Sorry for the delayed reply. I'm glad you enjoyed it! The VN is fully linear, yes. If we update any of them to include choices, I'll for sure devlog it! :3
That's KINDA how I envisioned it? Though I wish I'd given it more time to grow. But I imagine that anthros, like, being ANIMALS, don't always have the best infrastructure decision making skills. So when they get particularly dense in an area, they start to try to form territorial boundaries wherever they can. so they build on already existing structures to add to them, and it probably starts to turn Leroux into something a la Kowloon.
I do NOT think Nico was happy when Elisha first moved to Leroux. Nico's a dyed-in-the-wool ruralite, he hates cities. So one of his sons wanting to move to one of THE biggest cities in the US had him less than pleased, but I think he's an understanding father and supported Elisha just the same. I don't think he minds at all about Elisha's career, though. Hell, Nico was the same when he was younger! So I imagine he's more bothered that he's living in the city than he is about Elisha working at Rush.
Salazar is a favorite of mine as well. I've imagined he'll get expounded much more in Scav 2, whenever we have time to make that happen x3
and the idea is fun, isn't it? I do love distant threads of connection. It makes sense, after all! Alister isn't from Lavender originally, so maybe he moved from Leroux? Maybe he has a brother or sister who had a son who turned out to be Reno? ;3
It's honestly so cool to hear that even outside of the US, the feeling is relatable. I think rural living really is a beautiful thing, I absolutely love it. It can be boring and there can be some crunchy things to get used to, community-wise, but it really is so peaceful and pleasant once you get used to it.
also thanks a bunch~ musk's my biggest weakness, you'll see that in just about every update probably! x3
I'm super happy to hear that. It's kind of my entire intention to the game. I've lived in a rural area my entire life and I love it here. I love the culture, I love the attitudes of a lot of people, I love the warmth and hospitality that you find among, like, the communities that rural folks tend to form together. I especially remember it when I was younger. A lot of LC comes from what I remember from, like, 90s childhood in rural Virginia, haha. Even the most chaotic or rudest folk tend to have good hearts somewhere in their under their...difficult exteriors.
I imagined that Atlas really is just, like, kind of a bully. Out of Nico's six kids, most of them are good hearted but Atlas has that "difficult child" mentality where he's kind of mean and bossy at times and I think he's just like...testing his boundaries as a child by bullying Cooper. and because he's one of the bigger siblings, kids like Azel and Hermes fall in line with him as their big brother. Atlas and Shenandoah are the goofier/friendlier of Nico's kids, along with TJ, so they tend to do their own thing. I do imagine that different species have different traits about them that anthros learn to tolerate as they get older, though, like scent especially. So I imagine Atlas and Hermes and them DO think Cooper stinks because he's a different species they're not as familiar with, but they've not, like, learned the social skills to not say that LMAO. Nico probably teaches them well but they ARE wild kids who probably act out when he's not around. The same kind of way that kids have no problem loudly pointing out that someone's fat or bald or something.
also POOR NICO! The boy's been through so much! he deserves better than to be dressed as a farm animal. you should do it though. it'd be hilarious.
See I also don't personally mind the smell of shrimp either and I think a furry fella with a bit of fish breath is actually PRETTY cute but I imagine it's not for everyone! x3
SPOILERS AS WELL
Sawyer, to me, is like the snake in the grass of a lot of progressive movements. They unfortunately attract a very specific type of narcissist who, at their core, has malignant intentions and uses liberal ideologies as, like, the "storefront" for their violence. Like in his mind, nothing he does is wrong because it's done against the "bad guys". If you suffer for his cause, if you die for it, it's for "good reason". But really, unlike the people around him who want GOOD to come from their actions, he just wants to inflict harm. His good actions like taking in Emmett or trying to groom Crom are ultimately self-serving because they get to inflict harm FOR him while he gets to reap the rewards. So you have this organization of people who want so badly to enact positive change and they can't succeed because their leader treats them more like a cult than a movement and hinders them every chance he gets.
