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This was simultaneously the most chill and also the most frantic time I've ever had growing a plant XD. Sadly, mine didn't survive. I had no idea that letting stats get too low would also drain health until it was too late.

The gameplay loop was really solid. Given the physics you have implemented for tools, it could be cool to utilize that  more - like a rare (but not too common) breeze that knocks the tools towards one side of the screen or the other. Just for an extra bit of interaction.

A 3D browser game really surprised me. It took a second for me to get used to the controls, and I realized it was actually a competition right in time to score the win. I also really love Mol's animations haha.

This was definitely one of the most surprising and unexpected games I've played. The blend of 2D and 3D, as well as the sprites, SFX, and music set a really unique atmosphere. And the fact that the game had working 3D combat (which is not easy with 2D sprites) was very impressive.

I love the aesthetic of the game, even down to the player character's cute punching animation when they take materials. The models, textures, and lighting all fit together very nicely.

I was really surprised when the entire environment shifted for the second level, and I love how it even had new music to accommodate it. Saving the creature in the second level made me wonder if we could have a companion in the future, or even build a small settlement... only for that to actually happen moments later! Love it!

Feedback-wise, I can only request a sensitivity setting. The camera was shooting around a bit from small movements, so being able to reduce that would be nice. Oh, and the home planet helper always had the same dialogue, even when there were other goals (building / powering the house).

That said, great work! This was really impressive. I'd honestly be really excited to play a bigger version of this with more in-depth mechanics.

This game is wonderful. I absolutely love the atmosphere - and the fact that it's a genuine GBC game is incredible. Dialogue, cutscenes, customization, gameplay - this little game packs so much. Even the music brings me back to the GBA and Pokemon Emerald (since I never had a GBC), and I love it.

One glitch I did find is that I can sell items infinitely, if I keep talking to either shopkeeper after the first expedition. But other than that, this was a really amazing experience. It feels like a real, professional game haha.

This game is wonderful. I absolutely love the atmosphere - and the fact that it's a genuine GBC game is incredible. Dialogue, cutscenes, customization, gameplay - this little game packs so much. Even the music brings me back to the GBA and Pokemon Emerald (since I never had a GBC), and I love it.

One glitch I did find is that I can sell items infinitely, if I keep talking to either shopkeeper after the first expedition. But other than that, this was a really amazing experience. It feels like a real, professional game haha.

I love the game, but I think there are too many pauses. Especially when completing multiple routes. Though I wouldn't mind as much if pressing Left Click / Space skipped the wait (like with textboxes).

Is there a walkthrough for the Pink Ink achievement? I tried to get it but couldn't figure it out.

If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you tell me how to fix the extension's file names? I'm not completely sure of how that works.

Hi YAL! 

I added this extension to a new project, and now everything is crashing at startup. 

I didn't actually use the extension or add its script anywhere yet, I just launched the unchanged project with the extension imported. It's worth noting that deleting the extension (from the extensions folder) makes the project launch again without issue.

Do you have an idea if there's any chance the extension is outdated / incompatible, or might it be something on my end?

Edit: I also have GMLive working in the project. I'm not sure if that might be related, but I used this extension as a shortcut to run GMLive's server a few months ago for a previous project.

I'll add the crash log below:

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

 ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'path1')

   at System.IO.Path.Combine(String path1, String path2)

   at GMAssetCompiler.WADSaver`1.WriteExtensions(IList`1 _data, Stream _s, IFF _iff)

   at GMAssetCompiler.IFFChunkHandler`1.Save(Stream _stream, IFF _iff)

   at GMAssetCompiler.IFF.WriteChunks(Stream _stream, TextWriter _out)

   at GMAssetCompiler.WADSaver`1.Save(GMAssets _assets, Stream _stream, List`1 _extraFilenames, Dictionary`2 _extraAttributes)

   at GMAssetCompiler.IFFSaver.Save(GMAssets _assets, String _name)

   at GMAssetCompiler.Program.CompileProject(GMAssets _file)

   at GMAssetCompiler.Program.Reentry(String[] _args)

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Span`1& arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor, Boolean wrapExceptions)

   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)

   at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke(Object obj, Object[] parameters)

   at Igor.Program.ExecuteAssetCompiler(String _args)

   at Igor.WindowsBuilder.Compile(Boolean _exe)

   at Igor.WindowsBuilder.Deploy(Boolean _exe)

   at Igor.WindowsBuilder.Run()

Igor complete.

elapsed time 00:00:03.7888261s for command

This game is pretty impressive. Does it use a cloud service LLM to work? The response times are really fast.

This was a really nice and heartfelt game. I got Erica Ending 2 on my first try and I liked how lowkey and real it felt. Then trying to hunt other endings was a wave of emotions. The route to the Good End was a bit unexpected, but I'm glad I found it. 

