The Eight Years Revolution
05/11/21 — Game update 02.1
Hi everyone! I finished editing the content already available in the game and decided to update. Sadly there is no new content for now. It is just the edits to fit the MC’s new age and the new timeline. You’ll probably find the edits to be minor ones, but going through everything took a lot of time. Hopefully, I’ll be able to update again this month with the intelligence branch!
What changed? MC is now 18 at the beginning of the story and turning 19 in chapter 2. The ROs ages are not directly mentioned in the game, but they are now as follows:
- Ajmal: 20/28
- Zanetta: 22/30
- Felice: 19/27
- Armine: 18/26
- Berhane: 21/29
Although, I keep changing it so it might not be entirely set in stone. They will all stay in the 18 to 22 range, though, at the beginning of the game.
I also reorganized a few things, deleting and adding passages, so it’s entirely possible that your saves will be corrupted, sorry about that! I’ll try to keep the rearranging to a minimum in the future to avoid that. I also added a couple of new features, nothing too fancy though!
New features:
- Chapter 1 and charisma branch of chapter 2 edits
- Possibility to ask about both the cost of the mansion and the previous owners in chapter 1
- Addition of a content warnings page, accessible on the first passage of the game and in the settings
- Added a bit of code that’ll warn you if you choose a name that is one of the main character’s name, giving you the opportunity to change your name if you want to
There has been a bunch of new followers since last month, so I wanted those edits to be in as soon as possible since not everyone might be aware of the age change! Welcome new people, by the way!
See you soon, hopefully with a content update!
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The Eight Years Revolution
A fantasy political intrigue / adventure interactive story, with a dash of romance
| Status | In development |
| Author | Oscar Arcane |
| Genre | Interactive Fiction, Adventure |
| Tags | Fantasy, political-intrigue, Romance, Twine |
More posts
- 11/06/23 — Game update 02.8 — Save to file featureNov 06, 2023
- Game updates' frequency and length pollAug 19, 2023
- Chapter 2 poll resultsAug 12, 2023
- Chapter 2 pollJul 14, 2023
- Bug fixingMay 17, 2023
- 05/04/23 — Game update 02.6 — Chapter 2, part 6May 04, 2023
- 09/20/22 — Game update 02.5 — Chapter 2, part 5Sep 20, 2022
- Patreon early access — Game update 02.5Sep 06, 2022
- 11/19/21 — Game update 02.4 — Chapter 2, part 4Nov 19, 2021
- Patreon early accessNov 05, 2021
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Nice! You put a lot of thought for the small details in this update - I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates that. :)
I think it's cool that you have the warning if a player chooses the same name as one of the in-game characters, although it's also kinda funny - I was imagining the funny details that could bring up if you had the same name and the game was coded to take note of that (not a suggestion, just a funny thought).
For example, when you meet the character you share a name with and tell your name, they have a reaction like, 'but... that's my name!'
Or, when someone says your name, and you and the same-name character both say, 'yes?' for the umpteenth time, earning you a customary roll of the eyes and, 'well, one of you needs to use a nickname or something, this is getting ridiculous.'
Or, if you get into a relationship with them, both agreeing that it's weird saying your own name in the height of orgasmic passion. :D
ANYWAY~ don't mind me. lol. Looking forward to the next installment of the story! <3
Thank you for your comment, I'm really glad you appreciated the update and the new features! :)
I honestly considered maybe taking into account MC having the same name as another character, it would definitely add to the immersion. But the amount of work it would require would probably not be worth it, as not many people would even see it in the first place, I suspect, unless they purposely choose a name one of the main characters has. Also having to remember to do this every time some character's name is mentioned would be difficult for me. That being said, I might do it on occasion? Like maybe, when ancestors of MC are mentioned, I could say that MC was named after them if they have the same name. Things like that. No promises though! IF is already a lot of work, I need to pick my battles, lol.
Btw, I would just like to specify that 8YR will not have any explicit scenes! Even if the games' rating is subject to change, I don't expect it to go any higher than 16+.
It was meant as a joke. lol. I only said it because you mentioning you were gonna have the game warn the player if they used the same name as an existing character, and that just popped some funny thoughts into my head if the game had done the opposite. As I play quite a lot of these 'choice' style games, and once DID accidentally choose the same name as a character in a VN (which made me start again), I've sometimes entertained the thought of what it would be like if a game had some sort of acknowledgement on choosing the same name as an existing character. Obviously the person who coded it wouldn't have taken that into consideration, or if they did, dismissed it for too much work, but if they had, that would have been funny.
And yeah, I know this game isn't going to be explicit (I think I may have asked about what the rating would entail some times back, although it may have been another game I asked that about). Again, none of them were suggestions, just funny scenarios that popped into my head when I read of your diligence with the name thing.
It's fine, I understand perfectly! But I did entertain the thought, that's why I wanted to mention it. :)
And for the rating, I just wanted to make it extra clear, because, at the moment, minors can read and interact with the story and my announcements, so I'd rather avoid talking about anything sexual in public, I hope you understand!