The New Update Is On Patreon In Early Access!

The new update is on Patreon in early access!

Chapters 7 and 8 contribute 6k words, for a total of about 24k words!

Go check out what is happening to MC, their friends, and their... not-so-friends? 👀

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Progress check - After Dark

The code was a mess, past 40k characters (text excluded: just 40k chars of plain code!) the bugs multiply and if not fixed on time, it becomes progressively more difficult to sort everything out.

In short, I've spent the last three hours just fixing old bugs and fine-tuning the code (ok, actually I could spend days just tweaking it further, but that would be overkilling it…)

It was honestly not much fun, but this means that I can now start writing again! 🥳

After Dark's Update DevLog

Hey there! As promised, this update brings new features, some enhancements, and a few bug fixes that I believe will improve your read-gaming experience.

Features & Enhancements

Persistent Memory for Characters: your party's characters will now remember your past conversation topics and answers, making interactions feel more realistic.

Pansexual Main Character: Your main character can now be pansexual, and can now date...

Nonbinary Option for Max: ...nonbinary Max, adding more representation and customization to your gameplay.

Expanded Special Abilities: I've added seven new special abilities, bringing the total to ten. Can you find all of them?

Updated Geographical Details: I've changed some geographical data, including the pandemic's starting location. Additionally, I've revised geographical distances and character speeds for a more authentic experience. You’ll also notice new geographical and environmental details based on real-world U.S. locations!

Improved Conversations: Certain message exchanges with Rain and some conversations with Michael have been revised—now they should sound more natural and relatable.

Enhanced Gameplay Mechanics:

Collectible Card Game (Beta): I've completely revised the collectible card game. It is now in beta! While it's not fully functional yet, you can already...

Card Game with Michael: ...play with Michael, and you'll be able to fight more characters in future updates!

Revised Sun Damage and Sunscreen Mechanics: The sun damage system has been updated, and there’s now a higher skin tone level requiring sunscreen (I'm also working on modifying the sunscreen system to operate on a usage basis rather than by bottles, but this is still TBA).

New and Expanded Mobile Games: The existing mobile game has been expanded, and I’ve added a new one for you to enjoy!

Flavor Text for Name Choices: When choosing certain names, you’ll now see new flavor text to add a bit of fun and more personality to the characters.

Relationship Revisions: I've adjusted the relationship system to enhance characters' interactions and narrative flow.

Optimized Cell Phone Battery Usage: I've also revised the smartphone battery usage, to make it more realistic (and challenging, obviously!).

Bug Fixes

Various Typo Corrections: You know, things like tohse.

Portable Charger Bug: Fixed a bug where the portable charger from Abby's house would not charge at all. Your smartphone should now be powered!

Friendbook Search Bug: Resolved an issue where players could tell Michael he had been searched on Friendbook, even if he hadn't been searched. Now you actually need to search him.

Other Bug Fixes: I've fixed other minor bugs to improve the overall gameplay experience.

Known Issues

Weapon System Bugs: There are still some known bugs in the weapon system that I'm actively working on. I appreciate your patience (please don't use them on me!)

Sunscreen System Update: As mentioned above, I'm still modifying the sunscreen system to function based on uses rather than bottles. Right now it's a bit unrealistic, but I'm working on it!

Thank you for your support and feedback. Whether you have already received it (as patrons) or are waiting for it next month (as free users), I hope you enjoy this update! ♥

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I would have liked to sleep, but at 3:37 a.m. my brain decided to wake me up to implement some restrictions to the encounters in relation to MC malus, and who am I to resist it?

Could we have the option of selecting different difficulty levels on After Dark please?

That's actually not a bad idea, but I'll have to think about how to implement it and it will require some development time, so it might take a few updates ☺

Welcome!!! 💗 i literally love after dark so much! It's so wonderful! Honestly one of my fav demos out there!

And I've started reading the In between and have gotten very pissed while reading that so that was great 🤣 makes me want to punch fictional characters.

Can't wait to see what happens next! Welcome to the tumblr IF community! Or welcome back lol idk 😅😇

Thank you! You don't know how much your words mean to me 🥹

Recently, other authors (much more talented and much more social-savvy than me, ha!) have highly recommended Tumblr to me, so I'm very new to the IF community on here :-)