TAW Backers Only Chat 3/1/13

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[14:47] <Klaimen> good evening everyone
[14:48] <Gizmotin> Evening
[14:49] <Klaimen> i'll do laundry and then this will have my full attention
[14:49] <Klaimen> damn adult responsibilities lol
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[14:56] <Klaimen> ok
[14:57] <@RobitStudios> Hey! We're getting started in a minute
[14:59] <@RobitStudios> Looks like we might have a small group today
[14:59] <Klaimen> cute
[14:59] <@RobitStudios> Robert told me he can't make it
[14:59] <Klaimen> aw
[14:59] <@RobitStudios> and Christine  - I'm not sure
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[15:01] <[1]RobitStudios> sorry - internet dropped out there
[15:01] <[1]RobitStudios> and now there are two of me apparently
[15:01] <Klaimen> yeah! your evil twin brother is still here
[15:01] <Klaimen> let's ping him to death!
[15:02] <[1]RobitStudios> well whatever - it maes it look like there's more people here :)
[15:02] <Klaimen> lol, let's make lots of clones of ourselves
[15:03] <[1]RobitStudios> yeah! it's easy. you just need crappy ISP service and before long you'll have your own clone
[15:03] <Klaimen> if only you could make him work for you
[15:04] <Klaimen> he could wash the dishes
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[15:04] <Klaimen> go to the supermarket
[15:04] <RobitStudios> and he's gone
[15:04] <Klaimen> finish the game
[15:04] <RobitStudios> they grow up so quick
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[15:05] <RobitStudios> Hey Tolipohs!
[15:05] <Klaimen> oh, i was asking btw, what about fetalstar?
[15:05] <Tolipohs> Hey, i will be afk for a bit, gotta walk my dog.
[15:05] <RobitStudios> ok, no worries
[15:05] <RobitStudios> yeah let me ping her on skype
[15:05] <RobitStudios> she might be sleeping :P
[15:06] <Klaimen> at this time of the day
[15:06] <RobitStudios> she has crazy sleep schedule - she tends to work through the night
[15:07] <RobitStudios> ok she's coming!
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[15:07] <fetalstar> i made it!
[15:07] <Klaimen> i used to do that for a while, but it grew bad on me
[15:07] <Klaimen> yay! hey fetalstar!
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[15:07] <@RobitStudios> ok everyone stop talking smack about fetalstar
[15:07] <fetalstar> ;A;
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[15:08] <Klaimen> ok, now we have nothing to talk about
[15:08] <@fetalstar> aw guys
[15:08] <@fetalstar> right in the feels
[15:08] <Klaimen> X)
[15:08] <@RobitStudios> haha - well i'm going to start by asking you all a questions: what games have you been playing?
[15:09] <Klaimen> the story of thor!
[15:09] <@fetalstar> ff14 of course .__.
[15:09] <@fetalstar> wait i mean
[15:09] <@RobitStudios> haven't heard of story of thor it - is it ok steam?
[15:09] <Klaimen> it's a mega drive game, should be on steam. in the U.S. it's called Beyond Oasis I believe
[15:10] <@RobitStudios> oh yeah i remember that
[15:10] <Klaimen> i'd say it's sega's answer to zelda
[15:10] <@RobitStudios> never played it though
[15:10] <Halader> I've been playing Pokemon Y (yes, still) and I gues I've been playing Twitch Plays Pokemon some
[15:10] <Klaimen> it's a good game
[15:10] <@fetalstar> i played TPP!
[15:11] <Klaimen> twitch plays pokemon is so amazing
[15:11] <@fetalstar> they're starting on gold tonight
[15:11] <@fetalstar> :O
[15:11] <Halader> were you there for the final fight?
[15:11] <@fetalstar> hell yeah i was!
[15:11] <@RobitStudios> haha i popped in and played it for a little too
[15:11] <@RobitStudios> just chaos
[15:11] <@fetalstar> battery jesus is the best
[15:11] <Halader> my favorite moment was the surf on Rhydon, so clutch!
[15:11] <Klaimen> yeah the chat went crazy
[15:11] <@RobitStudios> nice - did they finish the game
[15:11] <@fetalstar> they did!
