YES!! Let the fighting begin! Incredible chapter as always, you can really feel every point of the story coming together and it brings that satisfying feel of completion.
And awwwwwww, Ferret is so cute! Meeting the parent and naming them all the while being so bitter is so adorable🥰🥰. I'm glad she'll finally be able to do what she's been wanting to do since meeting her... take back from the guard. I really hope she gets to be a mother again, and I, in turn, as well.
I can't wait for the final chapter, take all the time you need for it. When that update comes, I'll be filled with a bittersweet feeling.
Hello again, Power! I love seeing your name pop up in my notifications, like ooh she’s back! 🥹
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I loved the idea of Ferret being the one who named him and being salty over it, heehee. No lie, I’ve skipped ahead to writing some of the epilogue just because I want those bittersweet moments with her, too!
Thanks again, it’s always a pleasure seeing you here! ❤️
OH GOD IM IN SO MUCH PAIN BUT LOVE CONSUMES ME AAUAURGGRHHHHHHH!!!!!!! the options where we can pick 'spouse'??????? HE;LLO???? IM SO UNWELL I WILL LITERALLY HUG YOU SO HARD FOR MAKING THIS OOUGHHHH
i really love this story, it reminds me so much of scout. i only have one issue though and that is, the only options for gender as far as i can tell are cis man, cis woman, or nonbinary. i wish there were other trans options/one option for your body and another for your pronouns. chapter 10 made me cry and im very excited for chap 12! also, i have seen other people talking about saving the game, and i dont know how to do that. i can only see 3 options, restart, switch theme and character details. it kind of enhanced my experience but, still idk where it is
To be honest, I didn’t feel I could write a trans character/MC authentically. The world of Viatica is incredibly restrictive and prohibitive, and notions of individuality, identity, and self expression simply do not exist. Faithfully writing a trans MC in such a setting was a task I didn’t feel equipped to do. This is my first time writing even a nonbinary character. I didn’t want to write it clumsily or in a way that was misrepresentative, so I chose not to include that option.
As far as saves, the game automatically saves your progress to your browser as you play, so you don’t have to do anything! As long as you don’t delete your cache, it’s saved, though it seems to lose the save after I make an update.
Ohh, that makes sense. Generally there's two ways people go about it; realistically writing transphobia in the society, or writing as if transphobia doesn't exist. But considering the Chamber, I can see how the second would be difficult to write and still have readers suspend their disbelief, while the first is just not something most people want to write or read. I suppose if there is one thing you could do, it could be showing the initial gender choice as cis woman/man, so trans readers know "oh maybe I want to pick nonbinary instead." Regardless, thank you for being considerate, and responding so fast lol
Oh god, my heart is going to explode. Probably in a good way, amazing at that, I feel I should add. It's me, Cosmo, for I have returned thrice over to express my undying love for Viatica! How exciting!
First off, Robin chapter? Robinmancers rise up! You would not believe how loud I squealed. Times like these make me glad I have a decently protective phone case, haha. I may have thrown my phone a few times in my fever…
Anywho, I hate to admit it, but Heron's quips made me have to put my phone down at least twice. Curse you, Heron, why were they mildly funny but make me laugh so much!? If my device had any sort of consciousness, it'd be very disappointed in me!
Go, my little ragtag group I am viciously obsessed with, you shall escape the city! You've got me so excited for the final chapter! Although I'll be sad Viatica is ending soon, seeing stories come to a satisfying ending can often be very rewarding. I must keep on trooping!
This last bit is more of a personal homage to this project. I mainly want to thank you and Viatica for inspiring me so! Although I've adapted Pools of Royal Blue, which was to be an IF as well, into a now Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Viatica was still a huge driving factor to make that leap! I can only hope my funky little characters, ideas, and world can inspire and entertain my players as much as yours have me. Thank you, Fir & Fireweed. <3
Welcome back, Cosmo! Thank you, THANK YOU for this hilarious and wonderful comment! 😂❤️
I’m glad you enjoyed Robin’s scene! I took a lot of care writing and rewriting it and I’m pleased with how it turned out. And I had a lot of fun writing mischievous Heron this chapter!
