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There actually isn’t a game that exists for #2. One thing I like about incremental games is that you feel like you’re getting a reward even if you’re doing something monotonous. So giving going for basically doing piano lessons might get me to finally learn that lol

Thanks a lot! At the moment I plan to put out the next game on several portals once it’s ready. AG is curated, but if I can get it on there that’d be great. I’ll be sure to let you know where because I do have one coming up :)

Nope you didn’t miss anything. I decided to tackle a lot of new techniques with game 3 so it’s taking a lot longer than normal. I’ve been learning a ton of things though (namely procedural generation) so I’ll be able to take that knowledge into future games. Thanks for checking in!

For sure! Me (and most of the dev community right now) are still scrambling and figuring out our best options. I’ll do my best to keep people up to date with where I’m going once that happens. I do have a Discord link in the meantime if you want to follow directly :)

I get the desire for something like that in the sense that it could give you more time to decide and also allow you to delay choices to maximize potion use for example. Ultimately I was looking to make this a pretty fast paced game though where loot selection was the skill the player had to learn and get better at over time so I think this could run counter to that.

I may look for more solutions on how to handle this in the future if I do a full version, like maybe have players choose relics that can make parts of the game easier (like in Slay the Spire), so that there are some more tradeoffs to it. Thanks for the feedback!

That really means a lot and good to see you in the Discord :)

I’m looking to do 5 prototypes total, each with its own unique flavor. I agree with you in the sense that I think there’s a lot more things left to do in the game design world so I hope to keep pushing those boundaries. I’m happy to hear you input on preferences because that does matter and I’ll be evaluating all the feedback when it comes time to make a full game.

Yep, I am planning to have an alpha out on my Discord for early access on 6/18. This game will be a bit more complex than my others so I am HOPING to have it on Kong by 6/25, but it is likely I’ll push it out a week or 2 because I’m looking to have randomly generated maps in it. Thanks for asking!

Oh no not rude at all! I can see how those options have downsides and don’t fully address your issue. Ultimately I have been very hesitant to add a pause because I wanted this game to be a skill based game where players keep getting better and quicker at choosing loot. I do think in a full version I might change how this works. Possibly something like how TD games do it where the first run is easier and has no time limit, but then challenge modes unlocked where you have to face the timer. Thanks for clarifying things for me, I’m keeping it in mind for future versions :)

Thanks that’s a really good question actually. I wrote a recent blogpost in my Discord about it but I can give a short summary. I start with a problem and work backwards by asking a lot of questions until I reach the start. Here’s an example mind-map: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687855095144251393/715825031468548168/mindmap.png

That happens to be the premise of game #3. Now pulling it off in ~5 weeks, that’s been pretty tough actually haha but I’m getting better and better at it so I can start to make more complex stuff. I really appreciate your comments though, it makes me want to improve even more!

Thanks! Yea I think it’s a nice reward for not only playing that long, but understanding the game mechanics well enough that you can piece together that build as not many people actually have found that strat. A more common endgame strat I’ve seen in comments is utilizing the Fire set to grind huge stats, which is similar in vein.

Thanks a lot! You must be someone that grasped the game concept and strategy easily then since feedback on the game difficulty is all over the board. You’re right though, I don’t have a true endgame built in and I’d like to solve that in future prototypes. If I end up making a full version of this one I’ll also be tackling that.

Thanks for the feedback!
1. Good point, Item Rarity isn’t conveyed well, but the higher the rarity the more stats an item can hold.
2. I can understand that. The game is mostly a test of the player’s loot decision ability, and it’s a skill the player has to build up over time (making quicker decisions, making more optimal decisions), and the game certainly gets very fast near the end. A couple suggestions I have is to use slow mode, which is the checkbox on the map preview screen. And if you need more time, you can also dance between stages by hitting left/right a lot to delay the spawn. Both options should give you more time to access the item’s value. Hope that helps!

Oh, really? Arrow keys control the path? I finished the game but I didn’t know this. And btw, for an idle game, all I need is speeding up. So, when I see anything which has anything to do with slow, I avoid it. So, if that checkbox is called smart choosing mode, I think I would give it a try. In fact, it about 90 min to go through the game. It’s not 5 min game, slow is not a sweet thing.
That’s it. Good luck.

Ah I see. The thing is this game isn’t actually an idle game. It has autocombat but the player has to actively work on optimizing loot selection, so slowmode affects it the gameplay differently here. I can see why you would avoid it given that wording though, and is a change I’ll definitely consider in the future.