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I need help designing SCP Clicker Sticky

A topic by Tangent (Rose) created May 03, 2019 Views: 901 Replies: 10
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Developer(+1)

So it turns out trying to keep up with the myriad kinds and types of SCPs, as well as what happens with them, in a simple game isn't an easy task. I have been having a very hard time deciding how to move forward with the next update to SCP Clicker and have almost abandoned it several times.

In my absence, I see there have been many many people downloading it, but I am sorry to have not supported this enthusiasm very well.

The core idea behind my next update was to introduce a system to make defining new SCPs easier, and to make danger type-based, with multiple options for handling it, and making research take multiple routes and be used for developing new options, rather than just having 2 ambiguous values (danger and research) and cash.

I posted the following image a long time ago:


This was part of work on a rewrite, where you have the three primary resources on the left, and a tabbed interface for listing all of the other options and clickers on the right. Some example categories developed: Personnel, Equipment, Vehicles, Missions, Containment Breaches, Reports, SCPs, Research. Dividing things up will be essential as the game gets more complex. The problem is how to develop and balance that complexity.

I am calling for help now, and will post more ideas as I dig through old notes and suggestions. Thank you for your attention and for playing!

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Hey if you're still looking for help, I have plenty of ideas on how this game could be expanded! HMU if you need some assistance/suggestions

Developer

I would certainly appreciate it, what do you have in mind?

Well, I've played through all the content in your game a few times, and I could easily come up with dozens of new SCPs to add to the game, along with expansions to other mechanics, such as research, income, hire-able charcters like the Agent + D-Class, etc. Do you have a Discord or other means of communication where I could send such content to you? (Btw I love your icon, I'm trans too UwU)

Developer

I would love to hear it. I recently discovered the SCP Explained wiki and have been refreshing my knowledge and writing down ideas. Tangent#7123 is my Discord username. I don't want to hype things up when I'm still very unsure of when the next update will be, but my interest has been re-sparked, which is good!

Sent a friend request!

I can help with general game design too. I've published I few games on Google Play, you can check the rest of my games on my itch page. I've played the experimental v0.11 version recently and this game is really promising!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I've seen your SCP-themed card game and love that concept!

I've actually started a tycoon-ish game based from SCP Clicker. It's still far from actually good, but you can already check it out here.

Developer

I honestly thought you were going to mention the card game! I've been watching some of your playtesting videos and reading the various devlogs, I love it! I actually run a YouTube channel too where I sometimes review/hype up games, and would love a chance to play it with you over Tabletop Simulator. :D

I'll check out the other games I see on your profile soon.

Ohh yeah, I'm still working on the card game, we actually just playtested the game a few hours ago with the SCP-610-themed expansion. Come join our Discord and ping me, it'd be awesome to walk you through on TTS and play some times. But yeah, I really want to work on a new game now too, but I'm still jsut 50% driven on this SCP tycoon concept. At the moment though, it's actually fun to work on it.