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Thank you for your feedback! Regarding the status changes, would you want the dialogue option to display the outcome before clicking, or a pop-up (like the journal icon) showing up after picking an option?
In my games I've usually tried to keep the player in the moment, and forget they're playing a game that tracks their stats. Even showing the stats page is breaking that to some extent. That said, this game is so early in development that I can easily incorporate any changes to the system.
On an unrelated note, did you get a chance to try out the combat? Sound effects and music are in the plans, but nothing else major is changing there at the moment.
Right, adding thoughts hinting at the outcome is definitely a good idea. I'll keep that in mind.
And the combat certainly seems to need more explaining, so I'll work on a tutorial with screenshots to explain it step-by-step. The combat is actually very simple, but requires a bit of thinking. (You can get lucky on lower difficulties by just testing things out, but not higher difficulties).
For anyone confused about the combat, please check the rules for the classic game "Mastermind". I've reused the mechanics and repurposed the concept to thematically fit a melee fight, rather than being about cracking a code.
That's a bit what I was afraid of, but at the same time chose to take a risk by adding it. I'll keep the Skip Combat button, that's for sure, so you don't have to engage with the combat. Might even add an option to auto-skip it in the config menu.
Thing is, I want the player to feel clever and that it took a bit of effort to defeat an enemy in combat in the game, rather than it just happening automatically. Let's see how players feel about the combat when the proper tutorial is added to the game.