OKAY-- so first new thread in idk how long, but HI! to those of you who don’t know me, I’m J. Leigh, aka WayWalkerLeigh and author of the HG Way Walkers: University that’s been banging around on here forever. What brings me to the new works in progress forum is i am finally working on DLCs for WW:U1-3 as i’m finally making a decent progress on WW:U3, and ive discovered if i take breaks and work on other stuff i tend to do better. I’ve also come to realize there is simply WAY too much content in WW:U3 as planned, so i need to shorten it into a core game and then offer any additional content as DLCs. I’ve also go additional things i always wanted to add into 1&2 as well as continuing requests for such over the years.
SO, this thread is intended to help me organize the clusters of extra content into ‘packages’, decide what should be a DLC and what should be core content for WW:U3, and just take suggestions in general.
My first, offical DLC is a Halloween-equivalent night i’ve been dreaming about for YEARS, that will take place in WW:U1, and it’s my hope that i can get it done in time for a Halloween release next year. The basic flow is thus:
"So, this is how it goes down," Umbrave explains, eyes wide as he gestures with his hands while talking. "Each embassy has events going on, and at each one you can win treats, and if one of those treats is marked with the embassy insignia, then you get a special prize."
"What kind of prize?" you ask.
"Depends on the embassy." Kess grins widely. "Last year, we went to the mock-haunting at the Lu'shun Republic embassy, and Ay'cure won and got an entire bag of this gourmet saltwater taffy that was [i]amazing[/i]."
"It [i]was[/i] really good," Umbrave confirms with a knowing head-bob. "Ay'cure sent shared it with a lot of us and it's some of the best candy I've ever had."
"Wait--" you wrinkle your nose, recalling Jun's strange habit "--is that what that little piece of paper Yestin keeps inside his pillow and sniffs at night is?"
Umbrave bursts out laughing. "Maybe? Ay'cure and her are friends so I bet he sent some home, too. It really was a magical flavor."
Shaking her head, Kess stifles a snigger. "There's other prizes, too-- small charms or incense packets to keep the dead at bay. Though most of them are treats."
"So, we go to all eleven of the embassies in one night?"
"Oh, goodness, no," Kess says with a good-natured chuckle. "You have to participate in the activity in order to get a treat, and there's usually a line, plus the activity takes time. Like the mock-haunted house was a good two hours last year."
"Oh wow."
"Exactly." Pursing his lips, Umbrave taps off on his claws. "If you start early, and go all the way to the midnight bells-- that's the curfew for the First and Second Tier students --you can probably get to about four of the embassies and consider it a full and fun night."
"So, do you want to come with us, ${name}?" Kess asks, twirling a strand of golden hair.
*choice
#"Sure, this sounds like fun!"
#"No, I'd rather not."
You of course will be asked to tag along with Jun is you’re friends, and i’m still debating if Semryu will give you his quest as a directly separate *choice opposite the embassy crawl or if he’ll offer up his adventure after curfew. (allowing for the main embassy crawl AND Sem’s adventure to be read during the same read-through) I’ve been fleshing out the different Embassy/cultural versions of the event, but i’m still fleshing things out so if you have any specific Halloween-related events/ideas, now is the time to speak up.