I don't get it. You can't do anything. You wash dishes, you get points, they get taken away randomly before you can do anything with them? What the fuck is the point of this?
Is that not what happens? It looks like he takes all of your points every time he comes. After playing quite a few times, it does seem like you earn points faster as you go a long, but I don't know why. At this point I was guessing there is some sort of background system that gives you more points depending how many points you built up the last time he took all your points, but not sure. So far, I love the idea of the game & Daniel , but without knowing what is really happening to your points, it doesn't feel rewarding for the first few minutes of a round. Sorry for the long rant, I like the game & just want to give my thoughts on it & learn whats going on in game.
Activities
There are three activities.
- When Alicia washes a dish, the water in the sink gets dirtier. The next dish will wash slower.
- When she refills the sink, she gets clean water and fresh soap.
- At some point, she better clean the floor. That can take a lot of time.
Inspection
There is an inspection at the end of each round. The kitchen is rated based on how many dirty dishes are left, and how clean the floor is. Points are awarded based on how many dishes have been washed, and the quality of the final rating.
Use them or lose them!
You can use points to give Alicia a boost on the next round, or unlock an outfit change. You cannot save points for later.
the description literally tells you why you are loosing points
Long rant? That was really helpful info, especially because you explained why it felt unrewarding and frustrating at the beginning, and how the point display is confusing.
There's a new update today; I changed how the points work and made sure there is a summary at the end of each round. Thanks for the feedback!
No problem! Glad to be of any help!
I just did a few rounds & it feels WAY better. It felt a little weird my first round since it didn't seem like you were losing anything from not moping the floor, but it made sense my second play through where I didn't mop until the last 25 seconds. Have to say, I love how the longer you wait to mop, the longer it takes to mop. It was so easy to understand & know what you should be doing.
Another thing I noticed, Daniel isn't an almighty frustrating & confusing creature anymore. He is a lot more of a fun rng part of the game. He can still be a bit of a pain when he cancels you moping, but mostly I ended up hoping he would show up a lot at the start & then fewer later.
Just a small idea for Daniel if you plan on adding more skins. You could make him more aggressive the less clothes you have. That way when someone starts the game he isn't that big of a deal, but as you keep wanting to unlock more skins & get more upgrades, you have to deal with him showing up more & maybe sometimes him sticking around longer. I was having a lot of trouble having him show up enough with enough dishes to get me past 20-25 points. Have higher costing skins that need you to play a round where he is more active could be a way to add a difficulty curve. Up to you. Great job on the game! Can't wait to see where you take it!