Hello everyone,
Yes, I know it is not mid-week, but this is my mid-week madness post for last week. My goal is to post something interesting every week. Whether it be a teaser, brainstorm, poll, whatever. I'll tag them "Midweek Madness." The first one was the Night Events brainstorm, and there were some awesome ideas there.
Originally, this was going to be the November poll. I'm going to cancel the November poll for a few reasons:
1) It's taken me a bit of time to design outfits based on the top 5 selections that I like. Plus, I spend most of my development time on the game right now.
2) Beyond the outfit question, I have a series of questions I'd like to ask you guys about the world itself. Yet, I'm realizing that it would be a lot better if I had the world map done to show you guys and if you had more of the game to play.
3) On that same note, a number of people commented in the last poll that it is hard to truly evaluate the questions without having a better understanding of the game itself. I never intended chapter 1 to take this long, so I never intended to run so many polls prior to its release.
Basically, once you play chapter 1, I feel you'll be much better equipped for these polls. Since I've no doubt the entire game will take me until at least late next fall to complete, there will be plenty of time to run polls along the way. Add in that I plan to start randomly selecting $20+ patrons again for in-game scene/event designs, I think you guys will get to shape the game plenty.
Still, I didn't want to not post anything (I've done that too often in the past), so I'm going to post another brainstorm, and then a lore post for this upcoming week's midweek madness. So, put on your thinking caps again!
Brainstorm question: As Zalran comes alive again, what villagers move in? This can be villagers who might have lived in Zalran in the past, or new villagers who have decided to move to this growing little village.
Background: A little background. First, Zalran is surrounded by three kingdoms (Kavidan - a militaristic, mountain kingdom; Trellion - a aristocratic naval power; and Escala - a rugged free city on the edge of the desert). Villagers don't have to come from those major cities, but that can be a starting point. There are plenty of little farms, hamlets, hunter's camps, etc. scattered throughout the land. Also, Zalran's development will revolve around your choices, but there will be a dark path, where slavers, raiders, etc. start to move in. So, if you're digging a more villianous type, that'll work as well.
Currently, I have plans for a blacksmith, a trader, a gypsy trader, a rancher, and a couple ex-bandits. But, I'm open to more ideas. If you really want to get creative, design a backstory for your villager. I am aware that this also might be easier if you'd played more of the game, but it should be answerable based on just what you've seen in the prologue. Plus, you don't have to play any of the game to design cool people you might like to see in a hypothetical h-game. In some ways, this is an opportunity for a $20+ level perk without pledging that much. I definitely take note of ALL suggestions and work quite a few into the game. Trust me, if you've been following along, I guarantee you'll see a number of events along the way that you'll be like, "Holy shit, I remember that suggestion!" Stuff like that is really fun to me, and it doesn't rely on fourth wall shenanigans, which I generally don't like.
So, suggest away! Then, you can take a break the next week or two, since I won't have another brainstorm for at least a few weeks--got other plans.
YT
Renmaru
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