(18+) Monthly progress report (May)

oldhuntsman (42)in #adultgames • 9 years ago

Hello, my friends! Hunter is here with a MER monthly report. We have some progress over the month:

A stable version of the standalone MER character generator was published, for those who made at least a minimal donation (1$). You can join in anytime.

In the meantime, we are working on a system of relationships within factions. In its most general form, it looks like this: some NPCs are part of a group called the "faction". It can be the Major House of Rome or the gang on the Edge of the Mists, for example. Inside the faction, the characters have their own status, which can dynamically changes as the game progresses. At the beginning of the turn for some characters, "intrigues" are created. Intrigue is some event that one character wants to initiate against another, for example to seduce, drink a beer together, hire for service, rape or kill ... If the player knows the initiator, then he can learn about his intrigue in advance and try to participate in it. For example, to be hired as an assassin or prevent seduction, etc. The player can also conduct his own intrigue or become the target of the NPC intrigue. What kind of intrigues will computer characters initiate depends on their alignment. Evil ones will try to humiliate and suppress others, good and lawful co-operate, passive become the target of others' encroachments, etc.

If the player does not interfere with the intrigue on his turn, it will be solved automatically when the turn is missed. The outcome of the intrigues affects the status of the participants in in the faction. Thus, the social situation will be dynamic - the NPC will establish and spoil relations, form couples, die and be replaced by new "pieces on the board." Each faction has its own internal intrigues.

The system is rather complicated, but I think we really need it. Otherwise, the game world will not be sufficiently alive, player-centric. We want to give users opportunities to build their own unique, unscripted relationships, participate in unpredictable social action, make friends and enemies at their own discretion.

If things go right, there will be an unstable version of the game published in which you can participate in the intrigues of one faction. As usual, it will first be available for those who donated $ 2.5. Then there will be a stable version available to all patrons. And even later, an open stable version will be free for all. By the way, the standalone MER character generator will be published in open access in a couple of weeks. Keep for updates )