That variable is a bit of a mislabel that I never got around to fixing before release. I didn’t think it mattered too much because it’s only in the code, not the what the end user sees.
‘let_haken_die_book3’ is basically intended as a flag for whether or not you purposefully left him to fend for himself. When I was first writing it, I intended to allow him to die there, but I decided against it before finishing the book.
The text of the scene when you choose not to help him says: “Haken may survive, he may not. But if anyone’s going to save him, it won’t be you. You’ve got more important things to attend to.”
So he does live, but he may be surly over it in book 4.
But this shouldn’t be happening.
Throughout Werewolves 3, any time Haken appears, he’s referenced with the $!{haken_name} variable. If he explicitly died in book 1, he should be replaced by Nawat in all cases. If that doesn’t happen in a particular instance, feel free to let me know and I’ll patch it.
@greekwinter I look into code in epilogue ,I see only Haken’s code. but I don’t see Nawat’s.If you have time ,Maybe you should look into another scene which Haken appear. If I remember correctly ,I don’t see Nawat’s code in scene which Haken appear if Haken die in book 1 .
Are you saying that there is a place where Haken’s name is used in book three that isn’t using the $!{haken_name} variable?
$!{haken_name} is a variable that is set at the beginning of the game. If Haken is dead, the variable is set to “Nawat” if he’s alive, it’s set to “Haken”.
You won’t be seeing a $!{nawat} variable, because $!{haken_name} will be set to “Nawat” if Haken died in book 1.
Sometimes you’ll see sections like:
@{(haken_name = “Haken”) Haken says this and does that. | Nawat says something and then kills a guy. }
Hey, rereading the story and seeing the comments, a new question came up about book 4. If we kill Maker and save Williams at the end of this part, could he grant us a solution to the savage plague that afflicts the pack?
I mean, seeing that Maker never had in mind to cure the wild plague but to improve the wolf genome and force human evolution to this species, and that Williams opposed Maker’s plans, Does this mean that in the process of creating a cure for lycanthropy, Williams was able to cure the savage plague?
If he did that, then I think there’s still hope to continue searching for a cure even if Maker isn’t alive. And on the other hand, the MC once again has proof of his own convictions and previous opinions on Williams, his ideology, the cure and the defense of the elders’ traditional means of controlling their savagery.
The possibilities are endless, or at least that’s what I thought in this moment of revelation after reading the comments here.
Finally got around to finishing this book. And just like the last 2, fucking loved it. I’m very much looking forward to the next one. And I very much hope for some Tiva+Inferi+Augury situation to happen. That’d be cool.
Also, very funny thing happened. I somehow got pacifist despite, during the like last 3ish chapter, very much merc-ing some fuckers. Like I absolutely sniped some dudes and killed both Maker and dear ole dad(pushed that bitch into the fire after trying to shoot him). But hey, I’ll take it.
That’s great to hear! I’m already hard at work on book 4! If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on the platform of your choice; it really helps out a lot.
I only nuke pacifist playthroughs when the MC purposefully kills people they don’t have to, with the exception of pivotal characters like Maker and Williams. I actually made that change during beta because readers felt like they were being punished for roleplaying what they felt their character would do even if they wanted to avoid death as much as possible otherwise.
Yeah, it’s me again)
I wish there were a way to do the opposite—to find a cure for humanity/human_form while retaining self-awareness, emotions, and memories in wolf form. Some might argue that’s exactly what Maker was doing, but no. She only amplified the wolf form, which fundamentally altered the personality and suppressed emotions, ultimately leading to a wild, primitive/beastly state.
What if the protagonist could find a way to remove the human form while preserving everything that makes him himself—his identity? This would strip away his weaknesses and help the werewolf species survive in a human-dominated world. They wouldn’t need to waste energy transforming or maintaining their wolf form; they’d always be in it. They’d become physically less vulnerable.
Of course, the struggle with the ‘inner beast’—or rather, instincts—would remain. But the difficulty of that struggle would depend on the individual werewolf’s personality. If someone was already wild and cruel, like Haken, he might occasionally lose control—but not devolve into a mindless animal. For example, he could experience temporary outbursts of aggression. Meanwhile, someone like Dena might handle their instincts far better than Hackett.