Hearing that I’ve inspired you is the best compliment! And a D&D campaign?! I am such a D&D nerd, I’d love to see it when it’s done, if you wouldn’t mind sharing. 😁 Thank you, again!
Love the new chapter. Beloved Ferret. The others are great too. Really love your writing style, it's descriptive yet not overly so. It tickles my brain in the best way. Thanks so much for making this!!
This story almost moved me to tears—something I’ve never experienced with any Interactive Fiction before. I’m deeply grateful for the chance to experience such a beautiful story, and I look forward to whatever you have next. <3
Girl I went through all the options TEARED UP AND ALMOST CRIED OMG IM SO NERVOUS!!! all my babies are about to fight (im mostly doing the fighting back option) and i do not need Robin doing an Everest on me! Scary! They are all found family THE FAMILY MUST NOT BE BROKEN!!!
Robin's chapter today was just beautiful. Honestly amazing and they way you depicted his thoughts and emotions were beautiful. Absolutely amazing.
I love the world building gosh I need a lore book cause AHHHHHH so much interesting things. I wanna know about Lorna, I wanna know about the people Lorna was with, and I also wanna know about Everest and his man J and their babygirl. So much things to contemplate and think about!!!
Don't even get me started on destruction lore! Like gosh I want one of them to find a phone charger, stick one end in a potato, and the other in the port and voila! learn about history!!! Imagine them finding Disney World! Ferret staring at the monstrosity of the huge mice. I can hear her saying "That's a huge ass mouse!" While Robin stares in curiosity with Lion absolutely scolding her. And my boy Heron intrigued on how they fed the mouse. I can see it!!! I'm not delusional, just merely invested!!! (Not merely, I'm obsessed hahahaha!)
Don't even get me started on the mountains and such! That also makes me curious, where are they located? In my head I thought of somewhere around Cali throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains since they don't get a whole lot of rain and the soil can be weird out there (plus how water is handled in the area, just search up the man made sea there)!
Also, what has caused the world to get like this? Is it only continental or global? How has this affected nature itself and what is humanities current numbers? IMAGINE THE CULTURAL CHANGES!!! like what new ones have evolved or have some maintained a traditional sense! Or like imagine they venture out with the city and encounter cults or crazy stuff! Absolutely mind boggling but would be so much fun!
Just realized this message is long, I'll shut up now <3
Sincerely,
And obsessed reader who would cough up cash (the lint and penny in my pocket) for this book (I will find the cash I WILL FIND IT, I'm just a broke person okay... 🤠)
Ps. Sorry for the chaotic writing, I get like this when I'm invested, I probably sound like a crazy person 😂
Edit: Just realized you had a Tumblr, could've ranted in Tumblr, and now I will go crawl into a hole and die of shame good bye <3
Hahaha, I can’t express enough how much I love this comment! 🥹😂 The fact that you went on a rant over something I wrote is just awesome and you are welcome to rant away! Your whole scenario with Disney World had me laughing!
Fun fact, the journals weren’t a part of the original novella. I conceived of them during the rewrite and they've really grown on me. I’m happy to hear that those characters and their stories resonated with you, too. A lore book would be a neat idea down the line, I honestly never thought about it. As far as setting, I loosely based it in the Sonoran Desert; I say loosely because I didn’t do as much research and homework as I probably should have, but since you guessed the general area I had in mind I guess I didn’t do half bad. 😅
Thank you for the comment, this really made my day! And feel free to reach out to me on tumblr or here!
Hello! There are 6 possible personas and they range from bold and assertive, to passive and meek. They are: Brawler, Pathfinder, Leader, Supporter, Observer, and Follower.
i just finished another run and i can only repeat what i said: i like your writing, im still sad about what happened in chapter 10 and im really excited about chapter 12 (which is the finale one, right? or will there be an additional epilogue-chapter?)
i dont know if you mentioned something already, but do you have plans for new projects already?
while playing from the beginning, i noticed 2 things. 1 bug/error and one question i had:
1.) following the "shit, shit"-option, there is the part which is: "And you are being ridiculous,” you fire back. “It’s a perfectly natural word. I like it, it’s fun."
afterwards on this page we first repeat the "ridiculous"-part, lion then says "No, before that.". maybe its just a figure of speech, but shouldnt he say "no after that"? since we say the "it´s"-part after the "ridiculous"-sentence.
