacific Posse following the death of that Drover.
It takes only a brief reading of them to convince most of the patrons that the Marshal Steele from the correspondence must have been a young man many, many years ago. That is (*it) backs up everything Dan had said, especially some of the more salacious tidbits, only hammers home the point.
Across the way, Reginald takes careful aim at you with a cold iron pistol.
***You rush her (*him) at a dead run. Her (*His) rifle thunders but the round zips past. With a single swing you bring her (*Him) crashing down.
Epilogue: Preston threw himself into the business of banking and made an obscene heap of money doing (*remove the extra doing?) in doing so.
Epilogue: Frank Spears…He was caught up in a winter storm when his knees gave out and was barely able to crawl to a cave where he slowly perished, dreaming of warmed (*warmer?) days.
Confusing Items:
Chap 2: *Q: When talking with Tumbleweed Jack, one of the things you can say initially is: “I’ve heard that before, from a jury no less. They convicted me, wrongfully, and sentenced me to hang.” Then later when you say: “Well, if they try and hang me for this one, at least I’ve done what they said.” he replies: “What do you mean, ‘hang you for this one’?” You can explain what you mean by that: "I was wrongfully convicted of killing Thomas Upton in San Francisco.” He acts surprised that 2nd time you bring up your past but you had already brought this up prior, not in as much detail but should he still be surprised? I guess his response doesn’t seem quite right?
You unholster your pistol and get on with it. The entirety of the Red Ribbon mining company is yours. At the edge of things you catch sight of Yiska brooding amidst the fallen. He looks up and meets your eyes before he turns and walks away from it all. (*Q: I had not met Yiska at this juncture because I pissed off Anya immediately & killed everyone before meeting the Indian captive. Then after I take the haul & head back to Preston Springs I meet Yiska). As you ride back to Preston Springs, a figure on horseback trots around a low hill and heads straight for you. No weapons are in hand though, and the man’s white shirt is a tidy thing to consider. As he grows closer, the sun touched skin of a well-made Indian can plainly be seen and is decidedly at odds with a fair suit, watch fob and short black tie. His cheekbones could carve stone while his broad brow is adorned by close cropped midnight hair. The Indian reins in, looks over at you for a long and silent moment.
Get a major share of the tannery: “Fine, fine.” Harry sighs. “I’ll find a way to make it work.” It takes a bit of elbow grease on his part, but soon enough he hefts a not inconsiderable sack of gold before you. (Wealth increased) “That settles us up, but I’ll always remember you, if you catch my meaning.” *Q: After I get a major share of the tannery, I am still able to get silver or gold from Harry. Is that supposed to happen?
Chap 5: You have been waiting for this moment ever since you saw Andy slip in the back. He hurries over with a packet of tidy letters. Each is adorned by a different color ribbon, smells of jasmine and cinnamon as if spring were blooming afresh. It takes only a brief reading of them to convince most of the patrons that the Marshal Steele from the correspondence must have been a young man many, many years ago. That is (*it) backs up everything Dan had said, especially some of the more salacious tidbits, only hammers home the point. (*Q: See sentence above. The concern here is that Dan had not spoken to the crowd yet. There is the option to talk about what Dan knows but I had not picked that choice yet)
*Q: When I meet the telegraph operator the first time he asked if I was the one to kill the drover & I said: “Yep” to which he replied: “Thought so. Read it on the register.” Martin tosses his head toward the interior of the shack. “But that’s no never mind.” Later when I got to confront him about the dime novels, I can ask him: “How did you know I killed Denny Baso.” and he replies: “What? You?” Martin blurts out, “well… I didn’t until now. Say, can I get some details? The prospector I heard the tale from was kind of drunk when I talked with him.” So my concern is that I had already admitted that the 1st time I met him and it would not be a surprise that he knew it.
Chap 7: *Q: When I Chose the option to say nothing and Carson said "that was my way"the sequence started over with seeing the Saints riding out again & with the same options. Fortunately I can get out of the loop by choosing something other than “Say Nothing”.
