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It's so awesome to see other people create maps in my game. They are so different from how mine and I can learn so much about level design from them.

What a banger, thx @citrionmc.bsky.social !

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Trying to make unique understandable buildings...

Do you understand what this one is about?!

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Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!

Working on a compact #4x multiplayer game with short sessions (20-40min). It combines chill economic growth at the beginning with unforgiving tactical wars to win the game.

Getting closer to a vertical slice with every day.

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No public demo yet, as it is currently multiplayer only. But if you are keen, you can join the discord. We have a playtest session every week.

I actually was thinking of making them smaller... But I guess I don't do it know. Would you make them even bigger?

Oh, yeah. I could not imagine how to make those games without tooltips.

Hmm, is it the size?! I'll try to make easier to read.

Do you understand the tooltips?

Trying to use as little text as possible.

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Haha, yes. Realized that I need to make a game in a genre I care and love. So far it was the right decision.

I'll try that. Thx!

Oh yes, Looks better!

Thanks, I'll try it with more contrast!

Absolutly feel you. The "how" to win matters, keep going!

Tooltips are quite challenging. They shouldn’t contain too much information nor too little. They should be clear at first glance, not stealing the show or being too boring. Am I on the right track with mine?

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The arena looks really cool.

This will not be significant change of time. The colors are player colors are applied ingame.

Oh, depends alot on what the new card (action) is doing. If it is a mix of behavior that already exists it takes minutes. If it is something new and systems have to change, it rather takes hours. I have splitted everything in data, logic and visuals, so I feel quite confident adding new stuff.

Less saturation works quite well.

Sorry, but I dont understand your question.

Hmm, not to much I guess. The cards are always belowing to the player. Would be more like a reassurance and vibe thing. Thats them in the scene.

Trying to find an artstlye for my ingame Actions/Tokens...

What do you think, with or without the player colors?

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Ah, interessting. The circles show the power the player have on a tile.
After a turn, if a tile belongs to a player, and another player has more power, it becomes contested. If the tile is neutral or contested, it flips to the player with the most power.
Any idea on making it more clear?

Thanks for your feedback!
Blue overlay means, blue conquered it. Is there something that would make it more clear to you?

I skip tutorials in literally every game...
So I’m trying to design my game to be as self-explanatory as possible.

How clear are the gameplay scene and the power dynamics to you?

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Congrats!!🎉

A few tweaks:

🔭 change in the perspective
🎨 color overlays
🗡️ simpler power indicators

went a long way after introducing 3D. Now it feels like ruling a kingdom again.

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Tried the 3D build in a playtest for the first time. Visual upgrade? Huge.
Game feel? Not so much.
Time to fix the feel without losing the look...

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Ohh that could work. Do you have something in mind?

Powerlevel: Over 9000... 🤣💪⛵

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I don't know the concept of your game. But maybe reduce the boulder size each time it hits something. So there could be different levels of the same spell.

A simple card stacking animation... Why do I have so much fun creating that stuff?!? 😅

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