No problem, thanks for clarifying!
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The storie looks SOOOO interesting, I like how you write, looking for your future updates 
10/10
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I really like your characters ^^
They are so different.
Even though u used certain archetypes every character is memorable.
I am looking forward to more =D
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This feels really fun and chill! Your doing a wonderful job. Keep it up!
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Update 30 July
The Demo has been updated. It is a little less substantial than I had hoped because a lot of what’s been added is flavor text and choices that plump up the word count but don’t make the game much longer. That said, hopefully the added scenes are enough that it doesn’t feel too disappointing.
What’s new?
- Finished Chapter 2
- Started Chapter 3
- Changed wildsense stat from % to small # (I am very bad with numbers so this will help me track the stat for checks later on)
- Fixed some typos and errors (please let me know if you find some I didn’t catch)
- Added optional MC customization. Easy to skip if you don’t want to get granular with appearance
- (Did I think about what would happen to shapeshifters who wore contacts before this? No. Do I know now because I put it in the customization? Yes I do.)
What’s not
I didn’t put in the save feature yet. I put it off until the end, then found out that it isn’t simple and I’m not smart. I will figure it out for the next update. Promise. Super promise.
Which brings us to:
When’s the next update? 7th of August!
That’s right. I ended up leaving a bunch out of the current version that I thought I would have done already. Because I didn’t get it in time, I’m going to update the demo again in a week. The next update will include the parts of chapter 3 that I’d planned on including this time. So if you’re hoping for a chunkier block of new content, you might want to wait until then so you’re not re-reading too much.
And that’s it. Here’s a link so you don’t have to scroll back up: Click here for demo
See you next time!
Edit: I would edit the top post to reflect the changes but I seem to be unable to. Hopefully this still gets seen.
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For some reason I wanna shift into a horse or a goat lol.
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Oh no. I am going to think very hard about adding goat as an option. 
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Hey, I’ve replayed it since it has been updated!
I’ve had a bug though, sadly…
When going to Kendrick to ask about the wildsense:
When selecting the “It’s like an inside joke” answer, I got this error message: “chapter2 line 1439: It is illegal to fall in to an *else statement; you must *goto or *finish before the end of the indented block.”
If that matters, Kendrick is my selected RO, and already dating.
I’m too lazy to replay and test another answer since the saves are not implemented yet and I’d be forced to restart. I’ll replay tomorrow or when the bug is corrected.
Aside from that, I was wondering about various talks MC has with different characters, and I’m curious if you’d consider adding some dialogue options (or some default dialogues that would change depending on conditions), if they’re dating someone at that point.
For example, I love the little talk MC has with Dylan, where you can decide for them to tell their sibling they’re dating someone, and who.
But then, there’s that talk with mom in the car, where she teases MC about Vern. It would be interesting if you had some dialogue options there, instead of the MC just being flustered and cutting off the conversation. I’d be curious to know how mom would react if they told her they were actually dating someone. Surely she’d have something to say about each specific person.
But even putting that aside, it would be nice to have the option to talk with dad about romance for example (since MC seems close to him), or to reveal it to the rest of the friends? Though these things may be planned for a later point, not necessarily to be added to what content’s already made…
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Love it 
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Really like the slice of life vibe! Definitely a nice change of pace from some of the more intense wips out there. The sibling relationship is also really cute, alongside the shifting it reminds me of Wolf Children a bit.
I know you pegged this as slice of life, but do you expect there to be a healthy focus on the romances as well? Really looking forward to learning more about the ROs if so.
Little bit of feedback: I think it would be nice if you gave a short description (or even just an adjective) to describe the ROs before we pick their gender. One of the qualms I personally have with picking NPC gender is that I know nothing about the person I’m assigning this to. Giving me a trait or two might be helpful in choosing.
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Thanks for catching that. I had a missing goto in that block. Fixed now.
That is a fair point. I will put reaction choice there since you should be able to decide how you respond there.
The idea there was that dad was busy and not spending time with MC lately so his scene bonding was short. There is a big part with just the family coming up so there will be a lot more dialog with him.
As far as revealing relationships to the friends, that is a scene I’m writing now for chapter 3. If it seems too late I will put it in chapter 2.
I will admit I like that movie quite a bit.
I do hope to make the romances a big part of the story. I want to make sure the friendships don’t suffer if you don’t romance anyone but I am a sticker for romance.
I had not thought of that before, but it makes sense. I will put that on the list to work on.
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That’s cool! Thanks!
Okay!
No, it doesn’t necessarily seem late, I was asking about it since I was wondering if it’ll come up later, or if you maybe didn’t think about it up until now. Waiting too long would probably feel weird, but as it is, it’s totally fine to wait a bit, at least in my opinion!
I’ll replay the new demo later, since it’s been fixed!
Also, now that Ame to Yuki has been mentionned, I kind of wish to be able to “return to the wilderness” in some endings 
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Very tiny mini update today. August was not a great month for productivity. What was a short stop in my outline ended up ballooning a bit. I’m not too happy with what I ended up with, but that can be fixed later. Right now I’m working on untangling the knot I made for myself with the many ways to onboard the romance tracks. Once that’s done I hope, hope, that I can stick to the outline and get going faster through the big plot stuff that’s coming.
Changelog
- mall exploration scenes with individual ROs
- adjusted the mom scene in chapter 2
- tweaked the text for RO introductions
- still no saving yet
That’s it for now. Sorry there’s not much new yet. Fingers crossed for my future ability
Oh, also let me know if the Japanese text in C’s scene is displaying properly. If not I’ll change it to romaji. 僕はネイティブでも上手でもないので間違いがあったら是非教えてください。
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Umm somehow only Vern’s mall scene is available?
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Wow. I managed to not upload the new files, but think that I did. Sorry about that. It should be fixed now.
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Hey now, no need to be sorry, pretty sure we’re all happy and privileged to get to share in your world. Writing takes time and doesn’t always come easy, so try not to stress about it. 
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General question, is there a reason you stuck with smaller animals for the MC? Only asking because it irrationally bothers me to be a smol coyote when wolves exist :I
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Well, I wanted to keep the number of playable animals small to avoid making too much work for myself (this isn’t evident yet but my plan is for the different species to have unique challenges in an upcoming section), and I already had an idea for a wolf character. The options I picked were just ones I liked that I felt fit the story. I wish I could say that there’s an important reason for the MC to be smol, but its actually just my preference.
Sorry for rambling. I’ll keep bigger beasties in mind for next time (though the goat suggestion is still top of my mind 
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Well, the goat IS the apex predator after all.
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V is cute I shall destroy all who wants to hurt them. 
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