VOLKE_LOCKE'S PROFILE

I am nobody. With the preceding sentence, I managed to escape from the cyclops.
I walk on two legs in the morning, four in the afternoon, and three at night.
Until the Midgard serpent comes, I'll be here to be your muse.
The Shift Saga: Esoteric
"Underneath all reason lies delirium, and drift."

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What are you thinking about? (game development edition)

An oldschool text game.
A mix between classic zork style and a simple table-top RPG.
Probably written in C++.

To new game+, or not to new game+?

Have you ever played Tales of Symphonia to completion to see the New Game+ options?

There are a lot of cool things you can do with New Game+.
I'll list you some.
- newgame+ score store :: Basically, you judge the players actions on each previous play through and allow them to purchase a series of perks based on how well they played.
- exp modifier :: let them level up faster, thus decreasing the grind
- new optional items/weapons/armours, with awesome perks :: maybe an awesome superweapon as the new game perk
- fan service or costume :: meh...
- cheats :: or allow a cheat to be turned on with every newgame+ completion, however it's done, let the player break the rules a bit, let'em earn the option to walk through all walls or something like that.

Also, allowing repeated dialogue to be skipped would be good.
Adding special new game+ easter eggs is also generally good, it doesn't alter anything important, but it's a cool bonus.

Just be creative. You know your game best, how do you think you can play on it's strengths to pull players back in?

The RMN is dead, long live the RMN!

author=kentona
more in the 'dishonourable' or 'dastardly' sense

I was just wondering if speaking ill of the dead is ok in reference to inanimate servers.

The RMN is dead, long live the RMN!

"Ignoble"? meaning common or not noble?

The Shift Saga: Esoteric

author=Linkis
NOW YOU TELL ME ?? :)
But don't forget, I'm an old person and my skills are not the greatest.

I'm a button mashing at heart :)


More like young at heart, haha.
It's not the average old folk that plays free indie games.

I'll try to level out the difficulty a bit with my end of April update.

Summoner of Sounds

My submissions are:

Sky Armada
- It attempts to use feelings of anxiety, malevolence, solemn moods (like that of the calm in the eye of a storm, those precious minutes before dawn, or the feeling of waiting for a cataclysm or battle to arrive.)
(Also, it seems that my upload is corrupted... I'm attempting a reupload)

Threnody of the Second Wave
-It attempts to implicitly induce feelings of grief, sorrow, or simple pain. It may also be anxiogenic, but to a lesser degree.

I think both of them would do better when presented with a visual format (as intended.) It isn't the easiest for simple listening. Both are introspective ambient songs. Do to their length they require the use of lengthy scenes or areas.

Cheetahmen 52: Part Aries Review

Hahaha, thank you!

Did you get to Uzi Maki? Guaranteed to be one of the worst bosses ever.

(btw, You could also use the X,Z, and Arrow Keys.)

The Shift Saga: Esoteric

author=Linkis
Thank you volke, off to start from scratch :(

Got myself trapped between a new nasties in what looks
like a gray metal dungeon :(

Gotta start over....

Did you get the teleportation item in the first house you appear in?
It should be in your key items and it will take you back to Synovia.
Each city has it's own teleportation item that can be used to return back to that city. If you get stuck, you can always use one of those items to return to a safe area.

Do you think the difficulty ramps up too fast? It's hard for me to tell when it is too difficult because I know the ins and outs of the game.

The Shift Saga: Esoteric

author=Linkis
How could you do this to me :(

I'm frozen !!! :(

Across from the house for sale, there are many, many shops.
In the shop you can filch a few eclipse....after several filches, the guard at the door walks up to you, I assume to tell you enough is enough.
But since I have two others trailing in my party he can't reach me.
I'm standing in front of the filching chest, listening to I think some Cuban music and CAN'T MOVE :(
Guess I will hit F12.
Just wanted to let you know about a freezespot :)

EDIT : I know your still working on the game so thought I would let you know
the "bomb" and "fire bomb" have NO effect on any monsters.
How are we supposed to beat the slimes and rats when they laugh at
our fire bombs :(

Thank you for telling me!
I've gone ahead and fixed those problems.
I've also gone ahead and changed the battle music.
However, mediafire is down. I can't upload the fix until it's up.

Edit: It has now been reloaded for your pleasure!

Amideous: Murder of James Cole Review

(Sorry, double post.)