Topic: The Witch House

[rongel]

this looks very nice. Just wondering, do I have a dirty mind (I do) or does that sign really say Coffee anal? Must taste pretty shitty lol

  You sure have! Well, there might be others who see it that way too, so I might add a few extra pixels there. Then we can all have a nice coffee AND a donut!

[rongel]

Hello there!

It's been ages since I last posted an update, so here's something new for you. I've been working a lot on the game recently, and it's starting to be actually fun to play! Still, a lot of work to be done, mostly because of the non-linear structure of the game, and balancing all the game mechanics and variables.



This is a robbery! This encounter is a random event which may or may not happen. There are other encounters too, and I would love to add even more, but best to keep it simple for now. Walter can try to escape, even fight, and a planned feature is that he can file a report to police, and with some luck get back his money later on. So it's not Game Over when robbery happens. And no, there isn't a fight minigame!



What is going on here? Let's hope it's just a bad dream...

[Laura Hunt]

Loving everything about this so far! How much longer are you going to make us wait for it?

[rongel]

Loving everything about this so far! How much longer are you going to make us wait for it?

Thanks, nice to hear that! Maybe one year more...? 

[Matti]

Take your time! I'm gladly waiting if that means mor features/encounters and better balancing 

[Laura Hunt]

Thanks, nice to hear that! Maybe one year more...? 

Take your time! I'm gladly waiting if that means mor features/encounters and better balancing 

How dare you be logical and reasonable! We want pretty game now.

[TheFrighter]

So it's not Game Over when robbery happens.

Game Over are possible in this game?

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[rongel]

Game Over are possible in this game?

Yes, if Walter's hitpoints drop to zero before the May-Eve. Ofcourse you gain hitpoints when resting, eating, using medicine or potions. So it's not that easy to die.

[mkennedy]

Can the robbery happen anywhere or is it more likely if Walter is in certain areas? For the fight and escape options is there a random number generated to determine success? The easiest option I would assume would be to hand over all your money, but would it be possible for Walter to store his money and other valuables in his room or Elwood's place and how would the  robber react?

[rongel]

Can the robbery happen anywhere or is it more likely if Walter is in certain areas? For the fight and escape options is there a random number generated to determine success? The easiest option I would assume would be to hand over all your money, but would it be possible for Walter to store his money and other valuables in his room or Elwood's place and how would the  robber react?

Right now the robbery can happen when travelling at night around Arkham. There is a fancy random room that is generated when the encounter happens. It's quite simple at the moment, the robber might leave you some money by mistake. And if you're broke, there is nothing to lose. Walter isn't a fighter, so that's a bad option unless you have somekind of advantage.

[mkennedy]

Right now the robbery can happen when travelling at night around Arkham. There is a fancy random room that is generated when the encounter happens. It's quite simple at the moment, they robber might leave you some money by mistake. And if you're broke, there is nothing to lose. Walter isn't a fighter, so that's a bad option unless you have somekind of advantage.

That makes sense about the fighting, even if Walter did have a knife or even a gun I imagine that he'd have to explain things to the police if he had to use it on some thug. But a fake gun might be enough to scare the thug off, (unless he can tell it's a fake).

[rongel]

Happy New Year! 

Here's a couple of GIFs to start the year: Alchemy and Chemistry GUIs.

Walter can make three different potions if he knows the recipes for them (or if he's very lucky). Basically the alchemy and chemistry are the same, so you can replace some of the required ingredients with synthetic substances.  For example you could use Pyrite instead of Fool's Gold if you have basic alchemy / chemistry knowledge. The actual "minigame" is very simple, you just add the right amont of ingredients and the potion will be distilled automatically.

Chemistry:


Alchemy:

[Matti]

Beautiful gifs 

[rongel]

Beautiful gifs 

Thanks Matti! It's a pain to make a decent GIF, but I guess it's still the best format for a quick animation preview.

[Cassiebsg]

I agree, those animations look great. 
And yes, gifs are a pain, but seems to still be the only option to display an animation short of using video...

[Gendgi]

oh man this looks brilliant, you had me at lovecraft lol but the graphics look amazing also