transistor

[solid arch]

is he meant to be like Red's old boyfriend?

[orchid trellis]

Red’s boyfriend/maybe fiance, aka the man in the transistor yeah

[solid arch]

I heard a theory that he was Red's hired bodyguard after there was a riot at one of her concerts

Also he dosen't have a selection

maybe he's an outsider

since Cloudbank is basically a matrix

The Narrator is pretty much Morpheus and Red is Neo

[orchid trellis]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/775992887607296021/1100320837447458816/image.png?width=1122&height=631

i always forget how pretty the 3d game art is too, not just the painted portaits

[white solar]

Can anyone recommend me a game with combat that's as creative as Transistor's? Like something where you can try the same scenario with a various amount of approaches

[orchid trellis]

the world is sad and misera-
OH MY. GOD LUNA

[keen karma]

I assume you mean something with multiple functions that you can combine at will? Because if you‘re just after different approaches, I would think of Hitman first lol

[white solar]

More of the former then

[keen karma]

Hm, I don't know any good matches then. Maybe there's Mages of Mystralia but I haven't played around with the actual combinations much. Though I think it had some puzzle elements which might be nice (in contrast to Transistor's one (1), uh, 'puzzle')

[cedar grove]

Hey planning tests are puzzle-y, kind of

[keen karma]

true!

[cedar grove]

the one puzzle is funny though, just lets you pass if you don’t press the buttons for long enough :D

[orchid trellis]

ultimate question

what junctions jans do you order

i love me some cold mystery jans topped with stuff

[orchid trellis]

does anyone else always just stop in highrise to listen to paper boats btw

[crude valley]

sea monster’s really the only choice

[small briar]

I got harvest garden the first time and the guy sounded so disappointed! I got sea monster this time around

I'm listening in highrise rn and I stop to hum a little whenever I get out of a backdoor test and the music is off

My first time around, I never really made the connection that I could always hum outside of turn (I thought it was just for story stuff) so now this playthrough has also become a search for the prettiest places for Red to hum! I like the very top of the backdoor test tree

[orchid trellis]

OOH i gotta try that

[orchid trellis]

transistor with LEDS is so nice

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/775992887607296021/1100681270549291070/B5D30E3C-3BFF-41FE-9467-C5AF0F51AA0E.jpg

That ending gets me shaking every time oh my god

Man what a game
I guess a huge reason i love replaying it is just the feeling when it’s over. You know whats coming but you’ve still spent the last 6 hours fighting for it

[simple harness]

I feel you

Like the moment I reach Royce is well, take a deep breath

It's time

[pallid nest]

I should buy this game again honestly

I got it for free through playstation plus which i don't have anymore

[rancid galleon]

Transistor won't launch off of steam. I need help 😦

[red spear]

Yes

[boreal harbor]

Happy 9th birthday Transistor

[simple harness]

https://twitter.com/glancingonhuman/status/1659922941700603908

Logan Cunningham (@glancingonhuman)

9 years, somehow. Early concept art by @0jenzee0

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[keen karma]

she‘s so pretty 😭

happy bday!!!

[zenith beacon]

NINE YEARS!?

TRANSISTOR IS NINE GODDAMN YEARS OLD ALREADY!?

god
i can feel my knees turning into dust

brb i gotta go fulfill my duty of an old person and scream at some kids to get off my lawn

[orchid trellis]

there are children in elementary school who are younger then transistor thats so sad

[red spear]

omg transistor 9th bday

[zenith beacon]

but yeah

happy birthday, Best SGG game

[red spear]

real

[ebon geyser]

I need to start this soon, looks pretty fun and the combat seems cool

[upbeat sky]

It is fun and the combat is cool

[quaint spruce]

My theory is that yes, it's like the Matrix, except the simulation is nested several levels down

Because when we see Red return to Cloudbank after the fight with Roy, doesn't she dematerialise like she's teleporting? That could indicate that she's still in a simulation/program

[full peak]

I've been having the same problem. I went through everything listed on Supergiant's page to troubleshoot the problem and nothing worked. I sent an email to the company and I haven't received an answer.

[dim birch]

Same sadly, i was realy exited for this game and it just won't start...

I have really no clue on what could possibly stop the game from launching, 9 years after release.

<@&456908176877551658> Sorry to bother, i've seen quite recent message of player that asked for help with their gale not launching, but none of them ever get answer.
Now i know that it is not your particular job as moderators to help with technical issue, but i would like to be able to play the game i paid, and the Technical FAQ is outdated at the moment.

[cedar grove]

this is not something to ping all mods for, yeah.. i dont think all if any of us know how to fix it - you could ask @junior lagoon if they know how to help

but i think they will probably know more about hades than transistor? 🤔

[shy veldt]

I’m sorry, us moderators have no exclusive dev access or ability to fix technical issues

[dim birch]

i know mods won't know how to fix these issue, but i just don't know anymore where to ask. the game is now 9 years old, and i guess there is not a lot of player nowaday. it is just so frustrating not to be able to at least get a crash report of something to work with. And Since the Technical FAQ did not help, there is basicaly no information on these particular issue recently.

[cedar grove]

Did you check steam forums maybe?

[dim birch]

yes i did, most issues and thread came for the year following the launch

there is no recent thread currently

[shy veldt]

I understand your frustration, unfortunately we really just don’t have better tips or tricks for you. The only thing I can recommend is requesting a steam refund and purchasing on a separate platform such as Epic Games or Itch.io. With the devs attention fully on Hades 2 there is little time to address issues on older titles

[cedar grove]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/237930/discussions/0/3060744206334693727/
Did you see this one?

[dim birch]

I understand t hat the devs are quite busy, i wouldn't intent of getting to contact with them, especialy on an older game like this

[dim birch]

no i did not

i will try what is says rn

[dim birch]

Sadly it did not work for me...

i will keep looking, if i find a fix i'll update here for anyone who could have an issue

I found an obscure fix that allow the game to launch:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/237930/discussions/1/540743212322048413/

I don't understand the problem, it seem like a folder location issue, which is quite weird given for most people the game won't have any issue

[sand ivy]

Any1 know the last time the transistor store got restocked?

[cedar grove]

i havent been keeping the closest tabs since i already have all of the stuff there but i dont think its been restocked since the first time it went up?

[cedar grove]

tbh im a little tempted to buy the cloudbank shirt bc mine is from 2015 or so and its small

i probably shouldnt though...

[keen karma]

Cloudbank tee is so cool!! Just doesn‘t mesh with my wardrobe anymore tho sadly

[sand ivy]

Could’ve sworn I saw stock a while ago

[crystal lantern]

Hello, was wondering if this game is like Hades a roguelite? Thanks for the info.

its on sale on Steam thats why I am asking

[full peak]

I don't know, so sorry if this is useless info, but I think it should say the genre on steam. I'm not sure if it does though.

[orchid trellis]

It’s not but its very fun

Its like

Turn based?

Essentially

Theres a main combat mode closer to hades bur then a turn() which lets you plan actions

[crystal lantern]

ah ok thanks I am in the middle of Hades and liking it. Wanted to check more games made by Supergiant and see how they are.

[full peak]

turn BASED combat.

ive been traumatised from turn based combat games after playing Fear and Hunger so now I dont play them

but I used to like them and its a fun little way to suffer while being able to do nothing in return

gives you that sense of helplessness you may lack in your life

[woeful forge]

Hi guys, I bought Transistor yesterday on Steam after playing Hades for a very long time. Only problem is it won't launch, it says "running" for a second and the button just goes back to "play" and the game never launches

This doesn't happen with any of my other games 😦 Anyone have an idea what it could be?

[cedar grove]

#transistor message this or the link after it might help you?

[woeful forge]

Thank you! Putting the Content folder into the x86 folder worked

[upbeat sky]

Transistor puts this on its head

Your enemies’ turn is spent trying to evade their attacks and you have some stuff that can be used while your turn is on cooldown

[small briar]

And if you favor faster attacks, you can do most of the combat in real-time, then save turns for big combos if you need them! It's all about finding the right balance and adapting to what each fight needs

[crystal lantern]

Hi, just started playing and notice the game does not have the option for 2560 x 1440 is that because the game is old? Thats my natural screen resolution, at 1080 it looks blurry on my screen.

[summer verge]

Played for the first time tonight on stream

Was good fun!

[simple harness]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1114450346782232666/1136819289815523338/20230803203248_1.jpg
Transistor keeps being the game that I love it's looks the most from sgg

(+ this entire part is prob my 2nd fav of the entire game, next to the whole meeting royce part)

[simple harness]

aaaand boss done

time to cry

[main magnet]

Huh. Ran into something funny. My Turn() INFO is displaying Focus_Info_Combat_Sidearm_7

[main magnet]

I've been finally playing through this game lately, hoping to actually finish it this time

Pyre's next on my list! I can't wait

[frosty frost]

hey i was wondering if anyone could help, ive been having issues of text in menus and captions being cut off
||I https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/963235743852007475/1137578040768081971/20230806124505_1.jpg
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/963235743852007475/1137578041099419718/20230806123832_1.jpg?width=1440&height=608 I||

[timid cliff]

Have you tried running it in windowed or fullscreen and seeing if there's a difference? If that doesn't work, it might be an issue with your aspect ratio/resolution

[frosty frost]

ive tried both windowed and full screen and i still have the same issue

my screen is 2560x1080 whilst the game is at 1920x1080 (thats the highest ratio) but it always seems fine because it has the black bars at the sides

[timid cliff]

This reddit post says that they only have the issue in 1920x1080 https://www.reddit.com/r/transistor/comments/261kfz/1920x1080_resolution_issues/

You could try just playing at a lower resolution (assuming that works), or, if you're able, go into windows settings and manually change your resolution to 1920x1080 and see if that helps?

