Lost Eden - playtesters requested please

[Kilkakon]

How about neighbourhood watch?

Any excitements in your game DavyBoy?

[Davyboy]

You've just brainstormed me into this

+1POLICE -- Citizens enjoy benevolent fascist unity.

Doubt if Kil' will like it though...

[Kilkakon]

Nah by all means, dig into it. I might suggest you play all the quotes for Caretaker Edge to get a bit more of a feel for her character and by extension her faction if you are going to enjoy it more.

I think most of the factions are fascist though. XD It's not special enough.

[Davyboy]

Nah by all means, dig into it. I might suggest you play all the quotes for Caretaker Edge to get a bit more of a feel for her character and by extension her faction if you are going to enjoy it more.

I think most of the factions are fascist though. XD It's not special enough.

....And I think I saw a faction icon consisting of a swastika ... intrinsically, historically, like fascism the symbols had quite innocent and well-meaning values. Subversion is such a biatch.

Found a tiny tiny typo -- in the second interlude "Vines on the beach etc." you spell sand "sad"
It's really trivial when put against Firaxis' SMAX Technolgogy poster...

[Kilkakon]

Thanks for the sad sand tipoff! It's small things like that that are so easy to miss without tons of playthroughts.

There used to be a swastika tech, but no swastika faction logos. Unless you are thinking of the pentagram one?

Have you reached tier 3 weapons yet? Rolling out the Clockwork Tanks haha?

[Davyboy]

Wonder where I saw it then?
Your link yesterday was for the LE Beta though and the filesize is larger than your 'official' d/l.

Have you reached tier 3 weapons yet? Rolling out the Clockwork Tanks haha?

I've been ahead in tech for quite a while and am currently taking the rest of the day off (I've been up since 04.00 CET) .
Rough guess I'm about 20 turns away at turn 150.
Did I mention that I'm playing Blind Research? No I didn't.

[Kilkakon]

Sure by all means take it easy. Hope it's been an enjoyable experience for you!

Currently I'm happy to say that the Rakis citizens themselves help with police work or perhaps that they welcome it.

[Kilkakon]

Progress!

http://kilkakon.com/art/squirtbulbabuild.html <-- this is the new picture for a facility being built. Obviously a heavily cropped down version for the G variant. Took ages to find a good colour that'd convert nicely to the SMAC palette--and then realised that all the squirtles were wrong in the game. XD So that's fixed up now.

Also attached is the current version of the PCX for Spinda Café.

[Kilkakon]

I finished the new portait, on my website as well.

[Kilkakon]

Any progress Davy? I enjoyed finishing an economic victory game using the same faction you are currently playing the other day.

Any thoughts on what the city should look like BU? I've been itching to get on this for days but have had no feedback. :O

[Buster's Uncle]

For the Spinda Café?  Hmmm; lemme look around and get back to you...

[Kilkakon]

Thanks sir. I am happy to sprite in a last resort but obviously if there is something suitable already that would be great...

(perhaps even RCT2 at a stretch?)

[Buster's Uncle]

RCT2?

If you want something somewhat simular to the Cult bases, I'd suggest third from the bottom on the left in Bases8.  You can probably keep the diplomacy landscape with minor jiggering that way.

Otherwise, tell me more about these Spinda...

[Kilkakon]

RCT2 is a theme park simulator game. The first game is the best and every sequel after it made the game worse. I had a quick look and nothing jumped out at me though (the shops are at a scalable size for SMAC bases).

I think that the one you picked out is a little too high tech sadly.

Here's the faction stats (sadly I lack a quote for him)
LEADER: Barista Daveo
SPECIES: Male Spinda
AGENDA: Setting up a chain of cafés; introducing recycling
TECH: The Squirtle Cause

+2 ORDER: Experience in running cafés, raffles, etc.
+1 SUPPORT: Keen interest in recycling
-1 MORALE: Disinterested in combat
-1 RESEARCH: Limited funds for research and development
2% INTEREST: Gains 2% interest on gold reserves every turn
May not pursue All Must Die.

It might be best to explain the original lore of Spinda's Cafe with a few short videos:

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Spinda's Cafe

Spinda's Juice Bar... Surprise

PMD Sky - Ludicolo Dance

[Buster's Uncle]

You might want Bases7, then; the second or last base.

...As for the quote, perhaps something about how enviromentally-responsible food/beverage service isn't just an industry; it's a way of life, where the servers are at the center of society and everything going on.  They are the Masters of the gathering place...