“Don’t mind the quiet, Brother.” Carson puts in. “That is just her way.” “Very well. I shall continue.” Bishop Hancock says after a moment of consideration. (*Sequence then starts over) Soon enough they grow closer and the black coats and starch white shirts are easy to pick out. Including one who rides at the fore, doffs his hat to you as if you were passing on the street. Saints. You can tell just by the way they ride. The Saints rein in and you note their leader, Bishop Hancock. The man is just as he had been before, but with dark smudges under his eyes. Indeed, they all have a burnt look about them and not from the sun. By the Bishop’s side an equally singed Carson tosses you a nod, but lets the other man speak. “Marshal.” Bishop Hancock says formally. “We have come down to ask for your aid in dealing with a series of terrible events. Men are dead, women are widowed and whole families have lost their livelihoods.”
Schmidt stares off at the horizon as stars begin to come out for the night. “I wonder how much New York has grown since last I saw her?”
“I’m sure they’re fine people.” He shrugs, “from all over the world too if I remember right. But I just don’t like the place.”
*Q: Why is the MC surprised that Dan had been to New York before? He said that he had been there originally.
Epilogue: Captain Baker agreed to lend aid to Marshal Slaughter in pursuit of a band of Indian raiders who had taken refuge in a place called The Painted Caves. *Q: I did not ask the cavalry to help me with the raiders. I told them that Indians had gone south for the winter and the cavalry left.
Okay, those were some odd typos. Some were outright coding errors, especially with Regina/Reginald.
Now, the Winthrops were supposed to still be bribing you a little after you took your cut of things, but I added additional bits to explain that. I also made the final take better if the MC waits a few chapters before demanding their cut.
However, I can’t understand how the Cavalry has gone astray in the Epilogue. All the variables seem to be accounted for… hopefully the reset of the ‘*set cavalry_outcome’ that I did fixed things. Sometimes variables hide in between the lines
so to speak.
The art for Tin-Star is almost done. Lia Lilley just has to touch up one last portion and she feels she is ready to go. That means that the beta of Tin-Star has reached the stage of Last-Call.
If you have anything to add, or feel you found something that needs to be subtracted, I invite you to speak up.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89217689/web/mygame/index.html
Okay I tried replaying the game from the beginning, I noticed some errors.
When Maria introduced herself, she left out Maria.
When I repaired my office, I somehow had materials that I never bought.
I accidentally asked Dan about which marshall steele was most impressive, but somehow I still knew to contact marshall steele in NO despite Dan never telling me.
I might have had more but I had some sort of trouble and the game wouldn’t let me continue from my autosave.
Hey @AllenGies
When i kill carson and fo to preston springs with schmitt it says he is dead in the stats
Provlem with the stat variables prpbably
Anyone else have this problem
Excited to see Tin Star soon get released, what I’ve played thus far is proving that Allen is definitely one of the best of the game designers we have on here, and I’ve always been a western fan.
@stsword -Wow, I could have sworn the ‘Maria’ was there before. Strange. The materials appearing has been fixed on the master copy and the New Orleans references altered to include a temp variable as is more appropriate.
I don’t know what to say about the save system. Clearly I screwed something up when I had to re-install the index code and sadly there doesn’t seem to be much I can do about it.
@Ausar -Oops. Carson’s status was accidentally put in for Schmidt’s. Glad you saw that.
@derekmetaltron -Thank you. I hope others will feel the same. To be honest, I’m surprised at how it came together as this is actually my first real attempt at writing a novel-length western. The beta-testers were probably the big difference between success and failure. Good editors do that too.
I grew up around rodeos and cowboys and western (cowboy west) culture so I don’t really enjoy it at all except for horse riding but your game actually makes me enjoy that little bit of it again.
I played through your game I loved it!!
but I have a few questions. One i read somewhere in the comments that Preston can save u from Regina how does that happen? Also is there another way romance Preston other than slapping him in the face lol:)
@AllenGies
I noticed the same things that stsword did (i.e the Maria name missing which I know was there before) & strangely I’ve come across a lot more issues; even typos that I know you had fixed before are back. :-S
I can send you all the typos I found separately if you would like.
I’m putting together the list of issues for you as well.
I know you wanted to wrap things up so I feel bad even saying anything. It seems like something weird might have happened with the latest update. Sorry!!!
@AllenGies For your consideration:
“Doesn’t matter what the words might say, so long as you believe in what they do.” Marshal James replies pointedly. “Now, you are a provisional marshal pending the paperwork. So, off you go. And remember, I’ll be looking after your scruffy companion. Though I expect they’ll miss you something fierce. That’s the real pity of you being framed for killing Thomas Upton.” *Q: Scruffy companion? I chose my Hospital for lawyers as being most important…was scruffy companion intended?
