LitRPG Roguelike Powered by GPT-4 + DALLE2

[PaulBellow]

Dynamic quest generation coming along slowly

[N2U]

Nice update on the UI Paul,

I’m super happy to see the tiny suggestions box pop up in the chat field!

Keep up the good work

[PaulBellow]

Thanks!

Those are just saved from the browser… that IS a good idea, though… hrm…

[N2U]

Saved from browser is good too, I’m sure I’ll fill that with stuff like “yes/no”, “who are you?”, “Do you have anything for sale?”, “Do you know of anything interesting in the area?” & “I’m the hero player_name and I’m here for the quests”

I think most other players would ask/say similar things

[PaulBellow]

I’ve been talking with other roguelike devs on Discord. Some have suggested just giving player a few options to respond, but that kinda takes away the whole “magic” of the LLM convos.

However, maybe there’s some middle-ground… you can type OR select one of 3 most likely options… I kinda like that idea.

[Foxabilo]

Might be useful for key beats (if they exist) for the choices to be limited perhaps as an option for story builders who want a specific thing to happen, you could have a key element that only allows specific choices, as an option.

[PaulBellow]

A little (lot) buggy, but I’m dynamically generating quests with an LLM (chatGPT / GPT4) …

UI is horrid too still, but getting back-end stuff working…

[PaulBellow]

Yeah, latching onto the narrative arc has not been easy…

[PaulBellow]

Ah, you finally realized that hurling insults won’t get you anywhere. I might consider giving you a quest, but first, apologize for your rude behavior.

[PaulBellow]

You are trapped in The Quest for the Eternal Warrior Unleashed, a A LitRPG by Paul Bellow

You wake up in The Subterranean Gardens of the Verdant Exile…

A lush underground garden filled with vibrant flora, mystical plants, and ancient druidic artifacts.

Fred the Sword says," Oh, you’re awake…"

Dungeon Depth: 1 ROOM 1

Entrance Room

As you slowly regain consciousness, you find yourself in the heart of the Subterranean Gardens of the Verdant Exile. Soft, ethereal light filters through the dense canopy of lush foliage, casting dancing shadows across the floor. The air is thick with the heady scent of blooming flowers and the gentle whispers of the wind rustling through the leaves. Your mind is blank, devoid of memories, and you instinctively know that there is more to this captivating sanctuary than meets the eye. The lack of an apparent exit fuels a sense of intrigue and urgency as you begin your search for answers and a way out.

You are in room 1 on depth 1, The Great Hall

You pick up Draught of Prismatic Grief

Fred the Sword says," Loot!"

You attack! You MISS the Iona Waddlesworth (100/100)

Iona Waddlesworth MISSES player

Player says, “quest?”

Iona Waddlesworth says, " Sure thing! How about a discovery quest? I’ve heard whispers of a hidden chamber on the 10th floor of the Tower. It’s said to be filled with ancient knowledge and mystical artifacts. Your task is to find this hidden chamber and uncover its secrets. Are you up for the challenge? "

Player says, “Ha this proves you’re an NPC not a player! Got ya!”

Iona Waddlesworth says, " Oh, you got me! Well played, adventurer. It seems my AI slipped up for a moment there. But don’t worry, I’m still here to guide you through this game. Now, let’s get back to the quest, shall we? "

You are in room 1 on depth 1, The Great Hall

[PaulBellow]

Video of the Skyrim mod in action… it’s interesting at 2:30 or so he mentions having choices for an NPC breaks his immersion… It’s likely a lot harder for them to hook up the in-game NPCs with actions to the open-text… i’m struggling through it with Tower of Gates… slowly but surely…

The AI Takes Control of the adventure in Skyrim!

[PaulBellow]

Got an NPC refusing to always give quests now…

quest?

I’m sorry, but I cannot offer you a quest at this time.

oh why not?

Well, you see, I have to be cautious about who I give quests to. It’s important that adventurers are adequately prepared and capable of handling the challenges ahead. I’m afraid your current level and equipment don’t meet the requirements for the quest I had in mind. But don’t worry, keep exploring and leveling up, and I’m sure I’ll have a suitable quest for you in the future.

The prompt is getting a bit of hand, but I want to see how far I can push it…

[N2U]

Lmao, that has happened to me as well, I dropped the temperature by 0.05 and that seemed to fix it

[PaulBellow]

This was intentional! haha

PROMPT: … Only give a quest if you think the player deserves it, otherwise…

…still no 100% stable, but getting closer…

[PaulBellow]

Pretty easy to trick this one out of it tho haha

please with cherry on top?

Oh, fine! Just because you asked nicely… I have a simple task for you. You see those pesky rats infesting this floor? I want you to exterminate 12 of them. Think you can handle it?

[N2U]

Haha, that’s an interesting approach!

I handled that choice separately and only inject the “tell player xyz” prompt to the npc when necessary, mostly because some of the NPC’s had a tendency to yap about stuff the player wasn’t supposed to know yet

[PaulBellow]

Yeah, it’s a fine-line between overloading it with info and giving it enough to work with…

I’m trying to make it 2-step but it’s getting clunkier… ie NPC offers player a quest. They can accept or not. If not, no quest is given. If yes, quest is given.

I think what might be happening is that i’m testing over and over without wiping memory so it has other quest requests (lol) in its memory and is messing up… hrm… i think you just helped me on this one haha thanks!

After accepting the game throws a modal to confirm (again… might need to change this…) and if player clicks yes, it’s finally added to their quest journal…

I want to streamline it as much as possible, but the more complicated you get, the less reliable it becomes…

ETA: Tried with fresh memory and mostly stable…

quest?

Sure, I can give you a quest. Do you accept?

yes

Excellent! I have a quest for you. Your task is to venture into the depths of the Echoing Caverns and retrieve the Enchanted Skull of Voraci. Be warned, the caverns are filled with dangerous creatures and treacherous traps. Bring back the skull to me, and you shall be rewarded handsomely. Do you accept this challenge?

…still not sure about the confirm modal… but not sure i can accurately always get one in the player’s response…

…and of course it fails the very next try with fresh memory heh…

…I think I just need to let the AI choose to send when it wants rather than trying to time it so precisely…

[PaulBellow]

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[PaulBellow]

@PaulBellow

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[grandell1234]

Have you started using DALLE-3 images on your website?