I imagine that it does take place 20-25yrs in the future. Hermes is probably in his late 20s and Elisha is probably early 30s at this point.
That said, there is a bit of a grey area on WHERE it is exactly. Connecting the two canons was kind of a funny choice because it doesn't EXACTLY work out. LC takes place in the modern day south, whereas I had originally imagined Scavenger taking place hundreds of years in the future. Now, I guess, it technically takes place in like 2050. But I had imagined that, in anthro society, as time went on the rural areas got more rural and the urban areas got more urban. Anthros become progressively more divided over their conflicting social desires, where the urban types want to expand territory and the rural ones want to maintain their ideal environment. So what ends up happening is the cities get bigger and denser until they're, like, old Kowloon Walled City type superstructures and the rural areas become something like you'd see in 1700-1800 southern US. The rural areas still have tech, but they return to more communal style "village" agrarian living whereas the cities grow denser.
I doubt that really actually all happens in 20 years, obviously, but I guess I've boxed myself into it LMAO.
Either way, thank you so much for playing and commenting on it! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much <3
Thank you! I set out originally to JUST write a pretty intense shorter horror experience but, as the story went on, it just felt like it needed more MEAT to it than to just be horror. So it kinda grew as we wrote it. I'm glad it ended up delightful :3
Yeah, Scavenger was kinda the thematic polar opposite to what we have planned for LC. I really love those slice-of-life Japanese FVNs and I've always liked how good they make you feel even if they do have a bit of "weight" to them here and there. So we hope to bring that energy in with this one~
Wow! I' m honored you think so! @w@ and yeah, good observation on that. More'll develop as Nico's route progresses but you're definitely on the right track.
big apologies for that! i am NOT technically inclined at all and had no idea. it's got a TON of stuff added over the past year and I hate how many folks thought that, like, it was literally just the opening day and nothing else x3
Each update is a different character's complete "Day 1". After all 11 routes, we'll move to Day 2. Knowing Swamp's popularity, he'll probably be one of our first Day 2s. x3
Thank you buddy! I appreciate that a lot. and i honestly forgot to do devlogs! i need to do them. i don't exactly know how to do it but i need to figure them out so i can update it ahaha
oh wow! <3 thank you! I'm really glad you both enjoyed it and felt the horror of it. I kinda second guess myself going back like "eehhhh was this as dark as I wanted it to be? was it good enough", hearing things like this is always refreshing.
As of right now, it's not set up to connect the Chapter 2 to route choices. I'd like to think that once it's all finished we can connect that better but ATM it's just set up to take you back to the menu to choose your route!
thanks so much! I'm happy I could capture the vibe! I've lived in rural Virginia in a trailer park most of my life so I was hoping I could, like, extend that energy outward LMAO
Very interesting read! There's a lot of stylistic uniqueness to this, in how it's put together and in character design. It definitely was a breath of fresh air from the monotony of a lot of other VNs out there at the moment. My only critique would be to work on your typos but, otherwise, incredible work to crank out in a month! Hope to see more from you.
it's KIND of a prequel! Elisha is one of his sons, yes! i havent yet entirely nailed down if it's ENTIRELY canon that Scavenger actually happens but technically and, at the moment, it is a linear canon future.
HOLY SHIT!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes when i woke up to see i had a comment and not only was it phenomenal fanart but fanart of my book!! Thank you SO MUCH! i'm honored you'd not only read it but choose to read it again! That book means so much to me and was such a major turning point in my journey as a creator and it's really moved me to see someone enjoy it so much they'd make art of it. Thank you thank you thank, and thank you for playing the games as well too! Having fans like you is exactly why I stick with it!
Do you have social media? I'd love to share this fanart or retweet it but i wanna make sure you're credited!
yeah, you could stream it on picarto i reckon but YT and twitch unfortunately not. it's very NSFW! tho i know some other folks post liveplays of NSFW games on youtube so idk what their policy is on that
