About the new game.

[necno]

I've just made a post in the donators forum giving more info about the game but here I'll just say that the game will not be "released" as a hentai game. It will however be very modable so you can add hentai very easily, this allows the game to approach a broader audience while still keeping the h-game fans (after some moding). The game will still have adult themes but won't have any porn, think about how 'the witcher' did it and your on the money.


The game is set in a different world called 'Darkfey', one I've created over many years. It is basically based in real-world mythology for example leprechauns and mermaids exist. It also tries to stay believable to a good extent. For example magic is by far not all powerful, while it is theoretically possible to create gold from air the amount of power and concentration involved would be phenomenal making it practically impossible.


If you are a donator and don't have access to the forum then pm me the email you used with paypal and I'll add you to the list.


For the non-donators the game is now a full project, no longer just a small mini-game. This means that it will take longer to make so I will be releasing the game engine before the game for you guys to play around with. Also it means you will end up with a better result as the game is going to be really cool . You guys will be getting the game when its done, donators will just get to play it while it is being made although there isn't anything playable until hopefully the end of this month. Donators will also get some extra content in the game (basically just small mods and game events and so on).


Edit: renamed game world to "Darkfey"

[Adamwest69]

Is this game going to be similar to Whore Master? Any details you might be able to release regarding gameplay and type of game? In other words will you still manage a brothel or will it be more like a traditional RPG or will it be more along the lines of Slave Maker? I would love to hear some details and I do plan on donating, since I do appreciate your hard work, I'd just rather do it anonymously, so is there any way to set that up as well?
 
AW69

[necno]

Hmm, well the game is an RPG so far as you control a single character. However your character has a job such as blacksmith, hunter/trapper and so on. The idea of the game is you must survive day to day life performing your job. A part of these jobs is running a business and as new jobs can be coded in using the script engine you could code in a brothel (Although there is a good chance I will include a brothel manager job as a possible choice).


Unlike whoremaster you won't have as much control over your girls and sex won't have so many variations. For example if a girl sleeps with a client you won't know what sort of sex it was and all that stuff.... of course you could mod in more detail .


The RPG aspects are pretty involving but you could play the game as say a blacksmith without ever having ventured into one of the games 'adventure zones' where are areas you explore with your party (or by yourself).


There will only be 3 professions on initial release as they require a lot of scripting to get them to a level where you can play as that sort of character and not get bored.


In the game time passes and your character gets older, when you die (either from losing a fight or from old age) you can take control of one of your children (if you have any) and continue the game as them. However you cannot take control of siblings so if you die as that child without having children of their own then it is game over.


Dying is permanent in the game as when you die your save game is deleted and you are returned to the high scores screen. Also when you die a 'bones' file is saved so that you can visit the bones of previous deaths with new characters and maybe even find something they used to own. This permanent death is optional but if disabled your score will not be saved nor will a bones file be saved.


That's about all I can release at the moment. The first release is going to be the combat system test (with limited magic). I'm going to be releasing the components of the game as parts so that each part can be balanced and bug squashed separately. Meaning when the parts are brought together they will be much more complete and balanced than if I did it separately.

[Fstop]

When you talk about the the bones and finding old items first thing that comes to mind is of course nethack >.>

[delta224]

Fstop, the design document doees have parts that could have been taken straight from a rougelike such as nethack. Mainly the death and savegame parts.

[Alugere]

I will say that it is going to be interesting trying to build a dynasty in your game. However, if I ever play much as an adventurer, I probably won't leave town much until my character either gets someone pregnant or gets pregnant.

[Zuul]

You want to fight monsters while being pregnant? o_o''
I don' t think the baby will be very happy. Then again, I have no qualms sending a pregnant girl down to the catacombs, so it'll probably be okay. 

[Alugere]

...

I meant that I would want to have a child before risking my character's life, but... (Also, you can lose a pregnancy if the girl gets injured while in the catacombs)

Still, this will be an interesting thing to look for in the future.

I do have one question, though: Will we be able to crossbreed our decedents to get benefits (Such as have our human character have sex with a troll to get our kid increased regeneration)?

[necno]

No cross breeding is involved in the game as it wouldn't fit in with the fiction I've created.

[Shinteo]

Not even with races like elves?

[necno]

All mythology in the world of darkward runs with the mythology of the real-world (except that its no longer myth).



I've been collating information on mythology for a long time from sources all over the net (since its very hard to find a good encyclopaedic source of mythology around the world. Dwarfs and elves appear in many mythology but none are human sized.


There is room for breeding with daemons, certain fairy creatures (dwarfs and elves are fairy creatures) but I'm not sure I will implement them in this game as these creatures are higher up on the hierarchy and so are rare.... perhaps one encounter with a fairy creature and daemon as a part of a random event will be done. I haven't come up with all the events in the game yet so it's still possible.


    Dwarfs and Elves:
Description: Dwarfs  and elves are usually male and often live in forests, in mountains, or in  out-of-the-way places. There are two kinds of elves: the Dökkalfar, or dark  elves, and the Ljosalfar, or light elves. The Dökkalfar dwell in caves or dark  woods. The Ljosalfar live in bright places or in the sky. Dwarfs and elves  of the mountains are highly skilled metalworkers and artisans who have  supernatural powers and make special gifts for the gods. Dwarfs and elves of  the mines, who keep guard over underground stores of gold and precious stones,  are unpredictable and spiteful. This association of dwarfs and elves with  mining and precious metals exists in many legends and fairy tales. Dark elves can  bring disease to people and to cattle or can cause nightmares by sitting on a  sleeper's chest. They also steal newborn babies and replace them with deformed  elf children.