I have been thinking about about this future project.
Yesterday I watched a video by indi Game Clinic who was talking about Game Loops. And he basically said for solo/indi game devs not to worry about game loops and rather focus on the treasure chests. These treasure chests are the individual components that make your game fun… and once you have enough of them, you can combine them into a game loop.
So I have been thinking about treasure chests, and some of these features might be:
- Put different kinds of heat sources into the home, in-floor radiant heat, Finnish soapstone fireplace, geothermal, mini split, heat pumps etcs.
- Floor types: earthen, wood, concrete
- Straw bale walls: structurally insulated panels, stick and frame with bales inside,
- Energy collection: city utility, solar, wind
- Windows: Double, triple, single pained windows
But one unique thing is cozy Scottish furniture you could add as your house is complete:
- Rugs
- Kitchen appliances
- Couches
- Beds
- Chairs
- Entrainment (music playing things)
- Books
- Coorie home kind of things
The game would also teach the importance of living with nature and give bonus points on using energy saving things.
I just need to do more research in what energy saving and eco friendly construction materials can be used in the game.
Also need to do more research on the meaning behind Scottish Coorie as it basically means to nestle or snuggle.
“It encourages us to appreciate the simple pleasures in life, embracing the great outdoors (no matter what the weather) and enjoying the cosy feeling of coming back to home comforts afterwards.” via Scotland.org