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Seedship – Text-Based Game

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Re: Seedship – Text-Based Game

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This was excellent. Is there something similar with a bit more depth/replayability? someone mentioned Ftl in the comments and that’s a good one too.

Similar as in also a space setting or just text adventure game? There's Warsim which has an incredible amount of depth but with a medival fantasy setting instead.

Both I guess? Easy to get into, hard to master.. Warsim looks neat, Dwarf Fortress vibes!

Re: Seedship – Text-Based Game

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post #17

This was excellent. Is there something similar with a bit more depth/replayability? someone mentioned Ftl in the comments and that’s a good one too.

If you like replaying to explore all the narrative outcomes then Slay the Princess, though it has less mechanical depth and a very different tone.

Re: Seedship – Text-Based Game

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post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Planets[1] is still going and there's a maintained site with updated rules and quite a few people playing at planets.nu [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_Planets

Alas, Planets.nu has no source code available. That's OK if you just want to play, but I really always wanted to make some changes, and to self-host (like you kinda could in the original vga planets) The UI and server are relatively simple though, so it should be a fun exercise to vibe-code a clone based on phost and openplanets.

Actually, not needed apparently: https://github.com/stefanreuther/c2ng (there is even a web client at https://www.planetscentral.com/

Re: Seedship – Text-Based Game

#36
post #22

Spoilers. https://www.johnayliff.com/games/seedship/index.html?blmOrxj... My settlers became an immigrant population on a planet with native aliens. But it worked out in the end! “ They spend their time pursuing art, leisure, and spiritual fulfilment, while automatic machines take care of their material needs.”

All watched over by machines of loving grace.

Re: Seedship – Text-Based Game

#37
post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Again spoilers for a possible outcome: https://www.johnayliff.com/games/seedship/index.html?bmmorxj...

A perfect score, nice!

https://www.johnayliff.com/games/seedship/index.html?bmcirjr... has something to say about that.
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