Rogue Elements Demo · published
Heya,
this is a pretty significant update, as I implemented a optional progression system/mode where you can unlock bonusses to make the dungeon runs easier. Pure Roguelike runs are still the only way to submit scores to the leaderboard, as I never want to dilute the accomplishment from beating these runs without help. The added systems are sort of a grindable difficulty setting as an extra puzzle. It is planned to also include unlocks for "pure Roguelike" fans, such as unlocking new dungeons through this mode, but that is all still in the planning phase.
I still am not entirely sure if these mechanics will stay in the game and would absolutely need feedback from people reading/playing it. Please do feel free to comment here or contact me via [email protected]
The entire system is a proof of concept and will receive more tutorializing/ more specific implementation in the future if I develop this mechanic further.
New Features:
- Village Simulation
The village is an additional mode where residents have their own daily schedule and needs that they follow. They will go to work, sleep, eat and visit community spaces. To make progress, players will need to optimize the setup of their village as distance and time travelled matters a lot to fulfill specific villager
- Village Building
You will find village orbs in the dungeon runs, which unlock buildings, residents and other items to place. You will need to decide which villagers go into which building and have which sleeping place to optimize their schedules as fulfilling certain requirements or giving some residents the right job will double their movement speed. The mode currently contains a "Debug" button that allows you unlock village content more quickly for testing/feedback purposes.
- Dungeon Perks & Bonusses in Progression mode
If you satisfy enough resident requests, you will unlock Dungeon Perk Choices for your entire runs. If you fulfill 10 resident requests, you will get a dungeon perk choice on level 1. If you fulfill 20 requests, you will also get one on level 2, making it continuously rewarding to work on your village progression. Placing buildings and inhabitants also gives minor health bonusses for instant rewards for unlocks.
- Villager Interactions
This is only a first way to play with the idea, but I do want to add ways to interact with your villagers, which also is affected by their schedule. The first one is the shopkeeper, that can sell you village resources during this work hours. You need to walk to him in this shop to open the shop window.
- Added Villager Sympathy/Relationships for Requests
Villagers can develop likes/dislikes for other residents, giving additional requests for living/working together.
So yeah, if you have any feedback or would love to be a more active part of development through your play impressions, please do feel free to poke me!
Gameplay Adjustments:
- Removed Flame Spirits from Beginner Dungeon
- Added Villager Requests
Added some Villager Requests and fixed the ones that werent working as prototypes.
Full list:
Requests:
Live in a specific type of home
Have the home connected to the village exit by road
Live alone or with a specified number of other residents
Work alone or with other residents
Have the smallest or largest home in the village
Have home and workplace connected by road
Have one type of decoration placed next to another type
Likes / Dislikes:
Have the home near the village centre
Have the home near the village edge
Have the home’s door face a walkable road
Have the home near a road
Have the home away from roads
Have a church in the village
Have one decoration next to another decoration
Have a particular decoration near the home
Have no particular decoration near the home
Have a particular decoration between home and workplace
Have a particular decoration inside the home
Have a minimum number of a particular decoration in the village
Have the home next to a particular building or decoration
Have the workplace next to a particular building or decoration
Have no particular biome around the home
Have at least a specified number of particular biome tiles around the home
Have exactly a specified number of particular biome tiles around the home
Have a particular decoration next to biome tiles
Work near the home
Work far from the home
Avoid a particular biome during the most recent food or community journey
Pass directly beside a particular decoration while travelling to work
Have more of one decoration type than another
Work together with a liked resident
Live together with a liked resident
Work and live together with a liked resident
Not work with a disliked resident
Not live with a disliked resident
Neither work nor live with a disliked resident
Minor Fixes:
- Leaderboard highlights your own best scores now
- Made the choose your run progression mode start with 1 perk, unlock more every 20 villager requests
- Listening Mode now has its own icon over the log to show when its active
- Change pot wont change items into traps anymore
- On top of the sidebar, the main map now can also spawn hover info boxes with a 0.5 second delay.
- Added a "pick up" context option in the inventory if the item is on the ground and you have space again
- Lists the amount of current Inventory spaces at the top of the inventory now
- Bosses shouldnt be able to die unless the player sees them first.
- Trees are visible again when the player moves into it
- Made the character unlocks show again after winning the game
- Added a classic controls option to the menu
- Removed the item tags behind the names in the inventory description
- Remove the debug starting pot
- After death, the starting fire potion should be int he inventory again
- Environments are now properly highlighted even if they are below a dungeon feature.
- Added proper scaling for hover info boxes
- Fixed a text in the choose your run mode box
- Adjusted tutorial text to make "Open the inventory with i or q" all green
- Scroll of vapor lock says "Elemental" instead of elementary now