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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM

Xtense ಠ_ಠ from Poland Since: Mar, 2011
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#59951: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:23:16 AM

[up] Ran through your test build a bit. Other than a bit of snark here and there (mostly related to the romanticized vision of that period, but eh, cultural bias ;) ), it shapes up to be a sweet game. I think a Visual Novel style is pretty appropriate for this style instead of a big Grand Strategy game, since its more about choices than actual management. Keep up the good work!

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." —Arthur O'Shaughnessy
BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#59952: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:28:03 AM

More textfiles quotableness:

I can assure you, there are things much worse, stuff that makes your left eyeball shout “take the controls” to your right eyeball and run back into the john to throw up.

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#59953: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:29:53 AM

The 1699 borders are pretty nice too.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
ArgeusthePaladin from Byzantine. Since: May, 2010
#59954: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:37:19 AM

@ Xtense: Thanks smile

Unfortunately, since writing a hand-crafted scenario for each month will be both time-consuming and somewhat bland, I am turning the second build into a Grand Strategy/VN hybrid.

You do make a lot of choices per month, with a random event generator that may trigger at the beginning of each, and several scripted events (the last meeting with Bohdan Khmelnytsky in April 1647, which depending on your decision and current Relationship Values may or may not lead to the Khmelnytsky Uprising, and the Second Northern War if Swedish relation is too low at a certain year.)

However, that would be a distant dream. I'd be fortunate to release a build that works flawlessly until June 47.

@ Kinkajou: And we have Jan III Sobieski to thank for that tongue

edited 12th Mar '11 5:38:50 AM by ArgeusthePaladin

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Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#59955: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:42:45 AM

Wasn't Wladyslaw IV Vasa the king of the PLC at the time?

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
ArgeusthePaladin from Byzantine. Since: May, 2010
#59956: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:46:32 AM

At 1647? Yes.

A main plot point is that your character (selectable out of three personalities) is brought back from the present to the past by someone who calls himself 'Michal', and "possess" Wlad's body in January 1647. Hilarity will ensue if the main character you choose happens to be a Japanese schoolgirl.

edited 12th Mar '11 5:47:58 AM by ArgeusthePaladin

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Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#59957: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:50:04 AM

Damnit Wikipedia, how am I supposed to satisfy my intellectual curiosity about Bobby Fischer if you won't load?

You're an ad hominem attack!
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#59958: Mar 12th 2011 at 5:59:01 AM

A Japanese schoolgirl in a Polish king's body? Heh.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
ArgeusthePaladin from Byzantine. Since: May, 2010
#59959: Mar 12th 2011 at 6:01:53 AM

Granted, the default character is a renowned history professor who knows what he is doing, and I intend not to write the girl's route until at least this is done.

Owing to the scope of this project, I may need much more help than I currently have. Care to lend a hand, anyone?

edited 12th Mar '11 6:03:19 AM by ArgeusthePaladin

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BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#59960: Mar 12th 2011 at 6:06:23 AM

As fun as this sounds, I don't know enough European history. In other words I'd lend a hand, but I'd be stumped.

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.
frog753 Non-Action Guy from CT and/or MA Since: Jul, 2009
#59961: Mar 12th 2011 at 6:19:37 AM

One of those little things in life that is really starting to bug me: When someone expresses a need for a particular material thing in a Facebook status, and people who have that thing respond but end their comment with "...but I'm not in [place where person is]" Right. Ok. Real helpful there. So you're showing your support maybe, that's nice, but it really doesn't accomplish anything except take up more space and possibly make the original person annoyed that you're not there to help them out.

just bugs meArgh!just bugs me

/rant

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BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#59962: Mar 12th 2011 at 6:24:09 AM

"Oh, hey, you need a xarxeron emitter? I happen to have twelve of them lying around! No, I'm not gloating. I'd totally give you one if we were neighbors."

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.
AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#59963: Mar 12th 2011 at 7:14:55 AM

@Bobby G, two pages ago

The skullfucker has a confirmation box? That should have been an obvious conclusion to come to, for me.

BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
vigilantly taxonomish
#59964: Mar 12th 2011 at 7:44:12 AM

It does, thank goodness.

It had a massive one because I was zoomed in.

I figured out what must have happened. I must have leaned on my touchpad. It has a zoom function. I normally switch it off.

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lordGacek Since: Jan, 2001
#59965: Mar 12th 2011 at 7:52:44 AM

I'm just downloading this thing. Argeus, how's your research? Because I don't know whether to recommend you a certain book.

ArgeusthePaladin from Byzantine. Since: May, 2010
#59966: Mar 12th 2011 at 7:54:46 AM

That's one of the major problem: Obviously I don't know everything I am supposed to know.

edited 12th Mar '11 7:55:34 AM by ArgeusthePaladin

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juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#59967: Mar 12th 2011 at 7:56:08 AM

I don't know why, but it surprises me how laptops have become so common...

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
lordGacek Since: Jan, 2001
#59968: Mar 12th 2011 at 8:29:03 AM

[up][up]Try God's Playground by Norman Davies, if you haven't already, that was what I wanted to say.

LittleMissSpaceMonkey See? from The Final Frontier Since: Oct, 2010
See?
#59969: Mar 12th 2011 at 8:32:33 AM

Dear Bowie, I forgot about the tournament! They were just about ready to kill me when I showed up.

Still, I lost the first round, 7-5. Second round in five minutes. Gotta go flex my fingers.

Space is the final frontier... and it is ruled by space monkeys! Mwahahahaha!
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#59970: Mar 12th 2011 at 8:34:57 AM

What's this about one of the former kings of Poland.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
LittleMissSpaceMonkey See? from The Final Frontier Since: Oct, 2010
See?
#59972: Mar 12th 2011 at 8:56:55 AM

Aaaaaand I lost the second round. 6-0. I'm stupid today.

Space is the final frontier... and it is ruled by space monkeys! Mwahahahaha!
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#59974: Mar 12th 2011 at 9:42:24 AM

Seems a little small to have feet.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#59975: Mar 12th 2011 at 9:42:36 AM

Link goes nowhere Miijii.

'less you meant to show us a small sign about figurines.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....

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