LadyCrimson

Since the last 4-5 pages have largely been about a single KS project/controversy, perhaps it's time to split it off. Stay tuned. Edit: done, hopefully got all the relevant ones. Further/continued discussion on the Susan Wilson KS controversy can be done here: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63570-susan-wilsons-kickstarter-discussion-split-topic/

For the life of me I can't seem to figure out this Planet Explorer item creator/editor thingie. I get the idea, and I put together some stupid pistol which is the crap, but man...I suck at it. I think you can share your creations with others somehow...maybe I can steal someone else's weapons and cars, haha. Yes, you can make cars. And cannons. And stuff. The targeting for handheld ranged weaponry has an awkward feel to it in this alpha.

I thought I heard thunder outside, so I went out to see if it's raining. Blue skies and white clouds, semi-sunny, a little humid. Thunder again. Weird. Then a giant, fuzzy, black bumblebee tried to land on my shoulder and proceeded to chase me around the yard while Mr. Grey the cat twined around my ankles trying to trip me. And the thunder continued. Maybe I'm actually napping on the couch and it's all a surreal dream.

Haven't noticed any slowdowns anywhere myself. I must not surf that part of the internet.

The first update features a look at the editor ... which looks like even I might understand the scripting! Anyway, in the video they make a brief scenario via the editor, that made me laugh with a popular game reference. Oh, you cards.

Escort quest? Nooooo! ... oh wait, that wasn't bad. That's fine then. Glad he's not unfriendly unless attacked! Mining by campfire light. No campfire, can't see my own feet.

Don't have to be very tech savvy for that, since she has a ton of domains and registrar info is public legal domain. I remember when I got my first domain and realized that registrar info was visible, I immediately paid the bit extra for the proxxy listing services. But yes, that's a pretty douche thing to do. I have the feeling that's one reason she doesn't close it/take it down. Exposure.

I think Veronica is jealous of your stylin' red outfit.

That's pretty neat. Of course, then I showed it to my hubby and he watched me pan around and said "Yeah...it's a bunch of rocks." He has no sense of wonder.

I don't get it. Cop car I assume, but wtf is the guy in the costume doing in the first place? Heh.

I'd give a lot, sometimes, if someone would invent a product that would allow cats to open cans of cat food and feed themselves. Also, it's funny how if you watch someone sing, they can sound fine to your ears because their facial expressions help convey emotion to you which somehow elevates it, but if you listen without looking at them, they suddenly sound terrible. Or, vice versa.

Stupid Planet Explorer's alpha has me locked in and forgetting about time. Gah, I'm running late on some errands. The alpha does have rough spots but with a year to refine it hopefully they'll be smoothed over. Still highly addictive. I might even up my pledge a bit. But just to say ... if you aren't into building/creation/exploration-while-gathering-resource type games it's probably not a game for you. There is a story and quests, but it's not like Skyrim or something. ...must turn off game now...to do other things...

So what do people think about things like this one? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1030276638/911-cross-country-road-trip ...does that qualify as "fund my car/vacation?" and not "fund my documentary?" Or this one (image) http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sdrv4jhE1rugltbo1_1280.png I see stuff like that on KS all the time. The difference is, usually they're ignored or not noticed by backers. Your Kickstarter Sucks - all kinds wonky, weird, silly, and sometimes borderline projects from the past year.

You'll be an old fart in only 7 more years? Wouldn't that mean you're already an old fart? Just admit it.

I think concepts like Kickstarter are going to be prone to growing pains as they figure out whether rules they have work or don't work and how/when they wish to enforce them. I believe they have, in the past, been fairly harsh/closed down on some projects that broke rules, here and there but it wouldn't surprise me if they let some borderline ones slide all the time. I guess it still doesn't bother me in terms of the company itself and whether I want to fund interesting, legitimate projects. They'd have to do more over a longer period of time for me to think they're actually morally bankrupt or something. But anyway, to close/not close now is likely more about embarrassment ... someone at KS thought it was cute/adorable and promoted it, then other well knowns promoted it, etc. To turn around and then cancel it admits they were taken in, or maybe they think it'd make them look callous to youth, or whatever. So it'd likely take a bit more than email complaints to shut it down at this point. National broadcast investigative news story might work. I do think it's a valid point, now, that if the mom is now going to pay for the camp herself and donate the funds to some other organization (to which she's whining that she's not sure which place to donate to that doesn't break the KS rules), why not just close the project. The kid's point was made, mom's now going to pay for the camp, so there's no point in the KS at all.

Of Plumes and Kittens!

Apparently those night crabs in Planet Explorers are afraid of light. So I put on a headlamp ... we shall see if that helps. Otherwise I'll pretty much have to sleep through the darkness, until I have better weapons anyway. I can't wait to make some swords and guns (some animals run away so gonna need ranged to hunt them), but I don't think I have the materials yet. The crafting screen seems like one of those easy to use, long time to master sort of things. Alpha .53 has it so one can't really dig straight/even floored tunnels/lines easily, which is frustrating if you're trying to level ground. ... I think they're planning on implementing such as a feature eventually tho. Yup, like this game. At least if it doesn't get funded, I'll still have this partial alpha to mess with. Pretty awesome for a KS creator to have such a playable version for DL like that.

When you're wearing a plumed hat, you'll be able to cast the Fluffy Feather of Paralyzing Tickles, which will easily allow you to dispatch your giggling and helpless opponent....unless, of course, they make their Not-Ticklish saving throw.

The Planet Explorers (KS) public alpha build.

If a cereal called CinnaMoons actually existed, I would probably have to try it. Game looks candilicious and a bit creepy-surreal at the same time.

Oh, I think I like this PlanetExplorers game. Definitely will back it. At first I tried the just-build mode, but had no clue what to do. Just dug holes in the dirt. Then I tried Story mode, which had me next to a crashed plane with some lady to talk to/get easy starter missions from. Wandered around, collected resources, made some starter gear. All nice stuff. Then it got dark. Really dark. And I was still running around (not too far from the ship tho) on the beach nearby. Giant crabs or something just appeared out of nowhere with the dark. A whole bunch. Kill them? No wai. Chased me everywhere until dawn. Put a few pictures in the screenshot thread here. Definitely feels Minecraft-y I suppose, only with better graphics and more to do, perhaps. I wish you could rotate your view using the mouse-at-edge-of-screen method, since using the Q and E keys feels awkward when using WASD to also move, but you get used to it.

What a nice place. Explore, chop down trees, collect herbs. Relax. But then at night....

It's not Vader oriented, but here's what instantly came to mind when I read this: "You've left me an opening!"

@Rosbjerg -- hahaha, that's exactly it! Finally done! Let's see if it'll install now...

Because the Siren is my husband and he doesn't use it.