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hachnslay

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You are The Gamer
« on: February 13, 2017, 02:34:12 pm »
This suggestion game is loosely based on the mechanics of the Manhwa "The Gamer" by Sung Sang-Young
Knowledge of the Webtoon is not required.
This will roughly update once a day, but real life has priority.

You know something is wrong.
You don't remember ever being this calm.
You are not unnerved by your own calmness.
Neither is your calmness broken by the burning branches above you, nor by the small embers that drift down towards you and burn you just for a split second after which the pain subsides.
You think that the small -1s that rises from the places that the embers hit you should be alarming, as such a thing should be impossible, but you arent fazed.
Most of all - that rectangle in front of you - loudly proclaiming in it's bright white letters on blue ground:
"Welcome to THE GAME
Please think TUTORIAL to start the tutorial or think CLOSE to close this window"
yeah, that should be alarming.
But it isn't.
That bar at the edge of your vision that is now reading 114/150 ... You are calmly considering what would likely happen if that many more embers hit you.
Somehow you are not sure it would be a good idea to find out.
Right now you are lying on your back in a clearing somewhere. It is awfully warm and there are embers raining down on you.
So you ask your inner voices of the twelve bays what to do.
Wait, what?
« Last Edit: February 13, 2017, 02:36:36 pm by hachnslay »
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2017, 05:36:16 pm »
PTW
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2017, 05:52:08 pm »
Think Tutorial?
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2017, 06:49:47 pm »
"Play dodge the ember" to grind stats.
Get clear of the fire and embers before starting the tutorial.
Ignore that window for now, closing it might just make the tutorial inaccessible.
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2017, 06:51:10 pm »
Look around.
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2017, 07:03:20 pm »
Look at your stats, see what we're proficient in.
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2017, 07:03:49 pm »
Think about "Tutorial"
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2017, 09:22:35 pm »
Think "Tutorial"
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2017, 10:04:26 pm »
Think "Walkthrough".
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Work on a potential forum game for my return to Bay12. Figure out parts that puzzled me before. Find more things to figure out that I can't. Work on another game instead of solving them. Get distracted and stop working. Remember it a week or two later. Remember I'm still on hiatus. Illogically, Be too ashamed to return yet. Repeat ad nauseam.

Finally have a game completely ready. Wait a week before posting it out of laziness.

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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2017, 02:35:06 pm »
So many voices talking at once, well at least one had the reason to walk out of this burning place.
You stand up and-
Oh, good. I doesn't matter where you look the window is always in front of you.
Why does it call itself Window anyway, you can't even look through it.
Your contemplations are interrupted by more pinpoints of pain.
Time to follow the plan.
You walk forward trying to get out of the burning place before starting the tutorial and-
You just thought that. The annoying screen went away just to be replaced by another.
In that split second you saw that you were on collision course with a tree, but now - well...
even if you wanted you couldn't change your path.
As soon as the tutorial window closed your sight you felt unable to move.
Whoever is writing these doesn't seem to know how windows work - you open them to look through them after all.
Might as well read the window.
"Welcome to the Tutorial
For choosing the smart path and getting more information about your current situation have one WIS.
(this is a one time deal)

Changes to your statistics are displayed on the most recent character sheet. let's look at it now. Please think Character Sheet.
Trivia, this was called stats at some point, but one too many gamer complaining of opening a screen in combat made us change most to two word combinations."

What does WIS stand for - it sounds unsavory.
And why should i care about some dimwit opening their character sheet in- ... ok, i get what they mean.

"Thank you for continuing with the Tutorial. You can now move again. Your interactions with the screens will not be noticed by entities outside of the game.
Please tap any point you have questions about. The Tutorial will continue once you think 'Close Window'."


Characteristics |Skills and traits |Relations |Inventory tap to autocycle
Name: ? ?
Age: 32
Title: The Gamer
Class: Wizard

HP: 107/150
MP:2/160
STR: 4
DEX: 5
VIT: 5
INT:14
WIS:6 (30)
CHA: 3
LUC: 12

Status: Acute Amnesia (-80% WIS)

That is a very bold screen. Walkthrough - nothing happens.
What do i want to know about? Ow, right - embers.
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2017, 04:05:43 pm »
((Would you like somebody(me) to "beta read" your updates and correct grammar and whatnot before you post them? Presentation is a significant part of a forum game's quality.))

