CH3 UPDATE + A LESSON

hi! I noticed there was a slight bug in the O outside bar chat scene (in chapter 2, the infamouspublicdemo URL) - the "I missed you" romance option is not there for a male O ! (and if I should report bugs somewhere else please let me know!) Loving loving loving everything so far :) can't wait to see how we interact with O in Virginia esp after the hotel convo!!

Ohitsrae

Hi Amy, has this link now been updated to include chapter 2?

Jessie

replaying to heal me from work but omfg the scene getting off the plane in virginia is gutting me like ‘it never ends’ and ‘you should be mad at me’ someone pls free mc from being the media’s punching bag 💔💔💔💔

junie

i just played today and oooOOOOHHHH BOY we are at the phase where im gonna start needing to actually use those Save Slots to be for individual routes instead of playing all the ones im interested in at once bc WOW was that MESSY at times also. my "irl life" (which is a phrase that does have "life" in it ×2 but shhh) has continued to be Incredibly Stressful and overall Bad. and this game caused me to have the trigger/permission to have a good cry without having it feel like im breaking down from my irl stuff. like, nooooooo, im not breaking apart at the seams due to [insert redacted Life Event Reasons that my therapist said would have anyone freaking out and feeling unstable], im just having a wee good cry bc of Seven Lawless breaking my kind bby MC's heart. multiple times. and also the ValenReign Viktor scene. i cried like 3 or 4 times (and i also played Doriana Gray Games' "Sherlock" update finally and cried ovER THERE TWICE TOO. helped a lot to not have "permission" and not spiralingly stumble into anxious intrusive thoughts about how bad of a time this is to breakdown and then proceed to trigger myself into an panic attack. instead, i got to vent out some much-needed tears speaking of which tho: if i could add anything to the updates, it would 100% be the opportunity for the MC to cry multiple times during Chapter 3. this is incredibly stressful, and i am playing a clingy sweetheart MC with the pessimistic anxiety of an often kicked puppy. im shocked MC couldn't cry when things went badly at the club on stage, im shocked MC couldn't cry while trying to get out of the crowd or let the crowd push them, im shocked MC couldn't cry over getting seperated, im shocked MC with Blake (being a jerk on a high-stress night) or Seven+Avina (over the magnets or the parents "don't deserve it" remark at MINIMUM if not ALSO the phone-call or the last dialogue with Seven or seeing Seven walk off with Avina) (that was an intense night, literally any hairline trigger THAT NIGHT after i got going once or twice? absolutely, definitely wouldve set me off on repeat to keep relapsing back into tears, personally, again and again the rest of the night and thats even if my life was peaceful and less stressful). then O potentially misdirecting anger the morning after, if MC still felt tensions were high...! and definitely being seperated from their band to go be yelled at by Viktor (esp if MC is clingy), along with when news broke on the plane itself. just. "Chapter 3"? more "Shed Tears And WEEP". bc i am absolutely playing a MC who, now that they are regularly on BOTB, is already operating on a 8 or 9 out of 10 on the Anxiety Scale (10 being an anxiety attack/breakdown and 1 being chill). its a miracle i havent demanded (imjoking, do whatever lol) more tears earlier. but yeah, im having fun with a MC who arguably should not be in this industry due to how sensitive she is. and thats what makes her route (no matter which RO she goes for) so much entertaining to play through ♡

pinkie♡lemonade

That ending with seven🥲 Come back to me babyyy

DoPnGos

Hello! I hope everyone and Amy is doing great! I just want to know, if unable to save at this point, is on purpose? Sorry if it has been said before. 😊🙏

Nugget

Update - officially in love with Blake after that car scene 🤭

❥

Seeing O jealous of Auggy was NOT on my bingo card for this chapter, but it’s definitely not unwelcome 😋😋

