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CHAPTER 5 PATREON (ALPHA) UPDATE

Latest update -> CHAPTER 5 (04/27/2026)

✮ CHAPTER 5: 230K WORDS ✮

The cast of BotB season four has touched down in a new state: Ohio! That's right—they're infiltrated G's backyard (and maybe someone else's?) Unfortunately, the rockstar isn't happy about this development considering the people who have decided to show their faces here. Meanwhile certain rumors are tainting the BOTB brand while the home lives of the ROs are starting to creep up on them. Will there even be a tour? Who knows?

As usual, MC remains in the center of it all. Their plans for their future comes into question when they're forced with new faces and possibilities. That is, if they even have a career by the end of this. For some MCs, they should probably keep in mind to think with their head and not their…you know!

Hi! It's been a long time coming but I'm excited to share the Chapter 5 alpha demo! Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm :) Please read until the end. Without fail I get questions that are answered in this post almost immediately after publishing it aha

I'm calling it an alpha demo because, and not to get all sad and lame, after the death of my family member I did not feel like adding more to my plate (aka beta testers). Writing took up much of my time already and it just hasn't been the right time to include other people into the process. Of course, that must change, and I will be getting beta testers soon now that the alpha is out. As always, the chapters are subject to change and improve as time goes on.

So with that said if there are errors or concerns I'm all ears! I'm not as active as much but I'll be sure to try to be as timely as possible!! ENJOY!!

PLAY HERE

Comments

aikika

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

darth

THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Bi Bubble tea

Not you releasing this update at almost 4 AM 😭

OMKitten

OH MY GOD I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONFERENCE BUT I NEED TO PLAY THIS

darth

ur the goat fr

Amy

LMFAOO i need my timezone sharers to not expose me!!!

olive

amy i just sat straight up in my bed… idgaf if its 2:41am rn…. SEVEN/AUGUST/DAKOTA IM COMING FOR YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU (thank you amy for the update and hope you’re doing well❤️❤️❤️)

Really

Just before finals, the greatest gift! Even though it’s literally 3am for me, I know what I’m gonna do for like the next week

Fae

Thank you for all your hard work, Amy! Can‘t wait to read the new chapter. Don‘t forget to rest ❤️

Beem

wow first time being in a different time zone is such a big perk but also OMG GO TO BED

L

Maybe i'm being dumb but I can't import my save?

sylla

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRAWING BLAKE FANART TOO GOOD KARMA IS REAL

Really

I'm having the same issue, not sure if its intended

Amy

You'll have to start over because variables change across chapters so the save will break :)

Bi Bubble tea

Haha I’ll set it aside as a reward for when I finish my degree in a week, but it’ll be hard to hold off. Thanks for working so hard for us

MaoTheGreat

As soon as I’m about to put my phone down for the night (early morning,it’s literally 3am), I get this gem of a notification. Finals week be damned, this takes priority😩

Really

Thank you for the very quick response!

Amy

OH! also i know the problem! its a new link so sorry, the other one was broken!

Amy

BTW it's on a new link everyone!! you wont be able to import your save!

Amy

ty hehe

Lozzie

I cannot wait to get home from work and play this thank you Amy for getting me through my shift🙏🙏🙏

Amy

Ah congratulations!!!

Amy

Wishing you and you conference well! ,

Amy

its 3am for me too lolol dont worry! good luck on your finals!

Amy

good luck on finals!!!!

Amy

thank you so much!! hope you like it!

Amy

HEY SLIDE THAT FANART OVER RQQQQ

jade

IM SO EXCITEDDD EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU AMY!!! And passing on my condolences, thank you again for your hard work!!

L

Ooof ok that's a lot of choices to remember to recreate but i'm sure your new chapter is worth the pain. <3

Mica Ottaviani

AAAAAH thank you so much for this! i’ll be sneakily reading this at work

sylla

BLAKE ISNT DONE BUT I DMED YOU GRIFFIN&DAKOTA 😭😭😭

Mia

AMYYY ME LOVE YOU <333

luno

Just before my shift starts YAYYYY

Paris

Omg yes thank u Amy 🙏 my nanna passed away yesterday so this will cheer me up, somewhat haha. Cant wait to play later 💖

OMKitten

You’re so evil for releasing this chapter at this hour😭 * affectionately* Can’t wait to discover why Blake is your favorite in this chapter

saunder

OH MY GOD

Will Landrum

I just had 4 days off with nothing to do... It's now 1am and I have to be awake in 6hrs for work and Now you release this? Why must you Torment me like this Amy!? 😂

Rin

AHHHHHHHHH!!!! shit well, there goes my whole work day! sorry boss i have more important things to be doing like being a messy wannabe rockstar 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Oh Binnie the Jinnie

CHAT IS THIS REAL? OMG... WHY DO I GOTTA WORK 😭😭 thank you so much for your hard amyyy!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO DEVOUR THIS

Rocket

YEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHH BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

nella

just yesterday I screenshotted all my stats because I felt the update in my bones!!

Jayla

AMMMMMMYYY IM SO EXCITED

Jord

Must be crazy late for you because I'm UK and it's incredibly weird seeing this pop up morning my time. But congrats on the release! Crazy to think it's only week 2 and we're already in G's backyard (and Blake's lets be real). Figured this would be halfway through the tour or something, now there's no telling what later chapters might entail. Hope you get some rest now this is out. Maybe treat yourself, and if you haven't recently don't forget to back everything up!

rosie!!!

OH MY GOD IM FOR SURE NOT GETTING ANY SLEEP TONIGHT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Haslysl

YAYYYYY CANT WAIT TO FINISH WORK AND PLAY

Lonnie

CAN I GET A THANK YOU THANK YOU

wqxian

YIPPIEEEE thank you amyy 🫶🏽🫶🏽 hope you get some relaxation in ehe

telephonerust

I FELT A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE AND RAN HERE…..I’m so excited! thank you for all your hard work, Amy

wqxian

unable to make an inspirational speech in prologue & mc is unfunny on stage (even tho i picked love stage!) LMAOO, did the stats become higher 💔🥀

natty ♡

in the skip to new chapter i picked that i'm only pursuing seven romantically but there's scenes with august and orion suggesting i've had a thing with them

Honeydew

Yayyy thank you so much!!! I'm so excited!! Just a heads up, no idea if this is worth fixing bc it is an alpha so I know there will be bugs, but in the MC character builder for Chapter 4, there's no option to select going to the party at Triple's *but* then going back to the hotel early; and it only lets you stay at the pool with Dakota and Gina, you can't leave (both options only have a "yes" option available, no way to choose "no".) Again, no worries if this is too much of a pain to fix, just wanted to let you know! Take care <3

saunder

I WANNA SEE THE CODE SO BAD BRO 😭

ROCKY

WE ARE SOOOOO BACKKK

Maydayknight

AHHHHHHHHH CONGRATS AMY!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 What an accomplishment, you should be so proud of yourself :)))) Thanks for all your hard work and all you do for us!! ^^ Celebrate being free!!! (And also get some sleep, you released this so late at night!! 😅🤣)

barnacle

AMY IS THE GREATEST OF All TIME

OpheliaMars

It's gonna be such a struggle to not play instead of working today, ahhhh! 😢

LoveMoney

Hope everything gets better 🙏 ❤️

GabiBlu

Well I lost my phone and that means I lost all my save files. I get to experience this game all over again with a new chapter now!! Amy my beloved 💕💕💕

Julie

Ahhhhhh!!!!! Time to completely check out of reality

repr_ise

spotted the same thing with Orion as the RO!

okaychillness

exams? never heard of them. only infamous

L

Omg Amy the dinner scene has me crying with laughter and then cringing at the drama. Amazing stuff!

Vinny

I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel with Seven. I can only assume this means we’ll get hit with a major setback next chapter lol

Centrik

AHH there it goes i was looking for an answer to this.

OMKitten

im so sorry, i havent even finished and I already know why. OMG am I allowed to recite this? . . . . . (spoiler) . . "Seven Lawless is a bootlicker?" Blake approaches the singer with a smile on his face. Seven quickly sizes him up like he's genuinely trying to figure out whether he can take him or not. "What happened to being punk? Is it really a persona? I gave you too much credit." I CANT IM CACKLING LIKE MADMAN

psd qrs

ANOTHER GLORIOUS AUGUST TAKEOVERRRR

La vie d'un mouton

Man I sat at my desk ready to study for my exams. And then I saw that the update came out. Studying will need to wait

La vie d'un mouton

Oh yeah also I was wondering. If we find bugs, where do you want us to tell you? Here in a comment or in your Tumblr inbox? Or somewhere else?

Angel

I was about to sleep when I got the notification at 3 in the morning, I couldn't wait until the next day so I was until 5 in the morning to finish the chapter… It was absolutely worth it, every word was worth the wait and the lost hours of sleep

Clover Fields

I adore Orianna getting jealous of Seb even if the player character isn't attracted to men

Clement Roe

I’ve very suddenly hit a very musician time in my life.

Rin

Ok i finished it and holy shit it's so goddamn good 😭 G has me in a headlock istg I'm OBSESSED

gemekaa

Amy, you have to give us a snippet of G and Blake’s reaction to finding out people ship them 🤣😈

wqxian

in chapter 4, i can’t get past the screen when clicking “Make a post to your fans appealing to their sympathy.” ++ the noalcohol stat is bugged, not using the proper dialogue for the flag in certain parts (update: nvm the noalcohol flag isn’t working at all throughout the rest of ch4)

xXNightSparrowXx .

I was so totally normal when i picked the option that let me tease orion and have him put a pillow in his lap... So normal...

gemekaa

Also - Seven involuntarily laughing at Iris mocking Blake was so cute!! 🥺

gemekaa

Sebastian too given O’s comment to not get involved? Though I guess that isn’t necessarily romantic, could just be not to get drawn into the Seb-Cory-Maya mess?

lunelic

oh my god i need every o scene in this chapter to have a pov. my manager makes me insane in the membrane. (sending you so much love amy <33)

Doodle

Amyyy where is this hidden smut treasure trove?? What steps must we take to find it?? SEND HELP PLEASE

Trinity

best birthday gift ever thank you amy 💕

Grief

First, LOVE THE CHAPTER. I can see why you didnt wanna give too many sneak peeks. Lol Also, dont know where to post any potential bugs. But, there are a lot of missing names in the party after sweatfest. Other than that, everything is amazing! Kudos on all the effort you put into it. ~

lkile

Has anyone been able to win the challenge when writing for UW? 🥹

lunelic

literally gonna go to sleep dreaming about that scene in particular tonight

OMKitten

After a few runs i think there is only one RO with smut this ch and its G **edit: OK there’s another sorta smut but not really I just found out about, you can leave with a stranger at the bar in dinner scene. Hook up with them. But nothing really happened since their roommate will come back first. [spoiler] . . . . . . For G scene: U can trigger it by going with them when they drive their sister home. There are two major different scenes depending on who’s taking the initiative.

chochi!

i cant seem to romance Blake (bisexual, female mc + fem!blake) the flirt options are all missing!! even retroactively:(

gemekaa

Guess it’s time to home-wreck…

Emily Williams

Yeah had the same issue at the dinner when my MC got forced to drink and I was trying to play them as straight edge.

Emily Williams

Welp my MC just became a terrible person! I'm weirdly okay with this for her.

Marcel

Lol same

gratis

I experienced a little weirdness like this too when I skipped ahead to ch5, totally fixed it when I just restarted the whole game and flicked through my choices rq to reach the new chapter lol. The long way around, but SO worth it. So, so, so, SO worth it, oh my god.

chochi!

ohhh that's good. i did try that but I wasn't seeing any changes!! I'll try again tmr thank youuuu

Emily Williams

Might be too drunk, or not high enough relationship?

Rose

thank you for the chapter amy! the drama in this chapter was so good. there were so many great scenes, especially with blake and seven. i think this chapter has officially made those two my favourite ROs. also, not sure if i’m doing something wrong but i’m not able to lock in romance with anyone except seven and o. i wanted to try g’s route but it’s greyed out even if i pick that i’m only pursuing them 🤔

gratis

Did Blake Winter just become the most romantic mf this chapter, or have I caught her brain worms à la toxoplasmosis? I am already vibrating in every molecule at the thought of *that* scene’s potential Blake POV.

Really

I won while writing in Blake’s style, and keeping things simple. I don’t know if this matters but I also made sure to sleep the night before, focus on the performance, and also playing up the bands dynamic. (Also, I stayed in without drinking if that matters)

Really

It’s definitely a bug, I checked the variables for at least when you skip to chapter 5. Most of the bugs I think only occur when you skip, but I could be wrong.

VIX

It thinks I’ve been romancing August when I haven’t clicked on anything for them. (I skipped to chapter 4 and then played til 5)

Melissa

I've gotten this too for August (and I think Sebastian) when playing from the beginning, so it's not just the the chapter skip function

VIX

Pray tell when is that scene

lunelic

right before you leave to go to the Caruso's for dinner when you see orion in the lobby!

Paris

Griffin really needs to put his phone on do not disturb…lmao seriously though I loved this chapter. ❤️ My MC is slowly becoming more deranged by the day 😂

weretoad

it's there if you play from the beginning too, seems to be specific to chapter 5.

weretoad

yeah, I tried playing from the beginning and the drinking gets tracked correctly (though it looks like the first drink at dinner is still required based on the way it's framed), so it def seems to be connected to the chapter skip. Though on the flip side playing from the beginning caused some of the other variables in the dinner scene to bug out 'cause Victoria was more reserved and Blake ditched me despite doing everything the same as i did in chapter skip (if anything I had higher reputation with Blake 'cause flirting isn't broken for them if you play from the beginning)

tulaberry-wine

Seven you miserable mfer, let me love you. 😫

weretoad

This is a chapter 5 bug, seems to trigger only in chapter 5 regardless of what you choose in the chapter skip (or if you play from the beginning)

weretoad

@kayo - I had also tried this (and the flirts did work), but then it bugged out at the dinner and I couldn't get the invite from Blake despite making all the same choices. Were you able to get the invite?

weretoad

When G and Blake get into the fight during the writing session and there's the option to make eye-contact with someone, Blake is always greyed out for me (both with chapter select and starting from beginning). Has anyone else been able to choose that option? Or is it a bug?

Maydayknight

Amyyyyy!!! The new chapter was AMAZING!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥳 I just want to say, I think such an amazing strength of your writing is how you clearly show us something is a bad decision, but also make us SO BADLY wanna make that decision. Like, that whole scene with G in the memoribilia room, I was, out loud, going "This is SUCH a bad idea" but I kept *HAMMERING* those choices light speed haha. It's just, really impressive. Thanks so much for this absolute gift, hope you got some rest!! :)))))

weretoad

@Mai - Maybe the softlock is bugged? Or are you softlocked with someone else? (it was also greyed out for me, but i assumed it was 'cause i locked in with someone else)

wqxian

Interesting! I went to Triple’s party… I didn’t write in Blake’s style, wrote deep lyrics, slept the night before, focused on the fans and played up with the band dynamic… I wonder what triggers the success 😵‍💫

vi.ravlyk

Well, I played from the beginning too as a non-drinker, and my MC kept drinking brandy in ch5 and got wasted at dinner all on her own so idk 😭🙈

Relik

Yeah, I don't think it's just August either. There seems to be a lot of if ( > 0) lines that aren't working correctly.

babyigs

I have been fed. The G end smut scene was so good. I will never regret my choice to be a fictional homewrecker. G FOREVER!

weretoad

omg i can't believe i missed it the first five times, but Elliot getting caught stepping out of Blake's room (after the pre-performance convo with August in chap 5)???? AAAAAAA I FUCKIN CALLED IT!!!! I KNEW IT! I SEE YOU SCHEMING SCHEMERS! (obv it could still be a red herring but let me have this lol) Wait does this mean i wasn't being paranoid about 'chekhov's open balcony door' from chap 1/2? *dusts off the conspiracy theory board*

KenzieKit

Your stats have to be high enough

gratis

Oh, strange! Yes, I got it no problem. :(

GD.B0B

Great new chapter! I loved Griffin's romance section, crap is really hitting the fan! Yippie!!!! Also, note there's an infinite loop bug if you choose the option to throw up (you get sent back to the previous section instead of forward) at the end of that route. I think one of the other options also had this bug when I picked it at the same choice menu, but I don't remember which one

gratis

Damn, now I’m super curious what the trigger is. I’ve gone back and forth with the different song choice options a few times and still can’t get the win.

Melissa

Totally want to see O's POV for that scene lol

Melissa

I softlocked with Seven, but was still able to go with G. Although I think I cockblocked my MC with a CH3 choice (telling G we should stay away from each other) lol, so even going to their house isn't a guarantee that you'll get that scene.

weretoad

@Relik - yeah, it seems to be all the ROs/subROs. Even characters that flirt is broken for.

Jord

It might be greyed out if you're also choosing to start at a later chapter. That option seems to have a bunch of current bugs with it. It could also be greyed out if you either don't have high enough stats OR lacking romance points. The latter is more likely if you're starting from the beginning because I've reported a bug where in Chapter 3 at the club when you're talking to L, if you pick the G-related romance option it resets your romance points to 1 instead of adding a romance point. You'll know if that's happened if later on when MC's sitting beside G waiting for their interview one of the options is greyed out (the "but I do care" option iirc). You might want to go back to see if that's happened. If it has, ignore that romance point during the L convo. If you have high enough stats then it all should work out :)

Melissa

I didn't win: stayed in to write the song, chose to write in Blake's simple style, wrote to benefit the band lol, slept the night before, focused on the fans, focused on the band's dynamic. I replayed & changed writing to benefit Blake (but this made them uncomfortable?!) & focusing on the performance, but it didn't make a difference for me. So there must be some other factor determining the win? I wonder if the song needs to be about griffin? Because I had it about their dynamic with the band both times. Or if you need a good relationship with Blake? Because I'm pretty sure my MC doesn't lol. Although I'm ok with not winning, since it would be unrealistic to win every week, and probably wouldn't help the cheating rumours 😭

weretoad

@kayo - I have no idea what i'm doing wrong. 😭 Even my stats are basically the same. Edit: I got it to work! It was a rep threshold issue and not a bug, the threshold was just very unforgiving.

Melissa

I also only had Seven and O as options, but I expected to see G as well since my MC flirts with them too lol. I was playing from the beginning as well. Idk if it's because I chose in a previous chapter for MC & G to stay away from each other? I thought that was more to change the flavour of their dynamic (more angsty) than lock out romance though. If it's any consolation, I was still able to go with G at the end. So I don't think the softlock stops the other romances.

Iina

hugging seven at what cost kdnjsjbd amy you're evil......

weretoad

we can hug Seven?????

Haslysl

This chapter was so fun !!!!!! I loved it!! I did encounter multiple bugs + some stats issues. Im a Dakota girlie and I wanted to know if anyone know if there’s a moment with him in this chap bc when talking with him at the club i had a "conversation closed" in the middle of it.

CelticWolfMia

Is anyone having a bug where you choose to write for UWB but during rehershal they've written for you? It began as Seven's, the post its on the sheets and all, but the lyrics were Blake's.

Iina

i'm not 100% sure if there are other ways but what i did: romance sev so you can pick them on the softlock scene, and then when you get the option to either stay or go with G to help their sister you need to go with. and then cheat with him 😩 and you need to commit otherwise you get cory instead of seven in the aftermath scene when mc arrives back to the hotel

Melissa

Yes I got this too! I played from the beginning of the game, & like you said my MC was writing for UW/Blake, whilst SV/Seven was writing for MC. But the actual lyrics that it showed in CH4 & CH5 were Blake's lyrics. I think something was changed in the coding, because I did originally get correct lyrics from Seven when CH4 came out. I sent an ask with a screenshot to Amy on Tumblr about it already, so hopefully she sees it (CH5 spoiler - not sure if you've progressed onto it yet) . . . It was funny when Avina asks MC what the lyrics meant because I'm like, I have no idea what the lyrics even ARE 😭 lol.

CelticWolfMia

😂😂 I haven't got to that bit yet but there was a bit where MC was so confused over the what the lyrics mean & I was right there with them. Did you romance Blake? I didn't get any options for it, which was odd cos I could have sworn I made the same choices as my original run.

Melissa

I'm actually a Blake hater haha, so I'm not romancing them at all. I thought I did see romance/flirt options in CH5 though?

CelticWolfMia

Yeah, Blake is marmite, love them or hate them, there is no in-between. I feel Seven is the same, some love them, some hate. Polarising characters make for great reading lol

Melissa

Wait what?? I softlocked Seven, went with G (although G stopped the kiss before it could happen on my playthrough - I think because of my CH3 choice), then when my MC went back to the hotel & Seven was there but I didn't see a hug option? That section did seem buggy though and some parts repeated each other.

Iina

interesting, there must be some other hidden condition(s) that must be met then 🤔 though i have no idea what those could be. i have a 80% relationship with them which seems to be the max(?) so maybe that could be it?

weretoad

@CelticWolfMia - the flirt options are broke for Blake and Seb if you use the chapter skip. They work if you start from the very beginning though. But there's still some weirdness in Chap 5 where you may or may not miss out on a Blake scene and it's unclear if it's a bug or hidden stat threshold (i can't get it to trigger, but other folks have, so it's worth a shot). You CAN however get that scene by using chapter skips, you just won't have any of the flirt options (I'm still testing to see if I can get the scene to trigger for me in a 'from the beginning' playthrough, but it's slow going). Amy posted on tumblr that she's keeping track of bugs, but taking a 48 hour (well deserved!) break, so bug fixes should be on the way in a couple days.

Melissa

Btw has anyone gotten a scene of MC talking to Seven about the song in CH5, if Seven is writing for the MC? Because you can choose that MC wants to talk to them about it, but there's no opportunity to discuss it before the performance (like in the sneak peak where they talk if MC is writing for Seven), and they didn't discuss it during this chapter. So I wasn't sure if something in the code prevented it from coming up for me, or if it'll just be discussed in a later chapter?