(sorry if this sound confusing. didnt know how else i could describe it)
2.) during the scene, where robin helps ferret (i think before we see that ferret found a book) we have the option between 2 dialogue choices. atleast in my case its not that clear for whom this romance choice is for: robin or ferret?
anyways thank you for the new chapter and take your time.
Ah, you’re correct, thanks for catching that! I’ll add it to my list of “things to correct AFTER I've pushed the bloody update live” because I’ve already caught 2 other things myself. 🤦🏻♀️ I swear, it’s the bane of my existence, lol.
As to your second question, it’s a romance choice for Robin since you technically haven’t met Ferret yet, but I can see how that’s confusing. I need to tweak that a bit.
Chapter 12 is the conclusion, yes, but there will also be an epilogue. I may release them together, haven’t decided on that yet. I have a few ideas swirling around in my brain for future projects but nothing concrete. But thank you for asking and for reading Viatica!
Hey I really love your game and I can't wait to see where it goes but I have a little problem, every time I go for the next chapter, the game take me to the chapter one, how did my browser is supposed to save where I stop in the story ? Sorry my english isn't good, it is not my first language
Hello! I just updated the game this morning so you may have to restart, I’m sorry. But normally, yes, it will save to the browser. Did you clear your cache, perhaps? That will erase the save. Or it may be because of the update. 🥴
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VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!!! (Im so excited for Chapter 12 you have no idea.)
Yay! I’m excited to share it with you!
INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, YOU ARE BRILLIANT
Aww, thank you so much! 🫶🏻
YES!! Let the fighting begin! Incredible chapter as always, you can really feel every point of the story coming together and it brings that satisfying feel of completion.
And awwwwwww, Ferret is so cute! Meeting the parent and naming them all the while being so bitter is so adorable🥰🥰. I'm glad she'll finally be able to do what she's been wanting to do since meeting her... take back from the guard. I really hope she gets to be a mother again, and I, in turn, as well.
I can't wait for the final chapter, take all the time you need for it. When that update comes, I'll be filled with a bittersweet feeling.
Bye Fir!
Hello again, Power! I love seeing your name pop up in my notifications, like ooh she’s back! 🥹
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I loved the idea of Ferret being the one who named him and being salty over it, heehee. No lie, I’ve skipped ahead to writing some of the epilogue just because I want those bittersweet moments with her, too!
Thanks again, it’s always a pleasure seeing you here! ❤️
Aww, I'm happy you remember me so!💜 I'll always enjoy returning to this IF and talking to you.
I won't lie either then, I've re-read her route multiple times so that I can gush over the moments with her. ☺️
It's always nice hearing from you!
OH GOD IM IN SO MUCH PAIN BUT LOVE CONSUMES ME AAUAURGGRHHHHHHH!!!!!!! the options where we can pick 'spouse'??????? HE;LLO???? IM SO UNWELL I WILL LITERALLY HUG YOU SO HARD FOR MAKING THIS OOUGHHHH
I live for your comments, Angel, I swear! 🤣🥰🥹
I don't know if this has been asked/answered before but:
Is there a difference between the yellow and red hearts?
Hi! It’s in the description on the game page. 😊 Red hearts are the more flirty, intentional options, yellow are for subconscious, oblivious ones.
i really love this story, it reminds me so much of scout. i only have one issue though and that is, the only options for gender as far as i can tell are cis man, cis woman, or nonbinary. i wish there were other trans options/one option for your body and another for your pronouns.
chapter 10 made me cry and im very excited for chap 12!
also, i have seen other people talking about saving the game, and i dont know how to do that. i can only see 3 options, restart, switch theme and character details. it kind of enhanced my experience but, still idk where it is
To be honest, I didn’t feel I could write a trans character/MC authentically. The world of Viatica is incredibly restrictive and prohibitive, and notions of individuality, identity, and self expression simply do not exist. Faithfully writing a trans MC in such a setting was a task I didn’t feel equipped to do. This is my first time writing even a nonbinary character. I didn’t want to write it clumsily or in a way that was misrepresentative, so I chose not to include that option.
