Hero or Villain: Genesis (feedback thread)

Changes:
-Bug fixes
-There is now one extra option to talk to boss, and possibility to influence with emotional manipulation. Let me know if there should be any other options?
-Boss now has slightly different complaint, depending on the MC’s intelligence (if >30 there will be a different complaint)

Issues left to deal with
-Add possibility of port official trying to run away (fly, teleportation, water breathing to catch him, weapons dealer has a mercenary to fight). Possibility to turn them in.
-Add option for MC to invent a gadget? (high engineering and intelligence)
-More choices of professions (student, scientist?). On the 4th day there should be difference (engineer called away to building, student going to lecture). Thanks @GenecoInheritor
-Add instances of use of engineering, law and journalism to provide extra info to MC
-Re-write some of the dialogues for co-workers, to add flavour (a frequent complaint, so I need to work on this!). More interaction with them.
-Place all powers chosen in the power choosing page
-Add option to clear powers and choose again
-Possibility to eventually romance the boss? Having a base? working for a government organisation? become a villain?
-Mr Watson chapter part II and III (romance Catalina?), Black cockroach sidekick, other sidekick, billards bar (total 5 extra)

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By now I’ve made a few changes to the dialogues with co-workers and boss. How do you feel about this part of the game?

  • This part is good as it is. No need to re-work dialogues anymore
  • The part of the game is ok. Not great, but no further work
  • This part of the game is not good. I think it still needs a lot of work
  • Complaint 1. I didn’t like that it felt that I was “being led down a relationship path”
  • Complaint 2. I felt like I had to socialise, when I didn’t want to at all
  • Complaint 3. The personalities of co-workers were boring.
  • Complaint 4. I didn’t care about any of the co-workers
  • Complaint 5. I felt I didn’t care about my job. Not clear why I needed the money.
  • Complaint 6. I felt like I didn’t care about the career.
  • Complaint 7. All the characters in the game just annoyed me
  • Complaint 8. Too many characters were introduced in a short amount of time. I got confused
  • Complaint %. Other (let me know)

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There is a “looping error” on this page…

when i choose “Use your mind control power to take control of him, and wait for the police to arrive”

the page will keep on repeating …

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I we could use miscellaneous powers for some elemental abilities.

Though the new enhance any stat might make it just frosting.

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Just uploaded another version. It is now possible to “talk less” with many of the co-workers (like, you can avoid going to lunch with your co-worker), and not have to invite anybody to the masquerade. Hopefully this will go some way to address some of the issues raised in the poll?

@Eric_knight thanks, bug fixed!
@GenecoInheritor not sure that I understood, can you explain again?

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Just a thought, maybe a progress meter for writing the current article as a journalist in the stats menu? I sometimes find myself unsure whether to go out and do things or stay and write. Knowing whether I was 10 or 90% done would go a long way to helping make that decision :slight_smile:

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Fell like this is slightly redundant

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hen, she whispers something very low, “I’m so glad that you’re ok, David”, before shouting again. “So, what now, Legion?”

Can MC tell her to be a bit more inconspicuous I mean it’d attract more attention than not lol
(she practically shouted!)


I don’t believe we ever got to hear Villardi’s first name even though MC revealed his secret identity!

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Well earth powers have no miscellaneous powers it feels a little bit empty is all. Those points are better used in stat boosts but it looks empty.

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Small typo here. When we meet Sarah at the masquerade.

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Changes:
-Some more work on second Mr. Wood mission, MC will get some info from high journalism and intelligence.

Aswers:
@Nidokingler, thanks, corrected
@AmericanShakespeare corrected. True about captain Villardi’s name… gave her a name!
@Pizza_is_good thanks, corrected!

Issues left to deal with
@GenecoInheritor earth powers have no miscellaneous ones (maybe plant powers? mmmm)
-Add progress meter for current article in stats menu (@Jacic, Thanks!)
-Add possibility of port official trying to run away (fly, teleportation, water breathing to catch him, weapons dealer has a mercenary to fight). Possibility to turn them in.
-Add option for MC to invent a gadget? (high engineering and intelligence)
-More choices of professions (student, scientist?). On the 4th day there should be difference (engineer called away to building, student going to lecture). Thanks @GenecoInheritor
-Add instances of use of engineering, law and journalism to provide extra info to MC
-Re-write some of the dialogues for co-workers, to add flavour (a frequent complaint, so I need to work on this!). More interaction with them.
-Place all powers chosen in the power choosing page
-Add option to clear powers and choose again
-Possibility to eventually romance the boss? Having a base? working for a government organisation? become a villain?
-Mr Watson chapter part II and III (romance Catalina?), Black cockroach sidekick, other sidekick, billards bar (total 5 extra)

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How do you start the romance with Captain Villardi?