Melissa

I just checked and my MC is only on 55% with Seven lol, so yours is a lot higher. But I feel like a 70+ relationship check on week 3/10 would be quite punishing!

weretoad

@lina - whaaaaaaaaat ok i guess it's time for a homewrecker playthrough XD I desperately need to see what a Seven hug looks like. I guess never flirted with G enough to get the option to go with them. Thank you so much for explaining! :D

weretoad

@Melissa - I wonder if there are some balancing issues or stat bugs in Chap 5, 'cause I've gotten some weird hot/cold scenes with some characters and I still can't tell if I just don't have high enough rep/stats or if it's bugging out. So maybe the threshold will get lowered/fixed (or at least maybe explained so we know what to shoot for) in the upcoming patches. Fingers crossed!

Iina

@Melissa LMAO yeah i was quite surprised too since i've been flirting with nearly everyone and they're all around the 60% point but then seven for some reason is sitting at a whopping 80%.... i have cracked the seven code clearly

pineapple

Just want to ask, is anyone eliminated in this chapter? How do you avoid it?

Cam

Just curious did you “skip” to a certain chapter or started over ? Because there are so many scenes missing from my “skip to ch5” playthrough but idk if it’s just my choices or a bug 😔

Iina

@weretoad happy to help LOL i really didn't want to do the homewrecker route but maybe getting to hug seven was worth it..... 🧍🏼‍♀️

Cam

You can get eliminated ???

Melissa

@weretoad Yeah it's hard to tell without being able to check the code. Because there are a few areas where something feels "off" or missing, but it's not necessarily obvious what just from the in-game text, & I can't just check the code to see if something hasn't properly triggered.

Melissa

@lina My MC is also indiscriminately flirting/hooking up...lol. But she's a rockstar! That's what they're meant to do! I think with Seven specifically, they probably don't like that my MC is kind of bratty and jokes around too much (the number of times she's made a joke and no one laughed 😭). I checked and my Seven stat was actually 58% at the beginning of CH5...so I've actually managed to decrease it throughout CH5 haha.

Tweedle Dee

Firstly, THANK YOU SO MUCH AMY! I enjoyed myself, love that it felt like days were truly packed in this update. The flavor of changing from the beach to Ohio is noted and I can picture it so well. On the chapter skipping forward seems to have some coding issues, choices made not being represented, but playing from the start wasnt nearly as buggy. Luca's name still disappeared in scenes, and I saw some text duplicated in some areas where its obviously supposed to be band vs solo content. My MC was also sober, so im curious to know if the dinner canonically is a drinking affair. Also Orion was referred to as Oriana in the news article with his husband. Still 230k words has a lot to sort through. Im going to go through now with a my messy MC and break up a marriage lol. Wish me luck!

furrytilapia

GUYS WDYM YOU CAN HUG SEVEN HOWWW PLEASE

Iina

since i can't check the game's code i'm not 100% sure what the exact conditions are that must be met, but how i got it was softlocking seven when prompted, having a very high relationship stat (80%) with them and being on G's affair route! after mc gets back to the hotel they find seven crying and you get an option to hug them. i have done some testing and there seems to be a lot of variation going on with the scene and there's a chance you need something else too to unlock the hug option. but again, without being able to see the code i can't say what it could be

furrytilapia

tysm for this! will try it out AAAA I JUST WANT TO HUG SEVEN

Iina

np i hope you manage to get it!! it was short but very cute and i may have screamed a little.... just a little........

furrytilapia

ohh sorry but how did u get the choice to go with g? for some reason i just cant have that option 😭😭😭

weretoad

I haven't gotten it in any of my playthroughs so far. The closest I get is when Avina brings it up at the festival, but nothing with Sev. Maybe next chapter?

Iina

ohh that's hard to say i haven't really paid attention to any stat changes with G so if a certain relationship % is needed i can't say how high it should be 🤔 i've been flirting with them since the start, didn't tell them to stay away, listened to their advice and wrote for blake's band, defended them against their family, and obviously chose options that shows mc's interest in pursuing them despite being married. edit: i'm also not sure if this matters, but i only drank like one drink at the bar and didn't get totally wasted lol (in ch 5)

Really

I have a good relationship with Blake, as well as like 6 “positive” reactions to Blake. But also I didn’t write to benefit the band, I wrote the option which put UW in a good light.

Really

I compared my save files from before chapter five to the beginning of chapter five, and it adds about 5 romance points/flags to each RO

Rose

yeah i played from the beginning too and flirted with them the whole time so i was surprised to see that the option was greyed out. i think my stats were too low with them tho. when i first played i also told them to stay away in chapter 3, but when i played through a second time and didn’t tell them to stay away, i was eventually able to soft-lock their romance. idk if picking to tell them to stay away locks you out of their route, or if it just a big hit to their stats and you need pretty high stats to lock them in. either way, it worked out in the end lol

pineapple

Yup, dunno how that happened to me 😂

Jayla

I got eliminated my second play through too, I was so shocked like I’m the drama center you can’t eliminate meee 😭

Jayla

It was greyed out for me too because my relationship stat was too low, I think it has to be 60+ but in my second play through I got it up to 68 by flirting with him at every opportunity and being nice to his family and not insulting them. I think calling them awful takes like 10 points off.

D.W

SO much to enjoy about the update. I'm stuck on Avina believing they're entitled to courtesy from me, with they fake self. You want personal/private information and I'm sure Seven would've shared if they wanted to . Ugh, We gone fight if they keep approaching my avoidant and blunt MC lol but i have to play a couple more times to get all the goodies from the chapter.

weretoad

@Melissa - Can confirm that at least one of the issues/scenes (Blake's) was a threshold issue and not a bug. It was literally one choice in chap 2 which wasn't important enough to be included in the chapter skips, but tanked reputation just enough that the scene didn't trigger. So if G's scene and some of the others are the same issue, Chap 5 may just need a little balancing. 🤞

Somewillwin

That little hint of a call with Lucy has been enough to make my brain buzzzzz

weretoad

@CelticWolfMia -- just wanted to correct my previous post, the chap 5 scene with Blake isn't bugged, it's just got a high threshold, so just one negative interaction in chap 2 was enough to cause it not to trigger for me (might be a wider margin for error if you're riding with UW, but i haven't tested that). But I've played through from the beginning with that in mind and was able to get the flirts AND that scene

CelticWolfMia

I restarted my playthrough and am just into ch5 now and there was a flirt with Blake so that seems to be working for me. I'm bussing with them, so fingers crossed I have a shot at that scene.

Camkadde

I love how much it strains your relationship with G if you say Blake is hot. 77 all the way to 58😭

Kayla F

damn how are you guys getting 80% with the relationships, mine stop at 60 lol is it bc im romancing a lot??

Kayla F

what happens, a game over?

pineapple

You can either start over or continue on story mode

cicelyalaska

amy, i have SO many thoughts that i can't quite put into words yet but i just wanted to say that you thread in foreshadowing so damn seamlessly, i love getting lil breadcrumbs and being led to more and more chaos. i love that everything feels so important- you have a real talent for making even the smaller moments feel big. thanks for this. still sending you and your family all the love. i hope finishing most of the work for this chapter was cathartic & that you can get some well earned rest now!!

crescent

I can't get seven as an option in the festival even though I'm actively pursuing them. Do I need to have certain requirements??

Elaine Hackney

how do you get the scene, i don't have the option to follow even though i have been taking all the romance flags and G is at 82%. I tried softlocking with the poly option and the option to go with G was greyed out, but when i softlock with G the option is available

Svetlana Morgun

i just started ch5 (played from the prologue, so it took some time >< ^^). my MC is romancing Seven, but now suddenly the game seems to think that he has flirted with August? it mentions how my guy finds them alluring, and August acts kinda weird in the room scene at the beginning of ch5 >< ^^ like, that whole paragraph >< ^^;: "You're eyeing them, surprised by the way they inch closer to you. Clearing your throat, you don't dare move a muscle in fear of ruining the moment. You can't describe the look on their face but it's enough to heat you up from within. You're close enough to smell the spray on their clothes, clean and enticing." i've never chosen flirt options with anyone but Seven >< ^^; oh, and also, i chose to write for UW, but it seems like the song i got was from Blake, instead of Seven? (at the end of ch4) at least, those are the lyrics i got: Ruining the fun Smoking gun, smoking gun Clueless is all I'll ever be When the summer falls away, that'll be the end of me the game still talks about us writing for UW and singing the song from 7, but every time it mentions actual lyrics, that's what it shows >< ^^

Svetlana Morgun

aaaaand i just got eliminated >< ^^;;;;. i don't understand the requirements for passing >< ^^ (and Oliver's band won? but they sounded like they were not very comfortable with the song? o_O)... i don't get it >< ^^

Svetlana Morgun

tried not going to the party and then imitate Blake's style, and got this: Even though he sings with as much energy as you can muster, you sense the lyrics are throwing him off. You're not sure why! You wrote a song you thought he'd like. He looks mildly uncomfortable, like he can't fully believe the words he himself is saying. * You know you were risking a lot by writing something that's so close to you. You couldn't think of anything else, and it felt right. You just hope it doesn't come to blow up in your face later. right before this: At this point, Blake has commanded the stage with extraordinary skill. He trashes his head to the beat, the audience clapping along. A part of you is grateful that you decided to stick to Blake's writing style. The lyrics may be simple and lacking finesse, but you realize now this is where he shines best. It's his performance people come for, not the words. p.s. did somehow manage to win this time around though >< ^^. the only things i've changed were to not go to the party and to appeal to the fans instead of focusing on our perfomance (not sure if it changes anything)

Svetlana Morgun

later in the chapter, it seems like my MC has feelings for O >< ^^: "And then with Orion…you're still trying to unravel what you feel for your manager. Obviously, your heart is greedy." still the same MC who's trying to romance Seven, by the way >< ^^

gratis

As far as I can tell, I should have the same Blake relationship stats as you (romancing them), and chose all of the choices you listed above first, but still no win. I played around some more last night with different choices and no matter what I do, Blake’s uncomfortable and Disaster Street wins lol. I’m stumped!

gemekaa

I'm so confused by the parents behaviour - I need to re-read the whole book again, as I always saw them as overly stuck-up corporate workers (made sense with the absences and expectation to get a 'real job') but the comment about the father using MC to get away with a speeding ticket (I think?) makes them seem more like G's parents??

Svetlana Morgun

MC also just... drank without any input from me >< ^^: "You admittedly took a sip of the brandy you took with you, but just enough to loosen your nerves." why did he take it with him? he never touched it before >< ^^;;

Xjnine

I'm having the same problem, how did you end up fixing it? , nvm it might be working now but I still couldn't pick the reassure him in the writers room 🤔

angel

wait guys what's the victoria journal thing?

Jord

I know winning every week is unrealistic but I need it to happen so the band gets fed up of my MC making all the song-writing decisions, decide they want to do it their way and then let the band lose that week so my MC can turn around and say he told them so. For the drama. For the pettiness. Maybe with Blake it's less specific-stat situations and more one if, for example, you've generally been more negative towards them, writing the song to benefit their band over MC's is the better choice. I can't find my other message but Amy said each week would have things you can pick up on that you can write about that could help. There's a lot of Blake/G drama this week so writing the song to be about that might also play a part in winning. It's also the alpha. A lot of people have reported bugs, and if you read what Svetlana wrote above with everything they've reported during the performance (Blake being uncomfortable one scene then comfortable the next) it does look like things are clashing in the code which is giving everyone weird outcomes.

chellyense

That sounds about right since I seem to be getting romance flavor text with anybody I have a remotely good relationship with, even though I strictly stick to flirting with only one RO per play through.

Mai

okay so the memorabilia room scene with g followed by a seven hug has forever changed my brain chemistry

Jord

😭Genuine crash out for them. By the end of CH4 for me Seven's bar is anywhere from 13 - 17 so it looks like G will be joining them because they react so badly to anything Blake-positive and I find Blake amusing so I gotta support them every step of the way.

Anne

Loved the update! But how do we get the Seven hug scene? When I returned to the hotel, I get the Seven scene, but there was no option to hug him

gemekaa

Seven hug? Where??? How??

gemekaa

Just did the G-cheating scene, and wow Amy - you are doing amazing work to make that utterly appealing and hot, and utterly shameful and wrong. I felt awful, like watching a train-wreck, which I assume is the whole point. Can't wait to hook up with V as well 🤣

gemekaa

Oh, and another thought: it’s VERY interesting that G has kept that letter and notebook from, “BC” (gee wonder who that is 🧐🤣). It’s not helping my delusion that we could reconcile Blake and G 🤣

gemekaa

I so want MC to call Lucy. 🙏🏽

weretoad

my impression from that scene is that it was meant to be surprising/out of character for the dad and that's why the mom was bringing it up as something "funny", and also maybe foreshadowing for how easy/quick it would be for MC's parents to *become* like G's parents if MC actually becomes successful

weretoad

You're not alone! There's a bug in Chapter 5 where it reacts as though the MC is romancing everyone. Also flirts are broken with Seb and Blake if you do chapter skip, but working if you play from the very beginning. I'm not sure what triggers the lyrics bug. It's been working for me, but I know other people are having the same issue. Might be related to chapter skip? re: writing for UW - I think some of the values got swapped in Chapter Skip 'cause if you want to write in UW's style, you gotta choose "simplify the lyrics" + "[i forget the exact wording, but like deeper themes]", I think the second choice is supposed to be "shallow and fun" ('cause that's what the scene in chap 4 seemed to suggest), but if you choose that the game reacts as though you didn't write in UW's style, it's gotta be "simple" + "deep". That being said, if you choose to write a song that benefits UW, Blake always looks awkward at the start, but they warm up to it and you get the line about writing in their style in a later paragraph The drinking thing also seems to be a bug in Chapter Skip. I've had better luck if you choose the option that MC doesn't drink At All, but if you choose that MC drinks, and then later in chapter skip choose that they don't drink the brandy specifically, the game still seems to make MC auto-drink the brandy in their room in chap 5. (there's a dinner scene later where it looks like drinking is obligatory, but the brandy thing appears to be a bug)

Svetlana Morgun

that's the thing though: i didn't use the chapter skip >< ^^ played the entirety of it starting from the very beginning ^^'

weretoad

Other folks might have more specific recommendations, but just chiming in to say that there does seem to be an issue with reputation thresholds in chapter 5 where a lot of people aren't meeting them despite pursuing those characters. We can't see the code currently so it's unclear what's a balancing issue and what's an actual bug, but some fixes should be on the way soon!

weretoad

lmao!! Even just smiling at Blake during the challenge reveal in chapter 4 drops G's relationship by like 12 points or something like that XD

weretoad

FOR REAL!! I feel like that fear meme -- [No fear] [picture of Lucy at the doctors] [ONE FEAR] 😭 MC CALL YOUR MOM (real one not bio one)

Runa

Did anyone get a positive song from Blake? Because all I can get no matter what is the negative lyrics

weretoad

@Xjnine - I still can't pick the reassure option in the writer's room either. I think that one may genuinely be bugged 'cause I asked about it in another comment and so far no one's replied that they've been able to get it. And re: the dinner scene, I think there's just an overall balancing issue with Chap 5 'cause I'm seeing a lot of other folks having trouble accessing certain scenes or being unable to lock in with characters despite actively pursuing them. With the Blake scene for me it turned out there was like 1 negative choice back in chapter 2 (not included in chapter skip) and that was enough to keep me below the scene trigger threshold despite the rest of my MC's interactions with Blake being positive (or as positive as they can be with Blake XD)

Paris

Also idk if it’s a bug but when doing a full playthrough from chapter 1 with G as main love interest and high affinity when the lock in time comes it was grayed out. However when I played just ch5 on its own it was available lol.

Alex T.

I can’t get the romantic song from Seven since I chose to write for UW and the game is treating it like UW is writing for me. I wanna see how everyone reacts to the romantic lyrics because all I get are lyrics hinting at the band’s betrayal

weretoad

oh my bad! That's a bummer! :( Does your MC drink at ALL in the earlier chapters? I wonder if it's a like a true/false value that's determining whether or not MC gets a choice in chapter 5?

Alex T.

Not to be That Guy ™️since the chapter just came out but when will applications for beta testers be open? I’d love to apply!!

Svetlana Morgun

i did get him to go to the party, but then i reloaded it (after getting eliminated >< ^^) and chose not to. so no, i don't think so. i even specifically chose that my guy doesn't drink at all early on in the game ^^;

Jord

Currently a bug, it's been a persistent thing since chapter 4's release. I think most if not everyone is getting the one from Blake that ends with "When the summer falls away, that'll be the end of me".

weretoad

oh weird! Someone else mentioned a bug that reset a romance stat to 1 in an earlier chapter, so i wonder if it's something like that and chapter skip avoids it?

Sadie

I had the opposite issue where starting from Ch. 5 left me with every single RO option greyed out except Seven lol despite choosing to pursue only G.

Alex T.

Do you remember how high you had to score with Blake for that scene? 👀👀👀

Alex T.

If it matters I wasn’t able to win with Blake when I started from the chapter skips-it defaulted to good lyrics and not Blake lyrics every time. I didn’t have that problem if I chose SV tho

Alex T.

Question: how high did you need G’s approval to be to get the option to make eye contact with him? I might be siding with Victoria a bit too much lol

Alex T.

I had that issue with choices repeating themselves too. The one I remember off of the top of my head is when talking with Triple and the girl from Wasted Youth. It acted like I had chosen 3 different dialogue options at once?

Alex T.

Oh mAN I wish I could’ve just looked at G and asked “wow it’s pretty fucked up that Viktor and your family treat you like an idiot/you need them when they owe you everything? Hahaha just something to think about” I swear to god one day I will show G and Vic they are in an abusive relationship with Viktor White

weretoad

@Alex T. - i'm at work atm, so I can't check, but i feel like i usually end up in the low 60s with G? Other folks might have more exact numbers, but if not, I'll check when I get home and report back. Is Blake greyed out for you as well as G?

gratis

I don’t, I’m sorry, I never actually know how to track Blake’s stats lol. I played from the very beginning of the demo and chose all the flirt options for her, though, if that helps at all?

weretoad

RIGHT??? my normally quiet, people-pleaser MC is ready to go full aggro in those scenes lol

Really

I will say that I predict that we end up in the face off with this next challenge just because of the potential dividing of the group. Like the band without MC tries to do what they do and just fail. Also, it would be a good way of having everyone playing to try out the mechanics of the face off without penalizing our own actions.

Really

I’m not sure since without being able to see the code makes it hard to know the requirements, but I’m pretty sure you have to be soft locked to Seven with a high relationship/stat

Relik

Yeah, I noticed in the code at the start of chapter 5 a bunch of temp variables for ROs that are set to 4 and I think every check for romance is seeing those numbers. Makes you a very popular person that chapter heh.

weretoad

@Relik - how do you view the code?

Jord

I really can't wait for the home chapter, because everyone will get to see how cold the dynamic is between my MC and bio parents vs how warm the dynamic is between him and Lucy.

Relik

You have to have high stat and relationship with G to go home with him. Then you have to have at least started the affair, I think you can stop it before it goes all the way. The scene when you get back is with the person you have soft locked, I think if G is soft locked (or no one is) you get Cory.

Rose

i think it just comes down to soft locking them + having high enough stats. the first time i tried the scene i wasn’t able to hug them but after i went back and got 78 percent in their relationship stat the option was there.

Byne

Not a fan of the fact that it forced my fully sober MC to drink at the dinner tbh

Anne

Ah that makes sense, I did the soft lock but my relationship with him after doing the skip choice was only like 58.

Anne

Ohh, yeah mine was only 58 after doing the skip choice the second time around. Time for the third try lol.

gemekaa

Guess I need to stop flirting with Blake in front of Sev 🤣

Natalie Keens

Sorry, someone's probably already said it but a bug I'm coming across is that apparently my MC is in love with every RO 😂 I've only picked romantic choices with Seven in my play through. Also when August came into MCs room at the start of the chapter they mentioned UW writing our song when it was meant to be SV. Hope this helps!

Patrick M.

It seemed like the chapter was treating me as if I had romanced everyone, even though I didn't have points with most of them; since I can't see the code, I trawled through variables with the browser console, and it seems like there are temp versions of all the romance stats in CH5 set at 4, which are overriding the permanent variables--getting rid of those should fix the issue.

Devin Kenslore

Throwing a bottle in the sea here, but how do people get the hug with Seven??? I read you had to choose them for the soft lock but if I don't choose G for the soft lock I never can go with them to their family house and become a premium homewrecker. So if I have to choose G I can't choose Seven, right? I always end up with Cory in her pajamas or something. Like no offence I find her very funny, but I want to read the hug with Sev!!!

chellyense

I also am having this problem and I played from the beginning as well.

OMKitten

I just tried the route where we got drunk and called O in ch5 and oh my the convo is just so fucking cute😭 O is adorable when they confessed they always put up a mask the honesty is just so sweet esp this part . . . . . . (Spoiler) O sounds like a cornered puppy. "Okay! I…I miss you all the time, okay? And I worry about you. And I feel your fear and I'm happy when you're happy and I think about…everything. Because I am your manager. And this is what managers do."

Iina

how high are your relationship stats? i chose seven for the softlock but still managed to leave with G from the bar. at the time of that scene i had G at 66% and didn't have any problems 🤔

Melissa

WAIT...I was replaying for a different purpose (the sex scene lol), and the band won somehow?? I *think* the only major thing I changed was not telling G to stay away in CH3, and therefore having a higher relationship with them (65 vs 76 at the beginning of CH5). Unless I accidentally changed something else as well? Since I was quickly zooming through the choices. But maybe your G stat affects whether they vote for you, regardless of your other choices? When you win you also get a confessional from G that's basically about the MC/band. If so, we're never beating the cheating allegations 😭. Has anyone won whilst having <70/75 G relationship? Or whilst telling G to stay away? (Also I haven't used the chapter skip at all, I played from the beginning)

Sierra

"You feel someone watching you and you turn to see Katherine eyeing you both closely, an odd smile on her face." Does this mean she's shipping it? oh, how I hope 😆❤ delicious update, Amy!!! you spoil us :')

Melissa

Yeah the same just happened to me. I replayed NOT telling G to stay away & my G relationship went from 65ish (which I thought was still decently high at this point) to 75ish, and the softlock for them became available. So like you said, it must be just a really high stat check or telling them to stay away locks you out.

