#text rpg

Hello hello! I'm the creator of Laid Off, it's currently out in it's demo phase right now :D

I've worked on it for days and had planned to announce this on Tumblr after I made the cover art for it, however the character in the cover is NOT representative of the actual MC.

Why? Because you can choose the MCs gender of course!

But that's not the only feature in this game, there's also:

- 3 Romantic options, all three of their genders can be chosen too! Who are they? They are: The Landowner, The Ghost, and The Priest!

- A study of every character that is involved, including the MC and NPCs, especially of how the modern Japanese society affects their day-to-day life.

- Sanity and depression meter management, as you essentially go through an unemployment simulator.

As of writing this, the Prologue and Chapter 1 is complete. While Chapter 2 is still in development!

Here's the link for those who are interested:

Disclaimer: English is not my first language, thus there will be a lot of grammatical errors. And the story do touch on some sensitive subjects, so be sure to check the warning list first.

Also, I accept any kind of feedbacks or questions!

That little text adventure I made a while back - it's now out on Android! It works offline! It's on the play store and everything! It's free and doesn't have any ads because I made this for fun! Enjoy!

'Are you and Erik a thing?'

@official-captainrogers

Beaming this image directly into your brain.

I saw your responses and the plan is set. I'm unsure of the plot but I will make a game involving Kaeya some way.

So far I've made a dummy game that I can experiment on. Here's a peek:

-> What I've learned so far:

To divide game "rooms" into scenes via JSON files

Update player stats and levels

Introduce a very simple romance system

-> Here's what I need to learn:

To make certain scenes dependent on stats

To make a palatable user interface - as you can see from the images. so far I am executing the code in the TERMINAL and though functional, I'd still like to make it look like a text rpg you might find on itch.io

For when you want to play as a Witcher instead of the Witcher.

This is gonna be a long (but still pretty basic guide) on how to make a zorkpost, with an example below. I'm approaching this as a beginner introduction to using phtoediting programs, in this case a photoshop rip-off, https://www.photopea.com/ Before we start, this is the type of image/meme I'm talking about.

1.Hit "new project", here you'll define the size of the image. I'd recommend either a 1080x1080 square, or a slightly taller, 1080x1400, but the specific length and width is up to what you want to make. Also set the default background color to black, this'll just make it easier than adding a black background manually. Once you've done this, hit create. 2. It's a good idea to start with the image you'll be using as the focalpoint of the zork, paste the image into the project, and resize it as you see fit. You want enough space for some flavor text and ample space for the "actions" segment of the image. You may also want to paste a reference zork into a corner that you can use for reference. 3. Cropping, this one is important. The image you chose to be the focus of the zork will likely need to be cropped, either to get rid of the background, or to remove other unwanted parts of the original image. HOLD ALT TO ZOOM IN AND OUT/HOLD CONTROL TO MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT USING SCROLLWHEEL 3.1 If the desired part of the image is distinct from the unwanted sections, use the object select tool. You can find this by right clicking on the magic wand icon (see image A). Once you have the object select too activated, drag over what you want to be selected, the cross should be right over the desired selection. You may need to do this multiple times to select all of the segments you want, hold shift in order to add to the selection, otherwise it will discard the prvious selection and only have the new one. Make sure you have the desired segments of the image selected, you can see what is selected by seeing what is in the dotted shape. 3.2 The other method for cropping is the manual lasso select tool. This can be found by simply clicking on the symbol or by hitting "L". This is useful if the desired selection is not distinct from the background, or if you want to get a very prescice selection...... 3.2 Continued...Again, hold shift to add selections together. You can use object select to get the majority of the image selection, and then use lasso select to get the finer parts which the object select tool struggles to get. HOLD SHIFT TO ADD TO YOUR CURRENT SELECTION/HOLD ALT TO SUBTRACT FROM YOUR CURRENT SELECTION 3.3 Once you have a selection you're comfortable with, hit the "add raster mask button" (see image B), this will hide all parts of the image not selected. If the edges seem to jagged you can try to instead use the "refine edge" button (see image C). This will open a menu. The important parts to look at are where it says border, and new layer on the top segment of the menu. The number box next to "border" is the amount of pixels it will include to make the edge less jagged, for most you want either 1 to 3 no higher. Click where it says "new layer", change it to raster mask. This will allow you to adjust the cropping later on if you wish to. Finally, hit OK once you have the desired settings.

4. Now, we'll start creating the color filters. The characteristic green overlay can be done in a few ways, I'll go over what I think is the simplest method. Hit new layer, found on the bottom right side of the program (see image D). The new layer should be above the main image you cropped. Once you have it created and selected, use the eyedropper tool to grab the green from your reference image, or choose your own green. To do this click the color picker tool at the bottom of the tools list (see image E). Once you have the color, use the brush tool (shortcut is "B") to make and paint over the image, it does not have to be even remotely precise, as long as it's covering all parts of the image. Next, you will need to change the blending technique of the layer. This dictate how the color is applied from the current layer, to the layers below it. Click where it says "normal" on the top of the stack of layers (see image F). Now you can choose from several blending methods. The blending techniques of "Overlay" and "Color" generally are what are best suited for the zork image style, although "Soft light" works too. If the color is too intense, you can adjust the opacity of the color layer next to where you changed the blending method. 5. Often zork images will use a slight pixelation on the central image, I'll explain how to apply this to your own image of choice. Select the layer of the image (not the color) and click filter, on the top list of tools on the top of the program (see image G). Once you have this menu open, hover over the section labelled "Pixelate". Next click the tool called "Mosaic". This will open the window you will use to pixelate the layer. This menu is pretty simple, cell size is how large each segment is, larger cell size means less detail and a more chunky end result. Depending on your vision and the image you are using, you can adjust to your liking. I'd recommend a cell size of 4 to 14. When you have a cell size you like, hit OK to apply it.

