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I give it a solid 3/5 right now. It's a bit too simple. It felt more like I was just strip mining everything. Many things could be done to improve it, depending on what you are shooting for. Adding skills (mining, appraising, haggling, carpentry) you can gain when you level would be great. Having items like backpacks, torches, lamps, food might be nice. I was hoping when I first started that I would have to dig down and shore up tunnels and head towards veins of ore or gems, instead it was just strip mine everything and don't run out of wood. I wanted things to collapse on tunnels that haven't been shored up! I also agree about walking faster when not mining! All said, it's a great start and I'd love to see more! Keep it up!
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Id also like something to reset sections of the mine so I can mine them again, dynamite maybe? just to reset the mine within a certain blast radius, or even whole vertical sections of the mine
Yes, I'm trying to think of a way to do this. Just blowing up your your mine would be iilogical i think, though... although it would look nice ;) but... why should it reset the ores? The only way I can think of is an option "move to a new mine/land". The problem would be that I can't save the old mine, it would be lost O.o.. and I would need way more shopkeeper names ^^
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:D artifacts are a great addition, I would like a storage bin to hold the fakes and other stuff that I dont want to sell. I cant wait for this game to progress further.
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It might be an idea to add the ability to discard things you pick up. I'm currently mining for diamonds and getting a lot of coal and iron ore.
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As others said, yes it definitely needs more. Currently the only strategy is dig, find rock you can't dig through, go further to the side, move more over, find some ore, return when backpack is full or when out of wood. I don't know if mobs would fit quite yet, but yeah, lava/water pits would be cool. Some more explanation, and knowing quite what leveling up does would be nice (If it does anything). Maybe the ability to hire workers to lower cost of wood, or construct buildings that would generate money or wood over time, like a lumber mill or a bank. I don't think it would have to be anything complicated. Maybe at higher levels you could take one space without wood and it wouldn't cave in. Just some suggestions, right now I'd give it a 3/5. With some additions it could be great.
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Maybe you should consider making the saves from previous updates working. I've been playing this since it came out and its boring to start all from scratch again because of the new updates.
yeah thats really unfortunate and i'm really really sorry O.o I had to build in protection from manipulation as people would hack their savegame files O.o send me a pm and we might be able to figure out something
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Let me preface this by saying I like mining games a lot for some reason, and this one is no exception...
But this lacks "zazz", that certain sense of purpose that makes a good mining game great. I dug and dug until I got the $31,500 for that goddamn Mythril pickaxe, and then the game just kind of /ended/... Really? What was all that work for? How about giving the little midget (excuse me, "dwarf") something to live for? A mansion made of Mythril bricks that he wants to build, accumulating a pile of junk for some broad he wants to woo only to have her dump him anyway, a crazy contraption that allows him to drill down into that lava (ehh uhh, I think it's lava, anyway...)
What I'm trying to say is that this is a good game, but adding a little something so that it's less of a "sandbox" would make it a great game.
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Major problem: I ran out of wood and can't buy more I would be nice to be able to get some wood so long as you have some money.
Also: How the hell can there be a cave in when the only thing above me is air?
Are you sure there aren't any blocks of the light brown soil left? There should be thousands! Another thing is, you can mine without wood, it's just not suggested... Regarding the cave-in: The world isn't flat. There is still soil in front of you and behind you. I still makes a lot of sense.
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Overall a fun little game to divert you for ten minutes but not really something with lasting power as the end game is quick to reach and is solid grind, there is no variation of gameplay or anything much at all except that it gets easier at the end!?! Not really a sandbox but not really not either - but definitely a short game.
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There's several interesting things here, but many little annoyances. At first I hated the push key faster = move faster, but then it started growing on me because I, the player, could make my character work harder by working harder myself. That said, ow my fingers. At first, leveling up seems pointless, until I could finally afford a better pickaxe only to be told to come back at level six. I also didn't like the "you swing valiantly at the rock, but fail; try again" message. It made me feel as though the pickaxe I'd just purchased was very tenuously useful. If as you level up the odds of succeeding increase, I'll forgive you (I only got to level 7 before my hand hurt too much). However, there should be a sound or visual effect for when you swing to no avail, to let the player know that they're doing something.
All in all, decent. Mildly addictive. 3/5
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I think my biggest issue with this game is you have to dig out too much of the map. Having half the map full of wooden beams...
Yes, I've noticed that and dislike that myself. With the next update though, the real fun will begin. You'll be able to decorate your mine and place furniture, carpets, tables, doors, living rooms, bed rooms.. etc..etc... everything you can imagine (submissions/suggestions most welcome) I hope that will fix this issue - at least a little ^^
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I hit a game wall to the left, but walking right for a really long time gets me nowhere. It's simply too easy to get lost in this game, so a minimap and clear boundaries that go downward forever would be nice.
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Potential game. Some suggestions: let dwarf choose which side of the hut he wants to go (he always goes to the right), put objectives and missions like collecting ores and finding certain artifacts, put a store to buy equipments like thermal-suits that let you go deeper and create an ending.
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A mini-map for the nearest shop/s is a good idea... perhaps also the option to buy a bigger storage pack to carry more?
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Who would bury a bunch of fake artifacts 100 feet underground. I'm beginning to think that these shop owners aren't exactly "Disposing" my "worthless intimation"
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It's a nifty idea, but eventually you just end up strip mining without end. I would suggest making the walls that you build unpassable. This would require a bit more planning especially at the beginning of the game.
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How about another option in the inventory menu for "just drop" so the item is left where I was standing and will be picked up the next time I stand there. That'd let me hoard a bunch of gold and gems in a special section of the mine.
Currently not possible, sorry. Will add storage at some point. Some special storage room you can build in the mine maybe ... Sorry, but atm technically not possible.
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I love the updates! I watch alot a tv shows while on the computer and I enjoy games like this one that do ont require too much consentration. Keep it up!
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same game is abit odd, for one thing. If ya reload it you are placed back at first shop, while there are several of the same locations scattered throughout the entire region. Work in progress ehh? well ill be back to check in and provide opinions on progress. As of now, N/A ranking
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If your planning on doing elevators or carts, instead of buying it at a little store, why not traders come along with a recipe to build it, Items to build it etc etc?
Btw, I agree with illucoran, Mobs, Magma, Why not underwater lakes?
Why not, depending on the weather, it affects how you play?
Dou you want an autopilot so you can just watch the game play itself? ^^ Sorry, seriously though, I *have* been thinking about transportation but only if you really earn it and work hard - very - hard for the money to buy an elevator or cart.. They'll be expensive. ;)
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The only artifact actually worth anything is the first one you find then the rest are worthless. this need re-balancing
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Has a lot of potential but at this stage its barely a 2. First you need a menu where you can mute or reset in case you get stuck. Also the game is very unbalanced, I've been playing for more than 20 minutes and barely have money to buy wood, not even talking about buying a pickaxe to dig deeper. At this point the game is VERY repetitive (which can be fine) and you dont feel any sense of accomplishment. Also speeding up the game would be fine, as you dig deeper or further, the amount of walking increases, so I do 1 minute of digging and 2 minutes of walking, very annoying. Fix/add those things and this came could be a 4.
Hey, I made the lower levels quicker by increasing rates of coal and iron. Also i added 7(!) more shops along the surface to avoid walking too much. Hope that helps. Thank you for your comments! I will add more features once I find the time. ^^