Changelog

• 0.2.1

  Apr 25, 2024

  0.2.1 Bug Fixes

  Thanks to those that tried out 0.2, I’ve had some feedback that I’ve taken on board and I’m releasing a 0.2.1 release to address the most pressing.

  Changes

  • Item hover details I wasn’t entirely happy with how the pop over could get in the way when I put it live and since that was validated by others without my prompting I decided that I would revisit and see if I could make it a litter better.

    Now instead of on hover, you can get the details by clicking the item.

  • Crafting menu on mobile This wasn’t reported to me by anyone since I suspect most people don’t try the game on mobile, but since I do, I noticed that it wasn’t actually possible to place items into the crafting window on mobile since the iteration was drag based.

    Now instead of just drag, you can click the item you wish you add and click the location you wish it to go and it will be placed there. Likewise, you can move items within the crafting grid in the same way.

  • Resource Depletion I had a couple remarks around collecting resources and how it wasn’t clear when depleted resources had refreshed, this caused people to click the interaction icon needlessly to retrieve feedback on it’s state.

    Now items that are depleted show an altered graphic, which highlights that the item has nothing left to give.

  That is all for now, please have a play and let me know your thoughts!

  I have also started a discord server for people to join, get developer updates as I go and to suggest changes or features; or more likely to tell me whats broken.

  Join at: Discord Server

• 0.2

  Apr 22, 2024

  Lets get crafting!

  

  Hey, this is the second release! It is only taken a few months but I have finally got something for you to do when you log into the game for the first time. I have added crafting support, changes to the inventory, skills and a new anonymous login feature!

  Changes

  • Login just got anonymous In the last release you needed to create an account to play, and for people that just wanted to mess amount it was not possible without giving your details or going through the steps to create a temporary login. Not any more, when going to the login screen click the new Or start now and create one later button below the sign in form and you will be able to play right away.

    

    Once you are in-game, if you would like to create an account click the Settings icon and enter a username and email. You will receive an email to confirm!

    

  • Crafting! As you navigate into the main testing area you will notice some work benches. Each work bench has different crafting level requirements. Find the one you can use and open up the crafting menu. Each crafting menu has a grid available for you to place in items which can be gained by gathering various materials around the map. Place the items into the grid to uncover your crafting recipes.

    Right now there is only one recipe to unlock your final gathering node in this release. But I will be adding more as I develop the core features.

  • Inventory changes I have tweaked the inventory to provide a more rich environment for discovering information about the items you have gathered and allow you to move items to better manage your space.

  • Skills As you gather and craft you will notice that you are gaining experience, you can see your current level and the exp required to the next level in the Skills dialog which you can access using the graph icon.

  That is all for now, please have a play and let me know your thoughts!

  I have also started a discord server for people to join, get developer updates as I go and to suggest changes or features; or more likely to tell me whats broken.

  Join at: Discord Server

• 0.1

  Mar 3, 2024

  Let’s play test movement with PartyKit

  

  Hey, this is the first deployment of my first game! My main goals with this are to get feedback on movement inside the zone in a more realistic network setting. I’m aware that running around on a local server isn’t representative on what it will actually be like in the real work. Any and all feedback is appreciated.

  How to get started

  • Email login: To test you’ll need to pop an email capable of receiving a login link into the play page, I won’t use this for any other purposes, you could also create a burner with services like (https://temp-mail.org/). This is not displayed to other users.
  • World map to move between different zones: This is currently just a single grass zone replicated, so when you first join feel free to move about the world map, see the edges and when you’re ready, click to enter.
  • Zone: Zones will be the meat of your play space in the future, right now you are able to run around and chat with other people in the zone, you will notice that stepping close to objects in the zone prompts an interaction icon, that will the basis of resource gathering in a future release.
  • Setting a username: I don’t yet have a full user onboarding flow, if you join and try chatting and see a random username then don’t fret. If you click the cog icon you will be able to set a username, you can only set this once currently! Refresh your page to have the changes take effect. Here you can also delete your account, like properly delete.
  • ”You’re playing in another tab”: I have a mechanism to ensure only a single tab is running for your user, sometimes this can get confused (also because clicking the login link opens a new tab currently), close any other tabs and press refresh. Any issues reach out to me via whatever channel you received the link to this site.
  • /who: Quick and dirty way to see who else is online.

  🐞 Bug Fixes

  • I’ve worked on making this as reasonably stable as I can, I’ll update bugs as they’re found or fixed.

  Thank you for taking the time to help me with this project.

  Roadmap

  I’ve got some ideas of what I want this project to be, to give you an idea of what that is I wanted to include a roadmap.

  • The main gameplay loop of this will be resource collection, refinement and crafting.
  • I want to give players the ability to showcase their prowess with in game achievements.
  • The player will earn experience in a variety of skills as they perform actions.
  • I want the players to be able to create a home, where they can partake in a variety of skills, build and upgrade a workshop, tend animals for misc crafting materials etc.
  • I want there to be quests available for the players to explore and interact with the world, help progress the region and gain renown with local groups.

  I will likely tackle these as distinct releases that add to the overall game, things like combat I would love to include eventually but right now I’m focusing on crafting mainly. I’m aware that I haven’t closed the loop on the “why” of crafting just yet, but I’m thinking on it.