Best wishes!
Added 2019-12-31 13:38:31 +0000 UTCHi everyone!
I'm making this a combined new years wishes and devlog since I didn't have the time to do anything new years eve themed.
Anyway, yet another year has passed and Peasant's Quest is now 3 years old. Well, I released the first demo in February or March 2017, but I actually started working on it during my Christmas vacation.
I never imagined I'd still be doing this three years later, and certainly wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for all the feedback and support I've gotten from you guys along the way. Thank you so much for allowing me to continue this hobby for so long, I really appreciate it!
Although I have long since given up on setting a date for finishing the game, my goal for 2020 is to at least complete the main campaign (That Nergal Qetesh thingy). Then we'll see how much side quests will be added later. But as long as there are still mechanics I can add to improve the game (and people still want me to develop it further) I see no reason in ending it just yet. I've experimented with some mechanics already; pregnancy, crafting, crop growth, and even the infamous hunger system, to name a few. There are still three more major mechanics I like to add in the future. These are Vampiric powers, smithing of magically enhanced weapons/armor, and raids. That last mechanic brings me to todays devlog.
The Shakala update made me think of a concept I originally wanted to do before starting PQ, but didn't know how to pull of at the time. So I fell for the temptation, and have deviated from my originally purely story based update to adding a raiding and somewhat empire building mechanic. The plan is to let the player increase the size of his goblin tribe, which makes them more effective at plundering not just money from neighboring settlements or tribes, but also females (which help him increase the population). Of course as the goblin raids increase enemies (pesky knights and such) will attack his tribe to exterminate them and rescue the females. Inevitably some goblins will perish fending of these attacks, so a constant supply of goblin babies will be needed to keep the tribe strong.
I won't be able to complete the entire system this update, but I'll be laying down the basic structure. You'll be able to go on a raid to capture a female, increase your population and receive plunder tribute based on your population size. But I don't have time to add counter raids or more raidable females yet. I have way too many scenes to create as it is for this update already. I'm currently working on my fifth scene (of nine planned). I've also made a lot of progress scripting and creating new maps. My goal is to have all gameplay scripting (script for scenes will have to wait until they are done) and maps done by the end of the week. Hopefully that will give me enough time to playtest, bugfix and create the remaining scenes before the end of January. It' going to be tough to complete all scenes by then, but I'm going to try!
Well, that's about it for now! I wish you all the best for 2020, and stay safe!
Tinkerer
Comments
I really like the idea of doing a sort of reverse image of this game, with the goblins becoming something more than just ears to be collected like a crop of semi-dangerous corn. Raiding. Ambushing travelers ... maybe, eventually, a pesky lady knight or two .... arrogant female adventurers always need attitude adjustments.
LARRY CRAWFORD
2020-01-22 21:11:25 +0000 UTCIt's not going to be a dominating feature of the game. But raiding and plundering is a big part of goblin culture, so I wanted to bring some of it into the game.
Tinkerer
2020-01-12 02:33:27 +0000 UTCGoblin male genes are quite dominant (mother natures way of keeping their race pure. And it means they can reproduce with females from other races too). So the males are fairly close to purebreds.
Tinkerer
2020-01-12 02:29:41 +0000 UTCYou won't be raiding the village itself (you get to be the mayor there, after all). Instead you'll raid some farms or estates, camps, etc. in the surrounding area.
Tinkerer
2020-01-12 02:23:13 +0000 UTCThe goblin realm will be independent from the tower. I'll be doing a small update soon to add another female there as well.
Tinkerer
2020-01-12 02:20:18 +0000 UTCGee, i was so enchanted by this game of seduction, and now i learn tha it's takin the direction of goblin wars strategy...
2020-01-11 03:19:51 +0000 UTCThe idea sounds really awesome Tinkerer. I can't wait to see where you will take this game.
Shark Tooth
2020-01-08 10:20:42 +0000 UTCI'm so excited... i just can't hide it... :D
s278a
2020-01-07 16:38:52 +0000 UTCHello tinkerer, i hope you had a wonderful hollidays and end of the year celebrations. I was wondering if we could include in our little army of ours some monsters that we would have captured, like the werebat. Thanks for your dedication and your great game, looking forward for the next updates and the ones after that ! :D
John Tremblay
2020-01-04 19:54:08 +0000 UTCDoes anyone else know any other games similar to this??
2020-01-03 12:47:36 +0000 UTCThis sounds hella cool my man!
2020-01-03 05:48:19 +0000 UTCYou should check that Grolokk game out then-- similar concept someone is working on now as well.
Mr. L
2020-01-02 18:52:37 +0000 UTCWow, a Re:Monster vibe for the goblins! And HNY sensei!
2020-01-02 14:37:46 +0000 UTCHappy New Year! Looking forward to the update and the soon to be.... vampiric powers. I assume with the new update, that you can put the females in the dungeon as well?
2020-01-02 08:46:45 +0000 UTCMan the raiding thing sounds epic, when I found the goblins I was hoping it was going in that sort of direction. I cant wait to see what you do with that
Timburrr
2020-01-02 04:47:37 +0000 UTCI'm super excited for this update. I can't wait for it. I hope Ziva gets Pregnant for the Negral/Quetesh storyline. I'm interested in how the raiding system will work out. I hope to see it work with say defending the town. You can raid from Weirwood or the Goblin village and vice versa
Nightking
2020-01-01 15:36:06 +0000 UTCHappy New Year. The little ones are creepy in my opinion. I imagined the children of shakal a little differently. As for them, I have a question whether they are hybrids or not, these kids should be superior than ordinary goblins and look a little different. When it comes to tribal mechanics and rides, it's a pretty cool idea, becous when shit will hit the wall, we will have our own military force.
2020-01-01 12:59:38 +0000 UTCBEST NSFW GAME! Canβt wait for the next update. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE π₯³ π
Lee
2019-12-31 22:00:25 +0000 UTChappy New Year))οΏ½οΏ½
Alexandr
2019-12-31 21:06:37 +0000 UTClooking forward to what you can come up with for this great game and happy new year
overkill9
2019-12-31 18:18:30 +0000 UTCHNY 2020! We lov u!
2019-12-31 18:01:20 +0000 UTCyeah vampiric powers :D
Brommi
2019-12-31 16:33:21 +0000 UTClove the game and looking forward to new content and also best wishes in NEW YEAR (soon)
Hmmjon
2019-12-31 15:34:56 +0000 UTCHNY 2020!!!
Loggsy
2019-12-31 13:43:17 +0000 UTC
