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🚧 development just started

lider: discover overgrown landscapes you just want to be in.

run locally

npx vite

Then open http://localhost:5173/

main ideas

  • creating living and breathing spaces that are chill, have different feels, high variety (sounds and objects)
  • spaces are enclosed (bushes you can walk through, veins, waterfalls etc)
  • no creatures attack you
  • breathing, fluid seasons (depending on space), day-night cycle, wind, storm, upwind, downwind, sand storm, thicker air, lighter air
  • a physical movement set that allows exploring and isn't punishing
  • pacing is more important than immersion

inspirations

graphics ideas

  • square tree going spiraling inwards like a staircase
  • rotating leave parts
  • trees turning like wind wheels in the wind
  • fully round trees

side ideas

  • based on stamina, hunger, thirst, damage, emotion, impatience ...
    • failed/opposite/bad/wrong actions
    • perspective (rotation, field of view, height, colors, screen shake, blur, ...)
    • view area gets bigger for higher speeds
  • shadows growing ever longer or are changing side
  • adaptive music with microtonal drips on flap
  • sleep times of certain creatures, assembly of creatures, sporing times, growth periods
  • emergent change of environment and complex behavior patterns

cutscene ideas

  • when landing on an object, everything else collapses
  • shapes stripped of unique aspects, losing detail

conversation ideas

Player selects dialog options even for characters speaks with

Thoughts of characters are displayed above their heads

  • with pretty opaque colored background
  • bold, styled, distorted, hypnotic
  • emotions like doubt, anxiety, hope, despair, sometimes using emotes https://www.emotes.io/?unicode
  • colors like yellow, black, grey (the blandest and most deep color of all)
  • intentionally too short on screen to read fully, not repeatable, to make you kind of frustrated you missed the lore
  • sometimes ~ wave if no thoughts

Repeated transitions, like _ ___ da daa da, da-dam!_

  • characters sometimes refer to your answers, even if you haven't even talked to them

  • first NPC

    • is it just just me or has my home's population just increased?
    • [no options] people don't reply to rhetorical Qs.
    • don't be so stiff
    • - | how are you? - | more like who wants to know that
    • _>u< eey!_ TODO
    • _ಠ_ಠ_ - | sup - | use {table plant} - I don't have {table plant}.
    • Here, take `5` {glass nuggets} _Hey ####, where you come from?._ that's precisely what you need.
    • where you got the gubbins from and where's the package?
    • I need `5` {glass nuggets}. _go cough em back up_
    • - | stop bothering me - | what your fav place here
    • mountains _𓆱𓆭𓆮 my mountains, my home_ don't you know what's going in these lands? _°‿‿°_ _subject: shut up_ _sender: me_ _if this question makes you uncomfortable, please hit skip to continue_
    • | skip interview
    • cmon, it's a quickie what are you going to do later today? what do you like about going on long ####s in the evening? have you been practicing #####? how come that each day which resembles the last just bores you? do you blame on the lack of change?
    • nah sorry I just wanna play. it's time for a goodbye, pal
    • indeed _Gemüsestand mit Selbstbediehnung #implied#_ just play the game. And I don't want you to call me pal. And bye.

  • "hypothetical"

    • Here's a hypothetical: 2 others can be saved if you die
    • | too little data. i refuse to answer, buddy
      • limiting info is the point of hypotheticals
    • | then me ded of course
    • | i fear death
      • sorry to break it to you, you will die
    • | nobody has the right to kill themselves
      • that a religious thing? would it be fine if someone else killed you on your choice/principles?
    • | i can assure i will on average do more do good then 2 randomly chosen peops ever could half of peops have rotten brains. it's not as hard to be above average in bringing good
      • i trust you're doing the right thing. frankly, the only thing i can see is that on average, more than average claim their above average... _that doesn't mean much but ##### hate it_ make sure to always be on track with data there's surprisingly much we individuals don't know

  • unlearning convo

    • Finally, you can teach me something can't you?
    • I much rather listen to everyone that comes by but if you're looking for a way to proceed, listen up. This game is not about change. Nowhere you have to go, no "making progress", no learning to fly or finding yourself or some bull. Wander out and about or stay where you like it and just be. Not saying I wish there wasn't change.

