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The Tomorrow Children Alpha Live Streams

Wish I got in on the alpha but I'm enjoying watching streams while here at work. This game looks beautiful.

The presentation and models remind me of watching those old Rankin/Bass stop-motion holiday specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, etc.. It strikes a very pleasant chord.
 
So the alpha almost *%&@ed up my PS4. I tried to play once, it froze and I got kicked to the main menu. Tried again, it froze with a black screen and the menu music playing. I couldn't reboot, go to the main menu, nothing. The PS4 didn't respond. So I unplugged it from the outlet. Restarted in security mode and tried to rebuild database. Ok, rebooted the ps4, tried again... crashed hard again. I honestly thought my PS4 was dying. I decided to delete the application and I'm downloading again now.

:|
 
Insane Metal said:
So the alpha almost *%&@ed up my PS4. I tried to play once, it froze and I got kicked to the main menu. Tried again, it froze with a black screen and the menu music playing. I couldn't reboot, go to the main menu, nothing. The PS4 didn't respond. So I unplugged it from the outlet. Restarted in security mode and tried to rebuild database. Ok, rebooted the ps4, tried again... crashed hard again. I honestly thought my PS4 was dying. I decided to delete the application and I'm downloading again now.

:|
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We're not sure what this problem is as it hasn't shown up here, it could be a conflict between the firmware update that happened last week and something in our code. (we were testing on the previous firmware)

Anyway, the patch to fix the occasional loading crash that people are seeing goes out soon, maybe tomorrow if the stars align.
 
It froze my ps4 day 2 once then day 3 twice and hasn't had problems since other rare and random slowdowns when near people putting up (attempting) buildings on top of you or near you
 
HiVision said:
We're not sure what this problem is as it hasn't shown up here, it could be a conflict between the firmware update that happened last week and something in our code. (we were testing on the previous firmware)

Anyway, the patch to fix the occasional loading crash that people are seeing goes out soon, maybe tomorrow if the stars align.
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Thanks for the fb. I hope it gets fixed, I'm loving the alpha. You guys have a great game there. :)
 
Q Games is doing a live stream right now and someone said they'd pay £40 for this game.

Dylan's response: "Fourty Pounds?? That's a lot of money."

lol
 
the servers shouldn't be down - they were down for two hours about 5 hours back, and we rolled out a patch for the game to fix one of those gnarly loading crash bugs. We also reduced the coupons you get fined if you die and restart in the town.
 
So after that crash I deleted the application, downloaded it again, reinstalled/patched, and all is good. Goddamn this game is gorgeous :o
 
After watching a bit of Giantbomb's quick look, I'm starting to think I'm doing it wrong when it comes to carrying up stuff. I hate when I run out of tools when digging around, so I'm always carrying two of each of the three primary tools, two jetpacks (after dying once to a fading structure and running out of fuel), a jackhammer, a flashlight and a shotgun just in case. Plus whatever I come across on chests, and since I sort of memorized where half of them are I find a lot of stuff.

I can't remember the last time I could actually run. I'd have to ditch all but three tools to go back to full speed, so I said screw it and went full pack rat.
 
Kazama Sogetsu said:
After watching a bit of Giantbomb's quick look, I'm starting to think I'm doing it wrong when it comes to carrying up stuff. I hate when I run out of tools when digging around, so I'm always carrying two of each of the three primary tools, two jetpacks (after dying once to a fading structure and running out of fuel), a jackhammer, a flashlight and a shotgun just in case. Plus whatever I come across on chests, and since I sort of memorized where half of them are I find a lot of stuff.

I can't remember the last time I could actually run. I'd have to ditch all but three tools to go back to full speed, so I said screw it and went full pack rat.
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Hahahaha I did it once too. But the game even tells us we will run and jump less because of that :P
 
I get that mayor elected because I'm always on slow run and selfish. All I wanna do is a zoom zoom zoom


Wow don't know how it's possible for Brad to not know the basics or even curious to watch the propaganda videos that teach you
 
Anyone else having issues logging right now?