[15:11] <Halader> yeah, we finished it
[15:12] <@fetalstar> we beat it last night
[15:12] <Klaimen> yeah, earlier today
[15:12] <@fetalstar> took a little over 2 weeks
[15:12] <Klaimen> i also finished guacamelee and the last of us lately
[15:13] <Klaimen> guacamelee is my favorite game from the last year, so good!
[15:13] <@RobitStudios> yeah i got that on the humble bundle
[15:13] <@RobitStudios> but havent tried it yet
[15:13] <Halader> i also got guacamelee in the humble bundle; looking forward to playing it
[15:13] <@RobitStudios> i'll try it out this weekend
[15:13] <Klaimen> it's so addictive
[15:14] <Klaimen> very rewarding, and unforgiving at times
[15:14] <@RobitStudios> i've been playing a lot of Super Mario 3D World this week - i got a Wii U this month
[15:14] <Klaimen> really demands all your platforming skills
[15:14] <@fetalstar> ooo
[15:14] <Klaimen> oooh a wii u! cool. i want one, too!
[15:14] <@fetalstar> are you gonna get wind waker hd?
[15:14] <Halader> you been playing 3d world by yourself? I played it with my siblings. I think it would have been really hard alone.
[15:15] <@RobitStudios> yeah, my fiance played with me a little but that just ends up making it harder :)
[15:15] <Halader> lol
[15:15] <@RobitStudios> i actually unlocked everything but the last level in about a week
[15:15] <Halader> Oh, nice.
[15:15] <@RobitStudios> i was a little dissapointed in it - i liked New Super Mario Bros U a lot more
[15:16] <@RobitStudios> New Super Mario Bros U made me feel like a kid again - i had some rage-quit moments
[15:17] <@RobitStudios> and yes I will get Wind Waker HD - but ive played it so many times already
[15:17] <@RobitStudios> so i'll probably wait until i get it for a good price
[15:17] <@RobitStudios> or get it used on ebay or something
[15:17] <Klaimen> are there any differences besides visual upgrades?
[15:18] <Tolipohs> Selfies.
[15:18] <@RobitStudios> from what ive heard they made some minor gameplay improvements
[15:18] <@RobitStudios> i think you can travel faster
[15:19] <Klaimen> ah, cool, that's good, don't change anything if the original was good
[15:19] <Klaimen> just tweak the errors
[15:19] <@RobitStudios> so, i also wanted to go over IndieCade with you all - but first...
[15:20] <@RobitStudios> im sure you've already heard but we're going to be exhibiting the game at Pax East and Too Many Games
[15:20] <@RobitStudios> which are in Boston and Philaelpdia, USA
[15:20] <@RobitStudios> wow i butchered that - Philidelphia
[15:20] <Klaimen> yeah i've seen you will be going out to the public plenty! that's cool!
[15:21] <@RobitStudios> yeah! its super exciting - especially Pax
[15:21] <@RobitStudios> i've never gone before
[15:21] <Klaimen> Pax is big
[15:21] <Halader> I'm looking forward to seeing you and it at PAX :D
[15:21] <@RobitStudios> You're going?
[15:21] <Halader> yup
[15:21] <@RobitStudios> Awesome!
[15:22] <@RobitStudios> I'm going to have some new areas playable for sure
[15:22] <@RobitStudios> i think i'll probably keep the same demo for anyone who hasen't already played it - but for anyone who has I'll let them play some new areas
[15:22] <Halader> Oh ok, cool. When you were streaming you said it was probably going to be the same demo, so that has changed?
[15:23] <Halader> oh ok
[15:23] <@RobitStudios> yeah - so if you stop by and say you want to try some new areas i'll hook you up
[15:24] <Halader> alright, will do
[15:24] <@RobitStudios> and i'll probably end up updating the demo with these new areas if any backers want to try it
[15:24] <@RobitStudios> but it'll have after Pax - so i have time to get some feedback and make tweaks
[15:24] <Klaimen> guess that's a smart thing to do, for people who never played the game, and those who know the demo
[15:24] <@RobitStudios> yeah, hopefully that'll work out
[15:25] <@RobitStudios> IndieCade was super cool
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[15:25] <Halader> I've never been to IndieCade, what's it like?
[15:25] <Thermoptic> Hellu
[15:26] <@RobitStudios> its very developer focused
[15:26] <Tolipohs> Hi.
[15:26] <@RobitStudios> hey Themoptic!
