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[Gwanatu T]

This is unbelievable!!! Day frickin one!

 

[HaRyu]

HaRyu, shattering everyone's hopes and dreams, yet again!

Another teaser tweeted, although something a little more substantial this time.

http://playstarbound.com/introducing-the-apex/

For millenia the Apex were close to human in appearance until breakthrough research into accelerated evolution lead to the creation of the “Vestigi-Evo Process”. The VEP allowed the Apex to trade physical devolution for intellectual evolution.

The Apex operate under a collectivist regime controlled by the Miniknog (The Ministry of Scientific Progression). Each Apex dedicates his life to the survival and progression of the Apex as a whole. The nature of this regime allowed the VEP to be administered species wide in less than 10 years.

The most honored members of Apex society are those chosen by the MiniKnog to donate their bodies to furthering the VEP. Those chosen for the experimentation process are rarely seen again, but their names are said to be inscribed on the wall of the chosen which sits deep within the Ministry.

For a time the MiniKnog received criticism from several prominent Apex for what appeared to be a bias towards selecting only the poorest in society to be members of the chosen. This criticism was silenced however when the critics themselves were selected.

There are whispers of a rebel group ready to denounce the MiniKnog and lead the Apex into revolution. But in Apex society discussion of dissension is punishable by death.

Glory to the chosen!

Damn dirty apes! *shakes fist*

 

[HaRyu]

Probably involves tentacles.

 

[clockpunk]

I'll be there as soon as It can be preordered! Looks fantastic.

 

[AtlusAram]

I can't think of a game I want more to play than this.

 

[Night_Trekker]

So... Minecraft comes out, then Terraria (a fantastic game, by the way) clones it in 2D. Then Starbound is announced and Mojang announces a space-based game the sounds (somewhat) similar. Is that order of events correct? Funny, if so.

Yeah, I'm going to be getting this for certain.

 

[DeathGlobe]

sadly when it was on steam summer sale I trashed talked terraria but looking at this game I would like to give it a try once again. I just found it completely overwhelming

 

[Night_Trekker]

sadly when it was on steam summer sale I trashed talked terraria but looking at this game I would like to give it a try once again. I just found it completely overwhelming

I think Terraria works because it throws tons of disparate content at the player. The overall game design isn't as cohesive or as inspired as Minecraft, but there's so much to do, you won't really mind how frankly amateurish it is in in some ways. Some of the best classic games were/are clones of other games *shrug*

But yeah, sometimes it does seem like too much content.

 

[Mandoric]

I think Terraria works because it throws tons of disparate content at the player. The overall game design isn't as cohesive or as inspired as Minecraft, but there's so much to do, you won't really mind how frankly amateurish it is in in some ways. Some of the best classic games were/are clones of other games *shrug*

But yeah, sometimes it does seem like too much content.

That unlinked diversity is why I like it better than Minecraft, to be honest. Minecraft requires a high-volume mining operation to sustain combat play due to weapon durability, and high-volume mining or farming to sustain exploration play due to how effort-expensive torches are. Meanwhile, in Terraria, you can log in and do pretty much whatever you want in any given play session other than particular bosses.

 

[Night_Trekker]

That unlinked diversity is why I like it better than Minecraft, to be honest. Minecraft requires a high-volume mining operation to sustain combat play due to weapon durability, and high-volume mining or farming to sustain exploration play due to how effort-expensive torches are. Meanwhile, in Terraria, you can log in and do pretty much whatever you want in any given play session other than particular bosses.

Yeah, that's true. Despite being similar in basic design, they're almost totally different experiences.

 

[dLMN8R]

Terraria takes a lot of patience to get into it at first. That was true with me, and I didn't really "get" it until I finally sat down with a "first start" wiki that guided me through the first 30 minutes or so.

I also helped a couple friends get into it for their first time over the weekend. After playing it myself for so long, it was pretty revealing to remember just how obtuse the game is at first. But they eventually got the hang of it too.


Well worth it in the end!

 

[The M.O.B]

From Terraria Facebook page

Something is bubbling in the #Terraria pot...

Figured this was the most relevant thread for this.

 

[Nymerio]

Didn't the Dungeons of Dredmore devs want to take over Terraria development? Maybe they actually will...

 

[LiquidMetal14]

From Terraria Facebook page


Figured this was the most relevant thread for this.

Dare we say a transitional even that bridges Terraria and Starbound together?!?!?!?!?

