❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha

[errant pagoda]

the second Meme of Palia, Soon(tm) and Potato's

[light lake]

Ooooo okay! I shall keep my fingers crossed!

[royal rose]

#❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha Will there be a limit on the amount of people who can work on 1 project. There is many communities out there with thousands of members. It will be great if all of those people can create something together.

[knotty quiver]

I AM SO SORRY DEV TEAM BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADRESSED INMEDIATELY

-inhales-

Can I marry him and give him unconditional love

[light lake]

Is there going to be different races in the game?

[errant pagoda]

Lol, they didnt say, but he is apparently named "Ashura"

[ripe seal]

@light lake The trailer shows different races already

[royal rose]

#❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha Will the costumes, housing decoration etc all be NFT's which we can sell to others, or is the game going to sell us things which we actually don't own?

[knotty quiver]

Yeh, they plan on having more races, now human and they are working on elfs

[light lake]

Beautiful! So excited for this!

[knotty quiver]

SO MY LOVE HAS A NAME

[fair sun]

Will you be able to make the exterior of your house unique to other players?

[gaunt kestrel]

any idea on the business model ?

[errant pagoda]

No info to any of that yet. Else it would be on the google doc.

[knotty quiver]

Apparently we can pay Neleimour with memes rn (???)

[errant pagoda]

Lol apparently, since Palia is privately funded, thats all they can accept 😛

[coral tangle]

So much coverage the actual Palia website is completely buried in search results. xD I'm sure that'll even out after a while.

[thin mulch]

It doesn't look like the most SEO site out there

[errant pagoda]

Its very mindblowing, discord from what I understand has been up for a day and its up to 23.5k members, I look forward to seeing what the end of the first week looks like

[regal pumice]

Always.

[thin mulch]

Yeah the trailer dropped almost a day ago

[light lake]

Incredible! Shows how much the trailer caught the eye of gamers!

[thin mulch]

Let's hope the momentum stays

[strange raft]

will this game be set up like sims or will it be 1st/3rd person

[errant pagoda]

IGN video has had 189k views as of now, and thats not even counting all the other folks covering it

[deft moat]

okay BIG IMPOERTANT QUESTION TIME: Will is be able to hold hands with whom ever i romance?

[light lake]

I have waited for a game like this for a long time, I played Albion Online but hate the PVP aspect of it! This just looks amazing!

[thin mulch]

I've noticed that the YouTube channel isn't linked on the site, does that mean it's not a main source of info or did an icon play hide and seek on the site? 😁

[knotty quiver]

damn icon thought we playin hide and seek i think

[warm chasm]

Can we make sandwich in the game ?

[knotty quiver]

I wanna make cookies

But yeah, maybe there's some sort of ''making food'' or something like that

[light lake]

Can I just become a shopkeeper now? and sell my wares pleaseeeee! ❤️

[next violet]

Cooking is a big part of the game

[errant pagoda]

A good question for a dev Nilesse, I didnt even know they had their own youtube channel lol, time to sub to that...

[thin mulch]

Yeah you can click through via the trailer embedded on the site

[regal pumice]

Ack, sorry I'm trying to actually do a few other work things but I did notice some folks talking about YouTube. A like on the trailer and a subscribe would help with visibility! Here's the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJnohtex4X-RyoVoCEyAlyw

[shrewd laurel]

I'm most exited for the "neighborhood". Can you devs give us a hint what we can work, explore and craft together?

[proper ore]

will you be able to choose where the neighborhood is located or not?

[honest ruin]

Is it possible to tame animals and breed them so you could become like a seller of mounts and stuff?

[granite flame]

Hey I just saw the trailer and I saw and im hoping that what I saw was correct ; Player housing. How custom can it be and can it be beneficial to have a farm on your player house?

[sour garden]

Are you only able to play as humans or are there other options like we see as NPCs? :)

[honest ruin]

For now only humans I've been told earlier today

[errant pagoda]

Humans only in the alpha so far was announced

[thin mulch]

Humans only, elves perhaps later (see FAQ)

[sour garden]

alright thanks guys! that's totally fine for me :)

[amber compass]

Apologies if it's already been answered - will there be professions? 😊

[honest ruin]

Where did the inspiration for the art style come from?

[errant pagoda]

Alot hasn't been answered, so not much is known, something that will likely remain the same till another reveal or alpha.

There is a google doc on things they have said so far pinned

[mellow nexus]

do yyou llike ffornite

[amber compass]

Ty!

[sinful gust]

are there gonna be dungeons and raids?

[errant pagoda]

No worries, a link to it every now and then gets posted to it, but it gets lost in the wave of text of 23.5k folks lol

[mellow nexus]

😦

[torn stump]

When does the Pre-alpha start? Sorry you properly get this question alot, but cant find the answer

[languid breach]

Will we have access to a report bugs system ingame or out of game?

[errant pagoda]

the bot is very sensitive lol overly so

[thin mulch]

Because there is no answer

[pine lake]

For such questions use #💬│off-topic-chat , this channel is for questions about Palia only.

[torn stump]

Thanks makes sense!

[thin mulch]

Needs some more trigger words or conditions me thinks

[lime glacier]

especially when they've ask the same question multiple times over the last 12 hours

[thin mulch]

Dunno how expansive discord bots are though

[errant pagoda]

in a few weeks, no date is given though., dungeons exist but no raids as of yet?

Well dunno about that Nilesse, I went to say the name of a location in WoW and I got warned by it, it didnt like the first part of the location apparently.

[marsh snow]

Interested to know, as a 'community MMO', what are your plans for parties and clans? What activities will be locked/encouraged for groups to participate in?

[errant pagoda]

I would imagine so

[thin mulch]

Could even be a discord channel for bug squashing

[oblique jasper]

Probably been asked before but I was wondering if the team are looking to put the game through ue5 in the future when the engine is released

[errant pagoda]

You'll find there are most likely channels that exist already in discord, just hidden under permissions.

