My RPG is.. a RPG. But I'm trying to make is as friendly as possible:
📖 Story Mode - Similar in difficulty to FF6.
⚔️ RPG Mode - Similar in difficulty to SMT5, Persona 3 Hard.
🌘 Solo Mode - You can only use the main character in the story, no companions ever joins in battle.
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Public post on my Patreon about my game, Stagnant Gold!
I'm going to try to be talking more about it in the future over on @zwei2games.bsky.social!
Follow there, or on Patreon (for free) if interested! 😁
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/154802...
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My game is a weird pseudo-retro RPG with actual gameplay that has a story that tackles the topic of grief.
If you don't like to read weird stories and if you don't like reading the description of actions and mechanics:
You are not the intended audience. 💜
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A snippet of code through Notepad plus plus describing the steps to an action's damage.
Because a friend of mine told me my code wasn't as bad as I thought it was, I *finally* started leaving myself notes to keep track of it all.
Yeah, it's just javascript... but I'm having fun and learning! 😅
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A mostly monochrome doodle of a young man, dressed in heavy clothes and a hoodie, brandishing a sword dripping with blood. A lantern on the ground illuminates him brightly.
Oh hey, did you know you'll be able to play with those guys soon? Well... "soon".... follow my gamedev journey on @zwei2games.bsky.social 💜
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I know 2min videos are WAY too long, but you can take a look at a few puzzle systems in Stagnant Gold, including companion field actions!
Even if it's a turn-based RPG, I want to add that little layer of "zelda-esque" puzzle to every dungeon! 😁
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A quick screenshot of the game stagnant gold showing the main menu and the main player party. Everyone in the team has their portrait bleeding due to being low on health.
Testing interactive portraits for different conditions (like poison, danger-status, etc) and it just looks like they all got lost in the sauce. 😔
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Celcius is the first permanent companion to join you in Stagnant Gold.
He's a little shy, but as far as Lantern Humunculus go, this one's a really good cleric-archetype one!! 😁
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It probably doesn't need to be said for those who know me, but for the others: Stagnant Gold is made, to the limit of my knowledge, 100% AI-Free. 😤
I even turned down the help of a plugin because the creator had his page on itch made with clankergpt. 🤮
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A mock-up screenshot from the game Stagnant Gold, showing a boss battle against an Automaton.
Stagnant Gold has 11 MOSTLY optional bosses that are fought during the course of the game, or all at the end (if you prefer that).
One of them is a guest character from one of my favorite indie RPGs.... but I'm keeping a spot for another potential guest superboss 👀
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I decided to go full "that weird quirky rpg team" because it's my game and I want to have fun 😤
So you walk the night with some dude, a Chemist Lantern, an Antique Sword, a (broken) Disposal Automaton, a Witch Grimoire and... a Mimic-in-a-Box! 😁
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Well that's a fantasy, narrative, quirky RPG team if I've ever seen one, ain't it? 😅
Meet the party of Stagnant Gold! 😁
(Plus like, 6 temporary guest characters as well...)
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It's not a Chrono Trigger or FF6 inspired one, even though I LOVE those games 😅
The main inspirations for the narrative / gameplay structure are from a bunch of games!
- OFF
- Digital Devil Saga
- Octopath Traveler
- Dungeon Encounters
- The Alliance Alive
And so many more!
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I've been reworking the entire battle system, inspired by Dungeon Encounters and several Atlus titles (SMT, EO...).
The point is to take down foes with critical hits, by using strategy to lower their guard or hit their vitality (HP) directly!
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I'm still hard at work on the game, but I'm in a very "database moment" so it's all just excel sheets.
Not very interesting to share 😅
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Bumping here for visibility!
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One of my friend playtested the current build of my game for the first time.
Was fully expecting him to shit on it and use this as critique to fix some stuff... but he actually, genuinely loved it?