Spoiler

one can dream

Something like a new area that is explorable and looks like Starbound in visuals and has a bit of context before ending then a release date for Starbound!

 

[Themacabre]

It's just cruel at this point

Please come out before the apocalypse happens.

 

[bengraven]

Oh god, I need a cup.

 

[HaRyu]

Let's all get excited followed by sadness/depression/anger that its not out yet!

Explanation of how the dungeon generation works.

http://playstarbound.com/dungeon-generation/

 

[Retro]

Were working on a web version of our character creator for creating forum avatars.

(more options in game version)

New fourth race revealed; plant people.

 

[pants]

Has a Linux version been discussed perhaps?

 

[Retro]

Has a Linux version been discussed perhaps?

From the "List of announced Game Info", which doesn't cite sources but is 100% factual:

"The game will be for Windows, Mac, and Linux."

 

[duckroll]

Dear awesome guys making Starbound,

please release the game now.

Love, duckroll

 

[Weltall Zero]

Wee, we got Sylvari to go with the Tengu.

 

[dot]

Wee, we got Sylvari to go with the Tengu.

ahahaha

I wonder what the final 2 races will be...

 

[pants]

wow, excellent. looks like I may be able to give linux gaming a serious roll in the future

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

every time i see this topic pop up i get excited then very sad

 

[charsace]

So... Minecraft comes out, then Terraria (a fantastic game, by the way) clones it in 2D. Then Starbound is announced and Mojang announces a space-based game the sounds (somewhat) similar. Is that order of events correct? Funny, if so.

Yeah, I'm going to be getting this for certain.

Minecraft is a clone of an xna game.

 

[Retro]

More on Races:

Let me explain the current plan with races (as with everything, it's subject to change).

Your race choice won't have a stat based gameplay affect. However,

Crafting in the game requires that you unlock each item you're going to craft before you craft it, you do this by finding a blueprint which is permanently added to your list of craftable objects.
For example, a chest might contain blueprints for a chair, after you activate the blueprint the chair is added to your list of craftables and you can forever craft that chair if you have the right ingredients.

The player starts off with quite a large list of craftable items. The list of starter items is unique per race. Though players can eventually learn to craft items that belong to other races (particularly by raiding dungeons/villages that belong to that race).
For the most part though, your character choice permeates through the kind of objects you build and thus the kind of materials you'll require most often. This ensures players aren't all after the same set of items and adds an element of team work to the crafting system.

On top of this, often sets of armor/weapons have bonuses based on the race they belong to. An example might be Avian armor reducing fall speed. Again, whilst every race is capable of crafting (and wearing) every other races items (should the player unlock them all), in the early and mid game the race you choose helps to define the armor perks you create and facilitates trading between players of different races to get the stats they want before they're capable of crafting that armor themselves. (source)

 

[Dice]

So when is this GOT(whichever)Y(it comes out) coming out?

 

[Protein]

I'd pay $79.99 for this game.


Hoping they have more options for "soldier" builds. I remember building a bunker to defend the GAF Tower from monsters.

 

[Retro]

More of the mysterious new 'plant' race, via twitter. It's a GIF, so make sure to watch it.

 

[duckroll]

Dear awesome guys making Starbound,

everything about the game looks awesome, when's it coming out?

Love, duckroll

 

[HaRyu]

Oh hey, I'm posting in this thread again, that only means one thing:

Well, two things this time:

Teleport animations preview.
http://youtu.be/zxpfRR0gTIY

You may now commence the usual begging/pleading/crying/human sacrifices.

EDIT: Looks like we missed a few more in the last couple of days too.

 

[dot]

Ok, i need this game in my blood now after seeing that teleporting video.

Reminds me of Megaman. <3

 

[Weltall Zero]

More of the mysterious new 'plant' race, via twitter. It's a GIF, so make sure to watch it.
[Scary Asura/Sylvari hybrid]

Starbound confirmed to be Guild Wars 3 IN SPACE.

ahahaha

I wonder what the final 2 races will be...

Gotta have someone in charge of engineering all those ship and mecha!

Teleport animations preview.

How can something so simple make me go "wow"? Is it at least partly because it reminds me of the end of one of the best intros in game history? NOT PLAYING FAIR.

 

[Figboy79]

When is this shit going to come out?! Dammit, the wait is killing me!

Anyway, that teleport vid was great! I'm loving the look of this so much.

