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Post by arcaneAnima on Nov 5, 2012 12:40:00 GMT -5
Well, it's been a day or so (hard to say for sure for obvious reasons) since I last updated you guys (see my post in the Hellos section if you are lost at this point).
Kinda a lot has happened.
First, the good news: My other players are fine, I think. Everything suddenly growing wings was a result of aggrieveTwilight entering the Medium; she apparently prototyped her recently deceased cockatiel. Kinda annoying since flight is a huge advantage on my land, but then again I prototyped a mannikin wearing my old LARP wizard outfit and turned three-quarters of my enemies into RPG-style spellcasters. Anyway, I have since re-contacted her. I'm not at my second gate yet, but we are working on it.
Secondly, the "huh?" news. Aggressive questioning of my consorts has I think nailed down class and aspect for everyone. Kinda. It's hard to get straight information out of my consorts, they are a bit flighty if you'll pardon the pun. Anyway, I am basically positive that I am the Mage of Breath. Handy, since the Breath chapter just hit my timestamp. So I'm some kind of avatar of destruction? Kinda lame. I see myself as more of an explorer/teacher, really. But I guess it'll come in handy for clearing imps out of my ruins. And honestly, considering recent events (more on that in a moment), I'll probably need the firepower.
Of the other players in my session, aggrieveTwilight is almost certainly a Witch of Rage and I am 100% positive that goliathChained is a Knight of Heart. Not totally sure what those mean, since Blood is the only other aspect chapter I have access to. But I guess Heart has to do with changing the identities of things, and Rage is about forcing things to comply? Sounds kinda similar. But I think Rage fits aT since she seems to be angry at me ALL THE TIME. She still hasn't given me my toilet back...
Anyway, the last one is a bit of a mystery. I ~think~ cleverGryphon is a Maid of Doom. But sometimes when I ask my consorts about my fourth player, they insist she is a Theif of Mind. I have no idea what their confusion is, but the symbology in the ruins I've explored seems to support Maid of Doom. So I guess she's some kind of poison-user? Or poison-counterer? I don't really fully understand what the Titles mean, yet.
And finally, the bad news (other then the fact that apparently we have no Time or Space player and are doomed to failure?). I think goliathChained just entered the Medium, because everything just got an upgrade. I don't know what the hell he prototyped, but I just nearly got murdered by an imp. I've seen several enemies considerably larger than they used to be, some of which had abilities normally limited to OTHER enemies (you know that teleporting thing Liches like to sneak up on you with? Do you know what it's like having an OGRE do that to you?!). Also, nearly everything seems to be able to shoot ridiculous blasts of energy out of its mouth. It's a good thing my Land seems to regrow quickly, because my battles lately have been blowing up large chunks of it...
Hm, my computer says that goliathChained is finally online again. Maybe I'll be able to get some answers out of him.
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Post by bustedcasuality on Nov 5, 2012 17:14:23 GMT -5
Ok, first off? The lack of a Space or Time player is a bad sign, but don't panic. Spawning without a Space or Time player is very rare, and I never heard on anyone missing BOTH except under a very specific circumstances. If you can get to your house, check the sky with a telescope. You should be able to see two planets, arranged symmetrically around Skaia (that big glowing thing in the sky). If that's not the case, you've just got two separate server-client chains. It's rare but mostly benign bug. If it is, than things are far more problematic.
You mentioned about getting a link to the guide from -tG in your post in the Hello topic. Odds are it's a First Guardian, a Debug NPC for Sburb; ask if your coplayers are familiar some intelligent thing entity that glowed with green energy. The presence of an intelligent Debug NPC is a sign of a "post-Scratch session"; long story short, somebody hit the reset button on history after royally messing up Sburb, resulting in your reality.
