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The Tomorrow Children Open Beta : All your base are belong to us
- Thread starter bitbydeath
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chrominance
Member
Dunno if I'll jump into the beta this weekend (two previous betas are enough for now, I think), but I'd be curious to hear if anything new's been added since the last beta, even if it's minor stuff like more citizen quests or whatnot. I think I've done my fair share of mining until the actual game is out and we get to play for keeps.
Deputy Dangle
Member
Is there supposed to be some greater goal a town is working towards beyond just surviving to the point where you can build all the individual structures and monuments?
If not, this seems pretty successful at translating the more abstract qualities of Cold War-era propaganda into minecraft-esque/town management mechanics. The monotony of the mining routine, back and forth traveling, and fending off invading creatures is at first overwhelming but quickly felt like a ton of busy work with very little return. After 3 hours, I was still busting my ass gathering resources in between figuring out when I could build my own house (I never built one). Kinda felt like I was barely getting by "paycheck to paycheck" with every full day mining trip cycle. There's quite a few things that were still pretty obtuse to me like the criminal/jail system, but I had a good enough idea how the rest worked.
I just hope this isn't all there is to the full release whenever that comes out because I totally dig the visual aesthetics of this game. The whole game seems pretty conceptually interesting but beyond that I'm struggling to feel the drive to continue, which may just be by design.
If not, this seems pretty successful at translating the more abstract qualities of Cold War-era propaganda into minecraft-esque/town management mechanics. The monotony of the mining routine, back and forth traveling, and fending off invading creatures is at first overwhelming but quickly felt like a ton of busy work with very little return. After 3 hours, I was still busting my ass gathering resources in between figuring out when I could build my own house (I never built one). Kinda felt like I was barely getting by "paycheck to paycheck" with every full day mining trip cycle. There's quite a few things that were still pretty obtuse to me like the criminal/jail system, but I had a good enough idea how the rest worked.
I just hope this isn't all there is to the full release whenever that comes out because I totally dig the visual aesthetics of this game. The whole game seems pretty conceptually interesting but beyond that I'm struggling to feel the drive to continue, which may just be by design.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
If you don't know how the town hall looks, go to the work bench and look for the image example.
Take metal (the yellow blocks) to that building.
The problem is that the town is eating up the metal very, very fast.
Man, I need a rest.
Se_7_eN
Member
xenorevlis
Member
What? IT'S TIIIIIMMMMEEEE
WaterAstro
Member
I feel like I should just make a living growing trees.
Everyone just cuts them down even if we're low on food.
Everyone just cuts them down even if we're low on food.
spatenfloot
Member
inside Godzilla
WaterAstro
Member
No food, no wood, no metal, no islands, godzilla attacking.
Abandon ship!
Abandon ship!
Should we deposit them in the metal pile or is it better to bring it straight to the pillar?
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
yup waiting at this fucking bus stop with a shot ton of metal.
ps I didn't realize metal is the orange one. thought it was the black cubes
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
these buses take for fucking ever. they need to fix this ridiculous downtime and add two busses or something
yeah gaf pls. I just want my home and some kids
on our way now back to base brace yourself for metal dump
yeah gaf pls. I just want my home and some kids
on our way now back to base brace yourself for metal dump
Omegabalmung9
Member
Holy crap the was you guys with the metal lol.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
OMFG, I'm a resource whore extraordinare
GAF this game is going to kill me...
GAF this game is going to kill me...
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
fuck the numbered puzzle. wut the hell is this. putting it on a timer is some bullshit. three moves from finishing it and it kicks me out of it
MarineMountie
Member
Ok...how do you earn freeman dollars? Ive put in a lot of time today, earned a shit ton of tickets to buy things and I haven't seen a single freeman dollar. I would like to put the black market to use or buy another license but cant.
TheSpoiler
Member
The timer is so you don't hold up the line.
I gave up and started bribing all of mine. Also is it just me or is the town just too dark at night?The tall lights don't seem to help much.
NecromorphTX
Member
Holy shit, the illumination in this game is unbelievable
Servbot #42
Unconfirmed Member
i'm gonna download this game but i'm not gonna look for the gaf town, not yet anyway; I don't want to fuck your town by messing with stuff since i'm pretty green. Also this game is gonna be out this year, right?
PedroLumpy
Member
So I picked up two dolls from some abandoned town I guess? I have no idea what to do with them. What town should I even go to? Why would I toil away in some random town anyway? I also found a rocket launcher, where do I fight things?
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
lol don't get me started on the lines
The game is gorgeous and charming but some of the design are really getting on my nerves :/
-Thanatos-
Member
First time I visted the tool vendor he gave a catalog for it. After that you can just press up on the d-pad to order from it.
Just remembered thanks
ThatArcher
Member
Well it seems that Mikhzek is full, any other Gaftowns around?
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
we're mining for metal (Orange blocks) and upgrading our Town Hall preferably
WaterAstro
Member
Uuuuhh hmm... did anyone just see that Godzilla get killed and then fly far far away in GAFtown?
I was waiting to go across to it yeah lol
WaterAstro
Member
potatohead
Member
What in the balls is going on in this game? I have no idea what's happening.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Man you guys cleaned this place up. Barely any metal left.
Pop
Member
It was just stuck that time. Also sometimes it doesn't let me off for some reason.
TheSpoiler
Member
It's just something you have to get used to. If they allowed people to skip lines, there'd be no reason to make more than one table, allowing a steady spam of items and making the game too easy. It also gives reason to have things like electricity running, and maximizing your time instead of dicking around.
Within the framework of the game, it works well. The only thing I don't like are the puzzles. A more varied format of that would be fine, since some people spend more time at those tables than others.
jellies_two
Member
I have to say I was excited for this engine and game and art style and will give it another go!
but the first hour was not sucking me in. Maybe it's a slow burn but one thing for sure it isn't immediately appealing.
The vignette, gloomy palette, grim Cold War atmosphere, evil overlord, it just made me think about the time I was burning digging pretend ore without knowing why improving the village should be a goal. Or even what would be cool about having a house.
perhaps it all clicks after a while. Will try more before the beta ends at least it will help the team with bugs and stress testing.
but the first hour was not sucking me in. Maybe it's a slow burn but one thing for sure it isn't immediately appealing.
The vignette, gloomy palette, grim Cold War atmosphere, evil overlord, it just made me think about the time I was burning digging pretend ore without knowing why improving the village should be a goal. Or even what would be cool about having a house.
perhaps it all clicks after a while. Will try more before the beta ends at least it will help the team with bugs and stress testing.FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
since I can't build a fucking residence all day can someone who is a residence buy a dissembles and dissemble some of the misplaced turrets then place them on the weak side with no turrets