[15:26] <@RobitStudios> lots of talks by more well known indie devs
[15:26] <@RobitStudios> the guy who made QWOP have a could talks
[15:27] <@RobitStudios> The part we were in was called the show and tell - where they had new games every couple of hours
[15:27] <Tolipohs> That means QWOP  controls for TAW, right?
[15:27] <Klaimen> so during that 2 hour slot, what were you actually doing? did you give a talk or presentation? discussion with the audience?
[15:27] <@RobitStudios> it was pretty cool - there seemed to be no rules about what you showed - some high school kids brought a game they made in about an hour - all you could do was run around on a static screen -and even that was buggy
[15:28] <@RobitStudios> but there was some really neat stuff too
[15:28] <@RobitStudios> basically i had the game avaialble for people to play on a laptop- and while they were playing i asnwered questions form them and the rest of the people huddled around
[15:29] <@RobitStudios> there was someone to chat with just about the whole time
[15:29] <@RobitStudios> i met someone who did localization for square-enix
[15:29] <Halader> ok, interesting
[15:29] <@fetalstar> ohhh that's cool :O
[15:30] <@RobitStudios> and she was trying to convince me to use them if we wanted to sell the game to a japanese audience
[15:30] <@RobitStudios> which was cool
[15:30] <Klaimen> square-enix publishing TAW
[15:30] <@RobitStudios> i dont think TAG every really got much a japanese following
[15:30] <Klaimen> now, that would be something
[15:31] <@RobitStudios> i think outside the U.S. my biggest fan base is in germany
[15:31] <Halader> That's something that seems like it'd be hard for indie games. Localization. Cause you really need someone from that area who also knows English to translate well.
[15:31] <Klaimen> really! whoelse is german? X)
[15:32] <@RobitStudios> yeah, but you'd be surprised at how many people do localization these days - i guess its just a matter or getting someone who's good
[15:32] <@RobitStudios> I really want to have german, french and spanish at launch - and then do some for asian countries like china, japan and korea
[15:33] <Klaimen> yeah those would be the common languages spoken in Europe
[15:33] <@RobitStudios> hey, i'll be back  in 2 mins - sorry - fetal will keep you entertained in the meantime
[15:33] <Klaimen> besides English
[15:33] <@fetalstar> D:
[15:33] <Klaimen> so, FETAL
[15:33] <Tolipohs> Quick say mean things about him.
[15:34] <Klaimen> how's things
[15:34] <@fetalstar> pretty good! :O
[15:34] <@fetalstar> work work work
[15:34] <Klaimen> oh yeah, share secrets about robit!
[15:34] <@fetalstar> watching a classic megaman relay race right now! :O
[15:35] <Thermoptic> got any new teaser art to show maybe? :)
[15:36] <@fetalstar> noo, nothing for TAW. i have my own work i have to do too
[15:36] <@fetalstar> gotta pay the bills :O
[15:36] <@RobitStudios> im back!
[15:36] <@fetalstar> buuut i am going to start on a new area very soon, and i'm planning on recording some stuff and do a timelapse
[15:36] <@fetalstar> so that should be interesting :3
[15:36] <Klaimen> ooooh cool!
[15:36] <@RobitStudios> yeah, you're going to do the jungle area next right?
[15:37] <@fetalstar> i am!
[15:37] <Thermoptic> a timelapse would be very cool
[15:37] <@RobitStudios> that'll be cool to see
[15:37] <@RobitStudios> im curious myself
[15:37] <Halader> Yeah, that would be interesting
[15:37] <@fetalstar> yeah!
[15:37] <@fetalstar> any suggestions on what i could use?
[15:37] <@fetalstar> for recording
[15:38] <@RobitStudios> i asked someone on twitter who does it - but i forgot what he said - let me see if i can find it
[15:38] <Klaimen> i don't have much experience with that
[15:39] <Klaimen> i messed up once using camstudio
[15:39] <Klaimen> you have to be careful about settings...
[15:39] <Thermoptic> the Camtasia application is probably the best to record the screen. i guess it can do timelapse too. not sure
[15:40] <@RobitStudios> haha yeah camstudio was the recommendation i got too
[15:40] <@RobitStudios> "camstudio.org/  Works, but a little shady. Tries to trick you into installing all this junkware so be wary!"