Actually...it's possible that you're looking at a reverse "Noble Bug". In the "Noble Bug", the game tries to make a session winnable by bringing in new players. This existence of a Noble Bug is usually very obvious; the game lore insinuates that the players aren't the "real heroes" of a session, nobody prototypes their sprites before entry. However...I've heard a rumor that one in really bugged game, a God-Tier Witch of Space literally took everything the the Medium and brought it with her to their post-scratch universe. It's possible that your pre-scratch universe was a "Null Session" and instead the "real heroes" coming to the session, the session is coming to the real heroes. If that's the case...there's not much you can do, really. Just keep playing, and check for FAQ's about missing Time or Space Players. I've never had a session without a Time or Space player, so I'm probably wrong though.
Now, the confusion over cG's Role sounds like it's due to bugs in the lore, the cryptography script (which dictates how the Consorts screw up the lore), or both. Experimenting with abilities should settle matters. Abilities based on poison, decay, or things with negative effects in the long term are Doom based. Lightning, possibility, and choices are the hallmarks of Mind. You'd better do the same, as should the other players. Even if the lore you're getting is consistent, a bug could mean it's wrong.
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Post by goliathChained on Nov 5, 2012 22:55:20 GMT -5
Hey there aA so this is where you have been spending your time lately; im glad that cleverGryphon was able to give me the link to these forums. I have been trying to get ahold of you since I entered but your always either offline or busy.
aggrieveTwilight made it onto her Planet but I havent heard from her since she Rage quit after making it past her first gate (fair warning: her bird is a Green Cheek Conier so you might want to change that before she sees it; shes already pissed off enough since I squashed the damn thing by accident)
You can thank me for all the sweet new powers our baddies are packing; I felt the prototype selections up to now were really... tame so I wanted to kick it up a notch (your welcome for that btw). You remember that Mammon Machine figurine I bought off that fangamer website some time back? Oh yea thats what I chose to prototype; wierd thing is it was Mammonsprite for like 2 seconds before it changed (metamorphed?) into the raging buttlord I have to deal with now. Dont get me wrong Lavossprite is freakin sweet but his constant shrieking is f'ing annoying.
My trip up to my first gate was AWESOME with tons of combat against wave after wave of enemies. Even though I had to protect my family the whole ways up the damn thing (I didnt realize this game was so intense/Bitchin). I broke my Batkind specibus so its currently unusable till I can grab the replacement at home later; but Fistkind still makes my day.
Currently I have escorting my family back home (The FAQ says it should be safe now?), I have my little Brother, Mother, and my cat with me now and I think I can see my house in the distance. I ran into some wierd little wolf-critters who lauded me as the Knight of Heart or something or other. Wasnt really listening after that because being a Knight was totally what I wanted (just like Frog from Crono Trigger!). I will try to contact you later either over chat or here again failing that once I make it home.
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Post by arcaneAnima on Nov 5, 2012 23:56:57 GMT -5
You... prototyped... WHAT?!?!
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Post by cannonOverload on Nov 6, 2012 18:54:52 GMT -5
TO: GC YOU THINK THIS IS A 'GAME'?!
THIS IS NOT A 'GAME', KID. THIS IS HELL, AND WELCOME TO IT.
YOU HAVE PUT THE LIVES OF ALL THE PLAYERS IN YOUR SESSION IN GRAVE DANGER, WITH YOUR RECKLESS PROTOTYPING. GAME OVER MEANS DEATH IN THIS GAME, BOY, YOU MAY HAVE JUST DOOMED ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, THOUGH. YOUR FAMILY HAS BEEN MARKED FOR DEATH BY SBURB, AND THEIR IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP THEIR DEATHS. ONLY PLAYERS ARE MEANT TO SURVIVE ENTRY. BEST SAY YOUR GOODBYES NOW, WHILE YOU STILL CAN, BECAUSE THE GAME WILL FIND A WAY TO KILL THEM, AND THIS IS A FACT.
THIS STILL SEEM 'FUN', BOY? BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE, IT IS NOT FUN. IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. YOU WILL COME TO UTTERLY HATE THIS GAME. PLATONICALLY.
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Post by arcaneAnima on Nov 6, 2012 21:22:22 GMT -5
Having just alchemized myself a new computer, I would like to apologize for my above outburst; it was very out of character for me. On a completely unrelated note, did you know that there is a limit to verdancy? It turns out if you destroy a large enough chunk of your land - say, about three-quarters of a stone spire roughly centered on your laptop - not all of it grows back! I found a cool dungeon...