Melissa

I got this with both throwing up and crying, so it could be all the options

Melissa

@weretoad: yeah considering seven's stat starts on 25 at the beginning of the game(?), I feel like 55 is still a lot of progression/change in their relationship in 2 & 1/2 weeks. And looking at the end of CH4 code in the public demo, the thresholds there for Seven writing the positive song, love song, or parent song about MC were only >35 & >40 (which both indicate improvements in their relationship since the beginning of the game). I replayed with Seven at 63, and I still didn't get the hug, so it's either even higher than that (>65? >70? >75?), or related to another choice or stat. Tbh I don't think 80% accurately represents where they are in their relationship at that point since it's still all very tentative, so it probably shouldn't be possible at this point.

Melissa

@weretoad ok thanks, good to know it's not just me then lol. It's fine if it's going to come up later, I just wasn't sure if I was missing a scene. After replaying I can see that some scenes are skipped or cut off that aren't meant to be. And I guess I assumed it would be there based on the sneak peak, but maybe what Seven writes for MC is just meant to be a bigger/more slowburn plot point. I wasn't expecting Avina to straight up ask MC lol...I wonder if they asked Seven?

Melissa

Wow, I had no idea that could happen lol. So you can win, lose, or neither but stay in the competition. What's story mode? Do you have to do the Face Off too? And what did you do in the lead up (CH4 & CH5): going to the party or staying to to write the song, writing in their style or yours, making you look good or UW/SV, topic you picked, napping or drinking just before, etc.? I wonder how it happens

Rose

ok now that i've had some time to think about the chapter and have played around with it a bit more, i've formulated some thoughts. warning for spoilers of course! . . . . . . - blake had my favourite scenes this chapter. joking about cuddling on the bus (can that please be an option later on?), sneaking away from the dinner with them, katherine noticing something between blake and mc... it was all so good but i'm also a little scared because they clearly have their own agenda and i don't want my mc's heart to get broken 😭 - the duet was sooo dreamy and that hug!! seven nuzzling into mc!! i can definitely see things getting better with them which ALSO scares me because i feel like something could come along and ruin it. - finally got THAT G scene and they need to mute their phone in the future because we cannot keep getting interrupted by vic (sorry vic) - despite my previous point i will ALSO be stealing victoria lol. i want to sing to her instead of G 🥰 - O is getting bolder and i love it. i giggled at their palpable jealousy if you admit to hooking up with someone - seven and avina's dynamic continues to confuse me. i'm sure avina genuinely cares about seven, but they're also pretty weird about them. it feels like they're always trying to make sure they don't separate from them, whispering in their ear, or watching them. and that scene when they ask you about the song lyrics made me wonder if seven would be ok with them doing that. - then again MC's band are also being weird. i definitely think something happened between seven and them that MC doesn't know about, and they're worried that seven will tell them. at the same time, if that is the case, i would wonder why seven didn't tell MC (between the vote and the fight when they were still sort of talking) - i like cory more and more every chapter. hoping she can be an ally in spite of what's happening with viktor/the show - LA is super cool. i hope we see them again soon - i'm assuming the caller is interested in recruiting MC as a solo artist, and while i've been pretty set on doing that the past few chapters, i actually feel a little hesitant now being faced with the potential possibility of it. i'm not a big fan of the band (aside from august), but maybe i was hoping things would work out more than i thought. overall really great chapter. definitely my favourite so far!

La vie d'un mouton

Ctrl+shift+i Then type "Stats.scene" Then click on the dropdown menu, then click on the "lines" dropdown menu and there it is, all the codes. You have to do it again at every chapter though since it only show the chapter you're currently on

Devin Kenslore

Omg how??? 😭 I was at 80 with both of them!!! And I tried both the drinking and sober routes to see if there was a difference but there was none.

Melissa

It might be related to the relationship stat, I got Seven as an option when their stat was 55

Melissa

The lyrics bug first appears at the end of CH4 when the lyrics are first revealed, so I'm not sure what happens if you use the chapter skip, but I got it from playing from the beginning too. When CH4 first came out I got Seven's real lyrics, so I think some coding has just been changed for that section since then.

Melissa

I couldn't get it even with 63% (+ starting from the beginning of the game), so it must be higher than that, if it's not related to another choice

Relik

What's your romance stat? I think you need both a high stat and high romance with G to go home with him.

Melissa

@Paris: What was your G relationship stat? I think the requirement is pretty high. I played from the beginning, & softlocking with G wasn't an option when I started CH5 with 65 G stat, but it was available when I got it up to 75. So it could be 70/75+ is required? I also didn't tell G to stay away in the 2nd playthrough, but idk if that choice matters or it's just that it's easier to have a higher relationship stat.

weretoad

@Alex T. - ok, my last playthrough G was at 67 and I was able to get the option to look at them. I feel like it's been a bit lower and still worked, but I don't have any saves to confirm

Alex T.

It does, thank you!!!

OMKitten

Omg I also recommend ppl to get drunk and explore more options with ROs, for example. If u go talk to 7. I thought we got to see a glimpse of the future version of romanced 7 here . . . . . . . Seven holds your gaze, then he leans forward and says, "You could've. I would've let you." he shakes his head. "But you ended it." You laugh. "You broke up with me!" “Yes,” Seven replies. “But not really.” ………. And also, the fact that 7 has shown multiple times that they are into the idea of jealous MC. One of those times being during this scene and it was hilarious 😭

Relik

Think it's because it looks at the variable substance_cope and all of the checks are looking if it's >1 or >2, but the variable's base value is like 50.

Melissa

"their palpable jealousy if you admit to hooking up with someone" - ooh is this about that random from the restaurant bar or someone else?? My MC kissed them but then didn't go back to theirs, I was curious if it'd be brought up if you go all the way. The band being so weird about seven is freaking me out lol. My MC's highest stat is her attachment to the band (+ her main romance is Seven), so I don't think that revelation is going to be great for her...😭 Also it's fun reading people's thoughts like this! I have some to eventually post too.

QUARTZ

Genuinely asking but , is it possible to have high stat with G by only playing chap5 or do I have to re play the entire game ? I rlly don’t have the time to replay the entire game (uni💔💔💔)

Devin Kenslore

I literally restarted the entire game and bombarded every ROs I could with love. Like, I selected every flirt options available and then played yes-man with all of them. I was between 70 and 80 for all of them, and I could select everyone during the soft lock. There's probably another choice/stat involved, or a bug somewhere.

weretoad

@Relik - is there a way to view our romance stats? Or do you mean mentally keeping track of how many flirts?

Byne

It being a bug would be nice. It only giving me one choice to drink with even the greyed out option saying 'no you need to drink now' just made me feel like the game was telling me I'm playing it wrong.

Rose

oh no i actually didn't know you could kiss someone at the bar LOL. will have to try that. but the jealousy scene i was referring to is if you soft-lock O, then hook up with G. when you go back to the hotel, O is there and you can admit to hooking up with someone (meaning G but not specifying). their reaction is hilarious and cute oof, yeah. my MC isn't super attached but i still think it would really hurt her to find out they were keeping something from her. would definitely be way worse if your MC is very attached tho. i'm patting them both on the back you should! would be great to hear your thoughts too

Iina

you were at 80% with G and didn't get the option??? that's crazy what on earth could be the requirement that needs to be met then if not a high enough relationship stat🧍🏼‍♀️ i honestly can't think of anything else?? i assume since you've gotten their stat so high that you didn't tell them to stay away, took their advice and wrote for blake, defended them against their family at the dinner, said that vic is lucky and G could have anyone they wanted... maybe it has something to do with their sister and how you've reacted to them....? if you judge her advice at the dinner G doesn't seem to like that. idk if that could be it though it's so hard to say without seeing the game's code. edit: maybe you also haven't chosen enough homewrecker options? either that or the sister thing those are the only things i can think of...

crescent

It was the relationship stat! I was able to get them as an option when I raised it to 80%. Thank you for the advice!!

Devin Kenslore

@weretoad As far as I know the only way is to keep track of them mentally, but I was just going so over the top with everyone I stopped counting 😭

OMKitten

I only had 72% with G and 65% with Sev. Maybe u need the other relationship stat (like the heart thingy)? . . . . . . . (Spoiler) To go with G and cheat; - Sober/ Drunk, but enough to get sober after getting water at the bar - high enough homewrecker stat - high enough relationships points (assuming there are two, the stat bar and hidden points) - maybe also not laugh at their sister (not sure but I never laughed at her) To hug the wet cat (7) - high enough rela stats (65% was enough for me) - soft lock 7, but cheated with G (committed the act so u arrived late)

Devin Kenslore

@lina I swear I did all of that! Yes-man of the year. 🙃 I stopped before literally every dialogue choices to see how it affected my relationship with each characters. On that note the game kinda feels unbalanced and unfair and I think an easy fix for that would be adding relationship points alongside flirt dialogue options (which I don't think is currently the case). But there's also a few random massive relationship drops that don't seem really fair (they're funny though).

OMKitten

Maybe that’s the issue, i think if u have high romantic points with everyone u can’t really romance/unlock certain scenes with some RO. For 7, I gotta make sure I didn’t always flirt with anyone but G and just a few times with O. Doesn’t really necessarily mean u can’t flirt with others to romance 7. But just don’t do it that often so it outnumbers 7 stats.

Relik

@weretoad If you're playing on a chromium based browser (I'm sure you can on others, I just don't know how) You can open the console and type in "stats. and see the current value. So like "Stats.g_romance" will show you the current value of G's romance.

Iina

@Devin yeah agreed on the balance thing, it'd also be nice if it were more clear on what options actually lead to what and what requirements need to be met for what 😩 amy said on tumblr that she's keeping track of bugs and other issues and fixing them after she takes a break so hopefully that will help

weretoad

@Quartz - on tumblr Amy said she was taking a 48 hour break (well deserved!), but was keeping track of bugs and would work on fixing them after that, so there should be a patch soon (and hopefully that will allow folks to get all the scenes even with chapter skip)

Relik

I was able to get to the hug scene by starting into the act until you start thinking about 7 and are given the opportunity to stop then. So, just so people know, you don't have to go all the way.

weretoad

@Devin - I agree chap 5 def seems to have some balance issues . Fingers crossed that that's a comparatively easy fix. The metagamer in me would LOVE a mode where choices show how they affect stats, but if that's not feasible, just making the romance stat visible alongside relationship stat would be a big help.

Devin Kenslore

@OMKitten OH wait the homewrecker stat!!! Also maybe I've chosen too many poly flirt options and not enough G only flirts. I think they're separated. Thanks!! I'm going to try that tomorrow (but also I never laughed at their sister. Poor baby is 18)

weretoad

@Relic - OMG THANK YOU FOR MY LIFE

Relik

in the console use the command: stats.scene.lines ...then have fun digging through it heh.

chellyense

I'm almost positive there is something the MC isn't aware of between Seven and the band. They are WAY too invested in making sure MC thinks Seven hates them and Seven and MC having minimal contact. Also, on the solo thing, well, I've been avoiding picking up the unknown calls so IDK about that but I hope it's an option to go solo at the end of the game. I ALSO hope we can just make MC a songwriter only, as is suggested if you win the second challenge as well. My MC just wants to share her art and while she doesn't have a problem with crowds she wants privacy, so I think that would be the best option for her. She gets to share her music, but doesn't have to be super famous.

Anne

So I finally got the hug scene after having 81% relationship with him, so it seems like it may need to be at least 78% or above based on other comments!

FlamingFlyingV

I haven't fully read through yet, but the fact this chapter takes place in Columbus when I'm going to Sonic Temple in two weeks is making my mind go in overdrive omg

Melissa

@Rose I just replayed to check out the O softlock: "Did you...enjoy it?" - 😭 wasn't expecting that reaction haha

Melissa

Omg where is that scene?? My MC was super drunk but I didn't get any scenes with Seven at the club (on 63 relationship stat) Edit: I just got it!! 🥹 I replayed to get a higher relationship stat with Seven (74 when they're in the club) & it replaced the scene I got before where MC rings O! I think because this time Seven's stat > O's, so the scene you get depends on who you have a higher relationship with?

gemekaa

I still like Avina, but the more we see, the more I see the Avina/Seven friendship as an example of Seven not learning and falling back into their bad/over the top relationships. So, turning Avina into MC Part 2, and that Avina enables this in Seven. So it’s a good mirror for MC and Seven who reconcile.

Ana Victoria

I wanna get the betrayal one again, bc I got it on my first run but idk how you get it. Also do you know how to win with the other songs?

Ana Victoria

I'm dying for another Avina pov lmao. I wanna see them panic

Rose

ooh when does this convo with O happen? i know you can talk to them outside the club but i didn’t see this

Rose

that’s fair! like i said i’m sure avina does care about seven, and seven is no doubt partially responsible for the codependency they have as well, i just can’t help but raise an eyebrow at it sometimes lol

Melissa

@Rose there's a scene when MC goes to the bar by themselves to get a drink, I've gotten 2 different scenes here: drunk calling O from the bar or drunkenly talking to Seven, not sure who else is available.

Melissa

@Alex T that bug happened to me too, but I replayed (I think from my save near the end of CH3) to increase Seven's relationship stat, and I got the romantic lyrics appearing in-game. There was some specific text about it in CH5, but not a lot. I went from 58 (first playthrough) to 71 (replay) Seven relationship at the beginning of CH5 (I assume that stat doesn't change much after the song is decided).

Melissa

@Anne I just got it on 74, so the threshold must be between 63 & 74...I think someone said they got it on 65 as well?

Rose

oh wow, i’ve only gotten seven in that scene. didn’t even know you could get anyone else lol

weretoad

thanks to @Relic I was able to start checking stats in the browser console and found that blake's stats were all lower than expected. So I went through the game choice by choice, checking for stat changes (in Blake and Blake adjacent scenes) and discovered a) Blake is a goddamn diva and many of their positive choices don't actually do anything, so it's extra hard to get their relationship points XD, b) there are at least 3 bugs that randomly cause you to loose points (both rel and romance) with Blake. I managed to get his relationship (bstat) up to 62, but the eye-contact option in the writing room was still greyed out. Maybe folks who ride with UW could get it a bit higher, but with the bugs that's as high as I could get it when riding with SV and it wasn't enough. However, there's another stat called "blakestat" which appears to be frozen at 52 and never changes, so I'm wondering if the stat check could accidentally be calling for that variable instead of "bstat" (the variable that appears to correspond to relationship)... All that to say, it's still unclear if it's a balancing issue or a bug (possibly both), but there are definitely some related bugs involved

potato

I think there's a mistake with the coding. I chose to write for Blake but for some reason he wrote the song for MC. (It should be 7's lyrics I see, but it's Blake's shitty lyrics instead lmao.)

Eros

waiiiiit i definitely missed this! how did you get the scene where that happened? schemers fr fr

weretoad

@Eros - it's near the beginning of chap 5, if you don't drink the brandy and take a nap instead, August comes to talk to you. When they leave your room you notice E stepping out of Blake's room down the hall. E makes up something about how they're going around doing headshots of everyone, but we don't see them again before the performance! Lies! XD

lkile

hey everyone so I did figure out something. If I went to the party (making the same song as when I'm not going), during the challenge scene it skipped out the part where either SV/UW is performing the song I wrote so maybe because of that I didn't get any points for that section. I think it might be a bug?

lkile

additionally i think that playing on the band dynamic vs otherwise is dependent on your attached/detached stats. And whether you appeal to the fan or focus on your performance is dependent on your approachable/aloof stats. hope it helps for some

Dani

THAT G SCENE....yes I'mma cheater, no I don't care!!!

gratis

@Melissa ouuuu that’s an interesting theory!! I just went back in my saved games, though, and I have under 60% relationship with G in both runs (writing for SV, writing for UW), and get the win every time writing for SV, but still nothing for UW. Somebody recently commented about a blakestat vs bstat that may be causing some problems in the code, though. I guess I’ll just have to replay againnn whenever it’s fixed or we know the trigger. 🥰

gemekaa

YES. I want to have the MC being soft with a parental figure who (hopefully) gives a damn about them.

chellyense

I won with Gina at 41%. I didn't tell G to stay away but I did just leave instead of having a conversation with them after the lecture from Viktor. I also told Viktor that MC was forced to go to that diner by G and Vic.

saunder

Ill try this out!! Thanks <33

rala

where do i type stats.scene?

rala

LOVED THIS SMM praying u let us see the code soon😭😭

Svetlana Morgun

yeah, i remember getting romanced Seven's lyrics before, back when ch4 was released

Jord

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when it comes to the weird rift between Band and Seven because at this rate I'm starting to think the Band actually did get news back from the Label. But instead they played up being ghosted because the Label wanted to change up the dynamic [MC focus]. Seven wanted to tell MC but the others put a stop to that by doing what the label wanted but in their own way. So they voted to make MC the sole lead singer, put Seven as back up. Paraphrasing but Rowan did say in one of the flashbacks the band would do what's best for business, which sounds like something the Label would've told them. "It's best for your band if we focus on MC". There's holes to this theory, but what's a good theory if it doesn't look like swiss cheese lol.

Runa

Wait how do you stat check?

gratis

The “C” in that ‘BC’ is doing a number on me, ngl. Amy knows exactly what she’s doing with that. 😂😭

gratis

Keeping my eyes peeled on this comment thread hahaha. I hope you managed to get the Blake dinner scene! Have you seen anything that hints towards the trigger for winning the challenge while writing for UW?

aikika

That Bar scene with seven…….WHAT DID HE WHISPER TO US

Emerson G

YOU HAD THE OPTION TO HUG SEVEN?!?? WHAT DID I DO WRONG THAT I DIDN’T GET THE OPTION TO HUG SEVEN?!?! did you just say there is PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH SEVEN AND I MISSED IT?!?!?!

Runa

YOURE SO RIGHT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HE SAID We’ll probably find out one day, maybe. I could see it being revealed to us in a 7 POV or a later chapter. Or maybe it will stay a mystery forever.

Emerson G

I’m seeing people say they got the soft-lock option at the beginning of the chapter but I didn’t get it until my MC is watching Velvet Novocaine at SweatFest…?

aikika

I see the light babes, we’re almost there 😭🙈

Runa

I personally loved the one where we call ex!seven gorgeous even more . . . . They are like “if I’m so gorgeous why did we break up?” And mc blurts “I don’t know.” And seven is like “Now that I think about it, neither do I.”

hello :)

I'm really sorry, I played from the beginning but I'm having issues in Chapter 5 where it's giving me romance text for August in the Paige conversation, Oriana over chess and Sebastian in the record even though I've not picked romantic options with any of them and have been avoiding Sebastian in particular at every possible opportunity. This happens in chapter 5 specifically, I don't have this issue before that. EDIT: There's also a reference to drinking a sip of brandy at the start of the songwriting session, my character doesn't drink and hasn't drunk at any point in the game up until this point

OMKitten

I explored that one as well but tbh I just didn’t like how suddenly Seven was like ‘actually I don’t know why we broke up either’ Bc we all know they know why, but they’re just too in love with MC to think about that while being very close to a drunk MC who flirted with them blatantly haha I just love that option more bc of how ironic (and bittersweet) Seven’s reaction was. Like ‘Yes, I broke up with you. But also not really because I just ghosted you while I’m still pretty much in love with you. Even now.’

Cam

With that last scene with 7 crying I’m even more scared for Lucy 😭 why else would 7 full on sob and want to go home AND that mention of debt ?? I’m thinking medical bills

Cam

I think you don’t need to start the affair to get it, I just did a game going home with G but rejecting the memorabilia scene and when MC gets back they find 7 still, maybe it’s high enough stats ? I had 76% with 7 and high romance stats

Meow

Amy… I finally played through the whole thing and I’m absolutely mesmerized… While I try to hug Seven and hook up with Griffin on the same route (i think I messed it up bc I told him I should stay away in chapter 3 ahhh) I would just like to throw out the theory that Griffin stole one of Blake’s songs to make it big, before we find out the fall out reason officially lolol Ur writing hits like crack I love this story so so much 😭

Cam

I’ve never been so excited for an affair route in my life 🤭 I love how MC spirals after the realization kicks in AND ALSO MC THINKING OF SOMEONE ELSE WHILE DOING IT ?!!!! In my case it was 7 and oh my god was that painful but such a nice detail 🙂‍↕️ I love G, the Gmance is going to kill me but I don’t care 🫶🏼

Teo!

I really do love the moral conundrum this chapter presents. MC could achieve fame as a solo artist without having to put themself through the indignity that is BOTB but only at the cost of losing everyone they care about – as a child of absent parents, the only family they've ever known: their friends (band). They are a talented singer and song writer; an artist. They could take the risk, but it would mean abandoning the only people who have ever offered companionship (and maybe O; as an Orion main, that makes it so much worse!) But would the band extend the same consideration toward MC if one of them was offered the same opportunity? Who knows! The question of self vs collective is a tough one, but I'm guessing sticking with BOTB will be them more difficult path for MC.

Cam

Also can we talk about that scene with 7 and Avina at the piano ?!!! That little shit (love you 7) telling Avina to stay when mc tells them to go ??? But seven liking MC being upset/jealous?!!! And the song they are playing ?? WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?!!!!!!

weretoad

@kayo - I DID! It was so good, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it! My MC is so screwed lol XD But re: winning the challenge, I didn't come across anything, but there are a ton of stats, so I could easily have missed it. There are apparently four (4) different homewrecker stats though which cracked me up XD

weretoad

@Runa - I was using firefox (but Relic was using a chromium browser, so those work too, it might just look a little different), right click and pick "inspect (Q)", then click the "console" tab, type "stats" and click Run, then click the little triangle/arrow next to the line of code to expand it and all the variables/stats should be there

Jord

I dread the eventual (and hopeful) conversation with O where MC can ask them if they'd stick by their side if an opportunity showed up where the MC could get the fame they've wanted. Because imagine O instinctively saying something like, "Of course. Anything that benefits you benefits the band," and it just hits MC. That in every future scenario O has imagined, the band is always there. Together. I'm playing a solo-leaning MC, and the way things are going I'm shaping him as someone who in order to get what he wants he may have to burn every bridge in his life. Put the past to rest for his future self. I love that moral dilemma. The tormented anguish of change and everything that that brings. Very much looking forward to it and the growth impact it has on solo-driven MCs.

