R.I.P. - "Living Dungeon"

After long consideration and several tries to continue this quest I finally decided to leave it be. I could go into detail why it's not working for me anymore, but to sum it up: I made it to damn complicated! It kills all the fun I had with it in the beginning. It was interesting to make it realistic enough to probably make a video game of it, but over time it became to much for me since it's NOT a video game and all the micromanagement stuff needs to be done by ME ...

With that said, sorry for everyone who had fun reading it. But now you at least know that there won't be another chapter (In case you where waiting).

PS:     "R.I.P. - 'Living Dungeon' ... I had a good time with you and learned a shit-ton about writing and I pledge to not repeat the same mistakes I did with you."

Hallo, my dear readers.

It has been quite a while since the last time I uploaded something. Today you get a new Chapter with hopefully more in the near future:

Chapter 27 - "Unforgotten Promises"

Have a nice read.

See ya!

Chapter 23 released!

Hey Folks!

As you see, a new chapter is her for your enjoyment:

Chapter 23 - "A-maze-ing hunt"

Just so you know: This, and coming new chapters won't be posted on Reddit, or anywhere else, until my editor catches up to them. So the news is for followers and subscribers only ;)

(Of course you can just wait as well, and enjoy the polished product when it's done. Can't say when this will be, tho.)

Exiting News!

Hi folks!

Today I have exciting news:

I finally have an editor now!

Please welcome with me the friendly, humble, and highly skilled ... "Coyote508"!

"Yeeey" "Woohooo" "Cheers!" *excited applause in the background*

Coyote508 has agreed to edit "Living Dungeon", and started his approach with the prologue already. I updated the changes, and ... see for yourself! It's now way smoother to read and the grammar is not souring the experience anymore. You can look forward to a drastically improving quality in my story over the cumming months, as he'll go trough the chapters one-by-one.

Chapter 20 release!

Hi everyone!

Her's the latest chapter, enjoy:

Chapter 20 - "A favor, for a favor"

I added the "Lords Powers" as a separate section. It's accessible through the "state of the dungeon" page. I hope this finally covers all the dungeons aspects. Tell me if something's missing.

Also, the Compendium got updated. ;)

P.S.: In case you didn't know: The pics you find in the chapters should almost always have a link to a site with more information about the shown character/creature/etc... Feel free to notify me, if there are links that are not working properly.

P.P.S.: And since I was asked about it, here some new pall for you to vote on. :)

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After this chapter I want to try out something.

Recently, I found myself interested in the site "anonkun.com", and I'm thinking about continuing my story there. Don't worry, though - this blog will stay the way it is, and will get the latest chapters, character descriptions, and the like (whitsh will be announced on reddit, as before). But if you want to participate in the story more and leave your mark on it's development (which the site "annonkun" is made for, due to its interactive-storytelling setup) I hereby invite you to participate.

That said, it may take a short while until I continue "Living dungeon". To not mess up to much, I want to start a new short-living story "Frontier of Nowhere", for the simple purpose of getting used to annonkun's environment and possibilities. If I happen to be satisfied with the process, "Living Dungeon" will get it's continuation there. If not, I'll continue it on my blog here.

For all you interested, here's my profile on anonkun! It contains a list of my stories there.
I also encourage you to check the highly rich catalog of stories from other people. There are some really well-written ones! (Even if most of them are "smut"...)

Let's see where this will lead us! :)

Chapter 19 Release

Hi everyone!

The next chapter is finished and ready for your enjoyment:

Chapter 19 - "Angry fur-ball"

I also added a list of Items received by the lottery (In the "state of the lottery" screen). This is, to have a better general impression on what kind of rewards are to expect.

Also: The "soul-list" now lists souls that where used in some way. (Necessary for the Achievement counters)

P.S.: No map update in this chapter, will have to wait for the next one.

Chapter 18 release.

Hey guys (and girls),

Her's the next chapter for you, hope you'll enjoy it:

Chapter 18 - "Lucky Day"

STOP HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE STORY, OR YOU WILL GET SPOILERS!

