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[nocifer]

Hii, the cog demo for both shattered oblivion and the wight king is unavailable when i try to click the links😭 did you private the demos?

Hey nonnie, thanks for the warning.

There was a change to the way cogdemos names its links some time ago, and I was certain that I'd updated the links on the tumblr page, but it turned out I had not, my bad!

I've restored the links and it should all be working properly now.

[nocifer]

How close are you to finishing the update for Shattered Oblivion? I'm really excited for it! ^_^

Hey there, sorry for the delay in answering and my relative silence, I've been having a pretty rough time with the company I work for being liquidated for cause of thieving ratbastard CEO.

It's nice to hear about how excited you are though. It warms my unemployed heart.

More than half of the update is ready, there's still a significant amount of work to do, but I've written a lot of manuscripts for the missing scenes.

I can't give any kind of ETA on a release date yet, but it's definitely closer to completion than the other way around.

[nocifer]

hi! in shattered ch1, after you deal with the bandits and you confront loran, if you choose "no, something's wrong" you get this error

chapter1 line 279: Non-existent variable 'bloodcolour

Sorry for the inconvenience, I've made a full sweep of the game and corrected all the errors I could find through randomtesting, there should be no more errors now.

[nocifer]

The Shattered demo is updated? :o

Not yet, the last asks were about some coding issues that resulted in missing chapters an errors. I've updated the game to solve these issues.

I'm still working on the next update, life is doing its thing but I'm making progress regardless.

Here's a little teaser for the next major enemy you'll meet for thee souls that thirst:

Saza the reaver:

I make short work of them, a bolt find its mark in the farthest, whose attempt to evade it prove fruitless. Another is cut down with the unseen blade. Soon they all lie broken at my feet and I cast my gaze at Loran's side of the battle.

She has dispatched two bandits already, a third still stands heaving before her. His gaze is wild and unfocused, fear almost seeps tangibly from him but is clearly not directed at Loran. His eyes pierce through her as if she wasn't there, as he cast them somewhere no one but him can see. And finally he speaks… "I'm sorry… run you need…"

He seizes where he stands, gasps as a wet squelch resounds, he trembles but stands resolute spreading his arms as he speaks again, louder, "Run! Run before… !" Another squelch, then a third that rocks his entire body. His eyes roll back and he falls to the ground, reaching out to push Loran away as she watches in confusion. A moment before she cries out in alarm.

Three knives jut from the bandit's back, but it's the rattling of a chain, the glint of the sun against numerous links slicing through the air that proved to be the cause of her shout. It's all she could do to launch herself back, bend her knees and fall flat to the ground an instant before the chain punches through the place her face was. A heartbeat later a wave courses through the chain and it rises high before being slammed back down, once again missing Loran by an inch as she rolls away.

The chain falls instead on one of the unconscious bandits.

The violence of the impact makes me flinch, bone shatters like brittle glass, flesh pulps like overripe fruit as it is pulverized. Fine snow rises where the chain fell as it rocks the ground. A cackle resounds over the chain's rattling even as it rises once more, to slam into the other unconscious bandit, ending them in much the same way. Finally the chain withdraws with a sharp tug, returning to the hand of the leader.

[nocifer]

Hey i really love shattered! just here to tell you that the demo gave me an error at the beginning of chapter one :

"chapter 1 line 40:Non existent variable 'rage' "

+1 from the last ask, this should also be fixed now.

[nocifer]

If I choose rage I get this, prologue line 542: Non-existent variable 'rage' If I choose any others than rage I get to chapter 1 and get this, chapter1 line 40: Non-existent variable 'rage'

Thanks, that should also be fixed now.

[nocifer]

It seems like the Shattered demo ends early? It ends after the prologue rather than chapter 4.

Thanks for the report, the issue should be fixed now. If there's any other trouble with the version on CogDemos don't hesitate to notify me.

(Sigh, I miss Dashingdon)

[nocifer]

Hey I just saw a post on reddit that Dashingdon may be going down soon, really like your IF thought you might need the warning.

So I've heard, I'd already made efforts to port my work on cogdemos.ink but I'll do what's necessary for them to be available on cogdemos when dashingdon is done for.

Thanks for the warning though.

[nocifer]

Be strong, I know you can do it. ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

I'm considering getting into Twine. The next chapter for Press Play will still be released in ChoiceScript, as it were, and I don't know if I'll ever move it away from ChoiceScript at all. But given the circumstances, I feel like it'd be prudent to give Twine a try. I'll probably try to make a tiny little short horror game to familiarize myself with twine; given I was already planning to use my autistic fascination with changelings in a story someday and I rly miss writing horror. Don't worry, this won't deduct from my Press Play writing time in any way. I'll keep y'all posted.

[nocifer]

I'm looking forward to the next Press Play update just as much <3

I'm considering getting into Twine. The next chapter for Press Play will still be released in ChoiceScript, as it were, and I don't know if I'll ever move it away from ChoiceScript at all. But given the circumstances, I feel like it'd be prudent to give Twine a try. I'll probably try to make a tiny little short horror game to familiarize myself with twine; given I was already planning to use my autistic fascination with changelings in a story someday and I rly miss writing horror. Don't worry, this won't deduct from my Press Play writing time in any way. I'll keep y'all posted.