Meeting Yiska at the Mine: #“I note that my name sounds rather masculine.”*Q: I was playing as a man…I chose the “still call me Doc” option with the name Logan Lamb.
“Hold on a moment, Simon.” Julie interrupts, her black doctor’s bag firmly in hand. “The marshal is a bit bloodied and I’d like to do a tending before you get into things. Won’t take but a bit.”
*Q: I wasnt bloodied from anything. I didn’t have Regina or Reginald captive so there was no break out attempt.
She also said she had to pay an enforcement fee for setting up shop here. Now, knowing what I do about the area and how far a marshal’s salary can be stretched, I’m willing to let you slide on that because, to be honest, it is possible that your asking it of her kept others from doing worse. (*Q: I told her she could wait to pay till Spring) I’ve also been getting letters from Jeff Donner, an old friend of my brother’s. Can’t say he liked you. Now, what you do in this county is your business, but to be honest, you taking a rake of the tannery business seems, well, Jeff didn’t like that at all. Trouble is, I can’t ask you to stop what you’ll just deny anyway." (*Q: It was a stipend from both of them to keep the peace not a rake of the tannery business. Epilogue had it correct: Jeff Donner’s feud with the Winthrops, both Harry and Larry, continued on until Marshal Lamb intervened. A truce was agreed upon, with the Marshal as the well paid broker. With enough gold passed to seal loose lips, Preston Springs quieted back down)
A strong-box filled with old gold coins is only one of the many treasures that Reginald had on hand to buy his little army. Oddly enough, you can’t find Ben Carson anywhere around. His shirt is white and crisp, and his hat holds a familiar cowboy flair. Ben Carson, after all this time. “Hello.” He calls out, waves his hat a bit then sets it atop his head and aims his rifle square at you. “Good-bye.” (*Q: Something missing in the transition between noticing Carson is gone & him reappearing)
Captain Baker agreed to lend aid to Marshal Lamb in pursuit of a band of Indian raiders who had taken refuge in a place called The Painted Caves. Things went according to plan and the raiders were put to flight. The regiment went into winter quarters and come spring they would be contacted by the Marshal yet again with a plea for aid against a bandit army determined to attack the Central Pacific railroad. Baker wasted no time and rode out. He and his regiment struck the enemy rear at a key moment and helped defeat the enemy in full.*Q: I was a rogue marshal who never called upon the calvary to help the railway because I joined the enemy and defeated the railway.
You lead the group out and level your rifle. You squeeze off a shot and tumble a gunner, send him and the round shot he carried crashing to the ground. Ben fires off a few final, and deadly, shots before he follows. Carrie takes the final shot on a foe who had wrongly thought her out of range. As expected, cloth covers are pulled and the cannons are revealed with a flourish. The enemy readily chocks the wheel blocks and elevates the muzzle for firing. Gunners begin to trot out powder bags and round shot.
Billy causing a stink at the assayers: I call over one of Preston’s deputies & tell him not to shoot the kid: Gleason gives a reluctant shrug, heads inside. A solid thump is heard and afterward Gleason returns dragging a limp but breathing Billy outside. Billy is slow in coming around, but he’ll get there.
The end of the cigar is snuffed by a pinch of fingers and the tobacco length retreats into a little wooden case in his pocket. “Say, aren’t you the one who went after them Red Ribbon miners?” Martin asks. “Among other things?”
*Q: When I first talked to Martin he asked if I was going after the Red Ribbon miners but then later when I went back to discuss the dime-novels it seemed like what we had talked about earlier was not taken into consideration.
Matthew gives a little chuckle as he takes the book off the shelf where it had been prominently displayed. “Its about you and that Steele fella, and before you ask, I had it shipped out here special just for you.” A simple flip through the book finds that a charismatic Marshal came across a snake-oil imposter in the town of Preston Springs and whipped all the folk into doing what had to be done. The miscreant was strung up and toasts drank to the law of the frontier. Later on, there was apple pie.
*Q: I had just gotten back from talking to Martin about the dime-novels so I was curious if the MC is purposely acting ignorant?