[thin mulch]

The reddit is also hidden so I imagine more social avenues to come haha

[cobalt parcel]

They said earlier they'd have channels pre-alpha players could access to report bugs and give feedback

[obsidian locust]

Im interested in the combat and if this is going to be the holy trinity game? like others or is it going to break the meta?

[lime glacier]

yep, they've already confirmed there is a section here that will be open for those who get into the alpha

[errant pagoda]

I think the topic came out earlier, from what I gathered from it, there can be issues taking things from UE4 to 5, so not likely? I can't say for sure

[next violet]

We have DynoBot now so the ability for the bot to answer questions based on trigger words or phrases is there

[errant pagoda]

I know a bot triggers now and then when the topic involving words relatd to $$$ comes up

[lime glacier]

currently the only combat that has been confirmed is 'hunting' no further details have been released, however they've eluded to "no classes" in the game

[fallen flicker]

Did Einar and the other robots design based of the robots from Castle In The Sky?

[oblique jasper]

Ah oki thank you

[errant pagoda]

Combat exists and is optional, but as to how said model works is not known.

[crystal pine]

will there be a voice chat in game or proximity chat ?

[obsidian locust]

thats cool

[errant pagoda]

not sure if a specific answer exists for that question yet Zero.

there is a very vague reference to voice in the PVE section of the google doc, but not enough to be an answer

[oblique jasper]

Would it depend on how many players cause if its rly big then prox chat might get chaotic in towns

[cobalt parcel]

Honestly I think a lot of that info will come with the pre-alpha

[undone otter]

I do hope there is a proximity chat because I loved just talking to people in the outposts in the New World alpha

[thin mulch]

I found this article intriguing re:servers https://www.singularity6.com/blog/2021/1/11/finding-home-social-matchmaking-through-machine-learning

[steady wren]

Dunno if you can tell us right now but, how will be the mechanic of housing? We already know that we cant build anywhere, but will be like wow garrison with single instances or like ffxiv with plots and a "village-like-thing"?

[thin mulch]

Then again I work in data & AI so it's probably me being a nerd

[errant pagoda]

Alot will come with the Alpha for sure, systems will need to be tested, bugs reported, discovered and such. The Alpha will have a NDA with it, but that doesn't stop the dev's from disclosing things themselves.

[lime glacier]

the houses will be instanced, like the garrisons from wow, yes.

[cobalt parcel]

I think they said earlier for now there would be a max number of people in a game, it was 4 last I saw

[errant pagoda]

4 was party size for pve, not necessary for other things, will have to see

[lime glacier]

4 is the party size for a group, not necessarily 'per game'

[undone otter]

Ooo that was interesting, thanks for thay

[crystal pine]

lets hope alpha goes for like a month or more :))

[cobalt parcel]

Don't quote me on that though

[ripe seal]

I read the google doc and have a few questions.

Will the game have vertical progression ?
If yes:

• will low tiers resources be irrelevant to high tiers recipes ?
• will zones be tied to a level range ? Will they become irrelevant as people progress ?

We won't have dedicated roles, or roles themed around combat. Hence trying to avoid the traditional RPG vibes
Will all players have the same few abilities in combat ? Or will you be able to customize your own "class" ? Or switch classes like FF14 ?

Will there be flying mounts ? I hope not as they tend to kill open world.
Will character be able to climb similarly to Breath of the Wild ?

[errant pagoda]

lol Caedars, jinx you owe me a drink in game.

[undone otter]

I'm interested to see if they do try to use machine learning for the matchmaking and how they would even go around quantifying positive interactions

What factors would they use to determine the right servers to pick?

[errant pagoda]

That is definitely a dev response lol, the only thing that got mentioned earlier is that flying stuff was like fast travel stuff if it happens?

[crystal pine]

wait idk if it was answered on the FAQ but will this game be Free to play or no ?

[errant pagoda]

unknown as of yet zero

[undone otter]

No info yet, check pins

[crystal pine]

thank you kind people :))

[lime glacier]

They haven't settled on how they're going to monetize it

and Ken with the faster response

[thin mulch]

Can imagine some sort of network graph being in place

[undone otter]

But what do you look for?

[errant pagoda]

While an important subject, they are also privately funded so not one of the immediate worry I imagine.

[undone otter]

Similar play styles? How much they speak? How far into the game they are?

[thin mulch]

Hard to say when we don't know the breadth of possible interactions

[undone otter]

I'd be interested to know what stuff they would take into account if they did do it at all

[lime glacier]

those sound like good starters

[cobalt parcel]

Honestly the only way I see open matchmaking being possible is if there's a few interactions with villagers that kinda act like a questionnaire for info

But even that has a lot of issues

[lime glacier]

good thing it will be alpha tested, huh?

[cobalt parcel]

Absolutely

[errant pagoda]

Which ever system they adopt, I am sure it will get sufficiently strained tested lol, if todays numbers are any indication

[thin mulch]

I imagine perhaps whether parties have formed, maybe if some sort of commendation system is in place that can also be a feature

[tame shell]

hello S6 devs! Can I ask how big the world will be?

[errant pagoda]

If in game voice exists more power to it, if not, Discord exists ^_^

[next violet]

Hey, most Devs are asleep due to timezones 😄

[errant pagoda]

Most getting yelled at for staying up too late 😛

[lime glacier]

from the pinned "unofficial" FAQ
We're starting smaller and aiming to grow bigger. For alpha we will certainly have instances of our maps that support so many players, but making sure your group is together and you can visit each other without loading screens and your social experience is smooth is one of our primary goals as a team

[errant pagoda]

The great thing about MMO's is worlds can always get bigger.

[thin mulch]

Yeah, one of the strengths lie in a regular patch cycle

[errant pagoda]

especially when extra server space gets added lol

[next violet]

During the Alpha, I would expect the Town Centre and Bahari Town to be available to explore!

Potentially more, I'm sure.