[frosty frost]

lowering the resolution fixed it!!

tysm!!

[timid cliff]

someone on steam said switching the resolution to something else and switching back to 1920x1080 fixed it as well https://steamcommunity.com/app/237930/discussions/1/1484358860946052922/

[frosty frost]

okay that also worked, thank you so much youre absolutely amazing!!!

ive been trying to play for a while now so im rlly happy i can properly now!

[timid cliff]

anytime, hope you enjoy the rest of your playthrough!

[frosty frost]

thank you!

[sand ivy]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633109426298945546/1144050914018197555/IMG_3036.jpg

Got my hands on the red collectible figure

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633109426298945546/1144050914492174356/IMG_3037.jpg

[simple harness]

njsadodfjn

so pretty

[sand ivy]

yeah I had to get it off eBay for a hefty price 😓 but def worth

[shell moon]

thats actually fire

[sly sphinx]

I played transistor recently and I really liked it. I'm glad that there's a studio like supergiant that makes Linux native games

[bitter berry]

I got lucky picking mine up off the website for $20 and now I see them for significantly more

[azure fossil]

I started playing Transistor a couple days ago and while it might not be my favourite SG game combat system-wise, the story is so hauntingly beautiful 😭 ❤️

[azure fossil]

the moment when

||https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/423540667726168064/1154522122685796492/Screenshot_2023-09-21_225728.png||

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-steve-carell-no-no-god-please-no-gif-25861594

It's only getting worse from this point on... right?

[simple harness]

||everything post asher is so nghnnnnn, say hi to Royce for me||

[azure fossil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/858191873524629545/1154524516454776953/Screenshot_2023-09-21_230715.png but the process swarm ride is SICK 😄

my favourite transportation mode so far

[agile root]

I wonder if the process feels fluffy. Like are they plasticky, or do they have very, very fine fur?

[azure fossil]

I WONDER THAT TOO

[agile root]

HIGH FIVE 🖐️

[azure fossil]

[azure fossil]

🖐️

[agile root]

LOL

[azure fossil]

okay i gotta be careful about language, alright 🥲

[agile root]

Dyno protecting the villain's reputation

[azure fossil]

I just wanted to state that the voice acting is just superb, because you can hear (cw spoiler discussion) ||how much Asher just loved Grant and this makes it all the more heartbreaking... I am mildly spoilered for the ending (not everything in between)... but in the end isn't it what Red does too? Choosing to spend an eternity together with her loved one, rather than apart? They are more alike than they think 💔 ||

[agile root]

I kinda wonder what's so bad about ||the countryside. The little we see of it seems pleasant enough||

[azure fossil]

||https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LotusEaterMachine kind of like this? But if the real world is absolutely gone beyond saving, it might just as well be better to accept it as a new reality, and at some point it might feel like starting a normal "second" life||

||inside the Transistor|| I mean

||The countryside|| also reminds me of Black Mirror: San Junipero

ah ok it's even listed as one of the trope examples, alright

||Artificial Afterlife / Nostalgia Heaven|| also applies

[simple sand]

Does losing function have lasting consequences? I died at the first boss and lose a function

It feel really discouraging so I haven’t touch the game since

[keen karma]

Nah, you can get it back later

[red spear]

Ya

[azure fossil]

I keep losing at performance test 5 😂 does anybody have some tips for that one?

[simple harness]

Uuhh which one is that again

[azure fossil]

the one with the 11 waves spawning lots of "man", I tried all possible function stacks already but if the number of enemies gets bigger than 4 and they share invisibility status it gets so tricky 🥲

[simple harness]

General trick ig is just try to bait one alone to attack and drop the invisibility and one shot them with turn()
Don't remember if those tests gave you the functions in a set order but for one shotting purporses, cull() x2 + backstab should do the work
I like mask() to stall for the turn() cooldown to end and bounce() on passive slot in case I can't dodge in time.

Otherwise, you could also use a few attacks in turn() but don't use the entire bar, so you can slowly chip away the enemies (assuming the Man with the regen trait isn't there)

Jaunt() on a secondary slot allows the function to be used even if turn() is on cooldown so you have something to get rid of the attacks (forgot their name)

[azure fossil]

As far as I know the functions you get are assigned randomly.. and I only had spark(), breach (), crash () and one other so they were fairly low level... I wish you could choose your enemy process spawn type in the practice room, that would help

if I could void em, everything would be easier haha

[simple harness]

Last tip I can think of is trying to do as much dmg as possible before using turn()

Use crash() for the dmg buff, walk/jaunt() behind enemy all before turn() to save any possible bar

Can make a difference between one more attack

[azure fossil]

I will try that!

I would be immensely lucky if I got assigned jaunt so at least the haircuts wouldn't be such an ordeal

maybe I use turn too early (as soon as they go visible and i'm not running from the 'cuts)

[simple harness]

Turn() after the haircut spawn is good yeah

[azure fossil]

whoa i just had flood () as one of the options and holy 😄 it's a literal lifesaver!

i will try flood with a purge upgrade next, looks promising

[simple harness]

Purge() my beloved

Always using it with tap() for the life steal

[azure fossil]

I don't have tap atm

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/423540667726168064/1155948637491310684/Screenshot_2023-09-25_212645.png this is what I'm working with 🤔

ok nope didn't work, got two down but the other two hit me fast :0

[simple harness]

Ouch

[azure fossil]

oh very cool, this run i got help (), going for that sacred kill () haha 😄

[simple harness]

That's the 500 dmg nuke right

[azure fossil]

yep

[simple harness]

I don't like it as much as when I first played

[azure fossil]

lost again, these goodamn haircuts lol

oooh good ones, i got mask now, also very fortunate

[simple harness]

Great

[azure fossil]

along with crash, cull, tap, help... maybe I'm gonna make it

the 8 mem limit is brutal tho XD

[azure fossil]

I've done it, finally found a combination that worked, void and crash + purge 🙂

[simple harness]

gg

[azure fossil]

there's a lot of patience needed for these achievements, but they're fun to get 😄

the tests where you fight against a copy of Red are awesome

[small briar]

If you get bounce (just in general) it's a great passive! Saved me from so many haircuts! And it gives you the security to play a little riskier too

The performance tests were my favorites, I wish there was an option to replay them. Getting creative and then having it pay off was so rewarding

[simple harness]

Bounce() passive is blessed

[azure fossil]

You mean the damage shield?

[simple harness]

Yup

[ebon geyser]

I need to start this at some point, the art vibe alone just is magnetically screaming to my eyes

[dusk badger]

finally got around finishing the story, ||damn i hate bitterweet ||

[candid anvil]

transistor

[chilly lotus]

Hello, i just finished my first run of transistor yesterday

Already started the second one to get more functions and more lore about the camerata

After the ending, i felt like there was a lot for me to discover yet

So, what is the best way to get more lore about cloudbank, the characters, the plot, etc ?

[small briar]

An easy way is to go to all the terminals and read/listen to their little announcements (read the scrolling headlines too!) And then use the functions in different slots (active, upgrade, passive) to get more lore on the characters- that one's a little tougher because you'll need to experiment

[agile root]

Use all the functions sufficient times to unlock their lore entries

[chilly lotus]

I see

good thing i am already experimenting a lot with the functions

i changed at every check point

But what about stuff like the spine ?

[simple harness]

If you mean lore of the spine there really isn't that much

Outside of what vague comments from sword bf about making him "drunk"

[cedar grove]

And also look into coding (just the terms and such, you don’t have to learn to code) because a lot of terms and things in transistor are inspired by it

[solemn ice]

Hey guys. I already asked this same question on the subreddit but now that I've identified my vinyls as being from the 2017 Transistor OST black Vinyl Limited Edition, I figured I'd ask here if anyone else actually has a set of them. Can't post pictures in here so uh. Yeah it's on the transistor subreddit rn. Just wondering because I can't find even a trace of them online

[cedar grove]

they have not been repressed to my knowledge, and iirc were sold from the supergiant games store directly before it moved to fangamer?

[cedar grove]

https://catboyroycebracket.tumblr.com/post/682907635981352960/brando-than-so-i-got-my-favorite-games

https://fancypantsrecords.tumblr.com/post/142254809864/darren-korb-transistor-original-soundtrack

Here is the white one
Also, you can post embeds through an image hosting site like imgur

[solemn ice]

https://i.imgur.com/C3rbk9z.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/owQIp2v.jpeg

Hope this works. These are the ones I have. According to discogs they were not repressed and there's still only 200 out there.

[solemn ice]

The cover, unfortunately, was damaged while these were just laying in my attic. I had forgotten about the vinyls until I found them a few days ago lol.

[cedar grove]

hades and bastion were repressed so I have hope now

[solemn ice]

Oh, really? Haven't kept up with supergiant merch for the past few years. Getting that bastion vinyl might be next on my list

[cedar grove]

playing transistor on switch, it’s really hard to get used to the controls lol

It’s still as gorgeous as I remember though

[cedar grove]

transistor my beloved

[timid cliff]

nothing matches transistors vibes, it's so unique

[agile root]

Cyber art deco!

Like mushing old and new together into some crazy juxtaposition

[rich oasis]

Supergiant is so good at making unquie worlds that you wanna get immersed in, espeically for Pyre and Transistor

[rich oasis]

who do i have to sell my soul to to get an entire album by Red

All of her songs (ignoring the fact that she isnt real) go so hard

[small briar]

With Signals and She Shines plus the in-game songs, you have enough for an EP!

