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Thu, 03/10/2022 - 00:01 — blamehound

The Trouble with Victory Conditions

So I want to have an interesting endgame for Dark Forest. What I've settled on for my first prototype is the following:

In this game, you are looking for a super-advanced ancient civilization that is potentially hiding out somewhere in the universe. It may or may not exist. If it exists, you must find it, contact it, and forge a peace with them. If they do not exist, you must defeat all other players to become the only spacefaring civilization.

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Wed, 03/09/2022 - 23:43 — blamehound

Design Goals and Victory Conditions

In moving forward with this game, I have a couple of design goals that I am keeping in mind. Somewhere in the back of my mind I remember a Ludology episode where they talk about the different things that people get out of a game. Some people connect to the game visually, some connect purely for the puzzle, some people like playing with the little pieces more like a toy. If you can provide some aspect fo your game that appeals to each type of player, then you are helping your design.

DD 2

Tue, 03/08/2022 - 11:47 — blamehound

The Dark Forest

In my mind this is an obvious truth, although I could be wrong: New games, like new ideas, don’t really exist. Everything is a modification of something else. The reason I am making this game is not because I think I can do something completely new, but instead that I want to create the game that is in my head, that I don’t think already exists exactly. But there are several games that I love that heavily inspired this one.

Designer Diary 1

Tue, 03/08/2022 - 11:46 — blamehound

Designer Diary 1

So this game has been knocking around in my head for about 3 years now. I have finally had a couple of breakthroughs, I think, that will allow a playable game to emerge. Maybe. I am still stuck on a couple of important aspects, but I thought this would be a good time to reflect back on how this all came about.

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