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People are more than welcome to make a "bad" choice! It's their choice! That's why it's implemented in the first place instead of me waiting to release that scene until after the vn was finished. I just figured this was a good middle ground of "You're not supposed to go in that room, but if you REALLLLLY want to, you can."

Because i don't want people to experience it on their first play through. its ending is incompatible with the sequel, so if I don't do something to establish it as exclusive, then it would get confusing in the long run.

It's a you thing.

Mc is certainly not a self insert in the traditional sense, and the top option is fully implemented :)
I feel like the MC has shown pretty clearly that he's not a blank slate you're meant to take on the role of. That being said, you are obviously free to choose whichever you please, but I do hope the MC made it very clear the consequences of picking either option. The option is greyed out because it locks you into a... let's say 'less than savory' ending, and isn't meant to be picked on the first play through because of ramifications, even if it is fully implemented.

the music is fully listed and attributed in the credits at the very end <3

And thank you so much for the kind words <3 they mean so much to me as the writer <3

Oh vulterus is the main star of the next segment for sure haha, no worries there! That character gonna get explored real good!

Just leave a rating! It's in the top right, if i recall? Says something like "leave a rating", or something akin to that!

It is indeed the option that gives you the secret ending, and it warns you as such that selecting that option has heinous, unavoidable consequences.

Eco isn't one to sit back and let things happen around him! He's going to make his mark known!

It has to be unlocked through your dialogue choices :)

Thank you so much <3 I appreciate it a lot! If you think the update deserved a 5 star review, it would mean the world to me! My goal is to get 400, and I'm so close!

Thank you so much! Don't forget to leave a 5 star rating if you feel ot deserved it! Thank you for your kind words!

Awesome! You're one of the few that got it naturally then! I even made a warning before selecting that option just in case <3 I'm so glad you enjoyed!

Well, I have a lot of IRL commitments, so I am forced to take it at a much more reasonable pace than spitting out 115K words in 6 months, like I did with build 3. It's good. It forces me to take it at a more doable rate so I don't get burn out. I have no personal idea of how long? I know how far into the story we are! We're like 60% of the way through. If I had to venture a GUESS (this is not like me making an official statement haha, just theory crafting) It's maybe 3 builds more? Depending on size of the build?

I highly recommend doing the path! But not the first time through :)

Hence why I am choosing to gatekeep it so readers can experience the story in the way it was intended to be told. I will obviously reveal the path publicly at the end of the VN, and of course, anyone is welcome to spend the time doing guess and check or going through the code to find the path for it.
It's more of a "non-cannon secret ending" rather than a viable option, so I don't want anyone to accidentally stumble onto it during their play-through.
Not to spoil anything, but the consequences of picking that route are... well... they're pretty disgusting by the ending haha.

You get it! That's one of the whole running themes of rcvn is giving up your expectations and what you want for the greater good, without losing your identity in the process.

To make eco choose the path of fear, and refusing to embrace himself comes with some pretty hefty consequences... consequences that are hefty enough to make it incompatible with the sequel. That's why I gate kept it. It is in the game, you can technically go trial and error your way through it and unlock it. The art in the top scene is amazing, the special song is beautiful, but the writing is truly heart breaking at the culmination of it. You will feel like a very bad person if you pick it haha, which is very intentional. If you are imagining a hot, passionate scene, change your expectations. Eco is not happy for a single moment during it.

Well, since eco makes it quite clear what he wants and what it means to him, picking that option goes against the character's explicit wishes, so it can only be unlocked by a certain combo of dialogue choices <3

The next update comes this saturday! 6 days!

What image are you talking about?

You are on a significantly older version of the game, as that scene quite literally no longer exists (due to the bug you have)

Re-download the current version and you should be fine!

All vulperians have spikes, and I'd asusme their clothes come with the holes haha

Not bad at all! We love Jayce haha. In his defense, there aren't routes for any of the other characters either

Main title theme is Tears in Rain by Scott Buckley (most songs are by scott buckley, some are custom composed) All his music is CC B.Y. 3.0 CR claim, so they can be used in vns <3

That's just the end of what is published, you didn't die haha!

Not gonna lie homie, I have no idea what you're talking about haha. I wish I could help though!

Thank you so much for your kind words <3 I really appreciate it! Make sure to leave a review if you feel it deserved it, and join the discord!

Yep. That's how it's supposed to be

The story is linear at this point in time, but decisions will determine your ending.

Thank you so much! Feel free to leave a rating if you think it deserved it <3

Eco's full face is intentionally not shown, and intentionally will never be fully shown until the end.

Why would i have to do that?

You definitely can't at this moment in time haha.

Kezza will have sprites starting in build 5!

"seeing your friends with black eyes to signified that they are either dead or possesed giving the horror of watching your friends being lost to the darkness"

That's what the bloody glitch sprites are <3

Same, homie

You are Goated

Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment! I can say that Kai has about 7 cg's in the next update.

Eco not acknowledging any positive things about vulterus is mostly due to kai's influence. Eco in the start was "well, let's not judge a book by it's cover", and now he's all aboard the "screw you vulterus" train, which is mostly because of Kai.

Jayce is the one that contextualizes the club scene to eco after the meeting with talis, and provides that explanation/justification/ context. But yeah, eco is impulsive :)

The sprite's art are all sketches. They will be rendered and finished in future updates. You are not meant to see eco's full face, but you see half of it in build 4. And you won't be waiting a year for build 5, that much i assure you, considering I have done 3 builds in 6 months. 

That being said, I'm so glad you enjoyed! Feel free to stop by the discord some time!

There is both a discord and a patreon! They are linked on the itch.io page! Thank you so much for your support,  and for loving the vn <3 I would love for you to join either! Scroll up, hit "Return to visual novel" and all the links you could hope for are near the bottom <3