Finally, here we are! For those concerned, things are tentatively looking better with my family, knock on wood and such. I've been getting back into the swing of things bit by bit, and I finally felt ready to tackle this story.
I'd like to say it's extra long to make up for the delay, but the truth is that I just ended up writing a much longer story than I'd really intended. It also turned out a little more horny than I'd meant it to? But I do feel like I did a decent job of actually t...
2024-05-17 21:56:02 +0000 UTC
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Update: Now available to Followers!
As always, go to the Options menu to enter these cheats! You should see a small summary of each cheat in a window close by when it's active.
This code allows you unlimited upgrades so you can jump straight to being an overpowered late-game monster if you so choose, though building up your Satisfaction first will at least let you pick and choose your upgrades with more freedom. I hope you enjoy!
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2024-05-04 20:11:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello, friends. I want to check in and let you know that I have a family emergency that's been making it hard to get much work done. I thought I might be able to clear my head and get the Side-Write done just a couple days late, but it's looking unlikely right now, as things are getting worse rather than better.
I haven't forgotten about the Side-Write or the other rewards, and I'll do my best to roll things out when I can. v0.07 will still go public sometime next week. I've been muddl...
2024-05-04 20:06:09 +0000 UTC
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New version, new cheats! Have fun!
As always, go to the Options menu to enter these cheats! You should see a small summary of each cheat in a window close by when it's active.
Basic Cheats - Unlimited Essence
GUNDERBUSS
Super Cheats - Encounter Control
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2024-04-06 22:54:54 +0000 UTC
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Update: Now in two-week early access!
Update: Now public! Also, fixed a few typos!
Huge improvements to Descriptions of the action, lots of tweaks to mechanics and AI, and more besides! Get all the details in my big announcement post on the blog!
Mega Mirrors: 2024-04-06 22:52:36 +0000 UTC
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It's hard to say what exactly led me to writing this story, I was just musing over the various elements until I landed on a feeling and an image that felt worth writing about. I don't think this qualifies as one of those happy stories I've been trying to write more of, I guess I'll have to push more in that direction for the next one. But I hope it's still an enjoyable slice of something just a little different.
As always, this isn't canon so much as an exploration of possibilities in ...
2024-03-30 02:20:46 +0000 UTC
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I've had mixed feelings about tentacles for a long time. They can be fun as an idea, but often they just feel sort of inert compared to other insertables. Like they don't have much... character? Emotional context? I'm not sure where exactly to pin it, but I knew since early on that I'd want to include tentacles in PWO (and I've been laying the ground work to hopefully keep it possible) but I didn't know how I'd actually make them feel... good? Fun? Exciting?
So for this month's side wr...
2024-02-28 00:04:47 +0000 UTC
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Struggles and triumphs, my friends! I know it's been a while since my previous, public dev journal, but it feels even longer for me. I've been flailing my way down a strange and difficult road.
The work itself has been plenty strange enough, but life has also thrown its challenges at me. The holidays got a little crazy, and seeing family left me sick a while, leading directly into a small ...
2024-02-08 02:35:19 +0000 UTC
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One aspect of the world of Project Wild One I've been uncertain on for a while is how much magic I want to include, in the sense of "casting spells" and the like. I know the main character will have access to some supernatural abilities, but how common should that be otherwise?
I was reflecting on how and whether to explore that possibility for this side-write, and it got me thinking about a sort of magic system idea I've mulled over in the past. I decided to go ahead and explore that ...
2024-02-01 02:31:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy New Year! Well, imminent new year. I did wonder how the people in the world of PWO would count and celebrate their years, and that led pretty easily into this month's exploration of the setting. I'm still trying to practice happier stories, and I think this was a decent way to keep pushing for that. It came out a much more reasonable length, too.
As ever, this isn't strictly canon, but an exploration of what may be in this world. Still, I do hope you enjoy!
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I he...
