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Post by 13thGeneral on Sept 3, 2014 18:37:35 GMT
One caveat. I play a lot of games (many for only an hour to check them out), there is some je ne sais quoi about Godus that will draw people in. If they can extend that playtime by many times over with a decent version of the hubworld they've described they will secure a large amount of players hungry for a game that is even slightly "off the rails". Mobile is about competition as much as personal immersion. I think we can all agree that there is something inherently interesting about Godus, some deeper aspect that has drawn us all to it, and somehow has kept us enthralled through all the highs and lows of development, despite all it's lingering and glaring gameplay issues. It's quite mysterious really. btw: I noticed that many of the mobile users quickly caught on to the same strategic methods as the pc players; the top tactic being flatten everything and build sprawling "cities". This is seemingly resulting in them blowing through the content within a week, which is on par with the pc experience (once one realizes these methods of course).  |
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Post by thedarkprofit on Sept 3, 2014 21:25:09 GMT
You will find that I am an interesting blend of strategist and artist.
My map has more mountains, rivers, and terrain features than I started with. At the same time I raised a lot of coastal seabed to make my sprawling cities (water is the easiest land to revert back to something interesting. These areas I'm revisiting and updating a bit at a time. If you try and read peters mind you will see he's hard at work trying to incentivize having something other than a big parking lot (beyond trying to make it prohibitively expensive). Im banking on some automatic "survey" of the land, looking for terrain diversity, that affects your happiness or belief per hour.
I don't think this thread is an appropriate place to place my screenshots... maybe I will make a new thread should the great Ba'al will it. Is there actually a thread for interesting use of the land and sculpting tools?
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 3, 2014 21:48:57 GMT
You will find that I am an interesting blend of strategist and artist. My map has more mountains, rivers, and terrain features than I started with. At the same time I raised a lot of coastal seabed to make my sprawling cities (water is the easiest land to revert back to something interesting. These areas I'm revisiting and updating a bit at a time. If you try and read peters mind you will see he's hard at work trying to incentivize having something other than a big parking lot (beyond trying to make it prohibitively expensive). Im banking on some automatic "survey" of the land, looking for terrain diversity, that affects your happiness or belief per hour. I don't think this thread is an appropriate place to place my screenshots... maybe I will make a new thread should the great Ba'al will it. Is there actually a thread for interesting use of the land and sculpting tools? There is a thread for screenshots. But if you feel like it'd be better to make a new thread you are free to do so. |
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Post by nerdyvonnerdling on Sept 4, 2014 15:16:59 GMT
If you try and read peters mind you will see he's hard at work trying to incentivize having something other than a big parking lot (beyond trying to make it prohibitively expensive). But actions (in this case, content deliverables) say otherwise. In fact housing and settlements now require more flattening than any previous iteration. Until housing and settlements and their offshoots (farms, mines, whatever comes in the future) are able to be multi-layered, there's no avoiding the parking lot effect. Limiting our ability to sculpt by making the costs prohibitive was a damn fool way of addressing this problem, frankly. |
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Post by thedarkprofit on Sept 4, 2014 15:41:00 GMT
If you try and read peters mind you will see he's hard at work trying to incentivize having something other than a big parking lot (beyond trying to make it prohibitively expensive). But actions (in this case, content deliverables) say otherwise. In fact housing and settlements now require more flattening than any previous iteration. Until housing and settlements and their offshoots (farms, mines, whatever comes in the future) are able to be multi-layered, there's no avoiding the parking lot effect. Limiting our ability to sculpt by making the costs prohibitive was a damn fool way of addressing this problem, frankly. It's not that there is "no way" as much as there is no reason for players to make terraced or interesting housing arrangements. There was that proposed "god of gods" choice about straight land or curved land offering certain bonuses to belief. A series of those kind of bonuses could make the extra effort of carving out settlement areas could make players take the extra time to make their housing more interesting. Could be things like: bonuses for how many different elevations the houses are at within a certain area. a happiness debuff for crowded housing that doesn't count it if they are on different layers. some overall percentages for housing of different types conferring bonuses. I think incentivizing vs cost curve manipulation is a long term solution. |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 4, 2014 18:49:28 GMT
Did someone say crowded housing? |
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Post by thedarkprofit on Sept 4, 2014 19:06:20 GMT
Sing it with me.
