- Dec 27, 2017
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I cant' believe I wrote this 6 years ago, so how far has the game come since then?
No, it will no longer be possible since I managed to pass the level with the invisible monsters since I was lucky and guided by the map I was able to defeat the centaur.
- May 12, 2018
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Content-wise, i would say a lot.
Currently it has more than 70 CG scenes and around same amount of animations.
Well, assuming you're here for porn
Zero's in demo were mostly indicating me being rather bad at some stuff like making cool quest ideas or writing story / dialogues.
We'll wrap that after all ingame 18+ visual content will be close to done, i would really need to hire someone to write stuff in palatable style.
- Sep 28, 2021
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The game is quite fun and easy to play.
Since I see the dev is around here I will just throw this here:
COMBAT
In combat, I wish things had a small description of what they were going to do when selected or hovered. This is for spells mostly, normal attacks and "talk" options are selfexplanatory (it wouldnt hurt to add them too for consistency). If you want to keep the game "vague" just explain it without numbers (ex: "Does high dmg but lowers defense", or "Exposes themselves and lowers defense"). It could be a place to add flavour to characters in how they describe themselves and their moves, since classes are character specific.
Passives are identified just fine, but spells you cast out of combat should also have a different type or distinction. Out of combat they have different colors for ongoing effects or simple cast, but in combat they should be seen differently to those you can cast. Telling you they are only usable out of combat, and not available in a different way to not having targets or mana would.
The "Chat" option in the talk menu should auto close the menu after selecting a target, unselect the character you just talked to, or show the character is still selected and some sort of "still selecting/targeting" UI, because it's the only thing that works like that (keeps the option open and the enemy selected).
The way it is right now, even after knowing how it works: I click the option, then an enemy, chat, then I click the option again but auto "chats" with the previous enemy.
This looks like a problem on how combat state is explained or shown, or a "targeting UI". If the enemy still being selected or you in selection mode was more obvious, this wouldnt be such a problem.
Also, clicking to accelerate chatboxes during the "chat" only works when clicking on top of the menu, looks either unintended or the click is not registering on most of the screen.
INVENTORY AND UI
There has to be a Quest traker of some sort. Quests, as far as I've seen, are all fetch or hunt quests, 1 - 3 steps, but if there's any plan on making them longer they should have some sort of support. Would be cool to know what is active/ongoing and what steps are next.
Also, If you want to keep the quest options in dialogue, for replayability or scenes, I would add some sort of Indication to differenciate if the "quest" button is completed or not (maybe a "!" or make them shiny).
This are my observations about the Inventory/menu, take them with a grain of salt because I dont know how hard to edit that menu is:
I write knowing some or most of this things are probably known issues, resources are limited and I suspect patreons drive the focus on what to work on, but I hope atleast this can add some direction or ideas on how to work this features going forward.
Since I see the dev is around here I will just throw this here:
COMBAT
In combat, I wish things had a small description of what they were going to do when selected or hovered. This is for spells mostly, normal attacks and "talk" options are selfexplanatory (it wouldnt hurt to add them too for consistency). If you want to keep the game "vague" just explain it without numbers (ex: "Does high dmg but lowers defense", or "Exposes themselves and lowers defense"). It could be a place to add flavour to characters in how they describe themselves and their moves, since classes are character specific.
Passives are identified just fine, but spells you cast out of combat should also have a different type or distinction. Out of combat they have different colors for ongoing effects or simple cast, but in combat they should be seen differently to those you can cast. Telling you they are only usable out of combat, and not available in a different way to not having targets or mana would.
The "Chat" option in the talk menu should auto close the menu after selecting a target, unselect the character you just talked to, or show the character is still selected and some sort of "still selecting/targeting" UI, because it's the only thing that works like that (keeps the option open and the enemy selected).
The way it is right now, even after knowing how it works: I click the option, then an enemy, chat, then I click the option again but auto "chats" with the previous enemy.
This looks like a problem on how combat state is explained or shown, or a "targeting UI". If the enemy still being selected or you in selection mode was more obvious, this wouldnt be such a problem.
Also, clicking to accelerate chatboxes during the "chat" only works when clicking on top of the menu, looks either unintended or the click is not registering on most of the screen.
INVENTORY AND UI
There has to be a Quest traker of some sort. Quests, as far as I've seen, are all fetch or hunt quests, 1 - 3 steps, but if there's any plan on making them longer they should have some sort of support. Would be cool to know what is active/ongoing and what steps are next.
Also, If you want to keep the quest options in dialogue, for replayability or scenes, I would add some sort of Indication to differenciate if the "quest" button is completed or not (maybe a "!" or make them shiny).
This are my observations about the Inventory/menu, take them with a grain of salt because I dont know how hard to edit that menu is:
- The "close menu" button should always be visible and available, at the same place (I'd rather it be a "X" than a "Stop" or "Prohibited" sign, looks counter intuitive, IT EVEN LIGHTS UP TO SHOW IT'S INACTIVE!)
