Monday 18 December 2017

Real McCoy Survey Closing Soon

Just a head's up that I'll probably be closing out the Real McCoy survey sometime in the middle of this week (Wednesday/Thursday area) to begin drafting the next portion of the story. Responses seem to have mostly tapered off at this point, so I'm thinking by mid-week I should have a definite idea of where the story is going.

Also wanted to give a shout out to those readers who have responded with multi-paragraph, in-character responses on the Blogs, it's definitely making the game a little more interesting; although, I almost feel like at least one or two of you are saying things that might make Alice act a little different from what you voted for ...

Anyway, things are still a tight race here. Looking forward to seeing where the story goes! Also, don't forget Apocalypse High is still up for voting as well!

Letwri

Edit: Huh, we once again seem to have a tie vote in our survey for Real McCoy. I'll be keeping the survey open either up through tomorrow or until the next vote that breaks the tie I think. I don't think this next portion of the story merits another 'spin the bottle' scene ...

Another (late) Edit: Hey everyone, sorry there hasn't been a post from this past weekend yet. Had some less than great personal issues that ate up a bunch of my time (and let's be honest, motivation) so I may defer the update for Real McCoy until this upcoming weekend. Apologies for the late update but it's been a little hectic. Will try to make it up to everyone with this next post ... until next weekend, folks!

Saturday 16 December 2017

No Apocalypse High Post This Week

Just a head's up, no Apocalypse High this weekend; didn't get enough responses to merit a full post. Keep in mind though, we do still have two weekends left after this one, so survey away if you want to see more Apocalypse High before the end of the year!

Also, next weekend I should be doing another Real McCoy post, so keep an eye out. If you haven't responded yet, you may want to soon; things are much closer than usual the last few surveys and Alice has some big decisions to make. Also remember that surveys that include a particularly good comment or suggestion on The Muse's Blog or RealDeal22's Blog may carry some more weight than they otherwise might ...

Letwri

Tuesday 12 December 2017

A couple of things ...

So real quick, I wanted to get some announcements out. Firstly, for those who are interested, I have uploaded several of my old works from the AIFgames.com site to the Yahoo group Files section. This includes the old Test series (The Test, the Rival), Phantasmagoria and Unforeseen Consequences (my Half-Life 2 based game). These games are more or less directly pulled from the old forum, so they are formatted in more of a command/response structure than a story; they also represent some of my first attempts at writing, so buyer beware. Many thanks to Shino24, who provided copies of some of the lost content for those stories.

Been looking at some of the totals for the Apocalypse High and Real McCoy surveys and tentatively I'm expecting to take this weekend off unless I see a a bunch more flood in. I'm assuming many of our readers are probably busy with the holiday season prep so I want to make sure they have some time to read, enjoy and respond if they would like to. I promise, it's not me holding the stories hostage (give me all your opinions in a brown paper bag!) I just want to make sure I'm pacing things properly.

As usual, if it looks like one story or another has a surge of interest I will do what I can to get more content out there. Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? Let me know (my contact info is listed on each story post, by the way)!

Letwri

Edit: Had a question or two about whether it was Apocalypse High's turn for a post this week; Apocalypse High's post for this month was actually the first weekend of this month. I am still willing to give it another post this weekend but I still haven't seen too many responses yet. I'm going to say at that I need at least another 4 or 5 responses before I'm willing to close that out and start writing; if for no other reason than to break some tied votes. If I see we have a decent number by tomorrow morning I'll make the announcement and start writing it.

Another Edit: Just a quick update from your Muse's Blog ...

"Adoring Fans, is that really what you want? To see me with my sister's boyfriend again? I mean, I suppose if that's what you want I could always ... but I mean, that can't be it, right? This is a love story between me and my boyfriend ... isn't it?

My bratty sister is practically cackling right now! She wants me to tell you to keep it up. She says that she'll extend her old offer; if the vote goes two to one in favor of her boyfriend and me, she will do a scene with me.I know you'll do the right thing again though ... right?"

Sunday 10 December 2017

Real McCoy Part Five

.... is now up. Things are really heating up now! Take a look on the Yahoo group. Survey is also posted here.

Letwri

Edit: Starting to think that one of my favorite parts of this story is viewing the survey results the day after. Usually I get some good comments in the first wave, but this time the point of interest is actually how even some of the results are this time. Sort of seems like more NTR fans coming out of the woodwork or something lately ... well, guess our fans of the 'true love' type route will just have to work extra hard! I'm just as eager as anyone to see how this little camping trip ends ...

Also Apocalypse High fans remember to cast your votes as well! We're only at about half the responses we usually hit on that game; come on, even demons and villains need a little love ...

Saturday 9 December 2017

Real McCoy Part Five: In Progress

Just a head's up, this week's Real McCoy post is currently being written. Interestingly, we had a tie vote this time around (and did not get the one remaining survey needed for an extra post this month) so this is going to be sort of an interesting one. Fortunately, one of our readers mentioned the idea of Vince replicating scenes from other games and one of my personal favorite scenes from a game involved four characters and random results ...

Also, just a reminder to our Apocalypse High fans to complete the survey when you can; results are looking rather sparse this time around. We actually have 5 weekends this month where I can potentially do some writing, so potentially I could run up to two more posts than usual if results are good ...

Letwri

Edit: Still working on this post; used a random system to determine what happens in the 'game' that takes place in this post and it ended up being about 36 turns between characters so I'm working to not make it repetitive. Keep an eye out for it a little later today!

Monday 4 December 2017

Apocalypse High: Part 1 is up!

The next part of Apocalypse High is up for viewing on Yahoo Groups. Take a look and as always remember to respond to the survey to make your mark on the story and possibly drive me to (madness) write an extra post for this month.

Letwri

Edit: Just a head's up that I may close out our Real McCoy survey within the next two days or so to try to get prepped to write for it a little early this week. If you haven't responded yet now is the time! Also, just wanted to give a big thanks to those who have responded, particularly to those who have been leaving some more in-depth comments on the Blog portions of the survey.

As I mentioned before, those kinds of comments are much more likely to impact the story (Alice has already followed a few suggestions from readers) so it may be a good idea to double down if you want to see a particular result. I will say Alice has received a lot of comments nudging her toward some more ... relaxed views of her relationship with Vince. Careful, true love fans, the cheating/swinger supporters may just woo your Muse out from under her writer ...

Also wanted to thank those who have responded for Apocalypse High; I believe every response has had some degree of elaboration, which makes my job more fun. That has been balanced out, unfortunately, by a drop in responses; maybe a lack of demonic shenanigans? If so, let me know by completing the survey!

Another Edit: Just a quick note, looks like we are one more Real McCoy survey away from adding a third post for this month. Survey closes out tomorrow, so if there are any stragglers now is the time to voice your opinion!

Saturday 2 December 2017

Apocalypse High Post: Coming Soon

Hey everyone,

Just a head's up, I probably won't be able to start writing for Apocalypse High's latest post until later today, so anyone who hasn't read the last portion and/or completed the survey does still have a little time. For those who don't feel like searching for it, the survey can be found here: https://goo.gl/forms/0gEXN45O4D4NQN693

Also, side note, what does everyone think of the pacing of the releases thus far. Too slow? Too fast? If you have any thoughts let me know.

Letwri