Normal stairs are really useful. This'll definitely make it a lot more helpful for getting inspiration for interiors. Thank you and awesome work!

This is amazing! Is there a menu for selecting which rooms / how many floors are generated?

Thank you, that worked perfectly!

This was a really adorable and fun game! The puzzles got really challenging, especially the ones towards the epilogue. I've never been a fan of picross, but I may have found a new hobby.

Also - this game was such a *vibe*. The art was really cohesive. The characters and UI blended seamlessly, and your color palette was very pleasing on the eyes. 

The writing was also really lovely. I really enjoyed how it focused on Cassia and Senna's story, while casually painting the world they live in and giving a believable sense of purpose to each puzzle. Honestly, I could learn a thing or two from how restrained and focused the story was in general.

Lastly, the epilogues were so wholesome, and Epilogue 3 was totally worth doing the bonus lore over. It really pulled my heartstrings, haha. Cassia and Senna make really good friends, and I hope they don't part forever. I'm not sure if I caught on to Cassia's hint correctly, but if I did, then I'm totally glad to see her accepted and happy. They're both adorable! I've love to see a sequel someday!

Could this be used to open GM Live? When I put the full path to the .exe, nothing happened. 

I also tried looking at xProcess but there wasn't any documentation and I couldn't really understand the example project from a glance. 

Hiya - I noticed that the updated game isn't flagged for windows, so I can't install it via the Itch.io app. I've already bought it, but is there any chance you could update the flag? Being able to use the app just makes it a bit more convenient to keep track of everything.

Got it, thanks for clarifying. I'll try screenshots for now. 

I absolutely love this! Would it be possible to implement a menu / export UI? Right now, I can't figure out how to save any of these maps - but I might be missing something obvious.

Is there any way to use the paid V2 assets with the character creator app (https://emily2.itch.io/sutemo)? I'd definitely be willing to buy them if that's the case. 

Nice to hear you enjoyed the music. Thanks!

Thanks for playing!

I'm glad you enjoyed the music!

I don't use Godot, but I ventured to try this (and maybe finally check out the engine), and I really like the concept. 

When I tried to use it, though, I ran into a bunch of issues: The startup screen didn't detect when I copy-pasted an install location, so I had to navigate to it manually. The settings screen seemed to reset its options every time I visited (and exiting settings didn't show the "Latest Download" section anymore). Also, pressing Download either did nothing or had an error - so I wasn't able to actually try it haha. I tried running with Administrator permissions, and it wouldn't download. I then tried creating another folder in my Downloads folder, just to test it, but I wasn't able to change my previous "installation location" in the app.

However, I think this has a ton of promise, and I'm not fully sure what issues may be on my side or with the app. If Godot doesn't already have something like this, then based on the screenshots, it could be an incredibly useful utility, similar to Unity Hub or the Epic Launcher. Sorry that this is the best feedback I could give, but the app really seemed to hate my computer.

The "task defeated" sfx actually made me jump haha. I really like the concept for this idea! I've tried a few game-ified task management apps (I even use one regularly) but this one really takes that to a new level. 

One thing that I think could work really nicely is time stamps. For tasks, that could be the time / date that it was added, so older tasks aren't left behind. The defeated list could also show the time / date that each task was completed. The ability to sort the task list by time could also help keep the list organized in different ways (as well as inverse-sorting, where higher-priority tasks are placed on top).

Overall, this was a very novel concept. The UI was very intuitive, and I don't feel like any necessary functionality was missing for this to be its own fully-functional task management app. Great work!

Thank you for trying it! 

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

At least to my understanding, the Markov Chain variant uses randomness (like regular WFC) but it doesn't use weighted decisions. So it asks "what could go here" while Sibyl asks "what would best fit here". 

All that said, WFC and MkWFC are still very good algorithms. Most importantly, they're naturally faster, so they can be used in games for real-time generation, while Sibyl sacrifices some speed for control and quality. I am still working to optimize Sibyl, but it does have a higher workload to contend with.

I am doing something similar, at least on the surface, though it's very different from how WFC is usually implemented. 

WFC's tile-based mode can't analyze textures by itself and needs JSON to know the rules between everything. However, its pixel-based mode can analyze textures but only places pixels in overlapping patterns it recognizes, with no regard for distance or adjacency. Even if you stretch the pixel-based mode to be larger, it'll still have some strange results. 

Sibyl's algorithm was initially inspired by the tile-based approach. But it scans and recognizes tiles in order to automatically create its own rules for each them. In practice, this requires a lot of different changes to how the algorithm even works, to the point where it's become it's own thing. The closest thing I've found to Sibyl's algorithm is something called a Markov Chain-based Wave Function Collapse, but that works very differently on the inside, and it still requires some manual JSON.

