Thoughts about multi rooms and fight system.


I started a dev log so I could talk about some design decisions I made.


About HP/fight  system  :

It is not implemented at this point. The base code is ready but I haven't decided the logic.

I want the game to be simple and easy so I think I don't want the main character to die when he reaches 0 Hit Points. 

At this point I am thinking that Player will not be able to fight with 0 HP. He would have to move around or visit his initial location to restore full health.

In the template file you will see the variable "useStats". This will give the designer the option to use the current system (exactly as it is) or to use the fight system I will implement.



About multiscreens:

I don't plan to implement multi room.

 I might consider adding two or three smaller grids in the side ( that they could be eg the inside of a house or a cave) BUT they would have to fit in the same screen ( imagine like an extension of the grid from 20x20 to eg 30x20 where the "hidden" areas would be from columns 21-30. 

At some point I will add a door/lock system and I think you should be able to change the code there for multiple screens.

If I see demand I might add an empty function where someone  could add his code there. This will make simpler to migrate his implementation in updated templates. 

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