Jayla

Congratulations to Seven because I got so jealous when he did that that I was rude asf to Avina from that point onwards 😭

weretoad

yesss, my current theory is that it's Blake on that demo tape and not G

Cam

and they had the audacity to LAUGH 😭

Runa

Yeah that does not work for me. It just shows me error messages when I go to ‘console’ Never mind I think I got it

abrhuahsv

Orion was looking for you. He in the front."

abrhuahsv

Something weird He grabs his things and slides out of the booth. "I hate to say it but"—he raises a hand—"I'm actually exhausted." There's a teasing gleam in his eyes. "I suppose I'm human after all." Still sitting in the booth, you watch Orion stand and begin to leave. So he already left (slides out the booth), but then - he just stands up?

Rose

@Jord yeah, it’s super confusing. i have such a hard time figuring out what out it is they could possibly be keeping from MC, and why seven wouldn’t mention it to MC either. i could be totally off, but it’s possible that whatever it is, it doesn’t make seven look great either so that’s why they aren’t jumping to reveal it. i think that’s a good theory, although i would still wonder why the band wouldn’t have told MC. because if the label outright preferred MC, wouldn’t that make them feel like they have more justification for the vote? then again maybe they argued with seven about it. maybe seven said they’d ask MC to leave with them, and the band compromised and said they’d just do a vote to make seven back-up instead of kicking them out or something, because they were afraid that if seven did talk to MC about it, MC would leave them. maybe seven convinced themselves they were ok with it initially but realized they weren’t over the next few weeks they were back-up singer. idk if that makes sense, i’m throwing things out blindly lol i also thought that the theory that seven deleted the acceptance letter from the label might be true, but i’m not sure how the band would know/why they wouldn’t tell MC if that was the case.

Rose

@Emerson G haha you have to soft-lock seven, leave the club with G, and have high stats with seven (i had 78). the option should be there when mc returns to the hotel from G’s place

Teo!

Right! And I don't think the game moralizes leaning in one particular direction – MC is a person w/ their own desires and ambitions, but they are also part of a group. What do they owe the band? There's no easy answer! Because they are no longer just an indie band that scores the occasional gig, the question becomes: How far is MC willing to go for their friends vs for themself? Bc there is a line now; now that the industry is intruding on their group dynamic, now that opportunities are becoming available, opening one door means shutting another! And there's the question of artistic merit (which MC is flush in) vs personality/biography – would the MC have made it this far without the band? Probably not, being in a bad is part of their brand. Could they do fine on their own now? Yeah, probably, if they adjust their mindset accordingly. Is MC still a fairly lonely person who depends on their band for community? Yeah. Would O ditch the rest of the band for MC? Depends on their relationship w/ MC but I think on a purely emotional level, the instinctive answer would be yes – but would they actually do it? Not sure; they care about the rest of the band, too. But there's so much pressure on the MC and there have been a moments where the band was quite "happy" (willing) to let MC suffer certain consequences vs other moments where they wanted to share in positive feedback, I don't think it has occurred to them that MC might just... leave and do their own thing. And I'm not saying they are bad people (I love the band), but I feel like there's some poetic justice in store depending on how players decide to approach the situation, re: the vote 💀

Rose

@chellyense yeah the songwriter option is definitely something i’m considering too. it’s only 3 weeks into the show and my MC is so tired of fame already 😭

natty ♡

wait how do you get that scene with 7??? I played from the beginning up to the new chapter and only got the scenes where 7 thanks MC for backing them against blake, they talk to fans together, duet together, and the bar whisper scene

Cam

@natty it happens before the writing session where G confronts Blake in ch5! Seven and Avina are playing piano just before.

Melissa

@natty I think the scene is either buggy or not meant to appear if you win week 2. I only saw the full scene when my MC didn't win.

Red Ranphyx Cartel

In ch5 there are temp stats that might be leftovers from debugging/testing. They overshadow set variables so even though you have 0 points with August, temp variable sets relationship to 5.

Melissa

I've been wondering how each band member would react if offered some of the opportunities the MC has gotten, like going backstage/singing duet with L. Even smaller stuff like fans coming up to them and just wanting a photo with them instead of the whole band, or sitting in the middle of the shot, etc. For my MC I've been playing into the emotionally neglectful parent thing, so her attachment to the band is literally her highest stat lol. In her mind they're her family and she probably wants to cling onto them even more after Seven left. So she always resists efforts to single her out and shut down Corys solo questioninf this chapter. And as it stands she would turn down a massive solo opportunity to favour sticking together, but...I am really curious about the reveal of what the band (and Seven!) are keeping from MC? That might change things.

Melissa

Right? I feel evil because (spoilers out of caution lol): . . . . . . . . the way G removed their wedding ring (on one particular route) was one of my favourite lines 😔 lol

Melissa

The same thing happened to me, so I replayed from the end of CH3 just to see the full(er) G scene...and I will just say it was 100% worth replaying for lol

Melissa

@weretoad as in Blake singing as well? I thought it might be a song Blake had written that G had passed off as theirs (perhaps under pressure from Viktor?).

Melissa

Maybe they're referring to an option for the chapter skip? I played from the beginning and got the softlock option at sweatfest

Melissa

RIGHT?!?! What could it be?? drunk!MC + drunk!Seven were so cute as well 🥺

Melissa

@kayo + @chellyense I replayed again from that point (this time to increase my Seven stat lol), and my MC *didn't* win this time (whilst not telling G to stay away + having higher stat with them)...so I must have changed something else but I've no clue what it was??

Melissa

Btw the morning after the G family dinner there are all those options to look at social media posts for various characters, but MC's was always greyed out for me. Was anyone able to select it? And what was it about?

Melissa

I meant to come back to this after replaying more...but I never get this scene! My MC always naps, but it just goes straight to Cory taking them to the lobby. I don't get an August scene, so maybe it depends on their relationship? I'm not romancing them & their stat is 64 for me at that point. Or idk if it's related to your relationships with Blake (might is definitely not high here lol) or E? Also is your theory that Blake and E are working together??

Cynthia

You only get it if you went to Triple's party, I think.

Paris

Purposely just did a bad playthrough with my 2nd mc to get the elimination scene and it was worth it haha. Love the variations of this chapter and that if you don’t bother with certain things it can turn around and bite you later on!

Fae

Wait, how do you get the bar scene? 😭

aikika

When the cast goes to the club you need to drink a lot to get drunk! That’ll trigger a cut scene where you go to the bar for another drink and you’ll see seven there

aikika

Girll what did the cutscene look like? No matter how many times I’ve replayed and made sure to lose it still won’t show up for me 😔

Cam

Okok it’s a bit long I cant put the whole scene I will dm it of you want to, This is after telling Avina : “This is a songwriter-only space” You say tightly Avina grimaces and puts their hand on their lap, nodding. Next to them, Seven narrows his eyes at you. "Right," Avina replies. "We just thought…" They gesture oddly. "…since the session didn't start yet." "I'm in here now," you say as you sit down. You open your journal and gaze at your notes. "Session has technically started." From the corner of your eye, you see Avina begin to stand. Seven says something like, "don't" and tells them to sit back down. Your jaw clenches when they fall into tiny, hushed laughter again.

Bella Soleil

Do you know what you have to do to trigger the elimination scene?? I tried and can’t seem to do it

Darth Vader

There seems to be a bug regarding Ch4 Challenge songs!!! I got Seven wrighting that "smoking gun" song... Checking the code, it seems the Sev negative song is embedded within the "if stat >65" that's checking for the positive songs... It also has a check of ≤50... Thus, the code keeps reading, ending up on the Blake scene, checking for the nyc-reaction. Which results in getting the wrong lyrics (and reactions) on screen... And, since this is a Ch5 alpha test... There are several typos, but a particular bug I see is that I can't input my own lyrics. It skips over typing and keeps the line blank.

amanda

stumbling straight into victoria right after coming back from G's house thanks amy love me a mess!!!

Teo!

That's honestly my favorite kind of MC! They are so susceptible to scraps of affection/attention, it blurs the line between autonomous self vs iconic (literally) figurehead! Who is MC without their band? No idea, we have yet to meet that version of MC. I really think Amy did a phenomenal job writing MC, it's so easy to feel & root for them, to mobilize on their behalf – but while on some level going solo seems like the "easier" choice for MC long-term, the player is incentivized to share in MC's attachments + whatever the band is trying to hide from MC, I don't think it will negate years of friendship. But!!! Unfortunately, MC really does strike me as the kind of person who would benefit from being a bit more selfish/self-interested 😭

Melissa

Ohhh that makes sense! I do like that scene (I love drunk!MC lol), but I just really liked seeing their songwriting process so went with that for my playthrough.

Melissa

@Fae along with what @aikika says, I think it also depends on your relationship stat. Because I originally got an O scene there (MC drunk calling O from the bar - also a great scene!), but after replaying to increase Seven's relationship stat (at which point it was now higher than my O stat), the scene changed to a drunken convo with Seven. I'm guessing there's other scenes for the other ROs too?

Cam

IT WAS INSANE 👁️🫦👁️ and the line about which letter ? 🫣 god I almost died <3

jaz

How do you leave the club with G?? it’s greyed out for me :(

Cam

I just did another playthrough and I got it !! It’s my first writing-for-SV play through and this time we actually won the competition. In the scene it’s very similar to the sneak peek with the addition of 7 asking why mc wrote the song that way ( in my case it was a favorable song for SV) 7 being 7 always asks “what’s the angle ?” Lol

Jayla

Wait you can win?? How?

Cam

@Jayla you have to write good/favorable songs for SV or UW, in my playthroughs so far I managed to win by not going to Triples Party and writing a song in SV current style ! Also when performing play for the fans and the band , I haven’t won with UW yet but I assume the critical point is not going to Triples party as to focus on writing the song

Darth Vader

Elimination? From BotB?? Is this a game over scene???

aikika

Depends who you pick for the writing challenge, also your relationship with seven or blake! seven is generally easier since blake is sort of a diva

Cam

7 not using their bandana since MC told them they had a nice forehead it’s the cutest thing lol 🥹

Katherine

can someone please tell me what the initial Blake romance trigger is and in what chapter?? I have started all the way from the beginning and picked the most Blake-positive options every time but none of the romance choices pop up and he's grayed out for all of chapter 5 😭😭

Cynthia

Haha, yeah! I looove the party scene since it's especially in character for my MC, who uses partying/booze as a coping mechanism, but I wanted to see the difference between winning v. not winning the challenge, which is when I noticed the grayed out social media post. It makes sense, since the post is about whatever MC did at the party.

Night-Triumphantt

I got this too :(, its also treating august nd orion like I have relationship points w them (havent ever even picked a <3 option, and the confessional for august was that "theyre not sure MC likes them" that one may be how its supposed to be but, i also have 65% w them so idk

Cynthia

I still need to replay and gather my thoughts on everything, but my goodness, that note that (presumably) baby Blake wrote for baby G? Heartbreaking, omg, they really loved each other :(

jaz

Am I the only one that loves Rowan way more than the rest of the band ?! I wish I could go solo but take him with me 😭😭

Katherine

Do you know how to trigger the Blake romance initially? Playing from chapter 1 and even when choosing all the flirty Blake options, the "heart" options never pop up and he's always grayed out. I've fucked around with a save editor and maxed out every stat/choice I can related to Blake, and still they never pop up and the eye contact choice is grayed out. Same thing for him being at the dinner; MC sees him/talks to him but it seems to be an abbreviated version and not the "romantic" one people seem to be describing. I feel like I must be missing an obscurely named romance trigger label in the code or something lol

Rose

@jaz i was only able to leave with them when i had high stats with them (i think like 80%). not sure if there's another variable that's needed, but yeah

koma

Chat, if you type "scene" into the console (you open it by pressing crtl+shift+i on chrome), we can access some of the code and the script. It really isn't formated but it is something

gemekaa

We really need to be able to see the code - as I soft-locked Seven, and couldn't go with G, and it was only when I changed the soft-lock to G that I could go with him AND then generate the hug scene with Seven (otherwise I always got Cory).

grudge

I think Sev uses Avina to make you jealous, either to gauge your interest or make you mad, depending on your mc. Same thing happened on the bus, with Sev saying they sleep together mid argument to get a reaction.

gemekaa

I got ...nothing lyrics - as in, the band/MC couldn't get anything out of them (no message etc). But I also got the mix-up of Seven-Blake lyrics part way through, so perhaps there is something at the singing scene on Blake?

grudge

I’m a little concerned how many choices were locked and I’m hoping it’s a bug. I have not been flirting this hard to not see it through 😭

gemekaa

Its really intriguing what happened between Seven and the band - but I do worry that if it was something MORE than the vote (as in, doing something or threatening Seven; hiding the MC being invited to the label etc) it really is unforgivable. I know there are elements of the MC's personality that lean to a bit of a push-over, but I am not sure how even a push-over is meant to come back from the band deliberately involved in a break-up (friendship or romantic), or choosing to lie/hide something from the label. I guess it potentially mirrors G's life (them most likely choosing solo over Blake) but I just don't know if the band would go that far. I know they have been fairly unsympathetic (C5 was definitely their best chapter so far, lol) but the ...deliberateness of that kind of action would be over the top - the vote itself is callous enough.

djxluvr

i could choose everyone BUT g even though i had like 80 points w them but even later on i still had some romance flavor w him so like i'm just a little confused on why i'm not getting this guy

La vie d'un mouton

When you do ctrl+shift+i it should open a console pop-up, so you just write it in the console directly

Paris

If I can remember, bc my memory is terrible lol, I think I made the song too high pitched for seven & not in his style, & kept being negative and focused on myself instead of audience bc they give u confidence lol

Paris

So only on that, not on mobile?

Paris

I only claim August haha

Paris

I did a Blake playthrough last night and was rude to him pretty much all the time but he kinda liked it? Hahaha. Helps if you share the bus with UW. Say that rowan is annoying. It’s harder bc the romance options no longer have a little heart next to them so I don’t know if it will work or not. When Blake sees you in restaurant follow them and they ask u if u wanna ditch with them lol and that’s the scene

Relik

The whole band is up to something and only Auggy is innocent.

koma

Idk how to do it, sorry

Hanna

i used to only really be interested in Gina before but i did a Blake run and actually i might like her more jfhsjdh that scene with them eating together was so freaking cute i was giggling the whole time

Sandpixie

hey so in the scene when you sing with seven would it be possible to have a dialogue option that won't cause massive point loses? its the part where you can keep quiet and think your band is being weird or tell him his band is weird and I don't think it's fair that both options give us massive loses either to your relationship points with him or with attachment and band points as you aren't given a choice whether you want to talk to him or not.

Chocollie

I feel like Devyn is the main culprit too, of whatever happened. Their reactions and questioning ring all my alarms ahaha.

weretoad

@Melissa - shoot, I'm sorry! I'm away from my PC for the next week, so I can't check the stats for those saves. But I think the scene may also just be buggy, cause despite getting that scene (where August comes to confide in MC) I immediately also got a confessional where August says they don't think MC likes them 😭 And re: Blake and E - yes, that is my tinfoil hat theory lol. I think that when Blake gets the mysterious "I'll do it" text (during the chap 2 (?) bus POV that it's from E

grudge

can we please get to choose who we see at the bar in the club? I prefer having the option like the bus chat or viewing party instead of basing it on stats. Saves me from having to back track to tank relationship points.

Darth Vader

So, another major bug I discovered: if you party on Ch4 instead of working on the song, you never get to see the performance, or its impact on stats! The scenes play out IF the "songmodel" variable is = to any of the 4 options... You get that var though, *only* if you work on the song! Furthermore, even though there are vars on "lyrics for blake", "upbeat song" etc, when you write the song after the party, they are never used for anything!!! If getting enough "points" to win is supposed to only be possible when you work (as a narrative choice by you), I can understand that... But, as it's set up currently, we don't even get to see the chosen band perform our song, so I assume that's an error. (PS. I'm actually shocked I noticed on my /second/ playthrough, I found it odd when I didn't lose gstat the first time, since I wrote a pro-uw song!)

jjuno0_0

omg yeah and they r constantly speaking FOR us… like move!!!

Paris

Devyn always seems to watching mc. Esp. If you’re romancing G. Have a feeling they’re gonna confront us about it in private lol

Runa

I CANNOT GO HOME WITH G Yes I’m at the screaming and crying stage. I have tried everything I can think of (literally replayed almost the entire game 4 or 5 times) and it’s still greyed out. And then I read about people getting it without trying and I’m like HOW??? I’m getting really desperate at this point

Alex T.

Are you playing from the beginning? Or at least from chapter 3 on? I haven’t been able to get it either but I think it has something to do with the amount of romance flags/G’s stats not being high enough

Runa

Yeah I played from the beginning and I have like 77% with g and 7 romance points?

Rose

@gemekaa oh yeah i definitely agree. if it turns out that the band made things worse for seven/mc and kept that from them, i think it’d be hard to justify staying with them even if your mc is very attached. but i figure there has to be something, right? otherwise why would the band be so worried about what seven is telling mc… idk it’s so weird!

Cam

Are you drinking at the club ? You need to stay sober enough I was stuck because of that too

Alex T.

Tbh I don’t think Devyn is the main culprit so much as they’re the one with the worst poker face. And probably the most “sensitive” in that they probably are most likely to crack under pressure.

Runa

I think so? Not completely sober but ‘Sober-ish’ as mc says in the call with O.

Cam

Maybe you need more romance points 🤔 7 seems kinda low if you are starting from the beginning? Wish we could see the code to help you out

Cam

I love Rowan so much , there are so many wholesome scenes with him 😭🫶🏼

OMKitten

I think the flirty options got disabled somehow. Because I remembered playing the romanced Blake path earlier on but right now it seems like you can’t see the hearted/flirting options no more. Especially the bold ones (like when you’re bumping into Blake at viewing party, you should be able to compliment their appearance but rn it seems like the option is gone no matter what we do) As for eye contact choice; I can still trigger it and side with him by being real with him most of the times (I was playing a villain route and insulted Blake occasionally but genuinely gave them compliments when they did great, giving them the benefit of the doubts etc. now that we suspect Blake used to write songs with G, I think Blake is genuinely great as a songwriter but they stopped showing it after their song got stolen by a label/G, which is also why options about complimenting their lyrics would give us points) If anyone can still see hearted options of Blake pls ping me/lmk cuz im dying to try their solo route lol its the only route I haven’t tried soloing yet.

Paris

Do NOT be nice to Blake ever. Esp. In front of G. Don’t smile at Blake. Don’t choose UW bus. Take G’s advice about choosing UW in the challenge. Don’t suck up to people bc G hates that. Be NICE about G’s family during the dinner no matter how bad they seem lmao bc G doesn’t like if u slate them. Doesn’t matter how much you drink in club as my mc was hammered then “sobered up” in the scene bc G drove car anyway.

weretoad

@Melissa - I think it's not baby G singing on the tape, I think maybe it was baby Blake's demo that G passed off as their own (possibly with some - or a lot of - parental pressure involved)

Relik

Yeah, you should just need high relationship stat and romance stat OR soft lock G to go home with him.

Julie

I kept getting flavor text about having crushes/shivering/getting turned on by ROs I purposely was just friendly with.

Jayla

You can skip to chapter 5 and make sure you just have above 65 I think by the time the party comes around. I don’t know if you need to soft lock G, but maybe you do. Go with G when their sister comes in drunk and that should take you to the scene. Also don’t say that you told G to stay away from you because he’ll remember and back off 😭😭

Julie

Also I had an error where August says I'm having to sing Blake's song but I'm singing Seven's

Runa

Possibly stupid Question: do the poly options count towards g’s point?

Runa

Yeah then I have no idea what is wrong. Actually, I was able to get their softlock with like 8 romance points with g and their stat at like 79%. But I still can’t go home with them if I softlock someone else. Only thing I could think about is being rude about their family possibly but the only thing I think could be considered anything close to rude was my mc being like ‘I didn’t want to be here’ and then like ‘it wasn’t as great as you imagine’ the morning after and during the later g wasn’t even there.

Devin Kenslore

I was also having trouble getting that scene (well... No I was being greedy and I wanted to go down on G while also getting the 7 hug but that's. huh. my mc is messy), and what solved it for me was to focus on G only flirt option, not poly, and on homewrecker choices as well. Idk if it's really necessary but choices reinforcing my MC being ok with cheating seemed to help somehow. Also don't tell G to stay away, don't be nice to Blake in front of them and don't make fun or criticize their sister. I think the family is ok (they even seemed to like me standing up to their mother) but their little sis is a no go.

Runa

I GOT IT I FINALLY GOT IT Only thing I did was I picked one more g_romance point option. so I had 9 points in total. 7 g_romance and 2poly, though those were from ch2 so they also should have counted as g_romance points (?) Anyways, doesn’t matter

Runa

I can see Blakes heart options perfectly fine. Like all of them. And idk if you know but there’s quite a few in chapter5 if you play it right. Though I’m not sure what exactly triggers it. My first Blake heart option was at the party when E takes a photo of us? I think I remember having a similar issue with LA for a while? Thought now it’s working fine.

Runa

A bit late so idk if you got another answer but I got the reassurance option. There only like three stats it can relate to probably. Bstat, b_negative/b_positive and B_romance. But I think the first one would make most sense? I also had like 67% with Blake at that point, I think? So there might be a threshold or something.

grudge

I’m fine with there being stat requirements though, you could lock choices depending on approval. It just gets tricky juggling all the ROs

Alex T.

All right, I’d like to make a formal request. When you’re checking everyone’s social media, there’s a choice to check your own social media for what people are saying about you-I’d like to have the option to change my profile pic to the meme picture of us after we fall. This does functionally nothing I just think it would be funny.

bubgkes

Aha! Blake Cinter I knew it was you!!

Melissa

@Bella Soleil I'm not sure of all the variables involved and @Ikile mentioned this further down, but I think there are a bunch of choices at the beginning of CH5 where you're meant to choose the one that best corresponds with your stats in order to stay in or win. My guesses: staying up practising/getting good night's sleep, drinking vs napping (although maybe drinking is always bad here lol), being energised by the crowd/focusing on yourself, focusing on fans/performance, emphasising band connection/yourself, etc. I tried picking ones I thought didn't suit my MC and managed to lose.

