Developer Update: Week of April 2nd, 2021
Added 2021-04-02 18:24:28 +0000 UTCThis week, I (finally!) finished ALL of the introductory chapters! I've said on other platforms that all of the MC2 chapters have some of the same general story beats with alterations in between those beats to make them distinct cultures and experiences for the reader/player.
For example, certain family members are only present in specific backgrounds. Likewise, the narration significantly changes between introductions (especially between the human and non-human chapters). If MC2 is not a human and they interact with humans, they will not be treated the same (or well) as if you were playing as an exile MC2.
Additionally, the personalities of some supporting characters in MC2's introduction chapters vary even if their story role is the same. For example, a seal-folk MC2 has a sister and not a brother, but she is not only just a gender-swapped variation of the brothers from other introductions. Y'aana is more playful than Oleander, and Oleander talks differently than Fyrri, etc.
Going forward, I will be working on the first interaction between MC1 and MC2. We already saw a little bit of their meeting at the end of MC2's introductory chapter, but I am planning on (obviously) extending that first conversation. It will be written from MC1's perspective, and the player will be able to choose their motivation for bringing MC2 back to the Sovereignty with them (for scientific interest, humanitarianism, etc.).
