QnA Dive #2

Alright, let's dive into more of your questions.

"Can truesouls affect one's body?"

Half a spoiler, but yes. Some characters are physically affected by the truesoul they carry, others aren't. Sometimes it's subtle — Diego, for example, runs at a higher body temperature than he should. Other cases are a lot more visible. You'll have to wait and see on those ones ;)

"What about TC's technology — cybernetic arms, androids?"

Nope. No cybernetic arms, no androids. They're not that far along yet.

"Let's say I really like a certain character, but my choices as Ren go against that character's values. Can they actually reject me, or even refuse to start a relationship with me?"

Absolutely. From the very first encounters we're already tracking this — assigning scores, opinions, and critical moments. All of it adds up and determines how much that character actually likes you, whether they're interested, and whether they'll turn you down as a partner. They can, and they will.

"Imagine I start dating someone, but for whatever reason he breaks up with me. Is that basically game over for that romance? Or even a new endgame?"

Great question. I'm not confirming what does or doesn't make it into the final build yet, but I really like this idea. You doing something and a character breaking up with you over it is very much on the table.

Recap of the last patch (0.92)

I was really happy with how the last patch landed. We introduced a new character that a lot of you absolutely loved (looking at a certain someone <.<), and it delivered tense moments, drama and action. Overall, I'm proud of it — and really happy you guys enjoyed it. Thank you to everyone who, in one way or another, gave us feedback.

But there's a different kind of recap I want to get into today: the what-I've-been-up-to one.

Quick recap of what I've been up to (0.93)

(yes - an image of a wall <.<)

This next patch is a lot about writing. Big talks, getting to know someone. So yeah — it's been mostly writing.

It's almost done. I already have enough content for a monthly patch. BUT! I'm still deciding whether to ship it now or hold it a bit longer and pack more into it. Why? Because I want more stuff to happen in this one ;) (I promise it's not drama <.<)

I've also started testing something new with the TV system. It's promising — if it lands, it opens the door to some seriously nice visual scenes down the line. I'll keep you updated on it, but I'm not showing anything before the patch is out!!!!

And with that, I'm handing things over to Mark — he's got something to show you. It got teased over on our Discord, but we wanted to share it with everyone. Simple, and seriously functional.

Take it away, Mark 👇

New phone, who dis?

Ahem... ok so how should I do this... Hi guys, Mark here. For those who don’t know me, I mainly help with the GUI. 😃 

And now, for what actually matters, the phone.

(Here’s a video showing a little bit of this phone system.)

Phone Showcase

Zak and I have been working on a new phone system to change how some of these scenes play out... a different way to be in a scene.

The characters you’re talking to can send and receive messages. People type, stop, send, someone jumps in before the other one’s finished. Small thing, but it completely changes how a scene lands. It can also drop narration right into the conversation, so you get what’s happening in general.

Group chats work properly. The header tells you who’s in there, everyone’s got their own colour and picture, and people can walk into a conversation halfway through. So yeah, five people talking over each other is now a thing that can happen to you.

When it’s your turn to answer, the reply panel comes up at the bottom of the phone. The best part? Your replies stay in the conversation, and you can go back to them (basically the unsend button that real life keeps refusing to give us). You can click on it and you’re back at that exact moment, free to say something else and let it play out from there.

On top of that they can now also send and receive images, so you can send each other... you know...memes, mostly. And u can even tap to open them full size... so you can read them properly.

That’s basically it.

Can’t wait for you to try it and tell us what you think. Annnnd, just out of curiosity… who do you want in your contacts? What conversation are you hoping to walk into? (And no, you can’t block anyone 👀)

Ahh right, Mark — we need to drop the links to our socials here or someone's going to get upset with us <.<

Steam — https://store.steampowered.com/app/4947550/TrueClash/Itch.io — https://trueclash-games.itch.io/trueclash-gamesDiscord — https://discord.gg/T5bpvc4k6Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/trueclashgames/X — https://x.com/Trueclash_games

That's all for today!