PANOPTICON 0.2.0 - CHAPTER ONE RELEASE

Chapter One of PANOPTICON is here!

Begin to reach deeper into the world of PANOPTICON. Meet new people, discover new secrets, and begin to make the choices that will determine your ultimate fate. Do your dishes, or just leave them in the sink. 

It's hard to believe that most of the work on this update happened in the last 2.5 months, despite starting the writing in August! It's a relief to finally have it out. Many thanks to my beta testers, Levi and Katie.

FEATURES:

• Delve deeper into the world of the terminals
• Meet new characters on the other side of the screen-- develop a rapport with them, and give helpful (or not-so-helpful) guidance
• Discover new secrets within the world of PANOPTICON... and within yourself
• Make choices with future consequences

ALL CHANGES:

• Added chapter one to the demo (Accessible after the prologue)
  • Engage with your daily tasks around the space you inhabit
  • Check the terminals for new updates
  • Meet Carter, a new individual on the other side of terminal 0678
  • Chat with the Recycler about their progress
  • Explore the other daily terminals for a glimpse into the wider world
  • Poke around the back end of terminal 0000
• Re-worked the journal to be more functional
  • Certain terminal descriptions should now change as you progress throughout the game
  • Re-worked how links within the journal work to prevent a player from getting stuck in an infinite loop on the journal page
• Added a typing visual effect to all terminal passages, including in the prologue
  • This effect can be skipped with the "shift" key
  • NOTE: This effect cannot be disabled at this time, but I hope to see if there's a way I can make it optional for readers in the future.
• Updated intro screens
• Updated content warnings
  • NOTE: I tried to be thorough with my content warnings. If there's anything you feel I have missed, feel free to let me know.
• Introduced an important variable
  • Don't neglect your chores...

Version: 0.2.0

For a more updates about the state of the game, general information, or a chance to contact me, head over to my interactive fiction blog on tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/graysontailor