❥

The branching paths for the car scenes are so juicy, I went through them all at least once just to see the slices of drama 😭 Despite all of our available choices though, I ironically think I'll be picking Blake's car scene for the foreseeable future (even though being able to get into SV's car was absolute gold). Having the option to tell Blake about being in love with Seven is just too good. Even if Blake doesn't use it for show drama, just seeing what they do with the info (whether to comfort/tease MC or stir up drama with Seven later) is something I just can't pass up. As always, August is my platonic soulmate!!! I'd actually love more platonic skinship options for them, since the option to hold their hand in ch 1 is really the only one we get. I wanted to hold their hand on the stage in Ch. 3, but I didn't want to toggle romance points for them. (I also think the Seven to August pipeline is hilarious, even if I can't relate LOL. I'll be watching MC and Seven's loser behavior with a bowl of popcorn until I die, they're both so stupid). G is a disaster, but I really do want them to get in a better place (on and off their romance route). The start of the homewrecker and/or poly saga is already going well. G just let me smooch you and cause problems, I promise, it's fine, nothing will go wrong ☺️. Also Vic really going thru it, wth G. I know we can fix their relationship, but I hope we can also get the option to just push them towards a (at least semi-amicable) divorce in some scenarios. I just don't want them to end up staying in their slowly corroding relationship, either fix it or get away from each other 😭 I think one of the best things about this IF is your ability to make us like everyone even with all their wildly differing personalities and motivations. Like... I want both Blake and G to be happy despite Blake wanting to ruin G, and I want Seven to get to a better place even if I do a route where MC and them don't reconcile. This is getting pretty long, but I wanted to at least gush about how you write about the intersection or Seven, MC, and Avina's relationships with one another!! (Mostly bc people have decided to "pick a side" instead of talking about how Avina's presence tends to constantly foreshadow the idea of Seven repeating past mistakes with codependency.) Something that we just don't get enough of in the main story that I really enjoyed (and I think is really important) with the extra Patreon snippets is seeing Past!Seven thoughts. I had a really difficult time understanding why exactly Seven hated MC, and the typical narrative of Infamous obviously can't do the best with explaining this bc it's from MC's perspective. But being able to see Seven and MC's first date FROM Seven's POV really solidifies why they don't want to be around MC in the present. I had a visceral reaction while reading through it, I felt nauseous and vaguely horrified. We actually get to see that Seven was very obviously codependent. It's solidified in a lot of Seven's other POVs on Patreon as well, including their Valentine's short. Hell, it even makes ME feel bad continuing to bring MC into their life. It makes me second guess having MC reach out to them on my playthroughs. Realizing that a lot of Seven's hostility is a defense mechanism due to their fear of losing their own identity when around MC is really sad. And then(!), going through the Past!Scenes with MC's POV makes it worse bc you get to see MC's perspective. And they're either enabling Seven/are mutually codependent (at their worst), or (at their best) just completely oblivious/unaware of it. And MC still doesn't know about it at the current point of Infamous. It just gives such an edge to their interactions!! Of course Seven isn't with Avina, they're not MC. But is that a good thing? It feels romantic on MC's side bc they want to be special to Seven, but that's never been the problem. Sitting in that car while Seven blatantly stares at MC may make MC's heart pound, but that pull to MC probably makes Seven a bit sick with dread. Avina wants to take Past!MC's place in a way, but again, should they? Should anyone take that place again, including MC? I think I'm more interested in seeing if Seven can be happy around MC more than anything else. MC has been associated with intensity/spiraling to Seven for so long that them being able to be light/free around MC seems far more important to me.

wooliris

Ooop let me delete my comment. Thank you🤣

Jlo

Thank you for all the hard work you're doing, I am so sorry to hear that you lost so much progress on CH2, I hope you give yourself a breather and manage to find as much of the changes you did as possible! 💖 Also that car scene with Sebastian when you ask for/give a kiss as payment is 🥵.

Shally

Getting Sebastian to pick MC up?! PERFECTION! GREAT CONTENT! Would Uber again ✨ Blake's soft side making another appearance? UGH YES. Make me question my RO choices brb gonna cry over fridge magnets and every O interaction 😭

FlamingFlyingV

Jlo

Okeeey , nowww i get what all the fuss is about on tumblr xdddd

ken

Nah after that Frankie photo and the silent moment in the car with Seven I'm suddenly not so worried about competition anymore 😆 This shit is more rigged in MC's favour than BTOB. I don't imagine poor Avina got into that van thinking it came fitted with a cuck chair but here we are.

gombocman

ohoho i just love playing high romance stats with everyone cuz then you get Orion being JEALOUS of August. Love love love it. And and also you get to confess to Blake you are in love with 7 and still have a “moment” with them??? I’m loving everything. Besides that I was soso scared to be mean to 7 but then being able to ask why did they sung to Avina was so not what I was expecting out of that choice. Amy what I would give for that POV. 😩 Thank you Amy !! No one let’s MCs be messy and fun like you do 🫶🏼🥰

Cam

My theory is that Lucy is super overworked/burned out bc she took the girl under her wing. I'm also pretty sure the girl is Papa Seven's daughter and Papa Seven has another family that's why he wasn't around much. I also thing the girl is preggo lol and that Seven will adopt the kid making the Seven is a dad theory real lmao

Ana Victoria

Oh that line was smth alright. G is so crazy for it!