Melissa

Yeah my MC is similar to yours so I had to try and rationalise that choice for them lol...I went with the fact that songwriting/performing is their biggest passion and they genuinely love it, so they can set aside getting drunk for once lol.

Eros

i replayed and finally got it lol. you definitely have to have higher August stats. however, my chapter 5 is bugged out with August stats so i basically didn’t get any of their scenes. i started from an earlier chapter and was able to get all of their scenes, so it could just be a glitch tbh also, im wearing the tinfoil hat with you. E is acting a lil shifty for sure, especially considering there’s never a mention of them taking the pics they were claiming to be taking…..

Melissa

"they are so susceptible to scraps of affection/attention" - so true. I know this is more headcanon territory about MC's past, but the MC really seems like they would be incredibly vulnerable to abusive relationships, especially when younger. There's also a line where if you softlock G & then run into Cory when you go back to the hotel, the MC can say something like "that's good because singing is the only thing I'm good at" & Cory is surprisingly reassuring lol, but warns MC that that's the kind of thing people like her take advantage of. I had to look up autonomous self vs iconic figurehead because I hadn't heard of that before! There are some choices where even if MC doesn't like something, or even if they are hurt, they can choose not to voice that in order to not rock the boat. And I think this comes up most with their friends? Like not saying anything if they dislike their friends joking about how Seven hates them, they just don't say anything at all. But I guess this can also be related to The Vote™ too. Yeah I don't know how bad what the band is hiding from the MC, but I guess there are also other behaviours from them too. Like they're discouraging MC from getting to a more amicable/neutral place with Seven, even though surely that would be healthier for them than animosity? So it also concerns me that they're putting keeping their secret over MC's wellbeing.

Paris

And yet I just did a seven run to try to get the hug scene and didn’t get anything except walking home with the band!

Melissa

@weretoad no worries there's no rush, honestly I was just going to wait until Amy makes the code available because I'll want to check it for other parts anyway. Or if it's a bug, it might get fixed anyway. Also interesting when you think about that scene in CH2(?) where Blake is kinda rude to E out of nowhere lol. I wonder what's in it for E? And what they're doing exactly? Collecting compromising info/evidence? And if that scene of MC smoking weed with G & Dakota will get leaked, because nothing has come of that yet. And were they following MC when they save them from those drunk guys? And what it's all got to do with Dakota (because of that reaction E had to them in CH4)? Maybe Dakota is the kid of the TV channel MusicNow's CEO rather than Viktor?

Melissa

@Paris, I think you need to go with G to get one of the RO scenes, although I don't think you need to stay or go all the way

Shella

I was able to get the Seven hug scene after going with G and kissing them and leaving after that.

Love Ya

Guessing Blake writing a love song is only possible if Seven is your ex and not if you realized you loved him after the friendship was over? Don't wanna try for it if it's not an option

GD.B0B

This would be really funny and a solid 10/10 move

koma

Amy, is the Roxanne session at the same time as the Blake-G fight in the writers session? Because it stays as the same text with us never seeing G angry and Blake empty, but I can't remember seeing them actually fight.

Teo!

Yeah, exactly! As much as Seven loved MC, I don't think it was a particularly well-balanced relationship (on both ends)! If I remember correctly, there was a side story where MC mentioned spending two weeks (?; a considerable amount of time) in bed after Seven left them + it has been implied that Seven knew about the vote in advance. If true, then the vote was a coordinated ambush that forced MC into a position where they had to make a decision that would either a) alienate Seven or b) alienate the band. And I love that you mentioned how the band keeps making jokes about how Seven hates MC – they are either callous OR insecure about MC rekindling their relationship with Seven. The game makes it a point to highlight how lonesome MC is, and how they've spent their entire life orbiting a particular group of people. That's a nice fantasy – that your childhood friends could be enough – but I don't think it's a good arrangement for MC's personal development. I think way too many characters in the game have become comfortable with MC just "being there" and that's why we get moments of casual cruelty. But then! Maybe it's guilt? Maybe that's why they refuse to talk about Seven? And the band lost a friend, too! I think being around Seven isn't easy for them either. And yesss, I love MC's more candid conversations with Cory; they do strike me as foils to an extent!

koma

Also Seven not wearing her bandana when you say that they look better without it. I need them so bad 🥺

Runa

I have a serious need for Avina pov’s with how many (public) seven scenes we got.

Runa

Actually, I need POV’s of the charity event and duet scene from a bunch of different characters. Though they’d all probably be a variation of confused.

Danielle

Finished Seven’s romance route and the scenes in this chapter were so ❤️❤️❤️ I do have to echo other people’s suspicions and wonder if something happened between Seven and the band that the MC doesn’t know about and they’re afraid that Seven is going to tell them if they reconcile. I’m steadily becoming more and more anti band as the chapters go by I fear and a lot of it has to do with their attitude towards Seven. The idea of them being inherently against MC and Seven reconciling is selfish to me, especially since they’re a big reason why they fell off in the first place by enforcing the vote to make Seven backup.

Eros

saying that reminded me- E also completely disappears after saving MC when G/Vic pull up to give them a ride. if there wasn’t anything weird, why did they literally vanish without saying anything?

potato

can u spoil cuz i don't have the heart to do it lol. (also still trying to figure out how to win when 7 writes for u, for some reason i can only win when blake writes for u which is wild)

potato

if u win the 2nd challenge, instead of writing in the "writer's room" ur writing with the celebrity as your prize, so u skip the piano scene entirely. (avina sneaks into that room, they really aren't supposed to be there, and u can call her out if u wanna be petty lol)

vivi

reading these comments is making me realize i'm missing out on so many scenes and it's making me SAD. i gotta play with like 6 different mcs to find all the scenes and options...

Relik

I agree with picking. I missed this scene the first time because Seven and O had the same stat which just dropped me to the O phone call.

Relik

I kinda wish Blake was a full RO instead of Seb hah. I know quite a few people like Seb, he just seems to hate everything about what we are and that feels kinda toxic :P

Aro

I am only romancing 7 and there are some bugs at the start of chapter 5 where it indicates you've romanced august regardless of choice - complimenting that they look hot and that they should date etc. edit: it also happens with Orion lol! apparently MC wants everyone Also would it be possible to get code diving activated? if not, that's okay, but I do like to see the other text options/helps point out where the bug is coming from

Foxglove

Got the O ending after coming back from a near slip with G. The resulting angst for my MC is 11/10. Stuck between her married idol and her emotionally unavailable hot manager.

Paris

I have like 3 mcs for this exact scenario 😭 can’t romance Blake if I wanna romance G. And need an mc to romance Orion too…it’s a struggle lol

Paris

Membership running out tomorrow & can’t renew due to financial reasons but just want to say tht im glad i got to see the chapter. And also I LOVED the G scene. And the Blakes scenes, esp. playing an mc who thinks they’re hot but hates them too haha. Oh and seven ily too even though ur bodyguard avina is always there. Basically my fave chapter ❤️

vivi

yeah, i had the same problem lol!! and reading these comments, a lot of other people have too... i did a quick start (since i replayed right before purchasing the patreon and did Not want to do that again), and selected that i was only actively pursuing orion, but i got romance quotes for august at the very start of the chapter despite that, as well as g later on despite hardly flirting with them. looking in the code, it appears every main romance option has their romance stat "temporarily" set to 4 at the very start of chapter 5, which overrides the current stat values. that might just be for alpha testing purposes, though? not 100% sure! as for your question, right click to open inspect, and put the line "stats.scene.lines" (no quotes) in your browser's console on the page! open up the resulting array, and you can scan from there. you will have to go through it in chunks of code, but it's better than nothing!

weretoad

@Melissa - Yeah, the confrontation with Blake in chap 2 and then E bringing up how much they dislike Blake (kinda unprompted) in chap 4 almost feels performative. Like maybe they're just reluctant allies and genuinely dislike each other, but it feels almost deliberate, like they're trying to distance themselves from each other to avoid suspicion. And yeah! I was wondering that too, was E trailing MC to see if anything scandalous happened with Seb and Maya, and so just happened to be nearby when the drunks started harassing MC? And I forgot about the thing with Dakota! No idea what E's beef is there, cause like I can see E disliking them due to their association with G or their parent, but like... Dakota is so tangential to that drama, I wonder if it's something more personal...?

weretoad

Eros - Right?? So many of their interactions/scenes have something just a little weird about them. Like if you agree to their offer to tag along with them to take photos sometime, their primary reaction is relief and "some other emotion you can't name", which like maybe that's just E being awkward or maybe they have ulterior motives. Omg! And remember the valentine's short for E?? When they're like "you're ruining my plans"??? Why are they like this????? XD

angel

yeah i wish there were easier ways to do this

Love Ya

Not sure if this is due to bugs or because I just didn't make the right choices but I never got a handful of Seven scenes despite romancing them. No piano scene featuring Avina, drunk scene, or the hug near the end despite selecting them for the softlock, their affection was also also in the high 60s to low 70s. Also curious if the hug is supposed to be tied to cheating/almost cheating with G or if that's a bug. Like some other people mentioned the game also acts as if I've been romantic with most of the characters in chapter 5, Victoria being the exception. I did a fresh playthrough instead of skipping chapters and only romantically pursued August and Seven.

OMKitten

Amy is hilariously evil for how she withheld the information of whom MC made out with at Tripple Party til the very end lmao Imagine the reveal of what u did in two chapters earlier came bite you in the ass in Ch6. It’s not just MC, but we will prolly forget about it until it explodes in our face😭😭 and Seven’s reaction when he heard about the incident was so funny too . . . . Seven recoils in disbelief. He glances at you and scoffs, quickly turning away. “Who?” He demands. You blink.

OMKitten

I think you need to play since the beginning. You will need a high romance points to read some scenes. Not just the relationship bar. If you skipped straight to later chapters I don’t think you can get it high enough for a lot of ROs.

Love Ya

Ty for the reply! I played from the beginning since I was worried about missing out on content and stuff, I also chose almost all of Seven's heart choices too but maybe it wasn't enough? What's always supposed to happen vs what depends on who you're romancing is kind of murky since the chapter is so new but based off the comments something should happen at the club/bar at the bar and I didn't get a scene with either August or Seven, I just got O's call outside and witnessed G and Victoria's fighting

Relik

I think the Piano lounge scene is bugged so that you don't see it if you won the challenge because the call with Jazzy happens at a different time. As for the romance text with other ROs it's because there's temp variables set to 4 for almost all the ROs, probably a hold over from one of the sneak peaks.

Love Ya

I think you're right, I won the challenge and only got to talk to Jazzy. I know people have managed to get other scenes but I do wonder if the set temp values clash with each other, maybe obtaining certain scenes will be easier when they're back to normal.

grudge

It was revealed? Who was it?

OMKitten

It wasn’t! It has not been revealed yet hence the comment

Runa

Was it revealed? Because I got to know

Meret Evan

I had a lot of fun this chapter! But I've not been able to get to help Allegra at the club. My G stat is at 72% and I'm on a valenreign softlock. Are there other requirements I need? I loved seeing them both waving at me at sweatfest it was so cute 🩷🩷🩷

OMKitten

It wasn’t as far as I believe. The Seven reaction part came from when Seven heard Tripple revealed the news. You can read it when you clicked on a post related to yourself on last chapter

Runa

From what I know you have to have 6 g_romance points, though the chapter has a bug that sets your romance points with all RO’s to 4 at the start no matter what. I only managed to get the scene when I picked two g heart choices in ch5. Idk maybe this will help?

Shella

I don’t know if this will help you but someone mentioned in another comment that you need to have a higher relationship bar with Seven over O to get the bar scene. I had 79 with O and 81 with Seven and I was able to get the drunk bar scene. You also don’t have to cheat with G to get the hug with Seven. I went home with G and rejected them before anything happened and I was still had the option to hug Seven.

Meret Evan

This worked!! thank u so much !! <3

Runa

Oh I interpretet seven's answer as 'Yes, I broke up with you. But not really, because it was your (mc's) decision that caused us to break us up.' Which is significantly less romantic/sweet than your interpretation.

Love Ya

That does help, thank you! I think I'm going to wait until things are ironed out and stuff but I'll keep that in mind when I replay :)

Cam

“Who?” he DEMANDS LMAO jealous 7 I love you

OMKitten

EXACTLY. I have been gathering crumbs of jealous 7 since Day 1. We did know that 7 has slept with other ppl after the breakup before they realized that it wasn't their thing to get over MC by being with someone else from Amy Q&A years back. And that they liked it when MC showed any signs of jealousy towards them and Avina. But to witness Seven reacted very strongly once they discovered MC did similar things is actually very funny. And I can't wait to see that happen again in the current storylines hehe

EvilChani

Finally had a chance to play this (with a second speed run--I love insomnia). Thoughts: Characters/Romances: - I kinda sorta love Seven now. The duet was PERFECTION, and I loved the emotions flying around there. - I want to strangle G's mother. What a bitch. She treats her son like garbage, mirroring Viktor's treatment of him. - I love Blake, when he's not kicking the MC in the teeth. - Still hate Avina, but my MC actually asked them if they wanted to join her, since they were lost. Stupid kind stat. - Regarding Avina, I (thankfully) didn't get the piano scene, because that would've pretty much ruined my new good feelings toward Seven--from what I read, 7 again chooses Avina over MC. A running theme, I suspect, even if 7 does like MC being jealous. - My G-mancer is straight, but is kinda leaning toward a poly with G and V now. I think she's blocked from it for being straight, so I may have to go back and change that. - O... oh man, I love O. He's so cute when he's jealous. - Band: Solo is the only way to go, at this point. Though, I do like Rowan more than I did before. The others, not so much. - Secrets and lies: I wish 7 would just tell the MC what happened with the band so it will be out there. - Cory: love her. I like when MC can befriend her (or try to). - Allegra (is that her name?): love G's sister, but she really needs to stop getting hammered so much, lol. - August: my favorite member of the band. Can't romance them, but definitely befriending them. - G sex: man does V have horrible timing... - 7 hug: 🫠 - Lucy: I'm afraid for her. My MC hadn't intended on calling her before, but after the doctor office thing? She's calling. - Still love Triple. Love LA. - I'm hoping the creepo stalker gets obsessive and kidnaps the MC. That would make for an awesome story, and I want to see the LIs react to it. Or, hell, have the stalker injure the MC when they realize they can't have them. - Love Cory for suggesting going solo. Love the suggestion of being a songwriter (for MCs who don't like to perform). Love the mention of a podcast or whatever. And am really curious about this talent agent Sully whoever and how O knows him. All of these things give some hope for MCs who don't want to stay with the band or who don't win the whole thing. - I'm softening on MC's mom. She's trying. MC's dad is a douche. - Sebastian and Maya: I like Sebastian. He's kind of a breath of fresh air when things are heavy, and having Maya's support is great. My MC has chosen to trust Cory because Cory may be able to help Maya in the future, too. Other: - Lots of coding bugs (LA's name is missing everywhere, song choices weren't honored, etc.) and stats were overridden by the code in places. I looked at the code in the dev console, and found where a lot of them are. If Amy will share the code, I'd be happy to send what I find. - On my second run, I forced the MC to make the worst choices to get a loss (on my main run, my MC won the week). The loss confirmed my suspicion that losing the challenge results in a forced fail in the face-off, since there were no options to do anything to help the performance in the face-off. That also confirms my suspicions that MC and the band are so much more unpopular than any of the other bands that there's no way to win a face-off--lose the week's challenge, and you're out. - Related to the above realization, it seems to me it will be really difficult to maneuver a romance and win the competition. The only exceptions may be O and August--the others are train wrecks waiting to happen. - Also related to the above... so if you don't make it to the final two bands, that means game over and there's no "after" with LIs or a career? You just go home and go work at McDonald's?

Runa

I think the fact it’s ’game over’ after loosing the competition is just because this is still early on. I’m pretty sure Amy mentioned on tumblr a while ago that in later chapters there will be a ‘on-tour’ and an ‘post-losing’ route, so the story continues even if you lose. I would also assume later we will get choices to affect the face-off, either depending on stats or on mc’s popularity or something. Besides that even if the band loses they can still be recruited by a label, just not from botb. Losing botb doesn’t mean their or the mc’s career is ruined or done. Amy also said that how the main romance routes play out is basically entirely player dependent, only side RO routes have an established way they will play out. And considering who the RO’s are it’s safe to assume they will not just lose in any time soon, and neither would the band since they are canonically good. So I think it’s almost guaranteed mc will be on the show long enough for a relationship to be established. So if they lose in like week8? They can just be long distance for two week or so.

EvilChani

Yes, you can! And it was glorious! At Sweatfest, you get to sing on stage with Velvet Novacaine!

Runa

Do you maybe remember what choices you picked to win?

EvilChani

Not choice by choice, but my MC wrote for UW, wrote the song in Blake’s style, and to benefit UW. She didn’t go to Triple’s party and doesn’t drink at all. She always picks the most professional or career minded choices, or the kind ones. Oh, and the fans love her. She always signs everything and is nice to fans and tries to smile at the pap.

Jord

I know it's already been reported but I've finally got around to Chapter 5 and I'm cackling at my MC reacting as if he's romancing/being romanced by multiple people instead of just Oriana. I'm guessing the alcohol cope mechanism is also bugged because my MC's drinking alcohol like it's water, at least until Sweatfest where we then start getting options to refuse. Here's a wall of text about some sporadic things, so spoilers. After a few re-reads and I've gathered my thoughts I might write another. Phenomenal stuff, Amy, this was an amazing chapter. - I love the challenge for this week! It's one of the possible ones I've thought that could happen, alongside one where each band swaps lead singers. - Beatrice can catch these hands if she thinks Seth's going to be intimidated by her. Don't worry, Beat, Seth's hands are rated E for Everyone. - The duet with Seven. Yeah, insane how easily Seth and Seven slipped into things like it was an old glove (everyone seemed so enraptured it made me think of Billy and Daisy from Daisy Jones and The Six). I know this is going to be the most requested PoV thing. Well, besides sharing a table to talk to fans. - Winreign 🤮🤮🤮🤮 - The duet with Lilith. The biggest crowd Seth's ever sung for? Having the realization his old life is gone? Him being able to say he enjoys this version more? It's just hard hitter after hard hitter. - Craig Langford. The way he reacts with fondness of Dakota getting into trouble has me thinking he might be her dad. His reaction to their whereabouts had a, "That's my child," vibe to it. Also popped seeing Langford because it was the last name of my very first MC in my first IF, The Wayhaven Chronicles.

Jord

- Between Oriana somewhat recognizing the unknown number and the phone call at the end my gut is telling me Wes is reaching out to us on behalf of Carolina Records. Makes sense it's them giving past history. Maybe Ori's ex will eventually be involved? - Seth working on his (hopeful) hit song! Have to wait to see what you cook up for the last line choices but at the moment I'm going with "Eternity" as the song name. - As bad as it to say I was absolutely DELIGHTED with some of the things we can say to G. Especially at the club near the end like how the glamor is gone and Victoria's a saint for dealing with their fame. You'd think Seth had committed murder with the way everyone reacted both times. A couple bug reports: There might be something up at the Crystal Lounge scene where you refuse the joint from Trip. This paragraph [with a spotted typo!]: >Rowan does the same, but August glaldy plucks it from Triple's fingers. August looks around the club, a wary look on their face. Then they shake their head and follow your lead, taking a long pull and letting the smoke spill from the corners of their mouth. August acts as if the MC had taking a drag when they didn't (Unrelated but Rowan doing the hey we saw you across the bar and liked your vibe skit had me in stitches). I also noticed issues going on on the last page where it looks like (from a guess) the code can't tell if we have more solo or group points so it just throws up everything relating to both. > "I'm sorry," you say. Your friends are all looking at you now. Your grip on the phone tightens. "My band isn't intereste—" [Group > Solo check?] > "I'm sorry," you say. Your friends are all looking at you now. Your grip on the phone tightens. "Who is this?" [Solo > Group check?] But I'll stop here because it's bed time. I think it'll be a fitful night because I'm buzzing for a re-read and noting down choices.

Runa

This made me realise I never chose to look at the other people in the room during the duet. I always choose to look at seven. Because I can’t see my lovesick and yearning girly doing anything else. Especially not after just being hit by not only non-antagonising seven but nice seven. And now I’m curious about what is going on inside everyone else’s heads.

Relik

Hey everyone! Just letting you know that it is possible to go through Chapter 5 without seeing the romance text from all the ROs. I know this works if you get to Chapter 5 normally, I do not know if this works if you skip to chapter 5. You just need to be able to open the console in your browser and update the temp variables that exist in Chapter 5 to match the values you've had going through the game normally. Use these commands in your browser console. stats.scene.temps.sev_romance = stats.sev_romance stats.scene.temps.seb_romance = stats.seb_romance stats.scene.temps.g_romance = stats.g_romance stats.scene.temps.a_romance = stats.a_romance stats.scene.temps.o_romance = stats.o_romance stats.scene.temps.vic_romance = stats.v_romance

Rayne

excited for when we can eventually get back together with seven so that I can sink my nails into them and never let them go ever again <3 (I feel like we're getting somewhere! seven impulsive kiss scene when /j)

LovelyButterCup

How do I open the console and update them?

Relik

It depends on the browser you're using. You should be able to just right click a page and click on inspect, then there will probably be a console tab you can select from there. But I'd google specifically for your browser how to do it.

