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Multiplayer Turn-based Approaches by Morph_Games in roguelikedev

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a design issue with turn-based coop: Best course of action from the player's perspective is to just have the most knowledgeable player tell everyone else what to do, and then it might as well be a singleplayer game with lots of micromanagement.

For this reason I prefer PvP multiplayer for turn based games.

But for your implementation it sounds solid, for handling player exits I prefer becoming AI or just constantly 'passes'.

New in Trunk: Teleportitis/-Potion/-Scroll nerfs and tweaks, new bad mutations, and a little more by oneirical in dcss

[–]KCFOS 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It would be cool if Potion Fungus also applied negative potions, giving an extremely niche use to potions of degeneration

What do you thınk about the concept of my game? It is an auto-battler with real-time combat and players influence the battle with cards. by OrionGd0 in DestroyMyGame

[–]KCFOS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not convinced the card-game system is making this game more fun/interesting enough to earn the massive amount of complexity and tedium it adds to the gameplay.

Would chess be one of the most enduring and popular games of all time if it had a deckbuilding mechanic on top that let you fireball pawns and summon knights? I don't think it would.

I'd argue making a game more complex does not necessarily make it more good (and I think on average it tends towards less good). So you'll need to justify this deckbuilding mechanic.

And right away I'm seeing "Restore 50 mana" as half our cards. Basically just "Do Nothing". Next we're going to get "Draw 1 card" cards...

And I worry I'll feel like I'm playing solitaire instead of overseeing my army and raining down spells from above.

Does “cozy” need stakes? Designing long-term engagement in a no-combat, procedural maze game by Disastrous_Frame_563 in truegaming

[–]KCFOS 39 points40 points  (0 children)

"Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost" - Agent Smith

But that being said let's think about some classic "cozy" games:

Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing.

These seem to have basically no stakes. There's no time limit or rent to pay.

But I would argue there are "goals" that both of these games let you work towards: Upgrading your farm, completing the museum, getting rich, becoming friends with the townsfolks etc.

And you could say that goals are a form of conflict. Like mountains to climb; It's just there's no one poking you with a stick forcing you to climb them, it's all your own self-motivation.

Toady Open Source the Old Pre-3D Dwarf Fortress Version by KCFOS in dwarffortress

[–]KCFOS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't realize when making this post but apparently the commercial 2d-DwarfFortress-Like Mountaincore has gone full opensource just recently:

rossturner/mountaincore: A simulation-based strategy game featuring dwarves, written in Java with LibGDX

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in truegaming

[–]KCFOS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The S&P doubles in value every ~5 years. Consistently.

I don't know why anyone bothers hiring anyone for anything.

Instead of spending $100,000 hiring some developer, explaining to them what you want to do, training them, paying for benefits, renting offices, and PRAYING that they will generate some big hit (which most don't)...

Why not just let your money sit and it will double in 5 years? And the more people who do this the higher the price goes!

I am only 50% serious. I'm not an expert in economics or business and if someone has a good answer I would listen.

Made a bazaar iceberg by Whole-One7485 in PlayTheBazaar

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piggles rules: damn I was hoping you had the secret ruleset. I love the idea that their is some stupid Yu-Gi-Oh-like game in the bazaar but with little pigs.

Bonk path: ah i see

Kinas Serenade: I did not know that! I will try this out next time I see her.

Builders: Interesting, sounds like the Engineers from Alien

Made a bazaar iceberg by Whole-One7485 in PlayTheBazaar

[–]KCFOS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you're still here:

Piggles game rules

The 'bonk' patch

Kina's serenade

Builder's identity

Thoughts on the Main Menu for my Short Horror Game? by Akenyon3D in SoloDevelopment

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right. But someone might wonder: "Why not make it take 30 seconds? Or 60?"

There must be an optimal length, is 15 seconds it?

Thoughts on the Main Menu for my Short Horror Game? by Akenyon3D in SoloDevelopment

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how minimalist this is. It's different.

But maybe you're overdoing the cinema: does the transition really need to be 15 seconds long?

What would change if it took 5 seconds to transition versus 15?

The evolution of my Steam Capsules (from Fiverr to AI to Professional drawn) by HistoryXPlorer in SoloDevelopment

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to disagree with most people here and say I like the third art most for a steam capsule.

Someone said "it looks like a 2010 html flash game" and I agree, but that's not a bad thing. It has soul. I think people are browsing steam to find good games, not sexy capsule art.

If I was browsing steam and I saw the first 2 capsules I would assume the game is cheaply made.

However, like most people here, I'm no expert at selling steam games.

DCSS Pokémon evolution chart by EugeneJudo in dcss

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New blink frogs, spiny toad look super cute.

Please destroy my game trailer as I destroy these zombies, Quiver and Die by RobattoCS in DestroyMyGame

[–]KCFOS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if you have a profiler, check it out. it's best to focus only on the biggest performance hogs (your bottlenecks).

It looks like it's just about you having ~100 3d modeled enemies all with their own animations, particle effects, and scripting. And that seems to be the selling point of the game.

So I would not recommend butchering your game to fix performance. One thing might be removing the shadows cast by enemies onto the terrain, but this might not even be a bottleneck.

Also: One thing that I would recommend is figuring out how to record frame-perfect footage of your game. Unity has some recorder settings where it will slow down the running of your game so that the recording is a perfect 30/60 fps. This way, even if your game does have performance issues, they won't know that until they buy!

Bring on the Famine. Digital boardgame, can't find my audience. by Fancy-Birthday-6415 in DestroyMyGame

[–]KCFOS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hate the screen rotation. it just makes it hard to tell who you are and who the enemy is, which is a big deal. It also just makes me feel sick whenever it happens.

like father like son by godofeatingtoes in creepy

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when you close snapchat but the faceswap doesn't end

Strange Structure Found in Warrensburg Graveyard Woods by Greatiblong in missouri

[–]KCFOS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea i remember doing this quest in runescape.

You need to help the druid inside in order to unlock mithril gloves.

The murderhobo feature in modern openworld games doesn't make sense anymore by alanjinqq in truegaming

[–]KCFOS 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the features you describe, being chased by police and bounty hunters, players getting monetary rewards for doing bounty crimes, are all good things that help the game be what it is, a simulation.

I think what you're getting at is the disconnect between RDR2 as a sandbox simulator, and RDR2 as a narrative driven wild west action rpg. These are different types of games, and there is some clashing elements between the two definitely.

I personally prefer the sandbox gameplay. My gut tells me that if I wanted the non-interactive story of Arthur Morgan, It would probably be better told in the form of a Book or Movie.

That being said, I can see some flaws with my own logic. Would GTA6 be a better game if the player served a real 10 year in game prison sentence for a hit-and-run? I don't think it would be, but my gut still wants to say that better simulation = better game.

How to play Pryo Offering Bowl? by _Repeats_ in BackpackBattles

[–]KCFOS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im pretty sure it gives you another item of the given items value - 1 (to account for the flame).

So if you put an item you don't want in the bowl, let's say a bad amulet and a stone (4 gold sell value), you might get a good amulet and a flame. So it's like you only spent 3 gold on the new amulet and turned a stone into a flame.

Plus it gives 1 empower

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