#Update and Developments

[literaryvein-references]

When your Character...

Gets into: A Fight ⚜ ...Another Fight ⚜ ...Yet Another Fight

Hates Someone ⚜ Kisses Someone ⚜ Falls in Love

Calls Someone they Love ⚜ Dies / Cheats Death ⚜ Drowns

is...

A Ballerina ⚜ A Child ⚜ Interacting with a Child ⚜ A Cheerleader

A Cowboy ⚜ A Genius ⚜ A Lawyer ⚜ A Pirate ⚜ A Spy

A Wheelchair User ⚜ A Zombie ⚜ Beautiful ⚜ Dangerous ⚜ Drunk

Funny ⚜ In a Coma ⚜ In a Secret Society ⚜ Injured ⚜ Shy

needs...

A Magical Item ⚜ An Aphrodisiac ⚜ A Fictional Poison

A Coping Strategy ⚜ A Drink ⚜ A Medicinal Herb ⚜ A Mentor

Money ⚜ A Persuasion Tactic ⚜ A Quirk ⚜ To be Killed Off

To Become Likable ⚜ To Clean a Wound ⚜ To Self-Reflect

To Find the Right Word, but Can't ⚜ To Say No ⚜ To Swear

loves...

Astronomy ⚜ Baking ⚜ Cooking ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Food ⚜ Oils

Dancing ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Gems ⚜ Herbal Remedies ⚜ Honey

Mushrooms ⚜ Mythology ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Perfumes

Roses ⚜ Sweets ⚜ To Argue ⚜ To Insult ⚜ To Kiss

To Make False Claims ⚜ Wine ⚜ Wine-Tasting ⚜ Yoga

has/experiences...

Allergies ⚜ Amnesia ⚜ Bereavement ⚜ Bites & Stings

Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ CO Poisoning ⚜ Color Blindness

Facial Hair ⚜ Fainting ⚜ Fevers ⚜ Food Allergies

Food Poisoning ⚜ Fractures ⚜ Frostbite ⚜ Hypothermia

Injuries ⚜ Jet Lag ⚜ Kidnapping ⚜ Manipulation ⚜ Mutism

Pain ⚜ Paranoia ⚜ Poisoning ⚜ More Pain & Violence

Scars ⚜ Trauma ⚜ Viruses ⚜ Wounds

[these are just quick references. more research may be needed to write your story...]

Writing Resources PDFs

[pigeonphd]

btw guys, ublock and youtube have been in an arms race for the past few weeks so circulating filter lists is pretty useless since youtube gets wise to each one in a matter of days. what you should actually do is remove all your custom filters related to youtube and then force update your filter list whenever you see the anti-adblock pop up again

[itseghost]

the rude blacksmith has enchanted me. also feeling so normal about this game that i did pixel art for the first time ever to try and draw my farmer in the game style

[dualityvn]

New main menu screen!

[tripsawaytours]

Book Dubai Desert Safari

Dubai Desert Safari is a popular and exciting tourist activity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It offers visitors a chance to experience the beauty and allure of the Arabian Desert while participating in various thrilling desert adventures and cultural experiences. Here's more about the Dubai Desert Safari:

Adventure Activities: One of the main highlights of a desert safari is dune bashing, where tourists ride in powerful 4x4 vehicles that traverse the sand dunes in a thrilling roller-coaster-like manner. This adrenaline-pumping activity is a favorite among adventure seekers.

Camel Rides: Visitors get the opportunity to ride camels, an iconic mode of transport used traditionally by the people of the desert. It's a unique way to explore the desert and gain insights into the region's rich cultural heritage.

Sandboarding: Sandboarding is a fun activity that allows tourists to glide down the steep sand dunes on a board, similar to snowboarding but on sand.

Quad Biking: For those seeking even more adventure, quad biking is available, providing an exhilarating ride through the desert landscape on powerful all-terrain vehicles.

Desert Wildlife: The desert is home to unique flora and fauna, and some desert safari experiences may include opportunities to spot desert wildlife like Arabian gazelles and camels in their natural habitat.

Bedouin-style Camp: After the desert adventures, tourists are taken to a traditional Bedouin-style campsite, which offers a glimpse into the traditional way of life in the desert.

Cultural Experiences: At the camp, visitors can enjoy a range of cultural activities, such as traditional Arabic entertainment like belly dancing and Tanoura dance (a spinning dance). Sometimes, fire shows and henna painting are also offered.

Sunset Views: A desert safari usually includes the chance to witness the breathtaking sunset over the sand dunes, providing an excellent opportunity for photography.

Barbecue Dinner: The highlight of the evening at the desert camp is a scrumptious barbecue dinner with a variety of Arabic dishes and international cuisines, giving tourists a chance to indulge in local flavors.

Stargazing: After dinner, guests can relax under the starlit desert sky and enjoy the peacefulness and tranquility of the desert environment.

Dubai Desert Safari offers a unique and unforgettable experience that combines thrilling adventures, cultural insights, and a close encounter with the mesmerizing desert landscape. It's a must-try activity for anyone visiting Dubai, as it allows them to connect with the natural beauty and heritage of the Arabian Desert.

[jcollinswrites]

Chapter 5 out 🥳

First of all...

THE SAVES WILL BREAK! There is no workaround. The saves will break.

Second, READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS AGAIN. This is important. Some heavy stuff will be present in this chapter.

The update is 158 000 extra words. The chapter is playable to the end, but it's still a work in progress. There will be missing choices towards the middle and end, which will be added later.

Right now though, I'm going on a vacation, so I will be much slower to answer until I get back at the end of June.

