I’m really loving this game! Is there any plans for a bartering or monetary system in the future? I also noticed the tags for this game don’t pop up on Solo RPG physical games, if possible you may want to change that so everyone gets a chance to find this gem.
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I can't believe I forgot the solo-rpg tag! Thank you for the catch!!
As for the question of a money/barter system, it's possible! I recognize there's a little bit of design room to turn the crops grown into something else. Though I also don't want players to have to worry about paying bills (it's just not that kind of game). This is something I will look into for future updates. Thank you for the idea! 👍💕
I've been thinking about this economy thing for several days and I don't think it's necessary. Of course, go ahead and create one for use by those who want it, but here's what I plan to try:
Fundamentally, this game's mechanic is about trying to tick the Promise boxes faster than you tick the days. Money, when you have enough, simply helps solve a problem faster than creating what you need from scratch.
In a cozy story, you have enough money, but using it involves a skill. Shop/Barter Wisely, a skill that can be upgraded like any other. On a weak hit, you buy an incorrectly-sized doohickey and must return to the hardware store (time passes). On a fail, you get distracted and don't buy the intended item at all.
I'm using a simple little "favor token" system to handle that, but would love to see something more robust in a future version! For now, when my character fulfills a promise, my character gets tokens equal to the number of boxes the promise took. Still work out values of things as I go, but it's a simple system that's working nicely.