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It's a joy for me to see how players experience the game, thanks for your time and effort :)

I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of your review, you explored the meditation theme profoundly and yet so understandable.

I'm with you on the AI take as a tool. Given the power of the tool, speed and scope of it's propagation, polarization of opinions here is quite understandable. I'm glad you found that the tool was used in a skillful way.

I'm now interested to watch more of your game reviews :)

Thank you for the feedback :)

Yes, there is menu icon in the to left panel, in the same row with MINDSCAPE caption.

Thanks, I like your suggestion about hot keys.

I'm sorry you experience shame. 

In my experience, AI allowed me to focus 90% on creativity instead of 90% on coding (which I've done a lot in the last couple of decades as a professional software developer).

In the main menu there are two options:

1. Restart Level - same level from the beginning

2. Surrender - ending current level 

I also suggest exploring this strategy: move the Awareness circle away, regenerate some Presence, then move Awareness over Thoughts to release them during out-breath. Upgrades (right click) could help as well.

thank you

Wow, thanks for posting this :)

Hi, I'm glad you are enjoying the game :)

55 is default level cap. You can increase it: in Path -> Sow Seeds add points to Wisdom Level Cap and Rebirth. 

Another way to increase it is through the "Tier" Milestone, no Rebirth needed.

You can check you level cap in the Qualities -> Extra panel, "Wisdom Level Cap".

Let me know if anything requires further clarification :)

I think AI generation disclosure can be improved:

+ Currently any AI code or text output falls into AI generation disclosure. But today using AI for code or text checks is a standard.

+ The problem is: games that use AI art is currently marked the same way as games that use AI for reasons above.

+ I got the feedback that this is misleading. Players want to know (in most cases) if the art is AI generated or not.

Suggestion:

+ Remove code and text from AI generation disclosure or put it into a separate category.

Thanks you.

Amount of Effort needed to be accumulated for an Effort Tick, 1000 by default (you can see it in the Qualities panel).

Restoring Physical and Mental Energies before the next Encounter.

I will delve into it right after Steam, but no specific date yet.

Thanks for the feedback.

I investigated the freeze and to my best understanding it is related to "browser throttling mechanism" that aims to preserve resources. As you mentioned, reloading fixes this, and there is no progress loss as the game will auto calculate freeze time as offline.

In the non-web version running for days memory usage remains unchanged. So Steam release won't freeze.

I can confirm that the game is now visible and I've heard back from the support as well.

Thank you for the assistance ❤️

Thank you for the update.

Another day have passed. My game now has 5000+ plays, is the only game in my profile, but still isn't visible anywhere on itch.io.

I've just looked into "Recent" itch.io games: there are many games published and discoverable within the last out, including web-only.

My game was published 5 days ago still remains invisible. 

There is definitely a lack of transparency and misguiding communication involved. 

What can I do to resolve the situation? 

You mean downloadable version? It will, some time later this year.

By the way, this web version is already the full game, just can't be downloaded yet.

It's been 4 days since the full game released, averaging about 1000 plays per day. The game still isn't visible anywhere, including the search. 

It's my only public game shown on the profile, it meets all the required itch.io criteria.

As far as I know, according to my previous experience, this issue will not get resolved by itself.

Would you look into it, please?

Thank you for the clarification. I hope the game will appear some time :)

That being said, I'd still like to see and use different options of supporting itch.io besides rev share. 

The value of this platform for indie devs is hard to be overestimated.

I also checked every point of the "quality guidelines." you provided and I can confirm that my full release game meets every requirement.

Thank you for the response.

My game is played in the browser, it's intentionally not downloadable. 

The demo isn't discoverable (prohibited in public settings), I have only the full release which I'd like to be discoverable.

Unfortunately, this "only 2 days rule" isn't working as I tested with previous builds. At one point I had the demo, and only it, publicly available (also web-build) for months and it never appeared anywhere on itch.io. 

Itch is a great place for indie devs, I'm very grateful to people standing behind this project.

I'd happily subscribe to it or support it with a onetime donation, but there is no such an option.

Unfortunately, current algorithms silently shadowing older accounts making free games. Despite having thousands of players, my games are not discoverable on the site, including the search. The support is silent. 

I believe there is great potential for improvement here. 

I've just released my game: https://fourda.itch.io/four-divine-abidings-full

Despite hundreds of plays in first hours, the game isn't visible anywhere on itch.io, even in the search.

My public settings are not prohibiting.

Please, assist. 

Jump straight in: Four Divine Abidings

Game Highlights

+ Narrated gameplay with dozens of tasks to follow.

+ The game is content-complete and can be finished.

+ 202 Milestones to claim, many providing unique permanent buffs.

+ 32 Skills and Insights to master.

+ Additional 20 Skills for Rebirth mechanic.

+ 9 Spiritual Tools introducing new mechanics and game loops.

+ Full support of both idle and active playstyles.

+ Many intertwined, evolving layers of strategic progression to keep you engaged through the whole game experience.

+ Hand-painted art, which many people find beautiful; soon getting its own offline exhibition.

+ Can be played on mobile, though a bigger screen is recommended. PC is ideal. Save export/import supported, so devices can be switched as needed.

A Free Game

I got a valuable opportunity to make a free game. This means there is no a slightest conflict of interest: 

+ All quality of life features are available from the beginning.

+ All content is accessible for free.

+ Fair offline calculations upgradable up to 52 hours.

+ No pay-inducing progress walls.

I’m actually enjoying a 3rd playthrough of the game myself : )

There is an optional donation button; 100% of proceeds are set to go directly to itch.io. This is an amazing, free platform for indie game developers. 100% of donations on Steam will go to godotengine.org - an engine where the game was crafted, free and open source.

Discovering the creative nature of life’s experience is a beautiful thing :)