Serious talk now guys

So hear me out: Ever since Hero Corruption was announced it was supposed to be a roguelike-rpg, this means that the following cycle: Start > Play a run > Get a Game Over > Start another run with more wisdom and advantages, is a crucial part of the game, but it hasn't been fully implemented so far.

What I mean by that is, Hero Corruption has a basic roguelike structure: You can't get all the equipment in a single run, Game Overs (generally) are unavoidable, and randomness is always present. All of this makes replayability necessary to access more game content.

But one thing is still missing: Tangible advantages between runs. Currently the player has no advantages when restarting a run beyond the info he gathered, all perks, equipments, gold and stats are lost when he restarts the game, he basically starts from scratch. This brings us to the save function.

The initial and still present idea is that the type of save function that you are all currently testing is not something I would have implemented, it is not efficient, not all important variables can be saved and it completely goes against the idea I had for the game. Even you guys have tested and noticed that recipes, defeated bosses, enemy data and many other information considered important cannot be saved, this is unpleasant and detracts from the game experience.

What I had planned for the game was a simpler save system, which wouldn't save as much data, it would actually save a simple number that has been with you all since the beginning: the Score. Using the Score from a previous run as some kind of currency, the player would buy advantages for their next run (This is where the Perks system comes in, that's why both of these mechanics were created).

This would require a new balance that was already planned: Enemies would be stronger and you'd probably be destroyed while still in the forest for the first couple runs, but the more you play, the higher your Score; and the higher your Score, the better perks you could buy, getting stronger even though your run just started, always repeating the cycle I've mentioned earlier, but always advancing, step by step. And that progress would be saved, so you could play a 10, 15 minutes run, get a Game Over, save your Score and start a new run on the next day stronger than before. The run itself wouldn't be saved, but your progress will.

Just to be clear, I do have plans on making an open world rpg (non-roguelike), where the current save system would make a lot more sense, since the game will be designed around it. (That doesn't mean that Hero Corruption development will end soon, I still have a bunch of ideas that I'd like to add, let's leave this topic for another day).

So... That is my opinion, and as you can see it is not impartial at all, however I look at this project as something we all built together, I provided ideas and time while you all contributed financially and through feedback , suggestions and criticisms, very well placed and necessary.

I believe that everyone here care about Hero Corruption and want its sucess, that's why I don't think it's fair to make this decision by myself.

This poll result will be the future of Hero Corruption, please don't be intimidated by my opinion, choose what you think that would be best for the game, and of course, feel free to send me PMs or comment below

• If approved, the planned save function will be implemented in v1.0 along with the game balancement.
• If not, the save function won't be touched and the game structure will stay as it is.

Thank you all for helping me make this project possible