- The main tabs (inventory, equip, status and skills) should also be always available and visible, probably on that red decoration at the same height as the close button
- The other secondary tabs, that replace the main tabs once you click them, can stay where they are.
- Skills, Status and Equipment dont have any secondary tabs, probably and indication they don't deserve to be main tabs. They should all share some sort of main tab for "Party" or "Characters", and become secondary tabs.
- Missing a "config" main tab. Throw a replica of the "Settigs menu" from the Title page, a "close the game" and a "return to title page" buttons.
- Maybe also add the quest traker here on a main tab?
I write knowing some or most of this things are probably known issues, resources are limited and I suspect patreons drive the focus on what to work on, but I hope atleast this can add some direction or ideas on how to work this features going forward.
- May 12, 2018
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Thanks, i will look deeper into this and see how i can fix some of this stuff~
- May 3, 2019
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Unlock mansion, get few buckets of stuff from alchemist, you get full 1st stage gallery from your Imp maid.
Haven't added 2nd stage yet, i kinda skill wanna add more events with Dullahan and perhaps get her a bit more boss scenes.
(well alternative is various tiers on Patreon, that will get you either full gallery for raider or higher current WIPs, sketches, concepts and all that)
Haven't added 2nd stage yet, i kinda skill wanna add more events with Dullahan and perhaps get her a bit more boss scenes.
(well alternative is various tiers on Patreon, that will get you either full gallery for raider or higher current WIPs, sketches, concepts and all that)
I really like the game, but the very start of the game its like a brick wall. You just.... start..
And i been trying to get thee gallery but i can find anythig to unlock it. The imp at the house you can buy just keeps saying this about a catalyst buy i already killed the werewolf girl and the minotaur girl by grabing the bones near the stairs and even went to 1-3 4 times already and killed her there and nothing.
It gets really boring having to go to this forum to find no guide, no nothing. Im just gonna quit till the game its somewhat polished to be played without having to go trough 70 pages of forum
And i been trying to get thee gallery but i can find anythig to unlock it. The imp at the house you can buy just keeps saying this about a catalyst buy i already killed the werewolf girl and the minotaur girl by grabing the bones near the stairs and even went to 1-3 4 times already and killed her there and nothing.
It gets really boring having to go to this forum to find no guide, no nothing. Im just gonna quit till the game its somewhat polished to be played without having to go trough 70 pages of forum
- May 12, 2018
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You need buckets of stuff dropping from bosses.
Or can buy them from alchemy shop.
also you need guild rank above 1.
Should i include some short guide for game start?
Or can buy them from alchemy shop.
also you need guild rank above 1.
Should i include some short guide for game start?
- Feb 27, 2023
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Actually, you could have a library somewhere on the map that details either general game mechanics or the ebb and flow of the game. It's something that Town of Magic does as a way to point new players in the general direction of the game while abling a refresher to players who have had experience.
Alternatively, you could have a short guide or menu pop-up too. The game isn't really "where the fuck do I go" kinda and more "what can I do, and how do I get to it" kinda deal. It's hard to get lost in a game like this with few screens (which is a good thing), but you have to work/grind for the content which might confuse some players (i.e, the buckets.)
There's things the game wants you to find out, but it might be too obtuse about some of them. Maybe things like unlocking gallery could be a quest that tells you to defeat/get the drop from a boss monster. I for example didnt know that's how it went, even after having the bucket from a centaur I have no idea what to do with it xD (you get the dialogue of "Maybe what we squeeze from a monster would work" but doesnt progress past that).
I dont think the game is difficult to play, it plays like a simple roguelike (without agency on spells, level up or upgrades, past character creation/class change).
Combat, town, dungeons, inventory... Everything is easy to get, but you cant go wrong with a bit better accessibility.
Also, some items' texts dont fit the description box and things like the grass cleaver doesnt show most of its stats.
I dont think the game is difficult to play, it plays like a simple roguelike (without agency on spells, level up or upgrades, past character creation/class change).
Combat, town, dungeons, inventory... Everything is easy to get, but you cant go wrong with a bit better accessibility.
Also, some items' texts dont fit the description box and things like the grass cleaver doesnt show most of its stats.
In Dungeon, my fps drop to 1. Town is normal, text speed normal. Just dungeon kills it. Anyone else Problem? Java is updatet, version v0.7.259a works fine.
- May 12, 2018
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Fps drop is related to driver issue.
Its not just LM, its an issue with multiple projects including non-adult indie games.
Apparently that change came since particular driver version and noone really knows what to fix to avoid this issue.
For our players, changing to older driver package worked like a charm.
Its not just LM, its an issue with multiple projects including non-adult indie games.
Apparently that change came since particular driver version and noone really knows what to fix to avoid this issue.
For our players, changing to older driver package worked like a charm.