Two New Hosted Games! "Donor" and "Fifty"

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So the only actual way to proceed is to not commit to anything???

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Some stats are safe, but generally the idea is to keep the character balanced and to avoid extremes, yes. :slight_smile:

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I see. Well I wont continue this one then unfortunately. I enjoy the setting and the characters are fun but juggling with stats isnt really my type of gameplay, it breaks immersion too much to feel like I dont have any choice regarding certain things like that. Hope u got good sales tho its always good to have new writers.

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Fair enough, my intent was to make the stats feel meaningful and have consequences. For the most part, there isnā€™t a penalty for having a preference for one stat or another, but in a few instances some stats can be deadly.

Thanks! :slight_smile: I donā€™t know if I can qualify as a new writer anymore since this is my second HG, but I appreciate the feedback!

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Fifty is an interesting game. As far as I know, itā€™s the only published game that uses *check_achievements to actually determine the primary outcome of the story, thus necessitating multiple playthroughs to get ā€œgoodā€ endings. Or am I wrong and there are others?

Hereā€™s a guide to getting Utahā€™s endings on Fifty (Kansasā€™s endings follow mostly the same choices until the end). There might be some inaccuracies with the death markers:

Guide to Utah's bad/good endings - Spoilers

Chapter 1.

  1. Gender choice
  2. I have to find them!
  3. I help him out.
  4. I jump over the large rocks (instant death)
  5. Iā€™m done looking around
  6. I follow Virge (Authority) OR I take the other path (Rebellion)
  7. I proceed forward. (Death)
  8. I take a seat next to Utah.
  9. The situation is dire, but Iā€™m sureā€¦

Chapter 2.

  1. Go with Virge.
  2. I stay in the barracks (raise rebellion) (OR I go with them (raise authority))
  3. If going with them: Doesnā€™t matter, If this is the only way, so be it.
  4. I grab them and take them with me.
  5. Run to the ocean! (Death)
  6. I let it slide.
  7. I donā€™t know you well, butā€¦
  8. I follow Utah and Virge
  9. Look around for a key.
  10. Donā€™t take a gun.
  11. No thanks! (Death)
  12. I check up on Utah.
  13. Iā€™m staying hopeful.

Chapter 3.

  1. Iā€™m holding up
  2. Sure
  3. Zodiac sign: idk (Virgo)
  4. Blood type: idk (O)
  5. Cats or dogs (doesnā€™t matter)
  6. Iā€¦
  7. I will go north.
  8. Hide behind the rocks! (Death)
  9. Thereā€™s gotta be a way to run past it! (Death)
  10. I slow down cautiously like Utah. (Death)
  11. I convince her to turn back. (Death)
  12. I speak to Utah.
  13. No, itā€™s too late for them. (Death)

Chapter 4.

  1. Look at everything, and then go to the ship.
  2. I go with Illinois.
  3. Follow Washington through the hallway. (Death)
  4. Try to reason with him.
  5. I spend the night with Utah.

Chapter 5

  1. I find a modicum of hope and get up.
  2. I follow Utah.
  3. Check everything.
  4. Speak to the man. On the second play through, Wait a secondā€¦
  5. Ask all the questions, check all the things.

This gets Utahā€™s bad ending! To see the good ending, go through everything here again and make the same choices, until the last scene. Reaching Utahā€™s bad ending is required for getting all of the other good endings.

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