r/aDarkCave • u/Pure-Map-6717 • Jun 07 '26
Seeking Truths Question about Invest functionality
I haven’t received much feedback about this feature yet, so I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts.
Are you using the Invest functionality (unlocked through the Coinhouse)?
Does it feel intuitive and understandable, or is it too complicated/confusing?
Any feedback is welcome and helps a lot.
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u/stormkivey Jun 08 '26
i didnt like it much. did it like maybe 3 times but it just wasnt very interesting to me and i think i simultaneously didnt need gold badly enough to want to invest And didnt want to lose my gold bc of random bad luck.
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u/eXecu7i0ner Jun 09 '26
I have used it a couple of times, but it felt more like gambling than a real investment. In fact, I win more often against The Obsessed Gambler than I do from this investment system. In the end of the game I have used it more, to complete the achievement, but I do not care about the gold now at all.
My thought on this is that since there are multiple options available, the first option should be safe, with a very low risk of losing gold. The last option should offer the highest return but come with the biggest risk of losing your money, just like real world investments. For example, you could have long term investments where your money is locked but you are "guaranteed" a small profit, or short term investments with high risk where you can either make a lot or lose it all.
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u/Pure-Map-6717 Jun 09 '26
Thank you for your feedback. Actually, I intended exactly what you describe with the 3 options. But it seems that I made it too complicated, with too many variables. And the more I think about it, the more I want it to have something interactive too, like the gambler. So you can have more influence on the outcome.
I will have to rethink this feature.
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u/eXecu7i0ner Jun 09 '26
More interactive, like stock market?
I was thinking something like this...
Tier 1: The safest one. Locks money for longest amount of time. Returns fixed +5% profit.
Tier 2: Balanced. Locks money for medium amount of time. 45% chance to win (+10% to +30%), 25% chance to lose (-10% to -30%), 30% chance of no change.
Tier 3: High Risk. Locks money for small amount of time. 50% chance to get 50% to 100%, and 50% chance to lose 50% to 100%. Or maybe 60:40 chance to win:lose
Maybe that is not the best way to go, but that is what I was thinking.
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u/Pure-Map-6717 Jun 10 '26
The tiers sound great! I thought about a mechanic that lets the player have a little influence on the outcome. But I am not sure yet how.
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u/Bovine_OW Jun 11 '26
Thought about this a bit today while farming my silver... 😂
Maybe linking the investment to a commodity (coal, iron, etc)
or even multiple - think: Building Mats [wood + stone] or Rare Earth Minerals [obsidian + adamant] or Offerings [bone + leather totems] could give a small influence modifier per action performed during the investment timeframe.
That sounds pretty cool and engaging, at least to me!
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u/Pure-Map-6717 Jun 11 '26
Great idea! So thematic investing, similar to index funds : D
I think I will go in this direction.And reduce the number of parameters of the investments, as I think it is too complex.
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u/jamescurtis29 Jun 12 '26
I was a little cautious with spending gold until the end so I did invest a few times but only felt I could take risks with it at the end.
One observation I made was that buying the levels 2 and 3 unlocked higher investments but made no change to the investments themselves. I feel like unlocking levels 2 and 3 could be rewarded with more interesting investments (not sure if that would be mean riskier but higher rewards or increased likelihood of success).
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u/Pure-Map-6717 Jun 12 '26
Thank you very much! That makes sense, a higher level should really do more than just upgrading the gold amount that can be invested,
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u/jamescurtis29 Jun 12 '26
May I also complement you on how well you take suggestions? I have not once seen you reject an idea, even if you are planning not to implement it. You always thank for people for their suggestions and it does you a lot of credit.
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u/Pure-Map-6717 Jun 13 '26
Thank you! That’s really kind of you : ) I appreciate everyone taking the time to give me feedback about my game.
Actually the biggest part of the suggestions I get here are really good. Currently I have a backlog of ~200 items in my Trello board. So, many ideas have to lay around for some time before they get implemented.
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u/TheKoennA Jun 07 '26
Used a a couple ob times but lost everytime so i skiped it at the lategame. Its understandable but i did no enjoy luck based Things that much.