After playing Trials in Tainted Space for about a week or so, I found myself honestly loving this simple, yet complex game. As such, as I do with most things I enjoy, I started to think of things that I could do, stories I could tell, within the game's universe. However, unlike most other things I like, I can actually submit my ideas here. So, naturally, that's exactly what I intend to do.
Now, before I go any further, allow me to disclaim a little something: Although I do have some experience writing large scale projects, none of them have been in the format that Trials in Tainted Space asks. On top of that, I have virtually no experience writing erotica, so we'll see how that goes.
So over the past few days, as I've been playing TiTS, I found myself fostering an idea. This idea quickly grew as I began to indulge in it, eventually driving me to begin writing everything down. I will admit that I drew a good amount of inspiration from @Lkynmbr24's character Fisianna and her interactions; she's an amazing and well-fleshed out character after all. Further, I also drew inspiration and guidance from Mirrin, whom I believe was created by @SoAndSo (please correct me if this is not the case). That said, the characters presented in this project of mine are all of my own creation, as is the story surrounding them.
So then, without further ado, I would like to present: Laethyr: The Cosmic Coincidence.
Laethyr is a character who suffers from a severe case of PTS, but tries to keep this a secret from everyone. The way I've tried to set things up so far (and plan to set things up) focuses on PC variables for evidence. Thus, as the player gets to know him, and you start to learn about him, you'll start to see cracks in the persona he tries to uphold if your stats are compatible. I've also tried to incorporate a system which I discovered in another doc I saw on the server (unfortunately I do not remember who wrote it or what it was for. My apologies). This system takes which Codex Entries the player reads as variables and triggers various bits of text depending on which entries you did/didn't read (If I'm not mistaken, the first encounter alone already has about 7 possible variations based on this principle).
When it comes to personality, Laethyr appears as a serious and dedicated musician. He often makes use of a larger-than-average vocabulary, and is quite clever and quick-witted. He's somewhat of an introvert, preferring the company of a few close friends than a crowded bar of sorts.
Laethyr himself will be pure male, and I have no plans to change that. As this character is in large a reflection of my own personal tastes, Laethyr will begin with a preference for vanilla sexual content, though this may change.
Similarly to Fisianna, I'd like to use a system based on trust. Different levels of trust will unlock new interactions, leading up to the story conclusion which will raise the trust level to max. Now, just a side note, Laethyr's content will lean heavily towards to the story and romance side of things. So if you're here for a quicky, I apologize in advance.
Any and all feedback is welcome. I am still getting used to the parser system and such, and may have missed certain things that could mess up the coherency. On top of that, I haven't been playing TiTS for all that long. As such, I would love the help of more experienced players when it comes to sticking to the set lore.
Ah, what the hell. Might as well add a changelog in case people want to revisit this thing.
11/11/17: Created the "Laethyr: The Cosmic Coincidence document". Began work on Codex Entry in a separate document.
12/11/17: Finished story summary in separate document.
13/11/17: Finished the Codex Entry. Finished the overview in the main document.
15/11/17: Finished initial meeting scene and all variations of said scene.
16/11/17: Finished Laethyr's various encounters, appearance and all variations to these.
17/11/17: Finished Laethyr's appearance scene. Finished three out of six talk options for Laethyr.
18/11/17: Finished Laethyr's fourth talk option and began work on the fifth. Polished some minor things.
19/11/17: Finished all of Laethyr's talk options and their variations. Did some additional polishing.
20/11/17: Finished Laethyr's first Hangout variation. (Admittedly, I may have gotten a bit carried away...)
23/11/17: Finished Laethyr's second Hangout variation.
25/11/17: Finished Laethyr's last Hangout Variation, and with that three out of six of his options. Date time next!
27/11/17: Finished Laethyr's Max Trust Scene, as well as the scene in which the PC accepts his feelings. Still had to write those before hopping over to dates.
29/11/17: Finished the first rejection scene.
30/11/17: Finished the final rejection scene. NOW it's date time!
02/12/17: Arranged all the dates and their requirements (for now). Began work on one of the dates. Polished some previous writing for the sake of consistency.
04/12/17: Finished one of Laethyr's final dates (because of personal preference).
06/12/17: Began work on he first date. Didn't finish it due to RL interference.
07/12/17: Finished one of Laethyr's dates.
15/12/17: Finished the first iteration of the "Steele's apartment" date.
16/12/17: Finished second iteration of the "Steele's apartment" date.
30/12/17: Finished my RL business. Got my internet back. Used the remaining time to begin work on the "Laethyr's apartment" date.
02/01/18: Expanded on the "Laethyr's Apartment" date. Added the option for the date to change based on first chosen preference (bookworm/pampered/etc.) and began work on the first variation.
04/01/18: Finished the first variation of the "Laethyr's Apartment" date. Added a little content summary.
07/01/18: Finished the "Laethyr's Apartment" date. Four done, three to go.
10/01/18: Entered my Limbo Space and revived the "Observation Deck" date. Also finished that date.
11/01/18: Finished the "Park Deck" date. One more left before Sexy Times commence!
22/01/18: Finished the intro to Laethyr's Fluff Menu ( ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖)
23/01/18: Expanded the Seventh Date variant. Still not done, but it's getting there.
03/02/18: Finished Laethyr's last date. Yes!