[sand ivy]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633109426298945546/1170823077257560277/MDS_2023-11-05_12-30-18.png?ex=655a70f6&is=6547fbf6&hm=551e82ad70c6c050e4a673eeebe24bfb59524368f95134236cfa819b496f8831&

I found a game to make animal crossing type rooms and made this transistor inspired room

[keen karma]

the processed room :O

[white solar]

Looks so cool! What's the game

[sand ivy]

its called My Dream Setup

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633109426298945546/1170823078033489972/MDS_2023-11-05_12-30-21.png?ex=655a70f6&is=6547fbf6&hm=91bd613df6b44d6726f1b97817422497c0e777008cca09f66f451edb92086395&

heres another angle I got

[ebon geyser]

Time to finally get on this train and see what this one's all about

[inland arch]

What do you guys interpret as the narrative theme of Transistor?

[agile root]

Maybe ennui!

[cedar grove]

i think it's about agency, in part

[jagged harbor]

it's a pretty open story imo given the mysterious presentation on first read, and the scifi/fantasy/simulation can of worms you can open which changes most of the facts of the story. lots of ways you can take it
i interpreted it as a story of self expression

• red starts as a happily existing artist
• red loses their ability to create as they knew it, lost their voice
• red tries to get it back, turns out violence doesn't solve anything
• red gets the opportunity to pivot to a new style, painting/architecture to rebuild the city, but doesn't have the courage/energy left to pursue it

[agile root]

Don't forget the city which has gotten very bored and stale despite having all the options in the world!

[jagged harbor]

yeah i've always enjoyed character based stories so i latched onto red's journey, but the whole setting is quite rich and could be what interests you

lots to do with what we were given

[orchid trellis]

yeah this

[orchid trellis]

tbh i wouldnt she say she was super happy seeing the stuff she wrote

[jagged harbor]

yeah that's fair

i think that's pretty natural though

[orchid trellis]

her music is obviously very aware anyway

no yeah but i think theres a degree of

Something

That she had before the incident too

i cannot think of the word

[jagged harbor]

not quite sure what you're thinking of, but i do think there's quite a big difference between doing something that's hard and a struggle and difficult and maybe not joyous

and giving up

that's the big difference i see

[orchid trellis]

no yeah

ugh words whered they go

she’s literally me

[orchid trellis]

probably the process

[cedar grove]

it seems like she was dissatisfied or sad and when she wrote about it it caused unrest, so she was being censored

[orchid trellis]

yes

i think its fascinating how smart she is about how she presents the situation shes in

[cedar grove]

red censoring herself to fit a mold, being censored for that - her voice literally being taken away

[orchid trellis]

yes that

[agile root]

Worse: they were trying to seal her away in the Transistor, but her boyfriend got in the way

[inland arch]

The story is largely about agency, specifically Red’s agency, but the way agency applies to the Camerata and the worldbuilding is a little curious

[inland arch]

Cloudbank runs entirely on direct democracy (thereby the agency of its constituents), and the narrative depicts this as a negative trait that deserves to be questioned, especially the way it validates the Camerata

I honestly don’t quite understand why 😅

The most validated expression of agency comes from Red’s choice in the end, which is one she also essentially makes for whatever remains of Cloudbank.

Empty city aside, it’s representative of Red asserting her agency over the world much in the same way the Camerata did

[lilac juniper]

it's been a while since i've played transistor, but i think the issue was that there couldn't really be true creativity or innovation since everyone was beholden to the collective opinions of the masses. sort of like when a movie in the real world tries to please everyone rather than identifying a target audience and catering to it - as a result, the movie itself is mediocre and not memorable. cloudbank is the same way, but with everything, even the weather

[tropic mortar]

Ok, I just finished Transistor, and WHAT THE F**K NOBODY TOLD ME I WOULD BE IN TEARS BY THE END! I was just having fun and then the next thing I knew I was full on crying, how was this story so good?

[agile root]

WE ARE PAPER BOATS FLOATING ON A STREAM

[tropic mortar]

AND IT WOULD SEEM

[agile root]

WE'LL NEVER BE APAAAAART

[tropic mortar]

I WILL ALWAAAAY FIND YOUUUUUU

[jagged harbor]

the orchestral paper boats from the songs of supergiant was really great too if you love that song

[simple harness]

Paper boats (and by extend, blank canvas) are amazing

[tropic mortar]

Hot take, all the music is actually incredible

[simple harness]

The humming ver of Blank canvas is

[tropic mortar]

So true

[simple harness]

Otherwise uh Royce's battle theme and waterwall are my other fav

• red songs but that one is kinda guranteed lol

[tropic mortar]

Anything sung in the transistor OST is automatically one of my favorite songs

[simple harness]

She shines is amazing

[tropic mortar]

Personally I love We All Become

[simple harness]

It is great

But also consider in circles

We all become for me is better in game

[tropic mortar]

I don't think I could rate them in game

Except for Paper Boats

It will always be #1

[simple harness]

Yup yup

Also is kinda funny how early all the songs play in game lol

The spine>we all become and directly into in circles

Then bye bye until the endgame

W8th maximum emotional dmg

[tropic mortar]

Really feeling the emotional damage

[simple harness]

hurts more when you realize darren is doing backing vocals in the sing aka sword bf

[tropic mortar]

I NOTICED THAT

It was probably 60% of the reason I was crying at the end

[lilac juniper]

i do like the full version though

in one playthrough i think i remember noticing that when you first approach sybil she’s singing We All Become (heavily processed, but recognizable)

[small briar]

Gateless and Forecast are my favorite instrumentals- Gateless has such a good groove (and it gets the bonus of the cool elevator fight) and Forecast is haunting, really makes the fights feel serious

[upbeat sky]

Gateless is 5/4 which immediately means S-tier

[sand ivy]

based pfp 💪

and banner

[queen idol]

I realized earlier that Transistor is gonna be 10 years old next year

[covert warren]

dang that is making me feel old

[sturdy basalt]

Happy Spotify wrapped day to anybody who follows it. Impossible was my most listened to song for the second year in a row

And the Transistor soundtrack took up my top 3 listened to songs of the year 😭

I like this game a normal amount

[white solar]

because of transistor (and a bit of bastion and pyre) darren korb is my no. 1 played artist of all time

[mild night]

He was my #3 this year, which is still high

I got his little message thingy :)

[orchid trellis]

he was my second and ashley was my 3rd lmao

[safe goblet]

so anyone else suspect that hades 2 will include an iteration on the function system?

[bitter berry]

Hades 1 already kinda does with a weapon of choice then upgrades that change the way it works

[edgy junco]

Okay sooo I just finished (?) Transistor [got to the credits] and well, I had some struggle getting through the game so some plot points might have just went over my head... Now I am at this screen and have no Idea what these two options mean and I am not sure if they are exclusionary.

[cedar grove]

exit to shell - close the game

the other one starts NG+

[edgy junco]

Ah okay, thank you :)

[wooden sparrow]

hades 2 is coming out now I wait for when we get either transistor 2 or more goods to buy

[agile root]

[Ultra mega spoilers] ||Transistor 2: farming simulator!||

[short isle]

My hopes are higher than nasa will ever reach

[violet lake]

Transistor 76

[wooden sparrow]

I just want more figures or something, the ones you can get now a days xd are 100-200. Shoulda bought it back when it came out, but I never had any room in my place. Sad

[bitter berry]

I want more posters and merch too

[languid trail]

Camerata figures when

[inland arch]

Something I’m a little confused about regarding the Traces, is that if Mr. Nobody can talk to them and stuff when they become traces, where are they in the Transistor? He mentions that he’s alone in the Country, so presumably they’re not with him?

[wooden sparrow]

theres the tracebanks at the end, the supposed theory is that someone who has connection from the outside of the transistor can hear those within, because hes within it, however he can hear them as they are all sort of part it, but he can't see them because he didnt know them. This is why Red can hear him and vice versa, without any spoilers. We're never fully told how the transistor works, as not even Royce knows, its just there and works. Its also why the fight against him is so weird, as it sort of defiles the rules we know. So really know one knows how it works past that.

[inland arch]

I thought the bit was that only Red couldn’t hear them well because she didn’t know them to varying extents, and that the Boxer wasn’t held to the same rules because he was part of Transistor and as such could converse with all of them regardless

Also the fact that the final battle takes place in the Transistor but it’s a completely different realm than where the Boxer is is also rather strange- maybe it’s just that the Transistor has different pocket dimensions???

[wooden sparrow]

Thats the odditiy about it, we're told that anything that goes in cant come out

Yet red and royce go in to fight for administrator rights, soooo

It contradicts itself a lot to the point that it becomes very clouded what we know and don't that's true.

But also remembe that Royce is a socially inept power hungry genius. He talks in a way that acts like someone of a very low social skill accord, but of high intelligence, and reminds us constantly that he could do so much, even with a empty shell of a dying world. So you can argue on this that he deceives us. Or that he simply doesn't know, and will try to assert himself as more knowledge and therefore more deserving of said tool. Yet remember the transistor is a tool, used as a weapon. That's just it. REd doesn't know how to use it past that functionary till later.

[graceful zinc]

I just booted Transistor up today (early morning before I went to bed) and I’m at a loss. What is even happening? My moves keep getting disabled for no apparent reason. I beat a boss and upon trying to leave the area, my sword (who I thought was my friend) rewinds time to make me do it again, but with disabled moves. I can switch to turn-based to queue up four actions, but only the first one ever lands, and then I have to wait before I can do anything but move. I try to save and quit because I’m obviously too tired to play this, and that’s not even an option; just retry or refresh(?). Why won’t it let me quit to the main menu!? This game makes me long for the days that games came with manuals.

