Update on Design

SomeKindOfCritter — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:41:43 +0000

Hello everyone! I am posting this announcement for comments and opinions. I would like to hear everyone's! This is pretty much just the update that will be posted on the thread next week, but I would like to see how many people like it, changes I should make, etc. Enjoy!

"Hello everyone! I am here to post the weekly update on progress! This week, we have completely redesigned the project (almost from the ground up!)! Well, this means quite a few things, but let's just start with the features of the new design.

1. Little to no instances (preserves the feel of immersion)

2. Smaller houses (Similar to Animal Crossing. This will allow for lower brick count)

3. Gamemodes won't be located inside the "Hub" any more. (Reason? Loading and deleting bricks to cycle levels. This would cause tons of lag. If we used just 1 map per gamemode, it would work, but it would quickly get boring.)

4. Gamemodes are all located outside the town in a "forest". This will allow for theming, and again, more immersion. You will be able to push a button near the gamemode to join it.

5. Due to Badspot's upcoming inclusion of hats, we are removing them from shops. Shops will know have something else to offer.

6. Also due to brick count, we are removing the ability to fully customize your furniture. We may re-add this in at some point, but for the time being, this is for the best. Players will be able to use pre-set furniture (similar to Animal Crossing), and pre-set designs for houses. Everything will still be paintable, but now the brick count can be preserved.

I hope these are welcome changes that all of you were hoping to hear! The only bad thing is: more waiting. This requires an entirely different map. I will try to use as much of the old map as possible, but it will most likely not fit in very well. We are trying to create a new experience, and I hope that this will make it one. I hope you enjoyed reading!

-Sean"

Now that you've read it, please state your opinions, ideas, and worries! I will attempt to answer all of them!

First Announcement and Brainstorming Session

SomeKindOfCritter — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:29:57 +0000

Hello everyone (including Mauritso (still not sure how you got in, but we are glad to have you))! Welcome to the first announcement! I am glad that all of you have stayed in the group despite the lack of activity. I would actually like to apologize about that. To everyone besides Boost: I am sorry about the lack of communication on my part. I have been quite busy, and not sure whether to move on from building yet. Of course, now I have decided, but in a different way (this will be discussed later). Now that that has been said, we can move on. I have been considering many things over this week, and I would not only like to discuss it with you guys, but also with the public (on a bit of a side note, I am calling these "brainstorming sessions"). So, I have decided to put up the server as "public" for a while. You can expect it to be up from 3PM PST to 10PM PST. I would love for everyone to be there, so that everyone's opinions are heard and all things are considered. And when I say "everyone should come", I mean everyone. I don't care if you're not admin or participating in the project. I don't even care if you're a person like Mauritso, and you're just kinda there. I would love to see all of you there so that the info gets out quickly. And again, so that all opinions are heard. Well, I suppose that just about wraps it up. I hope to see you there!

-Sean

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