Episode 3 (chapter 5) Beta Release
Added 2025-03-07 11:00:15 +0000 UTCHello my lovely Black Tea members! Below you can find the link to access the Patreon beta build for When Stars Collide Episode Three!
This build is only available to the Black Tea tier of Patreon. No one else has access to this link.
This link should not be shared with anyone.
And now here is some info you need about this build. Please be sure to read this because it will save you and me time.
Do not use demo saves. Saves from the old demo will not work.
Saves from Episode 1 and 2 should still work. But if you run into a game crash, it can be helpful to load a new save to see if it still occurs.
If you want to empty out your old saves, you can hover over them and hit "Delete" which will give you the option to delete the save and clear out your save screen.
Reporting Errors
Please be aware that the beta build will still have typos and bugs. If you want to report an issue, do not post it on Patreon or in the server.
To post typos and bugs, please adhere to the following steps:
1. Read this document:
This document explains what type of errors to report (and not report), as well as information needed if you find an issue with, say, the flowchart.
As the document says, when it comes to stuff like story, or plot, or artwork quality or things like not feeling X character got as much screen time - I am not looking for feedback on that stuff because I am beyond the point of being able to make major changes to any of it right now.
Remember. The game is fully drafted and edited - it's just not fully coded. This limits the big story/plot/content related edits I can make. That stuff snowballs really fast in branching storylines.
2. Use the following spreadsheet and google doc to post any bugs:
There are existing examples and instructions of how to post.
Keeping all the bug reports to one place (google docs) rather than spread out across Patreon or discord or DMs...is essential to me being able to wisely manage my time to fix things. And just remembering what stuff needs to be fixed.
And finally. What you've actually been waiting for.
Beta Download Information
(please note that there is no additional content in the script files - no scenes, no variables, nothing. There are no character sprites for unintroduced characters or CGs for later chapters. Nothing like that is in this build.
So no code-diving for spoilers or additional content. 🤣🤣)
Link:
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Current Password:
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Current version:
Version 3.1
(When you boot up the game, please look on the lower right of the main menu to confirm you have the correct version)
Available content:
NEW Episode 3
Chapter 5 (about 63,000 words of content)
Some Ch5 CGs
Asher and Kav specifically.
New Music room Images
New Status Bars (available by clicking the heart → then the arrow on the affinity meters)
There are no bonus stories this time as I'm saving them for the next episode
Episode Two (old)
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Episode One (old)
Prologue
Chapter 1
chapter 1 bonus scenes
chapter 1 CGs
Chapter 2
chapter 2 CGs
ROUTE LOCK-IN
It's important to note that chapter five is where the route gets locked-in for the rest of the game. HOWEVER.
It is not as simple as a single choice in this game.
Your choices up to this point all contribute to whether or not you can end up on someone's route. However one thing that is true is that you MUST choose to go to the planet with someone to end up on their route. But you will not automatically be on someone's route if you go to the planet with them. It is also based on your affinity.
To get on someone's route you should try to target their choices, go to the planet with them, either kiss them or have an 'almost kiss' (which is choice based - however the available options are affinity dependent. At the very least do not move away from them when the opportunity for a close moment ensues.). If you are not able to actually have a brief kiss with them (Excepting Kav. He does not get a kiss in this chapter) then you should have the option to talk to someone in the evening and you should talk to the person you went to the planet with.
All of this is explained in more detail in the guide.
It is also possible to avoid the routes at this point. Targeting one character specifically then going to the planet with someone else is one method for avoiding the routes but the most certain way to do it is to avoid raising a significant amount of affinity with anyone at all.
Again, this is detailed fully in the guide.
I am working to get status bars up so to make this process easier but they aren't ready just yet.
Other Info
And that is it for now. If you have issues downloading or accessing the page, you may post here. But all reports about the game content should go in the spreadsheet.
Thank you!!!
~Esh