13/02/18: Finally began work on Laethyr's first Fluff scene
18/02/18: Got some more work done on Laethyr's "Pleasure Spots" Fluff scene. Progress is slow, but it's being made
Thank you for your time, and I hope my stories will be of interest to you (wow, I really dragged on for a good while...)
Now, before I go any further, allow me to disclaim a little something: Although I do have some experience writing large scale projects, none of them have been in the format that Trials in Tainted Space asks. On top of that, I have virtually no experience writing erotica, so we'll see how that goes.
So over the past few days, as I've been playing TiTS, I found myself fostering an idea. This idea quickly grew as I began to indulge in it, eventually driving me to begin writing everything down. I will admit that I drew a good amount of inspiration from @Lkynmbr24's character Fisianna and her interactions; she's an amazing and well-fleshed out character after all. Further, I also drew inspiration and guidance from Mirrin, whom I believe was created by @SoAndSo (please correct me if this is not the case). That said, the characters presented in this project of mine are all of my own creation, as is the story surrounding them.
So then, without further ado, I would like to present: Laethyr: The Cosmic Coincidence.
Laethyr is a character who suffers from a severe case of PTS, but tries to keep this a secret from everyone. The way I've tried to set things up so far (and plan to set things up) focuses on PC variables for evidence. Thus, as the player gets to know him, and you start to learn about him, you'll start to see cracks in the persona he tries to uphold if your stats are compatible. I've also tried to incorporate a system which I discovered in another doc I saw on the server (unfortunately I do not remember who wrote it or what it was for. My apologies). This system takes which Codex Entries the player reads as variables and triggers various bits of text depending on which entries you did/didn't read (If I'm not mistaken, the first encounter alone already has about 7 possible variations based on this principle).
When it comes to personality, Laethyr appears as a serious and dedicated musician. He often makes use of a larger-than-average vocabulary, and is quite clever and quick-witted. He's somewhat of an introvert, preferring the company of a few close friends than a crowded bar of sorts.
Laethyr himself will be pure male, and I have no plans to change that. As this character is in large a reflection of my own personal tastes, Laethyr will begin with a preference for vanilla sexual content, though this may change.
Similarly to Fisianna, I'd like to use a system based on trust. Different levels of trust will unlock new interactions, leading up to the story conclusion which will raise the trust level to max. Now, just a side note, Laethyr's content will lean heavily towards to the story and romance side of things. So if you're here for a quicky, I apologize in advance.
Any and all feedback is welcome. I am still getting used to the parser system and such, and may have missed certain things that could mess up the coherency. On top of that, I haven't been playing TiTS for all that long. As such, I would love the help of more experienced players when it comes to sticking to the set lore.
Ah, what the hell. Might as well add a changelog in case people want to revisit this thing.
11/11/17: Created the "Laethyr: The Cosmic Coincidence document". Began work on Codex Entry in a separate document.
12/11/17: Finished story summary in separate document.
13/11/17: Finished the Codex Entry. Finished the overview in the main document.
15/11/17: Finished initial meeting scene and all variations of said scene.
16/11/17: Finished Laethyr's various encounters, appearance and all variations to these.
17/11/17: Finished Laethyr's appearance scene. Finished three out of six talk options for Laethyr.
18/11/17: Finished Laethyr's fourth talk option and began work on the fifth. Polished some minor things.
19/11/17: Finished all of Laethyr's talk options and their variations. Did some additional polishing.
20/11/17: Finished Laethyr's first Hangout variation. (Admittedly, I may have gotten a bit carried away...)
23/11/17: Finished Laethyr's second Hangout variation.
25/11/17: Finished Laethyr's last Hangout Variation, and with that three out of six of his options. Date time next!
27/11/17: Finished Laethyr's Max Trust Scene, as well as the scene in which the PC accepts his feelings. Still had to write those before hopping over to dates.
29/11/17: Finished the first rejection scene.
30/11/17: Finished the final rejection scene. NOW it's date time!
02/12/17: Arranged all the dates and their requirements (for now). Began work on one of the dates. Polished some previous writing for the sake of consistency.
04/12/17: Finished one of Laethyr's final dates (because of personal preference).
06/12/17: Began work on he first date. Didn't finish it due to RL interference.
07/12/17: Finished one of Laethyr's dates.
15/12/17: Finished the first iteration of the "Steele's apartment" date.
16/12/17: Finished second iteration of the "Steele's apartment" date.
30/12/17: Finished my RL business. Got my internet back. Used the remaining time to begin work on the "Laethyr's apartment" date.
02/01/18: Expanded on the "Laethyr's Apartment" date. Added the option for the date to change based on first chosen preference (bookworm/pampered/etc.) and began work on the first variation.
04/01/18: Finished the first variation of the "Laethyr's Apartment" date. Added a little content summary.
07/01/18: Finished the "Laethyr's Apartment" date. Four done, three to go.
10/01/18: Entered my Limbo Space and revived the "Observation Deck" date. Also finished that date.
11/01/18: Finished the "Park Deck" date. One more left before Sexy Times commence!
22/01/18: Finished the intro to Laethyr's Fluff Menu ( ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖)
23/01/18: Expanded the Seventh Date variant. Still not done, but it's getting there.
03/02/18: Finished Laethyr's last date. Yes!
13/02/18: Finally began work on Laethyr's first Fluff scene
18/02/18: Got some more work done on Laethyr's "Pleasure Spots" Fluff scene. Progress is slow, but it's being made
Thank you for your time, and I hope my stories will be of interest to you (wow, I really dragged on for a good while...)
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