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That’s a neat idea. It would be a pretty simple change to just have everything take four hours. I’m not sure what it would do to balance, and I’d probably leave in the legacy system of clock ticks, but it might help make things easier.

The biggest risk to changing mechanics is just that it’s not adding content. I’ve been lazy/busy and haven’t written the last two encounters.

As for save scumming, I was leaning pretty hard into the roguelike ‘lose often’ style. If the early game isn’t enjoyable then maybe I’ll have to try and add some one-time things at the start to move people along faster or do some kind of new game+.

HilitedDrake46 days ago

well we all have different ways of playing. Artist intended audience versus actual audience. I mostly play to see how big my character gets, and loosing all the process is kinda annoying. I don’t save the game every time a day passes, my first save usually takes place 5-10 days in when I have enough batteries, Z-packs, and other items to continue my run.

I by no means save scum when I can’t ignore the slop in basement. I usually go with what the flow. However, I’ll say playing as Female B is slightly harder than A because B character doesn’t show signs of fatigue (like laying down). While of course I can just look down at the moodlet bars, it’s a consistency error.

AzureDragoon46 days ago

In this particular case, I don't think there's a huge shift to the balance. Most events are already around 4 hours to begin with. The Laboratory would probably need to be limited to 4 actions though, to better represent the passage of time for looking around and making chemicals.

You're still right the, on its own it doesn't introduce content. On the other hand, Momo's farm might be closed down at night. Maybe you'll sneak in and surprise her at night for a new event. Perhaps there's a group of bandits who only roam at night to avoid the more bloated ones who would relentlessly blow you up without negotiation. Maybe the market you can access changes based on daytime/nighttime hours? Lots of potential gets opened up by having time-based events.

It's not that the early game isn't enjoyable, it's just that getting a lot of progress is extremely difficult. Especially if you still want to keep yourself fully infected for not dealing with food. And with how some success rates are calculated, the difficulty tends to ramp a little quickly.

captainstupids46 days ago

Oh, there are a few time-of-day locked events, and I don’t mean just dream-based ones.

Perhaps more food for the early game would be useful.

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