Community4 Feb 2020Corona Celestia PrototypeI started working on a new game, it's in early prototype stage but if anyone is interested in complex RPG simulations, please do take a look! Oh, another space trading and exploration game, you might say. But well, I'm trying to do it my way so it's gonna be a bit different. I'm trying to create the atmosphere of exploring an unknown, dangerous universe, perhaps similar to some early space RPGs…
Among other games, on Daily Chthonicle: Look, it’s Arkham Horror. Aside from some tweaks and a lack of fiddly tokens, it’s exactly the same. That's okay, though! Daily Chthonicle: Editor’s Edition is a fun and ridiculously cheap experience (don’t bother with the free mod, it’s outdated). As a newspaper editor of the Fortean Times variety, you'll send a group of plucky reporters out on promising…
The world is dark and bygone. Spikes in mysterious disappearances, an increase in sightings of weird creatures, a surge in popularity of anti-Christ activities and paranormal incidents seem to be the order of the day. But for you, it's just another Monday. Daily Chthonicle is the shining light of hope in a world of witchcraft and supernatural hoardings. As the owner-cum-editor of this newspaper…
About a year and a half ago, I set out to create my "supernatural journalistic game" without a very definite concept in mind, but with the main premise that it will be based upon a procedural story generator, something I had been toying with for quite a long time, but never gotten down to actually developing. The original idea was to create an actual investigation game that, in essence, plays l…
New Features All locations now have their photos displayed when events pop up. The reporters may now also be equipped while still in the office. The scoring system is now final, with dots gained or lost under certain circumstances (that part of manual still needs to be updated). Each dot will multiply the final score by 1.1. The current number of dots is displayed in the center of the status ba…
New Features The window manager has gone through a series of changes and is now, hopefully, the final version, although there might still be some quirks or bugs to remove. To summarise: All popup windows/cards now have a close icon, and while a popup window is displayed, the time stops. This will prevent sudden encounters and similar while reading something. While the time is stopped, whether b…
Since "Daily Chthonicle" is rapidly approaching completion, perhaps this is a good time to introduce myself and my "staff". As you may know, this game is not a product of a team but more like a work of a single scrapyard artist, him being me. Still it would not have been possible without the following people: Mateja , my SO & better half for the last 20 years, who supports me in every way possi…
New Features The game now automatically saves on exit or quit, and reloads upon startup. To abort the game (and delete the autosave), select "Restart" in the game menu. The game is saved as "dc.sav" and may safely be backed up or copied from pc to pc. There is now a popup menu with shortcuts to all the office features, available in all game screens. To open it, click on the [^] icon in the bott…
If you'd like to help with the testing of the new save game feature, you can now join the Daily Chthonicle beta program. To do so, go to your games list in Steam application, right click on it and select "Properties". Open the "Betas" tab and select the "beta" beta, no password is required. After that, just wait for the game to update and play. New Beta Features · The game now automatically sav…
New Features Widescreen format instead of 4:3, with fullscreen support. Use F5 to toggle between windowed and fullscreen mode! There are now only four main gameplay screens, with tabs on the status bar for simpler navigation between them. The past messages can be viewed using the message log, click on the medium drawer to open it. To view the last regular issue, click on the left drawer. Overal…
A playable demo introducing the new, widescreen GUI, is available for download here. The demo only supports the Tutorial and Easy Long Game. There are no sounds and music, which makes it a fairly small download. Check it out if you'd like to see the current direction for the new interface! Changes & New Features · Widescreen format instead of 4:3. · Only four main gameplay screens · Tabs for na…
New features The cursor shape now changes depending on what lies underneath. The standard arrow cursor means the area is noninteractive, while the hand points at clickable hotspots and the scroller cursor tells that the area may be scrolled with the mouse scroller or arrow keys. The main menu and manual booklet drawers change the shape to arrow with a question mark. The reporter's character she…
The list of all common items in the game, described. These descriptions will eventually be included in the game itself. I will keep editing them, so any suggestions, corrections, ideas and additions are welcome! Simply post them in this thread.
Just a couple things that aren't immediately evident or covered by the tutorial. Gameplay Events only occur as the time moves forward. This happens very slowly, but you can accelerate it by clicking on the clock. Also, some reporter commands have a ">" button next to them, which will execute the command and also shift time into accelerated speed. When an event occurs, the time stops until it is…
Keeping your readers entertained and your reporters alive are you main goals in Daily Chthonicle, an Early Access game that has you acting as Editor of a horror newspaper. By choosing where to send your reporters, what to arm them with, and what to look into, you can help sell reams of papers about ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters that stalk the night. ...visit site to read more
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