2023-12-30 20:34:20 +0000 UTC
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I've been polishing and bugfixing the changes I talked about in my recent Dev Journal, and after a bit of a break for the holidays, I'm taking a good look at what to add to Project Wild One's descriptions. I already have a few ideas, but I realized this would be a pretty good time to get some feedback from you guys and see what you'd most enjoy seeing added to the game!
This is a more elaborate survey than some I've done in the past (though also not the most elaborate) so you might wan...
2023-12-30 01:30:30 +0000 UTC
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Phew! I'm back on the case, experimenting with happier writing. I feel like a lot of my work has tended to lean on the gloomy side, and I want to find a better balance. It was a bit of a struggle, but I think it worked pretty well with this one. My main regret is that it turned out much, much longer than I generally aim for. Well, maybe that's not a bad thing, to some folks?
As always, this isn't canon so much as exploring parts of the world of Project Wild One and what they might be l...
2023-12-01 00:21:11 +0000 UTC
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Happy Halloween! For the holiday I've taken another stab at a scary story! This one turned out rather grisly I think, so please think twice about how scary you'd like your night to be. I tried to play with the themes of the holiday a little along with seeing how dark I was comfortable going.
As always, this is not the truth of this world, but a what-if! Enjoy if it's your thing!
WARNING: Disturbing horror content within!
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So far, you have to say, you're disappoi...
2023-11-01 02:28:29 +0000 UTC
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Update: Now available to Followers!
New version, new cheats! Have fun!
As always, go to the Options menu to enter cheats! You should see a small summary of each cheat in a window close by when it's active.
This code allows you to buy even the most expensive upgrades every time without worrying about Karma. All you need to do is build up enough Satisfaction to open the upgrade menu. I hope you enjoy!
Basic Cheats - Unlimited Essence
FAIRTRADE
2023-10-11 01:42:03 +0000 UTC
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Finally done! I'm feeling mostly better now, and it was still a bit of a struggle finding both another area to explore and trying to tell a happier story, but I'm fairly happy with how this came out. Still a little silly, and turned out a little long while still feeling cut short, but I think I like it overall. I hope you do too!
As always, this is not strictly canon so much as an exploration of the potential in the world of Project Wild One! Thanks for reading!
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Being...
2023-10-11 01:30:23 +0000 UTC
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I didn't want to make another one of these posts so soon, and I kept thinking I'd be better tomorrow and I could do the side-write then, but it looks like it's not getting done today either.
I took some time after finishing v0.06 to get some big stuff done in my personal life, and that's spilled over into getting me sick in a weird sort of perpetually tired and foggy-headed way. I might have even caught a mild covid? I haven't forgotten about the side-write. If anything, I want to make...
2023-10-05 00:42:12 +0000 UTC
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New version, new cheats! Have fun!
As always, go to the Options menu to enter these cheats! You should see a small summary of each cheat in a window close by when it's active.
Basic Cheats - Unlimited Essence
FAIRTRADE
Super Cheats - Encounter Control
PRETTYGATE
2023-09-26 21:42:31 +0000 UTC
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Update: Now in two-week early access!
Update: Now public! Also, slightly improved performance and cheats!
Update: Now v0.06b, fixed various issues!
You can now save your character's progress, I've overhauled the upgrade system, and we've got a new menu setup to handle it all easier! Learn more about everything going on with this version in my big announcement on the blog!...
2023-09-26 21:42:26 +0000 UTC
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Time to explore another lifestyle in the world of Project Wild One! I haven't made much reference to these people before, but the more I think about how the story of this world is developing, the more it feels inevitable that this will be at least a certain portion of the population, bringing another source of conflict into the world. This was a bit of a weird one to write out, but I hope it's still a fairly enjoyable read!
As always, this story isn't meant to be canon so much as an ex...
2023-08-31 22:40:53 +0000 UTC
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Time has really gotten away from me with this update. I do want to take the time to do it right, but I also want this game to be better faster than it is. I think partly I've let a lot of personal stuff coming up in my life slow me down here and there, and partly I think that... hm.