Kao

After that Avina and 7 pov I was convinced Lucy is sick (I still think that) And I also think that the person 7 is on the phone with all the time is their half sibling from the dad side, maybe the dad also left them and they bonded over that. I can't wait for more clues!

shrek4ever

Yes! This is exactly what I was thinking. I'm also inclined to believe that Lucy is sick as well, too many factors hinting towards that. Very curious to figure out why Seven and Lucy where arguing/not getting along for lack of better wording. (Was kind of brought up in the Seven and Avina POV's awhile back) is this due to the "sickness", their father.....MC? Ahh so much to speculate over. lol

Falonfen

I actually thought this could be the case, maybe a half sibling from his dad's side? Although all this time I thought he'd been talking to Lucy and checking on her because she's sick (the conversation between MC and their mum made me suspect and Jazzy bumping into her in the medicine aisle is ticking more boxes for me tbf)

Bluebell09

The ‘you should've gotten famous earlier' line —STOOOOOOP I can’t —giggling and kicking my feet rn 🙂‍↕️😆

Cam

OH! I'm going to be adding so much stuff as I remember things but another speculation, I have...everyone keeps thinking whoever Seven is talking to is a new love interest or something but I'm going to go with a sibling they didn't know about.

Falonfen

Amy, so very sorry to hear you lost all rewrite progress for Chapter 2. I hope you're allowing yourself to take a step back, breath and give yourself an emotional reprieve. You don't owe us an apology and I can't imagine how disheartening it must have been to lose all that work after being so excited for the update. Either way, Chapter 3 is a behemoth and so, so good! Apologies in advance if this turns into a lengthy ramble but I can't stop rotating this Chapter in my head. There is SO much to ponder on and giggle while kicking my feet over. Initial thoughts. Chapter 3 has watered all my crops then immediately burned them to the ground. UGH. Need to edit this because I am old and not used to hitting enter and the comment being posted. I think it goes without saying since we're all here but just in case? Spoilers ahead lol ALL the car scenes have me feral. F.E.R.A.L. Especially Blakes. Why do I love them so much now! What voodoo is this? MC and them are really two sides of the same coin huh? Blake noticing if you have a thing for G and saying they wouldn't do shit for you even if you were family. (I'm paraphrasing) Me thinks this is hinting at the relationship? Are they siblings? Cousins? Close friends who were in a band and G left them in the dust for fame? I have so many speculations. The relationships really start to "progress" in this Chapter and we all are winning....BUT G-mancers are really coming out on top. We may be homewreckers, but that house has had a condemned sign slapped on it for a while now. The hotel room scene. The "MY" chosen one line.....and lastly the end of the Chapter "I don't think I can do that" AUGHHH Literally took me out behind the barn and put me out of my misery. I can't stop thinking of that line! Some random thoughts: E is sus! Wee woo. I definitely think they did some shady shit to get the job they currently have. Dakota can do no wrong! Even when they're doing wrong. That bathroom scene. Phew. But also like, I'm trying to figure them out and they definitely have ties to BOTB. There's so much more I could write but it would be a novel. Thanks again for the new Chapter! <3

Falonfen

I've tried making different choices throughout chapter 3 and it still gets stuck here

OhWyrm

It happens when I go to click next on the page after talking to Orion abt the new song. The exact error is "chapter3 line 612: It is illegal to fall in to an *else statement; you must *goto or *finish before the end of the indented block."

OhWyrm

Thank you for the advice! ❤️

Amy

Ahh thank you!!!

Amy

thank you 🥹

Amy

LMAO

Amy

thank you ❤️❤️❤️ and yay! I’m glad you liked it hehehe

Amy

Hehehe

Amy

😭😭😭😭

Amy

Fixing that now!

Amy

G is trying to figure it out hahah! They’re not certain of how they’re feeling and so when they do get a little bothered they’re like ???? I think it stems more from envy of wanting to act like that instead of jealousy, G is just confused right now😌

Amy

Thank you I’ll check that out! Do you know what choice you click that causes that to happen?

