Hustle Cat is a visual novel about working at a cat cafe where your coworkers are also cats.
Unused Graphics#
fundrive.jpg#
A remnant from the Kickstarter demo located in /Hustle Cat/images/hustlecat.
treeview.png#
Located in /Hustle Cat/images/htmlvn/debug.
Unused Debug Remnant#
s_debug.xml in /Hustle Cat/scripts/hustlecat/scenes contains a rather strange inaccessible debug scene. Cat Finley, Avery, and angry Landry stand in Avery's apartment while the string "A sponge bath J a sponge bath J a sponge bath J a sponge bath J a sponge bath J a sponge bath J a sponge bath J" repeats four times.
Kickstarter Scripts#
Both of these scripts are located in /Hustle Cat/scripts/hustlecat/scenes.
voiceover.tw#
A leftover script from the Kickstarter demo.
:: Start
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/% BG: cafe_interior %/
/% Averys left and right %/
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: Hey, pals! I’m Avery Grey!
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: And I’m Avery Grey, too! \\We’ll get back to that in a minute.
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_smile>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: We’re here to talk to you about Date Nighto’s first original game: Hustle Cat!
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: Hustle Cat stars me, Avery Grey,
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_laugh>>
AVERY: (and me too!)
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_smile>>
AVERY: as I look for a job after high school. It’s tough going for someone brand new to the city!
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_um>>
AVERY: (who also has like, no real marketable skills…)
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<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_closed>>
AVERY: Luckily, I get my big break when I get a job at a cat cafe called Cat’s Paw. The owner’s a bit weird, but the cats are cute
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_eh>>
AVERY: (and so are the coworkers…)
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_laugh>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_closed>>
AVERY: so it seems like everything’s coming up peaches and gravy!
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_um>>
AVERY: (Ew)
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_scared>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_closed>>
AVERY: But THEN, things start getting weird! \\Like… real REAL weird.
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: Will you help me figure out the mystery of Cat’s Paw, and maybe find some romance along the way?
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: Hustle Cat will be a Young Adult visual novel, with a compelling
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_laugh>>
<<say char="AVERY" append=true text="(but still pretty dang cute!) ">>
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_open>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<say char="AVERY" append=true text="story, and fully branching options.">>
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_open>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_closed>>
AVERY: I should talk about why there’s two of us! You can choose which Avery you’d like to be.
<<move target="avery-short" x=-10% duration=1.0>>
AVERY: You can also choose my pronouns
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<move target="avery-long" x=10% duration=1.0>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_smile>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_laugh>>
<<say char="AVERY" append=true text="(or my pronouns!)">>
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_open>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<say char="AVERY" append=true text="independently from my appearance.">>
<<fade target="avery-long" opacity=0 duration=1.0>>
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: Let’s also talk a bit about roooomance. I can get friendly with these six suitors:
<<fade target="avery-short" opacity=0 duration=0.5>>
<<focus target="null">>
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<<move target="avery-long" x=20%>>
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<<show target="portrait">>
<<fade target="other" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
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AVERY: Landry, the friendly waiter and handyman,
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<<image target="portrait" image="@i_port_avery_long_laugh">>
<<fade target="other" opacity=0 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="other2" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
AVERY: Hayes, the shy barista,
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<<image target="portrait" image="@i_port_avery_short_nyuhu">>
<<fade target="other2" opacity=0 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="other" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
AVERY: Mason, the gruff chef,
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<<image target="portrait" image="@i_port_avery_long_laugh">>
<<fade target="other" opacity=0 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="other2" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
AVERY: Finley, the flirty social media intern,
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<<image target="portrait" image="@i_port_avery_short_nyuhu">>
<<fade target="other2" opacity=0 duration=1.0>>
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AVERY: Reese, the bossy assistant manager,
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<<image target="portrait" image="@i_port_avery_long_eh">>
<<fade target="other" opacity=0 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="other2" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
AVERY: and if you play your cards right, maybe even the mysterious owner, Graves.
<<fade target="other2" duration=0.5 opacity=0>>
<<hide target="portrait">>
<<fade target="other2" duration=1.5 opacity=0>>
<<focus target="avery-long">>
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<<fade target="avery-short" duration=0.5 opacity=1>>
<<fade target="avery-long" duration=0.5 opacity=1>>
AVERY: Date Nighto is a team of experienced VN makers\: this isn’t their first time to the rodeo, so you can expect something really great!
<<focus target="avery-short">>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_open>>
AVERY: The game will be built on their awesome htmlVN platform, so you can play on any modern device, including your phone, all from the same save file!
<<focus target="avery-long">>
<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_neutral_mouth_closed>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_laugh>>
AVERY: We want to make Hustle Cat the best game it can be, and that’s where you come in!
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<<image target="avery-short" image=@i_avery_short_laugh>>
<<image target="avery-long" image=@i_avery_long_laugh>>
AVERY: So, how about it? \\Help me get some looooovin’ and make a little magic!s_ks_thanks.tw#
An inaccessible scene celebrating the game being funded on Kickstarter.
:: Start
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<<auto>>
<<fade target="finley" opacity=1 duration=1>>
FINLEY: "Oh, you're here!! \\You're just in time; come on in~"
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FINLEY: "We're all here—all of us—waiting for you!"
<<auto>>
<<fade target="bg2" opacity=1>>
<<fade target="cg" duration=1.5 opacity=0>>
<<fade target="graves" opacity=1 duration=1>>
GRAVES: "THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US FUND HUSTLE CAT!"
<<fade target="graves" opacity=0 duration=1>>
<<fade target="mason" opacity=1 duration=1>>
MASON: "You made yourself heard, and now the Date Nighto team will start the hard work of making a game that you can fall in love with!"
<<fade target="reese" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="mason" opacity=0 duration=1>>
REESE: "Over the next few months, expect to see regular updates about our progress on Hustle Cat. We'll be showing off new art and new music: stay tuned!"
<<fade target="hayes" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="reese" opacity=0 duration=1>>
HAYES: "You helped us out so much, by funding our game. Now all we need is your encouragement to release in February!"
<<fade target="landry" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="hayes" opacity=0 duration=1>>
LANDRY: "You are making A Cat's Paw Cafe a reality, and we can't wait to show you around! Be on the look out for magic, romance, and of course, cute cats!"
<<fade target="finley" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
<<image target="finley" image="@i_finley_moe">>
<<fade target="landry" opacity=0 duration=1>>
FINLEY: "Don't forget to thank our amazing contributing artists! Samm Neiland, Audra Furuichi, and Jenn Doyle: this campaign and this game wouldn't have happened without you!!"
<<image target="finley" image="@i_finley_grin_wink">>
FINLEY: "(Follow their Twitters and Tumblrs—and us too, @DateNighto—for sneak peeks in the coming months! Their info is on the Kickstarter page!)"
<<fade target="avery_long" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="avery_short" opacity=1 duration=1.0>>
<<fade target="finley" opacity=0 duration=1>>
AVERY: "WE LOVE YOU, HUSTLE FANS! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TO MAKE A CUTER, CAT-FILLED WORLD!"
<<fundrive>>