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Well here's the thing about that, it doesn't have 100 hours of gameplay in the content. I already know how to craft and do everything. Tell me to make something, and I can make it, or at least reasonably get it done without consulting a wiki (looking at letters). The depth of this game doesn't lie in the crafting, or the items you can make. It's the stories and personal interactions. This game isn't like most story driven games. They're like a book. You read, then maybe read again, but it's always the same story. This game is a library. You don't know what you're going to pull off the shelf, but you load up the game, and open the pages. Some stories leave me feeling terrible, and sometimes I don't even bother finishing the book (logging off, suicide). But that makes the good ones all that more special.

That is what keeps me playing the game. The survival and crafting just offer a goal, something to work towards so you're not just wandering an empty field talking to strangers about nothing. It's just the vehicle, it's not the journey. That's why I can't say I could ever find myself growing sick of this game. Now does the car need some work and fine tuning? Most definitely. But it's ultimately meant to serve the journey. I think most people are focusing too much on the car, and not enough on the journey.

I will say it's nice to see that it's not against your vision to make a game you can enjoy for hours, I was kind of concerned for a minute. But like I said, still very much interested to see what this game becomes.

@Joriom

Sorry I haven't taken the time to read most of what you've said, but I only have so many hours in a day XD. I will say that I think "good game design" is, more often than not, subjective. I don't think it's bad game design to throw you into a random location with random people as long as you have something to work towards and you can deal with the possible problem of repetition. I do however, think it's unconventional. And you do not "learn everything from the ground up over and over again" you take your knowledge and experiences into the next life. And just because you can't see what happens later on doesn't mean you don't care about it. Maybe some people think that way, but I see that as a fallacy.

Nor do I think "forcing playstyle on a player is a bad thing" is necessarily a bad thing. Total freedom quite often obfuscates the experience. As one of my favorite game reviewers said, "a game where a player can do anything, focuses on nothing". There is something to be said for direction. Now I don't think anyone is being "forced", I just think people are being "limited". Which are two very different things. Which I knew you alluded to, but I still felt like you might be implying Jason was FORCING us to play HIS game.

Anyway, that's all I have time for. As I'm sure you know, these can take a while when you're carefully articulating and double checking everything for accuracy and clarity.

@Redhawk

There's no prerequisite that says something can only be considered a weapon if there are many different variants to choose from, a weapon is anything that is designed to hurt or kill. And considering Jason programmed Knife + person = dead person, then the knife was indeed designed to kill. Making it, very much, a weapon.

And I'm sorry that this version of combat doesn't meet your specific criteria of an organized system of trained combatants, but your definition is only one specific version of combat involving specific scenarios. Your only interpretation of combat is trained & organized combat; and that's fine, if a bit narrow minded. But the argument of, "just look how popular media uses it" seems shallow at best. I wasn't aware twitter was the end all, be all, of definitions and terminology of the English language. So that's cool beans, I guess.

But I would like to address the fact that I did acknowledge, in an edit, that combat may not have been the best term considering that very fact (that a lot of people are indeed murdered with no chance at mounting their own attack). But there have been very many scenarios where I've been fighting someone knife to knife, or bow to bow, or knife to bow, and I'm sure others have as well. So I felt like the question was still valid and was still relevant to the conversation of "people being kill outside of the designed programming, meaning inconsistencies".

I realize I may be coming across as derogatory, but it is not my intention to attack or insult you. If you happen to feel that way, I'd like to apologize if I came off that way.

And I have no idea where that comment came from about you not being against in game violence. I never once implied that you were, so that seems a bit telling.

On another side note; I didn't really find Alleria's post about how he likes to stab people at the drop of a hat and go online to brag about (or make and example of) it very funny. Seemed kind of sad and mildly annoyed me, like most of what he says. But I suppose that's neither here nor there.

So you use less food when you're at the optimal temperature. No offense, but don't most people know this? I mean, I get raising awareness of how broken desert borders are and that they should be used whenever possible, but why all the math and numbers? Seems a bit excessive, but it is kind of nifty.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your appreciation. If only mother had read my story BibleThump.

Wait...so I wasn't meant to sink over 100 hours into this game so far? So it's not your intention to make a game you could enjoy over and over? That kind of has me concerned for where the future might go, but I'm definitely still interested.

And that would be a very interesting game, but I'd probably stay away from it because I feel like it'd just frustrate me and bum me out lol. It would be like the really awesome show you watched and wanted a second season of, but it never came. I definitely get things needing an ending, and you not wanting people to get bored, but isn't that what continual updates are for? To keep the game fresh and interesting? I guess it's an age old debate of either having too much and getting sick of it, or not getting enough and be left wanting more.

TLDR: I'm glad you decided to change game direction. Philosophical thoughts. I think every story being different keeps repeat hours from ever getting boring.

Awesome thanks. I couldn't remember which one, but I knew it was at least one of them.

Just took the time to read the wall and found this part. I personally feel it is wasteful to produce 7 dungs for 7 wool if you don't need them. It's called over production, one of the eight most commonly found forms of waste. I don't like making full sheep clothing, as there are better alternatives; but if you are (and already have more than enough compost) it is wasteful to make 7 more dung just because you can. Just feed shorn sheep, it's ironically the least wasteful method given this scenario.

So you're concern is the effort it takes to move the dung? If I understand correctly, you're suggesting it be easier? If that's the case, then I'd have to disagree. And I also disagree that you'd need to stab someone who makes wool clothes because you don't know if they didn't just feed shorn sheep. At that point, the only thing they'd be wasting is berries and carrots (but come on).

I do, however, agree that anyone getting 7 wool is being extremely wasteful when sealskin coats and bunny shoes are not only better insulation, but also not very difficult to get. I only ever use two wool for a hat, just for a splash of color.

I also don't agree that you always get 3 extra soil, I believe you, quite often, get 1 extra soil because the other 2 would also be used for wheat. You should be looking to increase/replace your basket supply. And the two extra flour will take care of the 9 rabbits from making two backpacks (11 or 12 if you're making pants, which you should be). So I feel like the math kind of adds up.

Long story short, if you don't need the dung, then don't make it. And if it's difficult/time consuming to clear out the poop, just set up poop/compost station right outside your sheep pen to minimize travel time.