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Any updates on this story? Also when will the art of the characters be released? With AI we have so many possibilities.
Before AI all the fanart of the stories and even the big ones like TWC and FH were horrendous but now every WIP with like 2 chapters has AI art/portraits of the main characters.
Also legit question but in mystery fiction which is the best movie/tv show in your opinion aside from Sherlock obviously?
I liked The Mentalist but I felt most cop shows are kind of the same
Also will there be more action combat in the later parts of the story? fighting, getting injuries, getting shot, etc?
I’m currently working on the coding skeleton for the investigation part of the chapter, so I’m shooting for within the next month it’ll be ready for release. However the art for Elizabeth, Samuel, Harper and Kris are done, as well as one of the backdrops for the game, they are Patreon exclusive rewards though. Reason for that is because I personally don’t like using AI art (I won’t get into that here) so I commissioned all of the artwork myself.
Personally, a few of my favorite mystery fiction series are True Detective, The Mare of Eastwood, and Detective Conan, just to name a few. I grew up on things like CSI, Criminal Minds, Detective Conan, NCIS, etc. So I really like the prospect of making something similar if given the chance!
And yeah, there will be parts of action for sure, but not in the next couple of updates yet still.
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Bro saw one art he didn’t like and came to this conclusion
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Nah I saw a bunch of fanart and most of them were blegh. Then everyone was using AI art and it was a huge difference.
Detective Conan? damn that boomer show still around? Author is double my age damn. Also thanks for the info I appreciate it.
Most of the titles that you listed have good arts imo, none of them were necessarily horrendous hell i prefer hand drawn arts than ai, they’re too clean and perfect. Besides most of them are just cover arts and arts are optional anyways the author don’t have to draw/make an ai draw/commission someone to draw the game’s art if they don’t want to. At the end of the day character arts are like double edged swords, you either like them or not which is why i prefer simple descriptions more than anything else
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I’m sorry, but since when has official game art been fanart?
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@Sancho I never made a comment on the official cover art of those games.
I was talking about the fanart I see online like on Tumblr
You talked about character portraits, no? And gave the impression you considered them fanart. Author-published character portraits are official art, unless stated otherwise by the author. Definitely not fanart. If that wasn’t what you meant, it didn’t come across.
Of course fanart isn’t official art, any fanart images of characters was what I meant lol. But the fanarts involving AI looks way better
Please keep the discussion civil and on topic.
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Hiya!! So How do we NOT cause the empathetic stat to go up? or does it just go up on its own regardless of choice? I’m trying to be passive but it seems the funeral scene forces you to be empathetic even when you choose choices such as (It’s a sad sight, but I’m not personally attached enough to start crying) or (leaving Authur be; instead of comforting him) which I would assume correlates with a lack of response from MC and making him fall on the passive range. Am I wrong with that assumption?
Also, Can I just say I love Carter so freaking much!! If it’s anyone I’d be willing to get the empathetic stat up for; it’s him. I’ve literally spent almost every moment with Carter when given the option. Nobody else has had MC’s attention. I like that he actually tries to bring good energy, even though he’s obviously hurting.
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Welcome aboard the Agent Lance train. Have a cookie! 
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Hey there! So for the Empathetic stat, I think the only instance so far that I’ve had in the game where it goes up no matter what choice you pick (just at different rates) is in the funeral scene. Other than that, I’m pretty sure you have a choice of not letting it go up any farther than that in every other scene so far.
He is absolutely a “other people first” kind of person. I’d say he’s probably the second hardest shell to crack out of everyone on the team, the first being Alvarez for sure. I’m glad you’re enjoying the story so far though!
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Hey not sure if this is the place but a small bug, arthur is referenced as ‘her’ instead of him in the :
“Arthur puts a wrist over her mouth to keep a gentle giggle from escaping, and the water that’s inside it at this point as well. He swallows the water, and the pain medication, with a smile still on his face. “Not quite, no.” His tone is soft, and has a hint of breathiness to it.”
btw curiosity, is there any bigger differences between the genders chosen? like acting different or something?
loving your game, cant wait for more
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Thank you for that, I will push that fix out with the next update!
Also, if you’re talking about the genders of the RO’s, there’s no real difference between genders aside from Special Agent Lance’s past. If female, then she gives birth to Scarlett and her ex is a man. If male, his ex gives birth to Scarlett and his ex is a woman.
The differences in gender in regards to the MC’s gender will have differences in intimate scenes, but not many past that, really.
At least that’s the plan for right now, who knows, maybe one or both of those will change later on once editing starts on my end LOL
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it’sgonnabeworthitit’sgonnabeworthitit’sgonnabeworthitit’sgonnabeworthit-
This is what I tell myself.
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We appreciate your sacrifice o7
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When I have to write really horrendous/emotional stuff, at least I can always count on having this on my other screen to look at every 5 minutes
Weird plug, but anyone wanting live cam feeds of cute animals and birds and the like, Alveus Sanctuary is a great place that has a 24 hour stream feed of their different ambassadors. I very much recommend. It certainly helps me to look at when things are starting to get rough.
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Just read the WIP for the first time, I had always mistaken it for another Kind of Story.
I am really glad, I read it because it is one of the best stories I read so far.
Sometimes the pronouns of the RO get mixed Up. But that is only a minor point of critique.
The Story ist interesting and engaging. The characters are so lively and feal absolutely real, with their ups and Downs, their flaws make them feel like real persons.
I absolutely feel like they are family and Care for all off them.
I love that while you are new to the Team they don’t treat you like a less skilled agent.
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