[simple harness]

In order
About moves being disabled, if you aren't losing all your hp then check one of the terminals (where you can swap your functions) and check the limiters section, there's one that disables your functions if you uninstall them

About the only one attack landing, while turn() plays up everything does move slighty although super slow, so it can be a range issue, some enemies teleport when hit/others have an hp breakpoint where overkill dmg won't apply

[graceful zinc]

It was happening in combat. So I was losing all my HP? I couldn’t even tell where that was displayed.

[simple harness]

Is the yellow bar on top of the functions

[graceful zinc]

Any idea why I had to beat the boss twice?

[simple harness]

What boss it was?

There's sybil after the concert cutscene/big thing with spine tail and final boss

[graceful zinc]

Some big white nameless thing. Mini boss, maybe?

Before Sybil

[red spear]

young lady?

[simple harness]

I was thinking the room where you kill some random process, try to leave and sword bf tells you to go back

Then is another encounter in the same room vs a brute

But also is super early so idk

@graceful zinc do you remember which enemy it was? At least a general description (if it teleports after attack, keeps slamming the floor, etc)

[graceful zinc]

Sorry, I’m at work. I just looked it up. It was a Jerk.

[simple harness]

ah jerk was the name

then yeah if you say time travel then there's a chance it was the encounter I was thinking of or you lost all your functions during the fight, throwing you back to your latest save

or it could be the emergency turn thing that pops when you are about to lose all of your hp

https://youtu.be/B3C7PwvRpeI?t=353 @graceful zinc is the encounter you were talking about this one? or further in the game

(should be time-stamped)

[small briar]

If you're having problems with moves not landing in turn, try using Breach (the blue arrow) for your later moves (2-4). It's long-range and pierces, so it'll hit even if the Jerk is being pushed backwards a bit

And the Jerk does have a middle hp breakpoint if I remember correctly

[simple harness]

Idk if the basic version does though

I know for sure the 3.0 ver does

[small briar]

🤔 true, I don't remember the basic one

[graceful zinc]

Yeah, this looks like it.

[simple harness]

Then yeah its probably less turn the time back and just the second fight with the upgraded jerk

[graceful zinc]

Thanks, I’ll try that, but I think I was having trouble with enemies just moving away from the path of my attack.

[simple harness]

Waiting at point blank before starting turn () helps so they don't move away

You also get more turn for your attacks as you don't waste it on movement

Although if you aren't killing in one turn you can use some of the bar to get away of the enemy too

Also almost never walk

Spamming jaunt() is more efficient

[small briar]

You'll keep getting more abilities too, so try different things! I like Breach because it can get more than one enemy at once. Spark is fast enough (usually) to use outside of Turn, and Crash as a passive (on the side) makes you take less damage so you don't lose abilities as easily

[night bronze]

hi!! im playing transistor and have come across a mistake i made where i have no active attacks and no way to go back to a port to change them. any help?

i've tried restarting but it doesnt let me go back to a checkpoint where i can change the attacks and i can't go forward because my attacks dont let me actively hurt my enemies. I have dash, the purple one that lets you go invisible, and the move that sets up three little bombs.

this is totally my fault but i would like to proceed ^^;

[inland mirage]

where is the checkpoint restarting you? I thought it nearly always put you at the most recent access point

I can't think of any encounter that doesn't have one available

[graceful zinc]

Thanks for the help. I decided to restart and am having a much better time. Other things that I’ve figured out that help quite a bit are 1) realizing that I can use the D-pad instead of relying on the janky left stick on my controller while I wait to replace it, and 2) noticing that I can hold buttons down to aim.

[night bronze]

its putting me in one of those secret access rooms— the beach area. I don’t belive I can change my attacks from there

[inland mirage]

and when you leave it you're put straight into a fight? usually there's an access point right outside of backdoors

iirc

[night bronze]

it’s in a hallway between two areas and it won’t let me backtrack :( let me try to get a clip

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2282826643956482423/58DD576F979AA9434EA0C768E00B2E5614D3F65C/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2282826643956486022/CA02DBF911DFF4E3E39334C1262CB6BD31072ED6/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

this is the area i'm in. theres a small hallway conecting the two screenshots and if i continue through the doorway im put into a fight ^^;

[simple harness]

Do any of your main skills have any passive that allows them to do dmg

Iirc the game always disables pure passives first so you can still do dmg

Cuz the other bet would be using the exploding function and pray the enemies can detonate them

I've never used that as a main so idk

[night bronze]

I’ve been trying the explode function but the enemies haven’t been detonating them unfortunately. I thought the dash did damage but I believe I’m wrong about that as I haven’t been able to detonate my own explosions

[simple harness]

Does mask() do anything after the effect runs out

@night bronze have you tested if the explosion thing has a limit on how many of them can be on screen at the same time?

Mostly theorycrafting of how lucifer rail works in hades where once you get enough bombs the first one auto detonates

[night bronze]

i think the limit is three sets of three-- i can double check if they auto detonate but i havent had luck with that. Mask's current effect is boosted with the sword (i've been calling him stabby) so it just lasts longer.

[simple harness]

If you have passive slots (the ones that buff red herself) is the function from sybil there?

[night bronze]

they do not detonate if I exceed the third placement unfortunately

[night bronze]

red is her own passive function— I was trying to unlock the last bit of lore

[simple harness]

What effect does jaunt() have

As in passive I mean

[night bronze]

bounce, I thought it would work like Athena’s boons in hades so where when I jaunt it launches a bounce attack

[inland mirage]

do the practice rooms in the backdoor change your loadout? I don't remember

[night bronze]

nope! tried that already

[simple harness]

If it at least were the spines sections you could use the tail at least ig but I'm out of ideas

[night bronze]

thank you for all the help!! I emailed support but if all else fails I can just restart the game entirely

[simple harness]

And when you mean resetting, is through the menu or just losing all hp

Idk how it works lol

[night bronze]

through the general>>profiles>> new profile or reset progress

[simple harness]

Yeah my only guess is if dying lets you do anything differently but idk

Such a weird softlock tbh

[night bronze]

I tried dying twice, I get spit out in the same place :(

[granite jacinth]

Hello!

Quick question: how tall is Red?

[upbeat sky]

A bit shorter than her bf

[white solar]

a bit taller than the transistor

[granite jacinth]

That's not helpful if we don't know how tall the Transistor or Blue are

I just found an official tweet saying she chose to be tall, which is still vague and doesn't feel right

Is everyone in Cloudbank a giant

[white solar]

Where did you find the tweet can I see it

[granite jacinth]

Searching here in the discord

This one @white solar

[white solar]

Thanks

For some reason I thought they showed heights in the transistor function cards and I remember her being 173 cm. But I guess that was just a fake memory

She strikes me as being anywhere from 173-178 cm which means Boxer is at least 190+ cm

[peak talon]

Hello everyone! I have two questions and confession to make...

1. Does Transistor pick's up pace and story after first hour of gameplay?

2. I refunded The Game on Steam because story and combat felt boring....

3. Should I give This Game a second chance?

[cedar grove]

that really is up to you, the game isnt very fast paced

[granite jacinth]

I mean "fast-paced" really is subjective. It's really not that much of a time investment - Transistor was made in an era of gaming where 6 hours of gameplay was appropriate. Now that an average game needs 40+ hours I don't see how it's so overwhelming

Plus I think the slower pace is on this game's advantage. The story is pretty dense and the combat is, if anything, too short, so the downtime really helps you drink in the wonderful ambience of the game (and it truly is beautiful. The music is outstanding and the artstyle has aged incredibly, way better than Bastion)

At the end of the day like Dor said it's up to you, but like, come on man. It's 4 bucks on Steam right now. You'll enjoy it more than a cup of coffee, I can guarantee you that much.

[vague flame]

1. No
2. Not a question
3. Maybe

I hated it when I first tried it. Then I learned it was 6 hours, so I tried it after I beat Bastion. The gameplay is actively bad, but the presentation, music, and somewhat the story all made it an experience I don’t regret at all

[red spear]

the gameplay is not bad???

[agile root]

It's not quite as smooth as Bastion due to the length of the animations and such. It's very deliberate compared to the more free-flowing combat of Bastion and Hades

[vague flame]

It’s a very awkward combination of turn based and clunky real time. The customization is pretty cool, but the actual pressing of buttons near bad guys? Oof. I thiiink gameplay-wise it’s the worst game I’ve beaten

[granite jacinth]

With all due respect, it sounds like you played the game wrong

And that's understandable! The game makes almost too good a job of masking the fact it's essentially turn based - to the point where it becomes misleading

Using the weapons in real time is not really supposed to be part of the experience unless you are cleaning up stragglers, or have really understood how the game works and made a build suited for it

Also it just takes a while for the combos to click in, and to its credit it does do a good job encouraging trial and error. I too had trouble with the combat but kept changing my loadout to unlock more lore and that's how I realised what I was supposed to do

[white solar]

It seems like the majority of people hate the gameplay or at least are indifferent to it but to me it's the best gameplay I've experienced ever in all the games I've played. It's a mix of simple and complex with a manifold amount ways to play around with it.

I've been searching fruitlessly for years for a game with similar creative gameplay and have found nothing.

