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around here we call that the "born wealthy" mode and it's a perfectly viable option

This is really fun! I am having a great time playing this, up to wave 6 currently. 

Lol this was silly, I enjoyed it

Big Ski Free monster vibes from that snowman lol

This is a fun little puzzle game!

Lol nice little reminder of my favorite Donkey Kong Country levels

That was neat!

Thank you! You aren't the only one who mentioned wanting backgrounds for text, and since the jam TECHNICALLY isn't over yet... I did some googling, figured out how to do it, and updated the game! Should be much easier to read now. Thanks again for putting the jam together, and double-thanks for playing and offering your thoughts!

I've never used PICO-8 before this Game Jam, and I've never participated in a game jam before this Game Jam. It's something I always wanted to do but never quite had the time and the confidence to follow through with, and for some reason something about the look and functionality of PICO-8 made me think this time it was possible. I had an absolute blast making my submission QUIET HELIX, and it's very cool to see everything else people have come up with using those assets so far. I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who assisted in putting this together, because it really has introduced a whole new game engine to me that I can see myself using for years to come.

Thanks again Tom (& friends), this has been a blast.

Best,

Christopher J. Teuton 

Thank you!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

the canon reason is that this game takes place in 2021, which was one year before the last massive crypto crash and right when the metaverse idea was first starting to gain traction

Agreed, we'll add a save function into our next clicker game.

That was my biggest issue with this as well, and something I feel like was improved a good deal in the follow-up title Fisherclicking (https://filthyandfree.itch.io/fisherclicking).

This was absolutely fantastic Mark, thank you for making this.

So, after playing for about an hour on the new build, I think the biggest thing it's missing right now is a generic "action" button. Something that can be applied to the spacebar, which is already the main button, or another one like "e," but for simply talking to NPCs and looking at (or searching) desks/shelves/trees/etc. Also more of a penalty for reneging on contract jobs would be good, and (in the long run) some sort of ever-changing commodity market like what was in Fantabulous Wonderment, where I can take these bananas across the star system to the people who worship bananas and make a fortune as the supplier for the banana religion.  

Pretty sure this one has been reported already, but issue trying to reload my save file from yesterday here:

___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Draw Event
for object con_tutorial:

Variable con_tutorial.drip(103161, -2147483648) not set before reading it.
at gml_Object_con_tutorial_Draw_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_con_tutorial_Draw_0 (line -1)

But I totally understand. My last error message in my own game was equally infuriating. 

Been looking forward to this. 

Nice!

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You are Argon, a member of the elite American Empirical Rangers. Your ship has crash landed on an unknown, unfamiliar planet, and to make things worse your second-in-command, a woman named Ester, is missing. It's up to you to explore the strange world you now inhabit and learn the fate of your missing companion.

This game is a point and click adventure. You can save your progress at any time and return later. Some inventory items may need to be used in the proper order.

You are encouraged to explore everywhere! Chat with the interesting people on the street, they may be willing to help you along your way!

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This is the SPECIAL EDITION! That means there's more things to do, more places to go, and better quality graphics than the original!

That also means that when you purchase THE ARYS EXPEDITION you also receive a free PDF copy of "LACUNA; A NOVELLA", written by Christopher J. Teuton and presented by Filthy & Free Publishing. Previously only available during October of 2015 as a Halloween promotion, this story was originally valued at $4.99, and is yours for FREE with your new videogame!

https://filthyandfree.itch.io/the-arys-expedition-se