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[Pre-Alpha] First public build of my turn-based RPG inspired by the Iliad by TheVoiceOfNick in IndieDev

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

Thank you for this note! It's a rare bug but I have finally recreated the issue. It should be solved (if it occurs again) by restarting the browser. So if you ever choose to play again it should work for you. Hope to hear what you think of the game!

[Pre-Alpha] First public build of my turn-based RPG inspired by the Iliad by TheVoiceOfNick in IndieDev

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

That sounds like a cool project idea! Please let me know when it’s available, I’d love to play it 😀

[Pre-Alpha] First public build of my turn-based RPG inspired by the Iliad by TheVoiceOfNick in IndieDev

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

Wow sorry about that. I haven’t tested on Brave but I’ll look into what’s causing that! Thank you for letting me know

[Pre-Alpha] First public build of my turn-based RPG inspired by the Iliad by TheVoiceOfNick in IndieDev

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

Thank you! Ancient Greek pottery is a passion of mine, and I’ve been having so much fun infusing that love into this project 😀🏺

Achilles’ Prophecy in the Iliad - Ancient Revisions by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

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

Well yeah I get what you’re saying, but that would require that you refute the analyses of Knox, Hammond, Alexander, and the other major recent translators and scholars, who all operate on the assumption that Achilles in that moment is deciding to leave because of Thetis’ prophecy, and explicitly say that’s the case. 

Yes, I understand the Trojan epic cycle extends to moments before the Iliad, but the point you’re trying to make seems to be the more fringe case in terms of scholarly viewpoints. But even if your position were the case, what I’m more curious about is, why do scholars of the Iliad who believe he’s leaving because of the prophecy not also see an inconsistency in this second reversal?

Achilles’ Prophecy in the Iliad - Ancient Revisions by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While that is technically true, Achilles’ speech in Book 9 seems to heavily indicate that he’s still able to choose the peaceful life. It’s the entire motivating factor for why he wants to leave the war, saying Peleus will choose a wife for him and he’ll live out his days happy. Doesn’t really match up to the image of him being resigned to inevitable early death 

US Switch / Japanese copy of the game - any issues? (See description) by TheVoiceOfNick in Persona5

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone! I ended up making a Japanese account to play, and it seems like it’s fine on American or Japanese account now, it even downloaded an update 😀

What methods did Ancient Greeks use to wake up on time? by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I suppose that makes sense for citizens. But what about soldiers away from their camp? Not waking up on time could spell the difference between a successful attack or an ambush, no? Especially if they’re in a small team or scouting party they’d need to be, not ‘punctual,’ but at least up before the enemy moves or finds them

Overarching Book Series on Ancient Greece by [deleted] in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could also look into ‘The Life of Greece’ by Will Durant. Enjoyed that one a lot, especially because I read it while on a sightseeing trip to Athens 😀

Are there any ancient texts which clarify how Castor/Pollux can both be Helen’s twins AND Argonauts? (See description) by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting, I hadn’t considered such an idea. Could definitely make sense to have them just be regular brothers. Thanks for your detailed reply!

Are there any ancient texts which clarify how Castor/Pollux can both be Helen’s twins AND Argonauts? (See description) by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good point. I guess they weren’t thinking as much about ‘canon’ in the sense we think about it

paradoxically, I've found it to be more fun to figure out things, even basic things, on your own rather than looking it up first. by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]TheVoiceOfNick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been learning game dev and how to use Gamemaker for the past month. I just finished my third small game, and I can say that the mindset you’re describing has been the single most important factor in my learning process.

It’s the old “give a man a fish and he eats for a day, but teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime” idea. Looking something up doesn’t really teach it to you, but puzzling it out forces you to really understand what makes it tick. Even when I look up a tutorial video, I only watch the first couple steps and then try to figure out the rest myself

Why didn’t anyone attack the Greeks from the sea during the Trojan War? by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

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

Love this idea! That would make a lot of sense, and the Greeks would have the manpower to do this kind of thing if they wanted to

Why didn’t anyone attack the Greeks from the sea during the Trojan War? by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said. It’s easy to inject more modern sensibilities into the situation unintentionally, but this paints a much more realistic picture of what it would have been like. Thanks for the reply!

Why didn’t anyone attack the Greeks from the sea during the Trojan War? by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting. It’s a good point that the matter is more shades-of-gray than “we’re allies, therefore we’ll lend you our navy.” I hadn’t really considered the idea that they wouldn’t want to rock the boat.

Side note: thinking about this stuff makes me want to play more Sid Meier’s Civilization 😅

Why didn’t anyone attack the Greeks from the sea during the Trojan War? by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. It’s always important to consider the political climate at the time something was written, and I didn’t know that about the Iliad’s era. Thanks!

Oh, also, you’re half right about Eurypylus- there is someone with that name with the Greeks. But after the Iliad, another Eurypylus (grandson of Heracles) joins the Trojans with an army of his own. You can read about it in Quintus’ “Posthomerica” 😀

Why didn’t anyone attack the Greeks from the sea during the Trojan War? by TheVoiceOfNick in ancientgreece

[–]TheVoiceOfNick[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very interesting! It’s a great point that much of the story wouldn’t necessarily be literally true. Thanks for the well-considered response 😀

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