But so far I'm the only person I've met who has this opinion. It feels like I've taken a bucketload of crazy pills at one point in life and it's never worn off. What is it about Transistor's gameplay that makes people hate it so much? 😂

[granite jacinth]

https://tenor.com/view/fma-fullmetal-alchemist-armstrong-bromance-viril-gif-16049606

[cedar grove]

when I needed a transistor “rebound” the first time I played it, I played child of light. Barely similar but it was fun and cute

[vague flame]

No, I played fine. I did all the challenges (that you unlock in a first play through), I spent all my time in turn() then running away until I started slotting jaunt into something, I tried a fair number of builds so I could unlock the lore… it’s just. Clunky and awkward. Maybe I played with too many difficulty thingies, but I didn’t like the game before them and I didn’t like it after (and rarely died, except some awkward two shot situations)

I think it’s the clunk that kills it. You find a strategy and mash the buttons in that order, then slowly run around helplessly while faster enemies poke you with hot sticks

Adding something jaunt + sparked (iirc) made it a bit more fun because you were allowed to exist outside of turn()

By the end I was using turn for quick buffs or to avoid attacks, but otherwise spamming some out-of-turn move because it was more fun and less risky with the weird “dying isn’t so bad” thing

[vague flame]

There was a chunk of the game, maybe the third quarter, where I was having fun exploring builds and the fights were the right difficulty

But yeah, “freeze time to do fun things, then slowly crawl away from baddies until you can have fun again” not a compelling gameplay loop

[granite jacinth]

If it was Pokemon you wouldn't think that's an issue

This is not a real time/turn-based hybrid, it's a turn-based game disguised as real-time

[vague flame]

It’s absolutely a hybrid because the bad guys don’t take turns

You have to try to avoid them while moving slower than they do, helplessly

[granite jacinth]

Yes

The cooldown is the bad guys' turn

Turn() is your turn

If anything in a true turn-based game you would be completely helpless during the cooldown

This is actually easier

[vague flame]

That’s not how difficulty works - enemies hit pretty damn hard, they’d hit less hard if you didn’t have the ability to dodge their attacks (from a design perspective)

But even if it was, it’d be more fun because you wouldn’t feel like a snail trying to avoid attacks for like. 70% of the gameplay

[granite jacinth]

Ok but you turn isn't meant to just hit hard and then die right? Part of it is meant to reposition

The reason Turn() seems longer than needed at times is because you are supposed to attack, then reposition, so when you snap out you are not immediately clobbered

[vague flame]

Like I said I beat the game with all the bad trigger thingies on (except “recover less at stations” and maybe one more that seemed unfun), I figured out how to win

It just isn’t fun, and neither is losing

[granite jacinth]

If you're the kind of person who plays with limiters I'd think you'd enjoy the tactical exercise

That this approach offers

Not to mention if you played the whole game again with limiters on did you really think it was that unfun?

[vague flame]

Yeah, you’d think so - but instead it was just about finding a spammable combo and rolling my eyes at fights, hoping for more music

Unfun is a strong word. I didn’t like the first 25% or the last 10% very much (||Mans and Haircuts|| were easy, but annoying and very punishing if you messed up)

If the atmosphere wasn’t so good there’s no way I’d have continued, or if the game was much more than 6 hours

Combat was a cool experiment which was interesting to make builds for, but got in its own way a ton. I think that’s how I’d phrase it

[granite jacinth]

I will give you that, ||Men|| were bastards. I kinda forgot about them because getting to ||Royce|| immediately after overshadows everything

And I definitely agree that the game aged as well as it did only because it didn't overstay its welcome. If it was the size of Hades maybe I would agree on it being tedious

[vague flame]

It may be relevant than I’m not a big fan of turn based combat (unless it’s Slay the Spire or Into the Breach like)

But I liked this notably less lol

[granite jacinth]

Well I don't know there are so many winning, if not gamebreaking combos -which is definitely intentional, since both Bastion before and Hades after follow very similar philosophies on power stacking-, it makes sense there is one that lets you skip the whole turn system entirely (and I vaguely understand which one you are talking about, but it has been so long since I last played). I think that's good design to have for those who want to do it (like you)

[vague flame]

Not entirely, but jaunt() lets you do stuff outside of turn() which meant that turn was for setup and survival, and I could blast away outside of it which made the game feel interactive instead of spammy

[granite jacinth]

Well yes Jaunt() was an indispensable part of many of my build, and Spark() and I think? Ping() (as an Upgrade) lets you really snipe a lot of fights

[vague flame]

Yeah, I bounced between spark() and bounce() with jaunt() and ping() as upgrades, iirc

[granite jacinth]

Not to mention Switch() as an upgrade is essentially infinite stall if you need it

[vague flame]

Also the big pink debuff thing had some fun moments too

I don’t remember switch()

[granite jacinth]

It's the one that turns enemies friendly

[vague flame]

Oh yeah, switch() was insanely strong

That was a big part of my turn()s

[granite jacinth]

I found it more useful in real-time

Turn a big group just before Turn(), absolutely thunderc*** the strongest one which I keep unturned, then deal with the rest

[vague flame]

Fair! I took a lot of very short turns by the end

[granite jacinth]

See just talking about it awakes memories

I really want to see that system again, with all the added knowledge of Hades on top of it

But if anything Bastion needs that remaster slot much more

[simple harness]

Everytime I replay the game I end up with the same build is kinda sad

[granite jacinth]

Also a really niche but really really fun one was Void(Get) + Void(Get) + Void(Get) + Cull(Purge)

[simple harness]

Void + cull my beloved

Though I did cull(get) so the enemy doesn't go flying

Void (Purge + tap) is also fun

[granite jacinth]

Not very important when your enemy gets disintegrated to the molecular level after

[simple harness]

Lifesteal build

[granite jacinth]

Yesss vampire build

If you wanna feel silly try Help() passive

It's weak but boy does it feel good when it works

[simple harness]

That's kill() right

[granite jacinth]

Yesh

[simple harness]

I used it on my first playthrough all the way up to the spine iirc

Also shotout to bounce() passive

That shield does so much lol

[solemn iron]

Replaying transistor on my steamdeck, forgot how amazing the music, story, and gameplay are

[granite jacinth]

Also apparently SuperUser is a reference to earlier stages of the game where Blue was the protagonist and Red was his spirit companion

Ngl that sounds bad, glad it never went through

[simple harness]

Sword bf is so good so yeah, same

[granite jacinth]

I once had Transistor/Blue mentioned as the USBoyfriend

Still haven't emotionally recovered from that one

[simple harness]

The drunk sword bf sections are so good

My biggest jumpscare on a replay was him singing we all become

[cedar grove]

the super lifesteal void guide on steam changed my life

you can change it around a little and it’s still so absurdly strong, no turn needed essentially

[inland mirage]

same lol eventually I had to make a rule for myself to not use it on replays

[cedar grove]

Obviously I don’t use it when I play from a completely new game but when the time to replay for the story hits me, you know I have it equipped

[rare sentinel]

Ok I'm ready to play this

[cedar grove]

🥳

[rare sentinel]

Why isn't the game detecting my controller?

I literally launched the game using it

Ok it's working, not sure why 😆

[rare sentinel]

So is it ok die? Losing abilities is tough

Do you lose them forever?

[keen karma]

No, you get them back at the next checkpoint

Or access point or whatever they're called

Getting overloaded isn't a big problem either

[rare sentinel]

What's overloaded?

Oh so you can die during boss fights?

So this makes it kinda easy?

I'm on Sybil

[keen karma]

When you lose all your health you don't die exactly, you 'only' lose a function. If you lose all your functions you just reset to the last checkpoint or sth like that

[rare sentinel]

Spark other functions doesn't include the skill being used right?

[stiff finch]

happy new year, everyone!!
2024 caught me hunting the transistor 100%
almost there
only 9 achievements left

[rare sentinel]

Well, I beat the game in one session. It's an amazing game, but too short. Also, I was having an easy time by the end, except the final boss, which was a bit harder

[agile root]

That's crazy! According to my achievements history, I took two days, then I went through for a NG+ shortly afterward

[simple harness]

Game's pretty short

On steam I took a while cuz of laziness but once I got the vibe I also did it in that same session

[cedar grove]

I played it a lot of times and yeah it’s relatively short but I feel like it’s still impactful

Idk how long your session was but at one point I think I finished it in 3 hours

[rare sentinel]

You play with all limiters? The overload ones are too nasty

They should make a longer version. But they are probably just doing hades. Probably hades is a better Game anyway

At least it has way more play styles

But the music, story, ambiance, all is good in this game

What do corrupted cells do? DMG?

[cedar grove]

they shoot you and i think it has a small stun

ive played with all limiters before, to complete their entry. but i dont usually play with limiters
i also disagree i think the game is perfect as it is - and that its not really comparable to hades in gameplay or story

[agile root]

It's a short story to the absolute novel that is Hades

[rare sentinel]

I played I'd 3 limiters first playthrough and now have a bunch. 16% xp

It would probably be too easy without

[rare sentinel]

Beat it again. I had all limiters except the overload ones

Any point in beating again?

[simple harness]

if you have any achievement left ig

[solemn iron]

Recently 100% transistor, amazing game. Onto bastion next!

[cedar grove]

[keen karma]

oh gods

🫦

[solemn iron]

That is terrifying

[steep rock]

. 🫦

[past skiff]

..

