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Still confused how people thought it could be good after the launch state of the Kickstarter, but I guess some people aren't as jaded as I thought they'd be

More effort and results than Pantheon team, at least

The first crowdfunded and crowdsourced MMO..

I have mixed feelings on the lights.. Lighting is a pretty fundamental part of good level design and white light doesn't make sense in many situations; however, 10 lights for $1 isn't exactly breaking the bank, and they could very well add more props with lights attached to them or allow these...

You don't pay for your character.

What digital products have you purchased a copy of that you can permanently lose the rights to (aside from things you obviously don't keep like currency/rentals)? Every other F2P game I've played has had account-bound purchases. It's just stupid, and I'm definitely not buying anything from the...

WTF? So if you pay $10 for a stupid costume, it doesn't even persist on your account? Am I misunderstanding something here?

Watching the cave video a second time through, I noticed DG said they got the caves to "tile" correctly. I was under the impression that the caves would be created per-voxel, but it seems they're doing some kind of tiling method. If you look closely, you can see a couple of seams between tiles...

So.. a super complex system tied to other super complex systems that will never make the light of day. I feel like 9 of the people on this dev team are trying to cobble together a barebones game, while Brad is off in idea-land coming up with whatever he pleases, with no thought into how these...

Except you can swim in it

Yeah, I suppose a wipe where you keep your progress/resources, but lose your claim spot, would be the best route. It's not a total wipe, but allows them to change up the landscape. They might need to do it when adding water, as well, since that'll likely result in underwater claims.

DG said caves won't be ready for the launch of Closed Beta, so it's definitely going to be happening mid-Beta. It will be interesting to see how that'll be handled By rolling out similar to biomes, I mean they will add new islands with caves generated in the layout (and having the old islands...

Caves is a pretty significant addition. All of the resources are going to be moving underground, which is going to require underground mobility, lighting, assets (stalagmites/tites, gem nodes, etc). Every tier will need to be added (I believe there are 5), and I'm pretty sure they'll be adding...

Practicing the method DG describes in his smoothing/extrusion video.. the start of a 2-claim-high sword!

Damn.. Some people are skilled:Watanka - White Mage Tower - Imgur

Ooo, thanks! I'm liking the style of the trees. I wonder if/how they plan on adding in biome-specific lighting/coloration. It'll be a little strange if everything is bright and lit with a blue sky showing all the time.

Anyone have shots of the (new) Old Forest biome? I'm curious what it looks like.. I really hope they can nail a Kelethin/Duskwood type feel at some point

They weren't 100% clear about it, but it sounded like the new smoothing tool might be a completely separate tool, since it can actually remove voxels during the smoothing process. Like a sanding tool, maybe?

Supposedly, they'll be going over the upcoming content for Alpha; though, we kind of already know what's in the pipe.

Cool! How are you making those curvatures? Circle Add/Remove and c/p?

It's a beautiful engine and concept art, but they don't go into much detail about gameplay. But yeah, I'm much less likely to Kickstart than I was before.

Holy crap that's awesome! I was gonna suggest they put in some kind of texture quickbar, but that works even better (also that God statue is incredible)

Remake ability? What does that entail? As disappointing as not getting a Legendary is, I hope it doesn't become trivial to get one

$15/mo for forum access? .. W.. why??

EQ: Gates of Discord - February 2004 Star Wars NGE - April 2005 The year is 2014. I realize SOE isn't the shining beacon of gaming development, but at some point things CAN change. It's been almost 10 years since NGE, which is a life-time in video game terms. Yes, they fucked up majorly, and...

Initial download is like 2.5GB, though my folder is around 14GB

If you open your claims window, do you still see it there? Do you have "show my claims" checked on the video setting menu, and you don't see a blue claim box on the map? If you got kicked off or logged off at any point you could have been placed in the wrong server, and someone else happens to...

My understanding is that you keep your templates and Trailblazer items, but lose everything else (claims, resources, crafted items).

DG said they are overhauling the claim display on maps, so that you'll just see red and blue. Red where you can't build and blue where you can. Also, the "buffer box" thing on everyone's claims aren't going to be visible anymore, to avoid confusion (though they will still be there, in function).

Does anyone know if the tiers are supposed to be underground eventually? When they initially pitched the game, they showed the various depth layers (blue, crystal, red crystal, lava, etc). It would be nice if you could find all the materials in your world, though I guess that reduces your drive...

I think another server is coming; they mentioned adding two more, at the start, and Serenity is the first.

[23:44:30] The server has shutdown and logged you out.

Gogo, are you sure you're logging into the correct version of your island? Each server has the same exact island, but one won't have your claim on it. Often times I'll log out in my claim, and then when I return I'm on the wrong server but same spot, and it looks like it should be my claim...

This game is gorgeous:http://i.imgur.com/eHmivwB.jpg (Sorry for external link, but the compression on uploads makes it look like monkey anus)

Some new info about Voxel Farm's water tech progress:Procedural World: Leveling Lakes

He did! I was dubious about that "fact", and it turned out to be false, in the end: I'm okay with that, though. I think smaller islands are better for stability and community. You can actually build dirt blocks outside your claim. Some people are complaining that people are building walls around...

Not fact-checked, but from the Alpha forums: "Devs have stated that the sizes of the areas will be MUCH bigger in launch. These small islands are just for testing." Perhaps their new AI isn't as dumb as traditional MMOs, and a mob wouldn't go into a hole that it can't climb out of. Also, I...

Once they add water to the game, I'm sure we'll get more varied landscapes with natural shorelines, inlets, peninsulas, etc. and water that extends out into an unlimited ocean. As it stands, though, you can't really make it anything but a square, since there is nothing-ness on the other side of...

Wow that's awesome news.. though I'm just going to set up a dummy house tonight and see if it survives the night, just in case. (My claim voxel data was already destroyed twice, so no biggie there)

guessing the Alpha forums, but they are 403ing right now