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Writer's Blog: (Re)Writing is Hard.
🕑 Added 2022-03-13 03:16:22 +0000 UTCEditing an IF is one of the most difficult things that I've ever done in my entire existence, and I say this as someone who used to wrangle small children for a living. It's extremely disorienting to rewrite things when the scenes don't flow. I feel like a blindfolded toddler holding an upside-down map, and half of my time is spent just figuring out which choice leads to which scene and trying to remember why the heck I thought it was a good idea to name a variable "Fred."
Which is to admit: the rewrite is harder I anticipated!
However, I've finally updated Chapter 3 to the demo link, and Chapters 4 and 5 will go up as soon as I'm finished with Hope's optional phone call in Chapter 4. (These two chapters are otherwise done, but I couldn't resist adding more to Hope's new present-day debut.)
What's New In Chapter 3:
1) An expanded scene with Rosy.
2) Reactive text messaging from John should you make certain choices in Chapter 1.
3) More nuance regarding Button's preexistent crush on Gray.
4) A boatload of new choices. There's too many to list, but the highlights include defining why Button told Hope that they hate her as well as new opportunities to call people out on various subjects.
5) Completely recoded parents! By Chapter 3's end, all of the initial relationship variables with John and Hope have been set, which provides payoff during their conversations in Chapters 4 and 5.
6) You can now find one of two new clues hinting as to Shard's identity.
Things That Were Added To Chapter 3 But Then Moved:
1) John's expanded scene. I moved a lot of it to Chapter 5.
2) Glitch being able to call Button out for lying over breakfast being vegan. This is now an optional confession during Glitch's first date.
3) A longer text conversation between Sally, which is now an in-person convo during her hangout scene.
Things That Were Added To Chapter 3 But Then Deleted (And Which Will Probably Show Up In A Blooper Reel):
1) Rosy opening up. It's all subtext now. Rosy kept protesting whenever I wrote a scene where they bared even an inch of heir heart--they just don't trust Button yet. Don't worry, though, I'm going to keep pushing Rosy throughout future scenes and leave in as much as their characterization allows.
2) The ability to bail on John and flee from Sofia's. I loved this option, but it ultimately changed to much in future scenes (like how AL recovered their phone).
3) Ms. Gardener, Button's high school Modern History teacher.
Mind Blind 2.0 Demo:
https://dashingdon.com/play/wildelight/mind-blind-20/mygame/
Comments
I think that was the issue! I did a speed run on a clean save and there were no unexpected gray romance scenes!
Jo O'Connor
Did you run through Gray's romance on a previous playthrough? It could be that variables aren't resetting if savefiles are involved (I've been unable to locate the problem so am trying to figure out what went wrong)
I definitely got part of the dialogue when Button is asked to visit Grayson and he tried to play off the crock pot. Like it talked about his arms and we get the option whether Button is ready to move on or not. I also noticed when Button talks about their three truths the option for having a crush on Grayson was available! Though I didn’t chose it
Jo O'Connor
Do you remember what specific scene Gray's romance dialogue triggered?
I finally got around to playing today! I chose to have Kent take me to Aeon and was trying to play their asexual route but I keep getting dialogue from Grayson’s Route instead like my Button has a crush on him? I didn’t pick any of those options
Jo O'Connor
Thanks for letting me know! It should be fixed now :)
John Q. Adams
Hi! The new additions are really great! I enjoyed the expanded options! I did notice, however, that K is automatically Button’s nemesis, regardless if they met en route to Aeon. I believe this is due to the variable Kreveall being automatically set to “upset” in startup and that being also the requirement for nemesis status. (Hope this doesn’t come off as know-it-all or anything!)
Kian
Haha, thank you for replying! I’m gonna read it and enjoy hehe And I love that you’re self aware of that 😂😂 Love that you don’t force yourself with your unofficial deadlines though! Means we get better content that isn’t rushed through—and this is only a beta! Boundaries are important and I’m so glad you keep to them ❤️
Jo O'Connor
I'm aiming for tomorrow, which realistically means that they'll be up Monday or Tuesday since I always change 3x as much as I initially intend 😅
Kian
Do we have an ETA on chapter 4 and 5 going up? Not to pressure you or be impatient. I’m just trying to decide if I enjoy the updated first three chapters as a little birthday treat since I haven’t yet or if I wait 😬
Jo O'Connor
Link should be fixed now! Sorry!
Marina de la Cruz
Same for me
Jesse
aaa, i can't access the link! >.<
Skippy Hugo
Link says it's private