[inland arch]

Favorite transistor song go

[lilac juniper]

Old Friends for instrumental. i’m not sure i can pick a favourite voiced song tbh

[simple harness]

in circles for vocal, waterwall for instrumental

[inland arch]

The Spine is the one vocal one I find myself drawn to time and tome again but they’re all quite good

[keen karma]

mmmmm not official but that _n c_rcl_s duet

[past skiff]

old friends and the spine

[orchid trellis]

signals maybe

or paper boats

[solemn iron]

The spine or paper boats

But any of them really

[red spear]

_n c_cl_s

and i guess sandbox (hummed)

[alpine bluff]

Oddly enough, sandbox was the one that stuck to my mind the most as well

[woeful panther]

it's hard to choose.. i think of the instrumental my picks would be impossible/old friends, she shines for vocal

[solemn iron]

Oooooh sandbox and coasting

[keen karma]

Oh how could i forget about hummed blank canvas :(((

[simple harness]

Hummed songs are on another lvl

[white solar]

its too hard to just say one. Instrumental wise you cant beat old friends, but close ones are vanishing point and gateless. But wait i forgot about coasting and sandbox. They're all just too good

[atomic wraith]

We all become has always been my favorite vocal

[small briar]

Gateless! 💙 And I really love Forecast and Tangent as instrumental/hummed combos

And The Spine for vocal

[sand ivy]

Spine or she shines is really good, but paper boats just has so much emotion in it 😭

[white solar]

I love paper boats but for me it's more of a song id have to want to listen to specifically and search it up so I can focus on enjoying it

Whereas the spine is more versatile and is nice to come up on shuffle

[cedar grove]

putting aside songs with vocals or humming, i loooove apex beat

[red spear]

apex beat is so good ur so right for that

[simple harness]

Ohhh forgot about she shines

Such a good song

[white solar]

#transistor message

Bringing this video back because of apex beat

[cedar grove]

i saw it, and i love it

[orchid trellis]

also coasting my beloved

coasting hummed is so vibey

[granite jacinth]

Best Vocal: In Circles

Best Instrumental: Old Friends

Most Loopable: The Spine (Instrumental)

Most Underrated: Signals

[sturdy basalt]

It’s a tie between Paper Boats and Impossible for me

[round compass]

The turn planning for my Help() dog things is weird? It starts well before the screen, and I can't cancel anything I've planned before it reaches the screen.

[twilit hollow]

In Circles

revisiting this channel makes me want to revisit Transistor

I really do miss how early Supergiant games made me feel back then

[rich oasis]

like every song with lyrics from transistor is a masterpiece

they should just release more albums from Red, i would listen to all of them

[keen karma]

i have bad news for you regarding red‘s future

maybe she‘ll release a country album

[cedar grove]

[full peak]

It's ok the country is actually India so she's going to produce Indie music

[inland mirage]

https://tenor.com/view/rim-shot-badum-tss-comedy-snl-kattan-armisen-gif-5380563

[pale compass]

I made a 3D model of the Transistor
https://fxtwitter.com/_jasonliu_/status/1746224867513389349

[bright escarp]

I just bought this game cuz it was on sale

looks very cool but I'm confused af

[upbeat sky]

That's intentional

No one knows what happens

Cloudbank sure is pretty tho

[sand ivy]

very vague and confusing story but fun to try to piece things together

[sage sequoia]

hi, i'm looking for video essays on Transistor but there's like 10 total on youtube?
perhaps any of you know any content where Transistor is mentioned in passing or smth, i don't know at this point xd

specifically looking for something focusing on Transistor's meaning or philosophy
found some great 10 year old reddit threads but that's about it

[white solar]

I don't know about video essays but I could give you a block of text of me a analysing a main part of transistor

[white solar]

I could dm it to you

[sage sequoia]

that'll do, thanks

[bright escarp]

I need a gameplay tutorial fr

[jagged harbor]

i liked this one a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h4YEQqLqtY

[simple harness]

https://fxtwitter.com/lylawyla/status/1685248682910982144
Got reminded about this art trend while listening to the ost, and while you know, red/sword bf would be the obvious

Red/sybil

(and before I forget, art is from the manga Veil)

[cedar grove]

red sybil...

[agile root]

McCarthyism intensifies

[sage sequoia]

just finished this one, liked it a lot as well up until the conclusion

the conclusion they reach and the language they use is the exact reason why i feel lonely all the time

i don't feel like i belong anywhere because of this very language, i struggle to find acceptance

"She rejects that power in order to gain what really
matters to her, it's notable that this isn't choosing love over power or at the expense of the rest of her life.

It's a common trope in romance for the woman to give up her own life and all the things she had going for her to be with a man, and that's a kind of a problem.

But regardless of how ubiquitous an idea that is, that ending wouldn't suit Red. Transistor isn't about how much we would sacrifice for love or anything like that"

the language is very assuming

i believe it is very much about choosing love at the expense of everything else, i don't think it is ubiquitous, i don't think it is a common trope, not anymore, not in the current day and age that allows and encourages as much independence as one wishes
and it certainly wasn't a common trope in the medium of videogames, ever

why wouldn't that ending suit Red? the game is open wide for interpretation, does this sentence have to sound so certain about the motives of a character that never tells what she wants herself to anyone but her partner through the OVC terminals?

"You're all i have.

There has to be...

There has to be a way to get you out of there."

i like to believe that Red's sole motivation throughout the game was to see her partner again

society views people that largely depend on others for comfort as weak, and this mindset very problematic
and it probably does warn and discourage a lot of people from developing this overdependence on love in the first place, but what happens to those that are far too gone, for those beyond recovery and change? what if being wholly dependent on love and external warmth becomes a part of their identity?

society & culture shy away from an answer, even pretend people like me don't exist or say that they don't deserve acceptance, based solely on my personal experience with codependency

and Transistor doesn't

at least with the way i personally interpreted the game's meaning and the ending

it finally accepts me for who i am, it tells me a story i could finally relate to, shows me a character i could finally relate to

[agile root]

Hah, this reminds me of the "religion is for the weak" table guy at my university. Cynical people replied to that like "darn right", but the actual meaning was that The Lord looks out for the weak, the voiceless, and the marginalized; he invites people to rest in him (rather than trying to live life on one's own as like an orphan) and cares for those who learn to rely on him or as they learn to rely on him

Probably a funny slogan to see as an uppity university student at a top university. Probably also rings funny to YouTubers' ears

What is codependency?

[sage sequoia]

unhealthy level of dependence on relationships, often leading to the destruction of self

[agile root]

Oh maybe I misunderstood you slightly then

[long granite]

just finished transistor the other day after starting it five years ago

cant stop thinking about the game

[olive sluice]

i found the ng+ really interesting for it fyi, if you want to continue the experience

~~or you could join the speedrunning scene if that interests you ~~

[cedar grove]

You speedrun transistor? How cool

[olive sluice]

ty uwu it's a good speedgame!

i really wish we had more people running it but it is what it is

[simple harness]

The only thing about transistor speed is that load() + help() was/is broken

[olive sluice]

we use that to instakill each royce phase :D

there's also the various noclips that are pretty cool

[crimson mango]

i also just finished transistor... after starting it earlier today, i love the style and how coherent story and game mechanics are, that's something supergiant do really well

[simple harness]

Transistor mechanics are really fun

[crimson mango]

wanted to say something about this though because your interpretation made me curious. i agree with the last sentence, red's motivation being her partner. and obviously if that resonates with your experience that's great. i didn't understand it as an allegory or whatever for codependency or anything similar though, since there literally are no other people she could turn to instead of her partner. there is no world she gives up to be with him

also, completely unrelated, i like that the camerata dude with the same voice actor as thanatos from hades also has the same haircut as than

[sage sequoia]

xdd

Asher's great

[sage sequoia]

i believe she gives up on the world multiple times throughout the game

not just in the ending

i believe the reason why the plot seems so ambiguous is because we see everything from Red's perspective

we see the plot through her eyes

she, ultimately, doesn't care enough about politics or society in large

as mentioned in her database entry

"she never wrote her music with intent to stir controversy."

[simple harness]

It doesn't help that sword bf is the one doing all the talkin

[crimson mango]

huh, this makes a lot of sense. i didn't read the database yet, just played the game one time

[sage sequoia]

to begin to understand what's happening the player would need to spend multiple hours unlocking database entries of 16 different characters

something a casual player wouldn't do

it would be tedious, especially if the player doesn't enjoy using someone's function

but anyone

absolutely anyone who plays the game would feel

would understand the connection Red has with Auden (USBoyfriend)

because that's what's important to Red

[simple harness]

Huh, where did that name come from

[sage sequoia]

that's what mattered to her

[sage sequoia]

have absolutely no recollection where i saw the usboyfriend thing first

but i'm in love with this nickname

[simple harness]

I'm used to blue/boxer/sword bf lol

First time seeing auden

Or 2nd, prob somewhere in tumblr

[sage sequoia]

tis his name in the game files

boxer's fine and probably the most fitting

taking into account his early design

[simple harness]

Blue is funnier

[sage sequoia]

xdd

[simple harness]

The databases entries are goated

~~mainly the camerata ones as those are the ones I remember ~~

[crimson mango]

just remembered that part after visiting her apartment when sword bf (i like that nickname) says something like "you locked yourself out, how will you get back in? ...oh"

things like that?

[sage sequoia]

uhh

i think it's more so her way of accepting that things will never be the same way they were?

