Goldkarpen: the cyberpunk netcrawling game

gitlab.com/rubo77/Goldkarpfen

Story: 2023 - The super-cooperation seized the www with their AI. Escape seems hopeless… but you (the player: a tech savy hacky-guy) found the Goldkarpfen. Analyse the program and find the first node of the gk-network. Jump from node to node to find the exit node to escape the hypnotic power of the superAI.

HUGE payoff in the late game!

Quote “The best OSS-game ever!” L.G. Wilkinson

yads,

I’m confused it says it’s a micro blogging platform. Is that just a ruse?

Frato,
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That’s the entry point style. ( -exit)

Frato, (edited )
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it is not a ruse, the gk concept is a very versatile net-crawl-sandbox with a fun retro style.

You can imagine it as a network-minecraft gaming engine for adult coders.

Frato,
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There are tons of things like item-engine, game-money, role-play … There are examples how this can be coded - it’s quite simply done with inline scripting and plugins.

Frato,
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It’s a bit difficult in the beginning, but rewarding. The main-gameplay loop is suprisingly non-monotonic. I think the retro style is very funny.

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