While shifting away from that sense of desperately trying to hit deadlines I mentioned that kept leaving me burnt out did work in making for a more manageable, constant workflow, it also removed some of my ...
2023-08-24 22:23:04 +0000 UTC
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Another small story from the world of Project Wild One. I've made a few references to these characters as an element in the world, and I thought it was about time to actually follow one for a minute. I had been considering going somewhere else with this, but just setting up the idea ended up taking up a decent amount of space, so it's possible we'll be seeing more of Sunny later.
As always, these stories aren't to be considered canon so much as explorations of the world and what may be...
2023-08-01 01:01:04 +0000 UTC
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I'm finally feeling better! Still a little tender, but well enough to write at least. Thanks for your patience with getting this out!
Well, I knew getting this one started that it was going to be pretty bittersweet. It seems that I'm still writing like I've got a chip on my shoulder, too. The funny thing is, I'm still experimenting with how to deliver a better tone, and more positive stories. Considering how this one turned out, that is... obviously still a work in progress. But I thin...
2023-07-08 01:27:06 +0000 UTC
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Hello. I'm afraid I've injured my back and am currently in a lot of pain. I missed posting a side-write at the usual time, and I will probably be silent for at least a few days more. I'll write the missing content once I'm feeling better. I'm sorry for the delay, and wish you good health.
2023-07-02 00:33:21 +0000 UTC
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I felt like it's time to try another story set in the world of Project Wild One, a more direct narrative exploration of what's going on in there. The tough thing is, I've been in a bit of a mood lately, but I wanted to try and write something more positive. I struggled some, and this still came out not quite how I'd wanted, but I'm fairly happy with it. I didn't mean to turn it back to the same ideas, but that seems to be stirring around in my head a lot lately.
Still, I hope this prov...
2023-06-01 00:08:02 +0000 UTC
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We finally completed the big series of interviews with the gods of our new world, and we're free to write about anything now! I had several thoughts on where to go from here, and the obvious thing was to explore a little more of what life is like for normal people in this world, to try and flesh things out more on that side.
But right now, I'm very focused on something somewhat related to that, yet very different from it: I'm deep in the process of figuring out how to build a better AI...
2023-04-28 23:20:23 +0000 UTC
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It's the final installment! Our interviewer is a very different person by this point, and probably asking very different questions than they thought they would be when they started this journey. In case you're not keeping track, this is the final of six interviews with the six gods of the world of Project Wild One! I've sprinkled a bit of world building in with all of these, but it's also just been a pretty fun exploration of what it would mean for certain ideals to have a physical embodiment...
2023-04-01 01:42:10 +0000 UTC
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In my last public journal, I said I'd be trying hard to post a supporter journal sooner than usual, to break out of this cycle of posting just twice per update with the “I finally got over the hump” for supporters and the “coming out soon!” for the public. It had become a habit of mine for some time for various reasons, but I wanted to break that habit and make more frequent, smaller po...
2023-03-29 20:17:04 +0000 UTC
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Update: Now available to Followers!
New version, new cheats! Have fun!
As always, go to the Options menu to enter these cheats! You should see a small summary of each cheat in a window close by when it's active.
This code allows you unlimited upgrades so you can jump straight to being an overpowered late-game monster if you so choose, though building up your Satisfaction first will at least let you pick and choose your upgrades with more freedom. I hope y...
2023-03-24 21:57:10 +0000 UTC
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New version, new cheats! Have fun!
As always, go to the Options menu to enter these cheats! You should see a small summary of each cheat in a window close by when it's active.
Basic Cheats - Unlimited Essence
FLAKYTRIP
Super Cheats - Encounter Control
ROUNDABOUT
2023-03-03 23:16:57 +0000 UTC
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Update: Fixed a few things, now available for two-week early access!
Update: Fixed a little more, now public!
NPCs are more alive than ever, you can carry weight and burn fat, gushing fluids got an upgrade, and at the end of the day you can give in. There's a ton going on with this update, and you can read all about it in my big blog announcement!
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2023-03-03 23:10:48 +0000 UTC
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