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I’m adding achievements into the game. Any suggestions?

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My favourite pie is steak and cheese pie.

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What are these fruity nonsense options? And why did Ash kill me?

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Steak and cheese pie? One for the savory pies…

A lot of COG’s are serious. I like to inject some humor (in my opinion) into stories once in a while.

As for Ash killing you, that was a silent nod to people wondering if they’re a psychopath. (They’re not.) I intend to remove it, it won’t be part of the final game. But the pie stays.

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There should be an option and an achievement for choosing this masterpiece

@deusvult
@SoulsOfTheDamned

On an unrelated note, I think the Psycho Ash ending should stay XD

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I already set a hidden achievement regarding the pies. You should find out which one it is easily enough…

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So you’re adding savoury pies then? Potato top pies are also amazing. Or mushroom… I’m hungry.

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I’ll consider it. I did look at all types of pies, including savory, but I deemed it not popular enough, so it would fall into the some other pie not listed here category.

The pie in question when, if selected, will give you +50 achievement points, is my favorite pie ever. The achievement is hidden, and I’m not going to tell anything more, since you can figure out which pie it is from the story if you ready closely.

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I don’t know much about Canada buuuuut

Things I do know about Canada:

  • Joint Task Force 2
  • French to the east
  • hockey eh
  • igloo people
  • maple syrup
  • maple leaf
  • maple flag
  • Orphan Black is filmed there
  • Justin Bieber is Canadian
  • Mass Effect 3 is in Canada
  • it’s cold there

It’s not really clear but is it set during winter or is it just perpetually cold in Canada? What is your overall goal with the game? Will it be mainly written like a story or do you want to focus on survival more? I think survival would be fun, you could have a set number of things you can do within a day but be kind of free to explore different places or craft and take care of the various needs.etc And each activity takes a set amount of time, because peeing should be quicker than certain crafting. So a bit like Choice of Rebels winter chapter.

I don’t know how many bears there are in Canadian wilderness but the bear encounter seemed a bit rushed. I know other wildlife aren’t prone to actively attack you unless they’re hungry or think you’re a threat so maybe the bear could be encountered trapped inside a building where its starving. That could be a “fun” situation and a bit unexpected for the reader. There was this kangaroo that broke into my uncles house and when he got home he thought he’d been burgled but then the kangaroo kicked him in the stomach.

Maybe they could meet some wackjob like that first lady you can patch up on the plane, except she’s living in a hut she made herself.And then she could end up being crazier or less crazier than you first thought.

If you don’t want to deal with a large cast of characters (something I’m assuming because everyone else on the flight dies) instead of taking a domestic flight you could make Sofia a bad mofo and have her be a helicopter pilot. They fly to Fort Smith fine and she takes them for a helicopter ride over [insert Canada forest place here]. Helicopter goes down, Sofia dies, survive. Or Sofia gets injured, they have to figure out how to patch her up.

This sentence is very awkward sounding:

Ash had found out about it through his Canadian girlfriend, Sofia about Fort Smith and since he had a love of camping, as won over by the vast forest Fort Smith offered.

Could be:

Ash had found out about Fort Smith through his Canadian girlfriend, Sofia, and since he had a love of camping, was won over by the vast forest Fort Smith offered.

Personally I have never been on a plane where the pilot sounded this idiotic, and I have been on a shitty 10-seater airplane to Shit Town, Canterbury. If this guy looks like he sounds I would have noped the fuck out of that airport. You’re on your own Ash.

“We’ve lost controls of the airplane, and the cause is unknown. Please remain calm and use the air thingies that will drop on your head. Brace yourself and pray to God.”

Although he does sound like me when I talk :sweat_smile: “thingies”

Side note. I remember this time I threw a paper airplane at my history teacher he made me write an essay about the role of the Chinese air force in WW2. Which is way better because at least I learned something. Unless Miss. Teacher thought the MC was bullying her lol

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I’m on the same page with you regarding knowledge on Canada. The reason why I chose it was because I like Canada and so does my crush…

I like answering questions! [quote=“deusvult, post:93, topic:20115”]
is it set during winter or is it just perpetually cold in Canada?
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Hinterland is set in Fall.

Good question. I want to focus more on the survival aspects of the game, and the story will be there so the reader does not get bored. Do you know the game The Long Dark? Well, it’s a W.I.P, and the only mode they have at the moment is solo sandbox. The game is slow-paced and very realistic, with no story. You are just thrust into the Canadian wilderness for no reason at all. I actually read an article that said because the Long Dark was so boring, it was a great game.

So, maybe I want to use this game as sort of a ‘survival guide’ because all the methods I talk about/use in the story are ones that actually work. I research survival techniques before writing scenes. But as of now, Hinterland is sandbox.

Taking care of the various needs reminds me of Sims. I can gosub washing scenes, bathroom scenes, etc etc, but then I have to deal with the time problem, which is proving difficult. I’m interested to see how @JimD managed time in his Safe Haven beta. I think I’m going to have to go military time, since time is a variable in Hinterland.

Technically, in the place I am describing in the game, there would be no bears. So, I created a fictional island set in a real place so I could add in whatever I wanted. Purple poisonous mushrooms? You got it. Drinkable fresh water? No problem.

As for the scene being rushed, I got that feel too. I added in more lines for that ‘walking through the woods’ vibe and I’m adding a conversation with Ash.

