To the devs

(I would like to say sorry if this is in the wrong category, but this really isn't a suggestion topic, but rather a communique to the devs where other members could also voice their similar thoughts. Thank you all for your time.)

Hello and sorry to bother you,
I was really hoping that the community could coax a new video out of you! The lighting, water, and terrain generation demos were breathtaking when you posted them (not that they have lost any luster, mind you), and I know whatever feature you decided to showcase next would shine equally as brilliant! ^^
It would be awesome if we could get a video on something like:
The in-game circuitry - We know you have more than computer + door in store. =)
Mechs and/or the space hub.
A more detailed video on monster generation, showing some more AI and maybe even loot drops.
Maybe a quick multiplayer gameplay of exploration, something other than building.
Random weapons and/or armor augments.
Monster capturing and/or training.
The circuitry is by far what I am most anxious to see right now =) (By the way, adding simple vertical and horizontal pulleys to the game (winches and pistons) would be an awesome way to allow draw bridges and secret entrances ^^ ) (Also, floating blocks, adjusting water level =) just saying... )
I know that you all keep very busy working on the game, and you have said that is one of the reasons you so seldom put out new showcase videos, as it takes time to put them together and make them look nice. With this in mind, it would also be really awesome if we could simply get more twitch time out of you while you work on the game. We all love just watching your character move around a little bit and interact with the environment. I have watched all the videos on your twitch account many times over, as I am sure most here have =).

To wrap up, we know we have asked a lot of you, and we repeat ourselves constantly, but we just need more Starbound in our lives ^^. All the best to the devs and community,
~ KuruptedMagi

 

Wait a bit longer ^^ soon they will announce beta and start actually showcasing the almost finished game.
Also, have you seen the recorded streams by Tiyuri?

 

Haha thats what I keep telling myself ^^
Yes I have seen them, watch them over, and over, and .... You know. =)

 

YOU! Fantastic, best idea in a long time. I hope the devs do another video, it has been awhile. Or the beta, that would be cool. I just hope a video at this point.

 

Well if enough people jump on board with these sentiments, maybe we can at least get Tiy to do another Q&A session on IRC ^^.
I have so much I would love to ask (aside from circuitry... I guess =P ).

Like:
With all the crazy different types of trees, will those ALL drop unique wood we can decorate with? Or just a generic texture?
The giant flowers in that one vidoe, Tiy type: "Wood. Need to fix that." Or something similar, what will those drop?
I have not seen any way so far to replant any trees. Will we be able to? I would be sad if we couldnt.
If we can plant trees, can we plant specific ones? If so, will they require a certain biome, soil, or climate?
So far they have only shown us tech-tools to modify terrain with, will we get those right off the bat, or start small, with old-fashioned tools? (Fishaxe says old-fashioned, but who knows?)
The paint tool... Do we find/unlock new colors as we go? Or will it always have all colors available. Either way, how many colors will we have access too? Possible to use pigments found throughout the game to make more colors?

I could go on, but shan't...

 

Not to sound like an impatient douchebag but I really do feel it's time for another video since you can't really see how much the game is progressing through screenshots in my opinion.

 

Same here, I like to see the movement, how fluid combat is, and just generally watching the game being played.

 

If you don't mind watching some programming, you could keep an eye on Bartwe's stream as he streams pretty regularly. I've seen some cool snippets on his stream that I haven't seen anywhere else. Yesterday he was working on special terrain features and blowing lots of stuff up with a rocket launcher and I got to see confirmation of poison vines. While it would be nice to see another official video like the building demo or the biomes, it takes time to put those together and they're all hard at work on the game. I suspect we'll see some more videos closer to release though.

 

I watched a bit of that yesterday, missed the vines though =(
That is exactly what I am talking about though ^^ Just maybe a little more playtesting =P

 

As for me, I would like to see more of those mechs. Mmmmmm, mechs.

 

I wish I could see some of the vanity items. I love looking snazzy, and if they added a kitsune mask in the tiers, I would cry rainbows of joy. ;w;

 

Even after the new screenshot i want to see more dungeon generation, and maybe what the hylot's building material might be

 

I think we'd all really like to see some tough combat action. Has there even been any so far?

 

Not really.
Every time Tiy gets attacked, he is invulnerable =P
I am curious if they will be sticking with the clone machine for respawn...

 

Tiy had told us way back last autumn that he was going to put together a combat video. Then they came out with the building demo and I guess the combat demo fell by the wayside. Maybe combat wasn't up to standards yet. I was sad, but understood that development wasn't at a sufficient place at that time...maybe they've done some more work on it since then.

 

Combat wasn't done back then, Tiy has been adding more AI behaviours to make it more varied. He did mention showing more of it at a later date, also the roadmap. We got none of either and my guess is that's because they are almost done with their beta goals. So they rather just work on those and let us see ourselves.

 

I actually think theyre working on Monster AI right now, seeing as they havent shown us much info lately for quite awhile. Cant wait to see what it looks like when they done!

 

Where have you been?
As far as I can tell, the latest thing was making the terrain more interesting.
Before that, it was armor mods.
Monster AI could technically still be worked on, but it was a long time since we heard about that.

 

Actually, I recall in one of Tiys streams that he was showing off 1 type of monster AI- Charge. He said he turned the others off to not spoil too much for us. Probably means monster AI is already or mostly covered.

 

Sooooomewhere uuuunder the raaaainbow.....