Oh, this is RPG Maker? Could you tag it so we know?
Also, what's the expected length of a game, so if we wanna try and play this without saving, we know how long we should reserve?
I won after an hour? Not sure how, but I did? I only used Child 1...
Well, that was weird, I couldn't gain mana after some point, until I poked the cheat buttons then that fixed things?
Yo. Yes, it's an RPG maker game. I forgot to add it. It's now in the information on the Itch page. If I rework the game, I'll directly refer to it in-game.
But in a way I like your comment because my goal is to make the player forget that he is playing an RPG maker game. Not to monopolize the work of the software creators, but to show that we can go further to make our own games.
My last test allowed me to finish the game in 10 minutes. I didn't have time to work on the balance, so if you level up all the PG (gestation point) increasing abilities, it's much faster to finish each new level than the previous one.
The save wasn't planned because the game was supposed to be very short. I included it just in case, but I should have followed my instincts. I wanted to create my own save system, but I didn't have the time.
Regarding the additional mana gain, can you give me more information? I've never encountered this bug. Have you increased your maximum mana capacity?
The cheat button is mainly used to allow you to enjoy the different levels of the game and the story without playing too much. In this case, it is mainly used for players who wanted to save but cannot resume their save. However, it is not normally necessary to complete the game.
I increased mana capacity to 1000 by the end, but it seems one of the dialogue bits and possibly me alt-tabbing in and out, might've mixed into something that stopped me from getting mana by clicking on the lady's belly?
And then in an effort to try everything, I just hit every button, and it seemed like hitting the Cheat buttons, even though I didn't activate the cheats, let me get mana by clicking the belly again?
I can play the game again tomorrow, if you want.
Maybe hitting the buttons will fix the save error whatever that's like?
Btw, do you mean you can't open the game up again because you were using the RPGMaker MV Trial? If that's the case, saying so might be good too? So people understand? If so, well, message me on Discord if you want the low-down on the best deals, to get it legit for less than $50 USD.
-I'm going to try this stress test to see what the potential blockers are.
-I created a block with the cinematic system that doesn't unlock in certain situations. I'll double-check the gameplay blocking protocols.
-Thanks, but no need. I don't plan on modifying this Jam version. I'm mainly taking the information to see where I made mistakes.
-I can open the project, don't worry. I'm an RPG maker teacher. I have 12 versions of MV and 2 of MZ if needed. It's just that I'm not satisfied with the result of the game. Not for the Jam. It's cool to get to this level in a week. But I don't feel like this project has piqued the interest of the players. So I think I'll just move on to the next one and leave this idea for later, maybe.