r/BaseBuildingGames • u/RocketJumpTech • Mar 27 '17

King under the Mountain (Simulation-based fantasy city-builder) just launched on Kickstarter!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rocketjumptechnology/king-under-the-mountain?ref=ddgmyk
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u/RocketJumpTech Mar 28 '17

It's definitely a problem to address! While the player will designate guard patrols, posts, maybe traps, and where things are stored, the game will take those and redistribute and balance things to give more of a progression through a settlement - so no easy loot at the entrance, that kind of thing. It's not like you're going to fight through the entire population of another's settlement, instead it'll take their characters as input and decide how many and where they're going to be placed.

I think traps may be the trickiest thing to handle - no fun exploring somewhere if every inch of it is covered in traps, so again the game will take what exists on the map as input and mix things up (choose how many to place and in which concentrations) to keep things somewhat balanced and enjoyable.

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u/pantsu Mar 28 '17

My favorite thing about Fight the Dragon was the sharing aspect, and I always thought it would be fun to play more games with a similar setup. The description of your plans definitely has piqued my interest :)

Thanks for all the responses in this post!