Only managed to beat the loading screen once out of 10 times, and I ended up in a town where my actions just wouldn't register - shots didn't do damage, cutting a tree only ended a minute later when I died after it got dark.
 
Kazama Sogetsu said:
Anyone else having issues logging right now?

Only managed to beat the loading screen once out of 10 times, and I ended up in a town where my actions just wouldn't register - shots didn't do damage, cutting a tree only ended a minute later when I died after it got dark.
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I just updated the game, tried to play and got stuck on the loading screen. I waited for a few minutes and then gave up. :(
 
I'd love to try the game after watching GiantBomb's quicklook.

But I was never really that keen on Minecraft, or at least it's kind of gameplay, and this look equally aimless. Like I can see why kids like Minecraft, it IS like Lego, but I dunno I need something a bit more nowadays than just a sandbox.

I just hope the Q guys take their tech onto whatever project they work on next, because all I wanna say is 'holy fuck' when I see the game. It's a real stunner. And I love the game being different looking, but like some others here - the characters specifically are putting me off. So I hope they get to use the tech for some more conventional looking characters in the future (I say only characters, because the environments actually clicked for me visually, it's amazing).


When's it due?
 
I apparently received an invite to this, but I'm completely lost. I have no clue what I'm supposed to be doing. I chose the combatant class thinking it was a no brainer (shoot stuff...how can that be difficult?), took a train to a giant head, dug through it a bit, rearranged the glowing furniture inside, then mysteriously died from some unknown force.

Never once got to shoot anything.

10/10, would mine head again.
 
Lemondish said:
I apparently received an invite to this, but I'm completely lost. I have no clue what I'm supposed to be doing. I chose the combatant class thinking it was a no brainer (shoot stuff...how can that be difficult?), took a train to a giant head, dug through it a bit, rearranged the glowing furniture inside, then mysteriously died from some unknown force.

Never once got to shoot anything.

10/10, would mine head again.
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the frequency of monster attack seems to be tied to how developed the town is. But it's still random(?) with a minimum cooldown

Every tv playing something shows you something to do for the most part
 
Lots more players online since the patch and with all the new codes sent out, so everyone dive in, only got a few more days to go!
 
Anyone else having issues getting past the loading screen? Had to start a new game every time I launched the game, but now that doesn't even work.
 
iCodec said:
Anyone else having issues getting past the loading screen? Had to start a new game every time I launched the game, but now that doesn't even work.
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yes, i´m having the same problem since the patch, stuck on loading screen with the circle in the corner being about a quarter full.
 
Took me another 10 tries today but I did manage to get to a town.

(And then it crashed 1h later... :P)

To make reattempts faster, instead of closing and reopening the game just go back to the dash and run a network test. That'll reconnect you on PSN and force the game to abort and try again.
 
The art direction is amazing but something about the style just made me really uncomfortable. Not in a way of being offended or anything like that, just more like... uneasy or even a bit creeped out. I get that it isn't a horror game, not exactly, but I think it's a terrific case of how art design can set a particular mood. I'm not sure if the game is for me as I found it a little confusing, but it's an alpha, so my eye is definitely on it.
 
brandonh83 said:
The art direction is amazing but something about the style just made me really uncomfortable. Not in a way of being offended or anything like that, just more like... uneasy or even a bit creeped out. I get that it isn't a horror game, not exactly, but I think it's a terrific case of how art design can set a particular mood. I'm not sure if the game is for me as I found it a little confusing, but it's an alpha, so my eye is definitely on it.
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I agree completely. But I love it the way it is. Not every game has to look cute or superhero-ny.
 
how long does this alpha last, watching the stream last night I got the impression it was ending some time soon

also got an alpha code from the stream, woot

edit: nvm found the dates til monday
 
So, I've deduced that being productive causes extra money to drop on the ground nearby. Indeed, I'd collected over 800 Freeman Dollars in the first couple of hours of working on my orchard. So, sweet.

Then I got the Raptor Vision perk, which allows you to find Ration Coupons on the ground as well. Do RC drop instead of FD? I ask because after I got the perk, over the next couple of hours of work, I earned less than 200 FD. Quite a difference.

