#the other wilds

[thecultofproductivity]

I participated in a game jam and learned a lot 🫠

[chainsmokingspacepenguin]

Week 23 of button mashing

I was originally going to make the game in 3rd person, but I want to go back to 1st person and decided to give it a shot. It's surprisingly good in 1st person view. I was worried that the heavy stylization would make playing in 1st person feel bad.

While moving to 1st person view, I accidentally created the feeling of a camera attached to a penguin (like a wildlife cam) because the beak orientation was independent of the camera's view direction.

Here's a video of that:

[bucket-of-cheese]

snails

Heres the rest!

[bitit]

i giggled so much about @fence-time’s playground au i had to draw my own ideas

if @cherrifire were the teacher/supervisor:

[shepscapades]

I wish you coulda seen the look on my face when I glanced at Bdubs’ comment section for his wild life ep2

[demonboyhalo]

"average person sees 3 spiders a year" factoid is a statistical error. Sephora Georg, who attracts 3 million horny spiders with the spider sex lotion, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[janegrey9]

it should be against the law for streaming services to use shows they canceled to advertise. stop parading her dead body around you bitch you literally killed her

[lackadaisycal-art]

I'm getting so sick of major female characters in historical media being incredibly feisty, outspoken and public defenders of women's rights with little to no realistic repercussions. Yes it feels like pandering, yes it's unrealistic and takes me out of the story, yes the dialogue almost always rings false - but beyond all that I think it does such a disservice to the women who lived during those periods. I'm not embarrassed of the women in history who didn't use every chance they had to Stick It To The Man. I'm not ashamed of women who were resigned to or enjoyed their lot in life. They weren't letting the side down by not having and representing modern gender ideals. It says a lot about how you view average ordinary women if the idea of one of your main characters behaving like one makes them seem lame and uninteresting to you.

[castielsprostate]

having talented friends is so wild!!!!!! like. YOU!!!!!!!!!! YOU made THAT. YOU DID THAT?!?!?!?! YOU created!!!! THAT!!!!!!!!!!! WOAH!!!!!! praise!!!!!!!! praise for one thousand years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eydilily]

promises

[mochasucculent]

Was looking at refs and since Viktor has two different leg braces I was wondering, do we think he wears them simultaneously?? The refs don't perfectly line up perspective-wise so it's hard to tell but parts of the one he wears during the Hexcore scenes look like they could maybe line up with the brace that he wears over his clothes, but also some parts really don't and look like they'd be super uncomfy. Also HOW does he take these on and off. Experts weigh in

[str1wberry7thyme]

//NAME MC SPOILERS!!

I can’t believe Ren used the last of his power to fuse them together like you could’ve just said you miss him like a normal person

[chainsmokingspacepenguin]

WEEK 25 OF BANGING POTS AND PANS

Been thinking about game mechanics. Specifically, tools, you know, for the player.

I'm not sure how many of these will make it through the cutting room, but these are what I have in mind for the game:

Spaceglider

You have a spaceglider that allows you to fly and travel between places. It's a glider, so oxygen is not included, but thankfully there's some oxygen in the nebulae.

The spaceglider has some limitations...

It's prone to breaking. Unlike Outer Wilds and Subnautica, you can't repair it on the spot. However, unlike Subnautica, you're given one immediately every time you start, and it's also possible to find other space/aircraft lying around.

It's shiny and loud. For planets with predatory wildlife, you want to avoid attracting their attention when landing

Glowsticks

You have a flashlight with your suit, but glowsticks are a thing too. Useful situations:

Tossing this works for some predators

Allows you to explore dark caves even when electricity (i.e. your flashlight) doesn't work

Jetpack

Jetpacks allow you to go up vertically; however, they tend to overheat. The jetpack can be taken off and thrown too.

Implications:

Allows for moving up (though it's limited)

Emits light

Overheating hurts you

Throwing it at hot objects causes it to explode

Throwing it while overheating causes it to explode

Grapple Hook

Launches a grappling hook. This in conjunction with the jetpack gives you the most verticality in terms of movement.

Implications:

Has a collider. Can be used to block or catch things

Is thin enough that it can survive the white hole, allowing you to double the length of your grapple

Camera/Translator

Used to take pictures. Objects that are obviously important can be used to start conversations with characters in the game. One of the goals is to take pictures of Beforei text, which adds to the translation bank. The camera also acts as a translator. Using the bank of Beforei, it can recommend translations.

Implications: idk

Signalscope

Used to find signals. Certain objects emit signals, including other Bells (live or dead), most Beforei artifacts (e.g. white hole machines).

This is probably the only tool I'm stealing from Outer Wilds wholesale, because I can't think of any modifications. Even for the jetpack, I was able to make it so it overheats.

[loveyourhate]

Dogged Love

[linktoo-doodles]

when grian lowkey saved scar from dying

[bastart13]

I remember starting these in 2022, but what better time than the present to finish the wedding set

The charms really were beautiful