Bloody well get out of the way of the embers. Try to find a shelter of some sort if possible, if not, just get away from the fire.
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A Thousand Treasures (And You).

Would you like to play a game of Mafia? The subforum is always open to new players.

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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2017, 03:58:14 pm »
You walk forward.
Into the tree.
The tree isn't on fire.
Right, i need to get rid of this window.
Close Window.
Great, now time stopped again!
So, what do you want again, you horrible window maker?
"Please set your options in the next screen to optimize access for the Voices of the Twelve Bays."
I
Don't
Care
Close window.
"Options:
Always Display EXP: False
Always Display Health: False
Always Display Level: False
Always Display Name Plates: False
Always Display Stats screen: False
Auto Cycle Stats Screen: False
Autoloot: False
Bells and Whistles: False
Commands Typemod: False
Damage Numbers Colour: red
Damage Numbers Display: True
Descriptive Action Border: None
Difficulty: Realistic
Display Changes Glow Colour: Green
Display mode: Online Chat
Inner Thought Border: None
Inner Thought Colour:Default
Main Screen Typemod: B
Notify Skillgain: False
Realistic damage model: False
Respawn: True
Spacing: Plentiful Linebreaks
Tutorial on start: True
Window Border: "
Window Colour: White
Window Font Colour: Default
Window Typemod: None
Wizard Mode: False"
Most of these make no sense. And i still don't care.
Close Window.
"Please Change at least one setting to continue with the Tutorial"
... Close Window
"Options:
Alway-"
Close Window
"Please Chan-"
Close Window
"Op-"
Close Window
"Pl-"
Close Window
Fine - you want change? here.
'Options:
Always Display EXP: True
Always Display Health: True
Always Display Level: True
Always Display Name Plates: True
Always Display Stats screen: True
Auto Cycle Stats Screen: True
Autoloot: True
Bells and Whistles: Light Tags
Commands Typemod: B
Damage Numbers Colour: yellow
Damage Numbers Display: False
Descriptive Action Border: 『』
Difficulty: Apocalyptic+
Display Changes Glow Colour: None
Display mode: Rhymeless Seuss
Inner Thought Border: !!
Inner Thought Colour:Purple
Main Screen Typemod: None
Notify Skillgain: True
Realistic damage model: False
Respawn: True
Spacing: Between Person Breaks
Tutorial on start: False
Window Border: '
Window Colour: White
Window Font Colour: Default
Window Typemod: None
Wizard Mode: False'

And ? ? thought:!Now how do you like this?!
And the game displayed:'ERROR
You do not seem to have a name set. Please set a name.'
And ? ? thought:!Always Nagging!
And the game displayed:'Do you want your name to be: Always Nagging?'
And ? ? thought:!No!!

HP: 73/150 LV: 1 EXP: 0/100
   
Characteristics |Skills and traits |Relations |Inventory autocycle is on
   
Spoiler: Gamer's Body (Passive) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Gamer's Mind (Passive) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Temporal Magic Knowledge (Passive) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Mind Magic Knowledge (Passive) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Fire Resistance (Passive) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Damage Resistance (Passive) (click to show/hide)
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2017, 04:35:30 pm »
Change Options.

Always Display Health: False>True
Always Display Name Plates: False>True
Damage Numbers Colour: Red>White with Black Outline
Descriptive Action Border: None>Fleur de Lis
Difficulty: Realistic>Dante Must Die
Display mode: Online Chat
Inner Thought Border: None>Clouds
Inner Thought Colour: None>Baby Blue
Notify Skillgain: False>True

Revert other changes.
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2017, 01:56:24 am »
And ? ? thought: !How do i open the options?!
And the game displayed: 'Do you want your name to be: How do i open the options?'
And ? ? thought: !No. seems like i need to choose first.!

Characteristics |Skills and traits |Relations |Inventory autocycle
Forever alone
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Re: You are The Gamer
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2017, 04:57:10 pm »
Think: Ok, my name will be: Gerry Alex Moe Eric Richardson the third .
(G.A.M.E.R)
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