[errant pagoda]

Will all depend on the systems that are ready to be tested are added.

as the alpha drags on, more stuff will get added, and tested, and the cycle will repeat

[tame shell]

i am so excited about this alpha tests! But also i am so worried how the game will be enjoyable with optional fighting

[thin mulch]

More stuff gets broken without remorse by the testers they unleash 😄

[errant pagoda]

Lol thats what bug testing and strain testing is all about 😛

the good thing about it being optional is that people will still do it

its like going through a game, doing a pacifist run, it doesnt make it less enjoyable, just more challenging

I've seen Tranq Gun only runs of Metal Gear Solid, they are fun and the stealth and guile makes it fun.

[thin mulch]

Strain and fluctuation testing will probably be most important but it's hard to extrapolate alpha results to full loads... I wish them a lot of good luck haha

[undone otter]

I think the best thing they can do is just keep with their vision and not take TOO much the alpha feedback

[tame shell]

I think the interesting flow of the game will be like, you can craft/adventure/collect with peaceful way, and if you want some rare and awesome stuff you need to go to difficult dungeons and there you need to fight

[errant pagoda]

I'm sure they have a few idea's how to go about it, the only thing I could compare it to is like in D&D theme games, where you go more charisma based, rather then murder hobo'ing all the monster races down lol

[tame shell]

so let devs do their job!

let's trust them

[autumn edge]

Will the housing be instanced based (like for example Black Desert Online) and the world around it the mmo world or is it real space housing and do we have to rush to get land and hope there is still a spot (like Archeage)?

[finite folio]

Can I ask on what we should at least expect? setting expectations helps me identify on what kind of game this is.

[lime glacier]

It's going to be instanced, yes

[lime glacier]

that may be too open ended of a question for a game still in pre-alpha

[errant pagoda]

Not one that can be answered by the google doc atleast.

[urban hinge]

hello to the dev team,. just watched the trailer,. its so epic,. super excited to try this game. Can't wait enough to try the pre-alpha.. this game looks amazing

[errant pagoda]

KiraTV does an okay overview of it, perhaps start there Kai

[urban hinge]

please add seasons and weather patterns in future updates

[blissful lantern]

the servers could be small enough that you'd be able to find land, while still being able to play with your friends through cross server

[undone otter]

Check the pins for the unofficial FAQ and read through that a bit

[next violet]

#game-suggestions

[lime glacier]

that's a perfect suggestion for Suggestions-and-feedback!

[errant pagoda]

Seasons and weather got brought up a few times, not sure if they can answer that, they haven't atleast

[finite folio]

oh thanks

[wary folio]

Can we have a lore channel for the factions?

[urban hinge]

just wanted to ask the team. how's everyone doing? and any clues and tips for beginners in the game?

[errant pagoda]

I think lore is very guarded atm, could be worth asking for one when the dev's are ready to drop that big info bomb.

[next violet]

I have a feeling we will see a story/lore trailer soon.

[errant pagoda]

I agree with Shia, the first trailer was just an announcement trailer after all, they will do more when they are ready.

[fierce steppe]

I like that the lore being a bit of a secret. I love when things develop naturally. I can't wait to get a peak or an idea of what's to come.

[tiny scroll]

When will we get a taste of the soundtrack?

[errant pagoda]

Its a funny two sides of the same coin, both the dev's and future alpha tests to be will have some measure of NDA imposed, so the dev's can only release what they are allowed to, and that comes with time, always does

Good question, besides the trailer no idea, only thing about the soundtrack is that they have their own person doing it, so no fear of youtube or twitch strikes when NDA's time passes

100% stream friendly once its all done.

[next violet]

Something I'm wishing for too, that trailer was straight up disney-esque

[errant pagoda]

Is it funny I was thinking Pixar over Disney?

[next violet]

True

[tiny scroll]

I used to play Oboe in school so music with it tends to draw me in lol.

[tired pasture]

I know there isnt any pvp but is there any chance that later in the games life you guys would release something like a arena? i think it would massively increase the player base.

[finite scarab]

Is it going to be a big world or instance based? Kinda curious, because handling several thousand players and their houses is a challenge to be good.

[blissful lantern]

after having analyzed the trailer again, it looks more likely that it'll be an instanced plot that you get during the start of the game in some sort of community hub

[errant pagoda]

From the Doc, Its possible we introduce PvP in small ways in the future. Currently its not.

[tiny scroll]

When UE5 releases, will the game be ported to the updated engine? (UE5 devs did tease potential for project forwarding from 4 to 5)

[lime glacier]

this was confirmed, it's in the pinned "unofficial" FAQ

[tired pasture]

thank you 🙂

[errant pagoda]

The funny thing about instance technology is that it can be adapted in many ways.

so I would not surprised to see it here and there besides the plot, to what degree only the dev's know

[wary folio]

So will u make russian localization in this game?

[wind frigate]

I wonder how the houses will appear in the world? It may be difficult to achieve, so I'm really hopeful with this one ^^

[finite scarab]

Well, it means you wont see many people's houses. Id like a method like FFXIV did it, like a few hundreds plots per instance, so it still feels somewhat alive

[vital horizon]

hey does anyone have the link to the doc I cant find it

[errant pagoda]

I think that question came up earlier, they arent sure, there can be issues apparently doing such

[ripe seal]

@wind frigate Maybe like FFXIV residential areas

[blissful lantern]

will hot chocolate be available to make

[errant pagoda]

its pinned on the discord @vital horizon

[lime glacier]

Alpha will be English only, but they plan on having it localized in other languages.

[vital horizon]

thanks

[wind frigate]

Ooo the FFXIV method would be awesome

[tiny scroll]

alrighty. Was mainly imagining this game using the shown off world sector loading stuff. but yeah that would really depend how they already got stuff setup as well as how compatible the changes they have made are with the updated engine

[round dome]

Does this mean we dont have to do torghast each week? 😆

[tiny scroll]

Oh good that doc is pinned

[wary folio]

We're trying to avoid male/female. You choose a body type and all the customization options are tailored to fit all body types
What does it mean?