Love Ya

Not sure if this is a CH4 bug or on purpose but if you choose to write for Soft Violence when you get to the scene where Blake is watching and you have the choice to ignore him, smile, or get closer to Griffin all choices lower Seven's percentage by 3 points. This doesn't happen if you chose to write for Underground Wastebasket

PrincessDummy

THIS!!! Every chapter the band gets even more Weird about the whole thing. Like, what exactly went down between them and Seven that they're so afraid will come out? What did they say or do that's SO damning?? I can't wait to find out

Danielle

Yeah. At this point I HOPE something went down between them that MC doesn’t know about because if they’re being like this about Seven for no reason that’s even more annoying. Like, it’s partly their fault that the breakup happened. They should feel somewhat guilty and be happy that the MC may be able to repair a relationship that once meant so much to them

Rose

i’m curious how did you not get the piano scene? i’ve played multiple times and seven and avina are always playing the piano when mc comes in? unless there’s a different scene i don’t know about lol

Runa

I’m not the person you asked but you get a different scene if you win the challenge. . . . . . . If you win the week you get to write in a separate room (with Roxanne Townes I believe?) WAIT I JUST LOOKED INTO THE CODE. Apparently depending on if your Blake or seven romance points are higher you get a different scene. If Blake is higher you get a scene with Blake and if sev is higher you get a scene with them (the piano scene). And if they are equal you get a scene with G???

Runa

WHEN YOU ASK AVINA IF THEY WANT TO JOIN MC AND THEIR BAND DURING SWEATFEST THEY CAN ACTUALLY SAY YES IF YOUR AVINASTAT IS HIGH ENOUGH.

Vanessa Mesquita

My mind is all over the place with th chapter, i didnt get any of the scenes people are talking about, and i just saw theres a way avina is not in the piano room?? god i need help, i feel like i didnt experience the real chapter and i have no idea how i can fix things. Theres a blake scene at the restaurant where MC can leave with them? im crying

Vanessa Mesquita

ah if theres a way to win the challenge, pls help someone... TT-TT there are kids crying (i am kids)

vivi

they can say no??? my mc is just way too nice to them i guess LOL

Cam

WHAAAAAAAT ?? What happens when Avina joins u ?

Runa

The band reacts a little weirdly but they all end up vibing? Later when Avina reunites with their band Pope Kieran and Rowan joke about the strange situation. Also seven… “Their(Avina’s) eyes solely on Seven. Seven doesn’t look at them; he keeps his eyes on you. It’s only when Avina nudges him that he finally notices them.”

NOthingElse

Chapter 5 is really nice! And here I would like to report some bugs and my personal thoughts on it 🫶 Bugs 1. There is an inconsistency in gender appearance of O. In the newspaper part, my Orion became Oriana lol. 2. When I selected the option to input lyrics, it just skipped and proceeded without allowing me to enter any text. 3. My MC is established as someone who never drinks alcohol; however, there is a scene during the lyric-writing segment in which the character drinks brandy, which contradicts this established trait. Personal thoughts I greatly enjoy the angst and tension in the interactions with Seven. However, I have noticed that when spending time with Seven, there seem to be fewer dialogue options that allow the character to express apologetic, genuine, anxious, or shy emotions😭 I would appreciate it if more options of this nature could be considered.

Cam

Omg I might have to tone it down with Avina then 😭 thank you for sharing the scene !!

Relik

Requires me to be nice to Avina, and that's not happening!

Rose

@Runa oh wow, i didn’t know you could get a scene with blake. thanks!

Julie

Where do you see the romance stat? I just see relationship stat

Love Ya

I chose to write a positive song for Soft Violence in their old style referencing the friendship, didn't go to the party but got away with a swig of brand, had a good night's sleep, focused on the performance, then focused on myself instead of the band. Pretty sure the last choice depends on the relationship you have with your band mates though. If you're on good terms/not leaning towards going solo then you should focus on the dynamic instead of the yourself. Someone in the comments also gave some tips for winning if you wrote for Blake further down.

Love Ya

That's so cool I just assumed it'd always be a default no! Guess I wasn't as cordial as I thought lmao 😭

Runa

You can’t unless you look into the console. it also doesn’t work on mobile. It’s hard to explain but I’ll try: Press CtrI+shift+i and then you have to type in ‘stats’ into the console tab, press ‘run’ and then a little arrow next to the pop-up and you’ll see all your stats.

Mia

no way i never got that scene even after i got blackout drunk and kissed someone at the party!! can you tell me when that seven reaction scene appears? i also am a sucker for jealous seven its like crack ToT

OMKitten

Did you click on the post related to yourself in the latest chapter?

martha paras

Hi everyone! Came across this if just a few days ago and had to support. It's really amazing. The writing and the characters all of it Amy is a genius! I couldn't stop reading. Couldn't pay attention in class! (And I'm the teacher...) Just one little thing I was wondering about the new chapter. Does anyone else think it's a little unfair to check the popularity stat for the soft lock instead of say...number of flirt options? I mean you could be taking all flirt options but still call them out on their BS and not be able to get on their route (g and seven looking at you....).

Runa

The soft lock actually checks both. You have to have a certain amount of relationship stat AND amount of romance points to be able to softlock them. The relationship threshold is relatively low actually, I’d even kinda go as far as to say the romance_point threshold is the ‘harder’ to reach line. The romance_point threshold for the softlock is actually one of the issues/bugs in ch5 because at the beginning the game/code sets your romance_points with everyone at 4 points no matter how many you actually have by then. This is an issue because most if not all soft-locks require 6 or 5 romance_points so to get them you have to choose at least one or two romance options in ch5, no matter how many romance_options you’ve actually already chosen in previous chapters. People not knowing that lead to a lot of confusion as to why softlocking certain RO’s wasn’t possible.

Vanessa Mesquita

thank you so much, im going to try to find it!!!!

Vanessa Mesquita

Runa you seem to understand a lot about the points, do you know if to get the scenes with G, Blake and Sev how many points i need to have how i actually get them? Because i thought i was doing pretty well, but then at the restaurant i didnt get to leave with Blake D:

martha paras

Thanks for the reply! Good to know both are checked! I actually found it a bit difficult to up their relationship stat more. I think it needs a 65 and on my best blind seven run I got it to 64 there and I was crying haha. I did another run obsessively checking the relationship to get the best responses and got it up to 81. 😅

Runa

@Nerine I’m not completely sure which scenes you mean. Do you mean the ones in the practice room? Or some other scenes? As for leaving with Blake. You probably mean they leave and you don’t get the option to go with them, right? Because to even get the option to leave with them you need at least 60% relationship stat with them.

Hanna

not sure if it has an effect on it but i played from the start and chose every romance option for blake + tried to have as nice of a relationship with her as possible lol then when you're having dinner with gina's family, follow blake outside and you can choose to leave with her( ^∀^) i don't remember the exact choice sorry(;ω;)

Mia

thx!! i think i found a way to view chapter 5

Mia

i'm not sure if i'm allowed to share that but i figured out how to code dive chapter 5

leogrl19

Don't know if anyone else reported it (trying to avoid spoilers in the comments since I *just* got to ch 5 after full replay!) - but I'm having a bug where Blake's lyrics are showing up at the end of ch 4 and beginning of ch 5, but they're being seen as Seven's (my MC chose Underground Basket). *edit* Also - the game seems to think I like August (and O - and apparently EVERY RO, what the beans)?? Like, romantical - love them dearly platonically, but I've never flirted with them....

Julia

I swear every Infamous update gives me a hangover, I spend days waking up wishing I could send a lil text to your characters, lol. Really enjoyed this chapter, the G scene at the end😮‍💨 I know you’ve had a tough time so I hope you’re taking it easy, Amy🫂

Relik

Yeah, the whole "Did Seven say anything else...about us?" stuff is like "No...but maybe you should before they do?"

Relik

I know it's not gonna happen, but I pretty much need a POV from Seven on every scene with Seven :P

Shan

Anyone else feel like Jazzy went forward with that wedding date because she didn’t think the band would make that far in the competition? 😭

Runa

Now that you mention it, yeah a little bit. But it also kinda feels like she’s simply moving on from the band/her life in the band and is just really focused and excited about starting that new chapter of her life. (With the unfortunate side-effect of side-lining her friends a little bit?) And I don’t even mean that in a negative way. I think it’s understandable why she acts like she does. Though it’s also not the first time I got that feeling.

Raven

Absolutely obsessed with Orion putting a pillow over his lap after flirting with him that man is going to have the guiltiest wet dreams he has ever had thus far Also! As a Columbus native im confused as to what the iconic arch over the river is? We have one bridge going over the Scioto with an arch but i wouldnt call it iconic thats more St Louis than us......

Ceephie

Now I wonder if this is my problem. I had an 80% with G, but I may have flirted with Blake once or twice when G was NOT around. Wonder if that counts. I replayed to try and win week 2 (which worked!) with the goal of getting to leave with G so I could Uno Reverso and get the Seven scene lol. Gotta do it again I guess!

Relik

Probably the Mainstreet Bridge or Discovery Bridge? And yeah, that scene with Orion was great!

aikika

NO WAY???? Girl are you able to retrace what stuff you said/did for avina to say yes? Like what style you wrote for sv, if it benefited them or not, etc

Runa

This may sound stupid but have you tried picking two G romance_options in ch5? Does not matter which but that did the trick for me.

Runa

I can, but only if choosing to write for uw in ch4 since that’s what I chose. In ch4 when asking Avina about sev’s whereabouts: -shoot them a smile. -reassure them about sev In ch5 when met at sweatfest: -smile at them -say mc and seven don’t know eachother anymore - say Avina probably knows seven more than mc does at that point. That should work, at least if you didn’t hate on them too much in earlier chapters. Btw I was already aware that Avina feels insecure in their position as sev’s best friend when mc is around, but I only just now noticed how bad it actually is. Like mc meets them alone(without sev or their band members) twice and both times mc has to reassure them.

Cam

I finally got that scene, hated picking the option that says Avina knows them better 🫩 I’m not strong enough to do that. I will say that it’s interesting the way they ask 7 if they are mad at them ?? Like… for hanging out with MC ?? Or the band or both ? 👀

s

hi i dont know if you haven’t played it still, but I was curious and decided to do it, story mode basically means that you continue the game as if you’re still in the competition (but disaster street still won, at least in my gameplay) 🩷

Runa

I also didn’t like it to be honest I think it’s possible to get a high enough stat without having to say that but I haven’t figured out how yet.

Runa

Pretty sure Vic has a journal with the script for an acting job she wants to take hidden in it, she hides it because she knows g wouldn’t approve. She also promised g she wouldn’t take the job but now she wants to take it anyway.

leogrl19

.....Hokay. lol Just finished ch 5 and it was: A LOT. Impressed with - - just the sheer content (and reading other people's comments - there's even MORE I missed - whuuut); it's Massive and jam packed with so much good stuff. Truly incredibly work, Amy. I hope you're treating yo'self so Hard right now~ Thoughts/Suggestions: Keep in mind this is with grain of salt since this is only the alpha. So many others have already mentioned (what seems to be) the most common bugs, so I won't waste time repeating. I *will* say, I'm excited for public release because 1) I can use my actual saves from original playthrough and B) my MC liking all the ROs broke the immersion aspect for me. (Was fun seeing previews of other romances, tho! I might go back for O!) - Was expecting more options for being disappointed with not winning the 2nd competition. My MC is a burnout Perfectionist when she *Wins*. lol Losing would have her tighter wound than O, Cory and Viktor combined. Having little blips on it throughout the chapter/it affecting MC responses would be appreciated; it felt a bit abrupt since the story just moved on. Was also sad we didn't get judge comments this round telling us what was good/could have been better. (Just to be clear: I didn't mind losing! As mentioned in ch4, it's rare for same band to win twice in a row, so it felt realistic. On other end: Was pleasantly surprised I could win w/ a G-villainized song for UW, btw!!) - Could there be a nice platonic option for O music facts at record store bit? Felt forced to romance point just to not be an asshole…. 🤣 (I actually really love my MC-Oriana's friendship so dearly) - L Alvarez lacks a description in the ROs section -- at least for me it's just blank - Amy: why do so many characters say 'aye' now? LOL - Others mentioned this, but the drinking scenes (brandy + dinner with G's fam) -- and the drunk MC result, really took me OoC. My MC drinks, but is ridic disciplined with intake when there are things to do (i.e. she would have been sober/wouldn't just give in.) I agree with others in preferring to have those moments be a player choice. - Just curious, but as a G/V poly stan, it felt like there weren't as many poly options this chap? That could just be me/complete bias. lol (at the same time: wasn't the biggest fan of G this chapter, so that may change XD) - Speaking of: Would like to see G's decision to throw MC-Vic under the bus still be a thing. My MC was really upset/hurt so it feels off that every thing is back to normal, yet G cares about my MC? Esp with being dragged back into light by G's mom. (this is coming from not doing the pool scene, tbf) On the flip side, I liked that we're seeing more and more of G's less 'charming' aspects. It feels intentional. Can't lie: my opinion on them dropped significantly this round. - WOW - you FED US with Seven, tho. The convo during the BS (heh) kids fawning over them was so - -surprising? I’m amazed how Seven continuously can just—pull me into their Entire orbit, esp when I don’t expect anything by negativity from them. Hope this is useful. Thank you again for all your hard work!! ❤️

leogrl19

Maybe I just love Jazzy, but I didn't get that feeling! (Out of all the 'friends', she's feels like the one who most cares about MC's mental state. Even if she can't always commit to it with new life.) I just thought it was because she was very relaxed with all the wedding planning stuff. She also immediately points out the date is while they're still on show, so got the strong impression she was really anxious about it/regretful on making them choose. In fact, it felt like she *assumed* they'd choose staying on show over her. As sad as it may be that she's less and less involved in her friends' band life, I could never see Jazzy thinking her former bandmates (and current friends) wouldn't make it all the way.

Relik

If you do decide to go in for a round 2 with a different RO, I posted a comment a few days ago with some console commands you can run to fix the issue with the other RO's and MC being so thirsty hah. I also wish there were a couple more poly options, there were quite a few encourage options at least (to make their relationship better), which I hope does not prevent them from the poly route as I'd imagine that's how we get involved with them in the first place. For the drinking stuff, yeah that's 100% a bug. A lot of the code looks at the substance_cope variable to see if you want to drink, but the code checks if it's greater than 1 or 2...the substance_cope variable STARTS at 50. Seven content was sooooooooo good this chapter 💕

leogrl19

Right there with you, my friend lol I got so much greyed out it's not even funny. 🥲 But at the same time, what you *DID* get might be something no one else did, so!

leogrl19

Thank you! I think I'll just wait for the public release, at this point; I'd want any other replays to be with my original saves. Still, it was so interesting seeing an alpha/playing from the beginning for it. This was my first time doing band tier for early access~ I did really appreciate numerous encourage options, though I was surprised - like in other chaps - that there wasn't poly heart choice after you chose some of them (though, there were a few!) Otherwise, it just feels like you're a supportive friend. Maybe since I've read G's infidelity scene happens in this one, poly is intentionally harder? You even get a chance to spam Vic points at the dinner, so... 🤔 Re: drinking - I think that's incredible the game tracks how much you want it even if you choose to stay sober. I have a hyper-focus b/c she wants to win MC, but once she has no obligations -- parties *Hard*. So it's def not only the sober players, but the 'conditional' MCs who really look at this aspect/it affects their playthrough. It felt like it wasn't even my MC at that point :/ Seven content was amazing! Def won my fav scene. I loved how, depending on your answers, Seven would probe you harder/ask more questions. (convo that extends/breaks the course of the overall scripted dialogue make me tingly) Apparently, there's a hug(??) -- I fear I'll never get the points for get it though. lol I don't constantly stat check and I like having a MC that sometimes tells Seven to get over themselves 🤣

Robredcrest

Is it possible to win the second challenge? I tried two different runs and didn't win either. Has anyone won?

Devin Kenslore

Only ever did the UB route so I can only help with that one : 1. Don't go to Triple's impromptu party and focus on writing. 2. Write in Blake's style. 3. Write deep lyrics about serious topics. 4. Get a good night sleep before the performance. 5. Don't read the online comments right before going on stage 6. Idk if it is stats dependant, but for my MC, choosing to ignore the crowd and focus seemed to work better than the other choice. 7. During the performance, focus on pleasing the crowd/fan 8. Might also be stat dependent depending on your relationship with the band but, finally, interacting with the band during the performance. I make those choices every playthroughs and I win every time

Robredcrest

Omg, thank you! I'll try it

Relik

You also get a point if you did a genre change after Seven left. Write in Blake's style, if you benefit UW don't write about the G situation. If you benefit your band, write about the G situation. If you have been approachable, appeal to the fans, if you have been close to your band, focus on your connection to the band. For the sleep thing, only say you slept if you have been focusing on your career rather than just focusing on the music.

Relik

If I remember correctly, I think there were two chances for poly points in the G affair section so that's nice! 😝

leogrl19

pffft classic Amy messy XD

leogrl19

You actually can win while writing about the G situation + benefiting UW! I manged to do it, (somehow) haha ;) Just be aware if you're going for G because there's a big hit/they don't like it. (But if you're like me and they got your MC in trouble, you might like that!)

Roy

have got the same issue with the lyrics and i started my full 2nd replay with the demo link

leogrl19

Yeah - it looks like it's a common issue/bug as I read quite a few people mentioning the same after finishing my 1st playthrough.

Robredcrest

So many variations! This story is a beast!

gachahell

Oh man chapter 5 was crazzzzyyy no wonder it took so long! Thanks for hard work Amy! Anyway though does anyone knows if there are blake, august and sebastian scene post soft lock selection scene? *SPOILERS!!!* I know you can hug seven, meet Orion and possibly have sex with G, but I couldn't find any scene for Aug, blake, and seb (or do they not have any scene???).

edelfie

They don’t have any scenes, if you pick them or G (or nobody) for the soft lock you get a scene with Cory after coming back from G’s place. There is a scene with Victoria if you soft lock her or the poly route, and it’s about as awkward as you can imagine it to be lol

Fare (edited)

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2026-09-05 13:00 As an everyone-romancer the song Myself by Artemas is my headcanon for how 7 feels after G hookup.
2026-05-08 04:07

Danielle

Okay after doing my first play through I finally finished a full G Reign run and whoo….they’re cementing their place as my second favorite RO after Seven. That cheating scene was so buzzy, even if both my MC and I felt guilty about the Victoria of it all. The first kiss happening when they’re in the middle of privately singing together. G admitting they’ve wanted the MC since first seeing their audition tape and MC idolizing G long before meeting them….really just gives off strong, angsty musical soulmate vibes. That said, I’m also looking forward to the first cheating scene with Victoria and to see how it compares to the G one.

gachahell

Ah shucks. Well glad I didn't miss anything! Thanks for the help! I did see the awkward scene lol i love the drama amping up.

dede

it's not necessary to soft lock with them to get it but there's a scene with August and one with Seb at the bar after sweatfest that happen only if you have enough romance points AND they're your highest stat (you also have to be drinking if i'm not mistaken)

gachahell

Ah damn. They're my lowest stat so must've been missed it. Thank you. BTW do you happen to also know how drunk u have to be to trigger those scenes (since there's like sooooo many times you can drink i assume it might matter?).

Zerauu

So how do I get the seven hug scene ? I have over 80 relationship score and plenty of romance points. I have also played from the beginning but I keep getting Cory ? What exactly do I need to do ?

Bueno

I've been replaying the game since alpha release like crazy. It's the first IF I'm doing all the RO, even poly route, which I'm generally not into (but the dynamics between MC&G&Vic is just so lovely, I love those wholesome moments we get from bonus content). Amy your character writing skills are sooo good I can't 😩 Thoughts: - Scene with G is just SO GOOD. It's been a while since I read something so hot. It took me by surprise, can't deny that 😶 I'm feeling sorry for Vic, but at the same time I can't help being disappointed by their call. Can't believe I'm actually into cheater route... - G are generally my favorite RO besides Seven, this chapter was the icing on the cake with all their scenes. Generally singing together, connecting over music, understanding the industry nuisances, they give the destined to be together vibe. - Who did the MC hook up with?! Can't wait for the reveal. Was it Oliver..? No idea. And Seven DEMANDING answers had me laughing so hard. Love them. I remember you hooking up with randos after breakup, who gives you right to be jelly now 7. - what did they say to the drunk MC at the bar, I need to koww 😭 - and the hug 😭 (but I wonder, is there a possibility to get the hug without cheating? or almost cheating; tried hard, but wasn't able to) - also, they didn't wear the bandana after receiving compliment from MC 😭 so mamy little moments - please, I need to make a move on 7 in the following chapter, there was too much progress here - loved singing together - piano scene hurt tho - Avina actually can agree to hang out with MC! I was so sure it was locked in as a no-no, but I guess most of my characters aren't that lovely around them oops. Can't wait for more of the MC-Seven-Avina dynamics. And can't help, but feel sorry for Avina, glueing themselves to Seven makes them only more miserable with each chapter. Can they even be more insecure 😭 - I'm worried about Lucy, plz call her already. - I can't help, but be more and more irritated at the band (especially girls ugh), even when it comes to MCs that are attached. I wonder, if there's more to the story, and what actually happened between them and Seven. Glad we have August on the team... - That makes me happy for the MCs pursuing their solo careers, and hints at being songwriter. - One of my MC gets more and more depressed with time, I hope it can be pursued in the future - Love drowning in the alcohol too, but please let some of MCs stay sober 😂 - Orion and the pillow are hilarious. - Orion's ex arc incoming? I hope that no matter of the path the MC chooses, there will be possibility for them to work together... Or stay friends at least. - Starting to like Cory more. Love the sugesstion about going solo. - E is shady. As intrigued as I am, you're being watched closely. - Blake and MC are cute together, loving the snarky comments. - More Dakota please. - Protect Triple. - does LA have any flaws. - Still don't know how to feel about Sebastian and Maya, my MCs usually just chooses to avoid them. I hope Cory'll actually help Maya, not use her. - Starting to soften a little on MC's parents. Just a little. - What do you all mean that we can get eliminated?! I need to find out that ending 👀 I'm going to have a hangover until next year...

Bueno

Did you cheat or tried to do so with G?

Zerauu

So whenever I soft locked Seven the scene to go with G is greyed out. I can only get that scene if I soft locked G and not sev

Bueno

Oh my, it works.

Bueno

How high is your relationship stat with G? I'm sure that I did soft lock with Seven, cheated, and still got the hug scene. Both had 80+ approval.

