There can be only one

I've made a significant decision today. There will no longer be a choice of characters for the player at the start of the game. The game is going to focus on Ginger (Shuya) who already has multiple story branches plotted out. This significantly simplifies the workload, in particular the various dialogue alts that would have been required to include Malisha as a playable character.

I still intend to have additional player characters (in particular Malisha), just no longer as a part of the initial release of Slut Royale. If the making of Slut Royale goes well and the reception of the final release is good then I will embark on making an expansion pack. Since this is a part of the plan I can design the variables and timers within RAGS to accomodate the possibility of future expansions without delving into the complexities of the storytelling now.

Edit: Damn I'm glad of this decision. I'm working through the timeline for Ginger and there are so many alts because of my decision to make a few of the NPCs move around. Still, the design is coming together now and that makes me happy.