Just thought I’d pop in and say that I really enjoy the game! I like the archetype system and can’t wait to see where it goes. The grind is pretty bad, but personally, I find it tolerable (at least until grinding out rank 3 on topics).
Edit: the XP system also isn’t too bad once you get the hang of it. The only thing that could help is if there was more clarity on what topics generate what type of xp (ex.: alcohol -> unhealthy). Again, it’s not bad once you get the hang of it, but there’s been a few times where I was trying to generate incivililty and ended up with selfishness. Maybe something that could be done is a phone selection (where you go to view skill/characters/etc) where there’s just a simple list of what topics generate what xp.
The topic system is also very intuitive. I’m sure it helps you focus on the renders and gameplay functions. And let’s be honest, would a lot of us even read the topic dialogues if there were any?
Keep up the good work, Baal! Looking forward to v. 0.04!