As far as saves, the game automatically saves your progress to your browser as you play, so you don’t have to do anything! As long as you don’t delete your cache, it’s saved, though it seems to lose the save after I make an update.
Thank you for reading!
Ohh, that makes sense.
Generally there's two ways people go about it; realistically writing transphobia in the society, or writing as if transphobia doesn't exist. But considering the Chamber, I can see how the second would be difficult to write and still have readers suspend their disbelief, while the first is just not something most people want to write or read.
I suppose if there is one thing you could do, it could be showing the initial gender choice as cis woman/man, so trans readers know "oh maybe I want to pick nonbinary instead." Regardless, thank you for being considerate, and responding so fast lol
My save deleted :(( oh well at least I can replay this game now >:3
Oh god, my heart is going to explode. Probably in a good way, amazing at that, I feel I should add. It's me, Cosmo, for I have returned thrice over to express my undying love for Viatica! How exciting!
First off, Robin chapter? Robinmancers rise up! You would not believe how loud I squealed. Times like these make me glad I have a decently protective phone case, haha. I may have thrown my phone a few times in my fever…
Anywho, I hate to admit it, but Heron's quips made me have to put my phone down at least twice. Curse you, Heron, why were they mildly funny but make me laugh so much!? If my device had any sort of consciousness, it'd be very disappointed in me!
Go, my little ragtag group I am viciously obsessed with, you shall escape the city! You've got me so excited for the final chapter! Although I'll be sad Viatica is ending soon, seeing stories come to a satisfying ending can often be very rewarding. I must keep on trooping!
This last bit is more of a personal homage to this project. I mainly want to thank you and Viatica for inspiring me so! Although I've adapted Pools of Royal Blue, which was to be an IF as well, into a now Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Viatica was still a huge driving factor to make that leap! I can only hope my funky little characters, ideas, and world can inspire and entertain my players as much as yours have me. Thank you, Fir & Fireweed. <3
Welcome back, Cosmo! Thank you, THANK YOU for this hilarious and wonderful comment! 😂❤️
I’m glad you enjoyed Robin’s scene! I took a lot of care writing and rewriting it and I’m pleased with how it turned out. And I had a lot of fun writing mischievous Heron this chapter!
Hearing that I’ve inspired you is the best compliment! And a D&D campaign?! I am such a D&D nerd, I’d love to see it when it’s done, if you wouldn’t mind sharing. 😁 Thank you, again!
Love the new chapter. Beloved Ferret. The others are great too. Really love your writing style, it's descriptive yet not overly so. It tickles my brain in the best way. Thanks so much for making this!!
You’re welcome, it’s my pleasure! Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!
noo my save is gone
Apologies! I think it resets every time I do an update.
This story almost moved me to tears—something I’ve never experienced with any Interactive Fiction before. I’m deeply grateful for the chance to experience such a beautiful story, and I look forward to whatever you have next. <3
Thank you for your kind words! I’m deeply grateful for this comment, and I’m happy to hear my story affected you in such a way! 🫶🏻
Girl I went through all the options TEARED UP AND ALMOST CRIED OMG IM SO NERVOUS!!! all my babies are about to fight (im mostly doing the fighting back option) and i do not need Robin doing an Everest on me! Scary! They are all found family THE FAMILY MUST NOT BE BROKEN!!!
Robin's chapter today was just beautiful. Honestly amazing and they way you depicted his thoughts and emotions were beautiful. Absolutely amazing.
I love the world building gosh I need a lore book cause AHHHHHH so much interesting things. I wanna know about Lorna, I wanna know about the people Lorna was with, and I also wanna know about Everest and his man J and their babygirl. So much things to contemplate and think about!!!
Don't even get me started on destruction lore! Like gosh I want one of them to find a phone charger, stick one end in a potato, and the other in the port and voila! learn about history!!! Imagine them finding Disney World! Ferret staring at the monstrosity of the huge mice. I can hear her saying "That's a huge ass mouse!" While Robin stares in curiosity with Lion absolutely scolding her. And my boy Heron intrigued on how they fed the mouse. I can see it!!! I'm not delusional, just merely invested!!! (Not merely, I'm obsessed hahahaha!)
