Black Aether

[MrBehemoth]

Thanks everybody, I really appreciate all your kind words and encouragement!

Speaking of meta, today I've been working on Trystan's computer. In the teaser it's just a blurry YT screengrab, but I've given myself the daunting task of making a (very limited but adequately) interactive computer interface in HPL2. This is one of the new mechanics I hinted about earlier. I wasn't planning on doing any more reveals for a while, but you folks have been so encouraging that I want to give you a peek...

Spoiler below!

The plan is to replace the whole mechanic of finding documents in the world with finding webpages instead, based on clues you uncover. As the story unfolds, Trystan might learn of something he wants to search for online. When he returns to his computer it will have become a suggestion in his search engine, unlocking multiple pages of content. Plus email and video are two of the ways that Trystan communicates with the world he has cut himself off from. Just thinking about the development involved me gives me a headache, but I'm certain it can be done using some sneaky entity switching and some epic scripting. It's coming along nicely!


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