"Auto Cast LMB Skill": 5%*4 chance per attack is way too low; should be at least 5%*4 per frame or per enemy hit by attack (to compete with auto clicker).
"EXP Gain": +20%*4/10 is way too trivial; should be magnitudes higher. (exp requirement should not be exponential in first place)
"Keep Coin": 5%-40% is a complete joke; should be at least 90% (to allow accumulation of 5-10x).
The hardest thing about making these games is balance. I had a great time for the first 3 hours. Then - just grind. Hope it gets better when the full version comes out. Still, great job, I wishlisted
Last night I accidentally introduced a bug that made it so you didn't get new events in Areas 2 and 3. I just hotfixed it now. If you only started playing a few hours ago, you were probably on the bugged version. Sorry about that.
People are going to use an autoclicker anyways (some of us need it for accessiblity reasons to avoid wrist pain), so why not make it so you can hold down m1 or m2 to use your abilities
managed to beat the last available area after hours of grinding and some experimenting with stats, feeling very accomplished!
and i'm still playing because i want to get my fox to lvl 30 to see what kind of skill it gets there :D
probably not getting the bow upgrade though, that's definitely not worth it right now
kinda spoilers on what stats i used to beat it below:
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i originally thought maxing out agi+int and putting the rest of the points in dex+wis was the way to go, to make the dancing dagger skill stronger, but looks like dex gets you more out of skills when you need it, so it's dex+int, just enough points into vit to survive if you need it and the rest of the points go into wis. str seemed absolutely useless compared to the armor and bestiary buffs i had by that point, but i guess i would've also been exploring new areas at this point during regular gameplay so i could've needed it? idk
this also seems to get me the best rates for soul farming in rat's nest 50 (consistently over 3.1m per minute right now) and i have the fox summon active (with amulet of aggression) because i'm leveling it, pretty sure the owl was even better for farming though. might try the hedgehog later too, it looks fun
it will be great if there were more variety of skills and skill changes like vampire survivor. That's fun.
It will also be good to think about the pacing. Initially there are things to manage and balance around but later not much happens other than just dying on repeat when letting it sit idle.
The artstyle is awesome though and the vibe is very good
Quick feedback/bug: the Event notification stays on but I postponed the New Event because I didn't have enough souls and none of the Discoverable Events trigger.
i've been playing for a few days now and still have things to unlock and complete in the demo and it looks like this is only a small part of what's to come
right now i'm zooming around farming the gentlewood with all the agility i could afford and it's often too fast for me to manage to click on the interactables. it would be nice not to have to depend on your reaction speed and dexterity so much, maybe another character could have an active ability with more area of effect at the cost of other stuff so that you don't have to be as precise
This is magnificent work. The bones of a proper idle game are there, certainly - but what really impresses me is all the little QoL lessons that so many other idle games should learn.
Milestone reached or quest unlocked? No worries - it pops an unobtrusive notification, and the auto-farming continues uninterrupted. Worried about choosing gear, overlevelling a summon, or overfarming a certain material? It's all good - everything applies, all the time. Summon skills apply as permanent unlocks, equipment bonuses are permanent, and excess materials still count toward Ascension. Want to respec to try something different? No cost - just redistribute the points on the fly. All actions are useful, and advance progress - there's little-to-no wasted time or dross to deal with.
Things like this, things that cater to a player's agency and convenience, really show a deep respect for a player's time and fun factor. I've already wishlisted it on Steam, and I await the full release with baited breath. <3
ive unlocked all gear...except the last 2 armwear and legwear, which i assume means the game glitched up and ill never be able to get them now unless i delete my save and start over.
In the Desktop version, you can navigate to your save files and delete them. You can find the save path in the Settings -> Saving section in-game.
For the Web version, I don't think there's a way. It's something I plan to look into for sure, but I'm fairly new to Web versions in general so I'm not totally sure how that'd work.
I love the game. Very good concept. In rat nest there are many range monsters but the character mostly focusing on melee monsters so levels from 37-38 are way to hard than others. Waiting for another update ^^
I actually couldn't recreate this issue. I know a few people are having it so I'm trying to track down the cause. Do you mind telling me which Browser you're using?
EDIT: Okay, I think this is an issue with Chrome specifically. I pushed 0.4e that has a new export button that probably fixes the problem.
I'm enjoying the game, but I have the following problem
If I leave the game for a long time (over 24 hours?), the monsters don't pop up or they become very slow.
