Les Trois-cités : les préludes d'une odyssée

Les Trois-cités : les préludes d'une odyssée
by PasteourS

Episode Prologue of Les préludes d'une odyssée
2024

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Beta version of a very large potential fantasy gamebook-style game, March 10, 2024

by MathBrush
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This story is based on classic gamebooks and fantasy tropes. You play as a dwarf in a village of dwarves, and can choose which class to play, which affects your stats. I chose to be a miner with high perception.

This game is already quite large, requiring a couple hours of play, and it's largely unfinished, with only two of three cities available (and, beyond that, there would likely be even more in a full game). There are a lot of randomized checks and things.

The art is, I believe, AI art, as zooming in on some scenes revealed oddities like three legs. However, it is unobtrusive and aesthetically worked overall (not discussing here the ethics of AI). Edit: Nightcafe is listed in credits for artwork.

The one currently finished city has a ton of different districts. There is a map, but instead of being used for navigation, it just serves as a visual cue while you actually select from a list of districts adjacent to your current one.

As you walk around, mini-stories fire off, providing you with new encounters like whether to chase down a missing guardsman or not.

Two things I would have preferred to be different: the map takes a while to load, making movement slow. I would have preferred the map to be optimized to load more quickly. Second, every time I entered the front gate a thief stole my purse and fighting it would just kill me, even if I loaded and tried again. It was really frustrating not having any chance to keep my money on me. And I found it difficult to find ways to heal; I thought maybe resting at my quarters could work, but couldn't find any. I eventually healed as the story progressed.

Overall, I thought the mushroom-brain thing was an interesting storyline, and the political aspects gave the game some complexity.

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PasteourS, March 25, 2024 - Reply
Hello MathBrush!

Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you liked my game.

Ah darn ! Have you seen people with three legs and fingers with four phalanges! I thought it would go unnoticed... :D

There is only one city that is complete, but the other two cities are easily accessible (Imedor and Neosorune).

Yes, there are many people who have noticed the slow generation of the map or sometimes even the illustrations. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it. I think it's due to the computer's RAM, on my PC (16 GB) for example, the map is displayed in less than a second. But I don't know how to optimize the content to make this lighter.

Indeed, I must be a little treacherous, the bandit who steals your money without warning is very frustrating...
To heal, there are potions that can be used from your inventory. But there are also many passages that can help you heal.

Thank you again, your message is very motivating.

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