August/v0.4 AMAs!

Hey all! Thanks to everyone for their August/v0.4 Ask-Me-Anything submissions for our development team. Please find the AMA below!

1. Will there be any secret routes or endings?

Pom: :)

Noh: :  )

2. Is there a specific program that, if any, that y'all use to make the music in the VN? 

Rene: All the songs have been made using Logic Pro. A blend of synthesized and recorded instruments are used for the soundtrack through various samples and tools!

3. Cobalt, what kind of magician are you? Cause your art is just... wow. hello!! 

Cobalt: I don’t know if I’m a magician! But thank you so much! 

Noh: A magician never reveals their secrets.

4. As a big fan of the vn and patreon supporter, I've been meaning to ask, are there any plans for future patreon exclusive content like character wallpapers, sketches or any other bonus content? (Of course no pressure whatsoever, I love the vn and want to financially support it, I'm just curious! much love!)

Pom: I think in terms of game content, we’d eventually like every route and aspect of the game to be available to the general public, so I don’t think we’d keep anything Patreon-exclusive in terms of DLC, secret routes, etc. However, I do think having Patreon-exclusive art sketches, OST collections, etc. is something that we’re interested in making happen at some point, so please stay tuned!

Cobalt: I’d love to do some Patreon Exclusive PTK phone wallpapers….

5.  How far do you have the story planned out for each character’s routes, and how many days total will there be? 

Pom: I don’t think we’ve settled on a certain number of days for the game, but it’ll either be 7 or 14 (depending on how long we’d like to take the project). We want the project to have longevity, but not so much that it becomes boring or less meaningful. In terms of stories, we actually don’t have EVERYTHING planned out for all of the characters, but we generally have good ideas of where we’d like to take each route, I’d say.

Noh: I think that if we had waited to start until we had the whole storyline plotted out for every character, we would never have started in the first place. I find this kind of long-form composition (spread out over months) to be interesting, creatively. It feels like we are growing with the characters, if that makes sense. So far we’ve been releasing updates strictly one day at a time, but that could change in the future.

6. I hope this isn't a question that might spoil the future of the story but either way, is it safe to say that Leo has empathic powers of some sort? And if so, is there a reasoning behind those powers other than it just being something he has for plot value? 

Pom: I don’t think he necessarily has magical powers or anything! Just remember that dreams are dreams and the stuff that Leo dreams about isn’t necessarily what happened irl. I’d like to think there’s some level of subconscious observation that he does with everyone, that his brain spins into dreams.

Noh: At the risk of sounding pretentious (too late) I would like to refer to this style of storytelling as reminiscent of Magical Realism. The setting and characters are very much grounded in reality (furry reality, anyway…) but the storytelling has mystical elements to it. If you’d like, you can think of the dreams as vehicles. Vehicles for plot, characterization, and exploration of different writing styles/techniques. And also a handy way to get the narrative out of Theo’s house, where the plot keeps it firmly grounded. I personally don’t plan on expounding much upon Leo’s “dream powers” because I feel like it’s better left unsaid.

7. How old are Rofi and Leo in the flashback in Rofi's Day 3 section? 

Pom: They’re in early-middle school then, so probably 12 or 13? Just a bunch of lads!!

Noh: What’s better than this? Just guys bein dudes.

8. Which PTK ship/couple would yall want it to be canon? 

Pom: If we aren’t counting Leo, I’d really like to see a Hunter/Ollie ship. Not saying that it would be realistic or that it’d actually happen, but I think Ollie is so different from Hunter that he’d balance Hunter nicely in a relationship. The dynamic would be challenging for them, but in a good way that encourages growth (e.g. Hunter brings Ollie out of his shell, Ollie encourages Hunter to let down some of his walls).

Noh: That’s an interesting question to ask people who are in charge of the canon. :) I’m honestly not sure I ship any of them at the moment. But that could change…

9. How did PTK all begin? 

(Copied from a previous AMA) Noh: We just kinda started talking about making a VN, and then did it. The story is loosely based on real-life experience. December 2022 there was a huge blizzard where I live that shut the whole city down for a week. I lost power and had to stay with some neighbors, just like in the game. The collection of cute furry boys, is, of course, not based on real events, lmao. If I remember correctly, we agreed on premise first, then brainstormed characters, then started writing.

Noh: Hey, that answer looks familiar.

10. Will the cheetah's face be revealed soon in future updates? 

Pom: I don’t think we have plans for that at the moment, but anything is possible!

Noh: If there’s demand, we can talk about it.

11. Is Hunter secretly queer? 

Pom: I think that was dropped casually if you played his route on Day 1 :)

Noh: I’m not sure about “secretly”  :)

12. Do the dateable characters and MCs have surnames/last names?

Noh: Theo’s last name is Donovan. That was revealed/implied in his day 3 update. The rest might be revealed later, if you’re lucky.