WIP Grey Swan - Birds of a Rose Update 29.05.25 total 220k

I already have the implicit control flows set true :sweat_smile: but I will see when I have more time, I am not that good at coding as well so I bet it was a mistake on my side

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On the upside, i made it out of start.txt. On the downside, there’s a tiny inconsistency in weiter.txt:

*if (rubinkill)
 You take a deep breath, rubbing your hands together. Almost you can still imagine the blood on your ${haut} skin, and
 you suppress a shudder.
//...

The subsequent part of this scene doesn’t have a text variant for MC who used the figurine to resolve “Max problem” and doesn’t have a romantic relationship with any of their childhood friends. So this results in previous page mentioning that someone approached MC, but no one actually does, not even Droznik who’d, logically, be here since he’s been taking care of the cleanup in this scenario.

edit: also, in chase and fuchsia routes:

*if (schwan != false)
 Your conversation gets cut short as the Duskwing rises, ${mc_his} voice singing holy songs and all of you
 providing the chorus.

the check here should be schwan = false instead.

edit2: in nacht.txt

relevant script bit
  The crow nurses greet you.
  *if (roterose = 3)
   "If this continues like this you can move in here.", one chuckles before taking your blood pressure. She listens carefully and looks at the figures. 
   "All well." she says with a smile.
   *if (taube = true)
    "What is it?", you ask, pulling your sleeve back down. 
    
    "Its 130/85. A bit high but I know you had morning sports and just walked here." You nod. That it is. 
    
    "Talking can also influence it." she remarks, her eyes not on you but on Chase. 
    "What did you talk about?" her smile is friendly, stretching her cheeks… 
    
    Chase seems to bristle under the question, his hands ball into fists.
    "About your clothing!" he snarls, "A nurse dressed in black is just weird!"
    
   Another nurse in black leads you away, takes your weight, before you once again lay down on the familiar chair. 
   
   *if (nadelne = true)
    You look away, the nurse chatting with you to pass the time, gently removing everything so that all you need to do is press down on the plaster for a few minutes. 
   *if (nadelne = false)
    You look at your blood, leaving your body to help someone else.
    *if (roterose = 3)
     Is it a trick of light or has it become much lighter?
     *if (taube = true)
      Did… did she hit an artery? 
      "[i]Entschuldigung, haben Sie eine Arterie getroffen?[/i]" you can't keep your voice completely under control, you know too well what can happen if a punctured artery isn't taken care of properly. 
      
      The nurse looks at you, smile is back but somehow you don't feel comforted at all.
      
      "No, don't worry, dear." she coos, going through one of the cabinets, "But if it makes you feel better I can make you a pressure bandange?" You nod at that. 
      
      She does and you carefully move your arm.
      
   Again that mug with hibiscus tea, Chase awaits you, his gaze on your arm, before he turns around with a huff.
   
   You missed part of the first lesson but you also can't hurry, so you two walk through the empty corridors until you stand in front of the door. 

Pretty much this entire scene gets skipped if MC isn’t donating blood for 3rd time:

It seems that the part after the "If this continues like this you can move in here.", one chuckles should be moved one level to the left, so it plays regardless if it’s 3rd visit or earlier one.

edit3:

 The Tarsus waves ${e_his} words away. 
 *if (wunde1)
  "Because he didn't punch another Songbird in the throat!" she says sternly, "Now go back to cleaning!"
 *if (wunde1 = false)
  "Because ${name} is a Holy Songbird. And because you, my dear little ${e_name}, already know how to do your hair." the smile she shows ${e_him} 
  is full of warmth, you blink confused, "But if you need more help you can always come to me, you know that." 

If MC has gift then the wunde1 is healed to false at this point, which causes Tarsus to magically forget about the throat punch that allegedly happened just a day earlier. It’d be probably better to test instead if MC is on Max route and Max wasn’t killed.

and the same thing a bit later here:

 *selectable_if ((schwan) and (wunde1)) #Your fellow Songbird lied for you. You could help ${e_him}.
//...
 *selectable_if ((schwan) and (wunde1 = false)) #Your fellow Songbird enters your mind uninvited... 

The MC with healed wunde1 won’t anymore remember what E did for them.

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Okay I finally had time to tackle the things you found (except the *elseif), huge thanks for that! Six day weeks arent recommended.

