I've Read The After Dark Thread On The Forum And I Saw That You Talk About The 'autonomy' Of The Characters...wdym

I've read the After Dark thread on the forum and I saw that you talk about the 'autonomy' of the characters...wdym with autonomy? can you give an example please

Man, this is a tough question to answer!

First thing, I want to point out that autonomy can be turned off. When it's on, characters (especially the ROs) behave a bit differently, potentially developing feelings that are different from MC's and taking the initiative in certain situations. Let me give you a couple of examples.

MC can be straight, gay, bi, pan, or asexual. However, if autonomy is on, depending on how MC acts around others, the ROs can still develop a crush on them (even if MC doesn't do anything romantic to encourage it but is just really kind, protective, or things like that). Once MC notices, they can then choose to encourage or discourage this crush. If the RO isn't dissuaded, MC can set clear boundaries later on (even, for example, by declaring a sexual orientation that isn't compatible with the other character's). In any case, if a character is infatuated enough (reciprocated or not), with autonomy on they might even confess their feelings before the MC does!

Another practical example is jealousy. Basically, characters can be jealous of MC if they're developing a crush on them and MC's attention is elsewhere. If autonomy is on, they might voice this jealousy beyond a certain level of infatuation.

So, basically you have a bit less control over the other characters, and their relations feel a bit more alive and realistic :-)

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Oh hey! Your the guy that made After Dark? I played that one while browsing dashingdon and I really liked what u offered so far!

I've been checking occasionally if it would be updated since the last time I played it but it's definitely a nice surprise to see u make a blog for this stuff :)

I haven't played your other story so I have a bias for AD myself, but personally I'm excited to be more up to date with ur projects in general so, thanks for coming 👍

Yes, that's me. Thank you, I'm glad you like it so far!

Unfortunately, After Dark is really complex and time-consuming (it has a lot of side things to do aside from the main story, waaay too many variables, and even just working on the built-in smartphone is... a lot), so it fits poorly with real-life obligations 😂

I plan to release the next update within a few weeks, though!

You're updating After Dark soon?? Any chance there's gonna be some new ROs?? 👀👀

Max and Divya are the latest additions to the group, and we have yet to get to know them better! The next few days in After Dark will be tougher, as a more horror part is coming… but this also means we can bond more with those around us.

We have officially met all the four main ROs of this route, by the way, so have fun romancing them! ♥

Hiii, hope you are well!!! First i want to say that i really really love your two demos. And i hope i'm not being annoying or rude for saying this. But for The In-Between, i still don't know who supposed to be the RO. Or it's my bad that i miss about this information entirely. Or is it suppose to be a secret? I mean we have met good and evil Ale, Chiara and her friend, Cinzia. But after 6 chapter, i just can't see the romance part for MC. When i think that i want to romance the good Ale, then i read the scene and his POV that he like or at least have an interest in Chiara and Cinzia. When i want to romance evil Ale, it just look like he want to use us really and the relationship percentage start from 5% and not many choices that can increase it. And Chiara obviously say that she has a crush to evil Ale. Then who likes MC??? Maybe it's my fate to be single in reality and fantasy world 😂😂😂. Jk, i mean it's ok too to have a story without much romance and more focus to the MC illegal business instead if that's ur goal (*Cough... but maybe you can reduce the POV of other characters regarding their successful romance stories like Good Ale and Cinzia, i'm being petty i know. Forget it lol). It's ur IF afterall so i'm not gonna criticize ur work and just continue to like and read it. Thanks for share ur WIP with us!!! And sorry for my bad english. Have a nice day. ❤

Hi!!! Absolutely no problem at all, in fact, your question made me laugh super hard because it's so legitimate, but I didn't think it could be that much of a nuisance, I'm so sorry!

I'll tell you the reason straight away: this story actually began as a drama-romance novel, so it is designed for a slower build-up than traditional interactive fiction. This is also why the narrator is omniscient!

I'm not going to tell you yet who the romantic interests are (I love reading the guesses about it!) however, know that one will be crystal clear by chapter 10, the other by chapter 11. I can't wait to hear what you all will think about them, I have some strong opinions about the ROs 😆

I'm about to publish the roadmap for the next updates, so check the blog in a few minutes if you're curious about it!

Thanks for the question, and don't apologize for your English (what other languages do you speak? Maybe we have some in common ☺). Until next time, have a nice day you too!! ♥

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