Ren'Py. Part of the reason to update TOTDC 1 was to make exporting data between the two games possible (so people can continue from where they left off, if they wish).
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- Nov 30, 2017
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Good to know you had fun with it! ^_^Great game and story, really enjoyed it! Thanks mdqp
Are you focusing more on Caliross now or Chapter 2 is something we could expect in near future?
The idea is to have a demo out for chapter 2 next year. Originally, I would have said in a few months, but patrons voted to expand the content for the 1.0 release of Caliross. We still need to discuss the exact scope, but it's going to require some extra time for sure. I might still release the demo before I finish working on Caliross, that's another thing to discuss with patrons.
On the technical side, TOTDC 2 is already in a good shape (inventory, combat, hacking mini-game, extranet, a replay gallery, questlog and other QoL features), but more needs to be done to remove placeholders in the visuals, and I want more content as well.
I still need to have testers look at it first, and I want to give a good view of the ideas I have for the game, so I am trying to think of ways to show off as much as I can to them when the early version is ready. There is also at least one more recurring mechanic that I want to introduce, and I am thinking if I want space combat or not. When I had just finished TOTDC 1, I was considering a turn-based version of "FTL" space combat, but it's probably too much, so currently it's not very likely (maybe as a one off, instead).
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This game was the inspiration for starting and continuing work on my game, sometimes I go back and play it when I have a bit of writers block. Looking forward to the sequel!
And I am looking forward to you updating your game. ^_^
Work hard, so I get to play something cool!
You can buy a healing pod in Europa 4, but only if you bought a property during a random encounter in the commercial district first.
If you take the "Red Fury" drug, you also get an HP regen + an HP buff effect for its duration (but that one lowers your maximum HP when the effect is over). Off the top of my head, that's all I can remember, I don't think there are too many ways outside of medkits.
- Oct 14, 2017
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Its a classic....One of the ones that inspired me to make my own game back in the day (stranded).
My one bugbear was that the player avatar never updated based on mental states.
My one bugbear was that the player avatar never updated based on mental states.
Maybe you figured it out eventually, but it's in his avatar "After Colony 250".
I figured that doing the classic trick of making her lose her clothes as her mental state changed wouldn't fit, and I didn't have access to more nuanced changes to her expression, so I left it description-based.
Super-tiny update, fixing some text displaying incorrectly during one of Jane's dates. Between work on Caliross and waiting to make sure no more bugs were present, it kind of slipped my mind, but anyway, here we are.
Link to the HTML version:
Let me know if there are any more issues, should you try it out.
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Link to the HTML version:
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Let me know if there are any more issues, should you try it out.
For the most part, it's bugfixes and small changes. The HTML version in particular got some nice fixes, and shouldn't have any more freezes.
Here is the original changelog, since then there were a few more fixes, but nothing out of the ordinary:
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Hi mdqp I'm playing on the HTML version. I think I misclicked something and checked a box when I tried to clear some saves and now I can't save at all. When I click on save there's no popup asking me to name the new save anymore.
Edit: NVM I managed to export the game state to Chrome and import it again back to FF. Everything back to normal now.
Edit: NVM I managed to export the game state to Chrome and import it again back to FF. Everything back to normal now.
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Can someone give a walkthrough? I would mess around and figure stuff out but the developer clearly doesn't respect the players by having game overs with no warning ahead of time. Neat game, just poorly executed and using an inferior engine. TWINE is better than ren'py and RAGs. You shouldn't have game overs without immediately letting the player undo their action that caused it. Especially since the first quest you encounter with the warehouse chase can instantly lock you out of more quests. Thats just being a shitty developer
Currently there is only an incomplete walkthrough.
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A full version is actually in the works, but since this is an old game and I am busy finishing my current game and preparing my next one, there isn't too much time to dedicate to sorting everything out.
The game finished regular development 6-7 years ago (but it got some updates recently to celebrate and prepare for the sequel), so the "gameplay staples" of the time when I started working on it (which was, what? 4-5 years before that?) are inevitably part of the design. "Save often" is the mantra of many RAGS games, and it was the only engine I had any experience with back then, which is why it was used and why it informed many design decisions.
On the plus side, the sequel will use Ren'py (now that I work full-time on games thanks to Patreon, it makes more sense to invest time to pick up a new engine, if it means a better product).
Ren'py is still awful. Though given the amount of mangled sentences and typos in this game, you probably misunderstood. The Police station puzzle is a stain on game development and you should never make something that atrocious again. The game has potential but the fact that you deliberately adhered to an uninteractive, unfun design philosophy hamstrung the game. Try harder to make a good game
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Man, this is really the equivalent of complaining about the graphics and mechanics of a NES game, saying they don't hold up compared to a ps4 game. Like, no shit. RAGS was always a limited engine. Old games didn't used to even have a save feature and you had to use passwords. You're literally talking about a porn game from a decade ago. Engines and mechanics evolve over time.
I got to the point where I'm stuck in Europa 4, leaving to any planets will result in ALICE taking over. I've tried boosting MR to 2 with the VR and book, also upgrading the engine but still results the same.
Is there no way to continue anymore? Is my save just fucked now?
Is there no way to continue anymore? Is my save just fucked now?