News for The Corridor

Continuing with the minor updates, this is a refresher of all the bunker scenes in the game to date – hence the title, as I am sure some of you eagle-eyed readers would have guessed, and a tidy-up on the arrival at Mad Jack’s.

This update changes nothing major, lore-wise; it is more about taking advantage of the game’s character traits and keeping the game interesting for those of you who are returning (welcome back! – you’re the best!). There is also a bit of minor ‘weaving’ going on in preparation for the main Mad Jack’s update.

A big change– and you might not notice – is that searching bins is about to get much more important.

Here is what is in the update.

Fixed some typos
Refreshed the secret bunker and the bunker at 1C
Refreshed the arrival at Mad Jack’s
Tweaked the introduction
SCREAM!!! An exclusive, full-length interview with Dave Steam.
One new Cola company promotional giveaway to find
Two tatty Abraham Mint collectables to discover
New quiz questions – brush up on your Astra Quest knowledge!!
One new book to find.
Introduced some more typos

This update also marks a couple of milestones. The game is now over 50,000 words in size. And though planned for the Mad Jack update, the 200th image has also been completed.


The following minor update is to refresh Colin’s. In the Morning after update, I mentioned that I got carried away with AI. I hate it — it’s not my voice — so I want to rewrite those scenes. Part of me also wants to rewrite Colin’s in its entirety for technical reasons – it’s uber complicated in how it works, and to allow for easier integration of new content. Still, time constraints mean this is unlikely to happen. I don’t feel too bad about this; as for the planned sequel –– you heard it here first ––Colin’s will return.

There is one further minor update planned after the Colin’s update. It’s a bit of a pickle pot scene-wise, but as with the other minor updates, it is just to refresh some scenes and do some weaving in preparation for the main Mad Jack’s update.


On the planned Mad Jack’s update:


Graphics-wise, all the images — 62 of them! — are nearly done. The writing, however, is proving a bit of a challenge.

There are two reasons for this. First, complexity — all those decisions you made earlier in the game will either come back to bite you on the bottom or carry your behind to victory. So, it’s a lot of writing, checking, and rewriting — hence all the weaving going on in these minor updates.

The second reason is that I’ve been on three different writing courses this year (including a very interesting one by a psychologist on procrastination and writing anxiety). I’ve written some 20,000 words outside the Corridor. But this has all been academic. Now my brain is stuck in ‘academic mode’ — always asking, ‘On the one hand…’, ‘Where’s the footnote?’, or ‘What’s the evidence for this?’ But hey-ho! Footnote or not, the update will get there.