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I think the Captain is not a RO…yet :slight_smile:

this is still a WIP …

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It is possible to start the romance and reveal your identity to her if you want

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I confirm that it should be possible, and even take her to the masquerade. Basically you should go and see her, accept her mission, make sure you have a high relationship level with her, and then hopefully win the fight against the creature at the docks… if you manage to do this you can kiss her -well technically it is possible to kiss her before that- but to take her to the masquerade yo umust win the fight

Do let me know if you feel any of this is unsatisfactory, if you would like any extra dialogue/options, etc…

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Is there any way to defeat the Slime Monster without high psyche?

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What is the stats require for the captain to accept our Kiss ? i had tried but she reject me every time, i thought it was not meant for us to kiss her yet :slight_smile:

i am wondering , if it was the captain who accompany us to the masquerade, perhaps there should be extra story about her helping us to battle the robot? like using her hidden gun to shoot some of them … and if the MC do romance steel Aeronaut, will Captain Villardi ever forgive us ? :sweat_smile:

So far i can only defeat the monster using Mind Control and high Psyche…i think it is logic though, without high psyche , how else can we protect our own mind from it ?

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MC can snipe him out from afar, something in his body must be vulnerable from outside right? High intelligence and some other power can exploit that weakness to gain an edge


Also the fights with Steel Aeronaut seem to linear MC can just destroy the guns to ‘win’ whereas all other powers give same outcome. There should be more options to ‘win’ like say if MC has high psyche and he has telekinesis then MC can rip her suit just enough to let her flee (not intentionally) and an Earth powered MC can have more options to use the earth (land) to make a protective shell around or an armor or gauntlet to hit her, and so on and so forth

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Found something please ignore if already spotted “I short cape that reaches down to my waist” should be “I wear a short cape that reaches down to my waist”

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New update is up! I was thinking that the stakes for the MC weren’t indeed very high, especially with regards to the job. Hence, there are two new little scenes, one a visit to the supermarket (to emphasize that you need to eat…) and a call from mum. Hopefully this will add an extra element dilemma in the choices/balance between superhero and normal life?

@Eric_knight, you need ((relationship_Villardi >65) and (vigilante <35)). And yes, the caption is mentioned in the masquerade (if she goes with you).

Yes, there are other options to defeat the “slime monster”, with high intelligence. Marksmanship also plays a part in this, so with high markmanship things should change a bit. I’m happy to implement other options, if you feel they are needed?

@AmericanShakespeare thanks for this. I’m indeed worried about this linearity of fights. Ok, I’ll try to implement some more options for Steel Aeronaut Fights. Any other suggestions welcome!

@Skystalker, thanks, I’ve corrected it just now! Though it will only go into the next upload (maybe tomorrow morning…)

Issues left to deal with
-if MC has high psyche and he has telekinesis then MC can rip her suit just enough to let her flee (not intentionally) and an Earth powered MC can have more options to use the earth (land) to make a protective shell around or an armor or gauntlet to hit her, and so on and so forth
@GenecoInheritor earth powers have no miscellaneous ones (maybe plant powers? mmmm)
-Add progress meter for current article in stats menu (@Jacic, Thanks!)
-Add possibility of port official trying to run away (fly, teleportation, water breathing to catch him, weapons dealer has a mercenary to fight). Possibility to turn them in.
-Add option for MC to invent a gadget? (high engineering and intelligence)
-More choices of professions (student, scientist?). On the 4th day there should be difference (engineer called away to building, student going to lecture). Thanks @GenecoInheritor
-Add instances of use of engineering, law and journalism to provide extra info to MC
-Re-write some of the dialogues for co-workers, to add flavour (a frequent complaint, so I need to work on this!). More interaction with them.
-Place all powers chosen in the power choosing page
-Add option to clear powers and choose again
-Possibility to eventually romance the boss? Having a base? working for a government organisation? become a villain?
-Mr Watson chapter part II and III (romance Catalina?), Black cockroach sidekick, other sidekick, billards bar (total 5 extra)

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