NEO Scavenger Windows, Mac, Linux, Flash, Web game

Thanks for the encouragement! I'm glad to hear that you dig the style of the combat in the game. I definitely wanted to deviate a bit from the traditional RPG's grind-enemies-for-loot-and-xp trope. While I've certainly enjoyed my fair share of such traditional mechanics, I thought it might be fun to explore a different take, where both combatants almost always lose a little.

The one thing missing, which many have requested, is non-lethal outcomes such as surrender, parlay or similar negotiations. I'm hoping I can find a way to add at least some these, since it would be nice to find a friendly face out there *once* in a while :)

Thanks again!

Thanks! I currently have plans for more ranged and melee weapons, and those should be coming soon. New skills are a bit less likely, and will depend on how well I can balance the current ones (e.g. Hacking and Mechanic need more love compared to Medic or Strong).

anotherthing are you going to add more monsters and is there going to be more areas like the begining of the game and more trait or an option to add more skills to a character instead of the default four

There may be a few more creature types roaming around in the future. I'm hoping I can introduce at least a couple non-hostile or friendly wanderers, for example.

As for areas like the beginning of the game, there are already a handful in the beta, and I'm planning to add some new ones, too.

New traits can actually be obtained at the clinic in the DMC, for a price (optical surgery and enhancements). Those seem to be pretty popular, so there may be more like them in the future, as well.

awesome i will have to find that place and thanks for the replys this game is very unique and fun and i hope it gets more exposure so you can make the money you deserve off it

Thank you, for giving this attention.

It's just that, while the game has survival elements I enjoy very much, I find that the combat being the main facet of survival overshadowing. Which is a shame, as I feel you can make Neoscavenger far better than many other games in it’s realm.

In most survival situations, survival games and roguelikes in general you are not the all powerfull one. Combat in general isn't something you initiate on a regular basis, unless your of a great combat echelon. Even then, you pick your battles as an injury can become a burden or a catalyst for death.

To be honest I'm not sure what the endgame of Neoscavenger is. If it is survival in a wasteland world, there are so many goals. Become self sufficient (shelter, food, land) over your own territory, procreate for the future, find work, look for the next meal, settle down somewhere. Is the end game something you're still crafting?

Hope this doesn’t come across as pretentious, but please do dare to make the game more than you may have intended. A good game like this can become a household name among gamers! An indie title that can make AAA titles look shabby, that's Neoscavenger already. So why not push it to the limit XD?

The end game is still being developed, but the focus is largely on solving the mystery. The player knows little about himself and the world he's in, and the game is about finding answers to those questions. So much of the game is meant to be traveling the map in search of clues and answers.

I'm hoping that this game serves as a good introduction to the world and its possibilities, so I can create more games in the same world.

However, I also want the player to feel like they can play the game without being forced to follow the story. So far, players can just play it "sandbox mode," and explore at their own pace. So I'd like to keep that as a viable option.

I've heard at least one other person mention that creatures are sometimes overwhelming, so perhaps there's a bug in the creature spawning code. Once I'm back from vacation, I'll see if there's something I can do to make combat an occasional danger, rather than constant.

Whatever the case, I definitely want NEO Scavenger to be more than just a game. I'd like for it to be a world people can visit and play in different styles (e.g. nomadic vs. sedentary), and different areas (e.g. wastelands, ultra-urban, maybe even the ruinous scrapyards of low earth orbit and beyond). I definitely have big plans for the NEO Scavenger universe. I just need to take baby steps to get there :)