[errant pagoda]

I'm not a tech person so I don't know anything about it, but different programs have their own issues I suppose, would be surprising to it be 100% compatable

[cobalt parcel]

It means no specific genders

You basically create what you want

[errant pagoda]

It means how you make your character look is up to you and play it as?

[thin thicket]

No gender roles. So whatever you choose to be you can use every character custimization option

[wary folio]

no idea if it was asked before peeps..but it will come to Steam? I like the games in one place as much as possible, ty

facepalm

[undone otter]

We don't know yet

[round dome]

Will it support Linux?

[cobalt parcel]

They don't know yet

[urban saddle]

im so hyped ^^

[ripe seal]

@wary folio It means there'll be only 1 model for both male & female that supports different features like breasts/no breasts and share everything (haircuts, faces, etc.)
So that you can do a male body + female face + female hair + male beard if you want

[fallow vale]

Is there any further info? Aside the one from the trailer

[wary folio]

ok, thanks and i hope so👍

[urban saddle]

how many people will be invited in the alpha @cobalt parcel

[undone otter]

Check pins for unofficial faq

[next violet]

Check the pinned Google doc

[errant pagoda]

So far, I think just windows? havent heard anything about linex

[cobalt parcel]

Not confirmed yet how many I don't think

[next violet]

Game runs on MS DOS 😉

[ripe seal]

Will the game have vertical progression ? Likely yes.
• Will low tiers resources be irrelevant to high tiers recipes ?
• Will zones be tied to a level range ? Will they become irrelevant as people progress ?

We won't have dedicated roles, or roles themed around combat. Hence trying to avoid the traditional RPG vibes
Will all players have the same few abilities in combat ? Or will you be able to customize your own "class" ? Or switch classes like FF14 ?

Will there be flying mounts ? I hope not as they tend to kill open world.
Will character be able to climb similarly to Breath of the Wild ?

[cobalt parcel]

Definitely check all the pinned info, it'll help a lot ^-^

[errant pagoda]

Amount will be subject to how much their server can handle I suppose.

check your emails like I am every day and pray.

[wind frigate]

I wonder.. about collecting stuff or catching/fishing and ability to place them somewhere, is it possible? (I really love collecting stuff)

[undone otter]

I don't think they've said anything about that but I assume so

[cobalt parcel]

Also there's exclusive pinned info in here that's super important... Like the potato weight of the robot

[lime glacier]

Inventory and storage is pretty standard fair for these sorts of games

[undone otter]

I think they mean like trophies and stuff to show off what you got

So if you catch a rare fish can you hang it on your wall or something

[lime glacier]

I expect that to be something in player housing, too

[errant pagoda]

they had alot of decor in the trailer, so it could be a safe assumption.

[undone otter]

Yeah safe assumption but no confirmation

[prime totem]

Has anyone said the size of a town/village?

[cobalt parcel]

Not confirmed I don't think

[regal pumice]

I do want to clarify as this is not quite how the customization process works right now. Players have 2 body options to chose from, hairstyles are shared between both. Faces are unique to each. One is more masculine presenting, the other is more feminine.

[prime yarrow]

hey! i was just thinking, for the people who made it into the pre-alpha, would it be allowed to stream the event on discord for those who didn't make it in? cause i think it would be really nice, but if it is more of a closed-up thing i'd understand as well

[cobalt parcel]

It's under NDA

[errant pagoda]

NDA will stop that until it expires.

[prime yarrow]

aaaah i see

[errant pagoda]

Otherwise I would happy share my screen to the folks in discord lol.

[prime yarrow]

yeah i think it would be pretty fun as well hahaha

[errant pagoda]

Once the NDA section of things pass, you will find many will opt to stream it.

[prime yarrow]

that'd be so cool! ive been on this server just for about an hour now but i really love the community already, so it'd be really fun to get in touch with everyone better through such features you know

but everything at its time i guess :))

[next violet]

I can see you are already in on the corn/potato feud.

[cobalt parcel]

Oh goodness

[wary folio]

Races? Currently Human and working on Elf
Make furry btw

[prime yarrow]

yeah i kinda got absorbed into it hahaha

[lime glacier]

given the horned feline merchant, that's not unlikely

[tidal wigeon]

Wait, I have a bunch of American friends as an European, would "some restrictions" possibly prevent me from playing with them?

[ashen cloak]

wait, will there be elves?

[next violet]

Peep the #🌠│official-art channel 😉

[lime glacier]

Yes

[prime yarrow]

im sure if you'd add dwarfs all of the potato clan would choose them

[azure crest]

#❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha Are there any plans to allow for UI customization now or in the future? IE: Lua addons

[karmic yacht]

afaik only as NPC. Players will all be human

[left yarrow]

I don't think that means this kind of restriction. Main part is "We will let you play with your friends"

[finite scarab]

They said the servers will make you play with friends... but your question is valid, i haven't even think of it

[lime glacier]

They're not ready to release the API for the game yet, but that doesn't mean they won't in the future

[ashen cloak]

yeah that's why I'm asking because, I read that everyone will be human so I was surprised

[next violet]

*For the Alpha ☺️

[velvet berry]

How does the timescale of this game work? Will there be seasons (and by extension seasonal events)?

[cobalt parcel]

So far that's only for the alpha

[unkempt finch]

Will groups of other social networks be created in other languages?

[errant pagoda]

when I joined the discord was already up to 17k, since then its gathered another 6.5k so its still growing, its very impressive lol

[cobalt parcel]

Only in English for the alpha, other languages are coming later I believe

[ashen cloak]

I know that everyone has already asked that question but the release of alpha is closer to being launched in 2 weeks, 2 months or 2 years?

[proper walrus]

YES WE WOULD

[prime yarrow]

like i said

[cobalt parcel]

They said soon

[next violet]

In the words of Brooks "ain't nobody got time for that".