[sage sequoia]

she's in relationship with the sword bf right

sword bf willingly chose "non selection" or smth like that right

basically chose to not participate in society

at all

[crimson mango]

i feel like in her situation, accepting that she won't return home is sorta the same as giving up on the world

[simple harness]

Slightly change of theme
Thoughts on cloudbank being a real city or a virtual reality

[sage sequoia]

she chose to be in a relationship Auden

instead of Sybil

Sybil is in love with Red, very much obsessed

aaaand Sybil is basically the embodiment of society, she's extremely outgoing

constantly organizing events

Red doesn't sing many praises for Sybil

a quote from in circles

"I hear you buzzing, a fly on the wall
In through the window and up through the hall
Flying in circles just trying to land"

idk if it's disgust per say but

you get the point

Sybil is the embodiment of chaotic, constantly moving society

Auden is the complete opposite of that

isolated, content with spending the rest of his days as a giant cyberpunk sword thing as long as he can be with a woman he loves

[sage sequoia]

pretty sure it's a virtual space

[agile root]

If it can be deleted, it's probably virtual. Else the Process is using a lot of white paint

[cedar grove]

👀

just my contribution to this convo i did not fully backread

[olive sluice]

really love you can see the dress cut off at the start of the game

[sage sequoia]

yup

[cedar grove]

the deep lore of cloudbank being a digital space coming from a steam summer sale alien minigame

[simple harness]

For me it always feels so weird cuz like then what's the country
Is just their irl or like actual death

[cedar grove]

well its not deep lore, just something very argued about

[simple harness]

(or shortened, it feels weird how heavy it feels if its just virtual then they can see irl)

Idk if its just me tho

[sage sequoia]

the country can be anything you wish

[agile root]

Or maybe it can't 🙀

[crimson mango]

i thought the country is another virtual world inside the transistor

another question is, if the world is virtual, are the people real? because purely based on vibes i thought it's supposed to be the kind of dystopia that poses as a utopia, you know, with people going to live inside virtual worlds

[red spear]

i saw mentions of sybil 👁️

[sage sequoia]

[red spear]

hii

[sage sequoia]

hiii

pls don't kill me

i don't have anything against sybil personally

[red spear]

dont worry i wont 😭

i agree usually with a lot of points made abt her, yours included lol. no hard feelings at all

its nice seeing how people see her outside of what we're told in game

[long granite]

the soundtrack is insane

the gameplay feels extremely polished and everything else is so polished

[simple harness]

the ost is so good

[sage sequoia]

there's also a bonus track that doesn't play anywhere in game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGTkAVsrfg8

[stone shoal]

She shines is so good

[sage sequoia]

love it sm

also the visuals that were made for the 10th anniversary concert version are simply gorgeous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvYef_ajIk

[orchid trellis]

where does signals play

[simple harness]

signals is only in the music player in the backroom afaik

[sage sequoia]

may i ask you your opinion as to what she intended to achieve that evening?

was it just jealousy

a plan to dispose of both the camerata and red's partner and win her favor

really curious to hear ur opinion as a certified sybil expert

[long granite]

i love this song already

i had this impression from the ending that cloudbank is a city that only exists for as long as you play the game, so plunging the sword into that dood set a course of events that would lead to the finale of the game

[red spear]

honestly, it probably a mixture of jealousy and wanting to dispose of reds lover, at least thats how i see it

[crimson mango]

apparently i am now obsessed with this game so let me throw out some random thoughts and observations:

• one more data point re: the city being a virtual world. just noticed the logo of the game is the / a (?) transistor's eye with the skyline in it

• love the imagery and symbolism. eg going to the cradle is visually reminiscent of a descent into hell (hello hades) and royce' character image fits right in with him holding a process that looks like an apple (goodbye god)

• replaying going up the tower to asher and grant is just heart wrenching when you know the back story. also kind of hurts that the game, or at least its narrator, calls them cowards. asher is basically doing the same thing red does at the end - going to the country for his love. he just also happened to have made some bad choices before that. (also asher is my favorite and so is his function)

[olive sluice]

talking about the penthouse have you spotted the kitty in there?

[crimson mango]

yes

kitty is a symbol for the independence asher lacked due to his commitment to grant, leading him to being responsible for killing everyone?

also also also yesterday i wondered if sybil is sgg's only openly lgbtq+ woman character so far, but i noticed bailey gilande's gender is given as x and her description talks about social challenges she faced in early life

[olive sluice]

Isn't dusa also aro/ace? might be misremembering

[simple harness]

I'd says so yeah

[cedar grove]

I remember dusa also implied to be trans but honestly it’s been so long I don’t even know if I’m making it up or not

[stone shoal]

yes, absolutely

there's also artemis who can be read as sapphic or sapphic ace

[long granite]

the sequence of imagining a bridge to fairview freaked me out because it felt like the game was imagining a conclusion to the story

also i was really impressed with royce as a villain at the end of the game, his dialogue had a lot of gaslighting that i found intimidating and amazed by, felt like he was gaslighting me into giving up the transistor

[simple harness]

Royce is my goat

(mainly through the VA but still)

And is also hard to get the first impression of his fight out of someone's head

"how about... Me"

[long granite]

how about… ZAWARDO

[simple harness]

Also shotouts to the unused line of him going like "the transistor is such a powerful and mysterious thing and here you are, dragging it on the ground"

[olive sluice]

royce is a good antagonist but also

low% has scarred me

he talks. So. Much.

[simple harness]

Low% is minimum level ups I assume?

[olive sluice]

minimum exp

royce is a massive danger & rng fest for that run, we only have bounce, jaunt, breach, crash and spark

[cedar grove]

oh lol i can imagine

doing an entire run for royce to do a different pattern at the start and you have to start all over

[olive sluice]

i mean you just have to learn to survive the rng really

and hope you do enough damage to skip his talks

and hope he masks just before attacking

[cedar grove]

🙏

lots of rng

[olive sluice]

my pb golded royce by 30s and i'm not touching low% again unless we find a new xp skip

it's a shame cause it's a really good glitch showcase run, but royce makes the run unfun

[cedar grove]

is the speedrunning community still very active?

[olive sluice]

not really

[cedar grove]

[olive sluice]

we had a burst of activity last year with Kass, Syna and i having friendly competition for any% wr

was good time

undo is running it at a french event this year and has picked it back up recently, and i've been trying to get a 33

but apart from us two rn it's not active

[cedar grove]

aw

well the fact that theres still runs is making me happy

[olive sluice]

i really enjoy running it

it's very different from other speedgames that i've tried - jaunt has a .95 recovery and is the optimal movement a lot of the time, so you jaunt, have almost a second to plan your next jaunt, ect

if you misdo a jaunt you do lose almost a second

it makes for very interesting movement

[stone shoal]

I've been meaning to pick it up as a speedgame...I keep getting distracted

[crimson mango]

that bridge. are the statues just statues of red and sword bf? if so... why?

[olive sluice]

[crimson mango]

also! when you fight royce, you're in the country. why is sword bf not there? it has the same farm building you can see in the credits.

finished the story a second time and now i have even more questions. the amount of my questions is recursive

[olive sluice]

i imagine sword bf is in sword you use to fight

[crimson mango]

so the fight isn't in the same country he's been in all the time?

[olive sluice]

think so? or it is in a representation of it

[crimson mango]

oh, wait. is it that when you return the transistor to the cradle, it takes you to the world outside and when the transistor loads you you get in?

[olive sluice]

hmm

[inland mirage]

my interpretation is that you're fighting in what is essentially the 'mid-way point' between cloudbank and "the country"

she's not fully integrated until she stabs herself with the transistor, which is why the traces are in the pod things and not looking like real people (including sword bf)

and also why the giant transistors in the field aren't there when she gets integrated

[crimson mango]

that is a good explanation, was wondering about the missing transistors as well

[fluid socket]

Yall think there might be a possibility of a pop up parade for red? (they did one for zagreus in hades)

[cedar grove]

Red had a figure as a collab with welovefine

But yeah, it’s out of stock forever I think

The last of them were sold on fangamer a while ago

[sage sequoia]

there were red figurines on fangamer?

[cedar grove]

Very very few

The leftovers from when that was sold

They went really fast

[simple harness]

I wanted to grab it but got hit by Shipping()

[cedar grove]

oh i got grabbed by ebay scalpers before the "rerun" and yet

absurd price and i paid it. it was worth it for her....

[sage sequoia]

how much d'you pay if i may ask

[cedar grove]

no comment....

my lawyer advised me to refrain from answering

[sage sequoia]

was it that bad xd

[cedar grove]

yes

[olive sluice]

no cost too great tbh

that design is really good

[crimson mango]

still thinking about this game

[crimson mango]

do y'all think everyone whose trace got loaded lives like an actual person in the country inside the transistor?

royce is stuck in the midway part?

the people who didn't get loaded were just processed by the, well, process?

[olive sluice]

royce gets stuck in the midway part when he helps you get the process away

[crimson mango]

ok one more question

what's up with asher's cat. why does it have red eyes. is it a process? do red eyes just go better with his scarf?

[alpine bluff]

maybe both hehe

[sand ivy]

i did the same 😔 those scalpers go crazy

[sage sequoia]

how bad can it possibly be
u're peaking my curiosity

[sand ivy]

recently I saw around 90$ usd?

Not sure if thats changed

when i bought mine it was about 65ish

[crimson mango]

today i have an observation instead of a question

it's obvious the art of transistor was partly inspired by the work of gustav klimt, and the piece i see mentioned in that regard is always "woman in gold", which... yes. however, what the early concept art of red reminds me of is another piece by klimt, called "medicine". it has the swirl

can't link an img in this channel so you'll have to google klimt medicine and watch the noclip transistor documentary on youtube for the concept art to see what i mean

tl;dr me doing important high brow art analysis: like, there's a swirl

[alpine bluff]

https://imgur.com/a/qwhdh4z

I see what you mean

[crimson mango]

thanks

[sand ivy]

Wowie

[rancid rose]

The real question is where is his cat after he went x_x

[woeful panther]

the fact you can see it where you find them is heartbreaking - i hope it somehow made it out unscathed

[crimson mango]

this, too. i kept thinking about him saying "how grant could leave me, i don't know" and then leaving kitty behind

i mean obviously there's a difference brtween human you love and partner with and a pet, for most people. but narratively there's a parallel

[rancid rose]

I hope so too, but the fact that everything went blank makes me think otherwise 😦

[rancid rose]

To me, a pet is a family member. Just one that doesn't pay rent and is either fluffy or scaly.

