10th June – Sunsettings!

Discussion in 'Dev Blog' started by Necotho, Jun 10, 2015.

  1. Necotho

    Necotho Arteest Chucklefish

    Necotho submitted a new blog post:

    10th June – Sunsettings!

    Continue reading the Original Blog Post
     
  2. Nibolas O Anelbozas

    Nibolas O Anelbozas Spaceman Spiff

    So...we'll have an alien planet with blue grass and green sky?
     
  3. The Items Merchant.

    The Items Merchant. Void-Bound Voyager

    Honestly, I'm impressed with how much effort is going into starbound these days. A sunrise and sunset would help build up the game nicely. That being said,
    With all these updates to the graphics coming up, I just hope that some of the classic "survival" starbound we had before the "one year update"-type looks will still be around.[DOUBLEPOST=1433956015][/DOUBLEPOST]
    Its not uncommon, In starbound. That's half the point.

    Also, It's nice to meet the famous artist. I hope your doing well, these days.
     
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  4. Kawa

    Kawa Tiy's Beard

    Saw this post coming, cos I saw sky color data in today's diffs.
     
  5. Oooooo Pretty!

    That's something the worlds could use, more well defined day/night cycles.
     
  6. Nibolas O Anelbozas

    Nibolas O Anelbozas Spaceman Spiff

    I was trying to make a reference to Dragon Ball...but famous artist?! me? i'm just another user in the forums
     
  7. justbeast

    justbeast Industrial Terraformer

    That's awesome, I do really appreciate the day/night system (and the tiny brief dawn and dusk as it exists) in this game!

    Speaking of giving worlds more life -- is there any chance for us to be able to plant (transplant, really) non-tree plants, like the destructable bushes on forest and jungle planets? Or to capture other types of monsters in pods (specifically, fish and birds). And to capture and release monsters but not have them be pets or follow you around, but just allow them to roam about?

    I'm very excited about the ability to grow grass, that's definitely a step in the right direction!

    Right now, we have a limited ability to "terraform" (modify in any way) planets in that we can plant trees from other planets, and capture and release pet monsters. It would be amazing to extend that to destructable vegetation like the bushes and shrubs, and to birds, fish, and the new critters like snails etc.
    (If there was a system that increased the chance of transplanted species going "native" and actually appearing on the planet, that would be absolutely amazing. It could be as simple as a cumulative small percentage chance that a released capture pod monster would be added to the spawn list for that planet.)
     
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  8. DragonsForce

    DragonsForce Weight of the Sky

    New sky colors? Yes please! Not that there is anything wrong with how it is now, but this looks even better :)

    But a cool artist user :) And a very activ user contributing to the community. (So get onto my request :p Only joking of course, do it when you feel like it. If that is never, I am sad, but that is my problem not yours)
     
  9. Varixai

    Varixai Hard-To-Destroy Reptile

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    More critters! There are 2 images of the frog and armadillo (showing their jump/roll). The last 2 are the alien critters. Here are the planets they spawn on right now:
    • Alien: Bounce Bag, Sack Bag
    • Desert: Armadillo, Mouse
    • Forest: Bird, Squirrel, Snail, Mouse
    • Lush (starter): Bird, Hedgehog, Snail, Tortoise, Mouse, Bunny
    • Jungle: Bird, Frog
    • Snow: Common Bunny
    • Tundra: Bunny
    * Note: The bunny can be captured with a capture pod right now. (So can a pure white cat, Floki, but it doesn't spawn anywhere yet.)
    * More details on critters on page 2 here.


    Other updates at a later time.. I'm super busy today > .<

    Edit: tccoxon posted a video of NPCs falling asleep mid conversation because they are bored:

     
    Last edited: Jun 11, 2015
  10. Nibolas O Anelbozas

    Nibolas O Anelbozas Spaceman Spiff

    It's just that lately i've been in some internal conflicts, sorry
     
  11. Kawa

    Kawa Tiy's Beard

    The "cool shades" backer head piece is pony.
     
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  12. TheTrueArtisan

    TheTrueArtisan Subatomic Cosmonaut

    *waits for mod that allows a perpetual sunset*
     
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  13. Silvador

    Silvador Phantasmal Quasar

    Dawn/Dusk HYPE!
     
  14. Yubs

    Yubs Big Damn Hero

    Ah snap! That's gonna be lovely to watch when it's animated! I hope these sunset colors are not just limited to "Earth-color" sunsets!

    Like, I enjoy an amber sunset like everyone else, but I still think it would be neat watching a blue sky become a shade of green or purple or blue as the sun sets!
     
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  15. GenoMech

    GenoMech Cosmic Narwhal

    you know.....how about they add lightening bugs at night that randomly light up the night on lush planets that fade in and out or just in certain areas, and if you catch one with a net, you can use the jar as a light source............heard it before i know, but i feel like the night transitions feel lowely, especially with all these special types of bugs fluttering about[DOUBLEPOST=1433965236][/DOUBLEPOST]oh and by the way, my eyes deceive me, is that a hylotl or a floran in that image, i can't tell
     
  16. glasspug

    glasspug Phantasmal Quasar

    How come most of the recent updates have to do with planets? Not that I'm complaining, I tried to do colonizing before colonizing I even a thing!
     
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  17. Jareix Cryvix

    Jareix Cryvix The Waste of Time

    SOOOOO PRETTY!
     
  18. TurtleLuigi

    TurtleLuigi Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Alien sunrise on an alien planet with alien... things...
     
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  19. velkos4ever

    velkos4ever Void-Bound Voyager

    looks very nice.can't wait for this huge upcoming update :3
     
  20. The Items Merchant.

    The Items Merchant. Void-Bound Voyager

    Trust me, i know the feeling. Some days are worse than others, but you're still you at the end of them.
    I hope that helps.

    I'd make a request,But honestly I don't want to trouble you with it.
    You've already managed to create drawings of pretty much everyone who's asked, Something pretty admirable.
    As for the subjects of sunrise and sunset, I noticed the afore-mentioned altered background.
    I sincerly hope that Starbound retains some of what it was..
    It feels like it's being shifted into a childrens version of itself, and that's my greatest fear for starbounds future.
    (want an example? take a look at the human armor changes.) Chucklefish is doing very well, actually. I'm just paranoid, i suppose.
     
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