An enchantment system has crossed my mind before, but I feel like it would add another layer of complexity to the game that I'm not quite ready to dive into just yet.
That said, *spoiler alert* Relics will be little collectibles you can find during your runs, and they'll come in themed sets. Completing a full set will give your turtles permanent bonuses. I'm also planning to include little bits of flavor text for each Relic to help build out the world a bit more.
It's twig on his alt account... i forgot the password so i am just going to respond from this account. but i got some relics idea if i get what you're saying
*name here* - gives 2x2 mining
*name here* - +2 regen
*name here* - adds another slot for acessories (also maybe on your legs it could have like a simplifed version of them)
Hey Twig, good to see you again! Forgot your itch.io password? Hopefully you made a backup of your Serenitrove save file.
About the relic ideas, thanks for sharing. I get what you're going for, but I do think those effects might be a bit overpowered, especially since relic bonuses are permanent and apply to every turtle, even when nothing is equipped. That makes balance a lot harder.
The plan right now is for relics to work as sets. If you collect the full set, you get a minor boost to stats. So for example, 2x2 mining would be way too strong as a permanent relic effect, but it could potentially work as a rare accessory or tool, with some kind of significant tradeoff. +1 regen sounds a lot more reasonable, and I like the direction of the accessory slot idea too. That might work as a full set bonus, maybe after collecting 20 relics in that group.
Anyway, these are just early ideas and nothing's final yet. Appreciate the suggestions!
i have an idea for maybe a very very very very very very very very very very rare relic. where every 10 digs it doesn't take durability, stamima or torch life and it digs sideways to the edge of the map, then it will triple all your healing during that time, triple all your profit. maybe it could be a way of prestiging too with the relics. once you collect them all you could put them in the sacrifice well and then you prestige with like double luck (if you add a luck system.)
this is just an idea and it could use some tweaking because i assume that this is would be painful to code in but it still would be a really cool relic and prestige method.
To be honest, I originally made this game just for fun, so I built it using plain HTML and JavaScript, no game engine involved. At some point I thought, why not upload it to itch.io just for fun, and to my surprise, it started getting a fair bit of attention.
Looking back, I kind of regret not using a proper game engine from the start, since the current setup has a lot of limitations and performance issues. So yeah, I wouldn't really recommend building a full game with just HTML and JavaScript. It's meant to build websites and web apps.
If you’re interested in game dev, I'd suggest starting with something like Unity or Godot. Both are great beginner-friendly options, and I'd say they're around a 3/10 in terms of difficulty for making a simple game.