The largest difference between MkWFC and Sibyl is that Sibyl also considers probability, based on the template it's provided. So instead of simply placing compatible tiles, it places them according to the frequency in which your template uses them. So if your template has a ton of grass, a moderate amount of water, and a flower that only sometimes appears - Sibyl's outputs will tend to have similar results. This allows it to create levels that feel handcrafted, because it actually studies how the templates you provide are crafted.

Thank you for trying it out!

The program was initially inspired by an algorithm called Wave Function Collapse (https://github.com/mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse), which can take a texture and output similar results. The issue with WFC, for me, is that it can only analyze individual pixels on its own, and anything involving tiles requires a time-consuming process of using JSON to manually teach it tile-by-tile relationships.

What Sibyl does is tie both halves together - pixel analysis and tile relationships - so it can automatically read any tilemap and output similar results, all by itself. The first step involves scanning the provided template, recognizing identical tiles, and recording what tiles they're paired with (making them compatible neighbors) in each direction. In the second step, it uses a WFC-like algorithm to place tiles across the level, while attempting to only place compatible neighbors next to each other. 

Moreover, Sibyl also considers how often neighboring combinations are present in the template you provide. This allows it to try to replicate the design of the template itself, rather than simply randomly placing whatever tiles work together. 

As a result, Sibyl can autonomously create levels that also feel handmade, by simply providing it with an example level. However, a carefully-crafted template can provide even more flexible and controlled results, for whoever is willing to spend the time on making one. The Making Templates guide goes through some of the different best practices I've figured out in regards to that. 

Edit: I tried again and it works now! Not sure why, but at least it does haha.

I use Windows 10. The app itself opened just fine, but the moment I pressed a key, the error appeared.

This is awesome! I'm a composer who likes to work with procedural tools, and this does a great work of creating melodies and harmonies that actually sound decent. Paired with the fact that it comes with three instruments, each with their own oscillators, filters, and settings - and this is actually pretty formidable. 

I appreciate the Upbeat / Melancholy setting, though it would be nice to be able to select a key and scale (including harmonic, dorian, lydian, etc), even if that was hidden behind an "Advanced" option or something. Some additional MIDI generation options, like note density or lines of harmony, would also provide some nice control, though it's not too necessary.

This reminds me of InstaComposer, a similar plugin for DAWs. If this could export MIDI, potentially one synth at a time, or all three at once but in different channels, composers like myself could use it in actual music compositions by dropping the MIDI into our own synths and virtual instruments. 

If you're up for it, I'd even suggest trying to see if you can make a drum machine generator. That would be really fun to play around with. 

Overall, great work! This is definitely a very impressive tool. 

I redownloaded it a third time, and it works now! I have no idea what happened differently, but apparently it works. This was really fun to play around with. I do composing work from time to time, so I'm familiar with drum machine plugins and found this very easy to use. The old A > E > AS > E sounds as good as ever (though I'm used to it being on the top of bottom keyboard rows, haha). Was this an 808 or a custom collection of drum sounds? The sound is pretty nice.

I received a "mixer not initialized" error on Windows and wasn't able to use the app. I'm not sure what happened. I tried redownloading the app and it happened again. But if it gets fixed, I'd definitely love to retry it. 

As a fully-featured pixel art tool, this is really impressive! I did have some issues, where the magic wand automatically filled a few tiles, and then the undo button wouldn't revert it. But it's still very impressive. For the fill tool, I'd recommend implementing a Flood Fill algorithm so it doesn't overwrite previously-placed tiles. Otherwise it was all very intuitive. Good work!

Hey all. I've recently released Sibyl - The Procedural Level Painter, a program that can intelligently design levels and output tilemaps with little to no manual input required. The Lite version is completely free to use, while the Full version includes a few additional features, such as edge detection, corner detection, tile size, and level size. Feel free to give it a try!

Sibyl is a program that takes prebuilt levels and tilemaps and uses them as templates to make countless other variations. With the press of a button, you can create an entirely new level that not only offers some random variation but also analyzes your template and tries to replicate its rules and personality.

Sibyl can be used for a variety of projects, including top-down RPGs, side scrollers, platformers, and even DnD campaigns. All you need is to provide a base level or a carefully-built template, and Sibyl will do the rest. 

As a music composer, this was actually a lot of fun to play around with. Part of me wishes you could lock the pitches to a particular scale, but that might ruin the charm. It sounds surprisingly nice too, with even higher pitches still feeling very musical. 

This was a pretty interesting tool to try. This is my first experience with a text-based game engine, but the demo games worked pretty nicely and definitely showed how varied and capable this could be.