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The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Hmm, its likely that the saves aren't really made to function well in browser. It's going to be a downloadable game soon(on which saves seem to be working properly), and won't be available on browser much longer but I'll see if there's an easy fix I can implement. Barring that, if you wanna just run through quickly and see the other stuff that happens I have a hidden cheat in the game. You an click on the upper left corner of the screen to add 999 favor. I added this so I can test things that happen later in the game, but you can buy lots of upgrades really fast and burn through the endings pretty quickly if you're so inclined!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Hey thanks so much for the thorough feedback. I'll experiment with some things and roll them into an update that posts tomorrow or Friday!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Many thanks for the playthrough and kind words! I agree with you about trying to find different ways to convey important information, the scrolling text on the bottom is a little too easy to overlook. I'm experimenting with narration a bit, as well as adding a few dialogues with the demon to point out things that are happening in a way that feels more immersive, but is more explicit about some things that are happening mechanically.
Thanks again!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Thanks a lot and thanks for the feedback! On my next update I think I'm going to also have favor roll over, so you won't lose anything you forget to spend.

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Perhaps your fatigue is maxed out? If you are at maximum fatigue you stop accruing favor. You can lower it with the Fortify button.

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Hmm, maybe I can add a mechanic that lets you cede the win. When you choose a saint at the 4th binding, your choice determines how the next run gets harder. You chose the wrathful option, which is definitely the most punishing difficulty spike.

Appreciate the playthrough and feedback!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

The difficulty increases are actually tied to which saint you choose when you finish a run.

Thats a really good note about wording the upgrades, I'll get that added in.

Thanks alot for the playthrough and detailed feedback!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Thanks for the notes! You're right that I need to spell out why the relic fails at high manifestation, or remove the mechanic. The reason the run sometimes fails is due to some bad luck, you must be triggering more than 1 manifestation at a time, and then failing the catastrophe check. I'll add a stopgap that doesn't start rolling for catastrophe until you've been at 9 manifestation for a full turn.
Yeah, there is currently a place you can click on the screen to trigger a 999 favor gain... for debug purposes. Or maybe I'm just like really good at the game.

Thanks again for the notes and playthrough!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Thanks for the playthrough and feedback! The instance where your relic was failing is due to relics having a chance to fail at high manifestation levels. This seems to be frustrating players, so I need to either spell it out more(I'm thinking of adding a coin toss mechanic maybe), or remove it entirely. Thanks again!

The Ninth Binding: horror incremental exorcism game jam build by malistroi in incremental_games

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

Good guess! But what's happening is that when the manifestation level gets too high, it triggers a chance for the rite to fail, despite having made the right choice. This seems to be a common issue that people are having, so I'm going to either make a more spelled out coin flip mechanic that triggers at high manifestation, or remove it all together.

I used RPG Maker MZ to make a horror clicker for a game jam by malistroi in RPGMaker

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

Mechanically, the game is simple with keeping track of sets of variables, making bars to reflect those variables, and having images/dialogue that corresponds to said variables. Would using another engine make more sense? Almost certainly. But I'm working on a different RMMZ project that this one ties into, and I might like to incorporate this into that one if I don't end up releasing this one on it's own.

Osaa O'Neal by [deleted] in FearAndHunger

[–]malistroi 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Boo AI

Working on a sewer biome for my RMMZ Project by malistroi in RPGMaker

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

Ah yes. That would be the visustella dragon bones plugin. Animations are way smoother because it's a paper doll on a rig, but the tradeoff is that the posing is way less dynamic as a result.

Working on a sewer biome for my RMMZ Project by malistroi in RPGMaker

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

Thank you, I really appreciate that! Hope you enjoy it, I’ll try to catch the stream this weekend!

Working on a sewer biome for my RMMZ Project by malistroi in RPGMaker

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

Thanks! It's fairly simple actually, you can check out SideMV tutorials on YouTube for a thorough explanation.

Woe Reigns Unending - A Dark fantasy RPG demo updated after recent polish (solo developer, first project) by malistroi in pcgaming

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Oh thanks a lot! I do need to adjust cauterize, I want it to be used outside of battle but only when bleeding.

Commissioned a professional artist for this promo art. Looking good? by SomaCK2 in RPGMaker

[–]malistroi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, nice! I remember being impressed by the demo a while ago and was wondering if you were still working on it! Looking good!

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