[15:40] <@fetalstar> ahaha
[15:40] <Klaimen> hm. if you're doing a timelapse i guess you could use a screenshot tool, too
[15:40] <@fetalstar> oh no, i guess by timelapse i mean
[15:40] <@fetalstar> i'll record a video
[15:40] <@fetalstar> and speed it up
[15:40] <@fetalstar> so you don't have an 8 hour video
[15:40] <@fetalstar> hahaha
[15:41] <Klaimen> i'd speed it up myself then lol
[15:41] <@RobitStudios> yeah, and you might be able to setup recording software to only a frame a second or something too
[15:41] <Thermoptic> Yeah with Camtasia, just record the screen in realtime. then after when done just change to Clip Speed to 30% or whatever to make it go really fast. like a timelapse
[15:41] <@fetalstar> i may stream too? but for speed's sake i may opt out of that
[15:41] <@fetalstar> yeah, Thermoptic, that sounds like exactly what i want to do
[15:41] <@fetalstar> might put TAW music over the final video :3
[15:42] <Klaimen> yeah, snatch that from robert
[15:42] <Klaimen> what's he doing anyhow?
[15:43] <@RobitStudios> he had some personal stuff he had to do
[15:43] <@RobitStudios> he did want me to say hello for him though
[15:44] <@RobitStudios> oh man, he just sent us a new the other day
[15:44] <Klaimen> cool, alright!
[15:44] <@RobitStudios> for our new island
[15:44] <Klaimen> his new tracks are really cool so far!
[15:44] <@RobitStudios> i kind of want to tell you all what it is - but it'd be a spoiler
[15:45] <Klaimen> i'm curious!
[15:45] <Halader> Yeah, No Spoilers!
[15:45] <Klaimen> a hint maybe?
[15:46] <@fetalstar> it's new
[15:46] <@fetalstar> is the spoiler
[15:47] <@RobitStudios> haha yeah - well i'll just say it's going to be something different than any of the other islands
[15:47] <@RobitStudios> and it's going to be the hardest area in the game
[15:47] <Klaimen> new gameplay mechanics?
[15:47] <@RobitStudios> not new player mechanics - but a new game mechanic yeah
[15:48] <Klaimen> cool!
[15:48] <Tolipohs> Sounds pretty cool.
[15:49] <@RobitStudios> its going to be an option island - with a very useful reward
[15:50] <@RobitStudios> and the plan is also that even FINDING the island is going to be a challenge
[15:50] <Klaimen> i love secrets in games
[15:50] <Klaimen> yeah, i was about to say
[15:50] <@RobitStudios> but thats it - no more spoilers
[15:50] <Klaimen> i hope TAW will have many rewarding secrets - guess that will be a big one!
[15:51] <@RobitStudios> dont worry we're adding plenty of new secrets
[15:52] <Thermoptic> One thing i have been thinking about, will you be adding more "checkpoints" on difficult areas. so if you die you dont have to do the area from the beginning again. or will you leave it as it is in tag?
[15:52] <@RobitStudios> good question!
[15:53] <@RobitStudios> so there is actually an auto save now - in addition to the checkpoints
[15:53] <@RobitStudios> and when you die you have the option to load from the auto save or the checkpoint
[15:53] <Halader> It's in the demo, right?
[15:53] <@RobitStudios> the autosave happens whenever you enter a door to new area
[15:53] <@RobitStudios> yeah it is, Halader
[15:53] <@RobitStudios> but only the checkpoints restore your health
[15:54] <@RobitStudios> i made it an option for people whor requested an auto save
[15:54] <@RobitStudios> but i would like to do a hardcore mode
[15:54] <@RobitStudios> that elmininates the autosave
[15:54] <Klaimen> play the game in one sitting lol
[15:54] <Tolipohs> Will the auto saves persist after the game is exited?
[15:54] <@RobitStudios> yes
[15:55] <Thermoptic> the "GloboCorp Factory 1" area was extremy difficult as you had no idea what way to take, so you had to try over and over and over to find the right way. would really have wanted one or two checkpoints there :)
[15:55] <Klaimen> makes sense, that's what save points are for
[15:56] <@RobitStudios> yeah - its tough to make decisions like that because it can change how people play the game when you add autosave
[15:56] <@RobitStudios> but alot of people asked for it
[15:56] <@RobitStudios> but having the option to play without it should solve the problem
[15:57] <Klaimen> i don't mind that much but can see why people want it
[15:57] <Tolipohs> Is hardcore just no autosaves or will there be other changes?
