Alchemist

An incremental/idle alchemy game built with Angular 18.

Overview

Alchemist is an incremental game where players start as novice alchemists who conjure base elemental ingredients (Fire, Water, Earth, Air) and combine them in a cauldron to discover new compound ingredients. The game features a progression system with experience points, enhancements, achievements, and quests.

Core Features

• Conjure base ingredients (Fire, Water, Earth, Air)
• Mix ingredients in the cauldron to create compounds
• Discover new recipes through experimentation
• Upgrade ingredients with enhancements (storage, speed, auto-conjure)
• Complete quests for bonus experience
• Unlock achievements for permanent bonuses
• Progress through witch ranks based on total XP
• Prestige system (coming soon)
• Adventure Mode with familiar (coming soon)

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• npm or yarn

Installation

npm install

Development Server

npm start

Navigate to http://localhost:4200/. The application will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.

Build

npm run build

The build artifacts will be stored in the dist/ directory.

Game Mechanics

Resources

• Ingredients: Prima materiae can be conjured automatically, compound ingredients are mixed in the cauldron
• Experience Points: Used to upgrade witch skills and purchase enhancements
• Gold: To buy better equipment for the familiar (coming soon)

Witch Ranks

Progress through 9 witch ranks based on total XP:

• Novice Apprentice (0 XP)
• Apprentice Alchemist (50 XP)
• Journeyman Alchemist (200 XP)
• Adept Alchemist (500 XP)
• Master Alchemist (1000 XP)
• Grand Master (2500 XP)
• Archmage (5000 XP)
• Legendary Sage (10000 XP)
• Eternal Philosopher (25000+ XP)

License

MIT