Heyyy thanks SO much for this feedback :D
By "starting the player with this much money just doesnt feel right" u mean its too less, right?
Cuz that is kinda intended :P tho i do think i need to increase it a bit more probly.
I also agree the progress at the start is relly slow.. cuz ya u mostly gotta wait mostly for the random spawner to do its work and use those + your starter obstacle to win.. so i def wanna think more about that..
I was conflicted between making this like a "perma death" kinda where your run ends if you get to 0 coins (just like rn u have to delete ur save if you lose all ur money) or just add a way to earn some money other than gambling..
For the passive earning i had an idea where you could cheer for your cookie when it passes by some audience (which isnt in the game yet ofc) and that would maybe get u some coins lol
OR sm like you'd need to sell your obstacle passes to get back some money if u get to 0 OR the easiest and worst idea is what i had before lol, i.e. if u run ouut of money, u just get a small amount like 2k again so u can continue to play.
So yaa im still very confused as to what to do for this part.. But if i do end up adding a way to get money other than gambling i def wanna keep it to a level where it only acts to make it so you dont get bankrupt.
I also saw the duck life games as u mentioned and i can see why u remembered that from this haha
I did think about you owning one cookie at the start of a run where you have to use that cookie for all the races and can only choose a new cookie by resetting your progress like deleting ur progress.. But that doesnt sound very fun :P
Either way, im not really sure if i could add this specific element of the ducklife games of owning a duck here.. I mean this game lives on the idea of horse race betting xD
So i really wanna keep the ability that the player can bet on anyone for any race
Also, i wanted to ask if you managed to win a race or two :P
Cuz i got a few frnds to try it aswell and they were having quite a hard time haha
Anyways, i really do appreciate the feedback and would love if u have anything else to add to this after my reply :D
Thanks alot!