La vie d'un mouton

For people wondering how to win or how to lose the challenge. Here's the code I found about it :) : Choosing to sleep if chose mainly career focused choices = + 1 point Practicing all night if chose mainly non-career focused choices = + 1 point If choosing to write for SV = + 1 point If band changed genre after seven departure = +1 point If wrote the song for SV and it was inspired by crashburn = + 1 point If wrote the song for SV and it was a song benefiting SV and not your band = + 1 point If wrote the song for SV about your relationship and your stats with seven is > 50 = + 1 point, but if your stats with seven is < 50 = -1 point If wrote the song for SV about them leaving and you voted against them being back up = + 1 point, but if you voted for them being backup = -1 point If wrote the song for UW and it benefit UW and not the band = + 1 point If wrote the song for UW and the song model is in Blake style = + 1 point If you appeal to the fan and approachable stat at least 50% = +1 point If you focus on your performance first and foremost and approachable stat less than 50 = +1 point If you play on the dynamic with your band and attached stat higher than 50% OR attached stat at exactly 50% + chose mainly group focused choices = + 1 point If you focus on yourself, giving the cameras the best show and attached stat less than 50% OR attached stat at exactly 50% + chose mainly solo focused choices = + 1 point RESULTS: If points >= 5 = Perfect score (winning) If points >=2 and <5 = Passing score If points <2 = Failing score (Kicked out of the show)

Runa

You can get the seven hug scene as long as you go with G to his home. You can leave at the first opportunity (not see the memorabilia) and still get it. Though remember that you must also soft-lock seven for the hug.

Runa

You need 6 romance_points and I think 65/70 relationship with g for the option But there’s a bug in chapter 5. so you actually have to pick at least two romance options with g to meet the requirement.

Svetlana Morgun

could we get a third option when talking to Griffin's family? i mean this part: "The point is you just always need to think bigger. How do you think Griffin is where he is?" Leo says for her. You spot Beatrice nodding in agreement. Leo leans back and swirls his drink in his hand. "We made sure to steer him in the right direction. We invented him." Invented? You feel like you're being pitched something but you can't tell. -"I'm happy where I am," you say defensively. "I love my friends. And we work great together." -"I guess you're right…" Is that what you need to do? Reinvent yourself? for those who do not want anything to do with them, but not attached to their band either >< ^^ (even if it doesn't actually change a thing, i just can't bring myself to agree with them >< ^^;)

Relik

I'd also happily take a hit to my stat with G's mom to tell her she should be more grateful to her kid's success. Between her and Viktor I just keep wanting to defend G because they clearly aren't going to do it themselves. 😛

dede

i'm not sure tbh but more than once should be enough? you get a different scene with the band if you're sober

Jord

While Amy hasn't said anything yet, I'd be careful in case she decides to swoop in and brush all these behind the scenes posts under the rug lol I do adore the point-based system. It probably saves Amy a lot of hassle doing it this way and minimizes the number of branches she then has to write. Does mean that for readers who have mixed red/blue stats you may want to start making them predominantly lean one way or the other. It's also fascinating that UW doesn't have any points relating to what the song itself is about (writing it to be about either Blake's situation with G or UW's situation with the band). I guess it makes sense SV does while UW doesn't because of prior history. I wonder how this will work for this week's challenge (Attached/Detached might play important roles). Also dying to see the updated in-story ranking list. There was one at the start of chapter 4 so hopefully we'll get the next one at the start of chapter 6.

Debby

This chapter is so so so good!! I’m replaying the G route from scratch and I found a funny bug. My MC stole G’s flask at the diner, but then he takes it out again while they’re waiting for the plane at that club. I’ll just assume he snatched it back after searching through MCs hotel room.

La vie d'un mouton

She mentioned not caring if people code dived in the past, so I assume its still the case now, and I don't see really the bad thing in it, it make it possible for readers to really see all the work Amy did. Without code diving you miss most things. But if she doesn't like it, I will delete it :)

gachahell

alright thank you! i'll try it out!

leogrl19

Just replayed club scene non-sober, letting my bb girl MC be all kinds of messy/have the night off she *DESERVES*... and - ...huh. Shocked bandmates didn't stay on top of her as much as she did them when they decided to be the Designated Babysister(TM)? Like: held Iris' hair while she threw up yet my girl is high and getting drinks from literal strangers and - ya'll can't even put ONE of FOUR on them to make sure she's okay?? Was just another moment I realized my MC does so *Much* for their band (sacrificing partying, being responsible, writing when the others have fun, putting them first *Always*, etc, etc.) Beyond the fact band is clearly hiding something w/ Seven weirdness, this just made me feel even - -More disconnect (and happy I chose my MC performing with LA alone). My MC clearly has abandonment issues; can't help seeing, more and more, that MC-band may be a wee bit toxic, def unbalanced... (And since it feels like there's 'go solo/stay in group' theme with this chapter, also wondering if my MC will eventually end up solo because of this.) Anyone else felt the same (or different!)?

LovelyButterCup

All I know, is if my MC finds out something worse happened, and they hid it from her, she's dropping them. She's never truly moved on from Seven, and it's obvious that MC has no one else to confide in regarding them. And MC has a right to want to talk about it, considering MC was MUCH closer to Sev. It's all so incredibly weird and selfish to not want MC to have some sort of closure or reconciliation. I think they did something to ward Seven off from speaking to MC again tbh, and they really don't want MC to find out.

Relik

You can try to give it back to them and they tell you to keep it, they have a bunch like it.

Danielle

Same. My main MC is super heartbroken over Seven still and wants her back. She’ll also probably drop them if she finds out they did something to worsen the situation or ward Seven off from reconnecting. It’s just frustrating because the MC already has emotionally neglectful parents and Seven and Lucy were like their family. It was a huge loss and I feel like the band shows no sympathy towards it. Like no they can’t just “move on”.

Debby

Sound on brand lol. I just thought it was funny as mc refered to it as “the same one they had at the diner”, which is incorrect because mc has it lol

Jord

It's also a great way to help out with bugs/code issues, so if you spot anything in your diving that doesn't look like it would've already been reported don't forget to post about any issues you see. I hope I didn't give the impression of the kid who reminds the teacher about class homework or anything lol. Given that for Week 2 it looks at if a stat above or below 50, I have a feeling for each new week the stat requirement might increase in increments of 5 - 10.

Chrys

yeah this was a major take away for me this chapter, i found this so weird!!! they absolutely shouldn't let someone who's that drunk be completely on their own in a club. i've honestly been alright with the band up to this chapter but this specifically reallyyy pissed me off on the mc's behalf lmao. i don't really care if the mc themselves ditched the friend group here, i think the band kinda have a responsibility not to let the mc be alone in a state like that because it is blatantly unsafe for them!!! honestly between the bar fight in ch3 where the mc needs to pick a car (which, that instance admittedly wasn't entirely the band's fault, but still!) and especially, especially this, i can't help but notice that the band has a habit of leaving the mc alone in situations that are potentially outright dangerous and i do not like it at all.

leogrl19

Thank you!! Me freakin too -- so glad I went back to replay on 'won competition' save. Was looking forward to it as an Entire treat for my MC. But it is 100% odd MC ends up alone when they're in, arguably, most vulnerable state (mine was not only drunk, but also did drugs!!). *ESP* if your MC identifies as a woman -- alone in a club. In state they've never been in. Popular enough to be known. People recording their every move --like: 'Friends?? FRIENDS. WHERE YOU AT??' (for real expected Seven to roll up, with their protective, pluck drunk/high MC out of clearly dangerous situation, all while grumbling how reliably Crap their band is for leaving them) Don't get me wrong: Love band - adore those goobers. Would punch throats for them. Did they piss me/my MC off in Virginia with all the Seven weirdness/selfishness? Absolutely. Is their 'blow up over issues then not discuss' method utterly unhealthy? Mm-yeeup. But my MC still loves them. They're all she has. She *agonized* over doing the LA duet without them; but rationalized it helped the BAND in the end. They're always putting band first. But you've gotta ask: How many times does band sacrifice for MC? Go the extra mile? I'm *still* waiting for that moment when they're like: 'MC: you work so hard for us. Have a night off - we'll werk on your behalf.' But they just seem to accept their burnout workaholic-ism like it's their Right. Don't love that. And in a moment they really could have Stepped UP: they prioritize their own fun. That's why Ohio challenge will be interesting. It's perfect setup for band to realize how much MC actually does (and - that they don't need band, band needs THEM). Like, my MC is highly anti-solo, but - for the first time: I'm seeing how it could be a possibility now.... (also agree with you Jord - for some reason, your comment isn't showing up for me 🙃) My MC is strictly sober when it comes to business tingz/they have professional obligations, but when there's no interviews/performances, etc. - they let loose. Love to party/dance/drink/do drugs. (It's super fun to play~) So it is incredibly jarring seeing sober!MC verbally/mentally bemoaning having to be the 'sober one'/take care of friends, but STILL doing their duty because they love them -- yet get zippo when MC turns up/gets their Well-Deserved revelry. Credit where credit due: Sometimes band comes through. Like when they all chose not to drink before interview. But - *yes*: It is becoming more and more apparent they prioritize themselves over MC. I also get O seeing a responsible MC as one that has to 'put the band first', they made it clear they want MC to be the leader. But you're so right: even with them it's annoying O seems to take the band's side over MC's. The collective over the one (classic O). Re: BOTB, I honestly think band's riding on MC's coattails. I'm sure they want to win; but it always feels like my MC is the one who constantly has to be the 'Confidence'. Saying they'll win; pushing them to put in the work to get the result. Interestingly enough: there's moment during the first challenge where, iirc, you talk to Devyn and they bring up potentially going home. And there's a choice where the MC can (jokingly) say - 'I'm going solo - bye losers'. And Devyn FREAKS. OUT. I was so shocked by the reaction! So, I def think band is aware how much they need their singer - on a certain level (more so than Seven, def); hence the toxic, 'placate MC/berate MC' spiral. Will be real interested to see how many band positive MCs switch up/end up solo in the end.

leogrl19

Also agree. For someone who likes to play IFs and not - constantly look at stats/how I'm doing with any one individual, it does get frustrating to not be able to see certain RO scenes (even if I have enough 'points' to soft lock them). Having the choice: 'you see Seven over by the bar'; 'you see Victoria drinking alone'. etc. - to initiate would be a blessing.

Chrys

yeah, i was going insane over this lmaooo im very glad to see its not just me who thought it was weird as Helllllllll. tbf to seven, they did seem pretty unhappy about the mc being so drunk in their bar scene (happy if the mc orders water, unhappy if they don't, seemingly pretty happy when they're cut off by the bartender) and considering they were pissed off when the band left mc behind during the car debacle (which, imo, was *less* severe than this) i'd imagine they're probably not too happy with this one either and honestly? based seven i think LOL in general though. attached mcs had it ROUGH this chapter and i honestly think as a whole this was a massive band L, like holy shit that's just blatantly neglecting their friend's safety! that's. crazy. i love the band as well but am genuinely pretty mad at them for this one bc yeah like you said, literally anything could have happened, mc was *completely* out of it and should *not* have been allowed to go out and about alone in that state just for safety concerns little edit but someone should tell O about this i think. the band would be sooo grounded!!! they ask the mc if the members are with them in their bar scene and the mc straight up like lies to them lol, wonder how that would've gone down if they knew that the band kind of just. left them on their own like that

leogrl19

I sadly didn't get Seven bar scene! Kept getting bumped to O call/meeting Victoria drunk (which is Amazingggg, btw). Good to see Seven cares; but as you mentioned, from Car Scene POV, not surprising. I am *very* sure they're Murderous when there was no threat/reason band had to stay away. - but also: Valid -- because: Why *is* MC abandoned?? There's just no excuse to me on why ONE out of FOUR (esp August if you're romancing them??) could not keep track of partying MC. Knowing Amy, the fact that she detailed interaction with rando with phone recording MC while they were dancing, makes me think that might pop up in their socials later/consequences.... Hope MC can confront band on being abandoned, if so. 👀 I would *Love* to see O chew band out for leaving MC alone in this situation!! (still - can I 'say': was so happy for my MC even when she was left all by her lonesome? They were so - cuuuteee. So blissful. Just having such a great time and I'd go so far as to say they preferred not having to worry about friend group. (oop!)) Yassssss: poor attached MCs (mine is. I think I have 95% camaraderie?? XD); always had the feeling it would be rough on them, specifically competition-wise. It's great when they have their high school chemistry, but worst when they get separated. Funnily enough? My MC was not bothered with band having to write the song by themselves this chapter; they're attached, but she also is big pusher of writing collaboratively/working in a group (even if she does bulk of the writing). Sees it as a chance for them to grow. I do have a feeling the more attached you are, the greater the chances band song will suck, unfortunately...

lilahhhhhhhhh

wait what scene with sev crying? how did you trigger it?

Chrys

attached mcs are fun, yeah. mine had her attachment stat absolutely plummet this chapter lol though in general it swings back and forth bc she's a ''codependently attached with substantial resentment festering underneath'' type. yea usually i tend to give august grace in situations where the band is being off/weird/insensitive because it's obviously not their fault but in this case there's definitely a case to be made for Hey where the fuck were you? bc wherever it was, it was certainly not looking out for the mc!!! im definitely curious about the song the band is writing, as well. the potential contents/meaning of it makes me kinda anxious actually. i don't know why but i just have a feeling there's gonna be at least a few variations of what they can write that just are Not Great for mc emotionally-speaking. rowan/iris/devyn have kind of built a track record of just being inexcusably insensitive to them. maybe i'm just being a hater though lolll this coming back to bite the band would be interesting, especially since viewers seem aware that the band is potentially not doing super great interpersonally right now if the mc fought with them in chapter 4.

Runa

I really hope there’s at least one variation of the song the band is writing that’s like really shitty for mc. And by that I don’t mean necessarily lyrically bad but thematically. I want them to possibly write something that is so far from what mc is feeling/thinking that It shows how they don’t actually understand mc. Like idk, writing a hate song about seven for an mc that is still in love with seven and has a good relationship with them. Because in the members heads mc should surely hate seven, no? Or a parent hate song for a night parent_love mc. Because come on mc, they are shitty parents, we all know it.

leogrl19

'mine had her attachment stat absolutely plummet this chapter lol' - LOL no lie: I Legitimately, audibly Cackled reading this. 🤣 Love me a layered MC: Having codependent/deep resentful main sounds fun as hell. I too give Auggie grace for being new/not one of the OGs -- but it's been 3 weeks now. You're a PART of this band; you like my MC/your approval is high; all the alpha players had August romanced. NO. EXCUSE. Re: band song - since you just brought up your attachment plummeted (lawl), you've made me think -- *IF* you have low attachment - will the band turn on MC? Will the lyrics show the tension, the animosity? Logically, one would think they wouldn't dare risk sabotaging their win, but... *looks at Seven* There's a case study, your honor. (and hey - MC could also theoretically do this with Face-Off song 👀) Def feel there will be variations to what band produces based on stats/circumstance. I think you'll get a HUGE bump if you won challenge/had Roxy helping out. That chick does not play, so I can't see her letting band write a crap song on her watch. Otherwise.... God, you reminded me of that confessional clip you KNOW the show is going to have in the next aired episode. If viewers didn't know, they absolutely will *now*. (I personally love that scene because that's the first time you see my MC snap at her friends/be done with their shit.) Will the public make MC the villain or the band, is the question (dum, dum, duuuuum) Either way: kudos to Amy for portraying band dynamics/how things can go this well. You usually get 'diva' narrative when a singer leaves their band to go solo; coming from the side of 'this was getting too toxic, I had to leave for my own mental health'? Oof. Mighty interesting~

Chrys

resentful-but-completely codependent mc is very fun to play, yeah. one second she's ''the band is all i have, i would do Literally Anything for them, i'm nothing without them, going solo sounds terrifying'' and two minutes later she's ''i don't feel connected to literally any of you, god i never should have joined what has become of my life'' its great hmhm a mc that doesn't get along well with the band especially worries me. i don't think they'll try to write something to intentionally hurt the mc but like? an attempt to get a message across to the mc, or maybe a moment that shows that the band can be potentially *completely* out of touch with what the mc is actually feeling is like. not off the table, i think. honestly *especially* if they're fighting, i'm guessing based on vibes so far that it might be something along the lines of *really* emphasizing how much they all love each other and how great everything is and going all-in on the toxic positivity that seems to completely define their relationships i definitely think winning the challenge is a massive net benefit for the band, yeah, at least in the sense of ''the song won't suck lyrically speaking''. roxanne is not clued-in to the band's several millions of suitcases worth of baggage, though, so i'm not sure she'll be able to notice that a song will completely throw their lead singer off emotionally lmao, especially if it's a case where the band and mc are just completely out of touch

Relik

Can I also just say, I absolutely love that Misfit fans are already making room for you and complementing your music just because you and G look good in a picture together?

Chrys

ive been giving this some thought and im putting my bets on the song the band writes (or at least one of the variations of it, if there are variations) being about how super close the band is, how well they get along, and how great everything is going (even if they've been fighting with mc. especially if they've been fighting with mc tbh!). mostly because of one of the final scenes if the mc stays at the bar with their band--seems like the mc is starting to become extremely unhappy with the situation with the band in basically every variation of it, and the band is noticing, but they immediately deflect by starting to talk about how much they all love each other so the band writing a song about how great everything's going and how much they all care about each other and doubling, tripling and quadrupling down on the toxic positivity they've been using to ignore the cracks in their friendships seems like it'll be likely, at least imo. would be interesting to see too LOL, especially if the mc has been absolutely miserable and/or unhappy with the band. ofc i could also be wrong! excited to see what happens either way

Jord

Absolutely. In fact, I'd go so far as to saying there shouldn't just be one version of the song that's like that but EVERY version. This week's challenge song should show how out of touch the band is with MC. It needs to be something that makes them realize the idea of us they have in their heads is so far removed from reality. And the themes should revolve around that. They need to clash against the MC. Or, well, it might be better to say clash against the stats we've built MC around. For example Detached MCs having to sing about the strength of the group they've known for most of their life. So to avoid fumbling they have to think of something else they ARE attached to to make this work. I'd also love to see a following week challenge flip these roles, so that both sides can equally see just how out of touch they are with the other. Then it can lead into a talk/the crashout.

emmylia

does anyone know if the bug where the code thinks you’re romancing everyone even if you’re not has been fixed?

emmylia

ah okay, thanks for the info!!

grudge

Softlock 7 and go home with G

Jord

Okay. Did another playthrough of chapter five and jotted down all the things I could find. I'll be replying to myself multiple times because it's a lengthy list that needs breaking up. Most of these are enough of a sentence that it should be easy to copy and paste/search for them in the code. Although knowing my luck you've probably squashed most of everything I'll be listing. I can also safely say I'm head over heels for Lilith like I am Oriana. She's wonderful and is obviously too good a person to be caught up in the toxic veins of the industry. I think both her and Oriana are great for Seth, either in purely a platonic sense in his life or in their respective routes in a romantic sense as well. But it has that bitter-sweetness for Seth of being a right person wrong time situation. Because while I will do playthroughs where he hard-lock commits to the romances to see them through, his main one has him focusing first on his career. Although that might change with time as more of the story unfolds. But it's list time.

