Play as a Union officer at the battle of First Bull Run.
I hope to make more stories following the main character through some of the early battles of the Civil War (Eastern Theater) as they work their way up the chain of command. I am going for as much historical accuracy as possible with this game, while allowing the player to influence the outcome of the battles and campaigns.
The game has completed beta testing and has been submitted for publishing. Thank you to everyone who was supportive or helpful during this process!
Your most affectionate and obedient servant,
Dan Rasmussen.
@Random_Person@Snowflower Hey there, I know you two were asking questions and offering feedback on my demo. Here is the page for it. Thanks!
Random, to answer your questions from the other thread:
I intend to cover at least two battles with this game. If I get that far and get it published and whatnot, I will likely produce a sequel or two with more battles. Thatās getting way ahead of myself, though. I still have to write this one, after all!
General of the army? Itās possible you could be general of an army. Currently, I imagine the player will achieve brigade command by the second battleā¦ maybe divisional command by the third? Not really sure yet how it will all shake out.
right now, i think yes, gender locked male. I could maybe add more options later, but since Iām going for high realism, thatās the way Iām leaning.
Player name will be customizable. Iāll probably add that tomorrow.
i think much more will be made customizable as I work. player info will also be available on the stat screen eventually. i would like the player to choose their own state and maybe a more in depth background.
For a lot of this stuff and other things that have been mentioned, I am currently pushing forward with the story to maintain my momentum. Small improvements will be made to the story as I go.
Iām surprised to hear that but no it hasnāt been quicktested. I coded it all today in about 30 minutes of furious rush lolā¦ I will fix it tomorrow.
@Facepalmcity Hey there, I just watched Glory tonight, one of my favorite movies for about 25 years now. However, Iām going for high realism. I may add options later that arenāt technically historically accurate. Not certain yet.
I love history and the Civil War is a very interesting part of it.
Itās understandable that we are locked into being a male, no worries here
The only problem I have are the huge walls of words
Make the huge sections smaller with āairā between them, so reading will be more easier and more enjoyable.
(And can we have a black background with white font, please?)
@Queen_Zelda Thanks for the feedback! I see what you mean as I try the game now. More paragraph breaks, got it.
I can make a separate demo with white text on black background for you tomorrow I am putting everything off until then because Iām already in bed with a dog sleeping on my feet.
@YHGS and @AdvWall Thanks for the encouragement and feedback! I will fix the bugs this morning.
@Random_Person For battles, I think I will follow the eastern theatre. After First Bull Run, I think I will do the Peninsular Campaign and some of the Seven Days Battles. After that the logical progression is Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, etc. As for Lee and Jackson, you canāt really avoid either of them in the eastern battles. I think itās safe to say you will run into Jacksonās troops at First Bull Run, though Iām not sure if I will mention him specifically.
Now, I will use everyoneās encouragement to drive myself to write. The goal is 9000 words by end of today. Hopefully, that means you all will āsee the elephantā by nightfall.
The bugs should now all be fixed. I need to get in the habit of using quicktest, that was really handy! I have also added an early version of the map I am working on.
Random, it should already affect some dialogue options.
Thanks! I hadnāt considered that option, and in all honestly I probably wouldnāt do that, at least not with this game. Itās not a bad idea at all, just not really where my interest directs me.
I am putting everything off until then because Iām already in bed with a dog sleeping on my feet.