[15:57] <Klaimen> in some games i like such a feature, but i don't think TAG / TAW need it
[15:58] <@RobitStudios> i'm not sure Tolipohs - it might just end up being a toggle for turning autosave on or off
[15:59] <@RobitStudios> im trying not to add too many features that wern't planned from the beggining - but it could always end up being free DLC too
[15:59] <Klaimen> day 1 DLC lol
[15:59] <Tolipohs> Nice.
[16:00] <@RobitStudios> there are so many things i would love to include in the game - but it has to get done eventually :P
[16:00] <@RobitStudios> but the idea of updating it later is appealing
[16:00] <Halader> It doesn't have to be something too involved. Like, hard core mode could have enemies do double damage, no auto saves, maybe less health regen items or something?
[16:00] <Tolipohs> Right. Any plans for a New game plus?
[16:01] <@RobitStudios> hmm, well a new game plus and a hardcore mode would probably end up being one in the same
[16:01] <@RobitStudios> maybe we could do an autosave toggle that you can get from the start - but the hardcore mode is unlocked after beating the game
[16:02] <@RobitStudios> and it forces no autosave
[16:02] <Tolipohs> So kinda like Master Quest for Ocarina of Time?
[16:02] <@RobitStudios> yeah! ok thats going on my list of possible additions
[16:04] <Klaimen> ok i need to drop out now
[16:04] <Klaimen> thanks for the chat session!
[16:04] <Tolipohs> Bye.
[16:04] <@RobitStudios> ok thats for chatting with us Klaimen! have a good night
[16:04] <Klaimen> you guys too! bye bye!
[16:05] <Klaimen> (and girls!)
[16:05] <@RobitStudios> i guess it is about that time - does anyone else have anything they'd like to add before we wrap up?
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[16:05] <Halader> i don't think so
[16:05] <Tolipohs> Nope.
[16:06] <Halader> anything else we need to know about your upcoming cons?
[16:07] <@RobitStudios> well, the only ones i have scheduled at the moment are Pax and TMG - when they get closer to happening I'll post/email where out booths/tables will be
[16:07] <Halader> ok
[16:07] <@RobitStudios> we'll have swag available!
[16:07] <@RobitStudios> and i'd like to have posters for sale too
[16:08] <Halader> what kinds of swag, and around how much will they be?
[16:09] <@RobitStudios> we'll have buttons and cards for free and if we do posters i'd like to keep them around or under $5
[16:09] <Tolipohs> What's TMG?
[16:09] <@RobitStudios> Too Many Games - its in philadelphia
[16:10] <@fetalstar> i'll give you a link to a printing site my friend uses when she sells posters at cons
[16:10] <@fetalstar> if i remember right they're fairly reasonable
[16:10] <@RobitStudios> cool - think you'll have time to make up a poster?
[16:10] <@RobitStudios> or we could repurpose something youve already made
[16:11] <Halader> less than a month and a half until pax!
[16:11] <@RobitStudios> ugh - thats not enough time!
[16:11] <@RobitStudios> haha
[16:13] <Tolipohs> Wish I could get to either of those cons.
[16:13] <@RobitStudios> Tolipohs, where do you live?
[16:14] <Tolipohs> I'm in NY, 3hour drive to Boston.
[16:14] <@RobitStudios> oh, nice - i'm in NY too - Queens
[16:15] <@RobitStudios> I think tickets for Too Many Games are available and the hotel rooms are cheap
[16:15] <Tolipohs> Kinda have to get a job, and car.
[16:15] <@RobitStudios> ah, i understand :P
[16:16] <@RobitStudios> are you in NYC?
[16:16] <Tolipohs> Greenwich
[16:16] <Tolipohs> Not in nyc though
[16:18] <@RobitStudios> oh yeah, near albany?
[16:18] <Tolipohs> About an hour away.
[16:19] <@RobitStudios> ok, well I need to sign off - going to try getting some work done tonight
[16:20] <Tolipohs> Alright, thanks again for doing this, bye.
[16:20] <@RobitStudios> you're welcome! Thank you everyone for attending.
[16:20] <@RobitStudios> talk to you soon! bye
[16:21] <Halader> bye
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