Quick showcase of the turret in full top down view. We’ll be converting to partial top down soon, as displayed by the angles of the trees. The code still isn’t totally finalized and much less bug free but John is proud of his work.
[A short time after the last post, Widsth swings back into the chat and takes a selfie. Hadean and Ullane do some shipping at low, low rates.]
IT: I have aCquired a temporary refuge
IT: MN -- Emerel, I presume, given thy exposure to Pheres's amorous inClinations? -- I am some thirty kilometers west of CasCara, yes
JM: What is Cascara like
MN: its onE of thE biggEst finE art and historical cEntErs on thE continEnt its prEtty awEsomE
MN: okay cool orphEo tEll .ME. whErE you arE and what you look likE and .I.ll comE pick you up
JM: From what you say
JM: He is around your height
JM: His horns are large and I wonder he does not wreck doorways
MN: aw shit what a rack
JM: He has glasses and a
JM: damn
JM: cup cut?
JM: No
JM: ...
JM: His hair goes to the middle of his neck about
JM: That's about it
MN: dEscriptiVE
JM: he has an accent
IT: as it may be diffiCult to follow the desCription given
IT: here is a photo!!
JM: now I get to feel redundantJM: oh wellJM: my pumpbiscuit will go on
-- inspiredTalesmith sent sgdsjk.jpg [a rather blurry selfie taken as he runs down the street. The ceruleans are visible over his shoulder--
MN: jm thats a bowl cut
ID: run nerd, run.
MN: no kidding about thE horns wow
IT: i am headed down ironCold lane, and I am
MN: ironcold
MN: okay thErE should be a sErVicE station nEar thErE somEwhErE
MN: hidE out in thE toilEt thErE and .I.ll bE oVEr in a flash
IT: About that
IT: I remain on IronCold lane, however
IT: I appear to have taken up residenCe in a dumpster
IT: This surprises me as muCh as it may surprise you
ID: ahahah did you jump in.
MN: ....okaaay stay in the dumpstEr
MN: and .I. will find you in thE fucking dumpstEr
IT: I didst not jump in, ID, for thy information
IT: I didst not WILLINGLY GO
IT: I was PUT
ID: ahahah classic.
MN: this is why wE dont stEp on toEs hErE
JM: into the trash with you
ID: welcome to your new hive.
IT: they are trying to deCide whether to send someone after me
IT: I am enshrined in half-rotten produCe, like a gutter saint
IT: I Can pelt them with tomatoes, should the need arise
IT: Unfortunately my Chosen weapon is of no use in this environ
ID: you throwing tomatoes will just piss them off more probably.
IT: I do not, in faCt, Care about their feelings
IT: Given that they have THROWN ME INTO A DUMPSTER
JM: tsk
JM: rude
ID: i mean. pissed trolls are more likely to cull you but whatever.
MN: hold on .I.m still on the way
MN: just kEEp thEm distactEd or whatEVEr until .I. gEt thErE
MN: dudE just moVing to thE dumpstEr might bE thE safEst placE for you by this point
IT: I have invited them to duel me in my new hive
IT: one-on-one, of Course, as is right and honorable
ID: well emerel, your new buddy is fucked.
MN: a duEl in a dumpstEr sounds likE a littlE morE than a duEl if you gEt what .I.m saying
MN: .BUT STOP CHALLENGING THEM YOU WINGNUT.
MN: .WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.
ID: he wants to die in battle. not pounded to death while hiding in the dumpster.
JM: I begin to see how you came to me with such wounds
IT: SiC transit gloria mundi
IT: u0u
ID: what.
JM: something world
ID: hatched a nerd, die a nerd i guess. =:I
MN: dont you giVE .ME. that
MN: yourE going to liVE if .I. haVE to drag you back from hEll damn it
IT: why Emerel, I barely know thee
IT: ;O
JM: pfft
ID: <>?
JM: wouldn't bother, Orpheo
JM: I think it's born of irritation
MN: wEll normally .I. giVE no fucks
MN: but .I. already said .I. was picking you up and damn if .I. look likE a liar now
MN: uh no
MN: no <>
ID: boo.
ID: you're ruining the rom dramaness of this chat right now.
MN: plus .PHERES. is fond of you so
ID: if i had popcorn i'd be throwing it at the screen right now.
MN: .I.ll ruin your facE nExt ;)
ID: you're welcome to try. =;) i mean you'll fail, but more power to you.
[After Widsth ducks out near the end of the last post to fight his attackers one-on-one, Emerel and Hadean get pitch-flirty again and Ullane calls them on it, and then is dragged for being a wingtroll who doesn’t have any quadrants. Sielan and Pheres (re)enter the chat to put their two cents in, which leads to the following:]
MN: hEy .PHERES. arE you any closEr to cascara than .I. am by any chance
PP: It certainly sounds pitch
RS: | A Little | Why | ? |
MN: orphEo is gEtting his ass kickEd in a dumpstEr and .I. told him .I.d comE scrapE him off thE walls
RS: | | What |
MN: but hEs likE 20 milEs from the city
ID: don't worry, he's dueling them in the dumpster now.
