SOULCOOM™ 0.6.7 (Patreon)

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A new update is available.

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MECHANICAL :
+ Hideout area opened for testing
+ Dialogue Battle: Power Dramas

SERVER :
+ Offline mode now saves your game file

We have opened your hideout area in the main menu in anticipation of our planned features for this year:

We'd like to create a sense of ownership in our game by letting you visually construct locations and rooms in your hideout. What we have added today is a first-look at that area. Some of the titles should clue you in to where we are headed.

Here is an exclusive first look at our dialogue system. One of the most interesting experiences I ever had was a public speaking class that I had to take as a prereq to graduate at University. I had seen it coming and been dreading it, putting it off for as long as possible. The teacher of that course introduced public speaking as a very simple concept, that people identify and exchange social energy through 4 "Control Dramas":

1. Intimidator:
   Strengths: Commands authority, instills fear.
   Weaknesses: Creates hostility, lacks genuine connection.
2. Interrogator:
   Strengths: Gains information, maintains control.
   Weaknesses: Generates discomfort, may alienate others.
3. Woe Is Me (formerly Poor Me):
   Strengths: Elicits sympathy, receives support.
   Weaknesses: Can be manipulative, fosters dependency.
4. Aloof:
   Strengths: Maintains mystery, avoids conflict.
   Weaknesses: May appear unapproachable, lacks emotional connection.

In our game, we plan to use these 4 Power Dramas to color our NPC's personalities. We will also be using this system as the premise for our dialogue battle system.  You may have seen me throwing around an earlier version of this:

Which turned into this:

And then I think we have finally arrived at something that is quite strong by boiling down the Power Drama's to symbols instead of words:

Basically you will be choosing one of the 4 Power Dramas and smashing them against your opponent in an attempt to metaphorically "break the ice" with the NPC. I renamed "Poor me" to "Woe is Me" because it's more fitting and Poor Me's get an unfair rap from the author who originally laid this out in his book: The Celestine Prophecy. I believe they were an Interrogator mostly. In the book; Interrogator's and Woe is Me's naturally gravitate towards conflict while Aloof's and Intimidator's also clash. There are also natural alliances and friendships between them that we will be emulating within this system. I will further elaborate in the next post.


And between you and I, Yes. That is the roblox OoF face.
Thanks for the visit,
—Balls