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Let's Talk : Branching
🕑 Added 2025-01-21 18:00:09 +0000 UTCAh, branching— not only can it enhance replayability but it can also deepen the impact of player choices. For example, in Chapter 2, some of you may miss a scene based on past choices. (Hint: one of those scenes is tied to your character’s Vice.) It's even possible to miss out on a scene based on how your character feels about a certain character. (Looking at you Cam-mancers.)
In theory, as an IF player, I love branching. In practice, as an IF author—what the hell was I thinking? 😮💨Someone, please tell me why I thought having three separate branches for one scene—each with further variations depending on the RO—was a good idea.
I usually write scenes in the order players will encounter them, but this particular scene was so vivid in my mind that I had to get it down, even though I’m not sure if it’ll end up in the middle or at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 2 is outlined in depth, though I still need a few filler scenes here and there. (Fellow anime and manga fans, you know exactly what I mean.) I’m trying to make as much progress as possible before my classes start again—without burning myself out. One scene I'm shelving for a future chapter because MC just isn't where they need to be emotionally.
The recent Winter storm left me without electricity for about a week so that slowed things down immensely. But during that time, I figured out the ending of Chapter 2! 🥳 It weaves in a few things from Chapter 1 and should set up Chapter 3 nicely—no comment on whether that means another cliffhanger.
Chapter 2 is chugging along, it's looking to be a bit of a happier chapter. (Who here knows the saying 'calm before the storm'?) I'm having fun writing Isaac x MC interactions after deciding that Jade is Isaac's ex. (Thx, Kat! 🩷) I need to make a relationship map for the characters.
Here’s a sneak peek at something I've been working on. This was going to take place in Ch. 2 but I'm going to push this specific choice to Ch. 1, and hopefully fix my coding for the codex.
Comments
Lea
It's going to be... fun. M's will be up in a couple of days.
sakura b
Now that Jade is Isaac's ex, I'm even more curious about their POV (or Kara's POV) during the dinner for the Clarke's anniversary!
Lea
You too! Did you get hit by the recent one?
Sarah Mooney
This is exciting! Stay safe! I'm in PA, so I'm also sporadically dealing with winter storms.