Amy

Oh this was fantastic as per usual, and i got so sad when i reached the end lol I just can't get enough of Infamous!! G's definitely the star of this chapter omg the start of their romance (and affair), the sizzling chemistry, all the angst coming with it... *chef's kiss* 🥰 I love how we got so much of them and how we're getting to know them better. They're ARE a bad partner to Vic but...i love them. They're deeply sad and broken, and they're kicking my protective instincts in... Yeah G's taking up most of my thoughts after this chapter. Another one i'm protective of is Seven. All the sweet moments with them!! The way they actually let themself show they still care about MC in so many different ways (subtle or not) 🥺 They're so cute and it's bittersweet seeing them and MC longing and pining for each other but all the unresolved past mess being in the way. Also, Avina need to open their eyes i'm sorry... For someone that claims to read Seven well, they sure can't see they're still not over MC lol That being said, i did enjoy the small "friendly" interactions with them. MC really going through it tho. I love their inner thoughts about that because they are SO right. They cannot get a break and they must have been cursed or smth lol I felt soo bad for them so many times. They're such a pathetic wet cat and i love them. Soo many things happening and so many amazing scenes (i need those POVs like air) Some theories taking shape too... I absolutely love how the story is evolving and all the characters (Blake interactions were another highlight for me). If i don't rein myself in, i'd write a whole essay lol Oh and i'm so sorry for ch2. I hope you're not beating yourself over it anymore (or at least not as much) 🥺 Everyone's more than happy to wait for you until you're in the right state of mind to rewrite it. And even if you don't, then that's okay too. It's already an amazing chapter as is. Either way, take all the time you need to refresh, you deserve it 🫶

Kao

Ok 2nd playthrough! IVE GOT G ON THE BRAIN, this is it the build up to the inevitable affair (if your on their route) it’s so good! I think it’s my favorite thing on this update ! All the MC-G interactions are just akshjgd the little looks, actions, “innocent flirting” when both know it’s not so innocent lololol Also just wondering I know it was said a while ago that G is not a jealous person but when Dakota flirts with the MC are they bothered?

Cam

I keep getting an error falling out of an elseif statement. Not sure if anyone else experienced this but figured I'd mention it

OhWyrm

Oh chapter 3 just hit me hard. All the allegations juat constantly coming back, and now a new type of cheating allegations. I'm torn between wanting to get my mc out of the show to protect her, and her staying just to see what happens next. I'm definitely worried about Orianna, hope the phone call wasn't anything too serious. Loved Seven actually approaching us peacefully for once. Please Seven just let us be friends again at least. I continue to hate Viktor even more. We try to help Victoria and he ends up pulling that off with the photo. But that scene was good for the ValenReign poly path. Overall I loved this chapter. It was so good, and hit the right way.

Kristylae

The stats are not showing for me

Nenna

I also need a seven pov. And an avian pov of that scene too lmao

Somewillwin

OMG yeah how many souls you want Amy? We can provide.

Ana Victoria

Ok I've replayed a few times and I'm going to check out August now, but omg so many thoughts. This chapter is amazing and can tell all the hard work that's gone into it, so you should be super proud! And I hope you manage to find at least some of the work you did for chapter 2 if not all, my heart broke for you when I read your post 💔 Amy pls take some responsibility for my hoe of an MC cause I can't choose just one of the magnificent ROs you have written and she's flirting with everyone, the downfall will be epic. Griffin seems so lonely and misunderstood (while being am awful partner to Vic), it makes me sad. Also his response to the choice where MC tells him they stopped fantasizing about him when he got married 🫠 also did he get all jealous when LA asked MC to exchange numbers? Hilarious 😂 Seven defending MC from people talking shit, omg my heart ❤️ Elliot is sus af and his reaction to MC asking if he sabotaged the other photographer got me low-key concerned... I've been a Blake lover from the beginning and my only disappointment was not being able to smooch him hahah, he's amazing! Also Dakota 😍🥰

