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Novakid- New starbound race

Discussion in 'Starbound Discussion' started by ZangooseSlash, Apr 13, 2013.

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  1. Freekill

    Freekill Pangalactic Porcupine

    Yes.

    On topic: Novakid has me intrigued, here's hoping they get added.
     
    Freekill, Apr 13, 2013
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  2. LazerEagle1

    LazerEagle1 Master Astronaut

    Well I forgot most of them, so it's good now. :p
     
    LazerEagle1, Apr 13, 2013
    #82
  3. DevonDe

    DevonDe Big Damn Hero

    Tiy is watching this thread.
     
    DevonDe, Apr 13, 2013
    #83
  4. Questing

    Questing Starship Captain

    Questing, Apr 13, 2013
    #84
  5. Soup

    Soup Giant Laser Beams

    These guys look awesome. Space cowboys made of energy... I'm going to go watch Firefly now.
     
    Soup, Apr 13, 2013
    #85
  6. Feeenexe

    Feeenexe Void-Bound Voyager

    YE
    Yesssss! :viking:
    Although I probably will not go with them, (Unless I find a look I like even more than the look I have that is...) I will probably use their equipment, as I like the western era of clothing and weapons. Nicely done battle. Nicely done. I'm sure that we'll hit the mark within the next day or so. Anyone wanna make bets and then donate it to Starbound just to forward the progress of things?
     
    Feeenexe, Apr 13, 2013
    #86
  7. Tiy

    Tiy Lead Developer Chucklefish

    Hey there,

    George is completely right, it's totally an issue of resources.

    We actually spoke about the Novakids weeks ago, had a discussion where we essentially asked ourselves if we could get them in the game without delaying anything. Given our current resources at the time we decided no, we can't. The only way to do it would be to get an additional artist to make the assets and we didn't have the funds for that.

    If we reach our goal, we will have the funds and getting the Novakid done without delaying anything will be achievable.

    Would the Novakid be added to the game after release anyway? Quite possibly, but there's a whole laundry list of post release updates we want to throw in and it's hard to say when they'd be added. They make a very nice stretch goal however and are a good example of a feature you can have materialize faster by simply getting some additional hands on deck.

    This is certainly not a case of "give us more money or we're going to take things out and throw them away", we have very specific todo lists for the beta, for release and for post release updates. We're at a stage now where we can't really add anything to them without causing delays unless we pay someone else to work with us.

    So to summarise, more money = more hands = more content sooner
    Less money = we'll eventually get around to that content some day, but it will be after the other laundry list of things the core team has to get done.

    I hope that clears things up
    We're happy to be totally transparent about everything and I appreciate your right to question us.
     
    Tiy, Apr 13, 2013
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  8. Alluvian_Est-Endrati

    Alluvian_Est-Endrati Existential Complex

    Very nice news. Going to have to take a gander at the Lore for these guys. I do suspect that reaching that particular milestone is just a matter of time however. Very cool.:geek:
     
    Alluvian_Est-Endrati, Apr 13, 2013
    #88
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  9. Mopy

    Mopy Cosmic Narwhal

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    I'm fairly certain I will now be playing as a Novakid. That Novakid dress is amazing! :love:
     
    Mopy, Apr 13, 2013
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  10. AstroBlast

    AstroBlast Oxygen Tank

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    Can you tell us what your goal in donations is? As in, how much do you need to pay your team full-time and finish the game at a reasonable date?
    Because if extra stuff will be implemented at $500,000, that leads me to believe you're almost at your goal after only a day! [​IMG]
     
    AstroBlast, Apr 13, 2013
    #90
  11. Attribule

    Attribule Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    It's pretty obvious....

    World domination.
     
    Attribule, Apr 13, 2013
    #91
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  12. Dzelda

    Dzelda Parsec Taste Tester

    Well, looks like theyre getting half a million dollars now. Beitol is going to FLIP when he sees whats happened to his suggestion. :rofl:

    Gratz man, that was one nice suggestion, but I never ever thought it would actually make it into the game. Thems some bad rad dudes man.
     
    Dzelda, Apr 13, 2013
    #92
  13. Eggy Guff

    Eggy Guff Tentacle Wrangler

    Nooooooooooooo. Now I've got the Pinky and the Brain theme song in my head. :D
     
    Eggy Guff, Apr 13, 2013
    #93
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  14. AstroBlast

    AstroBlast Oxygen Tank

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    I meant how much money they need. [​IMG]
    We all know their life goal is world domination. :sarcasm:
     
    AstroBlast, Apr 13, 2013
    #94
  15. Suika Ibuki

    Suika Ibuki Easel-y Amused

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    No love for Anodynes.
     
    Suika Ibuki, Apr 13, 2013
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  16. Leokins

    Leokins Subatomic Cosmonaut

    PRE OH DAH!
     
    Leokins, Apr 13, 2013
    #96
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  17. Attribule

    Attribule Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Ahhh, I see. In that case:

     
    Attribule, Apr 13, 2013
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  18. Hugt

    Hugt Phantasmal Quasar

    YES. I WANT. WOOOOOOOO :rainbow::rainbow::cookie: :lolwut:

    *Ahem*... :badpokerface:

    One could only imagine what they would add if they reached $1,000,000...
     
    Hugt, Apr 14, 2013
    #98
  19. Autzome

    Autzome Black Hole Surfer

    I wish they would reviel another stretch goal~ more magic cool stuff is nice
     
    Autzome, Apr 14, 2013
    #99
  20. Herdo

    Herdo Pangalactic Porcupine


    Wow TWO dev replies! Thanks for taking the time to address my concerns Tiy. Your comment really put me at ease.

    As I mentioned much earlier in this thread, this in no way was an assumption of greed on the part of Chucklefish.

    "Ignorance is bliss" is a phrase that comes to mind in this situation. I would much rather not have known about the features that may be implemented, than know about the features that may not be implemented.

    To me, a video game is a piece of art. Let's use that for an analogy. You go to an art show and you notice a beautiful painting of a mountain lake. You decide it's worth purchasing and the artist tells you the painting is $75. You purchase the painting and the artist tells you, "By the way, I was going to put some trees on the shoreline, but I ran out of paint." Now when you look at the painting all you can see is the lack of trees on the shoreline. The artist then tells if he sells enough pieces by the end of the day, he will run out and buy some more paint, and finish the painting before you take it home. If the artist doesn't sell enough pieces, well, you are just going to have to take the painting home unfinished. It's still a great painting, but you wouldn't be able to look at it without noticing the lack of trees on the lakes shoreline.

    However, when you said this:

    It clarified a lot. Now instead of the artist saying "You are just going to have to take home an unfinished painting", the artist is saying "I don't have the paint or the time to finish it today, but I will try to come by your house and finish it up one of these days."

    Again, thanks to you and GeorgeV for the replies, it really did address my concerns. :)
     
    Herdo, Apr 14, 2013
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