Anyway, upon further thought this is probably not as bad as it first seems. Yes, a lot of the enemies on my land are now basically engines of destruction. However, I've found that above all else this engenders the mindset of treating every encounter as possibly lethal - the right level of paranoia for this place it would seem. Plus, having just discovered the apparently infamous EotS/WotSG combo, I'm a bit better equipped to handle all this.
aggrieveTwilight is having a rougher time, but my recent communications with her indicate that she has formed a team of cohorts (knowing her, "minions" might be a better term) and is handling her difficulties that way. goliathChained I have not yet re-established contact with, but I'm confident he'll be okay; the amount of damage he can deal with his bare fistkind alone was always kinda silly, and if things really get rough he always has his "other" abstratus... not that he'll probably ever use it where anyone can see. Seriously, dude, it's not THAT embarrassing.
More good news: Several new chapters of the FAQ have reached me. I now know what to expect from cG if she really is the Maid of Doom, what the "heart thing" is (and you can keep it the hell away from me, gC!), and most importantly what the Titles actually mean - that being the latest chapter I have at the moment.
So I'm supposed to be cryptic, mysterious, and indirect? Lame. So far I've just been explaining things to my coplayers straight up. I guess I kinda understand the indirect bit, though. It's a bit like how my spherekind abstratus works - you wouldn't think a rubber bouncyball would be that dangerous, but in enclosed quarters its downright devastating, 'cause it'll be hitting you from angles you didn't know you had! I haven't even had to resort to my backup abstratus yet, thankfully.
Speaking of cleverGryphon, I received another of her infamously indecipherable notes. Apparently "things are going as they should", and "she is safe for now". She wants us to focus on getting through the game; she says it'll be weeks before her meteor hits. I don't know how she knows all this, but I hope she's right because I have no idea where my server disk got off to. Anyway, are we sure SHE'S not the cryptical one?
Well, I'm gonna go back to exploring that dungeon that resulted from my... er... archeological dig. I'll post another status update when something else goes wrong, I guess...
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Post by cannonOverload on Nov 6, 2012 21:40:49 GMT -5
TO: AA
"EotS/WotSG combo" WHAT DOES THIS STAND FOR?
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Post by arcaneAnima on Nov 6, 2012 22:19:08 GMT -5
Eye of the Storm/Wrath of the Storm God.
I must admit, the results are... impressive. Wasn't really feeling the whole "destruction incarnate" thing before, but now... wow.
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Post by goliathChained on Nov 7, 2012 1:09:47 GMT -5
Hey there aA I am beginning to think that there may be some issues with our computers seeing as I cannot get a hold of you EVER! Anyway like I promised I am giving you and update to my adventures over here.
I have made it back to home home spire and my family is getting some much needed rest. I think Mom may be in shock but little Bro is rather taking to the game (I have trained him well lol), and things have calmed down dramatically atm. The only thing starting to grate on my nerves is that DAMN SPRITE's SHRIEKING! I am seriously considering chucking something at him soon to shut him up (Useful as he may be). What was that the FAQ said? Something about second tiering to overwrite some things or expand the sprite? Sorry I only really skimmed this FAQ you are so interested in... actually though that gives a good idea for my cat; one second...
Well that both worked awesome and shit-tastically. I now have Freyjasprite with all the might and power of a planet-eating parasite and the cowardice to flee at the first sign of danger... I was kinda hoping she would get some courage outta that deal but what am I gonna do?
Still no news from aggrieveTwilight. I think she might still be angry with me...
On to other matters though; so cannonOverload is it? Hell yea I think this is a fun game! Sorry to burst your rather fatalist armor-plated shell but I don't believe a word of that nonsense. First of all what good would prototyping something weak and benign do for anyone? Make for a boring game is what; everyone needs ACTION to put a fire under there ass. Also you really expect me to believe that there is nothing to be done for those I care about? Hardly. I wont rest until I make sure they are safe and sound. I will defend my family no matter what! Obviously if I believe it hard enough, that will make it slightly less "impossible".
