{"author_link":"\/users\/massivejack","author_name":"massivejack","author_uid":1129914,"comments":[{"id":1136173,"author_name":"Keeta","author_uid":"keeta","epoch":1744169083,"text":"I love how the cards tell a story. The art style and theme are very cool. I like how the structure builds in the background over the course of the game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136696,"author_name":"pacific14","author_uid":"pacific14","epoch":1744179765,"text":"Awesome! I like yours art style!\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136735,"author_name":"Velis69","author_uid":"velis69","epoch":1744180373,"text":"Nice art style in this card games! Check out our game too, comrade!    P.S. 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Players guide its eerie growth through shifting ages, shaping its fate with each decision. As the city ascends, so does the mystery of its true purpose.\n\n\n\n# Gameplay\nRotate the ring and play cards. \nPlay cards to gain or trade resources -  Life, Sanity and Shell.\nIt's a roguelike deckbuilder... of sorts.\n\n![Unity_SBqawfxbeB.png](\/\/\/raw\/a7b\/f1\/z\/6aadd.png)\n\n\n## How to Win\nReach maximum Ascension. \nKill monsters to take their souls and turn them into your Power.\nUse Power to perform Rituals that unlock new cards. \nUse the new cards to gain Ascension.\n\n## How to Lose\nGetting any resource (Life, Sanity, Shell) to 0 will spawn a Doom card. If a End of Age card is played while Doom is present, it's game over. 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Little has remained of this ambitious plan.\n\n![Unity_50O3wnrhYM.png](\/\/\/raw\/a7b\/f1\/z\/6aae0.png)\n## Assets\nI used a lot of different assets I had in my library, mostly from HumbleBundles and what was free. Card images are all generated with ChatGPT. \n\n\nThanks for reading! I hope you enjoy your time in the First City\n\n![Unity_Hm43OTb8Fd.png](\/\/\/raw\/a7b\/f1\/z\/6aae1.png)\n### Cheats\nThe game can get frustrating, so I left debug value controls on. \nY\/H, U\/J, I\/K, O\/L, P\/; - these keys control the resources. \n\nFIX 1:\n1. Last (endless) level not regenerating correctly\n2. 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