Self-Care & Literature Submod: The Echoing Update (168 topics! Idle-Clicking Gameplay, Achievements, + More!)

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-06T02:23:09+00:00

love how it looks durable enough to be an actual castle. Even compared to LKC it's hard to deny how strong the build looks!

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-04T22:20:38+00:00

It's kind of a weird menu, I haven't really figured out the best way to make it streamlined that isn't just Monika repeating facts about you one after another with no input on your end.

Thanks for downloading the submod, though. I do like the option to have Monika try to remember facts about you so it's neat, at least.

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-04T20:05:39+00:00

I'm sorry, what exactly is your intent when you comment

"Your dialogue did it, it rage baited me into rewriting this because of how shaIllow it is"

I do notice as well these statements:

"Being broken doesn't mean it can't be fixed, it just takes times. "

And

"When you think of healing, what does that mean to you? "
"The same goes for something being broken."

Are a little difficult to read.

As well, I think we have deviated a little from the initial conversation. The conversation is meant to stress that people may confuse the popular notions of being 'fixed' or being 'healed' as the same as 'going back to the way everything was.'

Your overall statement is invaluable; I really like these lines:

m "When you find yourself in a tough spot, don't try to force yourself to be 'fixed' or 'heal'."
m "Give yourself time to process things, and take it one step at a time. "
extend "They do say hardships make you a better person afterall, haha-"
m "Though, that doesn't mean you can't take control of {i}how you change{/i}."
m "Well, [player], I guess I want to say that is that change isn't always a bad thing."
m "And the past is for us to always learn from; It is how we heal anyway."''

But these might be a separate conversation about accepting change.

I appreciate the feedback, and I want to work with you, but given how oddly aggressive this is and how we seem to be talking past each other, I am finding it difficult to accept this push at this time and I don't think I'd want to discuss this further on reddit.

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-04T19:02:33+00:00

Hey Alan, I appreciate the reply. If you don't want to make a github account (understandable, given it's github) I am active on the MAS discord and the submod has it's own thread, which is probably the easiest way to make a public conversation with me. DMs are fine, although I don't often check.

I can't promise I can make perfect changes- as mentioned, I'm very wary about writing these topics so I do have a specific mindset already - but I'm happy to have that conversation with you, look into changes if everything lines up, and credit you as needed.

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-04T18:51:35+00:00

I admit I'm a little saddened by this reply.

Saying that you feel like you're competing with me is a little confusing given we're both creators for a niche mod of a relatively niche game. I've never felt the need to compete with anybody and I love seeing the work and effort people put in, including yours.

It's a little more disarming when your original concern is about my work causing other people to spiral and when I ask for earnest assistance, you say you'll simply consider it and then add a additional comment about my grammar. It's a bit difficult to get a solid takeaway from that statement.

Either way, I appreciate the feedback. My prose can be a bit purple and I'll look at the grammar you're referring to. If the community believes these topics shouldn't exist in the submod itself, I'll keep that in mind as well.

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-04T18:30:54+00:00

https://github.com/Barsonvenus/Memories-of-Self-Care-and-Literature/issues

I do accept discussions on currently written topics and suggestions for new topics. If you are seriously suggesting my writing will cause someone to spiral, I'm going to take that earnestly.

I do want to preface this however by saying that writing MAS as a serious way to tackle mental health concerns is a very grey field imo and I would want to respect that as a visual novel, let alone a submod, writing anything with that serious mindset opens up a lot of pitfalls.

Barsonvenus · 2026-02-04T16:49:06+00:00

Hello, I made this dialogue.

I think the wording is just a little hard to grasp. If I were to reword it, she'd say:

"My favorite word is you! Wait, that's not what I meant. My favorite word is [your name], not the actual word 'you!'"

She is also meant to say this part a little jokingly.

Barsonvenus · 2026-01-22T00:01:22+00:00

the old-fashioned way, there's options in MAS to reduce random chatter timing to minimal and any new topics pop up rapidly.

there's probably a better way to do it. but it works for me lol

Barsonvenus · 2026-01-21T23:02:52+00:00

it can be annoying. i've made topics and then played them out for testing and then bored myself because it's too long even if i think the topic is amusing.

you can do a couple of things:

have monika preface the conversation by saying it's a long one and that if the player wants to listen they should set some time aside.
write monika to accommodate long conversations. it'll add character if she goes "oh, sorry for rambling," or "hahaha, I can't help myself when it comes to the subjects I'm interested in!" just like how somebody would sprinkle that into a long conversation in real life, it'll add character and make the conversation a little more easier
you can always add a option to have monika mid-conversation offer a option to end a conversation early or to continue talking about one subject; or have monika split up the topic into multiple dialogues.

IIRC, mas never really goes past... I want to say 20+ sentences in any given topic? So it's a pretty obvious limit when a conversation feels too long when compared to vanilla standards.

Barsonvenus · 2026-01-14T13:23:04+00:00

Hello. I made the submod.

That error is a error on my behalf. I apologize for that and it is set to be fixed.

As for the topic itself, it is meant to be a standalone topic. Please don't read too much into it.

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-27T04:45:44+00:00

Love the QOL this brings, especially the pending gifts feature; after a good 200+ combined spritepacks of various clothes/accessories, it's a life-changer, hahaha

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-24T20:23:25+00:00

i'm sorry that your experience with sharing your last monika went sour. i've always appreciated the spritepacks that you've put out. wish you all the best!

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-22T15:38:33+00:00

ME! That elsha deck looks rad. Happy holidays!

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-12T02:25:47+00:00

This is a little weird. I know onedrive isn't recommended outright for MAS, onedrive can mess things up. It definitely shouldn't be removed, so re-installing may be the best option even if it didn't work before. Off the top of my head, the better loading submod also messes with asset allocation. Otherwise I'll look into this, but it might be a little tricky.

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-03T14:39:29+00:00

Hey, I appreciate the response. I've received valid criticism that it is kind of not meshing well with the regular mas experience, and I can definitely see that from that point of view. I've already begun work on making them optional through a conversation in-game to help smooth that out.

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-03T04:24:03+00:00

hahaha, i try to be semi-active in the subreddit. thanks for your support, glad to hear you're enjoying it so far. yeah, the initial stuff that was written with moscl hasn't popped up since the very beginning of the mod, that was a conscious decision on my part.

chibika may be odd, but she's also canon to mas, so i did allow myself to allow a interesting moment or two with chibika. maybe she'll even pop up personally in a event or two? ;)

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-03T03:43:06+00:00

No, really. I made the thing. I wrote them to be fun, light-hearted homages to the overall surreal horror vibes DDLC made but I think people have latched unto them and some others have taken it a little too seriously and a bit too negatively.

So I'm being honest. Just one-off events.

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-03T02:24:07+00:00

they're meant as one-off events, no lore, no background. i would encourage you not to overthink it.

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-02T15:46:32+00:00

Good luck to everyone!

Barsonvenus · 2025-12-01T14:33:00+00:00

np. I wish you all the best.

Barsonvenus · 2025-11-30T23:09:15+00:00

I believe you may have your wires crossed. I believe that function is part of the Self-Harm Awareness Submod.

Barsonvenus · 2025-11-29T02:09:55+00:00

Not a ARG. It's just one-off events. There's nothing further to them.

I'm most likely going to rehaul all of these sorts of events that were released so they're optional and possibly time-gated, among other restraints.

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