I don't know if this is an intentional limitation or not, but the same problem continues even if I restart the game, and if I turn it off for 2-3 days and turn it back on, the monsters pop up normally again.
Is there anyone else experiencing the same problem as me?
Hey, sorry to hear you're having issues. I'm working on a big update (which is why it's taking so long) that might fix this, but out of curiosity, are you playing on browser or download?
I downloaded it through the itch desktop app, and when starting I get:
Error The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing: Cross-Origin Isolation - Check that the web server configuration sends the correct ehaders. SharedArrayBuffer - Check that the web server configuration sends the correct headers.
I enjoyed this auto-fighting Idle Game! I don't have many complains; you can impact every fight with active skills (which are very important, as our character likes to get into trouble), you can eventually start getting some items, so that's nice.
hm, after a certain point, I dont see how to advance. like I got to level 19 in first world and level 9 in second, got all the quests done and all the euipment upgraded. but dont see how to continue. fox also got upgraded as far as ressources allow. but I cant seme to advance further. got total of 55 stat ppoint currently.strength maxed out, some healing, annd 1 or 2 in the others.
cant advance, waiting for next levelup takes ages. and there isnt really anything to do as long as i dont reach a few further levels
You're honestly pretty close to the end of content in the current version of the game. I haven't had much feedback about beating Stage 9 being so difficult, though. Have you been upgrading Equipment?
You can go further (I added some screenshots here) but where I'm at, I can only advance in terms of levels and max stage reached on each area. I don't have any more objectives to look up to.
You can make yourself more powerful by:
- increasing the level of course
- upgrading all equipment (you can unlock all 10 pieces)
- upgrading the pet
- and, notably, just killing thousands and thousands of monsters as you will see in the Bestiary that each milestones gives you more stats
I assume it's possible to reach all the way to 50 in each area if you keep on grinding.
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I wish to reset my game to the beginning how to i do this?
You just need to find the savegame folder of the game and delete all the savefiles. should be somewhere in user\appdata\roaming\godot
(Desktop) Tons of error prints on console.
Most of the Ascension bonus don't make sense.
"Auto Cast LMB Skill": 5%*4 chance per attack is way too low; should be at least 5%*4 per frame or per enemy hit by attack (to compete with auto clicker).
"EXP Gain": +20%*4/10 is way too trivial; should be magnitudes higher. (exp requirement should not be exponential in first place)
"Keep Coin": 5%-40% is a complete joke; should be at least 90% (to allow accumulation of 5-10x).
How do i keep my save I have been playing at work and want to be able to take it home or to my other desk?
"Settings" -> "Saving" then install your save files, it says where the files should go
So get a flash drive, noted.
The hardest thing about making these games is balance. I had a great time for the first 3 hours. Then - just grind. Hope it gets better when the full version comes out. Still, great job, I wishlisted
Last night I accidentally introduced a bug that made it so you didn't get new events in Areas 2 and 3. I just hotfixed it now. If you only started playing a few hours ago, you were probably on the bugged version. Sorry about that.
I'm afraid not, I started a week ago
People are going to use an autoclicker anyways (some of us need it for accessiblity reasons to avoid wrist pain), so why not make it so you can hold down m1 or m2 to use your abilities
i cleared stage 15 of area 3 but i cant claim the reward for that even thoe the exclamation point is there showing i should be able to
Yep, I'm gonna work on this today. Bit of an oversight with the new Claim Reward system I added in recently. Sorry about that.
Fixed! Thanks for letting me know.
managed to beat the last available area after hours of grinding and some experimenting with stats, feeling very accomplished!
and i'm still playing because i want to get my fox to lvl 30 to see what kind of skill it gets there :D
probably not getting the bow upgrade though, that's definitely not worth it right now
kinda spoilers on what stats i used to beat it below:
.
i originally thought maxing out agi+int and putting the rest of the points in dex+wis was the way to go, to make the dancing dagger skill stronger, but looks like dex gets you more out of skills when you need it, so it's dex+int, just enough points into vit to survive if you need it and the rest of the points go into wis. str seemed absolutely useless compared to the armor and bestiary buffs i had by that point, but i guess i would've also been exploring new areas at this point during regular gameplay so i could've needed it? idk
this also seems to get me the best rates for soul farming in rat's nest 50 (consistently over 3.1m per minute right now) and i have the fox summon active (with amulet of aggression) because i'm leveling it, pretty sure the owl was even better for farming though. might try the hedgehog later too, it looks fun
it will be great if there were more variety of skills and skill changes like vampire survivor. That's fun.
