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Dating in a World on Fire Alpha 0.2
🕑 Added 2024-01-13 19:00:04 +0000 UTC
This is the first Patreon exclusive update of Dating in a World on Fire. For this very incomplete version (there is only one added scene to the demo) I am offering it to all levels of paid Patreons. The next version will be Dater level and above.
I'm offering two ways to get it:
1. You can download an attached version below
2. You can log in to itch.io and get it at https://arianeb.itch.io/dating-in-a-world-on-fire/patreon-access
One big change in this version is the addition of player avatars, male or female. It makes no difference to game play, but I decided to make some and add them to the game.
I'm thinking about adding a third party mode where instead of seeing them at the bottom of the scene, it shows a screen with the avatar standing or closeup sitting depending on the scene. For now it's the default bottom of the screen like the other games.
The players react in 4 ways depending on context in the script. Happy, surprised, neutral talk, and smiling talk. I added full body poses to these avatars to give them some body language. Might be a little too much. Tell me if you think there needs to be changes.
Besides the avatars, the "demo" scene has changed a little bit, new sound effects and a handful of changed lines. The explanation of the bathroom part felt a little too long, so I provided a choice to shorten it.
At the end of the scene Relay will either ask you out if you demonstrated all four qualities, or just finish the study session with not asking you out.
This is where the new content comes in, and there are two versions, depending if you were asked out or not. You go home and meet Sam. Sam is a friendly female roommate who asks you how your study session went.
If you got asked out, Sam congratulates you and goes over your class notes one more time. If you didn't get a date Sam helps you find out why.
In other words, Sam is your helper to the game, explaining what you did right and wrong so you can play again and get it right. This may replace the old help system with highlighted text, I haven't decided yet.
There is more to Sam but I don't want to spoil it.
