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Total Members Voted: 9

[nenjin]

I feel like I've kinda plumbed the depths of the current content. It's very nicely put together, especially for a DF player. I look forward to further updates, but I think I'll back off of it for right now so I don't get burnt out.

[MasterCyria]

My name is Tavin Beardchisler.

[Sappho]

Yup, I fell asleep at about 9 pm, didn't add any new content last night. Hopefully today will be better. 3rd and 4th graders followed by a private lesson with an 11-year-old... I should have a bit more energy after that.

MasterCyria, I've unlocked you. I had a look at your old posts and it seems though you've been quiet, you've been around a while and actually play DF. But for the record, I know I didn't say this before, but I'd prefer to only have real B12ers testing for now, so if anyone is signing up for an account just to play my game, they'll have to wait for now.

I don't know if I'll have time to add anything before work today, but I do at least have a loose plan for what I'll do next.

[Sappho]

Alrighty, I've finally started implementing my first real plot. This is mostly story-based right now, but action will come soon.

You can now start to learn about the plight of the Haulers. To do so, get your "Accepted By the Haulers" quality up to 10 (you can do this by eating with them in the dining hall, or agreeing to help them with a job via an RNG possibility card that can appear anywhere). Then you will be able to draw a special possibility card that will take you into the Hauler's Crypt, where the unskilled laborers live. I have lots of ideas for various plot to happen down here, and it will tie in with other planned plots as well.

It's all rather depressing at the moment, but don't worry! You will be able to help them (or keep them down, your choice) eventually. I'm working on it!

EDIT: I added another card to the Hauler's Crypt. It allows you to move to the next level of acceptance among the Haulers and gives you free passage into the Crypt. However, there is no material prepared for this part of the story yet, so when you get it, you won't have anything to do there for now. If you want to test it out and then want to go back to the older material, you'll have to reset. I promise I'll be fleshing out the Crypt more soon.

[Sappho]

Added a little bit more content tonight. While doing so, I realized that there were a few cards I had forgotten to unlock for general viewing (when new cards are created they are locked so only the creator can see them). So a small chunk of content that I thought had been available for ages was actually not. But now it is. Everything should be available now. Are my testers still around? There's work to be done. : )

Tonight's focus has been on making an impression with the higher-ups. In order to explore the full story of the class system of Riddlerocks (focusing on the Haulers and the Higher-Ups), you'll have to balance your influence with both groups. Then, you'll have some big decisions to make.

Also, I discovered that there are ways to enter "advanced" formulas for manipulation of various qualities rather than just direct numbers. I intend to have a great deal of fun with this, and with the random number generator, in the near future.

I don't have any plans for the weekend just yet, so it's looking good for making solid progress on Riddlerocks.

[CognitiveDissonance]

Just came across this, and I'm excited to try it out. Anything specific you need feedback on?

EDIT: Ahh, it's closed for testing. Can I have a spot in?

[Sappho]

Yes, let me know your character name and I'll unlock you. See the first post for lists of things I need specific feedback on, and all general feedback is always welcome.

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, guys. It's not abandoned, just taking some time to deal with other things. More content is coming soon.

[Vattic]

No hurry. Just posting to show support and to say I've found it really charming so far. Still need to try the hauler plot.

[Sappho]

Good news, everyone! After taking a break for the past few weeks, I've started updating the game again. Today I started implementing the first "quest" to help the Haulers. I was hoping to finish it tonight, but I don't think I'll quite make it. You can complete the first half right now, but the second half is not ready yet. It's planned out, I just have to enter it all in, which takes longer than you might think.

If you don't mind massive spoilers, here's what I have implemented so far. Really, though, if you want to figure things out for yourself, don't read this part.

Spoiler: Current state of the quest. (click to show/hide)

After viewing the crypt in the Hauler's Crypt area, an Older will approach you and ask for help fixing it up. They need more space and some coffins for their dead. Once you agree, you can start looking for ways to help out.

So far you can obtain stone in several ways: getting permission by asking the manager, obtaining permission by cooking the books in the bookkeeper's office, or finding it with a rare success while mining for stone. There is a new card, the stone stockpiles, that will appear in the workshops. You can use your permission there to get lots of stone, trade favors for a little stone, or try to steal a block. Once you have 10 stone you can go to the "claim a workshop" card in the workshops and try to craft the coffins.

Other ways to get the coffins, ways to dig the crypt out, and an entirely different way to solve this problem will be added soon, hopefully tomorrow.

There will be other ways to achieve your objectives, so you testers might need to reset your characters a few times to see it all. For now there's just the one way, though, and even that is only halfway done, so don't panic if you can't figure out what to do next (or if you're really desperate, check the above spoiler to make sure you didn't miss anything).

