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This is entirely normal. Don't worry; the feeling will pass soon.
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Bob Quixote posted:Probably a text adventure style thing - I think roguelikes might be a bit beyond his abilities at the moment. People recommend using Inform or TADS for text adventures because writing a good parser is a pretty thankless task. Sure, it's easy to parse GET LAMP, but PUT THE SHORTER CANDLE ON THE CANDLESTICK (Which candlestick? The red one or the blue one?) THE BLUE ONE is more complicated. (Inform and TADS also use a virtual-machine system, so the same game can be played on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and even inside a web browser.) You certainly can write a parser from scratch in C++ if that's your interest, but you should be aware of the alternatives. I'd recommend reading "The Craft of Adventure", by the author of the Inform system; it's a good introduction to making puzzles that are both difficult and fair, as well as the sort of worldbuilding people expect in text adventure games. Another resource is the Interactive Fiction Theory Reader (PDF or paperback), which came out in 2011. Twisty Little Passages is a scholarly history of the medium, published in 2005 by MIT Press. inklesspen fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Jun 7, 2015 |
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Fenarisk posted:Thought this would be better in the general thread than a specific Apoc World one, but I'm picking up an old project of making an investigative game that I'm hoping mirrors the themes of True Detective, where the protagonists have just as much hosed up internally as the external threats or investigations, and the story unfolds just as much between characters as it does out in the world. Are there any good thematic RPG's that do this currently that people can recommend taking a look at? I've been using the base PbtA engine as a resolution mechanic but looking for more inspiration. Megaman's Jockstrap posted:A Dirty World and any Gumshoe game (recommend Mutant City Blues since it basically deals with superhuman cops) are required reading here IMO. Night's Black Agents (another Gumshoe game) is not exactly the same thing as you're looking for, as it's superspies vs vampires, but it has what looks like a good mechanic for "stability" as you have to deal with weird bloodsucking monsters trying to kill you. NBA characters have a symbol (Old Glory, their partner's badge, etc) that helps keep them focused, a sanctuary or place of safety they can retreat to, and one trustworthy person who can provide solace.
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Jun 24, 2015 21:40
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Evil Mastermind posted:The Platinum Index will be going PWYW on DriveThru, too, once they get the ebook versions sorted out. It's already up (though PDF-only, with the ebook versions coming soon)
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