Important Stretch Goal Thoughts -- Pets?

Or maybe you should just give the trailer begging a rest. A trailer showing unpolished or unfinished alpha content will only turn away more fans then it will bring in. The devs will release a trailer when the feel that Starbound is ready for one.

 

I'm pretty okay with pets, in the respect that it wont delay the game much longer. I honestly just want to play Starbound as soon as possible and I think others feel the same way as well. How about adding different vanity armors at the tiers? Maybe more pieces for the create a character? Is pixel art costly time-wise? I think that would be a great way to add incentives and rewards without delaying the game much. I understand you guys want to get full blown lore going for different races, so I know that will definitely take time to develop, but visual stuff might be ok. In that respect, pets are fine.

 

Instead of pets... Why not companions? Like in torchlight 2, a companion can aid in combat, sell items, and use its own items.

 

Pets (the ability to tame creatures you find and have them as combat allies) are already in the game. I don't think most people voting realize this either.

 

cArrot aka rabbit terraria

 

I'm not a big fan of the pets, either. I do like the idea of capturing monsters and using the genes to edit your pet so to speak.

 

I don't think the idea of pets is really the issue, but the idea of starter pets, ones that you get immediately. Seems too easy, especially if they don't do anything. I'd like to collect or earn them.

 

The first $250000 came from people who wanted the game to be released sooner. We wanted to help. ANYTHING you add will, even if only in a small way, slow down development. Please add nothing more, or if you must, add easy cutsie stuff like pets. Don't pile on features!

My suggestion for a $1M goal: a firm release date.

 

i would like to have a starter pet but it would have to be optional

 

Maybe pets that do have some features but don't initiate in combat, such as one might give off a small amount of light, or can search for items etc, that way you want to collect new pets to bring on different planets as they all have slightly different abilities?

 

I can has Nyan Cat pet?

 

I know a lot of people like pets, but here are number of idea's I like to see which expand on gameplay, dynamics, and keeping the game fresh.

Living Planets
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/living-planets.12918/

Dead Planets
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/dead-planets.14504/

Ravaged Planets
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/ravaging-your-planet-for-resources.17828/

NPC Armies / Raids
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/npc-raid.16693/

Most of all I'd like to see NPC factions which may be friendly or hostile (depending on your race or actions on quests/sides quests) which also build and dig for resources. I remember quite a while back the idea was floated that NPC's armies could attack your base in Terraria with siege which could actually damage your structures. You could also scout out their fort and do the same. A home star system could be flagged which could never be attacked to keep your fancy builds from becoming a pile of rubble.

 

Nothing against pets to be honest, as long as I can feed it and such, kind of like a pokemon or a tamagochi if anyone remember those.
Like evolving pet, might be a little code heavy though.
Or instead of a Pet a "humanoid" companion? Combat or Support or maybe just even a person who hangs out in my spaceship, taking care of controls or the medbay or whatever.

OR SPACESTATIONS

Anyway I'm fine with either

 

I have to confess that after the previous two goals this seems a bit poor, I'm sorry to be bad, I love your work, dedication and love to the community but I must be honest: the new race will bring us new clothes, dungeons, items... the fossils will give us more fun when you dig, but starter pets will be soon replaced by monsters that will be more prepared for combat, so soon will lose its use.

Even so, I fully understand how difficult it is to add new content without delaying the game and I'm sure after thinking what would be the next award, you, the creators of the game you decide that this is the best option, I hope this feature helps in future have better and more complete pet sistem soon.


in the future goals maybe would be cool to put abandoned spacecraft in Starbound, it may be small ships or gigantic space cities, but are dungeons focused on terror, only emergency lights, broken glass, smashed doors and walls, wires hanging from the ceiling, you see no sign of the crew ... strange noises are heard in the darkness of the spacecraft ...
(you MUST use the lantern, all is dark) full of dangers but also with interesting rewards and equipment, the enemyes could be aliens, zombies or crazy crew...

But this is only a personal silly idea

I'm sure though the option of starter pets was the best available option not to delay the game's release.Do not be discouraged and continue to be just as great as you are always the most important thing is to finish the game!

tell me if there is anything you do not understand, my English is not very good

 

Hellow. Probably autors can add in game some Genetic Engineering Tool, which allow you create you own pet what the player wants. For example, maybe i like a kitty and a dog, but i can at the same time use both of them. And this strange tool help me to create a some kind of a catdog
Or this tool may change some kinds of pet, it legs, head, or maybe color. It would be awesome, i think.
Sorry for bad English. Write as well as can

 

I like the idea of pets. I would be very happy with pets.

On the other hand its your game vision, and I would be happy with whatever you put into it.

 

I completely agree with this, now that I think of it. Every second you spend on a "Little Thing" is just another second we don't get to play.

 

There was a tweet from Starbound earlier for a link to a "What is Starbound" YouTube video made by a community member TFGoose. It is really more than a trailer, since it shows footage from most of the existing posted videos and screenshots. It also shows the roadmap and it talks about many of the game's features.

 

Give me Nyan Cat plz!

 

I'd just like to point out (sorry if its already been stated within the 421 posts) but $250k to the next goal, or the title of a $1million stretch goal does not mean that have another $250k available just for that one addition to the game. Remember we are 'pre-ordering' meaning we are paying towards the time they, the amazing creators, have spent developing the game as a WHOLE not just one more addition.

Personally, I'd like to see another really neat feature, such as pets, which hopefully won't add to much more in the way of man hours to the development. This would allow more of their time to be spent completing the various other aspects of the game.

Can't wait for the release!