That you have Schmidt for an eyewitness as to the identity or lack therein of Roger Steele could be crucial. Though there are several Steeles who are marshals, and people can be mistaken. Still, people seem to trust Schmidt and that could matter for more. *Q: Schmidt did not agree to come to the Hotel & speak on my behalf. He hates me in this runthrough.
Some are listening to what you are saying.
Sorry for the 2nd post - Reached character limit.
“Home.” Hungry Snake notes. “Or at least it has been for the last while.” As you peer on down, you catch sight of Richard Hartigan at the edge of things, talking with a band of fellas. Hartigan gives you a sly, conspiratorial wink as you draw near. “I just can’t believe my eyes…” “Believe it, Richard.” Hungry Snake says, “Logan here is in the flesh.” *Q: Hungry Snake said Hartigan was not around but then he was.
“Might as well have kept on shooting.” Schmidt grumbles as he teases a pouch from his belt and begins to spill gold dust out onto his palm.
***“I’d almost be better off shooting the calf myself.” Carson sighs. “You and me both.” Schmidt agrees. *Q: Why is Carson frustrated? I only asked for arbitration fees from Schmidt.
The man known as Tumbleweed Jack breathes his last amid the dusty street. Arranging for his burial is as simple as picking out part of the nearby boot hill and paying a very bald, and ironically named Merry Shears, to dig a grave. “We don’t got no Mortician.” Merry points out as he removes Tumbleweed’s effects from his person.
“I think you know the troubles that have plagued this town. Gunfighters come a calling, or tempers flare and pistols appear.” Preston recalls. "We had four Sheriffs in rapid succession, and just as many marshals too. Not a good time to be a law-man, though Martin, our grave-digger, would no doubt dispute the point. *Q: Is the gravedigger named Martin or Merry?
You drop. Dan moves in. Ben’s rifle fires, once. With a thud, Dan falls. Dan lies on the ground, unmoving. Atop the gorge, swirls of thick gun-smoke part to reveal a figure with a rifle in hand. His shirt is white and crisp, and his hat holds a familiar cowboy flair. Ben Carson, after all this time. “Hello.” He calls out, waves his hat a bit then sets it atop his head and aims his rifle square at you. “Good-bye.” * Q: Ben killed Dan then tried to kill me; He wouldn’t have killed Dan for me then attacked me would he?
“Good.” Upton says, “I do not mind love. Love is powerful, like a stallion at stud. But for that same reason it must be controlled else it is a dangerous beast that will throw you down and crush your skull.” Reginald regards you with a slightly raised eyebrow.
*Q: Reginald was elsewhere being held when I went to see his father. His Father did not know I had him captured as I had not told him. (You make some holding arrangements for Reginald and naturally he isn’t too pleased about any of that.)
Hmm when speaking with Preston he mentioned hearing gunshots but I buffaloed Tumbleweed, or is he talking about Carrie?
Instead of just waiting after rejecting Preston’s offer, how about having a cup of coffee or breakfast on him? He did offer.
Oh it seems a little weird that with my sheriff having two jobs: doctor and a marshall, that the people are acting like I'm living hand to mouth. Is it because they're expecting me to die soon? Perhaps that should be a topic of conversation, and perhaps when the marshall starts getting a reputation as someone who won't die when killed perhaps they should be more forgiving.@AllenGies
Chap 7: “Cause I don’t like breaking my back on a farm.” He replies in that same soft tone. *Q: I had already told Little Boots that I knew she was a woman so should be “she” & she doesn’t have to try to disguise her voice anymore.
Chap 8: Frank Spears moseys in besides you, waits quietly as the Saints exit with their new purchases in hand.
* I go thru all 4 of the above options in order, then:
“And I love to sell.” Godfrey replies, reaches under the counter and returns with a weight of war.
* I go thru the options of powder, scope, give my colt a thorough looking at & black power questions. Then I click on “let me take a look at handguns”. Once I clicked on that Godfrey responds to me but then the choices reset back to the first set of questions I had for him:
“We haven’t got anything new, Marshal. Sorry.” Godfrey relates with a shrug.
* I have to click on “I’d like to buy something” again even though there is nothing left to discuss or buy & Godfrey says:
“And I love to sell.” Godfrey replies, reaches under the counter and returns with a weight of war.
Dinner with Julie and Marshal James; When I ask:” Such as who paid to have your brother shot?” I get the following Error: line 3368: increasing indent not allowed, expected 1 was 2.
