The Hope/Despair system has always been a bit of an oddity. Often it feels irrelevant, as there are few rewards for having a lot of it. Sometimes it feels like an annoyance, as when youre struggling, it can further punish you. So todays update is an attempt at giving it more of an identity, and more of a function. Previously, picking up Hope Crystals gave you Hope. Now that works the other way: You can turn your Hope into Hope Crystals. At the end of a run, praying to The Mother will convert any hope youve earned into Hope Crystals, which you can spend as normal. And as for earning Hope, it no longer drains while fighting, and you get a certain amount every time you clear a Combat level. Without any other interactions, you will reach the end of a normal run with about 50 Hope, which will net you half the Crystal Reward from that level. However, any additional Hope you earn during the run will net you extra Hope Crystals. It works the other way, too. Any Hope you spend during the run, will be fewer Crystals you earn at the end. My hope, is that this new system will start leading to some really interesting decision making in the game. As development proceeds, levels will more and more be asking, how many Crystals are you willing to give up to get a leg-up? How much challenge are you willing to accept to get more Crystals? Thanks for playing my game, everyone. As usual, I love hearing your feedback. I will be listening. I dont always get things right the first time. In the end, the game is for you, the people choosing to spend time in this world.
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The Necrovale has been accumulating miscreants, monsters, and outcasts for a thousand generations. The deeper you go, the thicker and more relentless the swarms will be. You must use every tool you can find, every dirty trick, and every means of destruction if you are to survive.
The Necrovale is filled with rare and powerful items, relics left behind by those lost souls whose story ended in the depths. Collect increasingly powerful weapons, armor, shields, staffs, jewelry, totems, hats, books, jellyfish, scarfs, and other tchotchkes as you follow in their footsteps. To survive the depressing ravages of the Necrovale, you'll need to find ways to use the items together, creating many unique and powerful builds as you progress.
Along your journey, you will meet other prisoners. The crimes and failures that brought them to the Necrovale are their own business. Reserve your judgement, however, as you might find yourself depending on these strange and broken creatures to survive.
The world has grown old and tired. The fires that once burned brightly in the souls of men have dimmed. You, The Stranger, a worthless degenerate and criminal, have been chosen by the All-Father to renew the world by first destroying it. A thousand generations of men and women banished Into the Necrovale will have their say, if you let them.
Hi, I'm Casey. Thanks for deciding to check out my game, Into the Necrovale. I made this out of my love for games like Diablo, Magic the Gathering, Guild Wars, and Path of Exile. Anything where you can experiment with different skills or items, and put together your own build. In this game, I've created hundreds of strange and powerful items that can interact in unexpected ways. To get through the Necrovale, you will have to collect these items and design many powerful builds. I hope you enjoy the process, and feel free to share any interesting builds you come up with!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1717090/Into_the_Necrovale/
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64bit)
- Processor: 1.7+ GHz or betterMemory: 100 MB RAMStorage: 100 MB available space
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