Spirit Hunter Mineko: Demons Reach --- First Info!

Dreaming on the job I see, no wonder Mineko is taking so long to come out1

 

Any news on Mineko? This one is on the top of my waiting list.

 

Um yeah - mine too

 

Good to hear this is not forgotten. I will be waiting playing this wonderful Rimeland game meanwhile. This wolves are really though!

 

So when is RT EX coming? I swear I have logged twice as much time with Rogue Touch as any other iPhone game I have. Will that be coming out before Mineko?

 

I think you should ask him after October

 

Just wanted to say Spirit Hunter Mineko looks very exciting... I LOVE Rogue-likes but I do also like fluid gameplay and polished graphics... as well as thoughtful inventive mechanics, which is what really excites me about this title from what I have read so far.

I don't know if you have finalized what you want to do with food, or anti-camping motivation, (I may have missed something in these 40-something pages of chat), but I've got a few thoughts (and if they are at all helpful then that is awesome).

I think having scores based on time taken and the possibility of dangerous monsters entering the level will motivate players to keep moving, much like the food-mechanic. This tied in with a more positive version of the food mechanic (and maybe some other mechanics you haven't mentioned) should do the trick. I like your idea of a Day-Night Cycle for instance, it has nice flavour.

Some other things that I have been thinking about implementing in the game I am working on (which isn't a Rogue-like but a action-rpg with slight Rogue-like influence) :

• A combat combo system. Basically it is fairly easy to give the player buffs for success in combat, and if these buffs wear off soonish outside of combat then the player has incentive to keep fighting things. These buffs can be tied to the flavour/mechanic of the character class, or bestowed upon the player through a religion system with deities, or even through the weapons themselves (like BloodThirsty Daggers).
  
• Or buffs that are not earned but found. I know it isn't a Rogue-like, but Diablo had shrines of experience: as soon as the player activated one he/she would then run around fighting as many things as possible until the increased-experience-gain effect wore off.
  
• I'm also thinking about rewarding players with increasing amounts of gold if they have been constantly fighting for a while. This is quite arcady, and probably not suitable for for Spirit Hunter, but it certainly makes leaving combat less desirable, and makes entering the next combat quickly more desirable.
  
• Temporary allies... If allies came and helped the player for a while then the player would be encouraged to use the assistance as best they could. Another possibility is having enemies that get into fights with each other which also gives the player a chance to pounce.
  
• Battle mechanics that provide windows of opportunity. We are implementing leader enemies into most groups of enemies. If the leader dies then the others scatter and are temporarily easier to pick off, until they regroup. If this temporary window of opportunity comes at a time that the player may otherwise have retreated then the player may instead choose to fight on. However I don't know how much of possibility retreat is in Spirit Hunter Mineko is, but retreat is one of the things that the food mechanic discourages.
  
• Levels that disallow backward motion. This is kind of nasty, but doors can slam shut behind players or ground fall away beneath their feet and so cut off their retreat. This can of course only work if the game has been balanced to make such situations seem fair and if there are enough visual clues that players can prepair for these situations. This doesn't exactly stop players from healing between fights, but does stop players from trying to pick out single enemies at a time (which given your organically shaped levels may be possible?)...

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Hope there is something there you hadn't already considered, I know that most of what I am suggesting suits a fast paced game, but of the what-elements-work-or-could-be-potentially-work-in-a-Rogue-like-threads that I've read (and haven't initiated myself) this has been the best.

 

Nice hopeful thread revival

 

My most anticipated game ATM, next to axolot's next release.

 

Any updates on this or has the project been buried..?

 

This is an EXCELLENT decision! While a bit frustrating short-term, we'll all be happier with this approach in the long run. Take your time, and we'll be here to celebrate when the game is ready for a proper launch.

 

I have plenty of interest and desire here, just bring on the news.

Thanks for the heads up, CD.

 

Yay, Mineko news!

I do wish it was coming sooner rather than later, but I'm glad you're going to "finish her off right" as you say. I wish all devs would take time and not rush out a buggy/unfinished product.

On the other hand, hurry the heck up!

 

I'm looking forward to it. After Necronomicon I'm sick of buggy releases, so I don't care how much you delay it, as long as you do it right. Unlike Necronomicon. (Do I sound bitter?)

 

You know, I kind of wish that you were able to implement more control options.

I think that perhaps holding the context action button should...bring up an action menu?

Possibly make a tap in the direction of something while holding one of the other buttons to shoot at it as a control option?

 

still extremely excited for this!