[round dome]

Will you support linux / Steam Proton?

[lime glacier]

from the unofficial FAQ
Not at Pre-Alpha but the plan is to support multiple characters.
We're trying to avoid male/female. You choose a body type and all the customization options are tailored to fit all body types
We haven't built a lot of options yet as we've been working out the pipeline but we have been researching and concepting not just at different skin tones but also a wider variety of facial structures/features.
It is going to be extensive! But it may seem limited at the onset of the Alpha
The Alpha only scratches at the surface here. Lots of customization options coming!
Body Types? To start we have 2, this is a start
Races? Currently Human and working on Elf

Starting off as human only, but plans on other playable races as well.

[tight grove]

not years that's for sure, read the pinned FAQ

[karmic yacht]

from their website:
Is there a story in Palia?
In Palia, humans are the legendary race, having disappeared thousands of years ago at the height of their grandeur and mastery of magic. Nobody in the modern day knows why.

Until one day humans begin to appear all over the world.

As one of the newly re-emerged humans you’ll have to make yourself a new home in this friendly world, and forge a future for yourself and humanity.

Palia has a deep, evolving story that we plan on telling (with you!) for years to come.

that's why i thought only humans

[wary folio]

Its possible we introduce PvP in small ways in the future. Currently its not.
Lets make clan system and add clan pvp in battlegrounds and open world

[ashen cloak]

yeah but it isn't really that clear when excatly, and I'm hyped so I don't want to miss it ;c

[finite scarab]

Alpha in few weeks can mean both next week or 2 months, we cant be sure

[left yarrow]

This is still confusing, I see. The alpha is "It could be month, it might be months. The other two no way (referring to quarters and years)" and the final release (i'm guessing) is " 5 Years? Ain't nobody got time for that"

[karmic yacht]

beyond Alpha, but who knows.^^°

[ashen cloak]

yeah

[tight grove]

I thought that was for the release, not the alpha

[errant pagoda]

Its the dev's way of saying there is no date yet

[undone otter]

Idk about the 5 years one but I'm pretty sure the first bit was about alpha

[glass pagoda]

Has there been any mention of pets players can get? There’s a little dog in the concept art

[left yarrow]

The 5 year part, yes. Its final release of the game. (I don't know, open beta you can call it or early access). The alpha is in a few months at most

[errant pagoda]

And also the dev's way of avoiding a question they either do not know or can not say lol. But give the question in itself a reply.

[velvet berry]

Alpha is soon™️ and they haven't spoken much about the actual release

[tight grove]

read the pinned FAQ

[next violet]

They Devs said they really don't want to put a date on things because it tends to call for hate if not met.

[undone otter]

Plus development is a tricky thing, you can just never know

[velvet berry]

It also gives the flexibility for them to pivot if the alpha is poorly received :p

[errant pagoda]

from the main page, they said a few weeks when you apply to the alpha, no clarification on the word "few" so just a check your email and see.

[regal pumice]

What Shia said, mostly. But also, it's really important for us to build the community's trust. So we want to make sure we're quite certain on dates before announcing.

[finite scarab]

Pre-Alpha: Super playable, lots to do.
Release: It could be month, it might be months. The other two no way (referring to quarters and years)
Final release: 5 Years? Ain't nobody got time for that

Possibly means pre-alpha will be soon, Release (as a beta?) will be in a few months and release probably a year?
My wild guess would be an early access release in a few months and then an "official" one in a year

[errant pagoda]

Case in point, cyberpunk, no one ever wants a redo of the debarcal lol

[sand kite]

Regarding the crafting, will it have a progression-like system? or will the player be able to craft anything as long as it has the material?

[cobalt parcel]

A timeline before alpha would be impossible just because you never know how much needs fixing/improving until you test it

[regal pumice]

Let's be nice to other devs 🙂 I've been in the industry for a bit and I can guarantee you we all want to give our very best to our communities.

[left yarrow]

That was written by me with the quotes from devs....so yep, pretty much ^^

[undone otter]

Tbf I don't think anyone really blames the devs

[errant pagoda]

Fair, I will strive to relax on the Cyberpunk folks ^^

[regal pumice]

tyty

[left yarrow]

But like people already mentioned here, don't put a date...is just an estimation. This can always be pushed back

[ashen cloak]

Also, will you keep progress from pre-alpha to fully-released game?

[tight grove]

obviously no, pre-alpha don't even have char creation

[undone otter]

It's the higher ups that people are annoyed at mainly due to the console performance and preventing console reviews stuff

[cobalt parcel]

If memory serves, the devs said there would be a few wipes

[left yarrow]

They mentioned many pre-alpha wipes as things may change and they need another look

[placid violet]

Hey, I know this question is abit early to ask, but will it be available on Steam with achievements & cards?🤗😊

[next violet]

No word on platform yet.

[undone otter]

We don't know yet

[cobalt parcel]

Unknown

[placid violet]

Ooh okay, thanks🤗

[errant pagoda]

You'll find no mmo will keep any thing saved pre release cause it causes unfairness to folks who never had a chance to be involved in the beta or alpha, and release is suppose to be everyone starting on the same foot

[strange kayak]

#❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha question, will y’all be including any of the fan created meta like chapaa/chuu or the veg wars?

[lilac ether]

It's always nice to have little unique things from participating in pre-alphas 😊

[lime glacier]

it wouldn't be at all surprising for them to have their own launcher, given the scope of things. But yeah, nothing has been confirmed.

[wary folio]

Are there any talks of moving the game over from Unreal 4 to 5?

[cobalt parcel]

I believe that's mentioned in the pinned FAQ

[undone otter]

They haven't said but I doubt it's a focus for hthem

[olive marsh]

#❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha What is the purpose of owning a house? Will it be just a place with your decorations where you can chill with friends, or will it have some unique functionality? Like cooking, crafting, resting (as a game mechanic), etc.

