Progress Update #3 (Apr 13th 2022)

Heyo and salutations, everyone ^w^

Today, I'm pleased to announce that I've begun work on an ethics/personal conduct system (similar to Mass Effect's Paragon-Renegade score) that will let you use the choice structure of Ren'Py to take actions that will influence how Rui's character develops in your playthrough of the game.

Choices marked in green are typically altruistic or generally agreeable from an ethical standpoint and will increase your Light Karma score, whereas choices marked in red are typically calculating, aggressive, and motivated by callous self-interest, which will increase your Dark Karma score. I hope to make this affect how characters treat Rui and the player later on in the game, much like the attitude system I've planned to include for certain characters, or the reputation system I've planned to include for the game's major powers (Lemniscate, Kazehaya Combine, the Isamu Liberation Front, and the Birdsong Collective.)

At the moment, the transcription of Chapter 2 into Ren'Py code is around 54% complete, and I'll release a minor update once it's all in there.

That's all for now, and thanks again for your support~