Chap 10: I had killed Reginald, sacked Preston Springs, killed Julie and Marshal James and decided to find out who the mastermind was. Clicked on: “Run down every lead I have on the Uptons”. Got Error: line 9728: No selectable options.
Epilogue continues to say that I continued a “platonic” relationship with Maria even if I broke her heart & left her for other lovers. Would she be willing to have a “platonic” relationship with me if I broke her heart? She might be but I just wanted to check if the broken heart scenarios were taken into consideration for her in the Epilogue.
FYI: This post was past the 30 minute edit time on previous post.
Chap 6: *Q: There appears to be an issue with where Carlos is in this scene. Maria is in the sitting room of the Grand Haven Hotel & there is no indication her Uncle is there with her initially. I go thru multiple choices/discussion with her then say I got her a saddle as a gift. She admires it & all of a sudden Carlos is there: (Carlos spares it a glance and gives a little nod. “The maker has some skill. Perhaps I shall visit him on the morrow. One can not be too kind to one’s steed.”) Then I ask her if I can ask her something personal or if she wants to play a game of chess & after her reply Carlos comes downstairs into the sitting room asking what the MC wants (A steady staccato of thumps sounds out down the stairs and into the hall beside the sitting room. A moment later Carlos swaggers in, glances at his niece. “What does the Marshal want?” “A game of chess.” Maria relates smoothly as her bodyguard trundles over to the table with the chess board in hand. “Unless you would rather play, uncle?” “I am always eager to play, though some games are more satisfying than others.” Carlos notes with a grin. “But if the two of you wish to play together, then play on.” With that he saunters to the window and peers out through the frosted glass. The chess board is a simple affair, single piece oak painted with black squares to form the board. The pieces are carved of local granite from the mountains and done to such intricate detail that you can see the features of the horses and sharp tips of the royal crowns. “Do you know the game of chess?” Maria asks as she takes up two pawns, one white and another black, curls her fingers about each to hide their color. Carlos continues to stare out the window, seemingly oblivious to anything else.)
Chap 7:Started romance with Preston after flood situation. Now, going to Preston to ask for some deputies to check out the smoke but I got uncomfortable asking him & lastly chose the option of “Forget it, forget I ever came by.” There is no reply by J.T. After I choose that option I just get: Ride on Out. I don’t see Preston being silent…
Chap 7: “I will continue to look for those who slew my son.” Many Falling Rocks says, “but I shall not do so among the white shirts.”
*Q: I said “I understand.” Many Falling Rocks reply does not match my choice: “Then send word to me. Even if I can not wield the ax, I shall still lift it to this endeavor.” He says, muses a moment. “Perhaps I shall need a good lawyer.” That is his reply to the “I will also seek them out” option but now it is also his response to the “I understand” choice.
Chap 8: See Jeff Donner reading the dime novel outside, Ask him: “Isn’t it a bit cold out for that?” He doesn’t reply like he used to – it just goes straight to the description of the book.
Chap 8: I am a bad Marshal conspiring with the raiders/Uptons. I go along with Marshal James’ idea of going to the Central Pacific railhead so I can scout out their defenses & report back to the Uptons. At the railhead, I meet & talk to Hayworth at length. Then, I travel to the hills to meet with Reginald. I choose to follow thru with Reginald’s orders & go back to attack the railhead. When I arrive at the railhead in Chap 9, Hayworth is there but doesn’t seem to recognize me. He says: “Who is that?” It doesn’t seem like he remembers me nor that I remember meeting him earlier when I scouted the railhead?
Chap 2: *Q: Choose to stay inside when Tumbleweed comes a’calling, then choose to Say Nothing & Wait. The next thing I know I have to ask him questions. There is no transition between the option of Saying Nothing/Waiting & asking him questions.
Chap 2: Once she has departed, Preston lets out a little chuckle. “Don’t let her fool you. She loves running this place. That’s why I made her my partner. For the Babylon anyway. Now, where were we? Oh, right Tumbleweed Jack.”
Chap 4: *Q: I got Schmidt to come with me to get stagecoach to Utah. We had not been friends before that but then all of a sudden he is cutting his hair to make an impression on me. Then in chap 5 he doesn’t like me again. Very strange happenings.