Also reading over some of your posts your a Robot or something? That's completely awesome, just like R-66Y aka Robo also known as the sweetest robot with a Heart of Gold ever, and a theme song that's never gonna give you up or let you down!
Update: So I decided to fool around with that Alchemiter device from the start of the game and wow was it ever a mistake to ignore it till now. After some trial and error I made some pretty bitchin new toys; kind of a shame I went with my basic weapons till now. First I upgraded my fistkind by getting those brass knuckles and BRASS KNUCKLES @@ JUMPER CABLES to get the SHOCK KNOCKERS; to which I further did SHOCK KNOCKERS @@ BACK TO THE FUTURE BLU-RAY DVD to get the 1.21 GIGAWATTS?! After that I just fixed up my broken bat and LITTLE LEAGUE BAT ll ALUMINUM BAKING SHEET to get the ALUMINIUM SLUGGER then re-sized it to be a bit bigger for me. Looks like for now that is all the Grist I have to spend. You made anything cool yet aA?
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Post by cannonOverload on Nov 7, 2012 20:11:31 GMT -5
TO: AA AH, THANKS
TO: GC LET US SEE HOW YOU DEAL WITH WITH THE DEAD BODIES OF YOUR FAMILY, THEN YOU WILL BE SINGING A MOST DIFFERENT TUNE.
*CALM DOWN* *CALM DOWN*
I'M SORRY, BUT I ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH, WHAT IS THE POINT IN LYING TO SOMEONE I MIGHT WORK BESIDE SOME DAY. WHEN YOU NEED THE INEVITABLE INTERNET HUGS FROM SOMEONE, WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO HELP CARRY YOUR BURDENS, AND YOUR SORROWS, I SHALL BE WAITING. CHILD OF WAR. <o[
EDIT: YOU NEVER SKIM GG'S "Sburb glitch FAQ", THAT FAQ WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE, MANY TIMES OVER. AND "BELIEVING HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT LESS IMPOSSIBLE" SCHTICK ONLY WORKS WITH [Rain] ASPECTS.
2nd EDIT: AS FOR BEING A "ROBOT", I DIRECT YOU TO THE SECOND PAGE OF THE [So. Aliens.] THREAD, IN GENERAL DISCUSSION. READ MY SIG-TEXT FOR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. ALSO, NO RICKROLLING.
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Post by goliathChained on Nov 8, 2012 1:00:59 GMT -5
Well well well it seems there might be a soft spot in that rigid exoframe of yours there cO buddy. If your not careful that could override your cold hard calculating robot brain hehe. I kid of course; the concern is touching it really is, but I'm afraid pessimism just aint my style. Simply I just aim to make the best of a difficult situation here, and have done very well so far if I do say so myself; guide or no. Also you don't have to be mad to believe in something; it would have to be a sad existence to accept ones fate and never try to challenge it.
It reminds me of the most moving story ever written... the story of three friends who find themselves travelers in time and seeing the end of the world vow to change their fate; meeting a host of colorful characters who aid them in their journey. They remind to me to never give up or to accept something as ironclad just because it seems so.
You seem like a cool bro, and hell if it comes to it I would be stoked to party alongside ya (Cannons are pretty f'ing sweet); first though I gotta make sure I handle my game here first. On that note I think it might be time to go and grind some more levels, gotta get to the top of that ladder lol.
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Post by cannonOverload on Nov 8, 2012 20:40:11 GMT -5
*HM HM HM*
A DETERMINATOR, HUH? ONE WHO REFUSES TO GIVE IN, NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, OR THE INJURIES.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! ONE WHO WILL CONTINUE MOVING FORWARDS, EVEN WHEN BEING TORN APART, SHREDDED UNDER ENEMY FIRE, AND DEATH IS GUARANTEED, WILL DRAG THEMSELVES TO AN ENEMY POSITION, EVEN AFTER LOSING ALL BUT ONE ARM, THEIR AUGMENTED UPPER TORSO, HEAD, AND 60% OF THEIR BLOOD. AND THEN DIE, IN A BLAZE OF NUCLEAR FUSION, INCINERATING EVERY HOSTILE IN A 20 METER (60 FEET) RADIUS OF DEATH, BY SETTING OFF ALL THEIR FUSION GRENADES SIMULTANEOUSLY. R.I.P, PRIVATE ALEXANDER WHITE.