So if RC are replacing FD, may I humbly suggest they don't? Yes, the extra RC are nice, but I can already earn them directly. On the other hand, Freeman Dollars dropped on the ground represent my only access to the Black Market, so cutting their drop rate by a factor of four or five for a few extra rations seems like a heavy price to pay.

Or am I just a victim of RNG here? lol
 
After watching some more footage i gotta say i really dislike the way other players are presented in the word, i dunno if it's a design decision or a server issue or what but i don't like it at all. Besides that this game looks pretty good but i still don't know exactly what it is.
 
GnawtyDog said:
move forward and jump/throw :)
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Cool. Another skill to master! ^^


Servbot #42 said:
After watching some more footage i gotta say i really dislike the way other players are presented in the word, i dunno if it's a design decision or a server issue or what but i don't like it at all. Besides that this game looks pretty good but i still don't know exactly what it is.
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I actually kinda like it. It gives you a sense of isolation in a busy environment. Really, my only complaint about it is that it leads to a lot of duplication of effort. For example, trying to pick up a crystal someone else already picked up, trying to pick up the one next to it, and finding it's already gone too.

I'm hoping the final game will allow us to organize small work crews of 4-6 players who pool earnings and can always see each other.
 
Okay, this is a huge problem. We've got a griefer in our town who keeps shooting up all of the building with RPGs or whatever. He basically destroys the town before the other 18 players on the server can even get things running, causing us all to respawn in a fresh town with the same damned griefer. ><

It's cool that they keep populations together, but with no Gulag in place, we have no way to be rid of this schmuck. We vote him down, which reduces is "pay," but no one is getting paid anyway because the first thing he does is destroy Labor.

Seriously, in all the streams I've watched, I've never actually seen a town lost to the void, and we've been through six or eight just in the last few hours.

It's Broly443. Get him, Dylan! Please!! <3
 
serversurfer said:
Okay, this is a huge problem. We've got a griefer in our town who keeps shooting up all of the building with RPGs or whatever. He basically destroys the town before the other 18 players on the server can even get things running, causing us all to respawn in a fresh town with the same damned griefer. ><

It's cool that they keep populations together, but with no Gulag in place, we have no way to be rid of this schmuck. We vote him down, which reduces is "pay," but no one is getting paid anyway because the first thing he does is destroy Labor.

Seriously, in all the streams I've watched, I've never actually seen a town lost to the void, and we've been through six or eight just in the last few hours.

It's Broly443. Get him, Dylan! Please!! <3
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Broly443 sounds like an upstanding individual who enjoys jolly cooperation.
 
Well, we quit out of the game and went for a smoke. When we came back, our old town had been destroyed, of course, but at least we didn't spawn with Broly, so problem "solved."

Still, that was pretty terrible. :(
 
yeah griefers are such a pain

I was put in this town with whiteshirtkyd and he would just go on the turrets and destroy the town repeatedly :/

I was finally put in another town where it happened again
greetings comrade serversurfer o7

after that town was destroyed <_<, I was put into another town, forgot the name but it had such nice helpful people was such a nice change, plus they had a giant robot thing able for use, so that was cool
 
serversurfer said:
So, I've deduced that being productive causes extra money to drop on the ground nearby. Indeed, I'd collected over 800 Freeman Dollars in the first couple of hours of working on my orchard. So, sweet.

Then I got the Raptor Vision perk, which allows you to find Ration Coupons on the ground as well. Do RC drop instead of FD? I ask because after I got the perk, over the next couple of hours of work, I earned less than 200 FD. Quite a difference.

So if RC are replacing FD, may I humbly suggest they don't? Yes, the extra RC are nice, but I can already earn them directly. On the other hand, Freeman Dollars dropped on the ground represent my only access to the Black Market, so cutting their drop rate by a factor of four or five for a few extra rations seems like a heavy price to pay.

Or am I just a victim of RNG here? lol
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Raptor Vision increases your chances to see the money on the ground also Coupons will start to drop as well
 
not sure why we suddenly got griefers this evening, I was hoping that a limited alpha test would prevent idiots.

The final game will allow you to tackle these guys.

Did you downvote him enough to turn his silhouette black?
 
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