Dominion of Darkness is an interactive fiction strategy/RPG text game (there are some 2D illustrations) in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making various decisions. He will build his army and send it into battles, weave intrigues and deceptions, create secret spy networks and sectarian cults, recruit agents and commanders, corrupt representatives of Free Peoples and sow discord among them, collect magical artifacts and perform sinister plots.I am looking for people eager to help with playtesting - especially fluent in English. You will play at least once (one gameplay lasts about 1-1,5 h, because game is very non-linear and supposed to be be replayble), send me Your opinion, information about possible bugs, some details about stats achieved during it.New update is not officially published yet, but You can play it here: https://adeptus7.itch.io/playtesting . If You play, please send me a report - what character have You played, how long you played, whether you won or lost, and how. If you see something that looks like a bug, please send a screenshot, including the visible stats at the bottom. If the bug is a blank screen, please let me know what the previous page was.But if You want to play an old, stable version instead, here it is: https://adeptus7.itch.io/dominionPS. If You don't believe that game exists and think that this is some scam, here is one of the reviews of the prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSgAnd here is fansong made by one of the players: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mPcsUonuyo
AI slop I don't care
>>3983155Hi. Yes. pictures are by AI, because I have zero graphical talent. Story, texts, mechanics are all done by me.
>>3983172We had a solution for that back in the day, it was called "just don't have art in a text game who cares"
>>3983199>We had a solution for that back in the day, it was called "just don't have art in a text game who cares"
>>3983172Well, actually there are people who care... and people who prefer AI art to no art. Believe it or not, that's how it is :) Personally, I would not add pcictures, but so many players demanded them, that I added. And after adding them, amount of people complaining "oh no, AI is SATANCHUTLHUHITLER" was much lesser than amount of people commenting "yay, there are graphics at last, add more".>>3983213Umm, I said that I have ZERO graphical talent. Not "nearly zero graphical talent, but I can do ASCII graphics" :)
>>3983145I played, had some fun. I like how choices influence events. Chosen One killed me, I should kill fucker when there was an option.
>>3983263Thanks for feedback! Have You seen any bugs? Do You want to be mentioned in the "thank You" scetion?
>>3983303I don't remember any bugs no need for thanks. Maybe if I play more.
>>3983145Are you the dev? I have the game on wl. When does it come ot? Isn't it the second part? There was a dominion game already released afaik.
>>3983336Game was published long ago, but I am constantly updating it. There was already Dominion game? Definitely, this is a pretty common word after all. My game was "Dark Reign" first, but people were asking "umm, you are not afraid that you will be sued, because there is already an old RTS". I changed it to "Malefactor" and people were joking "when Femalefactor?". So now it is Dominion of Darknes.BTW, it recently achieved 4th place on the top rated strategy games on itch.io. Small success, but still :)
>>3983225>>3983172Do your own art, even if it's shit it's infinitely more soulful than sloppa.
>>3983225Have you tried hiring an artist? Maybe offering them some money in exchange for services or some sort of deal that they get a small amount of the sales, like royalties?Total sloperator death.
>>3983360>I changed it to "Malefactor" and people were joking "when Femalefactor?"lol
>>3983145Fuck off, clanker.
>>3983225AI enjoyer here, I like the art, keep it up m8.
>>3983225Have you tried not being a condescending prick, that might help you shill your product
>>3983446>sort of deal that they get a small amount of the sales, like royalties?it's a free game, you stupid AI trollbot.
>>3983543Sorry, I was not meant to be condescending. If someone want to hate AI, well, it is his right. Doesn't change fact that majority of the people don't :)>>3983446Game is free, there is an option of voluntary donations, of course noone is using it. If people can get something for free, they will get it for free :) And I make the game paid it would 1) reduce its populatiry and I prefer feedback to money 2) I would have to pay taxes and probably register myself as an enterpreuner and this is big no-no for me. 3) It would still probably not earn enough to hire an artist who will make more than few images.If anything at all.
I'm trans, by the way, and I love black penisses :)
>>3983782Nope, but thanks for bumping the thread :)
So I played second time. Wamonger. I conquered whole normal world by force, made succubus my waifu and did some sex magic with her. I opened a portal to another world, full of Lovecraftian shit, I conquered it too.
>>3983199How about you go fuck yourself and let him use what we wants to use?
>>3983845Thanks for playing and feedback! Have You see any bugs? Do You want to be mentioned in the "Thank You" section?
>>3983434 is rightMake your own thing even if it delays your game for another X years. I can't take seriously a game that compromises its artistic vision with AI free or not.There are PLENTY of games made by solodevs who learned to draw, compose music, animate etc during the process. And thats ok. The public will understand you're not a professional of every art form there isalternatively purely text based is fine.
>>3984016at this point , i want ALL the indie devs to use AI art in their games just to piss off all the artfags who are mostly virtuesignalling trannie lovers anyway.actually good 2D artists have been in short supply for ages now, because art schools don't even teach how to draw the old fashioned way anymore. the good artists and designers will never be replaced by AI. even if AI is used, they would still need the competent artists to edit glitches and shit.
>>3984023You've got to be the dumbest namefag i've ever seen. Did you get banned from the dex and took refuge here?
>>3984016Thanks for an advice, but 1) developing this game is supposed to be a hobby, something which is fun for me. Drawing is very, very unfun for me. Why would I do something which is a chore for me? It would make sense if I planned to make a profit from this game. 2) Most of the public prefers AI graphics to not graphics.
>>3983907No, it's better to have no art than to have some ai shit.
>>3984465Tell that to auraclash fans
