# Shadows and Eternity Remake - Now in BETA!
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980
**Category:** Show & Tell
**Tags:** game
**Created:** [December 11, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980 "2023-12-11T18:11:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/1 "2023-12-11T18:11:31Z")
Hello,
I’ve been lurking here for a while (heh heh) and have been (quietly) working on a remake of my Arduboy FX text-based adventure game Shadows and Eternity.
I’ve decided to finally post what I have so far. Constructive criticism or advice is welcome! My goal is to make this in such a way that it can run on a little console.
https://arcade.makecode.com/---run?id=S25576-79227-23281-12300
> **[Shadows and Eternity](https://arcade.makecode.com/S85302-11730-26148-67384)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
> **[GitHub - Dolorre/MakeCode-ShadowsAndEternity: A dark sci-fi text-based...](https://github.com/Dolorre/MakeCode-ShadowsAndEternity)**
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> A dark sci-fi text-based adventure game, made in MakeCode Arcade, where there are only two ways to win and many ways to die. - GitHub - Dolorre/MakeCode-ShadowsAndEternity: A dark sci-fi text-based...
Thanks for taking a look.
Dolorre
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### Author:  [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/4 "2023-12-11T18:56:19Z")
Cool story so far but I get an error when pressing A at the “It doesn’t budge. Did you hear it click though?” screen
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/5 "2023-12-11T19:18:49Z")
Hello,
I’m still working on adding all the text. I’m trying to squash bugs/issues before I add ALL the text.
It would be awful if there was a big issue and I missed it before I added everything. 😭
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### Author:  [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/6 "2023-12-11T19:49:22Z")
I absolutely love this story! my favorite part is when that purple guy destroyed those robot things! very original!
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### Author:  [@CreativeUsername](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CreativeUsername)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/7 "2023-12-11T21:49:58Z")
> [@goldtopaz](#):
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> that purple guy destroyed those robot things!
Wait, this sounds familiar
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/8 "2023-12-12T17:17:53Z")
Har har har har har har har har har har
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/9 "2023-12-12T17:23:33Z")
I swear there are no possessed robots. Or children.
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/10 "2023-12-12T18:15:36Z")
I think I’ve fixed the main issues. Lots of rewrites/moving things. I’m going to start adding the text (which I am condensing. It won’t be as long or as many words as the original). I’m going to keep checking and make sure I’m not introducing new bugs.
Wish me luck!
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### Author:  [@goffchris](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goffchris)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/11 "2023-12-13T17:43:46Z")
I didn’t get to any robots. I got to the door, and then there were no more choices. What did I miss?
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/12 "2023-12-13T17:48:29Z")
So, the original game only had one, bittersweet ending. I’m thinking about finagling a second, more “happy” ending. Should I?
_Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/12))_
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/13 "2023-12-13T17:51:39Z")
I’m still adding text. My alpha was a failure… 🥲
However, I _think_ I fixed most of the bugs. I’m going to keep adding text and test it along the way.
I’ll announce beta (on this topic) and see if I can change the title as well when I’ve finished adding all the text and can’t find any other bugs.
Hopefully that’ll be soon!
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/14 "2023-12-18T21:03:31Z")
Okay, so I’ve made a LOT of changes of the past several days. My brain is so tired. 🥲
Anyways, I think this is ready for beta… really just checking if there are issues I missed. I will also be testing this to try and see if I made any mistakes. This _should_ have all the story text.
If you see ways I can optimize my code, please let me know! I’m still learning, that’s for sure.
I hope ya’ll enjoy the story. 😊
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/15 "2023-12-20T18:29:22Z")
So, uh, it wasn’t really ready for beta…
I guess that means I’m still a dingbat… 🥲
_Anyways_, I seem to have fixed most of the bugs. I’m working on optimizing the code. This included simplifying the fancy-text extension. Here’s the [link](https://github.com/Dolorre/arcade-fancy-text-simplified) to my version.
You can find the current version of Shadows and Eternity at the top of this thread.
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### Author:  [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/16 "2023-12-20T19:19:58Z")
Ooh more plot!
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/17 "2023-12-20T19:50:51Z")
I’m just playing through the game for the first time and I have to say the writing is immaculate! The splash screen at the start is also great
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### Author:  [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/18 "2023-12-20T20:02:16Z")
I’m feeling inspired to draw a robot dog lol
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/19 "2023-12-20T20:08:59Z")
Thank you! I wouldn’t be half as good as I am now if I hadn’t taken so many writing classes. And read tons of well-written books…
…and practiced writing, of course. I don’t even want to think of how many hours I’ve spent writing, trying to get better. It takes time, but I think it’s worth it! 😄
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### Author:  [@Mega0star01](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mega0star01)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/20 "2023-12-20T21:02:03Z")
hey man, nice game and welcome to the comunity.
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### Author:  [@Dolorre](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dolorre)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/21 "2023-12-20T22:40:31Z")
Thank you so much! It’s been fun lurking, that’s for sure. 🙃
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### Author:  [@ethan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ethan)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/shadows-and-eternity-remake-now-in-beta/24980/22 "2023-12-20T22:40:54Z")
multipule endings are better but harder to code i say you do what you want
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