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I don’t use a zoom mod because I’ve found it does change the feel. And because I can’t emphasize with new folks. I want to be able to see what they see so I can help at their level. The same with phex. If I don’t practice what’s easiest to type and still get the message across, I won’t get better at it.

I do use a modded client, though (Wondible). I like the keyboard actions. There are some location helpers, too.

Even though I know some people play with those tools, I don’t feel at a disadvantage. I think, particularly because I don’t see myself in competition with everyone else.

But I do feel that to some degree we’re playing different games. For me it still feels 95% the same, and it doesn’t distract me from having fun.

Wait. So the buffer is just a fence, not a gate? I just assumed whatever it was you would click it and let one cart through.

What if it was a gate? You dig it in just like a fence and put a handle. Then it will open and close to let one cart through. I figure it’s more transitions, but would feel more like a system, to me at least.

Oh, how about right click for one cart, and left click for stays open?

On second thought, maybe simple is better.

Nay.

Apocalypse does undo people’s work. Somebody started as an Eve. Somebody set up a camp. Somebody layed out the farm, the buildings, the livestock. If apocalypse is supposed to give you that opportunity, it can only do so by taking it away from someone else.

I’ve been playing for a year and I’ve never been an eve. But I only play about once a week, and whatever the mechanics, it’s never been my chance. And that’s it; Eves are related to population growth. With a constant player count, you don’t get new eves.

I really want some way to get that early game play, too. But if I finally got it, and then apocalypse hit, I would be so bummed.

I’m interested in what fug wrote. Maybe family can unlock wells locked out by the original well. I would really appreciate some Darwinian competition for where to live within the same family. Another town where I can raise my kids only 80 tiles away is a low enough switching cost to put some pressure towards higher standards of living.

Is the wall of property gates considered an “exploit”? Property gates don’t decay. It looks to me like the apoc followed the rules.

I’m more inclined to consider using the Wondible map an exploit. (Just presuming  that’s the only way to find the towers.)

Sorry, I’m probably being pedantic. Personally, I enjoy fighting Mother Nature most. I understand the fun these scenarios present. But what, relatively a handful of players ever participate? High stakes are good for adrenaline, but if the balance of power is out of wack I get demoralized or apathetic.

Anyways, I play once a week. So most of this stuff blows right past me. I should probably abstain. Carry on.

Griefer exploit, right there.

Not that I think this needs fixed, but my vote goes for The Langoliers.

Consider this. In OHOL you don’t have any possessions. What is yours is your time and what you choose to do with that time. Imagine someone has 15 minutes left and they’ve been working on yum their whole life so they can mine a lot, or chop a lot of trees, or travel a long distance without carrying food, or something. Now imagine they are about to do their last eating of tiny foods to boost their yum to the max, when someone force feeds them a berry carrot rabbit pie. It fills up their food bar and their plans are ruined.

Now, I’m not one to take revenge over this, personally. And, like QuirkySmirkyIan said, the calculus is different these days. But if someone keeps telling people to not feed them and people don’t listen, how can they get their point across?

Thanks a lot for doing this. Even when I’m not playing for a while I still keep tabs through the map.

And when I was just starting it was helpful to wind back the clock and animate the startings of an Eve camp to see how people did it. Although controls for that are a bit confusing. Probably because I’m doing it on an iPad. None the less, great work.

I can’t speak to any changes. I’ve only been playing for four months. I see between 30 and 60 people on at a time.

I do not find it fun. I’d much rather be building on the foundation of the town. Making it trivial to do the simpler things, and easier to do the harder things. And even possible to do the leisurable things.

The only reason I chase you down is to stop you from undoing the progress we’ve made. It doesn’t help to go get two more rabbits if I think they’ll get burnt again. I’m wasting my time if I let you keep doing that. We could be building up the town and making it easier for the next generation.