There will be many more quests in this plotline. Anyone who is willing to try out what is ready now, you can start by visiting the Hauler's Crypt and making friends with them. The rest will follow. I'd like to see if anyone is able to complete the quest without my spoilers - I don't want it to be easy, but I don't want it to be overly difficult, either. Just keep in mind that you will have to revisit some old cards, including "always" (pinned) cards that you have seen before, because new options will open up when you're on quests.

[CognitiveDissonance]

Yes, let me know your character name and I'll unlock you. See the first post for lists of things I need specific feedback on, and all general feedback is always welcome.

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, guys. It's not abandoned, just taking some time to deal with other things. More content is coming soon.

Ah missed this. Name's "Disarcade the Plank of Understanding"

[Sappho]

Yes, let me know your character name and I'll unlock you. See the first post for lists of things I need specific feedback on, and all general feedback is always welcome.

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, guys. It's not abandoned, just taking some time to deal with other things. More content is coming soon.

Ah missed this. Name's "Disarcade the Plank of Understanding"

OK, you should be unlocked now.

[Sappho]

AMAZING NEWS, EVERYBODY!

StoryNexus has finally added an option for custom images. They must be externally linked, not uploaded, but this means I'm no longer limited to their horrible, horrible, awful, terrible, horrible library of mostly-useless images. However, I'm definitely not going to have time to be creating new images for my game anytime soon, so I look to you guys. Anyone who is interested in helping me create (or find, legally) icons for the game, please let me know! It's not a top priority right now, but I will definitely be updating the images in the game as soon as it's practical.

Spoiler: The official announcement. (click to show/hide)

Hi there folks,


We've just introduced two new features: Custom images and Custom CSS.


These have been features people have been asking about for a long time, and we hope this opens up a world of opportunities for you with StoryNexus. Here is some guidance on how to use each of these new features.

Custom images
You can now add custom artwork for Quality icons, Storylet icons, Branch Icons, Deck backgrounds and Area headers. You can of course still use the library icons.
You can add images hosted externally from StoryNexus using the new input field in the icon selection screen (please remember to include the http:// in your addresses).
Icon Images should be a minimum of 130px tall by 100px wide. They can be .png, .jpg or .gif.
Area header Images should be 130px tall by 650px wide. They can be .png, .jpg or .gif.
Branch and storylet icons will be a fixed aspect ratio (to match the aspect ratio of the cards), but quality icons can be any aspect ratio you like, they will be resized so that the width matches the layout of the StoryNexus theme you are using.
WARNING: linking to a lot of large images will reduce the speed with which your StoryNexus world loads, so it is advised that you use adequate compression on your images and keep the dimensions of the artwork as small as possible.

Custom CSS

On the Edit World page, you will now find a field that will allow you to enter custom CSS for your StoryNexus World.
WARNING: once you enter your CSS and hit Update, it will be live. It is strongly advised that you test your CSS thoroughly before saving, as incorrectly formatted CSS can cause serious layout issues to arise.
For testing your CSS on your world before applying it, we recommend using a plugin for the Chrome browser called Live CSS Editor. This plugin will allow you to test your new CSS classes on your page in real-time, then copy and paste them into the Custom CSS field on the Edit World page.
A new theme has been added called Canvas. This simple theme has no styling and can act as a clean slate onto which you can add your own custom CSS.
Please be aware that you are not permitted to hide elements of the core StoryNexus UI that would constitute a breach of the Creator Guideloines, which have been updated here: http://www.storynexus.com/sh/creatorguidelines
We hope you enjoy these newly implemented features, and if you have any questions about them, feel free to post them in this thread.

Have Fun!

Liam

As you can see from the announcement, they've also added CSS functionality, but since I know nothing about that, I'm not going to mess with it right now. Maybe in the distant future.

Yesterday I spent the whole day (the WHOLE day) at the foreigner police trying to sort some things out with my visa (and I have to go back early tomorrow morning, sob sob sob), so there were no updates, but right this moment, as soon as I finish making my coffee, I'm going to get to work. Hopefully working on this will help me clear my head of all the bureaucratic hullabaloo I'm currently going through. I'll post again when I'm done for the day.

[Iceblaster]

Sorry for not participating as much, but anyway, this is fantastic, can't wait to see what the artists that volunteer put out.

[Anvilfolk]

Aw man, visas  Best of luck with that, hope you get it sorted out!

And finally - images! Good luck finding an artist too! That can really make a difference! The general feel of the game is nice, but the icons would really bring it out

[nenjin]

Oooooooo. Gonna have to donate some d'art. There's also technically nothing stopping you from using quality pre-existing images, but as a creative endeavor I can understand why you might not want to do that.