[cobalt parcel]

I know potential issues were mentioned with switching

[undone otter]

It's not like there's a massive amount of them to gain really either

[errant pagoda]

pro's and cons, the biggest thing would come down to compatability one works on one, doesnt always work on the other.

[dry torrent]

Any more mention of town/settlement mechanics? DO we as players with our friends choose what building to build, maintain and run in a settlement? I am hoping there's more of that, than just player houses.

[patent patio]

Will there some sort of auction house in the game?

[tight grove]

Read the pinned FAQ

[errant pagoda]

^ but nothing definitive mentioned

[patent patio]

thanks!

[finite scarab]

oh, did not notice lol
Took it as the holy grail of information

[stiff pier]

What kind of group content will Neighborhoods be able to take part in?

[undone otter]

Don't think it's really been said yet

[fringe goblet]

everyone in my neighborhood can over to my house for beers and play magic the gathering

[errant pagoda]

#UnoNeighborhood.

[undone otter]

I really hope they have minigames you can place in your house/neighbourhood like the boxing ring in Runescape

Get people round and have a little tournament of something and place bets and stuff

Fishing tournament pls

Tbf if there isn't one already in the game I might make a player one

Just everyone fishes and sees who can get a certain fish first or get the biggest fish within a time frame

[left yarrow]

This is probably what I want the most. I really hope your home or/and taverns have a lot of mini games you can play with your friends (Something like blackjack would be awesome too)

[next violet]

There was a chess-like table in the tavern.

[undone otter]

Yeah of they're going all in on the community then I really want them to add things to bring people together like thY

I do really hope the tavern/town is a big focus in terms of encouraging people to go there and do stuff together

Downtime is what's needed so people have time to speak

[left yarrow]

oh, i missed that. I really need to check it out again, now with fresh eyes xD

[sand lava]

Hi there! If the question isn't too personal - are there people on the team that were working previously on Wildstar?

[toxic hill]

I wanna have a little cabin in this game where I just do simple things like chop wood into the night and sit down feet up by a campfire outside my house with a bottle of whiskey. In the morning I sell the wood to neighbours or market, or stack it up for own use in the winter.

[peak tendon]

Hi everyone, have someone already asked if this "neighborhood" system is gonna allow and promote the individuals about collaborating to a common goal? Like say, everyone has their own house and their own needs to address, but something like, "we need a well to get water for everyone, who can help with that?", and then 3 or 4 players accept that "quest" and contribute in any way or form that's needed for it to be constructed. Or, "we are getting low on the communal food reserve for the winter", and then 3 or 4 players get their hunting equipment, and go hunt for the good of the neighborhood. I feel like from what I saw I could expect that to be a core thing in the game, but I would be thrilled to know that's how is gonna be. Thank you.

[undone otter]

I don't think they've gone into enough detail to really answer that

I guess we'll find out in the alpha if we get in 🤞

[peak tendon]

Ow, then I'll leave that in the Suggestion chat. Just needed to get confirmation that this topic was not confirmed nor denied before. Thank you.

[undone otter]

No problem, I'll support that suggestion cause it sounds exactly like what I'd love to see

[opal basalt]

do we have to pay for the game when it gets launched?

[finite scarab]

no monetization info yet afaik

[errant pagoda]

No info yet on that.

[opal basalt]

thanks

[orchid goblet]

How big is the team? Is this high bugdet studio or indie? Tnx for info

[sand kite]

For what will the cooking serve? Will the players need to eat and drink just like in The sims?

[undone otter]

More than 30 at least and they had at least 16 mil funding so fairly decent

[undone otter]

They said they don't want to disclose that yet afaik

[sand kite]

Ah okay, my bad! Thanks!

[brazen basalt]

will Palia only go live on PC or will it come to switch, ps4/5, xboxone/series s/x too?

[undone otter]

They don't know yet

[next violet]

#❔│game-faqs

[undone otter]

They said they're looking at porting it later down the line

[jade lichen]

I really hope this does come to the Nintendo Switch

[undone otter]

But PC atm

[deft trellis]

Any idea of how connections/friendships between players and npc will work/pan out..,?

will it be a simple adding to list with no limitations with friends, or groups, as well with more specific ones, or will it be a more basic system like in common mmos..,?

[errant vapor]

What will be the business model?

[undone otter]

Check pins

[delicate arrow]

curious, will the male npcs revolt if the players take all their possible partners away, or the other way around?

[errant vapor]

Which channel?

[undone otter]

This one

[errant vapor]

Aight

[worthy stirrup]

Is this game multiplayer ? Or it's singleplayer

[wary folio]

multiplayer but you can play alone

[errant pagoda]

Its an MMO.

[worthy stirrup]

I see

[lime glacier]

one could say it was massively multiplayer

[orchid goblet]

Is there any dates about future info,tests,platforms,release date ect?

[lime glacier]

no dates, they're not ready to give deadlines

[vagrant fog]

is this game gonna be a banger or what

[next violet]

Banger for days lad

[errant vapor]

some people might not like that there is no pvp/pve,but most want to experience the social aspect again,we can only wait and see

[orchid goblet]

Is any info about what mode game will be? F2p,B2p?

[undone otter]

If this game achieves what it's setting out to do I think it could be a major player in the MMO market.

[next violet]

📌 📌

[last turret]

my PC is pretty good but my friends not so good so what are the minimum specs for a PC required to play ? if you don't mined me asking 🙂

[undone otter]

They don't know yet but fairly low

[errant vapor]

Doesn't state the business model or I am blind lol

[marsh crescent]

Well its not about there being no pvp its the question if there is enough to do to compensate the lack of pvp

[undone otter]

It says they don't want to discuss yet

[errant pagoda]

They havent said it yet

[errant vapor]

Oh aight

[orchid goblet]

Ok tnx for info

[vagrant fog]

omg club penguin mmo is the vibes i’m getting

[next violet]

"Hey, folks! As a reminder, we're not ready to talk about monetization quite yet so please be patient with the team if they avoid those questions!"

