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Quick Poll: Message Interface

  • Keep the animation, but let me tap to advance 21
  • Show all messages at once (Read Mode) 8
  • Let me choose at the start 20
  • 2026-03-01
  • —2026-03-02
  • 49 votes
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Hi everyone!Quick question for you all, how do you want to experience the story?

This one's been on my mind for a while and I figured I'd just ask directly.

Right now, messages come in one at a time with an animation delay, which is part of the feel, but I know it has a real downside: if something goes wrong (app crashes, you close it by accident, a bug sends you back further than you wanted), getting back to where you were takes way too long. And that's genuinely frustrating, especially in the middle of a good scene.

So I want to know what you actually prefer. Three options:

A) Keep the animation, but let me tap to advance; no waiting, just tap to reveal the next message at your own pace. You keep the feeling of it unfolding, but you're in control of the speed.

B) Show all messages at once (Read Mode); no animation, no waiting. You open a scene and it's just there to read. Faster, easier to replay, and way less painful if you lose progress.

C) Let me choose at the start; a setting when you first launch that lets you pick your preferred experience. Animation on, animation off, or tap-to-advance. Whatever fits you.

I want this to feel good to play through, not just good to read, and your input here actually matters. Drop your vote in the comments and let me know if there's something else entirely that would make it better.Poll is up for only 2 days since I want to resolve this issue ASAP.

Best,Rory

Comments

J fitz

The speed setting seemed to work in the very beginning, but it doesn’t seem to do anything now. It would be helpful to be able to speed it up to 4X.

DesireDispatch

Jesus, i've been using the Read Mode when checking the story all this time, and double checking that feature skipped my mind. I'll check this one out. Thanks for letting me know!