Build 2 Thoughts
Added 2021-12-21 07:15:29 +0000 UTCHeya, folks.
Now that build 0.2 has gone public, I figured I would write out some thoughts about the story direction so far.
The intent behind this chapter is to allow the readers to get to know the principal cast a little better before the choice of mentor (and route) is made. While none of them really talk about their backstories, my hope was that their varying reactions to Nick's presence and potential assumption of the role of Templar would convey their personalities enough for this purpose.
Of the three, Mnesis's conversation went through the most changes during the writing process, for reasons that I will probably discuss at a later stage, when it won't reveal any spoilers. As much as I love writing the fox, he's quite difficult to figure out sometimes!
The repercussions of Nick's choices in this build will be felt down the road, naturally. Even beyond the obvious choice of who becomes his mentor. But, again, I won't spoil anything here.
We didn't have much in the way of new art assets for this build, but to compensate, there will be a lot more interesting stuff in the next chapter.
Speaking of which, while the route choice took place here, there's still some story to tell in the common route before the narrative branches out. As such, we're going to have a patron poll soon (sometimes after build 0.3 is posted) about the story direction.
I'm excited to go into the New Year with this, and I hope you guys follow the rest of our journey.
See you soon!
