First of all, thanks to all the new players who joined the game! Christmas did bring a couple of newcomers to the English version of the game, and it is clearly motivating me to work on the next big update.
My current focus is, like the title says, to bring more RPG into the game. And I am quite happy with how things are turning out !
Alignement & Ideology
Besides the main story being fleshed out with more memorable characters, the player will be able, and required, to define their character more radically, with a moral alignment (from samaritan to asshole) and a social ideology (from socialist to capitalist).
Traits
The Traits (formerly known as Perks) have evolved, they can now more clearly influence your stats and therefore the way you can resolve situations.
For example, when you act brutally, this Trait can increase, and every 1% of Brutal makes you stronger in combat. But it also increases your asshole alignment!
Of course, many new possibilities will open so every kind of build can carve their own way.
Let’s just mention one example, when you were previously forced to resolve a situation with violence, you will now have alternate paths, using your charm, your social recognition, or confusing your opponents with mental jokes.
You will even be able to complete the game without actually hitting anyone !
Different endings and influence on the world
The way you play will of course define the kind of ending you can get, but also how it will shape the world.
For example, if you rule the game as a true samaritan socialist, new players might start with more money, but big bosses will pay more taxes!
And … the nerd paragraph … Blêktre Editor
Because I have more and more text to manage, I developed a brand new dialogue editor. When laziness actually makes you work more…. It’s JS and node server based.
I must admit LLM codex tools type faster than I do, and this is really accelerating my development workflow. I would not call it vibe coding though, because I read and understand everything, so I know there are no mistakes or blurry things.
Conclusion
As these upgrades bring more content to the game (new stories and dialogue, new skills, UI and graphic enhancements, and you might finally be able to buy those cats for your house), I can tell I am not finished with the work, but the truth is I am enjoying it ^0^
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