  • convo with POINTIL

    • can i hear you? are you here? when is now? can i see you? i'm pointil. Do you know your name? - yes. You know something I don't know or you just crazy lil point?
    • First, i just simply tell you what i say! Second, i just know what i know. What's so wrong about that! I have to repeat? _said pointil while standing on a leaf_ _scene 12_ _unnumbered scene_ _pandas standing in a circle around a sand pit_ _89 seconds i like that one_ _next, no commercials_

  • time travel hypothetical convo – on knowledge 0

    • do you know these cheesy time travel stories, like traveling back in time to prevent causing bad things but later traveling back in time to not prevent causing bad things to restore good things that were caused by bad things then being too afraid to travel in time anymore
    • i take it that because of fear they limited time travel to as few times as possible?
    • i realized the same applies to us right now impact of actions must be undermined by an equal amount of proof/knowledge

  • on harm 0

    • imagine a box of every good thing. then taking out the worst things until only one item is left. what you got?
    • | various pure forms of emotions like human care, respect and appreciation - interesting. And a very sweet thing to say Want a hug? - | ( ◡́.◡̀)\(^◡^ ) | I'll keep that offer in mind for when I need it, thank u | something religious - sounds like everything i've ever looked for also sounds too good to be true since we can never know something for sure i wouldn't bank on that but if we only hoping all's good! | u trying to say that every good thing has strings attached? - i mean i guess we agree that all actions necessarily cause harm which will keep the world from being rid of non-happiness. doesn't mean much but hey

  • undecided convo

    • TODO resigned story
    • any dreams, any aspirations you had for life?
    • TODO talking past the player
    • i don't care. and again: had any dreams, any aspirations for life?
    • i wanted to be somebody
    • should have been more specific bruh
    • Anyway,
    • is that how you've been living your life; avoiding uncomfortable topics?
    • . . Anyway, ... That aside, ... what was the task mentioned you had to do? _I said the line I prepared for this scenario just according to the book_ ehhm _i wish you could help me find the flower I lost_
    • give flower
    • why are you reading my thoughts? It's really uncomfortable!
    • | disable | keep enabled

  • befriend

    • meet REN
    • let's do fishing _⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝_ _𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟_
    • ( •◡-)-♡
      • (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝)
    • BIRD goes in a direction
    • REN appears again in that direction (???)
    • why don't you join in? (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
    • (✿☉｡☉)
    • aww. what are you saying _( > 〰 < )_ _(,,>﹏<,,)_
    • have some, too (๑ > ᴗ < ๑)
    • hmph _"૮₍ ˶•⤙•˶ ₎ა_ I swear you'll get that back _"૮₍ •⤙•˶_
    • i'm stuffed (◍•ᴗ•◍)

  • NPCs give small hints of sadness and anger towards BIRD in previous conversations

    • where did <...> go? and other euphemisms for death of acquaintances
  • i want to live ... i'm damn hungry gib food i'm starving gib that one! i'm starving hungryyyyy! - BIRD can fend off eating others multiple times - does recognize your appearance but thinks you might just be disguised as you - TODO you try to reason with them that you're the real - BIRD only comes to know BIRD has eaten multiple others later like from the same species as REN - just ate. please clean up the {blood}. Then we can talk TODO convo - oh that's brutally sad no matter what i do i hurt others more than i bring happiness and didn't i end a ton of lives just by having lived up until this point? _?_ how come i never noticed _???_ i knew i had the desire to _well, there are no memories_ and, ... 
    and i want to live
| die and hurt others in the process
| live and hurt others in the process
_asking    asking   how #### feel_
_ones labelled a burden to us_
_ones labelled harmful to us   how they feel_
_it's painful    it only matters to a fixed point   how they feel_
  • (TODO into dialog) points you to hopeful stuff prominent in safe spots etc in the world and tells you some other sad peep did this. Later gets caught by the player placing symbols like that hopeful thing. When it breaks down it hurts more

  • rule of thumb for every viewpoint you adapt you must be able to define a line where you step back from it otherwise it becomes like a religion and you like a useful tool

  • TODO include scarf = neck carpet, bouquet = tares, water = fried snow

  • TODO include This works most of the time... . . . so let's just round that up to all of the time and continue

  • ? names of characters and you change in first minor, sometimes major way based on influence and feelings