[errant vapor]

Oh,aight

[thin thicket]

You've been very friendly on this forum 🙂 I look forward to playing with you once this games out

[orchid goblet]

Will this game cure my depression?

[undone otter]

Well ain't this the most wholesome thing I've read all day

Me too bud

[marsh crescent]

which one ?

[orchid goblet]

Palia

[marsh crescent]

no, which depression

[orchid goblet]

chronic

[marsh crescent]

if it is a game depression, maybe 🙂

[boreal bloom]

What about singularities 1-5? 😉

[orchid goblet]

5 😆

[undone otter]

We don't talk about those 👀

[dusk ferry]

Sacraficed for the greater good of S6

[errant pagoda]

They updated their status to being Duo's.

[coarse oak]

Any possible Sea activities? Like trading on ships or treasure hunting

[boreal bloom]

Ah. But we have to be afraid of Singularity7

[undone otter]

They've not said but yes pleeeease

[marsh crescent]

yeah 7 was bad bad mojo

[fleet crag]

will you be able to build more than one house or have to sell up and move if you want to have a different spot?

[undone otter]

Let me go out into a lake or the sea on my rowing boat and do some fishing

[boreal bloom]

Because 7, 8, 9

[trim swan]

"This is the story about the last of the singularities. Singularty 6!"

[next violet]

No confirmation on that yet BUT one of the lead artists have an interesting art piece depicting a port town

[undone otter]

A port town is everything my life needs

[next violet]

(could be Palia-related, who knows)

[coarse oak]

good

[olive ore]

Oh yes! would be sick to fish on a ship like in BDO

[undone otter]

I have literally been wanting a game with a Howl's moving castle style seaside town for years

[boreal bloom]

I prefer to count from the emergence of one integral anomaly to the other, in which case this is the sixth version

[thin thicket]

YES

[next violet]

Sea shanties when? 😄

DOWN TO TRINIDAD TO SEE SALLY BROWN BOYS

[undone otter]

Anyone play Prophecy of Pendor on Warband? There was a banging sea shanty on that mod

[sturdy bramble]

Will there be raids/dungeons?

[next violet]

My kinda guy

[dusk ferry]

Dungeons are planned in some form, no details yet tho

[errant pagoda]

Dungeons, but not raids as far as info goes

[sturdy bramble]

😦

[dusk ferry]

The game is not focused on combat at all, so raids would be weird ^^

[errant pagoda]

group content is looking at 4 at this point.

[copper tundra]

This has the potential to be problematic for me as well if my American friends are interested as well. If not .. the game sounds just as fine playing solo and saying hi to neighbours as you do when you first move into your new home.

[errant pagoda]

They are also moving away from a dedicated class role so raids fit even less.

[sturdy bramble]

Yes , I understand that the dev team that could take over mmos decided to make carebears instead

[elfin basalt]

did they mention anything about having an open persistent world? like if im off hunting in a forest id come across randos hunting in the forest too

[dusk ferry]

World is supposed to be big and feel alive with players, so most likely yes.

[magic geode]

Is magic a thing ? Or its just mele and bow ? :3

[sharp wave]

i actually love coop games that are not focused on combat, but i would love small fights or puzzles that are just easier/funnier to complete with friends or strangers

[undone otter]

I really hope they get some good puzzles in the yame

Some of my favourite quests/events in runescape were puzzle focused ones

[dusk ferry]

No magic skill to level up, might be some in the game tho (a few spells or so)

[left yarrow]

I've added another quote regarding that just now. "No server selection, hit the big play button and play with friends" . I don't think those restriction are big, probably just events are timed differently and things like that (speculating on that)

[dusk ferry]

Great effort in there vlad 🙂 thanks

[proud isle]

Will it have Food/Drink gestion or not ? :°

[undone otter]

They've not said yet

[errant pagoda]

They mentioned cooking, but nothing specific

[devout wind]

My first question is will there be taming and or pets/mounts of some sort?

[wary folio]

any plans to use DLSS or RT for RTX GPU's ?

[primal charm]

I was wondering...Since everyone can build a home, will it cause that new players will have a hard time finding a spot to build one?

[undone otter]

Check unofficial faq in the pins

[next violet]

They are instanced

[primal charm]

Great!

[next violet]

Meaning you get your own cozy spot on the map, others may share the same location but it's your own space

[undone otter]

Nah they're instanced to an extent. They've been fairly held back on using that word because of the connotations so I'm not 100% what they fully mean with it

[devout wind]

Thank you ^_^

[undone otter]

I assume neighbourhoods are instanced but your house within it is not

[mellow thorn]

careful here, this is the exact quote yesterday

"Don't worry about pesky neighbors. You'll have your own space. Atm this is not done via instancing. Can't say more"

[wary folio]

will we be able to invite our friends to our instanced homes and chill togheter and stuff?

[thin mulch]

I'm reading through articles and found this re: housing
"Each player has a plot of land where they can build the home of their dreams and then customize all the little details. Players can invite friends over and show off their newly remodeled chef’s kitchen or decorate together with hard earned rewards. More than 1,000 decor items with customization options will be available at launch."

[undone otter]

They're not necessarily instanced homes but yes friends can come and chill

[deft moat]

can i romance the robot with the wiggly arms?

[copper tundra]

'Garden, fish, cook and so much more! Level up and gain new abilities and tools to succeed.' Will your creations ( meals, produce etc ) be sellable on the 'auction house' or whatever the equivalent will be. Will the 'trading system' rely on player to player or will I be able to set some sales up and log out and come back the next day with the potential of successful sales or failed sales ? Or . still a work in progress ?

[thin thicket]

I must admit I am very excited to see how the housing works on this game

[mellow thorn]

They're being thoughtfully vague on how it's done at the moment,

SPECULATION: I assume they are trying some form or new style of how we know this works, but have the fall back option of instancing if needed so they don't want to confirm anything.