So... I guess it's fine to continue? 😶🍄
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A screenshot of the game Stagnant Gold showing the player in a forest maze dungeon.
Something about forest dungeons... forest mazes... beware, beware... the secrets of the mushroom forest...? 🤔
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Showcasing a bit of the user interface for players, to show how Stagnant Gold is a COMPLETE RPG experience!
Equipment screen, Shop screen, Action screen, & Bestiary screen! Tons of different equipment and action load-outs!!
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I thought people would roll their eyes at me using Rpg Maker MV for Stagnant Gold, but I've seen so many good games on RPG Maker lately?
Beloved Rapture? 8-Bit Adventures? Don't Look Outside? Omori? In Stars and Time? All amazing games.
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Was finally approved for steam partnership!
Meaning I can build the Steam page for Stagnant Gold now! 😎
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A doodle of the batter, from OFF, the game, in front of Aurelio from the game Stagnant Gold. The Batter says "I must cleanse all impurities" while Aurelio answers in a glitched tone "CUNT."
I think they'd be good friends (in therapy).
Now I just need to find a way to contact @mortisghost.bsky.social to ask if I can add The Batter as a secret superboss in Stagnant Gold.
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The title screen of the game Stagnant Gold, showing a sword stuck in the ground with a ray of light shining on it. On the right side, a menu shows New Game, Continue, Options and Quit Game. A strange TV effect is applied to the screen.
The title screen of the game Stagnant Gold, showing a sword stuck in the ground with a ray of light shining on it.
A comic page showing the main protagonist running through what seems to be an empty void filled with flowing and floating blood, and ending up facing a large fleshy creature with gazing red eyes. The text speaks from an external view to the protagonist: "The night is long, and cold. And you've been search, haven't you? For grief, for guilt. For so, so long. And you finally found it... The Darkness Itself. Are you... angry?"
A screenshot of the game Stagnant Gold showing very elegant minimalist graphics on a map.
New title screen for Stagnant Gold!!
The coolest thing ever I want to add is several illustrated cutscenes to complement the very minimalist graphic style of the game! 🤩
Inspired by OFF, Omori, In Stars and Time, and the likes! 💜
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Serious question for other #gamedev, I have a card mini-game (not Blackjack) where you can buy tokens (not for gambling) to play the "token game" (not Blackjack) to win tokens to exchange for items...
Do I have to put a warning of some sort? 🤔
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My game doesn't *need* a guide... but if you've played RPGs before, you'll know that backtracking, exploring away from the main path, stealing enemies, and interacting with suspicious thing will net you GOODIES.
So I'm expecting treasure goblins to play my game properly. 😤
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One would think that the fact that I BUILD THIS PUZZLE would mean that I can solve it super easily...
...One would think... 😅😭
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Started playing OFF, the game, for the first time.
I never played and knew very little about OFF (I knew it was a founding parent to indie gaming), and yet, despite this...
I now understand that it has heavily influenced my game. Somehow. Retro-actively?? 🫥
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Surprisingly, there's a LOT of systems inspired by the Mana Series (specifically Trials and Legend) in Stagnant Gold.
Item-seeds is my favorite of them!! It's like a mini-gacha!!
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A comic page showing the main protagonist running through what seems to be an empty void filled with flowing and floating blood, and ending up facing a large fleshy creature with gazing red eyes. The text speaks from an external view to the protagonist: "The night is long, and cold. And you've been search, haven't you? For grief, for guilt. For so, so long. And you finally found it... The Darkness Itself. Are you... angry?"
A mock-up comic page showing the intro sequence to my indie game, Stagnant Gold. 🟡
Surely Aurelio is a stable, perfectly nice guy. 🙂👍
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I know people follow mostly for porn, but I've had a few followers recently, so...
Please also look at my game stuff. 🥺
I'm in the process of setting up a steam page and demo. I might do a TINY kickstarter just to pay for more custom music for it, eventually... 🥺🥺🥺
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