Bluebell09

MC: At this point my life is a bad decision simulator. :(

DragonEffect216

UR FINEST WORK YET I FEAR 🫶

junie

“Sensing your doubt, Dakota narrows her eyes and slowly follows your gaze to the rest of the cabin, where August sleeps slumped on their side, their headphones on their head. When Dakota turns back around, she smiles. "So you like the quiet ones," she says, leaning forward. "I can be quiet."” DAKOTA IS ACTUALLY INSANE…. (meanwhile im tryna romance like 3 ppl at the same time… pot calling the kettle black) ugh i love her… another part i liked while going through all the diff choices: “Avina says, their eyes settling on Seven, who doesn't look away from you. You can feel their gaze on your skin as you force yourself not to look away from Avina's face as they talk. "Right, Seven?" "Uh-huh," she says absently, still looking at your face. Your body flames up, especially when you see Avina peering at her. You forgot how brazen Seven can be. At least some things haven't changed.” seven does not gafffffff omg. there is no love triangle here yall. avina is merely a spectator ☝🏾 another part for august: “You don't think they're going to reply to you, but in the quiet of the car, they say, every so softly, "Good." Their throats bob. "I want to keep impressing you. In many more ways."” i actually want to eat august they are so sweet omg my cutiepie…

olive

so much happening in chapter 3 like i’m so overwhelmed like hellooooo😭 mc is never allowed to smile……. had a lot of fun with that dakota scene though tyyyy amy🤞🏾 also why did i tear up at seven coming to check on me like wtf…. SEVEN COME BACK HERE I NEED YOU😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭💔😭😭💔😭😭💔😭💔😭😭😭

olive

Losing files can be so demoralizing 🥺 I know we'd all love to help if we could. If it was a file saved on a computer but then deleted, programs like file scavenger or r studio/ r undelete might help you! DMDE is pretty good too, but can be very tricky to figure out. I wish you all the best!!

Elizabeth

Okay finally finished... how many newborns the Seven scenes to have a POV from them *especially* the Frankie one

Aro

Finally read it through (at least my first playthrough hehe) and godddd Amy, you've done it again! The drama, the shadiness, the staring at ur ex in a car and not saying a single word as u both just take each other in RAHHHHHH🤌🤌 And the scene with G in the MC's room... masterful... riveting... dare I say, unputdownable...

Julia

This chapter was so mean to all the wet cat mcs out there. Nico really is hanging on by a thread 🥲 Also who is this other girl seven has on her phoooone plssss enough. PD: I’m so sorry for the loss of ch 2 Amy! That must be so heartbreaking after putting so much work on it

Somewillwin

Thank you so much 🥹

Amy

Thank you for the catch!

Amy

thank you 🥹

Amy

HEHE OMG !

Amy

Ahh thank you! ❤️

Amy

😭😭

Amy

omg 😭😭😭😭thank you so much ❤️

Amy

🫡

OneChemicalMango

LOLLL G def got the main character treatment this chapter! And thank you so much!! ❤️

Amy

Thank you for the catch!! ❤️

Amy

😁😁

Amy

Thank you for the catch!

Amy

thank you so much! I’ve been digging around trying to salvage scraps of it and have gotten some advice so I’ve been trying that ☹️

Amy

Hehe I’m glad!

Amy

Seriously though sorry to hear about Chapter 2. It’s never fun having all your hard work suddenly vanish, I hope you manage to find a solution.

Vinny

Sevenmancers: Already struggling with Avina Amy: AND A SECRET SECOND GIRL COMES IN WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!

Vinny

I’m having so much fun with 7s car chat! IM GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE CHOICE AND ITS 🙌🏽🫶🏼🥰🙂‍↕️

Cam

Im so sorry for all that work you lost sweetie :( I know as writer/AMV editor when I lose progress on something I've spent hours on it can be terribly upsetting. Is it possible you saved it elsewhere maybe? On a cloud drive or flash drive somewhere that you would recover? I just I feel for you :( I wish I could help personally. My husband's a software programmer. I can see if he might have any advice if there anyway to recover it. If you want me to ask him I can send you a pm

Nessy Lovegood

I'm so sorry to hear you lost the chapter 2 rewrite - I hate when that happens, it sucks so bad. I hope you can make something better out of it like you said so hopefully you'll feel better about it! Just wanted to say I'm excited to play chapter 3 (and have been buzzing about it for a while) and thank you for all the amazing work you do! You work so hard and it really shows, because Infamous is absolutely fantastic <3

Windy

I'm so sorry you lost that, nothing is more frustrating then losing hours of work, hopefully you have a back up somewhere and can write something even better. I think I found an issue with the text, when you are at the club after you won the BOTB competition you meet the Lead singer of Velvet Novocaine, their name is missing in a couple of spots in this part. ["I know," says with bright laughter. The lyrical quality of voice is enhanced by the English accent. "I'm fucking with you. I'm glad it happened the way it did. I probably wouldn't be here if it went any other way."]

