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The Road to Invite: A TF2 Visual Novel
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http://i.imgur.com/Sxx5aGW.png

Your name doesn't matter. It really fucking doesn't. The name you want mattering is Rusher66. And when people hear the name Rusher66, you're hoping they're gonna think wow, Rusher66 is a fantastic competitive 6v6 Team Fortress 2 player who isn't struggling to find a good team above ESEA IM - which, by the way, your current IM team JUST folded even after you just paid up for everybody, because your now ex-boyfriend who carried was VAC-banned a week ago for hacking in UGC Platinum.

You did not tell your parents you're not becoming a doctor for this shit, but you're about to ready to go apply to school again, or play that other game or two everybody's been leaving TF2 for anyway, maybe Rusher66 will be a more popular name there. You're about to uninstall when at that moment, you get a message on Steam from a name that has no business messaging you. Suddenly, you're subbing for the best ESEA Invite team during the first cast of the season, and you've just won them the match.

You're still rewatching the PogChamps fly through Re-chat when you nail the game-winning clutch when it hits you - LAN is in a month. You somehow just subbed for the best team in Invite. People are asking "Rush, what the fuck? How did you score in Invite by not roster riding some guy gamer's shaft?!" or "Rush, fuck TF2, sign this contract already, we need that sick Blizzo money and esperts sponsorships" but you're a goddamn TF2 player which means you've already made up your mind:

  1. You're going to play Invite.
  2. You're going to win Invite.
  3. You're going to win LAN.

http://i.imgur.com/mwsiDmx.png

TF2: The Road to Invite is a standard visual novel that takes place in a fictionalized universe revolving around competitive Team Fortress 2, taking influence from games such as SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel and Don't Let Me Crater. You play through a storyline divided in acts and complete tasks within what's scheduled for that day and night, until you fly out to LAN where you do a week or two of bootcamp.

During the first week, you pick 1 of 4 North American ESEA TF2 Invite teams to try out for. Once you've passed the tests, trials, & tribulations - the real game begins.

http://i.imgur.com/ARXQ8tc.png

As you progress through the storyline, you will be given prompts as per standard visual novel gameplay. How you answer these prompts determines how you develop Rush's character, whether it's getting along with the team you've selected, or making sure that they know they've made the right choice so you don't get cut before LAN.

http://i.imgur.com/7DxgRoL.png

These prompts are based around a mix of competitive TF2 knowledge, primarily community-driven 6v6, as well as basic social interaction skills that will develop what paths you enable for the future of the game. The choices you make also shape how you interact with fellow teammates, opponents, players, friends - and maybe more than that.

http://i.imgur.com/Lb1oJ7e.png

You can interact with characters such as reviewing demos and playing PUGs, or join them in other activities such as baking a cake for a friend's birthday on April 26th or grabbing drinks for the team. This helps boost morale, relationship growth, and general log grinding for your levels and stats.

http://i.imgur.com/EN3BXtS.png

There's a multitude of characters you're able to meet, based off real and fictional Team Fortress 2 professional esports players from all over the world. You'll recognize some familiar faces, while meeting new ones. Not everybody will be willing to be your friend at first - not even your own teammates.

http://i.imgur.com/eJEfa7U.png

This is where you flaunt that big gamer brain of yours to make sure people don't think you're all talk, whether for the duration you're training online or once you get to LAN as you progress through the story. It's very easy to make a mistake if you're not careful...but hey, as a Medic main once said, "this is TF2". Arguably, you've already made a mistake getting this deep into the game - might as well see how deep that rabbit hole goes.

http://i.imgur.com/3gQWE92.png

Version 1.0 of Road to Invite is nearing public beta release. Our dev team was using CloudNovel before we switched over to Ren'Py, and eventually settling with TyranoBuilder Studio. If you're legit interested in this for whatever reason you have be it fucked up or not, good shit, you can check out more gameplay & development footage here.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/Sxx5aGW.png[/img]Your name doesn't matter. It [i]really[/i] fucking doesn't. The name you want mattering is [b]Rusher66.[/b] And when people hear the name Rusher66, you're hoping they're gonna think wow, Rusher66 is a fantastic competitive 6v6 Team Fortress 2 player who [i]isn't[/i] struggling to find a good team above ESEA IM - which, by the way, your current IM team JUST folded even after you just paid up for everybody, because your now ex-boyfriend who carried was VAC-banned a week ago for hacking in UGC Platinum.

