Souls Rest CH 2 Progress

Big update. I’m nearly done writing most of the main story text and have a solid idea where I’m going with the ending. I keep adding things to make the game function better and keep running into rather interesting roadblocks on the way.

Starting out I will like to explain how the first chapter may change in the full version of the game. I’m using a program known as GBstudio for the coding part of it. Seeing as the features I need most to complete this game are mostly in the beta version I’m having to recode and redo a few areas.

1. The basement event is now more harrowing. gone is the angry spirit wandering rather aimlessly and failing miserably to murder the player. INSTEAD she now hauls absolute ass over to you to try and destroy you. it is absolutely possible to make it there to the end and back (I’ve done it live on stream) but I’ll be nice and have the shovel teleport you away.
2. the puzzle boxes may change. the way the system handles collisions seems to have changed so the arrow gets stuck. I have found a temporary work around but it may leave the puzzles slightly janky. I will be working on alternatives.
3. I might redo the design of a few rooms but I haven’t decided. CH 1 is meant to feel claustrophobic and when you reach CH 2 the world (and your actual view of the game) will change somewhat as Avi is now used to paying attention to the world around him.
4. I’ll actually be adding more information via conversations. The cat will have his name revealed in CH 1 and Avi’s full name will be said by more then the Grim Reaper.
5. If I can get lucky I hope to add better music cause while what I have feels absolutely like what you’d hear in a really old game by some obscure third party… I’d like something better.

Onto plans for chapters 2 and on! Chapter 2 will lean heavily on introducing you to Noctua City and some of it’s inhabitants. you will be tasked with putting a spirit to rest (or at least convincing her to chill out). If any of you follow my twitter (or just look at it) you might be interested to know that this Ghost is Mary. She will be invaluable to the player in later chapters assuming she doesn’t outright murder Avi. The other people you will see will be Athena and her uncle as well as a few more of Avi’s cousins. you should also have the chance to learn a little about the cat avi calls a friend.

From there I cannot go into the major plot of CH3 and on but I can tell you there will be multiple endings. not including all the ways you can die, there will be 2 bad endings, 2 neutral endings and one good ending. in fact a few of your decisions starting in chapter 2 on will impact minor details on if the good ending leads into the true one. I can say if you can keep everyone alive and at least make Mary not hate you it shouldn’t be hard to get the true ending.

I’m also working on a few side projects that are more just bonuses then anything else. I plan to try and make some D&D home-brew based on some of the things in the game. I would also like to make some stickers and keychains for the game as well. if I can get the tools resources and interest for it I might also host a few give aways for merch, cameos, and other such odd things.

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