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Re: RimWorld - basically the sci-fi Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #225 on: October 06, 2013, 04:13:48 pm »

And there goes my money into the god-forsaken Canadian economy.

If I pay pal'd instead of Kickstarter would I get the pre-alpha now?
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« Reply #226 on: October 06, 2013, 08:57:42 pm »

I went Pirate. Too good not to spend 10 extra bucks.

Would have gone Merc but that was too rich for my pocket.
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« Reply #227 on: October 06, 2013, 09:11:35 pm »

And there goes my money into the god-forsaken Canadian economy.

If I pay pal'd instead of Kickstarter would I get the pre-alpha now?
I paypal'd and don't have it, it says on the site that you'll get it after the kickstarter.  All you get now is a placeholder text file and a license key.
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Re: RimWorld - basically the sci-fi Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #228 on: October 06, 2013, 09:33:26 pm »

Just dropping in, there seem to be no big questions, so - thanks everyone!
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Re: RimWorld - basically the sci-fi Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #229 on: October 06, 2013, 09:36:01 pm »

Wait!

Are there z-levels? Or is it currently 2D?
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« Reply #230 on: October 06, 2013, 09:51:00 pm »

Just 2D. TS doesnt think they would add to much to experience. Its in the FAQ.

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« Reply #231 on: October 06, 2013, 09:54:36 pm »

Well, I'd argue that they do, but thanks. Doesn't make me want to buy it less.
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« Reply #232 on: October 06, 2013, 09:59:59 pm »

Hi Tynan, I have some questions
Do you have an scheduled release date for the beta version?
The game will have a particular end, it will be open-ended or losing is fun?
It will be a persistent world?

Thanks for this game, I can't wait until the end Kickstarter to play  ;)

Excuse my english
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« Reply #233 on: October 07, 2013, 03:10:38 am »

Tynan, practically every preview video I've seen on youtube has has a bunch of people asking for a Let's Play in the comments. Good news for everyone.
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Re: RimWorld - basically the sci-fi Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #234 on: October 07, 2013, 03:12:39 am »

Goons are pretty excited about this project still. A LOT of people appreciating greatly that you are avoiding the trap of Stretch Goals and making sure it doesn't spiral out of control. I still need to wait till closer to the end of the campaign sadly since my money situation is tight (damn halloween parties..)
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Re: RimWorld - basically the sci-fi Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #235 on: October 07, 2013, 01:27:31 pm »

Just 2D. TS doesnt think they would add to much to experience. Its in the FAQ.

I wouldn't say that they don't add much. More that the ratio between what they add and the cost of putting them in isn't as good as many other features which I've put ahead of Z-levels in the work queue.
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Re: RimWorld - basically the sci-fi Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #236 on: October 07, 2013, 01:28:30 pm »

Hi Tynan, I have some questions
Do you have an scheduled release date for the beta version?
The game will have a particular end, it will be open-ended or losing is fun?
It will be a persistent world?

Thanks for this game, I can't wait until the end Kickstarter to play  ;)

Excuse my english

Nothing is scheduled beyond the January public Alpha.

I may put in an endgame, but it'll be an optional goal. Losing is fun!

No persistent world.

Thanks man!
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« Reply #237 on: October 07, 2013, 09:59:09 pm »

An interesting idea would be:
The survivors should explore to discover the remains of the spacecraft scattered across the surface of the planet, assemble with the help of engineers and manufacture the missing parts of the ship and the fuel needed to launch back into space, this within an amount of time determined by the chosen difficulty  ;)
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« Reply #238 on: October 07, 2013, 11:00:00 pm »

If there were Z-Levels, I'd rather they allowed play without constantly moving the "viewport" up and down, at least surface-wise. Maybe just show it like a heightmap with different shades.

What they "add" to the game is subjective, since they also worsen the user interaface quite a bit.
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« Reply #239 on: October 07, 2013, 11:14:39 pm »

It would be far easier to visualize than DF if the stuff below the current level showed, but a shade darker. Something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVhsIGGg3QE

Not nearly as many as in DF, just maybe one upwards and one downwards.
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