Chap 5: With Billy causing trouble at assayer office and it also happened when he made trouble at hotel: “When the young man can hear again, you explain things for him quick and sure.” *Q: I gave him a warning and let him go, I did not whack him on the head.
Chap 5: Maria: “Were you English this would be a ready association. They do so understand gardening. But out here, there are no gardens. At least, not those cultivated for flowers. Crops, yes, but if it can not be eaten, it is not be (*not to be?) planted.” She muses on her own words. "
Chap 8:Talking with Schmidt: “How is (*how is it or how are you?) you are able to keep running around in the cold?”
Chap 9: Fighting Carraway: “If playing means hurting, then yeah. I (*I’m?) playing until I’m killing.” She says pauses to take a shot that nicks your nice hat. “It’ll make things better for me, worse for you.”
Chap 10: The Uptons ride off, leave you with a real mess on your hands both legal and otherwise. There is no way things can now return to normal.
Q: Why weren’t Regina and Reginald already there with their father celebrating their victory? And I would think they would wonder why I followed them to NYC when I originally turned Reginald down when he asked me.
Epilogue:
Dan Schmidt met Marshal Sixkiller and the two became easy friends. *Q: He hated me for a long time. He ended up tolerating me and then helped me rebel against the railhead. I would not say we were easy friends even then.
Andy Smith was given a second chance by Marshal Sixkiller after nearly succumbing to wounds he had received at the hands of the Hartigan gang. Before the year was out he married and settled down in the town of Albion Falls. As his family grew, he made certain that they understood what a gift life was and how it had to be treasured every day. *Q: He was my deputy but found out about my betrayal and conspiring with Uptons so he left his tin star. Did this make an impression on him in his later life?
Jeff Donner’s feud with the Winthrops, both Harry and Larry, continued on until Marshal Sixkiller intervened. An agreement was struck and Jeff consented to consider the Winthrop’s cousin Debbie instead of their sister Pamela. The Winthrops countered by making Jeff pay Debbie’s way out of Iowa. / Harry and Larry’s feud with Jeff Donner, continued on until Marshal Sixkiller intervened. An agreement was struck and Jeff consented to consider the Winthrop’s cousin Debbie instead of their sister Pamela. The Winthrops countered by making Jeff pay Debbie’s way out of Iowa. *Q: This was strange because it is not what happened. Jeff and the Winthrops paid me to keep the peace instead.
Wow @Piggleywinks, you have been extremely busy on what for me has been a holiday weekend. Thank you.
I’ve cleared the error messages but I want to wait on much of the rest until I hear back from Jason about a copy-editor he may have sent the Tin-Star chapters over to edit a few things (My inability to properly capitalize the word Marshal and bit about unicode and ellipses). After all, I don’t want to have to edit things twice, or pay for it twice.
But there are definitely things that need to be fixed and I am eager to do just that and soon.
Certainly Andy’s turning his back on the MC is important enough to note, though I really don’t want to add in a special variable to cover that as I’d have to add it in about fifteen different places. Hmm. do you feel it would be enough to say something like “Though his savior would later turn down a dark path, Andy never forgot the singular kindness he had been shown. He married and lived out his life, etc…”
The Chapter ten reunion with Regina and Reginald if the MC doesn’t impress them initially definitely needs a kick to things. At least a mention of the tenacity and how the MC should have shown it before. I think, yes, it should be possible to do that fairly easily since that section of chapter ten isn’t dependent on the chapter eight outcome.
“You are tenacious, I’ll give you that.” The Elder Upton says, “chasing my children halfway across the country just to spit in their eye. Whatever they didn’t see in you before, I’m definitely seeing now.”
There is more, of course, but as I said I’m waiting on that possible copy-edit.
How was your weekend?
I’ve been trying to playtest more, but my computer has been having issues, which has been stopping me from finishing the game.
So how do you reconcile the tanners with Jeff or set yourself up as the middle man?
@stsword -During the interlude between chapter three and four, there should be an opportunity to help reconcile Jeff Donner and the Winthrops. That is, provided the MC didn’t kill or seriously injure Harry Winthrop previously and didn’t tell Preston to deal with the situation himself. Then, if the MC didn’t accept a bribe from the Winthrops, the MC can choose to act as an honest (and paid) peace-keeper between the two parties.
At least, that is how the coding is supposed to work.