The bear scene has a black bear in it. Black bears are very aggressive, and they will attack you when they feel you are a threat. I could add in a young cub and you can get a choice to play with it or try to kill it or something and when the bear comes in it tries to attack you.

Interesting idea. One of the goals of the story is to reach Ash’s partner in Fort Smith, and coding too much gives me migraines. But there will be badass scenes that will come out from an action movie. I’m talking Michael Bay-esque type scenes, you have my word.

Glad you liked the pilot.

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Oh man you blurred that out, that’s adorable. Is her/(his) name Sofia? :wink::wink::wink::wink::wink::wink:

Ya. It’s on my to play list, but I play Crusader Kings too much to play anything else.

Cool. Like this, heh?

That would actually be really cool. You could have “collectible” things to read that are written like a survival guide, maybe in the stats screen? Where you could stick the fourth wall breaking humour :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I remember watching this and then reading about how the only resistance against grizzly bears is to lie face down on the ground, with your hands covering your neck.

I wish I had found out about this forum before Jim took the Zombie Exodus demo down. I didn’t play it, but I’d assume he has a count that keeps track of the number of actions a player can make during the day which would be reset each day.

I thought that might be the case seeing as how Sofia is a set gender and name. Is girl Ash a lesbian, or bisexual? You might also want to make the name Ash unusable for the MC or have a unique scene for when they meet each other, maybe a special nickname for the MC (now I’m just being picky)?

The pilot is my favourite character /s

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Is her name Sofia? Well… it’s spelled differently… That’s all I’m saying on the matter…

Yeah, a how-to guide with a story is what I’m going for. [quote=“deusvult, post:95, topic:20115”]
You could have “collectible” things to read that are written like a survival guide, maybe in the stats screen?
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I really like that idea. I might implement it…

That’s true, play dead, if the bear rolls you over roll back. And if it’s a black bear, you’re not supposed to do that, you should fight back or look aggressive.

He switched it over to private beta testing. I was accepted to play phase one but the beta is now down and will not be back up into the next week or so. You can apply to play the demo if you’d like.

That may or may not change in the Halloween-y update…

I don’t mind the nitpicking. I love suggestions. Unique scene sounds like fun. You just gave me an idea for some special Halloween-specific content for this update. Maybe I can do an if statement and then make you change it.

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If you’d like, pffffffffffffffffft.

I can be even more nitpicky. :grin: The name Nash sounds very similar to Ash as I can attest. Are there lists in choice script? Because the ultimate nitpick I have along with all games where you can choose your own name yet other characters don’t even notice when they have the same name as you… Asher, Ashley, Ashlin, Dashiel (Dash), Ashton, Cash…etc

“There is only enough room for one Ash in this world. Pick again, fool.”

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Ha, you got me there.

There is a psychological horror WIP where if you have the same name as one of the characters, they will kill you. How’s that for noticing? If you’re interested, you can play the game right here in the forums.

Edit: It’s called Monsters.

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Update is live! In order to access most of the content you need to do the following:

Not die when you face off the bear. I’ve made that significantly more difficult now.

Have Ash relationship >90, and confess to him/her that you like them.

Look for food.

Also, I may not update again until December. I’m in the process of moving.

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some report : (not finish checking it, coz im kind of tired and scared of Ash

[spoiler]
The reminder about Ash’s boyfriend set you off onto a trip down memory lane, and how he first met him. Justin was visiting him sister, who moved to the U.S in an attempt to find work and through some chance meetup, quite literally ran into Ash.

Inventory: 5 inch knifematches

You ran back to your seat and ushered Ash to hiss as well. You put your hands in front of you face and your elbows were on the seat.

You swam to the end of your cabin and through the doors of the others. You could see some bodies in the water, and there was a considerable amount of blood in here than in preminum economy.

To up the weirdness, he puts both of his around your face and looks directly at you. (his hand?)

Wait, you didn’t get service here. And even if you did, shouldn’t Ash use that to call someone, maybe his boyfriend and tell Justin that you just survived a plane crash and were now strandedon some mysterious island that was home to black bear cubs, and black bears, obviously.

You ar unsure of how he is feeling, but you can feel your heart beating out of your chest.

“Only for missions,” you say. “I mean, you still their car sometimes too and maybe punch them a couple of times, but after that it gets kind of boring. Sure, blowing up stuff is cool, but after that, it’s pretty mundane.”

and the time is kind of weird, its 13:00 before we go for scavenging some carry-on. and then its still 13:00 after that. and why did Ash trying to make a fire even after we use matches to make the fire ?

there is some more, but i’ll report later with more report if i found it tomorrow[/spoiler]

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Thanks for reporting those! Not sure how I let those pass by.

I’m working on improving the time system to make a little more sense. I also have some bugs to fix out.

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lol why did ash kill me? I THOUGHT WE WHERE BROS!!! dramatically falls to knees

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i know right?! Ash is kinda scared the hell out of me… and he runaway without glancing back when we encounter the bear… or when we confessed our feeling Ash can’t reply our feeling back and instead offer for non status relationship, though i cant resist to acccept it :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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lol every thing was great but then he just straight up stabbed me for no reason, our relationship was like 85% or something

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Was your name Ash or did you ask if he/she was a psychopath?