RS: | Where | ? | Wait | No | I'll Look on the Book of Faces | Brb |
ID: i'm sure it's going well for him.
MN: is hE liVEstrEaming this from thE facEbook
MN: .I.m trying to hElp but hE thrEw tomatoEs at thEm
IT: I am a little busy to be livesreaaming!!!!!!
IT: The good thing about historians is that they respeCt the ruls of the duel;
IT: howver, the BAD thing about THESE historians in partiCular is that
IT: they are Called legion
IT: (for they are many)
RS: | He is Not | ! | But | People are Discussing the Trash Teal | Haha | which is More Useful | =:) |
RS: | Ah | Do You need Retrieval | Orpheo | ? |
RS: | Or | Are You having Fun | ? | ? |
MN: .I.VE got about another 10 milEs to go
IT: I am relatively Confident in my ability to forge my way through the rest of this paCk, or at least enough of them that the rest grow weary of trying
IT: However
IT: Ahem, however, I may require retrieval in the aftermath
MN: what do you think wErE trying to do bEan dip
IT: My attention is a tad divided at the present moment!
ID: hahah wow what a mess. does this happen a lot.
MN: okay .I.m almost on ironcold finally
MN: arE you still in thE dumpstEr
IT: I am defending it against all C
IT: Comers
IT: I imagine we are making quite a lot of noise, thou mayst follow the Commotion
MN: holy shit yEah
MN: .I. can hEar it from hErE
ID: so people who aren't off rescuing the tealblood from his own stupidity.
ID: what are you doing?
MN: okay .I.m likE right thErE
MN: brb guys
ID: ughhh everyone is gone aren't they. =:I
[An interval, in which some chatting is done. Meanwhile, in Ironcold Lane, Emerel drags Widsth bodily out of the fight and attempts to smooth things over. Widsth proceeds to shout inflammatory comments at the historians until Emerel clocks him with his own staff. Pheres sits on the sidelines and takes bets with the historians about whether Emerel and Widsth will pap. Eventually, he checks in:]
RS: | Good News | ! | No One is Dead | Bad News | I have Lost Forty Caegars on a Bet with One of the Historians | on the Duration of the Fight | And Shipping |
RS: | Do not Take a Train | Honestly | Hadean | =:1 |
PP: Sad to see you lose RS, better luck next time
[the discussion moves on. ID says Sipara (AA) will support his fight with MN. About 45 minutes later:]
MN: .I.m back and .I. hit orphEo with his stick
MN: and thE fight got mEssy becausE .HE CANT KEEP HIS GODDAMN MOUTH SHUT.
ID: aww sounds so pathetic. poor you.
MN: why do you think hE got hit with his own wEapon by .ME.
ID: because. <>?
RS: | Here You Are | =:| |
RS: | She will Not Support You | But I think I should Go Make Sure Orpheo is Not Bleeding | Anyway |
AA: suuuuuup.
AA: wait, omfg, why arne we talking abt a fight??
AA: .. wait, who the fuck is ornpheo??
AA: >:{
MN: bEcausE hE is stupid and dEsErVEs to suffEr
[The conversation moves on, but that’s about it! Except for this snippet from later:]
RS: | Heels are Fine | RS: | If Orpheo was Wearing Heels | Perhaps People would be Less Likely to Shove Him in a Trashcan |
Dumpster Days! A visual novel. We are currently working on our side project, insectoid_descent, but expect more on dumpster days once that project is finished up. Quick WIP synopsis:
After a Second Great Depression caused by massive robotic automation in most industries, the lack of money causes tension in the growing poor community. People turn to each other and form gangs that steal to survive. The government has lost control of some areas in the Detroit Metro and gangs moved in to take their place. As the gangs grow they fight each other politically, and even violently for control. A group of people came to together to protect the vulnerable from the dangers of these gangs in a mock-school. As it grew, more than just kids turned to this community for support.
A rebellion, by me: I can’t just ask the other devs to redo this entire thing, but I think they should. I hate it. It’s supposed to be incredibly american, like Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, but it ends up being so exaggerated it feels closer to satire than a romanticized america. Also, the dialogue is insincere and cliche. This will be worked out later. Pay no attention to me. I’m sure that my opinions will be resolved somehow, whether that’s removing me and my opinions entirely or not.
A quick look at concept art for Lisa, one of many Dumpster Days characters. More to follow. I’ll be updating you guys with new concept art until project insectoid_descent is done. Once we reach that point Dumpster Days will go under development again. Also sorry about the low res, I can’t get my hands on the original image right now.