Cassidy

Bug: "Chapter 3 line 612: it is illegal to fall into an *else statement; you must *goto or *finish before the end of the intended block."

OneChemicalMango

With each new piece that drops (update, side story, or Alt POV) I slowly find myself moving away from the slow unraveling of the Seven route and further down the sure-fire destruction that is the G-mance and I don't know what to think about that 😅🤣 Except if there is an option to not do my MC any favors I will SPEED PRESS that choice lmao I'm sorry MC I don't make the rules! Great update!! Sorry again about Ch.2 Amy but you should absolutely be ASTRONOMICALLY PROUD of Chapter 3 and I hope you don't lose sight of that either :))))

Maydayknight

SO REAL i honestly needed time alone to think after reading that

junie

I'm loving Gina and Victoria, can't decide which lady I prefer.

SmithEK

During my playthrough, the related articles was skipped not sure why that was but figured you should know

Aro

I hope any of ideas will work and you’ll be able to recover your work ❤️ And if not I’m trusting you entirely you’ll write something amazing, take your time, we’ll patently wait for food. This chapter was 10/10, I cried, I was angry, felt despair…. Idk how much longer m my MC will be able to do this lmao Like ORION DO SOMETHING YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND IS IN MENTALLY PAIN (as always but u know)

bumbo_wenus

Hope you’re doing okay and that your work can be recovered somehow. 🤞 also G this chapter….literal hearts in eyes ❤️

parisgracex

Damn i wanna save my MC (Nico) from This show. I wanna save G and Vic. Omg.

Inês Saw

This is so sad! I am sure you will be able to create something new and great for episode 2 again! :)

HarleyQueen

crying laughing at this because it’s like 4 am and i did the EXACT same thing good lord

august

my infamousverse debut as dionne’s child yup 🙂‍↕️

junie

SEVEN. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THEY'RE STILL TORN UP ABOUT IT. THE HELL.

Kenza Breton

mc: oh i'm really thankful i get to share my music with the world and have fun on stage with my friends :D everyone: oh my god that was so fucking earnest. you actually disgust me

Kenza Breton

that was like. a small break followed by like four category 5 crushing events for mc. I'm taking them back from BOTB they don't deserve them

Kenza Breton

also i hope ur doing okay 🫶 i know it sucks losing ur work :( sending lots of love and hugs ur way

junie

‘i wasn’t feeling too well and my first thought was to come to you’ just made me do ten laps around my house in silence

junie

Amy I'm so sorry about you losing such a huge part of your work :( Fingers crossed you'll find a way to rescue at least some files 🫶🏼

luhxx

Im so sorry. I know you must feel very unmotivated but know we love Infamous and if you did it once, you can do it again more easily. Also, anything we can do to help PLS just say so.

Inês Saw

I think I came across some bugs? : For the prologue section, (Specifically the party), was giving me double dialogue choices at certain points. I chose to drink the alcoholic drink for the first round then, after Clare-August convo it branched off to the non-alcoholic drink dialogues. The text said that I chose the non-alcoholic drink the first time, then suddenly it landed on the correct branch of dialogues on the next page. A part of the balcony conversation with Seven had the same problem as the party drink for me. Asked me to pick a choice two times. (Part of the text before the said choice: "Leaving the band was the best thing I did. You know Seven is just trying to hurt you. Whether he means it or not is another story entirely.") I hope these make sense!

rua

It happens to the best of us and it’s okay to get emotional over it when it happens

Matilde Hellevik

All of this is genuine advice, and while it's good not to get ones hope up it is a very real possibility that one of the options might work.

Alliebutt

Thank you for your hard work. I really did enjoy the third chapter, LA’s appearance was so exciting to see. E-dating era with them is incoming for MC me thinks /lh. Frankie was such a delight, I hope she’ll find her success within the story! (Hayden laughing after MC saying the producers are evil.. What stories are you hiding Hayden) I feel so bad that the celebration party ended up being so chaotic. Blake is just that meme of that girl smiling in front of a burnt down house LMAO. But that car scene with Blake was so??? Nice??? That ‘forced to find another ride’ section was so interesting over all. The showbiz is already making me feel disillusioned (Even more now) Viktor and Jackal whole thing, the blurry video footage and Victoria’s affair accusation omg..? Get behind me Vic.

rua

Is it only me or do we have the second chapter back? Did you find it, Amy? Even when you have it partly, I'm so super happy for you ❤️

Queen Zelda

For whatever reason the saves no longer work and just saids "bad slot - has smplugin be included?", even if I reload the page it stays the same. This page supposedly has a fix for it. https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/choicescript-saving-plugin-update-april-2023/983/363?page=19

Nathan

Should be fixed now!!