Click here for the demo

Patreon supporters already got to read this, but there won't be game updates on patreon either until I come back, so soonest at the end of June :)

Enjoy, and I hope you all will have a great time reading! ❤️

JC

[nerolikestowander]

Ughhhh this has so many flaws but here you go! This song ruined my life 😀

And here are the still versions :(((

[leoneliterary]

3/21/2025 Public Update

The demo for Honor Amongst Thieves has been updated! Play it HERE!

Late but here!

It's finally time to leave the hunting grounds. Surely nothing else can go wrong during the last stretch of this trip!

Also, I'm not sure if the saves held up, but I recommend going back anyway for a special surprise when you receive your horse.

[harboretum]

Sleeping's been fine lately

[jupitisms]

WHY HE HAS BGUGS IN RHERE?!?

[redspringstudio]

September’s Kickstarter Update is now available 🌟 Backers can check out a ton of development sneak peeks at the link below!

Read the full update

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so that update huh

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[elitecabela]

[sea-grunks-dating-sim]

Sailing with Stans: Chapter 1 Release Date!

It's official! We're releasing Chapter 1 on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the week. We'll share the specific release time soon!

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞

What will Chapter 1 be about?

Chapter 1 is the revised version of the demo based on all of your incredible feedback! But that's not all: many choices are completely new or have been rewritten. We also have updated sprites, new sprite emotions, new backgrounds, and new GUI.

What about the full game?

Due to the team's busy schedules, we need more time to work on the game outside of school and work. Instead of releasing the full game all at once, we've decided to release the game chapter by chapter.

We've been hard at work creating content for the game, and we're so excited to share it with you!

If you have any questions, please let us know! 💙

[contract-crawdad]

Look Outside epilogue thoughts!!

You know the Shovel Knight ending credits? Where you get a little epilogue vignette for each area? The following are my thoughts for if Look Outside had something like that, probably more like one still image, where you get to see how the choices you made effected certain characters.

Spoilers for… well, pretty much everything in the game down below!

No Going Back/Flawed Ritual/Screaming Skies

The following occur regardless of which of these three endings you get. Basically, any ending in which the world isn’t perfect but there IS still a world for people to keep living in!

- Lyle

If you killed him, it’s just a shot of an empty dilapidated dark room.

If you peeked during the second kiss, Lyle is in the dark room, tearing up pictures of Sam.

If your relationship with Lyle was good for the whole game, he finally unveils his ‘big project’: a collage of Sam, made entirely out of pictures of Sam!

- Jeanne

If you didn’t help Jeanne, her heads are continuing their feeding frenzy. She looks dead ahead, with a catatonic stare.

If you killed her main body, the room is full of lifeless hydra heads. Though the ‘Jeanne’ head is giving a relieved smile, even in death.

If you took out all the feral heads, Jeanne’s main head is chatting with Hellen and Leigh in Mutt’s Fish n Chips (extending down from a hole in the ceiling).

- Frederick

If you fell for Green Frederick’s trick, he’s enjoying having the apartment space all to himself… and painting more green clothing items with the implication that he’s going to use them to do the same thing he did to you to more people.

If you sided with Wriggly

Frederick, he’s trying on Fred’s clothes in the mirror, posing proudly. A single tear rolls down his cheek.

Deciding not to put tumor Frederick out of his misery reveals that he’s grown up and through the apartment ceiling. And will presumably only continue to grow and suffer further.

Leaving Bright Frederick as the last shows that he converts the studio into a clinic to help those still recovering from the Visit. He’s tending to multiple patients at once.

Letting Bitey Frederick alone shows him painting a sign that reads ‘WARNING: KEEP AWAY! All shows affection are appreciated but best performed remotely’.

If (for some reason??) you choose to leave only Black Frederick alive, it has smashed the paintings the other Fredericks got returned to.

If there are no other Fredericks than Shy Frederick left, he is seen peeking out of the door to the studio and into the hall.

Frederick the Many is using his many heads to eat cereal, read a newspaper, type at a computer, and smoke at the same time. Livin’ the casually life. Still can’t find clothes that fit him, though.

If you fell for Faceless Frederick’s ruse, his blobby paint form is pondering which face to wear from a large collection of newly acquired faces. Some of the faces are familiar.

If you saved the real Frederick, he’s burning a pile of his paintings.

- Mr. Henderson

If you haven’t paid off your rent, the outside of Mr. Henderson’s apartment has barbed wire creeping along the ground outside it like ivy, as if the spatial anomaly within it is spreading.

If you have paid off your rent, a blue hand is seen hanging a ‘NO LEASE’ sign on the door.

- Rat Baby

If you sacrificed the baby rat to the wall mouth, you just get a shot of the now-empty crib. The music box slowly winds to a stop.

If you instead sacrificed an arm for rat baby, you get a shot of them in front of the apartment door, waiting for Same to return. If you have recruited them, Joel and/or Sophie are also present and comforting the rat.

Denial Ending

The best of the best! Where do people wind up in a positive future that has fully recovered from the Visit? All of these are assuming that the character in question is alive, and replace the respective ‘best’ paths in the other endings.

- Lyle

Becomes a world renowned ‘landscape’ photographer. Almost exclusively photographs landscapes containing earth’s protector, for some reason. Yes, he’s awkward if pressed about it.

- Jeanne

Attending a support group with other warped individuals, such as the folks from the sewer settlement and the cafe! Hellen, Lyle, Frederick, and Leigh are also there. Leigh looks like she’s so bored that she wants to die.

- Frederick

If you saved Frederick and let all the other nonhostile Freds live (well, the ones that WANT to live, anyways), you get a shot of all of them having a good time together playing poker.

- Mr. Henderson

The small group of somewhat lucid hand-mutants inside Henderson’s warzone are seen exiting his apartment, confusedly taking off their military gear.

- Rat Baby

Being sent off to his first day of school by one of Sam’s tendrils. The tendril is waving.