Hello! I had an absolute blast playing this VN! This is so unlike any of the others I have played before. The game feels so interactive in a real way compared to the classic "route" setup that most VN's use. I don't know how you manage to juggle all of this dialogue and keep everything flowing the way it does based on the choices you make (I know nothing about making VN's), but it really just works, and creates this overarching world building feel that other VN's struggle with.
I'm really interested in seeing where this VN goes based on everything that's been talked about already by the crew. It seems like its being setup for something much larger, which I'm really excited to see. I'm also anxious to find out if the crew ends up leaving the ship at some point and we get to see possible world building outside of the ship itself.
Very exciting stuff! Now, I've never seen Star Trek, just bits and pieces, but it definitely seems like it's inspired by it based on what I've seen of it (Star Trek). I have, however, seen Seth MacFarland's "The Orville". As I understand it, The Orville is supposed to be directly inspired by Star Trek. I absolutely love The Orville. I was curious if you'd ever seen it and what you thought of it?
I also had one last question tied directly to the game. I don't know if this is something you want to answer yet or not (spoilers and so forth), but I was curious about the "romancing" of the characters. For this VN, is "romance" or "romancing" being used to describe the lewd and 18+ content, or is there actual, by the definition, romance that is planned on being implemented into this game? So far, I have only really made decisions in favor of Caleia - love her by the way - and because it seems this game is so early in its story, it would make sense not to see anything serious (besides the sex). That is, unless this games 18+ romance aspect is more about the lewd content itself and not really the relationship aspect. I'm hooked regardless, but I was just curious how you were using that word in regards to this visual novel.
Anyways, I'm done rambling for the most part. Awesome job designing this game in such a unique way, and great writing! Especially Obaa. I think you've wrote Obaa *pefectly*. She's absolutely hilarious without being annoying, and even though shes a relatively minor character so far, she adds so much to the game.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Ccopper! Void Dreaming's a lot of work, but it's always wonderful to know there are people out there who feel I'm nailing what I'm working toward!
To answer the first question, I'm familiar with The Orville but I've not watched it myself! I'm not Trek fan (my tastes run more toward Stargate as my preferred sci-fi!) but I've heard wonderful things about it and I probably should give it a look sometime.
And for the second question, the spicier Event scenes that characters have are not specific to romancing a given character. Attraction to a character is what unlocks access to both the saucy content and the "romance" path, but to romance a character in this story is something far larger than getting into their pants. This is unfortunately something that a lot of readers seem to miss, which could be indicative of a problem with my writing or a wider issue with the perception of sexual and romantic relationships in wider society. I can't be sure unfortunately, and I won't have a better sample size until I reach the end of Void Dreaming and get to see how the majority of the readership reacts to the potential outcomes of their time with each character. My hope is that it will be satisfying!
Thanks again for the kind words, and I'm glad you're enjoying Void Dreaming! There's plenty more to come, and lots more Caleia and Obaa for you to enjoy!