Thanks for catching this, has been added! (just when you think you surely have all variables covered)

It should, I do not know how this mistake happened.

Ah the indents, my enemy.

I wanted to add a variable for that, and totally forgot!

Very impolite of MC! I fixed this.

Also added a bit more content for the RO scenes, but its not much sadly. I am still sick and writing isnt going that well sadly.

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Hey there! I like the game, but unfortunately I couldn’t finish it because of an error.

Has been fixed!

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Good luck on your project! I like the idea, gives me the vibes of all those roleplays I did back in the younger days. I also love the fact of how many ROs you included, seems like a fun book/game to read/play. Hopefully I’ll give it a try!

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Hi, really enjoying the demo for this so far but I encountered a coding error.
It seems like Hilda waving at you breaks the MC game.

I don’t seem to be able to include a screenshot in my post, so here’s the text.

Error message:

nacht line 3087: invalid indent, expected at least one line in ‘if’ true block

Text on the screen before the choices is:

Both of you get dressed in the sports clothing. You note that Fuchsia always turns away from you and takes care to undress as… there is no other word for it: circuitous as possible. Hm, not your problem.
As you leave cool air greets you, and you are glad you chose the winter sports uniform today. “Is it always this regulated?” she asks and you nod.
“It speaks of self discipline and a healthy life.”
She nods, and when she spots Chase, who jogs over to her, she gives you a brief smile and the two begin to talk in hushed voices. You can’t hear anything.

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Thank you, I will fix it once I am back home! (And tbh Hilda waving at MC breaks anyone, she is the prettiest girl in school and MC is a social outcast)

Edit: has been fixed.

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Wonderful, thank you!

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BoaR is now two years old, and I uploaded the former patreon demo content to the public demo, as well as new content for Droznik and Chris scenes in the evening! You can now break up with the first ROs to pursue someone else, but be warned, some can get messy!

Enjoy the beginning of the open day, the Wiesn or get arrested for murder!

Sadly much is still tba, bevcause I am still working my ass off (literally, I work like 50 hour week currently) :frowning: but I am hard at work to slowly get rid of them all!

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Ah! I just finished reading yesterday and now you’ve updated! And I’m romancing Droznik. I’ll have to read again :slight_smile: happily, because I really enjoy it.

I love your concept and plot to bits, it is utterly gripping and makes me desperate to read more cult stories. And what’s perhaps even more impressive is the interactivity and diversity you offer - you really take every choice into account and make everyone feel seen.

Wonderful job. I guess I’m going to reread again, tonight :wink:

And congratulations on the two year anniversary of your WIP! :partying_face:

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I uploaded a short b day story on my patreon focusing on Droznik, you might enjoy that one too :slight_smile:
There are a few routes that have more content than others (Habichtklau route has the most), but I am working on writing more!

Same I wish there were more!

I am trying my best because to me this is what interactive truly means!

:orange_heart:

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Error in swan route, with MC dating droznik, during the scene where chase tries to go into drozniks soul

Could you maybe name the exact error that showed?

Summary

For the first time since they arrived here. But there is no peace, not with the reason why.

“Fuck.” Chase says, even he is quiet. “Why did you ask about him?”

“Because he fell unconscious the second Serin hit the ground.” Fuchsia explains, glad to lose herself in her theories, "I think there is something going on between them. Not only that they are together. I need you to check that. " Chase folds his arms over his chest, looking around the stone tiled room. “You want me to go into a soul? This is some serious business! This isn’t like the mirror fuckery I like to do, this is serious shit! If I get lost-”

“How to avoid that?” she knows she sounds cold. She is. This is better than being afraid.

tba

The soul of a cultist, one who fled from East Germany, one whose girlfriend is currently in grave danger, is not what Chase expected.

It’s gentle.

My MC is female and is being stalked by creepy vampire boy that literally sucks :face_savoring_food:

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Okay has been fixed (along with another error I found), thanks for catching that!

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Np! Jw, but were we supposed to get an achievement w that scene? I didn’t find out Seele eines Ritters, Herz eines Löwen**

Yeah you should get an achievemnt with this, I checked the code, there should be nothing preventing people from getting it :face_with_spiral_eyes: code you have no reason to not work.
However it is only for a single route, habichtklau, are you on that?

How do you become a vampire

Right now? Not at all. It will be possible on a few routes in the future. Donate blood, thats the most important thing.