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[–] flandish@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (4 children)

i like that. i have an idea for a game every now and again and keep thinking “ugh. dwarf fortress already did story generator” and my adhd mind gets discouraged.

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't worry! If your ADHD mind is anything like mine you wouldn't have finished the game anyway. Just 120 hours of non stop labour until you burn out and never touch the project again!

P.S. I am kidding. Issues like hyper focus with burnout are surmountable. Don't be afraid to start stuff. ADHD creators unite!

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

ha thanks!! i’m a sw eng by trade and have tons of ideas i do exactly that with .. whip up a stub or repo or wireframe. right now i am back working on my 8080 emu. but really do want to make a cozy safe place story generator like stardew plus df plus rimworld. but my confidence makes me think i’ll need to do it rogue like in ascii. 😂

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

I'm an electronics guy. You wouldn't believe how many fun little circuits never make it past a simulator 😞.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ooooh I really like that concept.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

thanks! i just want a cozy tiled nerdy place with a story lol. :)

[–] four@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One thought that helps me in such situations is that no game is just one thing. Dwarf Fortress is not just story generator, it's also 2D top-down immersive colony sim in a fantasy setting. And your idea probably differs in those other aspects. Even if you'd have copied DFs story generator, but put it in a first person 3D movement based exploration game, you'd have a completely different experience. A new creator brings new perspective, which creates different games.
I wish you luck with your ideas!

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

And so did Rimworld, and there's room for more.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait. Someone made a story generator ??!!!

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

df an rimworld are both very much “history” generators and leave it to the player to infer story I reckon.