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  1. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Thank you for your support! Yes, the game is more like Might & Magic 6 (repetitive game loop, easy rules, tributes to M&M lore) than like a deep text-based game: some players may have disliked it because of this I guess. BTW, your hero is exhausted, you have to sleep (or travel more than one...
  2. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Time flies, the game has been released one month ago :) Steam requires 1 more review to reach the magic 50 reviews number that turns "Positive" to "Very Positive". If some of you played the game, it could really help the game to write a review! Thank you again for your support!
  3. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    You did not save but there may be an auto-save! Every time you enter a town from the map. I heard some players preferred to do a first run (≈30 minutes) and then start again after the first fail when they learned the (rather basic) mechanics of the game. Thank you for giving the game a second...
  4. Did you play Ambermoon (Amiga, recently adapted to PC/Mac)? I had never heard of it before; I find this RPG wonderful

    I love when an RPG seems huge and complex and I enjoy it so far (I bought Disco Elysium on the same day I downloaded Ambermoon and currently, I'm playing Ambermoon) Here is the game page: https://github.com/Pyrdacor/Ambermoon.net The game is free.
  5. The Music Thread

    I just released an update that displays the artist and track name when opening menu :) I'm a huge fan of dungeon synth (I have also composed some tracks!)
  6. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Feedbacks are positive currently! A few months ago, it was actually mixed. The game has been greatly improved thanks to testers (including @Urdnot_Wrex). It's still a small game, but it seems like people enjoy playing for a few hours. As for me, I'm currently a bit exhausted (I try to answer...
  7. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Voilà, the Secret of Darkwoods is out now. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2271590/The_Secret_of_Darkwoods/ I enjoyed developing this game, I hope you like it. Thank you for your support! I would be glad to have your feedback.
  8. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    BTW, I just found the button to add a reaction to posts! Now, I can react! Thank you for all your messages!
  9. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Yes, it's quite embarrassing. Not sure it's the "only way", but that trick definitely gave us more interesting portraits. There are many other disturbing flaws and biases (that have been documented) in this generative content. That's why I don't consider myself an AI enthusiast. Still, it made...
  10. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Hi @Telumatan! Thank you for your question! It's generated from simple text prompts using Midjourney, that run multiple times until getting something OK (there are a lot of weird results in AI-generated images). It is ridiculously easy to build. Example to generate a character portrait: I...
  11. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Thank you for your answer, now I have to go back to work, so many things to fix and improve! BTW, the current status of the credits page: Send me your questions/feedback, I will continue to check this thread!
  12. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    Thank you so much for this detailed feedback @Urdnot_Wrex! This is really valuable, for me and for other readers I guess! I had started to make a long answer in my head while doing the dishes, but I don't know where to start! Because what you have written illustrates a major issue in my game...
  13. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    > Ohhhh, another gem! Thanks so much for sharing, and good luck with the project! Thank you so much > Your Steam community thread looks a bit lonely, I'm sure Tavern people will support you! haha yes, it's totally empty! > How did you come up with the idea? It's a long-time idea (maybe a...
  14. The Secret of Darkwoods - Open-world illustrated text-based RPG - Released on March, 21

    The Secret of Darkwoods is a non-linear video gamebook I developed during the last 6 months. It's a tribute to younger me, and to Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and maybe Daggerfall, I guess. Wishlist available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2271590/The_Secret_of_Darkwoods/ It's...
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