[WIP] Such Happy Campers (DEMO UPDATED July 15th, 5 chapters, 147.197 words)

Mostly intact… at least the MC wouldn’t be locked in a mental hospital after it all ends, right? Right???

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No prison can hold ME.

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Hello, forum! Here’s a small update since you guys most likely aren’t hanging around on my tumblr:

Chapter 5 is still in its writing stage, it’s currently sitting at around 28.700 words. Progress is picking up speed again after a little slump I had due to real life events. Anyway, the branchier parts are practically done, and those were likely the most expansive, so I expect the going to be smoother from here on out. I’d say we’re almost halfway done :slight_smile:

Chapter 5 is going to be huge, and it’s very eventful already. Coding this is going to be a nightmare, but eh, I think it’s gonna be worth it. Also, it’ll be introducing a sub-RO whom those who aren’t on tumblr won’t know about at this stage, so I hope that’s cause for some excitement. Thanks for staying tuned! :smiling_face:

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Just want to say that your writing style and the general spread of choices makes this game so much fun to play! I recently got into playing a horror-mystery centric ttrpg with my friends, and seems like I really got into one giant rabbithole with my recent readings lol

Thanks for your hard work!

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Wow, thank you so much!! This is my first ever attempt at an IF so the kind words go a very long way. I really hope you keep enjoying this :blush:

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A small progress report: Chapter 5 has entered the coding stage :slight_smile: :blush:

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Always a thrill playing camp horror

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I don’t have anything useful to add, just wanted you to know that this is incredible. Actually being able to act as a camp counselor adds so much to the mystery aspect. Thank you for the awesome demo

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YAY so glad to hear it :blush:

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Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope you’ll enjoy the update just as much, once it is out!!

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Merry Update Day!!

I added Chapter 5, which contains the introduction of a whole new, kinda secret romance route (only available if MC has not already expressed interest in someone, but you can simply pick this option at the most recent RO!interest check in Chapter 4). This new chapter sets the game to a whopping 147.197 words. I’m hugely proud ngl. Also, things are starting to get pretty serious at camp. Soon enough, shit is gonna hit the fan :wink:

Furthermore, I fixed the eternal “absolutions”-typo, improved upon some of the gendered stuff and weak MCs now fall over if Basil uses them as a launch pad in Chapter 4.

I really hope you enjoy!!

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Ooh I can’t wait to read! :heart:

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Thanks <3

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Update! Update! Update! Ų̴̛̣̱̼̤̭͈̭̮͙̩̇̐̍̇̄̎͒̂ͅp̶̗͚͎̮̹̻͔̀̉͑̉͂͒̋̐̑̕̕͝d̸̖̣͉̻̞̯̫̓̓̈̾͗̑͛̿̿̽̕å̷͙͜ț̵̹̤̱̟͆́͗̐̓̂̍e̶̟̮̯̘̪͇̣̭̭̮͐̊̍͠!̴͎̩͈̇̔͛̿̀́͂̽̍̅͝ ̷̝̦̰̩͇̉͂Ü̸̧͇̜̮̩͉͔̙̩͕̼̥̤̇p̴̡̥̤͍̦̰͓̝̫̬̯͔̐̇̑̇̃͝ͅd̴̫͈̻̰̻̯̩̔̆̓̒͐́̊͊̀̏̈͝ȃ̷̮̜͉̱̯̳̮͍̟̓t̶̛͈̹̣͓̤̯̩͚͚́̎͋̃̔́̎͑̈́̆͊̕͝e̷͖̹̥̣̔̆̎̑̓͠!̵̛͕̥̗̩̬̭̠̙̘̫̺̬̽̒̀͌̏̂̋̉͐̐̾̕ͅͅ ̸̡̥̹̖̰̹͈̯̊̔́͊̀̅͐͠͠Ủ̴̡̝̗̘̗̇͘̕p̴̛̭̞̼͆̀̈͛͋̂͋͐̌͜d̸͈̍̏̌̍̚͠â̷̫̥͎͉̦̲̗̘͍͈͈t̴̢̢̯̻͓̘̪͕̑̾̂̈́̈́͝ͅe̶̲̭̯̹̭̹͖̰̯̍̐͒̔͗̓̈́̊̿̆͘̕͠!̴͓̇͛̃̉̇̍̽̏́̿͒͘

C̷͉͕̼͙̩̊̽̋͊̑̑́̿̉̈͐̋̾̎͗̕͝ľ̴̨͕̖͈̭̥̹̥̱̟͇̈̽͠i̸̧̦̖͕̻̘̹̟̓͌̿͆̀̎̀̒̉̓͐̕͘ͅͅc̵̢̢̝̳̩̳̤̳̲͊̊͒̊̉͛̒͗̅̎͌̄̃̚͘͠k̶̢̛̞͕̫̼̖̇͐͠ ̶̨̢̼̞̩͙̰̫̺̣̪̮͉̺͉͔̘͗̌̍m̴̨͇̼͕̹̼̜̝̳̄́̔̋̉̑̈́̾̓͋̋̚͠ę̸̡̳̝̙͈͔̯̪̬̮̃͠

It’s referred to as a cricket at the top of the page and on the previous page:

Two words.

That emphasis on the word “bother” in the choice feels a bit off. I THINK it’d look better if the emphasis was on the “me” instead, to contrast with Basil’s assertion of not bothering Reem:

“At”

Errant hyphen.

