a multiplayer game of parenting and civilization building
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I tried searching for this issue but haven't found it in the forums so here we go...
Whenever I come across a "building" with walls and a floor, I start moving much slower, and so does everyone around me. I have asked before when other people are in the building with me if they are experiencing the same "lag" and sluggish performance, they always say no. It seems worse with more objects scattered around the room, bearskin rugs, etc. I also notice this while running through the large swampland trees, which is odd cause I don't notice it as much when running through the grassland trees.
I get used to the game running really fast and smooth with nothing else around or in small settlements, but makes this nearly unplayable in more advanced town, which sucks cause I always end up working on the outskirts outside any walls, hunting rabbits and whatnot. I am running this on my laptop, but a 2D game such as this shouldn't be a problem, I've played other games in 3D such as Banished, Sims4 and SimCity without too many problems.
I guess I want to see if other people experience this as well, or if you just think that the game is too process intensive for my laptop.
Have you tried to download the debugger and help this single developer improve the game? Or did you create an account and immediately come here to complain how this newly released game is glitching out?
In Misho's defense, he did pay for a service that he feels is not living up to what it should be. That's how the economy works, at least in most of the modern world. Have you never felt ripped off? Have you ever tried to fix someones broken product off the shelf? I doubt it. We all understand it takes a lot of effort for one person to make this game, but you have to question at this state of the development, is it worth the price of investment? Will he see a return on that investment? Right now, to Misho, his answer is no.
To me, I like the game a lot, I think it's excellent work, but I paid to play the game, I didn't receive a copy of the game for free so I could debug it. I have a job, I play the game when I'm not working, why should I work for free? Will I report a bug, sure! Will I deep dive into the problem, no, I get paid by people willing to make a fair exchange for my time solving their problems.
There are plenty of "unfair" moments and aspects of this game. Unfortunately, writing about it here won't do any good, considering people here are the ones who care enough about the game to discuss it.
Some tips I learned from observing people in this game as a mother nursing newborns:
1) Don't pick them up immediately after they spawn. See if they start running off on their own, you'll be glad you didn't waste your food meter on them if they don't want to be with you. And NEVER chase them. Wait for them to say "F" before picking them up for the first time.
2) If they jump out of your arms at any time, they're done. They are obviously not patient, are selfish, trolling or too new to understand the game. Infants are useless on their own, so they should never jump out. Don't pick them back up if they do, I don't care if it was an accident, accidents kill civs.
3) If there is a fire, put them by the fire, or stand in the fire with them (yes IN the fire - on the same tile as the fire). If you need to run off and get food, tell them to stay (they should obviously know this... but if they don't, no sense in keeping them alive) Tell them to say "F" when down to TWO OR LESS bars (not 3 or 4 like I know some of you do -_- ).
4) If there are multiple children in the fire tell them to step out and say "F" when hungry. Don't let them stand in the same tile saying "F" or you'll end up picking up the wrong one, wasting food meter on them. Place them back down in the fire, not the tile next to it. They wont be as warm and will consume more food this way.
5) If they try typing sentences one letter at a time... up to you but personally it annoys the crap out of me and if a word contains an "F" I would pick them up. If they say things like: IM-OK, T-Y, L-O-L,N-I-C-E, that doesn't bother me, but wait till you can speak a word at a time before asking for a job. Most likely I will give you your job anyway, so just listen and learn.
6) And sadly, be selective with your babies. You might have a baby avoiding all 5 mistakes above, however if you have 2 females and then a male, you may want to let the male starve, since you just brought on two new people already and that might be more than enough anyway. Don't just throw away the first male however. I'd rather have a smart, conservative male player then a female that breaks any of the 5 rules above any day.
Other smart players will recognize when you nurse children with these tips. They will even drop off food for you once in a while, and firewood if you're lucky. Just remember, selfish players always LOSE in the end, and the meek will inherit the colony.
Finally, someone who makes an actual TUTORIAL on the game. I'm tired of "Let's plays" i never really understood them to begin with, but apparently people would rather watch someone spout nonsense and force themselves to be funny for their viewers who are mostly kids anyway.
I have to disagree with the wild carrot digging, you really should remove the video and redo it. The key to this games survival and longevity is to not destroy resources. Otherwise, keep it up, can't wait to see the advanced tutorials.
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