BACK ON TOPIC, I WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL, GC, FOR THIS GAME HAS A TENDENCY TO MENTALLY, OR PHYSICALLY, BREAK AND SHATTER SUCH PEOPLE, OVER IT'S CRUEL, CRUEL KNEE. VERY THOROUGHLY.
LET US SEE WHETHER OR NOT YOU TRULY CAN SAVE YOUR FAMILY, YOUNG CHILD OF WAR. I ANTICIPATE FURTHER INFORMATION.
ALSO, WHAT SOFT SPOT!? I'M PRETTY SURE MY ARMOR DOES NOT HAVE WEAK POINTS! I'LL DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE...
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Post by goliathChained on Nov 9, 2012 11:26:24 GMT -5
So hey aA bro it's like so not my fault at all buuuuuut.... yea aggrieveTwilight now knows we have been hanging out here on these forums instead of responding to her recent... uhhhh... "complaints" and she might of kinda twisted out the URL outta me so um yea Fire in the Hole!
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Post by aggrieveTwilight on Nov 9, 2012 11:41:25 GMT -5
i cant believe you 2 ASSHOLES!!! REALLY! COME ON!!!! NO seriously FUCK. YOU. 2. FUCK YOU aA for dragging me into this FUCKING DUMBASS GAME and FUCK YOU gC for killing my pet bird you ASSHOLE.
it wasnt so bad when i was watching you suffer aA but when it was my turn? oh god i cant telling you much NOT FUN AND SUFFERING that i have dealt with. god it just makes me want to cry and SCREAM RAAAAAAAAGGHGHGHGGH... the worst part of it all is now i cant get ahold of anyone oh maybe because they are all off too FUCKING BUSY TO GIVE THE PERSON THEY DRAGGED INTO THIS A FUCKING HAND DEALING WITH THIS SHIT!
i have had nothing but the worst time of my life since you both FUCKING INSISTED i load up that GODDAMN server/client discs. its not enough i get dragged around my house getting poked and prodded by little SHITS in wizard robs with sticks all flailing around and bumping into each other and oh GOD FORBID i forget that every once in a while they fire off their fake fakey FAKE ASS MAGIC ATTACKS that hurt like HELL! and it wasnt even like i could hit them back either since YOU gC FUCKING WENT AND THREW MY LITTLE ANGEL BIRD INTO THAT FUCKING MULTICOLORED SPASTIC BALL... GRRRRR GOD i FUCKING HATE YOU BOTH SOOOO MUCH...
why... dont... you... both go and FUCK. OFF!
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Post by goliathChained on Nov 9, 2012 12:17:26 GMT -5
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ohh ow... is this thing owchies on? Oh it is? Good good uh well that was certainly... something. I got an update and the next thing I knew my iPad blew up in my hand and sent me flying off my tower... ouch. I land on a lip of the building a few floors down and ohhh boy does EVERYTHING hurt hehe... oh man that was completely AWESOME!!!ouch. My vision is a bit blurry on my right side, and I think some of my eyebrow got burnt off but mostly my right arm hurts the most... I must have landed on it or something; i'm just a bit too sore to check it out just yet. I think I will just lay here for a little while.
So I am thinking aA maybe we shouldn't be ignoring her so much... for obvious reasons. Did she manage to blow up your computer too? Eh she probably did who am I kidding haha. I guess I will have to make another iPad when I can climb up there; kind of a shame that was a thoughtful birthday present.
Man the pain simulator in this game is soooo f'ing real; god my arm hurts jeez I hope I... did'nt... brea... oh... oh uh... huh... well uhhhh... that's a lot of blood......
I wonder if 1/2fistkind is a viable...abstra...tus...
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