HI Kate, It looks like you are on the right track with your game. Thanks for sharing. Being a gardening enthusiast, I really like the interaction of soil microbes in how they compost and also make nutrients available to the plant. It could be fun incorporating some plant roots and interaction with them and through the use of fungi. Yeah, I know all of this becomes so much more complex but that will give the game so many more levels. I'm sure you've already thought of this. Take care and I'm looking forward to more. Dave. just fyi, I come at this from many angles I am a retired software engineer, my first college degree was in biology, and a keen veg gardener and now going down a new study in geology. LOL!
Hey Dave, thanks so much! I definitely want to include some plant and fungi interactions later in the game. I haven't settled on exactly how it will all work yet, but I'm thinking about some kind of status effect zones to represent exudates, generally higher levels of activity, including increased benefits and risks near roots, and possibly some sort of trading system where you can deliver things to the plants and get something in return. There's SO much to think about, and it's certainly going to be a lot for me as a newbie dev, but I keep reminding myself I don't have to do it all at once. One step at a time!
I am so excited about what you are doing with your game. Brilliant!!!
HI Kate, It looks like you are on the right track with your game. Thanks for sharing. Being a gardening enthusiast, I really like the interaction of soil microbes in how they compost and also make nutrients available to the plant. It could be fun incorporating some plant roots and interaction with them and through the use of fungi. Yeah, I know all of this becomes so much more complex but that will give the game so many more levels. I'm sure you've already thought of this. Take care and I'm looking forward to more. Dave. just fyi, I come at this from many angles I am a retired software engineer, my first college degree was in biology, and a keen veg gardener and now going down a new study in geology. LOL!
Hey Dave, thanks so much! I definitely want to include some plant and fungi interactions later in the game. I haven't settled on exactly how it will all work yet, but I'm thinking about some kind of status effect zones to represent exudates, generally higher levels of activity, including increased benefits and risks near roots, and possibly some sort of trading system where you can deliver things to the plants and get something in return. There's SO much to think about, and it's certainly going to be a lot for me as a newbie dev, but I keep reminding myself I don't have to do it all at once. One step at a time!