 

[clockpunk]

Agreed, this is top of my 'must order as soon as, no matter what the state of release' titles.

*Hoping for a native Mac version from the get-go, but will settle for having to emulate it*

 

[Retro]

From Twitter:

People have been asking about the village, yup you can come across this village + villages like it in game

 

[Rodney McKay]

Damn, this game and Star Command will be more space-based indie pixel games I can handle... if they ever come out of course.

 

[demidar]

Why isn't this game out yet? Get in mah belleh Personal Computer!

 

[HaRyu]

Another quick update, some procedurally generated melee blade weapon thingies.

 

[Nohar]

I'm beginning to expect a release time each time I woke up... Crap, I want that game. Sounds so promising. I just hope that it will be as good as my expectations.

 

[tamaster92]

I need this game so bad

 

[vareon]

Take every second you can, developers. When this is out I'm going to play the shit out of this.

Based from all the updates the game seemed VERY ambitious, but the small updates convinces me that they're going to do it.

 

[Kouriozan]

It's going to be harder and harder to wait for it.
But don't rush it, Terraria suffered from this.

 

[RepairmanJack]

With how much they have shown and what they have talked about it seems like this game will be pretty damn massive on release. I can't imagine how many hours I will be sinking into this. Can't wait for release.

I know they have also talked about different types of guns being generated but I'm wondering what different effects the swords/blades will have.

 

[Mognet]

ahahaha

I wonder what the final 2 races will be...

"Which do you guys want more, a robot race or an underwater race? They're the top two requests right now" - Tiy

https://ja.twitter.com/Tiyuri/status/257579407554797568

 

[duckroll]

Take every second you can, developers. When this is out I'm going to play the shit out of this.

Based from all the updates the game seemed VERY ambitious, but the small updates convinces me that they're going to do it.

It probably sounds selfish, but I'll rather they release it as soon as possible even if it isn't totally finished. It'll probably be better for them if they released a game which has a very solid first impression when it is out, but having played Terraria I wouldn't mind if they just keep patching it every month, and it starts off with less features. I just wanna play it.

 

[Nohar]

Even though I played Terraria and enjoyed the game greatly, this game seriously lacked content at its release. This didn't prevent it from being a great game, and the quick updates really helped in that regard, but all things considered, even if I'm growing impatient here, I'd rather wait a month or two (or more if that's necessary) for them to polish their new baby, thus being able to play the game as it should be.

Also, even if Starbound is bound (haha... Heh... *ahem*) to be better and greater than Terraria on many levels, there's still a part of me which is still seeing it as a Terraria 2.0, in space. I just hope that the game will offer a different experience with new challenges. Though, it will definitly not be the same atmosphere, judging by the screenshots, background and music.

I also hope that the fights will be more interesting... Fights in Terraria were fun, but just a little limited in that regard.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

More of the mysterious new 'plant' race, via twitter. It's a GIF, so make sure to watch it.

This thing is adorable.

Teleport animations preview.
http://youtu.be/zxpfRR0gTIY

Man, I keep forgetting to check up on this project. Keeps looking more and more interesting.

 

[Retro]

New Video: "Building Demonstration"

Hi guys,

So we&#8217;ve been a little quiet lately because we&#8217;ve been working away on the game like mad. It&#8217;s coming along really nicely, we&#8217;re working on a whole bunch of stuff like quests, unique npc behaviours and generated towns.

The building mechanics are becoming close to complete, so we thought we&#8217;d show off some of the basic systems (there will be lots of tools to find!).

Each player is equipped with a gun that can levitate, place and remove blocks and items. It&#8217;s capable of placing single blocks or blocks in groups of 4. So you can very quickly fill the space you need to fill whilst having the option to tweak smaller details. Every object that looks as if you can stand on it or place another object on top of it functions as you&#8217;d expect. Removing blocks with the block tool is quite slow (it&#8217;s not intended to replace mining tools), but it has the benefit of long range.

Any block can be placed in the foreground or the background, left click places/removes blocks from the foreground whilst right click places/removes blocks from the background. Allowing you to quickly alternate between the two.

We&#8217;ve tried to create a very visual means of building so the experience plays out beautifully in multiplayer, where you can see exactly what your friends are doing and build in a cooperative way.

There&#8217;s also some very basic usage of the wiring system in the video, watch out for that. Needless to say the wiring system is capable of much, much more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU56Kh731Q0

APE FLU IS NO JOKE