Amy

For some strange reason, the lead singer of Velvet Novocaine's name seems to just be a space. All the sentences are like: " 's voice is smooth..."

Jacqueline

I keep getting reports of that while it’s not missing for others 😵‍💫 gonna see if I can fix it !

Amy

Not sure if it's a bug or a choice I made, but chapter one is missing? It goes to a prologue then straight to chapter 3.

SlyFire

oh Amy. oh nO. 🫂 I'm SO SORRY

Ellie

Oh no, I'm so sorry for your loss, Amy. Big hugs are sent your way, I feel with you ❤️ I found a few sites with help and maybe you can rescue your files. For Mac: https://www.insanelymac.com/blog/recover-deleted-files-on-mac/ or Win 10: https://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Permanently-Deleted-Files-in-Windows-10 or Win 11: https://www.cleverfiles.com/howto/recover-deleted-files-windows-11.html

Queen Zelda

Amy I really appreciate the option to wish UW goes home first. Thank you for feeding my inner hater.

Jacqueline

Just a heads up, in the car with seven and avina when I try to progress I get the error: line 5810 neither true nor false So excited for the update and im sorry you lost so much work :/

river

Sorry that happened, is it possible to look for an old version of the link to try and see if it's recoverable? I know it sucks, but take the time you need to recoup. We'll be here.

Aro

Fuck that sucks, I’m so sorry that happened to you. I understand how demoralizing it can be to lose everything you've worked so hard to obtain; having to start over from scratch can be daunting. Give yourself time to grieve for the work that was lost. We have faith in you to return stronger than before. As always, we'll be here to support you. Regardless, I am so thrilled to read chapter 3 and wanted to thank you so much for your hard work on it :)

monka

I got a few other ideas I'm just gonna throw at you (just assuming you haven't tried these yet) but I also don't want to give like false hope or something 😭. Just on the off-chance something might work. I also have absolutely no idea about Mac, so feel free to ignore any Windows advice: 1. If you use Windows 11, your files may be connected to OneDrive (SharePoint works too). If so, you can try and recover stuff from there. Iirc, it keeps deleted for up to 30 days. 2. It's possible to revover earlier versions through OneDrive, provided they still exist (like a Frankenstein file that had been merged with an older one you deleted maybe). 3. You can also right-click the file if they're on your pc and see if there's a version history. 4. You can also look for a history on the program you're using to write. Office, Google doc, notion, etc. have that option. A few more drastic measures (you really don't have to try them if you're uncomfortable, I just want to be thorough): As I mentioned, if you don't restart often, there's a huge chance your RAM still holds the temp file (if it hasn't been overwritten yet). Deleted files only are truly gone once they're overwritten. That means: 1. You could try using a data recovery tool (Windows has a native one called windows file recovery which you can just type into the search bar but there's also third party tools which may be better. I also think MacOS has something like that). You could restore older files from the hard drive instead of directly from RAM (cuz the latter is a bit harder to do, using the temp folder). If doing it yourself fails, PC repair shops could help you out with that, but there's no guarantee and it's a bit expensive. 2. This is a very, very drastic messure but you could also check if you have a system recovery point and try installing that to check if there's earlier files there (make sure to make backups or create a recovery point of your current system!)

Bricktit

im so sorry you lost the chapter 2 rewrite amy :( wishing you all the best and i hope you don't beat yourself up so much for it - we're all extremely grateful for all the work you put into infamous and all the content you give us! unfortunately shit happens sometimes and im really sorry it even happened in the first place </3 but thank you so much for chapter 3 and i can't wait to read it!

tori

I'm so sorry. I hope you're not too mad at yourself because mistakes do happen. I think we all understand if this might delay chapter 4. Honestly, I pray it will not happen to you again. Much love and sending a huge tone of hearts <3

Allan

thank you :,) <3

Amy

You're very right <3 I'm going to just think about it that way

Amy

thank you!!!

Amy

ohh thank you for the guidance! I'll see! I have a bad habit of frankensteining my work and then adding them together to delete all of the other "stray" files and losing on updated writing because of mistaking files as older outdated ones :( hence why a big bulk was gone...im going to try your advice!