It will also be good to think about the pacing. Initially there are things to manage and balance around but later not much happens other than just dying on repeat when letting it sit idle.
The artstyle is awesome though and the vibe is very good
Pretty fun!! I would say, allow respecing stats for free until maybe a certain level? Then it costs something, like resources or maybe even rare item.
I've been really enjoying this, great work!
One question; there's a notification on the Objectives tab but I don't know how to redeem it.
Funny, but it's boring after the begining since the growth is so slow.
Quick feedback/bug: the Event notification stays on but I postponed the New Event because I didn't have enough souls and none of the Discoverable Events trigger.
How do I pause?
Error: Couldn't load project data at path ".". Is the .pck file missing? index.js:462
If you've renamed the executable, the associated .pck file should also be renamed to match the executable's name (without the extension).
From the web version.
I just pushed a hotfix. You might've tried it as soon as I was doing it. Does it work for you now?
Good news, it worked. Bad news, I'm addicted help- also the save files is a multi-file jumpscare. Other than that it's a really fun game!
How do I import my save?
small and quite addictive, really nice!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
this is super fun!!!
i've been playing for a few days now and still have things to unlock and complete in the demo and it looks like this is only a small part of what's to come
right now i'm zooming around farming the gentlewood with all the agility i could afford and it's often too fast for me to manage to click on the interactables. it would be nice not to have to depend on your reaction speed and dexterity so much, maybe another character could have an active ability with more area of effect at the cost of other stuff so that you don't have to be as precise
just realized that "skill size" increased by the int stat seems to mean area of effect, that also works i guess
This is magnificent work. The bones of a proper idle game are there, certainly - but what really impresses me is all the little QoL lessons that so many other idle games should learn.
Milestone reached or quest unlocked? No worries - it pops an unobtrusive notification, and the auto-farming continues uninterrupted. Worried about choosing gear, overlevelling a summon, or overfarming a certain material? It's all good - everything applies, all the time. Summon skills apply as permanent unlocks, equipment bonuses are permanent, and excess materials still count toward Ascension. Want to respec to try something different? No cost - just redistribute the points on the fly. All actions are useful, and advance progress - there's little-to-no wasted time or dross to deal with.
Things like this, things that cater to a player's agency and convenience, really show a deep respect for a player's time and fun factor. I've already wishlisted it on Steam, and I await the full release with baited breath. <3
Thank you so much! It's great to hear that I've been taking the project in the right direction.
Nice game! Keep working on it!
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ive unlocked all gear...except the last 2 armwear and legwear, which i assume means the game glitched up and ill never be able to get them now unless i delete my save and start over.
Would it be possible to add a reset progress button? I'd love to play the new update with a fresh start!
In the Desktop version, you can navigate to your save files and delete them. You can find the save path in the Settings -> Saving section in-game.
For the Web version, I don't think there's a way. It's something I plan to look into for sure, but I'm fairly new to Web versions in general so I'm not totally sure how that'd work.
great work !
Thanks!
Loved it =D look forward to more!
Thanks!
just curious if there would be a mac port?
Probably not, sorry.
When will be next update
Currently working on it. It's another big update so it's taking some time. I also underwent surgery this month so I was out of commission for a bit.
I can't break Rat's Nest stage 47.
Lv143, str 63, dex 0, agi 20,vit 65, wis 10, int 0
Item upgraded max
Summon Level 30(max), fox power 42, speed 36, insight 36, acuity 36
Passive skills all 28
Bestiary all clear except level 47,48,49,50
What more can I do here?
Try a bit of balance instead of putting most of your stat points in strength. I did and it works fine.
After adjusting the stats, I cleared all 50 levels.
Thank you so much.
I cannot seem to reach level 50 of the rats nest. My highest stage completed is 46.
I am level 131
Stat distribution: str 30, dex 20, agi 26, vit 20, wis 30, int 20
Passive skills are at 23
Maxed out all available gear (3 weapons, 4 head, 4 chest, 2 arm, 2 leg), maybe I am missing out some arm and leg gear?