You did not tell your parents you're not becoming a doctor for this shit, but you're about to ready to go apply to school again, or play that other game or two everybody's been leaving TF2 for anyway, maybe Rusher66 will be a more popular name there. You're about to uninstall when at that moment, you get a message on Steam from a name that has no business messaging you. Suddenly, you're subbing for the best ESEA Invite team during the first cast of the season, and you've just won them the match.

You're still rewatching the PogChamps fly through Re-chat when you nail the game-winning clutch when it hits you - LAN is in a month. You somehow just subbed for the best team in Invite. People are asking "Rush, what the fuck? How did you score in Invite by not roster riding some guy gamer's shaft?!" or "Rush, fuck TF2, sign this contract already, we need that sick Blizzo money and esperts sponsorships" but you're a goddamn TF2 player which means you've already made up your mind:

[olist]
[*] You're going to play Invite.
[*] You're going to win Invite.
[*] [i]You're going to win LAN.[/i]
[/olist]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/mwsiDmx.png[/img][b]TF2: The Road to Invite[/b] is a standard visual novel that takes place in a fictionalized universe revolving around competitive Team Fortress 2, taking influence from games such as [i]SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel[/i] and [i]Don't Let Me Crater[/i]. You play through a storyline divided in acts and complete tasks within what's scheduled for that day and night, until you fly out to LAN where you do a week or two of bootcamp.

During the first week, you pick 1 of 4 North American ESEA TF2 Invite teams to try out for. Once you've passed the tests, trials, & tribulations - the real game begins.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ARXQ8tc.png[/img]As you progress through the storyline, you will be given prompts as per standard visual novel gameplay. How you answer these prompts determines how you develop Rush's character, whether it's getting along with the team you've selected, or making sure that they know they've made the right choice so you don't get cut before LAN.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/7DxgRoL.png[/img]These prompts are based around a mix of competitive TF2 knowledge, primarily community-driven 6v6, as well as basic social interaction skills that will develop what paths you enable for the future of the game. The choices you make also shape how you interact with fellow teammates, opponents, players, friends - and maybe more than that.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Lb1oJ7e.png[/img]You can interact with characters such as reviewing demos and playing PUGs, or join them in other activities such as baking a cake for a friend's birthday on April 26th or grabbing drinks for the team. This helps boost morale, relationship growth, and general log grinding for your levels and stats.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/EN3BXtS.png[/img]There's a multitude of characters you're able to meet, based off real and fictional Team Fortress 2 professional esports players from all over the world. You'll recognize some familiar faces, while meeting new ones. Not everybody will be willing to be your friend at first - not even your own teammates.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/eJEfa7U.png[/img]This is where you flaunt that big gamer brain of yours to make sure people don't think you're all talk, whether for the duration you're training online or once you get to LAN as you progress through the story. It's very easy to make a mistake if you're not careful...but hey, as a Medic main once said, "this is TF2". Arguably, you've already made a mistake getting this deep into the game - might as well see how deep that rabbit hole goes.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/3gQWE92.png[/img]Version 1.0 of [b]Road to Invite[/b] is nearing public beta release. Our dev team was using CloudNovel before we switched over to Ren'Py, and eventually settling with TyranoBuilder Studio. If you're legit interested in this for whatever reason you have be it fucked up or not, good shit, you can check out more gameplay & development footage [url=https://youtu.be/FpKQZl78acs?t=9m1s]here[/url].
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http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/kancolle/images/2/21/PogChamp_Emote.png/revision/latest?cb=20160817151144

[img]http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/kancolle/images/2/21/PogChamp_Emote.png/revision/latest?cb=20160817151144[/img]
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uberchainThe choices you make also shape how you interact with fellow teammates, opponents, players, friends - and maybe more than that.

oh no

[quote=uberchain]The choices you make also shape how you interact with fellow teammates, opponents, players, friends - [b]and maybe more than that[/b].
[/quote]
oh no
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#4
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I slept through 80% of April 1st to avoid getting pranked and I wake up to this.

