New "Puttsdale" Update Coming 1/29...NO MATTER WHAT!!
Added 2022-01-25 06:57:05 +0000 UTCOh God, not again...ANOTHER cold shower?! You've been telling your landlady, Susan Smith, about the hot water being broken for days now. It's about time to teach her a lesson...but you might need some help doing it. Luckily, you remember seeing a sign in the window of the Dievs' house on Valley Road, deep in the 'old guard' of historic Puttsdale: OLD FASHIONED DISCIPLINE - INQUIRE INSIDE...
*READ ON FOR A RANT ABOUT UPDATING WTP*
268. That's how many variables I wound up with after testing before I stopped counting in "Welcome to Puttsdale" -- and I didn't get them all! 268! There are probably close to 100 more!!
My most popular text adventure game, "Welcome to Puttsdale," is also usually my favorite to write for...but it's so huge that it can be really difficult to add new content. Each time I do, I wind up breaking something or just having to spend days/weeks bug-testing. That's why I often release mini-games when I want to get content out quick, like I did with the Prom storyline. But I've been meaning to release an update with the new content built in, so I'm going to. However far I get in bugtesting and updating, I am posting what I have on 1/29. That way, you can try some of the new paths for yourself -- for example, I just added a new option to make people follow you to the Dievs' house, which will be in the new post.
At some point soon, I'll need to just take a month to edit and rewrite the code of Puttsdale so it makes sense. FUN FACT: the game file for WTP has over 200,000 words, which is longer than Fellowship of the Rings. That's insane! I'm honestly so lucky to be part of such a ridiculous project, LMAO. When I first started writing, I had no idea how big it would get, and there was a lot I didn't know yet about Twine. There is a LOT I could do to simplify this game and make it run better. Once I have enough content scheduled out, I'll turn my focus to editing. I have a bunch of great commissions coming out in February, but when things slow down again I'll return to it.
For now, though, now matter how far I manage to get, I'm posting what I have for you all on Saturday,1/29. With that, I'll get back to writing. Just wanted to let you all know what's going on! Thanks, as always, for your support! You are all AWESOME!
Comments
I really can't believe you haven't crashed the entire game multiple times over with the complexity of Puttsdale. For people who don't really understand what you are doing, imagine a choose your own adventure book that not only lets you run through the plotline multiple times, but actually updates many of the plot elements and subplots as you do so, and changes even more of them based on the decisions you made three choices before, the day of the week, and your birth sign. It's amazing.
Phredkey
2022-01-29 00:54:43 +0000 UTCCannot wait! Always get super pumped for new Puttsdale content, happy we’re getting some more this month! Been looking forward to the Dievs for awhile, there are so many story hooks I’m sure we’re all dying to see explores in full!
Dirk Lazarus
2022-01-25 08:37:42 +0000 UTC