6. Now for the text of your zork. Click the text box tool found on on the left side of the program screen (see image H). While there are many fonts that are preloaded into photopea, there are only a handful of pixel based fonts. To filter by pixel fonts, click where it says "DejaVu Sans" at the top left of the program screen, then click on the button with three lines on it on the right side of the menu. (see image I) Click the checkmarked box for "All" in the submenu, then scroll down and click the box for the "Pixel section". I'd recommend the font "VT323". Since the background is black you won't be able to see the text you are typing, to change the color highlight the text in the box. Then, on the top of your screen, click the color select menu (see image J), once you have this open you can choose any color you prefer, or you can use the eyedropper tool to select a color from your reference zork. (edited) 6.1 You may want to import fonts into the program to use. To do this, download the desired font, then open the font select menu and hit the button labelled "load font". Simply find the file and hit open. If it loaded successfully it should say the font name loaded in the program. To finally apply the font to your text, open the font menu once again and type the font name in the search menu. CHECK THE BOXES FOR AUTO-SELECT AND TRANSFORM CONTROLS AT THE TOP OF THE PROGRAM SCREEN (you should make sure these are checked every time from the start of the project) ((see image K)) 6.2 To resize the text or any image layer, simple drag on one of the corners of the layer if you don't see the box outlining the layer, make sure you have the layer selected, and have transform controls on). By default it will maintain the image size ratio, if for some reason you don't want this, hold shift while you drag. This should be the extent that you need to know about text in photopea, but there are many more options should you not be satisfied, ask if you'd like an overview. 7. We are nearing the end. Here I'll explain how to do the little lines both for outlining the border of the image, as well as for the "actions" menu you will likely include. 7.1 First, the border outline. To do this, doubly click the background layer to open the "layering style" menu (see image L). If you only opened the option to rename the layer, double click a little further to the right of the layer name. With this menu, click "stroke". Where it says "position" change it from outside, to inside. Then, choose the desired border color at the bottom of the stroke menu options. You can adjust the thickness of the outline with the size option at the top of this menu. Once you have something you like, hit OK. 7.2 I will explain the basics of the pen tool for any lines you may want to include. First select the pen tool on the left side of the program screen (below the text box tool). Then, at the top of your program screen, change the fill type from a solid color, to the icon with the white box with an "x" over it (see image M). Next to where it says fill, change the stroke color to a color you'd want for the line (generally the same color as the text), once again you can use the eyedropper tool once you have the color picker menu open. I recommend increasing the thickness of the line before you start, as the default 1 pixel thickness makes it hard to see the lines you are creating, around 10 pixels should be fine for now.

7.3 Make sure you are creating a new layer for this, on top of the background, otherwise it will be hidden by the background. Now, click where you want the line/shape to start. You have just created an anchor point, anchoring this line in the fabric of reality which is the editing program. From here, I recommend you work downward. Hold shift to make straight lines and perfect angles. The pen tool is very versatile, but I'd strongly recommend sticking to only using shift to make lines as making curved lines takes some amount of practice. Once you have one side of the line done, switch to the default move and select tool (shortcut "V"). You can right click on the layer in the layer list to duplicate it. In addition, if you have the layer selected, you can left click, then right click on the sizing border of the layer to rotate in any way you like. (see image N). You may need to zoom in on the line to be able to move it by dragging your mouse. You can adjust the thickness of the line after you have finished the shape by selecting the tool under the pen tool and right clicking, the tool is called "Direct select". With this you can move the anchor points, and adjust the thickness. This covers all the tools needed to create your zork image. Finally, I'll be going over exporting your project. 8. Once you are satisfied with your project, hit file, on the top left of the program. Next, hover over "export as" and select the preferred file format. I'd recommend jpeg to achieve the crunchy look and feel that is characteristic of the zork image. Click on the desired file format to open the export menu. Here you can change the name of the project, and and the file format. You can also see a preview of what your project will look like once exported. Use scrollwheel to zoom in and out. To get the image to look "crunchy" decrease the quality of the image. If there is not much in the project, decreasing the quality will not have much effect. Keep in mind that decreasing the quality under the PNG format will not achieve the crunchy feel. Lastly, hit save once you are satisfied, and you have now downloaded your project. If you wish to save your progress without merging all the files together, click file, and hit save as PSD. Load this PSD file into the program next time you want to work on it, it will preserve each layer individually. Now for the image directory:

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(Zodiac text RPG game)

*First what will you be doing?*

Sun:-

Aries: Clubbing

Taurus: Having a gathering

Gemini: Sleepover

Cancer: Visiting friends

Leo: Birthday party

Virgo: Taking pictures

Libra: Going out

Scorpio: Cooking

Sagittarius: Family gathering

Capricorn: Watching Netflix

Aquarius: Joining a club

Pisces: Playing video games

*With who?*

9th house:-

Aries: My bitch

Taurus: My BFF

Gemini: Random drunk girl

Cancer: S/O

Leo: Tinder date

Virgo: My parents

Libra: My crush

Scorpio: My pet

Sagittarius: My second personality

Capricorn: My favorite family member

Aquarius: My neighbors

Pisces: A homeless person