Amy

I'm going to assume you've looked into any recovery methods or know about possible restore points or whatever. But if there's any tech advice that can be given, I'd love to try! Just because I sympathize with work being lost like that! But regardless, Thank You So Much! Your work is frankly Amazing and I've been eagerly awaiting this update! Take care of yourself and don't let things bog you down or burn you out!

Will Landrum

You're absolutely amazing, thank you for all your hard work. You deserve the world, I'm sorry chapter 2s revision was lost. It hurts but I still want to acknowledge how hard you worked!

Tweedle Dee

Oh hell no. I am so sorry. I know how painful it is to lose files. I've shed angry tears quite a few times. But: we are all very, very grateful for sharing what you have despite it and for continuing what you're doing despite this immense setback. I'll cherish this for months. Also: Ignore this if I am completely misunderstanding what led to the loss but is there any way there's perhaps a temporary file saved in your temp folder somewhere? I don't know what OS you're using, but I do know MacOS and Windows create temporary data in the temp folder that may be recoverable. Unless you press restart often, perhaps you can reinstate an earlier version of your files and revover it that way.

Bricktit

I'm sorry that happened Amy, as I writer I've been there and it sucks. But as a reader, on the right side, now I get two different days of updates, rather than just one. Which is nice. Double the happiness.

Jacqueline

i’m so sorry that you lost your hard work :((( it may seem bad but i feel like the new version will be better!! stay strong!!

lovey lovey lovey

I'm so sorry. Losing your writing is never an easy thing to go through, but the one silver lining that I feel comes from it, is the work you'll do on what you can salvage for chapter 2 may turn out even better than before.

Alicia

omg no i am so sorry :( so excited for ch 3 though!!! i am sending so much love to u and ur work

august

i'm so sorry amy. that is so so hard. i've been there before. i wish you all the best

Quill

Oh my god, I am. So so sorry, Amy. I've felt the pain of lost creative work before, but that's. Immense. I wish I had better words, but. Thank you so much for all your hard work, and I'm really sorry.

BanesBloom

God I am so sorry that happened Amy, that must be so frustrating. Nothing to apologize for, we’re your readers not your employers! Take care of yourself and take all the time you need, bud🫂

Julia

I’m so sorry for everything you lost! Still so grateful you’re releasing anything right now. And take your time, you’re an incredible writer and you’ve amassed a good amount of fans who are willing to wait for anything you come out with. 🖤

Steph

I'm so sorry about the lost of chapter 2!! Thank you for all the hard work you done and take all the time you need!

Berry

Don't need to apologize Amy, Thank you for the update!!!

Juliybee

I'm sorry about the work you lost on ch2. I imagine it must be very frustrating so try to relax and do something you enjoy today! We are always very grateful for your work, so don't push yourself too much 💕

bea

No don't apologize Amy!!!! I'm so so sorry to hear about the Ch.2 files I can't even imagine :( I hope that you're kind to yourself/do what you gotta do to take care of yourself first and foremost that's most important ❤️ Thanks so much for all your hard work and all you do for us, hope you know that it's always appreciated 👏 🤗

Maydayknight

fixed it!

Amy

Omg I’m so sorry, had the chapter 2 rewrite been released? And when was it? I have some screenshots I can share if it’ll help in any small way

Bi Bubble tea

I'm so sorry. 🥺❤️ I wish there was something we could do to help.

Xjnine

I’m so sorry for the lost. I still appreciate all the hard work you put into this project. It’s a true gem.

Slicc

Ah and the save slots arnt working for the demo, thought I should say!

Fox

There’s nothing to apologize for! Shit happens and we understand solo game development is hard so don’t beat your self up!

Fox

I noticed that when I tried to save game it said missing SmPlugin? I would screenshot it but I don't think I can post pics here

Nessy Lovegood

I can't wait to play this when I have some downtime. I am so so sorry about the chapter 2 rewrite. Please know that everything you do so immensely appreciated and you should take all the time you need.

sleepingcrows

No need to apologize! Thank you for putting this out even though you’re going through it emotionally

Queen Hajinari

HOLY CRAP THAT SUCKS AMY?? I'm so sorry.

Illya Smith

Aww, that sounds so demoralizing. Big hugs from across the ether, and thanks for sharing your story with us. 💛

A sandwich