I slept through 80% of April 1st to avoid getting pranked and I wake up to this.
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#5
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will corsa be in this

will corsa be in this
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#6
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Foreskimowill corsa be in this

Yes.

[quote=Foreskimo]will corsa be in this[/quote]
Yes.
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#7
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smh rusher66 choker

smh rusher66 choker
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#8
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT IS HAPPENINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

PLEASE INCLUDE FAT SAAM

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT IS HAPPENINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

PLEASE INCLUDE FAT SAAM
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http://i.imgur.com/MyRRSOp.jpg

[img]http://i.imgur.com/MyRRSOp.jpg[/img]
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#10
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i know it's april fools today but i really hope this is real

i know it's april fools today but i really hope this is real
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#11
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would i be put on a list if I requested you put ams in?

would i be put on a list if I requested you put ams in?
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#12
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TF2 anime invite dating simulator. Bishonen b4nny. Big gamer brains. Spy backcap drama.

"Point princess".

Invite and prem players with anime personalities.

This is insane, mad genius. I'm not sure if I'm dying of laughter or terror. I think uberchain just won April Fools' day.

TF2 anime invite dating simulator. Bishonen b4nny. Big gamer brains. Spy backcap drama.

"Point princess".

Invite and prem players with anime personalities.

This is insane, mad genius. I'm not sure if I'm dying of laughter or terror. I think uberchain just won April Fools' day.
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#13
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You guys might want to click the link in the last word

You guys might want to click the link in the last word
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Raptor00XYou guys might want to click the link in the last word

Ya and the date probably xd

[quote=Raptor00X]You guys might want to click the link in the last word[/quote]
Ya and the date probably xd
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#15
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Honestly I was hoping this was real

Honestly I was hoping this was real
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#16
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what makes rush66 a point princess?

what makes rush66 a point princess?
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#17
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road to invite anime adaptation when

road to invite anime adaptation when
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#18
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TeeTsmcgeewhat makes rush66 a point princess?

i think it has to do with ggglygy being the cap point god in his prime

[quote=TeeTsmcgee]what makes rush66 a point princess?[/quote]
i think it has to do with ggglygy being the cap point god in his prime
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#19
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why are rando and kaidus so fucking sweaty

why are rando and kaidus so fucking sweaty
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#20
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I TRUSTED YOU

I TRUSTED YOU
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uberchainForeskimowill corsa be in thisYes.

um

[quote=uberchain][quote=Foreskimo]will corsa be in this[/quote]
Yes.[/quote]

um
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#22
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corsauberchainForeskimowill corsa be in thisYes.
um

Yes.

[quote=corsa][quote=uberchain][quote=Foreskimo]will corsa be in this[/quote]
Yes.[/quote]

um[/quote]
Yes.
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uberchainForeskimowill corsa be in thisYes.

http://i.imgur.com/7HhTXKt.png

[quote=uberchain][quote=Foreskimo]will corsa be in this[/quote]
Yes.[/quote]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/7HhTXKt.png[/img]
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#24
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go rockies

go rockies
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uberchainbasic social interaction skills

Terrible representation of this community

[quote=uberchain]
basic social interaction skills
[/quote]
Terrible representation of this community
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#26
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Foreskimowill corsa be in this

gotta appeal to all the shotacons out there

[quote=Foreskimo]will corsa be in this[/quote]

gotta appeal to all the shotacons out there
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#27
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dibs on bishie shade

dibs on bishie shade
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#28
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Anime kaidus looks shifty like hes about to offer to sell u perfomance enhancing drugs.

Anime kaidus looks shifty like hes about to offer to sell u perfomance enhancing drugs.
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#29
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Is this an alternate universe approach to the events in this video, featuring Krusher99?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-p5V4nQU5k

Is this an alternate universe approach to the events in this video, featuring Krusher99?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-p5V4nQU5k
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uberchainbaking a cake for a friend's birthday on April 26th

FeelsBirthdayMan

[quote=uberchain]baking a cake for a friend's birthday on April 26th[/quote]
FeelsBirthdayMan
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