Jord

1. "Now matter how it goes down, -> "No matter how it goes down, 2. (lyric lyric lyric) <- Is this because the lyrics stuff is bugged at the moment so this shows up instead? It's when Paige is reading what was written for the band. 3. you're shooting for promo for XTRA Energy -> you're shooting a promo for XTRA Energy 4. Clapping her hands at the singers do fuck all -> Clapping her hands at the singers does fuck all 5. "I'll see out there," she says -> "I'll see you out there," she says 6. You look having the creative vision -> You love having the creative vision 7. Now, your future relies on. -> Now, your future relies on... (I'd like to also suggest the following sentence, instead of "Blake and her band.", be turned into "Blake. [i]And[i] her band." or maybe italicize both Blake and And to give it maximum effect on MC lol 8. He laughs, the sound hollow. "You know it goes." -> He laughs, the sound hollow. "You know how it goes." 9. Which leaves you alone with Soft Violence. <- I think this is suppose to say Seven Lawless instead of Soft Violence because Seven's the only one on the bus when MC gets on and the scene mentions the other members of SV getting on after MC. 10. the bus rocks with new weight as Seven's members <- the bus rocks with new wight as Seven's bandmates 11. She in the front -> She's in the front. 12. Oriana shoots you a slay smile -> Oriana shoots you a sly smile 13. You spend the ride hinking -> You spend the ride thinking 14. put me to sleep at with my family <- I jotted this down because it felt like it read weird. Maybe instead: put me up with my family. 15. her flat tone of unable to fully mask -> her flat tone is unable to fully mask 16. had no communication with your or your members -> had no communication with you or your members (maybe band instead of members?) 17. A part of grimaces at the sight of a bad that's no longer part of the show -> A part of you grimaces at the sight of a band that's no longer part of the show 18. when her chest rises at her exhale -> when her chest rises at her inhale (or maybe it's supposed to be "when her chest falls at her exhale"? this is when MC spots one of Blake's tats) 19. Blake notices something ahead of you and raises herchin -> Blake notices something ahead of you and raises her chin 20. improve on their Challenge song, , <- extra comma at the end

Jord

21. Ecah one of you -> Each one of you 22. Songwriters are caught -> Songwriters who are caught 23. from your bands groupchat -> from your band's groupchat 24. and you[i]know[i] you're not complete <- space between you and [i]know[i] 25. closer at bedazzled mic -> closer at a bedazzled mic 26. the door bells rings -> the door bells ring 27. The situation isn't drastic at all." <- missing quotation mark at the beginning 28. we're golden Sebastian. <- I forgot to include the next sentence but the next sentence after this starts attached to the fullstop so need to put a space inbetween 29. The unknown number shines like on the screen -> The unknown number shines brightly on the screen 30. [i]"Not when it's going to be me up there singing those lyrics." -> [i]"Not when it's going to be me up there singing those lyrics."[i] 31. "We doubt it means anything," they say anything -> "We doubt it means anything," they say 32. There's nothing meaningful that could Seven could be telling us -> There's nothing meaningful that Seven could be telling us 33. smoothing down stray hair -> smoothing down a stray hair 34. The team behind this show doesn't only specialize in good TV. We give back! <- maybe instead of the full stop use a colon? If you do not sure if that changes We to we or not 35. The doors will be coming in about an hour or so -> the doors will be opening in about an hour or so 36. and BotB tee -> and a BotB tee 37. Once she's gone, talks to Blake -> Once she's gone, Karla talks to Blake 38. When Gina looks up and locks her eyes with Rowan's -> When Gina looks up and locks eyes with Rowan 39. nudging August, who keeps their focuses -> nudging August, who keeps their focus 40. It's odd trying ot imagine -> It's odd trying to imagine

Jord

41. older than her, but that's far as differences go -> older than her, but that's as far as their differences go 42. Blake plops herself down on the nearest sit -> Blake plops herself down on the nearest seat 43. My daughter is kind of enough -> My daughter is kind enough 44. eyeshadow that covers her lids. [name]?" is all she says -> eyeshadow that covers her lids. "[name]?" is all she says 45. "I'll be seeing you. Especially you." <- italicize the second you. Also after this one of the siblings wriggles their fingers towards MC in a farewell, which has a "their" pronoun but from the way it's written it looks ike Allegra is the one making the action and I think Allegra's pronouns are established as she/her? 46. Most of them look around their thirteen -> Most of them look like they're around thirteen 47. has over a- hundred thousand views." [i]That's a thing?[i] -> has over a hundred thousand views." + maybe make the italicized part its own paragraph instead of being attached to this one 48. You both look away. She looks away and smiles at the student<- Seven looks away twice here. Maybe: You both look away, but not before spotting Seven smiling at the student (or) You both look away, but not before you spot Seven smiling at the student 49. You can feel it. -> Maybe change this to: And then you feel it. (This one's not much help, I'm sorry, but it's somewhere before the duet scene) 50. Oriana starts walking over Cory -> Oriana starts walking over to Cory (but the image of her walking over Cory is hilarious) 51. Seven doesn't look at her -> Seven doesn’t look at them (previous line is “Your cast mates soak in the performance, some unmoving while the others are liberal with their enjoyment.“) 52. that your fan's run -> that your fans run 53. I don’t have the dialogue choice at hand but I know during the scene with O in the lobby while you wait for the ride to the dinner one of the choices eventually leads to a passage where instead of O’s name it has the {o} thing 54. She laughs, the warm sound bouncing against the walls of the lobby. "I'm expecting a nice bonus once you win that recording contract." T <-this T needs to be moved to the start of the next paragraph which currently begins with “hat” 55. the news that Gina's family' <- apostrophe at the end not needed? 56. [i]No[i]. This is the one time you need alcohol. -> [i]No[i]. This is the one time you [i]don’t[i] need alcohol. 57. Fifteen minutes and a shot later -> I don’t know if this is referencing the earlier shot MC can take but if it’s a second shot than it should read: Fifteen minutes and another shot later 58. You gaze at her out -> You gaze at her outfit 59. You gotta make empire -> You gotta make an empire 60. shriveling up and dying.[i]There it is.[i] -<- needs a space after the fullstop

Jord

61. "But Gina is an asset and we must protect that." "And with that song you wrote for Blake -> "But Gina is an asset and we must protect that. And with that song you wrote for Blake (there was an apostrophe before And that's not needed because both sentences are from the same person.) 62. this crapfest. I'm surprise you -> this crapfest. I’m surprised [i]you[i] (another one where I'm staring at confused. I know it's during the dinner but the paragraph context eludes me) 63. You felt liek you're own person -> You felt like your own person 64. Posted next to is blurry picture -> Posted next to it is a blurry picture 65. Orion Quinn was once married to recently appointed Carolina Records A&R director— <- shows up when playing with Oriana. I think the person described in this scene has the incorrect gender as well because in chapter four if you snoop at Oriana’s messages it describes an ex-husband. 66. They're posing together, the only kids -> They're posing together, the only ones 67. Oriana gives her a look -> Oriana gives him a look (previous sentence is Rowan lightly hits their stomach and August nearly doubles over. "I'm serious." so I assume this is suppose to reference Rowan and not August?) 68. The presence of eyes on your doesn't -> The presence of eyes on you doesn't 69. aware of the fans on line -> aware of the fans in line 70. [i]I might lose your hearing by the end of the night[i] -> [i]I might lose my hearing by the end of the night[i] 71. Singing [song name] without band -> Singing [song name] without the/your band 72. on as hands come over -> on as hands comb over 73. The thunderous screams wash over you as you come out on stage <- this sentence is repeated twice on this page in separate paragraphs. It appears first in the second to last paragraph than again in the middle of the last paragraph 74. slowly coming to terms with a true -> slowly coming to terms with a truth 75. President of Music Now and th CEO -> President of Music Now and the CEO 76. Ginafaces the group -> Gina faces the group 77. Iris sighs. "Who wants a round? Between us only." <- This appears on the following page after you decide not to be the one to go find Iris and Rowan does it instead, but there's nothing written that shows Rowan and Iris have made it back to the group. 78. Regina true or was it staged? "I can't believe <- same person speaking so no need for the quotation mark before I (when Blake's friends are asking about the prologue fight) 79. "See at home." - "See you at home."

Jord

80. I mean, who would say no to hanging out with Gina's crew <- the I makes me think this is MC's internalized thought so this sentence should be italicized? 81. seeing as his father is director -> seeing as his father is a director 82. "she used to talk my ear off when we first met," - "She used to talk my ear off when we first met," 83. ou glance at the time on your -> You glance at the time on your phone 84. You were wild child -> You were a wild child (I know this is right near the end but again, I have no idea what this is in context to lol) 85. people loiter and filter outside whule you -> People loiter and filter outside while you 86. "okay? We've made it this far." -> "Okay? We've made it this far." 87. The last page throws up flavour text for both Group > Solo and Solo > Group variables (maybe it's also attached/detached?) I don't have access to the code but it's pretty clear what stats are involved here lol And that's it. I think. I hope this is all a major help but as I've said knowing my luck I'm probably a little late to report all this lol

Bi Bubble tea

Making my way through a reread and I’m realizing that everyone in the infamous universe must have bruises because they’re all constantly swatting each other’s arm lol 💀 Drinking game where every time a character hits someone else’s arm for saying something stupid you take a shot, except you shouldn’t play it because you’d be dead by chapter 3

Relik

I'm going to need another option during the conversation when talking about how you guys spend your money. A romance option with Seven after they say that they'd use their money to help Lucy. I want an option that says "I would like to change my answer, I will also help Lucy". 😛

Runa

EXACTLY Or at least let mc think it.

Jord

I know one of the options has MC saying they'll buy themselves a nice house among other things but I'd love an option where MC can also say they'll use the money to move somewhere new, either elsewhere in their home state or jump state entirely. Give them that fresh start so they can focus on themselves post-BOTB.

saunder

Reading all these theories keep making me reevaluate my thoughts about the band😭💔

grudge

Here’s my theory on what’s going on between Seven and the band. It builds on another theory that Rowan heard back from heavenly isle and called the vote based on their feedback. I don’t think it’s that one-sided. In Seven’s ch4 off-page scene, she says there are things she doesn’t want getting out about her departure and she feels guilty about something. That wouldn’t make sense if she was simply kicked out of the band. My guess is that Seven refused the label’s offer after hearing that they only wanted MC as the lead because they dreamed of doing it together and she’s afraid of getting left behind. The rest of the band finds out and holds the vote to essentially kick her out. It would explain why the others don’t trust Sev and hold the sentiment that she’ll hold their careers back. It doesn’t tell me why they’re afraid of what Seven will say though, since I don’t think the vote would look that bad to anyone else. Feel free to help me fill in the gaps.

grudge

I just remembered Rowan still expecting to hear back from the label at the party after the vote. Maybe the band didn’t find out until after Seven left.

Really

Does anyone know how to trigger the entrance scene where you get seven, Blake, or G? Because i'm getting none of them and it instead cuts to Blake leaving the session. I checked the code and it appears to just be whoever has a higher romance between Seven and Blake with G being the option if its tied, but despite having the required stats it just never pops up. According to the code, it's still supposed to happen in both perfect and passing scores.

Runa

I think in perfect scores you won’t get it because you get the scene with the celebrity? And I think it’s the relationship stat, not the romance stat that it depends on? But I could be wrong. Anyway, the seven scene should work fine, though Blake scenes in generally are kinda bugged at times.

Really

No, after talking to Jazzy with perfect scores it has the labels and stats being read without it actually going to the scene. It doesn’t have a page break, it just goes to talking about the session with the other songwriters as if it just ended. I tested it on two saves, one with seven being at 84 with 10 romance flags and the other being Blake at 86 with 8 romance flags. I did one route where I just got a passing score and it still didn’t trigger.

Relik

I believe there's two calls of the Jazzy scene. And because of the variables set when winning the competition you never get to the lounge scene because that calling of the Jazzy scene doesn't lead into it correctly. As for getting the different entrances, the only one you can get is Seven because the romance stats are set right before checking them so there's no opportunity to set them back. I think it sets Seven's romance stat to 10 and Blakes to 3, and the only way to get G's is if Seven and Blake's are equal, which with those stats is impossible.

vivi

i've been playing an mc that's Very attached to their band, almost unable to function without thinking of them first. it's very kind of dependent and anxious attachment. they think that this is an asset; it is in fact not, not to the level they take it. they would forgive almost anything their band did, especially if it "only" hurt them personally. they were taking care of their bandmates the whole night at the crystal lounge, are constantly being responsible so their bandmates can have fun despite the fact they want to have fun too... it makes me consider just how weird the band is sometimes, as much as i love the gang. mostly about seven, but i think that's a symptom of something else really. namely, the band's immense aversion to talking about issues, and instead just ignoring them and having this constant uncomfortable vibe when it comes up. it's slowly driving my mc mad!! sure, mc is volunteered as the leader, and thus has more responsibilities than the rest of the band, but i can't think of many scenarios where the band has made accommodations for mc, while a highly attached mc like mine accommodates them constantly. i seriously have to think about the solo/group angle being pushed so strongly in this latest chapter!! my mc would 100% go for a group angle because of their very strong attachment (issues), they would never want to leave their friends behind, but... would their band do the same thing for them? don't get me wrong, i don't think the band are bad people or anything, and all people make mistakes, but i do think that they really need to step up as far as mc is concerned...

vivi

EXTRA ON THE GUILTY WET DREAMS!!!

leogrl19

Love, love talking about this~ Great points - completely agree; it's interesting seeing how this scene in particular affected so many. Truly an eyeopener (well - *More* so; let's be real: Band Band's been on thin ice since ch 4 for me)! I've always viewed the attachment (or even detachment) as a double-edged sword, but one my MC carries willingly; they're highly attached/prefers group work, but also has enough agency to make her own decisions--specifically what's professional/will get the WIN. Either/or, there's going to be pros/cons depending on the situation. But it makes a LOT of sense for MCs to have some level of codependence with band when: 1. Their parents suck/clear neglect, 2. Seven left the band/them either as best or ex with zero closure, 3. Jazzy left to start a family (don't know if you played her announcement short, but my MC was in anxious/panic TEARS). It Adds UP MC wants to hold Tight to things they still DO have. My ch 5 end was my MC crying thinking on this because she is so incredibly desperate not to be Alone. (Always found it interesting Seven's very 'Everyone disappoints me eventually.', while my MC is 'Everyone eventually leaves.'. But, I digress~) Honestly think it's so cool seeing the various 'types' of attached different MCs can be! How we have the same result, but different roots. Where your MC would do anything for band (to unhealthy degree)/is almost unable to function, mine is a bit more balanced/independent, but a categorical people pleaser. That extends to band (Pleeenty of instances Band pressures MC to make a decision how THEY want), but you see it more with her fans: *that's* where they would do most anything. She has an incredibly hard time saying "no" to anyone wishing to express effort/appreciation. Clear connection with not wanting to be like their parents: wanting to acknowledge people who acknowledge *her*. But I think most everyone's at a point now where 'band weirdness' is to degree it can no longer be ignored -- even *with* high attachment. They're family but even family have limits. I Loved how ch 4 gave you first REAL option to stay MAD at your band for the way they acted; they absolutely have toxic 'yell at you/brush it under the rug'-ism (MC shares it's common multiple times), so I liked you could break that cycle. In this chap, it feels Band's 'moved on' (surface-level anyway), but there's still palpable distress, i.e. ALWAYS wanting to know if anything happens with Seven. But yeah: I thought it really Clever Amy tied beginning scene with MC to looking at stage at Sweatfest; you have to ask: Why were they only shouting MC's name - not Band's? 👀 I think many of us attached/pro-group players are starting to realize Solo path may come for us in a really unconventional/unexpected way. Can't help wondering if there's a 'don't forgive band' option down the road....

Alex T.

I really like this theory!!! I was thinking it was more along the lines of the band holding the vote, then the audition happening, with the label wanting 7 as the lead singer instead of Mc. THEN the band going behind mc’s back to try and get 7 to accept the deal. And 7 feels guilty that they never told MC, because MC then stayed with a band they didn’t know betrayed them. Idk how accurate it is, since Amy has called the band soulmates and like family etc. and that’s a pretty big betrayal for soulmates but ya know. Infamous is nothing if not messy lmao.

Chrys

I mean there's definitely *something* going on with the Heavenly Isle audition. My guess at the very least is that G became a fan of the mc after seeing the tape--there's even some degree of proof as of chapter 5 ("I've wanted you since I saw your audition tape," said during their smut scene, which, while it *could* be about the mc's botb audition... i think its just as likely if not moreso to be about the Heavenly Isle audition lol). It's definitely *possible* that the contract, if one was sent, was for Seven and at the cost of the mc (I vaguely recall it mentioned that labels were looking for edgier/grittier vocals at one point?) but I wouldn't call it a guarantee, especially since the mc repeatedly is considered marketable by the industry. I think it's just as likely that Seven just didn't want to be contractually obligated to remain in a band full of people they resented where they were basically entirely redundant. The main question in this case is why the mc never caught wind of that, though, because I have no idea why none of the parties involved wouldn't say anything. One must wonder is if whatever secret the band has about the audition was the secret Blake was originally trying to blackmail Seven with and Seven just completely misinterpreted what Blake was talking about (few reasons: Blake first mentions the secret at the shoot within the context of the band, and they seem fully convinced that dropping it would be tantamount to dropping a bomb, which does imply that the mc would be very upset by ... whatever it is Blake knows. I don't know how they'd draw the conclusion that this secret would cause interpersonal drama based on the information we have on the secret so far, though). It's possible that Seven had no idea the mc didn't know about whatever the band is hiding when tour began (because why would the band not just tell them) and only found out after watching the latest episode drop where the mc discussed the audition with August. Not sure about this one, though, because it's *still* inconsistent with a lot of stuff these two say about the blackmail situation in POVs lol. Bit of a ramble and somewhat off topic but I've been theorizing a lot

grudge

Oh that’s really good. That would definitely make the band sweat, though I would be surprised if the label favored 7. Definitely possible but MC is a super singer according to pretty much everyone’s POVs. Even Seven agrees that MC is better, though that could be internalization. Whatever the case may be, I can’t think of a single scenario where the band aren’t the worst friends ever lol.

grudge

dw theorizing is the best part about WIPs. MC definitely knew something was off with the band and Seven but I think they’re just now realizing it goes deeper than the band pitying them and feeling guilty. Neither side brings it up because they’re both hiding something from you. Whatever the band is hiding, they’re either afraid you’ll leave them or be like you were after Sev left. We can only guess what that is right now. Blake’s blackmail is also confusing to me but I don’t think it has to do with the audition. Blake mentions it wasn’t hard to find out and I doubt they have any pull at heavenly isle. In Blake and Seven’s kitchen POV it’s definitely about a person, likely Lucy but maybe the mystery woman. I don’t know why there would be any crazy fallout for that either. I think it’s doubtful G knew of you before the show. The band auditioned for a subsidiary and I doubt it would’ve on G’s radar. Victoria mentions she was there when G first saw your tape in one of the POVs. If they haven’t been together that long it would disprove that, I don’t remember if it’s mentioned.

Bi Bubble tea

Is anyone else not able to input the lyrics for week 3’s song? I’m at the first line but it just goes to the next bit of the story when I click “Input lyrics”

Jord

You mean MC writing the face off song? Yeah that happened to me yesterday as well, first time I tried putting in my own lyrics but it just skips straight to the next scene instead

Jord

@Relik Never occurred to me that Beatrice would have her own stat, but at least it's easy to tell what raises and lowers it. So if you're not sucking up/praising and treating G like they're the 8th wonder of the world you'll probably tank it like I have lol I used the instructions posted days ago to check and she's at 39 post-dinner 😂 She's second lowest stat-wise for me, ahead of G who is at 44 and behind Seven who is at 20 Got a sinking feeling she might be the special guest on the judge panel for this week's challenge, as well.

Bi Bubble tea

Yep, happened for me for the first and second “lines”/custom lyrics/input lyrics however they’re referred to of the Week 3 face off song. It just skips to the next part if you try to put them in. Also, nothing is stored in the discography section of the stats page for that or the duet with Seven unfortunately (not sure if the discography section code is something that Amy implements later or not). Also found out that the second lyrics that you can input for the duet with Seven had some issues too, I could put them in, but then the second “line” of the song’s lyrics wouldn’t show up in the text when the characters are supposed to be singing them. None of these were like huge quality of life issues, halfway through chapter 5 and loving it, just wanted to mention them as bugs.

Bi Bubble tea

I feel like it’s probably something around the Heavenly Isle audition, it was important to MC, happened right about when the whole thing with Seven blew up, and it keeps being mentioned that they never heard back from the company and that was unusual. I originally thought that maybe Seven heard back, it was a contract offer, and hid the response because it “confirmed” that the industry liked MC better as the only lead vocalist, but the band is acting too guilty and awkward for that to be the case. Something def happened between them without MC being involved.

Bi Bubble tea

Def agree, also, as much as the band has plenty of moments of being insensitive or making bad decisions, they also have so many little moments of pure caring that complicates the relationship and really humanizes them. On one hand they’re all a little insecure about being seen as less important, on the other, they have many moments of checking in on MC about the shit they’re dealing with (Rowan apologizing for pressuring MC, looking out for them when they’re drunk, and giving out lots of little kind reassurances, Iris asking how MC is doing at the viewing party and always defending them against Viktor or Cory even in the middle of an argument, Devyn directly tells MC that they support them as leader, unprompted). On one hand they can be a little too harsh on MC’s decisions, on the other, they’re completely forgiving and supportive of the diner pics with Victoria leaking even though it makes their lives so much harder and I wouldn’t have blamed them for being frustrated. They might make an insensitive comment here or there, but every one of them remembered to grab something for MC to eat on the day of the flight because they didn’t want them to be hungry. The way that they’re written prevents you from feeling 100% one way or the other and that’s very realistic for a group of 5 different people who all have different personalities and motivations.

Bi Bubble tea

On Rowan’s behalf, he was the designated sober person for MC and August at Triple’s party, but they still should have been more present no matter what

leogrl19

Interesting! My MC was too workaholic/not feeling Band given EVENTS to go to Triple's party; but, tbh: Knowing Rowan stepped up there, but not here would have only made me more shocked/upset. But you're right: It's not just him; Iris, Devyn and August were just as MIA (pun unintended, but HA all the same).

lilahhhhhhhhh

ok i’m back to comment 🥲 in which scene do you choose to go home with G? is this just for the affair route?

Somewillwin

It’s after the dinner with her fam I think. But I didn’t get the scene so I’m not 100% sure

ameerah

small thing but i wasn’t able to check my own mc’s social media during my own first play through 😭 is it related to my mc not posting anything in the previous chapter?

ameerah

i think so? you can check other characters social media’s but the option to check mine was greyed out, i played this a couple days ago so i may be misremembering the scene 😖 thank you though!!! i think i had my mc leave triple’s party early so makes sense

lilahhhhhhhhh

You are amazing!!!!!! I’ll try it now 🩷

Mya

You are so good at writing awkward dinner scenes, lol, I love it! On another note, this chapter got dark with the comments online saying Seven will probably end themselves, and Cory saying they're going to have a breakdown or something like that in the next couple years :(

郁斐

THIS IS SO AMAZING. YOU OUTDID YOURSELF AMY!

mrugi

How do you get the g cheats scene?? I can't even soft lock them...?

郁斐

this was insane though AND THEN THE RUSH TO PUT IT BACK ON WHEN VICTORIA CALLED

mrugi

How do you hookup with g??

mrugi

I used the skip feature and got both the soft lock and the scene and oh my word Amy you've made me a cheater. I help g cheat.

saunder

i've been struggling for a bit, but how do you make Blake satisfied with the song you wrote for them? I swear it happened but I've replayed and I have no clue how to get the scene again

Agnes

As a G girlie.................No words. I've died and gone to heaven. Can't wait for this to bite them and MC in the ass. Can't waiiiiiiiit for the pain this will Cause them and others. Hurray yay and yippeee.

emmylia

how do you get that scene with either O or Seven? i can’t seem to get it no matter what i do, i never even get the option to go up to the bar by myself and then eventually it just automatically takes me outside for some fresh air (i’m romancing O btw!) 😩 does it have something to do with whether you play from the beginning or not? because i chose the ‘skip to chapter’ option for this current playthrough and the relationship stats seem to be kinda broken :/

gombocman

The strangest, most uncomfortable lancing thought hit me during this playthrough. The band has always been cagey about Seven, but it's been cranked up to an 11 (heh) in this final chapter. First, after the duet, Seven makes it very clear that there's something the band doesn't want them to tell you. Second, when the possibility of reconciliation comes up on the call with Jazzy the band tries very hard to make decisions about your personal life on your behalf. I fucking hated that. But I recognise the frantic attempt of guilty people trying desperately to protect something. Something happened that convinced Seven that one of the two most important people in their life had thrown them under the bus. This happens even if you vote against removing them as co-lead. We know that MC is a doofus at picking up obvious hints and subtext, making them an unreliable narrator. What if MC was not the band's first choice as sole lead (or perhaps it was Chekhov's recording label which keeps coming up)? What if they approached Seven first, and they unilaterally rejected the idea, only to be ambushed by a vote where the MC at best did not stand up for them in the same way, and at worst completely betrayed them by voting yes?