Hey, here’s a sight for the sore eyes! This has very heavy detective show vibes, and it’s certainly appreciated - I liked how the police station and its inhabitants were shown and how feds were the intruding part, and a clearly unwanted one.
Main issue is the fact there’s really not that much of the station shown before feds arrive - the contrast isn’t there yet, although they certainly are very unlikeable. Were they supposed to be LIs if all I want to do is punch them in the teeth?
Chapter 2 [R’s scene] and Chapter 3 [K’s and Morgan’s scenes] have been expanded to include a new secondary rival who offers an alternative to Paul(a)'s path.
Chapter 3 [K’s, Morgan’s, T’s, I’s scenes]: secondary rivals will appear if you have established a relationship with them by choosing options marked [], which set a ‘fwb’ or ‘flirt’ status [depending on your choice].
Chapter 3 [K’s and Morgan’s scenes]: the variation of scenes without jealousy [the appearance of secondary rivals] has been expanded.
Prologue, Chapter 1 [most of the scenes], and Chapter 2 [I’s scene] were refined.
Implemented MC’s and the ROs’ height difference variables.
Implemented a new feature: the MC’s smoking habit.
Added a new customization feature for moles.
Fixed numerous grammatical errors and improved the code [reducing repeated statements].
I haven’t checked the exact word count yet, but I’ll make sure to do so before releasing the update to the public, as I need to merge the files first.
Hello, I’m happy to announce that Chapter 3 Pt. 1 is out! The update contains 89k words [excl. code].
Important note: old saves won’t work [including saves from the Patreon demo]. Please make sure to start the game from the beginning or use the “Proceed to the new content” option. I apologize for the inconvenience.
What awaits you in the update
A busy morning at the department a week after the CID team’s arrival:
Seven unique scenes, one for each of the ROs, plus one additional scene for the solo route.
Jealousy moments for both the MCs and ROs [conditional].
A new investigation that leads to a place from your past that you’d hoped never to return to:
An unexpected encounter with Investigator S. Goldstein at a crime scene.
Personal struggles and the possibility of experiencing an initial breakdown [conditional].
Additional POV scenes with one of the CID team members [conditional].
List of the new features
A new secondary rival who offers an alternative to Paul(a)'s path.
The MC’s and the ROs’ height difference variables.
The MC’s smoking habit.
Additional customization option for moles.
Technical notes
Information about the romance system has been updated.
The list of the content warnings has been updated.
Before messaging me about a bug, please make sure you’ve started the game with a new save.
I always love replaying every update for a refresher and going through different routes/variables!
The different flavours during the orphanage visit is something I really liked. Adds more complexity and inner dialogue that helps me connect and build MC as a reader :’)
I wasn’t planning on pursuing the T Vasquez route, but upon the playthrough and update
THE NEW/THIRD ??? VARIABLE TO THE RELATIONSHIP HAS ME RECONSIDERING. Playing a not-quite-shy and happy/genuine MC that flusters T is enticing.
On the otherhand, I didn’t expect Is’s route to be so sweet and Lex’s to have the linger layering of angst I l am desperately invested in it like the mystery of the case itself!!
Your writing style is absolutely incredible. I’m crying over simply description of my MC’s feelings. The whole atmosphere you can create is… I can feel desperation, sadness, anger; just like these were my emotions and not emotions of some fictional character lol
Seriously, wow, my english is too bad to describe everything you make me feel but my heart is aching
And I >>>>>>>> I love I, they’re so dreamy
EDIT I’m playing M route. I love them too. I may be in love with both of them ngl
First time playing this and gotta say, amazing read so far even with just three chapters. Certainly has a lot more going on then I expected and I did not expect to love R and L as much as I do when I first came in but damnit they’re easily my favorite. I think my type are the ones that might be a tad intense hah Can’t wait to see more from this and will certainly have to give the patreon a look
Just discovered this WIP and absolutely love everything about it. I’ve spent the past 3 days playing over and over again. I’ll say author, making a mistake when inputting MC’s name at the beginning and including that as if MC made an actual mistake and corrected it on paper in the story is a VERY nice touch. Love little details like that!!
It feels like there is something unknown lurking beneath the surface of the MC that is causing them so much anxiety without knowing exactly why. My poor MC feels like she’s slowly descending into madness and i LOVE it
So far, I have chosen R, T, M, and L as ROs during my various playthroughs and they are all well written with distinct personalities. Looking forward to seeing what I and S are like!
Yeah it’s one of those wips that pulls you in on the first try. I love the mystery and characterization of the cast. Everything is so cloak & dagger it’s entertaining for us but frustrating for the MC. Another thing is the origin for our MC as well. Truly love it
Just giving you a heads’ up that the server that supports Dashingdon will be shut down by the end of January.
You’ll want to migrate any and all demos for your WiP to the new hosting service. https://cogdemos.ink/. The support thread for cogdemos.ink is here and it’s run by a user named EvilChani.