Weekly Update - 04.11.22

Hey everyone!

New week, new update. 

April's been pretty on-track for productivity so far. I've finished up the Hekate & Pyri scene with Hypnos, and am now moving on to the final branch of things. For those of you who don't know already, Hera is paying the Underworld a visit in this chapter, and the final branches for the bulky part of the chapter have to do with her—the first occurs upon her arrival and initial dinner at the Underworld, and the second about a week or so into her stay. The player can choose one or both of these as part of the chapter's two main branch points, and doing so has its own mechanical benefits and drawbacks, and like all the choices, potentially-interesting consequences down the line. 

Of course, as with any time I give the player exclusive branches like this, my hope is that you'll pick what suits the character you're playing, without worrying too much about 'benefits' or 'drawbacks.' While the story will certainly reflect these decisions, I've tried to design things such that not only is no choice essential, but none is really objectively the "best" or "worst"—just different. 

Of course, at the moment I'm the only one who has any idea what the consequences of each will be, but suffice it to say that not even I know exactly how everything will turn out in future games, or anything like that. But the hope is that all the little 'extras' in these branches (the possible spells you can learn in the Hekate & Pyri one, for example, or whether Hera approves of her visit to the Underworld), will come back in little ways through the rest of the story—even if that's in future installments!

So hopefully some pretty interesting stuff coming down the pike. I hope you're all staying well; I'm getting ready for a move at the end of the month or so, so hopefully I'll be able to keep up with progress. Hang in there, y'all. :)