Don't even get me started on the mountains and such! That also makes me curious, where are they located? In my head I thought of somewhere around Cali throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains since they don't get a whole lot of rain and the soil can be weird out there (plus how water is handled in the area, just search up the man made sea there)!
Also, what has caused the world to get like this? Is it only continental or global? How has this affected nature itself and what is humanities current numbers? IMAGINE THE CULTURAL CHANGES!!! like what new ones have evolved or have some maintained a traditional sense! Or like imagine they venture out with the city and encounter cults or crazy stuff! Absolutely mind boggling but would be so much fun!
Just realized this message is long, I'll shut up now <3
Sincerely,
And obsessed reader who would cough up cash (the lint and penny in my pocket) for this book (I will find the cash I WILL FIND IT, I'm just a broke person okay... 🤠)
Ps. Sorry for the chaotic writing, I get like this when I'm invested, I probably sound like a crazy person 😂
Edit: Just realized you had a Tumblr, could've ranted in Tumblr, and now I will go crawl into a hole and die of shame good bye <3
Hahaha, I can’t express enough how much I love this comment! 🥹😂 The fact that you went on a rant over something I wrote is just awesome and you are welcome to rant away! Your whole scenario with Disney World had me laughing!
Fun fact, the journals weren’t a part of the original novella. I conceived of them during the rewrite and they've really grown on me. I’m happy to hear that those characters and their stories resonated with you, too. A lore book would be a neat idea down the line, I honestly never thought about it. As far as setting, I loosely based it in the Sonoran Desert; I say loosely because I didn’t do as much research and homework as I probably should have, but since you guessed the general area I had in mind I guess I didn’t do half bad. 😅
Thank you for the comment, this really made my day! And feel free to reach out to me on tumblr or here!
Does n e 1 know how many/what/how personality types there r to get?
Hello! There are 6 possible personas and they range from bold and assertive, to passive and meek. They are: Brawler, Pathfinder, Leader, Supporter, Observer, and Follower.
Thank you for reading my IF!
i just finished another run and i can only repeat what i said: i like your writing, im still sad about what happened in chapter 10 and im really excited about chapter 12 (which is the finale one, right? or will there be an additional epilogue-chapter?)
i dont know if you mentioned something already, but do you have plans for new projects already?
while playing from the beginning, i noticed 2 things. 1 bug/error and one question i had:
1.) following the "shit, shit"-option, there is the part which is: "And you are being ridiculous,” you fire back. “It’s a perfectly natural word. I like it, it’s fun."
afterwards on this page we first repeat the "ridiculous"-part, lion then says "No, before that.". maybe its just a figure of speech, but shouldnt he say "no after that"? since we say the "it´s"-part after the "ridiculous"-sentence.
(sorry if this sound confusing. didnt know how else i could describe it)
2.) during the scene, where robin helps ferret (i think before we see that ferret found a book) we have the option between 2 dialogue choices. atleast in my case its not that clear for whom this romance choice is for: robin or ferret?
anyways thank you for the new chapter and take your time.
Ah, you’re correct, thanks for catching that! I’ll add it to my list of “things to correct AFTER I've pushed the bloody update live” because I’ve already caught 2 other things myself. 🤦🏻♀️ I swear, it’s the bane of my existence, lol.
As to your second question, it’s a romance choice for Robin since you technically haven’t met Ferret yet, but I can see how that’s confusing. I need to tweak that a bit.
Chapter 12 is the conclusion, yes, but there will also be an epilogue. I may release them together, haven’t decided on that yet. I have a few ideas swirling around in my brain for future projects but nothing concrete. But thank you for asking and for reading Viatica!
Hey I really love your game and I can't wait to see where it goes but I have a little problem, every time I go for the next chapter, the game take me to the chapter one, how did my browser is supposed to save where I stop in the story ? Sorry my english isn't good, it is not my first language
Hello! I just updated the game this morning so you may have to restart, I’m sorry. But normally, yes, it will save to the browser. Did you clear your cache, perhaps? That will erase the save. Or it may be because of the update. 🥴
I don't clear my cache but I play on pc, I dont know if it could be that, my play has never be save so ....