Fox is lvl 27, stats are pow 35, spd 35, ins 35, acu 34
Any advice other than continue to grind? I am currently sitting at rats nest 44 grinding away
Have you completed the bestiary? You can get some stat boosts from there
Oh my god I did not know that was a thing, thank you SO much!
I've completed all objectives, reached 50 in all areas, now just waiting for an update too :)
I love the game. Very good concept. In rat nest there are many range monsters but the character mostly focusing on melee monsters so levels from 37-38 are way to hard than others. Waiting for another update ^^
Great concept, fun game!
Played a bunch on the browser, tried to export the files to run on the Desktop, and the _skills.dat file is not being exported.
I actually couldn't recreate this issue. I know a few people are having it so I'm trying to track down the cause. Do you mind telling me which Browser you're using?
EDIT: Okay, I think this is an issue with Chrome specifically. I pushed 0.4e that has a new export button that probably fixes the problem.
Using Arc, which is Chromium based. Gonna give it a try!
Good proof of concept. Well done.
I enjoyed the game!
The fox is cool.
Hey, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm currently working on a big update which will hopefully make it even better.
When we can expect update?
It's a pretty big update, so probably a few more days yet.
I'm enjoying the game, but I have the following problem
If I leave the game for a long time (over 24 hours?), the monsters don't pop up or they become very slow.
I don't know if this is an intentional limitation or not, but the same problem continues even if I restart the game, and if I turn it off for 2-3 days and turn it back on, the monsters pop up normally again.
Is there anyone else experiencing the same problem as me?
Hey, sorry to hear you're having issues. I'm working on a big update (which is why it's taking so long) that might fix this, but out of curiosity, are you playing on browser or download?
I'm enjoying the download version.
A big update is on the way?? I'm so excited!
Thank you so much for making such a fun game.
I downloaded it through the itch desktop app, and when starting I get:
Error
The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing:
Cross-Origin Isolation - Check that the web server configuration sends the correct ehaders.
SharedArrayBuffer - Check that the web server configuration sends the correct headers.
Notably, the web version works fine.
I enjoyed this auto-fighting Idle Game! I don't have many complains; you can impact every fight with active skills (which are very important, as our character likes to get into trouble), you can eventually start getting some items, so that's nice.
Hey, thanks! I'll be sure to check out the video when I've got some free time.
This is a really fun game!
The Fox Knocks has done a wonderful job so far with this and has gotten me interested in their other games.
I can't wait to see what the game has to offer in the coming updates!
A lof of fun! I wish i could fullscreen it <3
It's in my to-do list! Honestly, just forgot about that being a thing people might want entirely.
The X to close in-game windows is a little off, you have to click it on the sides or else it doesnt work.
This only seems to happen if the X is too close to the itch buttons (rating etc.) Works fine if I scroll down the screen a bit...
hm, after a certain point, I dont see how to advance.
like I got to level 19 in first world and level 9 in second, got all the quests done and all the euipment upgraded.
but dont see how to continue. fox also got upgraded as far as ressources allow.
but I cant seme to advance further.
got total of 55 stat ppoint currently.strength maxed out, some healing, annd 1 or 2 in the others.
cant advance, waiting for next levelup takes ages.
and there isnt really anything to do as long as i dont reach a few further levels
You're honestly pretty close to the end of content in the current version of the game. I haven't had much feedback about beating Stage 9 being so difficult, though. Have you been upgrading Equipment?
I got lvl 29 and 17. Helps to use "right click magic" to come over some stages.
With the events and their benefits there is always a little jump in power.
Farming needed material with the stage lock in catching up mode is very helpful too.
You can go further (I added some screenshots here) but where I'm at, I can only advance in terms of levels and max stage reached on each area. I don't have any more objectives to look up to.
You can make yourself more powerful by:
- increasing the level of course
- upgrading all equipment (you can unlock all 10 pieces)
- upgrading the pet
- and, notably, just killing thousands and thousands of monsters as you will see in the Bestiary that each milestones gives you more stats
I assume it's possible to reach all the way to 50 in each area if you keep on grinding.
Huh, I hadnt even unlocked the stat cap upgrades yet :O
Since posting that, I cleared area 1 completely. I'm at 39/50 of area 2.
All equipment is maxed out except for the Magic Bracelet.
I'm just leaving the game open on idling mode, not doing anything special. The progress is pretty consistent by itself.
did the same but I am unsure if the game is even doing things that way.
since, when I go back, the game runs at 2 or 3 times speed to "catch up".