[woven grove]

Honestly speaking humans are a mixed bag, but I can't think of any cats or dogs I haven't adored. So by my logical pets>humans

[crimson mango]

i'm on the seeing pets as family members side as well, and since kitty is on asher in every single img before the incident as well i'm inclined to assume we're meant to see them as very close too.

some people however are offended by comparing animals to humans too closely, so i felt like i should add that

[sage sequoia]

oh pets are family members for sure

[olive sluice]

got the worlds' first 33m (and 49s) to complete the game :D

[crimson mango]

whoa, that is fast. nice!

[dusky folio]

Think Supergiant peoples are gonna do anything for the 10 year anniversary for Transistor?

[woeful panther]

i hope so :’)

[delicate arrow]

It would be nice!

As for me, I'm replaying it 👍

[sand ivy]

a merch restock for transistor would go crazy for the anniversary 🙏

[red spear]

they should make figures of the camerata for the anniversary

i would die to get my hands on a sybil one

[solemn iron]

PLEASE i want that poster so bad

[orchid trellis]

vinyl pretty please

[lilac berry]

Hello Supergiant - I recently started a Lets Play of your game Transistor on my channel, and it got a "Monetization Sharing" restriction on it for the first song that plays with words (I don't want to be specific to avoid spoilers). Not a huge deal, but was just curious if this was normal, or did I do something in error on my part? My channel name is Benjamight Gaming, if looking it up is at all helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for making an amazing game! Bastion was my first game I played of yours, and it too was phenominal. Thanks again.

[crimson mango]

did you read this https://www.supergiantgames.com/blog/policy-on-lets-play-videos/

may have to take it up w youtube idk

[lilac berry]

Yeah, I found that... kind of why I thought I might have done something wrong. 😦

YouTube isn't giving me the option to dispute the claim either.

[stone shoal]

Was the claim by maedasalt by any chance? @lilac berry

Spoilers are ok in this channel btw ^-^

[lilac berry]

Yep, looks like it.

I was going to add a quick screen shot, but looks like I can't upload images. @stone shoal

[stone shoal]

Can you dm me the screenshot if possible please

[past skiff]

or you can host the image somewhere and share the link

[muted ginkgo]

When I open Transistor in steam it just closes instantly with no error message, or at least I see the game icon flash on the taskbar then vanish instantly, has anybody had or heard of this issue and its fix?

[sand ivy]

just bought the collectors edition of transistor off ebay and im rlly excited for it to arrive soon 🥳

[stiff finch]

1 achievement remaining for my 100%

yay

[sage sequoia]

i'll just leave this here
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/844969953584873475/1223836571132760125/caption.gif?ex=661b4da0&is=6608d8a0&hm=2ddab39ed31e208f939d844a143bf02bd64f0556be50b588b384cd4b2265742e&

[wanton stirrup]

im having a bug with my game

would anyone be able to help?

[silver sorrel]

what's going on?

[wanton stirrup]

Everytime i alt tan the game resolution changes

[silver sorrel]

try updating your GPU drivers yet?

[wanton stirrup]

I realized that i had not and the last driver was kinda broken for mutliple games where fullscreen just causes graphical issues

[silver sorrel]

oh nice! did that fix it?

[cerulean spoke]

Did you manage to 100% it?

[stiff finch]

My PC broke just before the end

I'll do it when I get a new one

[wanton stirrup]

It did temporarily but the issue actually came back lol

[silver sorrel]

get a new one? bruh just fix ur pc

[stiff finch]

It's a 10+ year old laptop
I'm just gonna let it rest

[agile root]

That's like 80 in laptop years!

[stiff finch]

Yep

It doesn't even has dx11 support

[sage sequoia]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-catto-cats-gif-2693509101423175460

how

[white solar]

https://youtu.be/IQw5chn7Gi0?si=_8M-k9R2_CeWlW-q

This is probably the most similar-sounding song to Transistor's soundtrack and vibe i've found in all my years especially from 1:21 onwards

[solemn iron]

Kind of feels like pyre too

an interesting mix of the two in my opinion

[white solar]

yeah definitely darren korby

[timid furnace]

i really hope i dont get spoiled being here but

i can't stand not playing a supergiant game. time to try transistor. \o/

[solemn iron]

Youll love it!

[sage sequoia]

gl with transistor!!!

my favorite supergiant game

& probably my favorite story focused game ever

[timid furnace]

Oooh there's a #self-promotion

Ill post my stream there, if i can..

[sand ivy]

Month till the anniversary

[dusky folio]

got it in my calendar. Will probably at least have a listen session with the vinyl i was able to get to celebrate. Might try to get through a replay, but thats a time constraint on a monday

[dusky folio]

Speaking of which, anyone else order the transistor vinyl from iam8bit and not get it yet? It's been sitting at "label created" with USPS since the 10th and iam8bit says the order is fulfilled

[solemn iron]

There was probably a large rush of orders all at once, best to just wait a bit longer

[dusky folio]

Oh for sure. I'd expect that to have it "awaiting fulfillment" like the songs of supergiant order is sitting at

[solemn iron]

Sadly I couldnt get that one in time

Got hades transistor and bastion though

would love some pyre vinyls

[cedar grove]

I want pyre to come back sooo bad

[solemn iron]

that big bundle being restocked wouldve been nice too

[cedar grove]

The 10th anniversary one? I doubt it will be

[solemn iron]

Yeah me too but it wouldve been really cool

[cedar grove]

It was like 300 dollars anyway IIRC so it’s an investment lmfao

[solemn iron]

yeah

Ngl I really want those trivia booklet things too

[woeful panther]

I'm in a similar boat, yes.

I'm very excited for when it does arrive though.

[solemn iron]

one might say, a paper boat?

[woeful panther]

LOL.

That song makes me emotional without fail.

[solemn iron]

its sooooo good

the switch from "you" to "we" at some point in the song is such a cool detail

[simple harness]

Also shoutout to blank canvas (hummed)

[solemn iron]

YES

So good

all of darren korbs music is so good

[simple harness]

Waterwall too

[solemn iron]

I have a 10 hour playlist of almost all of his music

even some from a band he is in

[simple harness]

Fav transistor vocal track is prob she shines tho

[solemn iron]

That ones great

[simple harness]

Tied with in circles

[solemn iron]

Theyre all sooooooooo good

Its incomprehensible how good they are

[simple harness]

We all become I'm slightly less of a fan but that one sword bf moment makes up for it

Where he starts singing some of the lines

[solemn iron]

old friends is one of my favorite tracks of all time

It somehow encapsulates all of transistor in one song for me

[simple harness]

Royce's theme my beloved

[solemn iron]

Is that impossible?

[simple harness]

Ye

Royce is still peak sgg character for me

[solemn iron]

He was a very compelling character

[woeful panther]

On one hand, I wish there was more information about all the characters, especially the Camerata, but I still love how much is left up to interpretation - Royce is one of my characters & his voice is excellent.

[simple harness]

Dude is just done and I stand with him

[keen karma]

Wonder what he’s doing in the country now

[woeful panther]

I forget where I saw it, but I will never forget that someone said that out of boredom, he'd be cataloging the type of wheat in the Country. 😭

[solemn iron]

that is so royce

[livid spindle]

Transistor II when?

[patent hamlet]

mmm i wonder what they could do for that

probs just explore the wider world and whatever happened w the process afterwards

[violet lake]

After Pyre II

[solemn iron]

Both of which come after bastion II

[violet lake]

If it means I get Pyre II, I'm fine with that

[solemn iron]

Now all we need is a hades II guys

If only that existed

[simple harness]

Pyre II but is just a manage the commonwealth game

Or follow barker's version of the rites

[lilac juniper]

or set it at a later time and make it about trying to connect the downside to the commonwealth

[solemn iron]

Kinda hard with pyre because a lot of what happens varies so much between each persons play through

[true zodiac]

is your username a homestuck reference

[lilac juniper]

nope, it’s a common name!

[violet lake]

Could work if it goes for a wide jump

Like, not "ten years later" later time, "ten thousands eons" later time

Honestly I don't super care about seeing what comes after or before the events of Pyre, I'm mostly interesting in getting back the overall vibe of Pyre

[lilac juniper]

yeah, that’s what i was thinking - at least a few generations later

[true zodiac]

https://tenor.com/view/funny-sad-emoji-getting-disintegrated-into-dust-denigrating-denigrating-face-emoji-meme-lol-gif-27508363

fair

[crimson mango]

pretty sure there wasn't much of a wider world than cloud bank and if there was it probably stopped existing after the events of transistor

[zenith beacon]

henlo
haven't been here in a while

so 👏
i've got something... unusual to share

so i've been playing some hades on a kinda weird setup
an iphone 12 with a ps4 controller connected via bluetooth

it works surprisingly well

so i had an idea
i went back to check how transistor works with this setup

and...
well - it's better than using touch controls (even if it still runs at 30 )

but then i started fiddling with controls and i realised...
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/638031423340806185/1230950448270282792/IMG_1648.png?ex=66352ef0&is=6622b9f0&hm=aa5cbe5b9e05968be57a6eb43a801ea363bc1f39482a88c7fe8575709d522d6f&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1019&height=471

all the buttons are wrong

it's using the xbox button thingys

but...
A is green on an xbox controller