[nocifer]

Considering doing the same. I have been for a while, to be fair, but with the direction CoG is taking it feels all the more attractive to do so.

Much like the illustrious Liza @pressplay-if, I see that as a crying shame, Hosted Games has provided many of my favorite IFs, and after all this time getting better at using choicescript and writing I'd have to port all that work over to a new coding language.

However as far as I'm concerned, the nebulous rules on what content is acceptable or not are just another concern I add to the pile I've felt build up at the back of my thoughts about releasing my work as a hosted game. Considering the content of my games and the content to come, I feel much the same as Liza.

The next update of Shattered will still be released on the Choicescript version. However I will start seriously considering a port of my work, and much like Liza, I will make a short IF to try my hand at that Twine thing.

I'm considering getting into Twine. The next chapter for Press Play will still be released in ChoiceScript, as it were, and I don't know if I'll ever move it away from ChoiceScript at all. But given the circumstances, I feel like it'd be prudent to give Twine a try. I'll probably try to make a tiny little short horror game to familiarize myself with twine; given I was already planning to use my autistic fascination with changelings in a story someday and I rly miss writing horror. Don't worry, this won't deduct from my Press Play writing time in any way. I'll keep y'all posted.

[nocifer]

Okay, I'm really happy listening to the new Ithaca Saga songs from Epic:The Musical rn, and had a thought; what if mc had a lover before almost dying and meeting Loren and that whole shebang?

I imagine they'd be like Penelope in the new The Challenge, song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke3Igp5CbQQ

Like, just waiting for mc to come home and having no clue they pretty much died and lost their memories. That ought to be really sad and devastating if they actually found out mc is alive though.

The Ithaca saga is awesome, I was listening to Odysseus just earlier!

As for a lover waiting at home, I can't say that is something you can expect, the situation is pretty different. There are two characters you can have something with before THE EVENT.

However the relationship with either of them will not be that of true lovers, circumstances tore them and the MC apart in a way that did not allow for them to be together.

So the situation is not the same as Penelope and Odysseus, but they can both definitely be among the people who are wondering what became of you.

[nocifer]

" Man or God i bow to no one"

have i told you how much i love TWK mc??????????????? the baddest bitch in these lands ongggggggggggggggggggggg

True royalty never bends the knee.

Thank you nonnie, they certainly are the baddest bitch in the lands. And they're only going to get badder.

[nocifer]

Happy New Year to all

Creatures big and small, the death of a year spawns the birth of another, and if it must be so, let this cycle at least bring us merriment and fulfillment alike.

May you all enjoy the fruits of a brand new year and achieve your most ardent endeavors. Cheers to all of you comrades.

Thank you all for your continued support, I hope for all of us to embrace the next cycle together as well.

[nocifer]

Look at you dissing my formerly ramshackle intro post... (I deserve it)

(Thank you Liza, I do live here)

Welcome my friends,

I am Nocifer, a writer of the dark and strange, a purveyor of passions and terrors, and an eclectic art enjoyer. I write interactive fiction mostly focused on dark fantasy and eldritch horror.

Here are the two WIPs I am working on right now:

The Wight King:

A story about a recently awakened undead warrior, stricken with the curse of the Wight King, risen weakened and without memories, they fight for their life as they strive to discover their purpose in this new world. Aided by an ally of circumstance on the road to the throne of the dead.

Demo Link

Forum Link

Ro list

Shattered - Oblivion:

You are a powerful elven warlock, brought low and on the verge of death, saved in extremis by the kindness of strangers, you are given a second chance at life. The warlock's peace is short-lived however, as the shadows of their past catches up to them in the form of an inquisition, searching for the grimoire they possess. Survive on the run, long enough to reclaim what once was yours, and triumph over your pursuers.

Demo Link

Forum Link

RO list

Please go check them out! I'd love to hear more feedback about my work and everyone is welcome to come talk about them!

Thanks to @thecutestgrotto for the dividers! Go check her stuff out!

[nocifer]

im curious about shattered. I'm not sure if this has been answered as I'm fairly new to the blog, but when you're Elkyne, is your MC automatically white/pale? Loran had questioned whether MC was feeling alright and said something along the lines of the MC looking paler than usual.

My bad! That comment should depend on the hue of your character's skin.

Thanks for catching that for me, anonymous comrade. I'll fix that for the next update.

[nocifer]

How fascinating! I thought The Shattered was just some crazy guy with a few connections, doing their research in secret with the elves’ help and funding. Maybe that same connection made them enemies with humans, for example

But it seems like it might be more about a religious thing and that big discovery. I’m so curious!

If a scholar or someone educated heard The Shattered’s real name, would they recognize it? Like, “Oh! That’s that crazy elf, the dark magic researcher!"

And also... are there powerful people supporting them now, even willing to protect them because of their importance as a scientist? Or are they just surrounded by enemies?

All I'll say is that these are all very good questions, there is a lot of underlying intrigue at play under the surface, which will start to unveil itself with the next chapters. There are already some hints about them that you might gather from what Eliphrael or Visamere say, but they themselves do not have the whole truth either.

One question I can give an answer to. Most people wouldn't recognize the MC, not even by name. They were more well-known by the various infamous titles they've earned.