I've also made a few additions on the page, if you're interested:

- Added some creature and character descriptions for Sari, Orsha and Marsif. Check the compendium to find them.
- Added a description for the "Dark Hope" group. (Also in the compendium.)
- Added a bunch of new achievements and research-projects.
- Added an overview over the the available spawners and creatures. (Link in the Dungeon-Overview.)
- Added a time-line. Mostly for myself to find information quickly, but if you want to check previous events or get an overall impression on what happened when, take a look. (In the Dungeon-Overview.)
- Added a list of creatures. (Also in the Dungeon-Overview.)
- Added the current state of the Lottery. (Guess where it is? ...)
- And as always updated the maps. (I also rotated the Over-world map to match with the underground and make the north show upwards.)

Chpter 17 for your enjoyment!

Hi everyone!

After a longer break, I finally got myself back on this project and released a new chapter. You can find it in the chapter-list or through the following link:

Chapter 17 - "Retreat, rebuild, recover"

My daily live is still quite busy and stressful, so future updates may not come fast or constant.

For those of you who like polls, I brought a new one with me. Take part to decide witch way the future events will go.

Taking a break

Hi everyone.

To make it short, this story is not being liked by the audience, as much as I thought it would. It feels like, there are at most twenty people who are actually reading it. Especially the reply from the "Web Fiction Guide"-page gave me a heavy blow:

A polite way to say that it's crap ...

I actually thought that my writing is quite good, compared to other titles I found on that page, but I guess, that was delusional.

For now, I'll take a break. Maybe I'll try out something else. Maybe I'll continue it one day for my own interest ... we'll see. But if I do, I'll not go through the trouble with the polls and stuff.

And at least, her's a farewell present for the few once who actually enjoyed it:

Chapter 16 - "A dark hope"

Chapter 15 release!

Hi, everyone!

I hope you are hyped for the second part of the battle. And I also hope, you have as much fun reading it, as I had writing. Here you go:

Chapter 15 - "Come at me!"

PS, The status of the dungeon is not updated just yet, but it will be in a few days (or hours). I'll update this post when it's done.

Update: Everything should be up to date now. There are also some new Achievements added to the list, and the upper floors are now mapped out. Check the current "State of the Dungeon", to see for yourself.

Chapter 14 release!

Hey folks!

A new chapter is ready for you:

Chapter 14: " ... wait for he thunder!"

I started to write the next chapter already, so there wouldn't be new polls this time. The current ones will stick around for another week instead.

I wish you a fun time reading!

Chapter 13 release.

Hi everyone.

Her is the next Chapter for your enjoyment:

Chapter 13 - "If you see lightning ..."

Like always, you can find it together with all the previous chapters on the right side-bar.

Also like always, please consider participating in the polls, to help me build that fantastic world, as well as the MC's personality.

PS: If you haven't noticed it already, all the previous voting results can be found at the bottom of the page, if you are interested in them.

Chapter 12 release!

Hi everyone!

I finished the new chapter faster then i expected it myself. Here you go:

Chapter 12 - "Home, sweet home"

This does not mean, that coming chapter will be faster too, so don't expect too much.

Also, i think i said it somewhere before but i find this interesting (and confusing):
As soon as i state a date or duration for the next chapter, it's almost certain, that i'll not make it in time. But when i say, that the next chapter is a long way off (see my last post), it comes sooner then expected.
Following this logic, i should probably declare that I'm dropping the project, and than finish it over-night with another 50 chapters, or so.  ^_^

(Just joking, i'm not dropping it!)

Update

The lack of updates from my side has several reasons:

The most important one is a light novel, i stumbled upon. It really draws me in, and i can't focus on my own story until i finished reading it. (Really inspiring! I consider it MUCH better then my own writing.)

(If you are interested in what i found, click here!)

The other reason is an occupation in my RL, that takes up a good chunk of what previously was my free time. The releasing of new chapters will most probably be unsteady and much slower in the coming 6 months. But i will continue it slowly, after i finished reading "Dungeon Games" (in the link).



That aside, i'm very thankful to everyone who participated in the votes. It gives me a good understanding on how you are experiencing my work. It makes me want to continue. ^_^

See ya!

Chapter 11 released!

Hi folks.