Hey now, hey now... Godus ain't over
Hey now, hey now... When your homeworld caves in
They've come, they've come... To build a paywall between us
We know they won't win.
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 4, 2014 19:56:13 GMT
Lol!
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Post by chloeqq on Sept 15, 2014 17:47:53 GMT
Apparently Im already done playing the mobile version? There are no more beacons, the Astari are all dead and Im sitting with max Wheat, Ore and 12k of followers. I see LOTS of land but no more beacons. They refer to some beacon in the water but I dont even see that. I kinda enjoyed this game up to now... but now all I do is build huge villages and fill in the ocean.  |
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Post by 13thGeneral on Sept 15, 2014 18:16:16 GMT
Apparently Im already done playing the mobile version? There are no more beacons, the Astari are all dead and Im sitting with max Wheat, Ore and 12k of followers. I see LOTS of land but no more beacons. They refer to some beacon in the water but I dont even see that. I kinda enjoyed this game up to now... but now all I do is build huge villages and fill in the ocean. Yeah, that's pretty much it for now until they add new content. |
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Post by chloeqq on Sept 15, 2014 18:33:37 GMT
Dang I dont think Ive ever "played out" a game so fast before. How often have they been adding content or fixing the beacons? |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 15, 2014 18:34:09 GMT
New content usually comes in the form of a new map that is slightly different from the previous one that'll make you start over and do the exact same things again. Or perhaps a new type of sticker.
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Post by 13thGeneral on Sept 15, 2014 18:45:31 GMT
Dang I dont think Ive ever "played out" a game so fast before. How often have they been adding content or fixing the beacons? There is no real consistent frequency to update releases, and they generally don't let us know until it's essentially inbound within 24hrs. |
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Post by Qetesh on Sept 15, 2014 18:50:28 GMT
Dang I dont think Ive ever "played out" a game so fast before. How often have they been adding content or fixing the beacons? Just wait a bit and they will come back and tell you it is not finished yet and still in Alpha.  |
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Post by Deth on Sept 15, 2014 18:56:07 GMT
*In best Emperor voice.*I feel the hate in theses ones. Strong in the dark Godus are you. *cough cough* *In a normal voice* Sorry not sure what happened there.
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Post by Qetesh on Sept 15, 2014 19:05:06 GMT
*In best Emperor voice.*I feel the hate in theses ones. Strong in the dark Godus are you. *cough cough* *In a normal voice* Sorry not sure what happened there. Perhaps some of us have been driven somewhat insane by frustration. |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 15, 2014 19:15:09 GMT
*In best Emperor voice.*I feel the hate in theses ones. Strong in the dark Godus are you. *cough cough* *In a normal voice* Sorry not sure what happened there. Looks like you went Guybrush Threepwood on our asses. |
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Post by 13thGeneral on Sept 15, 2014 19:20:16 GMT
*In best Emperor voice.*I feel the hate in theses ones. Strong in the dark Godus are you. *cough cough* *In a normal voice* Sorry not sure what happened there. Perhaps some of us have been driven somewhat insane by frustration. Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting different results. I've also heard that Crazy people are generally some of the most determined indi iduals, steadfastly dedicated and slave to thier insanity. Well then, call me a nut-job, because I'd say that pretty much sums up our experience. |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 15, 2014 19:28:11 GMT
Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting different results. I've also heard that Crazy people are generally some of the most determined indi iduals, steadfastly dedicated and slave to thier insanity. Well then, call me a nut-job, because I'd say that pretty much sums up our experience. Nut-job! |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Sept 15, 2014 19:31:16 GMT
I heartily support the initiative of this thread. rubgish, I'm leaving you in charge of it. Don't let me down. EDIT: I stickied the thread for you until further notice. We'll see how it goes. I will rule it with an iron fist and crush any sign of dissent against my authoritarian rule... so basically exactly the same way I'll be treating my followers in Godus  I'm starting to wonder if there is still a reason to have this thread stickied to the board. You're in charge rubgish so you let me know. Are we even still on topic? Where's the iron fist you promised us? |
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