Enola is going to turn out to be dyslexic, isn’t she? Javier clearly has ADHD.

Ah, yes. This is when we should be teaching the kid the lesson that teachers (and, by and large, people in charge), by and large, don’t care about fairness, they care about order, and fighting back is UNCOUTH. :roll_eyes: Important life lesson. It would serve him well.

lol

Wow, fuck you, Melanie. Nice way to come at a kid.

Wow, FUCK YOU, Melanie.

Wow, FUCK YOU, Melanie. I hope this interaction doesn’t last much longer, because I’m running out of ways to increase emphasis.

lol

Again, lol. The flirt lines with and from Reem are gold.

So, bit of a hiccup. Some swimwear options include additional pieces that are not swimwear (e.g., trunks and t-shirt), but if you’re going to actually dive in, those additional pieces are an uncomfortable issue. We’re going to sit in the shade after this, and sitting with a wet t-shirt drying on the body is just, er, not great. Maybe at least give an option to toss it aside before the swimming? :thinking: Additional question: any particular reason there’s no “Reem back against our front” option in this choice, seeing as you give both options for head-leaning?

lol

P.S.: I have broken the stat bar :stuck_out_tongue:

The swimwear-plus-extra dressmode doesn’t get mentioned throughout all the lake scene, which is a bit of a clash.

And they say violence doesn’t solve anything. :stuck_out_tongue:

The whole scene with Benny and Benny+Enola doesn’t change Camper stats, don’t know if intended.


https://gifdb.com/images/high/lilo-fighting-with-mertle-l85os9indz9gzd5z.gif

Enola is my favourite little camper.

Ah, yes, truly, considering what’s been happening every night in this place, what I’m definitely looking forward to is to put myself somewhere isolated where I’m people aren’t supposed to know of my whereabouts. Yes indeed, indee-de-roo.

I think you mean “latch” in both these instances? Also, slightly confused: if this is the sort of latch I’m thinking about, how can it be closed on the outside with the kids inside (unless somebody closed it after they got in?)?

Noooo, it’s oveerrrrrr. :sob:

When do we get to p̴̨̱͇̪̹͓̋͌͑͗̈́̌̚l̶̰̟̼͉͎̖̾̃̔̄̈̐͑͐̍̾͊̿̇̽͝ͅȃ̸̡̢̯̦̲̭̼̩͍̬̠̈́͐̒̓̅̇y̸̛̛͎͒͆̀̒͒̓́͒̆̿̓͝ ̴̡͙̣͖͖̩̞̱̦̣̲̜̜͉̉̀̓͊͜ș̵̨̼͈̮͍͔̳̟͇̯̪̬̹̖̹̀̽̂̂̅̓̓̊̓̽̕͝ở̷̡̯̩͚̥͖̗͎̐̈̾̉͠m̴͕̦̙̱͖͈̈́͒͌͑͊̽̅́͌͛͜e̵̢̫̺̘͉̻̦̝̭͙̤͇͓͒̐̽̓͊̈̽̚͠ͅ ̶̡̜͙̻̖̃̓̈́̌͑͌́ḿ̷̘̹̫̦̫̻͓͕̈́̉̈́̐̅̄͒̓̀̇͐͘ơ̶̡͍̲̩̰͈̟̻̫̞̪̮̦͕͛̍̓͌͊̐́̀̿̇̕͘͘̚͝ͅͅŗ̶̛̄̇͌̍̿̆̀̉͘ę̴̰̙̖͚̤̜̪͍̥̟̩͔̺̳̝̠̏̌̓̂̀̓?̸̢̢̛̥̼͔̘̦͓̲̥̟̫̘͕̗̂̃͒̑͌͊́͛̀̾̈́̌͘͝͝͠ͅ :stuck_out_tongue:

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Made my day to see this story updated. Just finished a full reread plus the update and I’m really loving it! The atmosphere really feels perfect, especially as we get more into the horror aspects. I also really enjoy the way the MC interacts with their crush, the awkward Reem route only gets better. (Btw I also seem to have gotten Reem to 105% affection)

Of course, that MC is now properly performing their ablutions before bed is definitely the highlight though. Absolution is great and all, but hygiene is where it’s at

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I’m not a fan for any horror related but your story has such a good pace of horror, fun and romantic. I really like it, the characters are sweet and interesting. One point I feel sad about that we don’t have many male love interests. But that’s the only slightly negative point :laughing:

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There are as many male ROs as there are female? Oh this is not meant as a critique I am just curious, why you feel that way. :grinning:

I really like the Story so far, it is nice to see how much the behavior of the chars change when you befriend or romance them. I really like that they are full of Life, different and believable and that they are a tad older than the “normal” cast. The pacing feels good, I love that we can do our Job.
It is nice to see the love that is put into every charakter the Kids are adorable.

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I would have liked to tell you but I got flagged for my opinion (nothing hateful, I like Basil but he’s not my type…) lol

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OK I understand, I have several Games, where I do not like a RO Option too. But I love Basil and Flo :heart_eyes:

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This is good my only complaint here is the cliffhanger when it’s getting good, this like watching a movie.

Oh well… Looking forward for the update.

So I guess the stats will impact the story later because right now It doesn’t have mamy stats check.

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