I admit much of the stats and life system was in there mostly because i was trying to test the capability of ren'py. this game was an ummm... test(?) for a larger game i was building (called 'the strip' - which may be released one day but has some ummm patreon-not-friendly elements). STH was sort of an afterthought for me. i was initially going to just make a tiny little grindy trainer game for halloween, but i'm more a story person, so it's a half-half frankenstein of a game. STH2 should fix that by trying to aim for the best use of stats instead of just as grindy grindy somethings.
combat is (cheekily) completely random.
hobo was also more an afterthought. i had her (sort of) as a character in 'the strip' and thought it'd be funny if she visited the woods to sleep at night. i was also sort of referencing a few trainer games which were amusing me at the time with her dialogue/situation.
in all honesty, STH was something i just never expected anyone to like, so i didn't give it 1000% of my planning attention to ensure mechanics etc were more fluid. i'll make up for that with STH2, and i hope the penny conspiracy showed a little of how i prefer story to grind.
last thing, with the mouse-wheel to stop yourself dying - yah, i know. i try not to disable things like mouse-wheel because i'm not really trying to make things vicious and cut-throat. just add an element of fun for those who might appreciate it.
plus, those skulls looked kind of fun at the top of the screen, i thought...