Against my own expectation, the 11. chapter got finished in the last week. Its strange, as soon as i stop making promises, everything works fine ...

As always, you can access it from the chapter-list on the right, or directly from here:

Chapter 11 - "Soul-lution"

Enjoy the read.

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PS: Since I'm receiving criticism from time to time, i wanted to know if this is just the thinking of a few individuals, or if it is the general opinion. That's why the Polls this weak ask not about the future development of the story, but about your impression so far.

Please be honest in your answers. Neither trolling, nor over-flattering will lead to any improvement of my work.

Also, if you have an positive or negative opinion about something specific, feel free to say it in the comments at any time.

Sorry, my bad.

Aaaah, i messed up! XD

I told you, that the poll about bounding with creatures allows multiple answers, but i forgot to activate that option. I had to recreate it, resulting in the loss of the votes that were already done.

I'm sorry.
In the future, please tell me if something does not work how it should.

Chapter 10 is out!

Hey everyone!

The 10th Chapter is (finally) done and ready for your enjoyment. You can find it here:

Chapter 10 - "A proper foundation"

Or, like always, in the chapter-list on the right side.

So far, it was the hardest one to write. Aside from all the distractions i had to deal with (my kitchen, my health, other minor distractions ...), i also had to figure out the foundation for the rules of the dungeon. Moving on just by improvising will only lead to a lot of chaos, so i ironed out the rules for how the dungeon works. It was more work then i expected, really.

I hereby thank everyone, who participated in the comments and on reddit by providing and discussing different ideas.

I added a lot of them to the current chapter. More will be introduced in the near future. (I don't want to bury you with rules and menus altogether. There is still stuff going on in the story, besides that.)

Also, I reorganized the "State of the Dungeon"-site. It is now divided into different sub-sites for a better overview. Tell me what you think of the "Research" and "Achievements" Lists. I wanted to give you a chance to add your ideas, in case something important is missing.

One thing about the polls this time:
The question about bound (where you can click as many answers as you like) does not include everything that there is to know about bounds. It just lists the points that i'm not Sure about, so i wanted to get your impression. Feel free to discuss it or add new ideas. (There is a significant up- and downside for the Dungeon-Lord too, but i will keep that as a surprise) Obviously, the fact that they can learn abilities from the dungeon is not discussible.

But the other question is more important to me right now, as it will help form the personality of the MC, an is needed for the next chapter.



PS: Since the chapter is now complete, I will remove the "Chapter 10a" from the chapter-list and add it to a new section a bit further below, so the comments and discussions there won't be lost.

Lacking ...

Hey folks.

The reason for the current lack of updates are my heath problems. In this state its difficult for me to write ... or read ... or think ...

I'll continue when i feel better.

More then nothing ...

Hi folks.

The work on my Kitchen is almost done (everything seems to take longer then expected.), but now other personal stuff occurred. Sometimes i wish, people would just leave me alone for a few ... months ... or so. But "Real-Live" is there, and it has the urge to constantly stress me out.

But that doesn't mean, that i don't have anything to offer you this week:

During the writing of the next chapter, I stumbled upon a problem. There is something that needs to be sorted out, before continuing, as it will greatly influence the further development of the story. This is, why i give you just half of a chapter this time:

Chapter 10a (No heading yet)

Please read my comments at the end of the page, and help me determine, how the story should proceed.

My kitchen demands attention ...

Hey, guys.

This Week, there are massive renovation being done in my kitchen, and i will spend most of my free time on that. This means, there will most probably be no new chapter until at least somewhere next week.

Also, a funny fact:

I have recently tried out the MMORPG "Tree of savior", and was very surprised about the fact, that one of the starting towns is named after one of my Characters, "Orsha". Its even written in exact the same way! What a coincidence ...

I wish all of my readers a relaxing week, without any stress.

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Update 18.07.16:

Finally found some time to write today, but it didn't last for long. I really can't say when the next chapter will be finished, as the work in my kitchen is far from being finished.

Also a funny fact:
I recently tried out the game "Tree of Savior" with a friend, and was really surprised, when i found out that one of the starting Cities is called "Orsha"! I would really like top ask the developers, how they came up with the name. ^^