#ballast

[ballastgame]

Welcome to the Anchor

Hello! We are the developers of an in-development Roblox game known as BALLAST. BALLAST is a game that is inspired by Pressure, Doors, EPIC: The Musical, SCP, The Backrooms, Bioshock, and more! We aim to take it elsewhere in the future (Godot, perhaps), but for now, we are here for ease of development and accessibility. We want to make an experience that, while reminiscent and clearly inspired, is unique in its own right. Some things will echo what you've experienced before, but most things will be fresh (we hope!). We want to create something that allows you to have a new space with the aspects and gameplay many of us loved while adding to it and weaving something new. New faces, new lore, new stories! Perhaps as expected, it will feature Doors-style gameplay, a familiar setting and familiar theme. However, it will have a new story to piece together thought interaction and environmental storytelling, new bad guy(s), and new characters to interact with. In particular, we are aiming to have an affinity system implemented with some of the NPCs that will impact your gameplay to some degree! Gianni had said something along the lines of "There is going to be a lot of cool, new stuff that will come out, and you're going to make some of it". We have taken that to heart. With that out of the way, this is going to be an ask blog in traditional tumblr fashion! You can ask questions about the characters, directly to them or the developers, ask about the world, or mechanics, or whatever! We hope you will give us a chance to share our story and characters with you. We're very excited to see you in The Anchor!

[deutschrapfinest]

Wie so oft suchte ich mal wieder nach Harmonie

Ballast - Lemur

[starscreamisreginageorge]

Some more ocs of mine that are in very early stages (that I've never made a post about)

Cranium-A therapist with a tiltroter altmode. She stayed out of the war for the most part but joined the Autobot's after a tragedy.

Ayvee-A cassette who works as a disc jokey on a radio show. She is unusually small even for someone with her frame type. She has the ability to mimic any voice she hears perfectly. Good friends with Sundancer.

Autotune-Ayvees girlfriend. A bubbly girl with tones of energy. Works as a DJ at a local nightclub.

Signal-No one can agree if they're a tall mini-bot or a short regular sized bot. Once joined an interplanetary mission and said nothing for the first 130 days, leading to everyone assuming they were mute. Does not talk much. Is an engineer.

Skipper-A navigator who loves to gamble. She often teases her friends but her sparks in the right place. She also sounds like Merida from Brave

Cat-A Constructiprowl fan kid. She has a tendency to overthink which makes her seem a little paranoid. Her brother's, as much as they may tease her, will calm her down if things go to far. Is the leader of their gestlalt, despite being the smallest. Altmode is an off road car.

Cee-B & J-Cee-Near identical split sparks. Only visible difference is Cee-B has two lazy eyes. Cee-B is eager to please but rarely follows direction while J-Cee is lazy but is usually the first to spot a problem. Alt modes are both double drum rollers.

Balast-A clutz with a love of reading and romance movies, Balast is a sensitive soul and his siblings are very protective of him. That isn't to say he won't swing back if someone takes a swing at him. Altmode is a crane with a wrecking ball attatched.

Killdozer-Orginally named Dozer but changed it to something "cooler". (His siblings all think it's lame). A wanna be tough guy but runs crying to carry (Prowl) if anyone so much as slightly raises their voice at him. Altmode is a bulldozer.

Scrape-Looks almost identical to Scraper (despite him not being one of his creators), even sharing an altmode. Tends to act like he knows everything, though will admit he was wrong occasionally.

[biology-geology-beaches-india]

TSRNOSS, p 806.

[dreams-expand-life]

Zu erkennen, dass du nichts mehr bist als Ballast, ist schmerzhaft, aber auch befreiend.

[blackjessy]

Wenn ich mir nur eine Sache während meines gesamten Lebens wünschen und bekommen könnte, dann wäre es Selbstbewusstsein.

Einfach weniger Unsicherheiten haben.

Besser mit mir und anderen umgehen können.

Mal merken, dass ich vielleicht doch was kann?

Dass ich nicht ganz so unwichtig bin.

Mich Mal für wichtig halten und nicht als Ballast fühlen.

Drüber stehen wenn andere was sagen.

Ich bin überzeugt, dass Selbstbewusstsein die Lösung sein kann; für vieles.

Es geht sowieso nicht in Erfüllung, alles nur Wunschdenken...

[ltwilliammowett]

The Ballast

The word comes from the old German word "bare Last" and means " bare load". However, the ballast itself has been in use since ancient times. It is material of heavy weight but low value that was carried in the hold to give stability to the vessel to keep her trim and shipshape in the water. Boats insufficiently loaded with ballast tended to tilt or heel excessively in strong winds and possibly capsize.

The hold with barrels and ballast aboard HMS Victory (x)

The ballast was usually sand or pebbles. But never from the seabed, because that was Davy Jones' property and if he wanted it back, the ship and its crew were lost.

The ballast was also used to carry the cargo or supplies so that the barrels did not slip. If the ship was loaded, less ballast was needed, which was then unloaded in the harbour. However, if a ship had little or no cargo, ballast had to be taken on accordingly. That is why even today you can find stones in houses or garden walls that do not come from the region, in fact they were taken from the ballast of a ship.

[fieriframes]

[Awesome. That means a lot coming from you. Said, for ballast. Unbelievable. It melts in your mouth.]