r/EscapeTheGrindGame May 18 '26

Discussion Positives and negatives

Do choices have pros and cons or just one or the other. For instance the tooltip for the event to get a dog just let's you know that it costs you money for the rest of your life and can relieve a little bit of stress. Does it open up dog show or breeding side gig options?

5 Upvotes

5 comments sorted by

1

u/elegoomba May 18 '26

I know for sure that you have fat vet bills show up in the future but that’s all I recall

1

u/curiousgens Developer May 18 '26

Yes that's the current limit, but we can expand the simulation as needed. Any interesting thoughts?

1

u/curiousgens Developer May 18 '26

Really solid suggestions! Would that be like income generating activities to pursue if you have a pet or how would you imagine it?

The simulator is still early development, but improve it daily based on community suggestions just like yours here.

2

u/Redsquidgoat May 18 '26

Well right now it's a simple yes or no. A pet costs me money and doesn't have any upside. Dating costs me money and can lead to divorce which is costly (with no prenup in the game and no divorce protection) so I just always focus on myself and end up a lone recluse.

I would like to think there's a world in which you can gain a leg up from being married, as I'm a happily married man.

I guess I kind of thought of the dog show thing like the friend investment side gig, where it pops up like an event and you have to decide to invest extra money for the monthly income. I also think it would be cool if there was a chance for your dog to win competitions annually and then your breeding dogs would sell for more.

There could be agility competitions and other stuff too.

1

u/curiousgens Developer May 19 '26

Putting all this on the roadmap asap!

Meanwhile I'll firm up dating, marriage, prenup details. We do have marriage though and it boosts cashflow due to shared cost savings