[wary folio]

How supportive of the RP Community is the game going to be?
I'm asking this with the FFXIV incident earlier this year in mind, where the GMs went purging a lot of players that advertised their own RP venues around the game, even the family friendly ones, because there was a few +18 being advertised too.

[undone otter]

Again I think you have to be part of a neighbourhood which is instanced but the houses within it are not. So they're being careful to say houses are instanced because they kind of are but not as strictly as people assume with the word. But again that's speculation

[crude hinge]

There have been others who mentioned housing being instanced, like the WoW garrisons. What's the final word on it?

[undone otter]

Read what I said just above you, that's what I assume it will be but no confirmation

[mellow thorn]

"Don't worry about pesky neighbors. You'll have your own space. Atm this is not done via instancing. Can't say more" This is the quote from yesterday.

[wary folio]

it depends i guess if it will be teen rated or like 16 + no? i hop eno teens stuff to avoid dumb restrictions

[undone otter]

And this quote actually works in with what I said about neighbourhoods

[crude hinge]

Thank you.

[dusk ferry]

teen is 13+

[deft moat]

Can i romance the robot with the wiggly arms? i got all day to ask this question.

[undone otter]

House not instanced to neighbours but neighbour in general is

[jade otter]

Do the game's characters speak, or do they just make noises?

[errant pagoda]

27.7k on the discord lol, the number grows

[honest marten]

did we get chicken fight?

push that button

is there even a chicken

[errant pagoda]

N64 Harvest Moon, one of the all time favourites

[broken vigil]

I hope it wont be instanced

[tawdry apex]

is it known yet to what degree the game will be roleplayer friendly-- i know roleplay friendliness was mentioned as a thing, but it's important to me! will there be emotes, and the ability to interact with/sit on furniture in the open world?

[dusk ferry]

Emotes and interactions, yes

[thin thicket]

You can do what you like, whether the robot will accept your advances is another thing

[honest marten]

i love HMBTN and go for stardewvalley..
just go with stardewvallew but with open market suply and demand

[mellow thorn]

Some emotes are unlockable as well

That was confirmed yesterday in the "Bend over to tie my shoe" example.

[left yarrow]

This 2 previous answers will probably interest you "We definitely want players to stand out and feel they can play the person they want to play. We are really excited for things like emotes, titles, etc." and regarding furniture interaction "Forgive us on this one for pre-alpha" also as a bonus third "I've been making sure to advocate for features like these! (It also helps that I roleplayed in WoW for over a decade and the Executive Producer for the game is also another roleplayer. )"

[sour vortex]

What systems are gonna be used to promote social interaction in game?

[tawdry apex]

fantastic

[honest marten]

or just have fishing game with good reward..
i will be fisherman.
Morning! Nice day for fishing ain't it! Hu ha!

[mellow thorn]

They haven't released any real information on many of the systems yet, but social interaction is one of the top focuses of the game.

[deft moat]

i will respect their boundaries in my pursuit

[thin mulch]

"You cannot, however, romance the Miyazaki-esque golem"

[left yarrow]

Haha, I love those guys

[mellow thorn]

Neighborhoods (guilds) being one they have talked about

[sour vortex]

Nice thanks for that

[honest marten]

i heard somewhere that you cant romance them

[dusty herald]

Will you create zones to level and quest in like in WoW? That’d be my dream!

[devout axle]

offtopic @left yarrow you got any sleep? 🙂 I left to bed you were still compiling the doc and still here helping peeps

[deft moat]

"Dang B, your arms are long! what's your pronouns!?"

[deft moat]

:[

[left yarrow]

Yep, got about 6h of sleep, i'm fresh out of bed now but I'll be going off again once I finish up what new info we got (life is calling)

[devout axle]

you are doing a good thing, thank you

[arctic urchin]

is it a known bug that you can sign up for the pre-alpha multiple times with the same email?

[mellow thorn]

shhh dont tell them 😛

[left yarrow]

they know, but won't help you they said

[finite scarab]

script to get a thousand entries incoming

Edit: Then not 😦

[dense crane]

What if you make 20-40 emails addresses then?

and add a nummber on evryone.

[waxen dome]

will be mounts in the game ? Or only pets?

[honest marten]

i want bunny pet

[thin mulch]

I'd like to think they trust people to not try and cheat the system 😉

[left yarrow]

That will always be a thing for this sort of stuff, I don't know what they are doing regarding that. 😦

[heady rover]

I remember people did that with the Valorant closed beta

[errant pagoda]

IP screening hopefully helps that

[honest marten]

https://tenor.com/view/killer-rabbit-killer-bunny-re-zero-gif-18259709

[finite scarab]

and everybody got access after a few days, totally worth it lol

[devout axle]

or just do a gmail account and slam dots in the name before @- same mailbox, different entry

[thin mulch]

Bit of a bad start for a community MMO if people are ruining other people's chances of getting to pre-alpha 😅

[honest marten]

give streamer alpha.. so we can see too :p

[thin thicket]

I like to have faith that this community wouldn't do that. So far everyones seemed incredibly nice and friendly

[thin mulch]

Alpha footage will be limited

[mellow thorn]

They've been VERY open to streamers and I know some big ones have already reached out

[dense crane]

Streamers are to big. 😏

[errant pagoda]

Such things will have to wait till after the NDA period

[heady rover]

will we be able to stream the alpha when we get access?

[echo vortex]

In what ways in this an MMO?

[honest marten]

im just curious with the game..
chill game always a go

[arctic urchin]

do we know when the alpha is starting?

[mellow thorn]

This does not sound likely

[thin thicket]

Any alpha testers will be asked not to stream or share gameplay footage

[heady rover]

unfortunate

[devout axle]

NDA was mentioned for alpha

[heady rover]

[next violet]

#❔│game-faqs

[umbral garden]

I am curious. It was stated we can befriend but obviously not romance the golem. I heard someone say that but would there be a way of creating out own golems to help with gardening, tree-cutting and so forth. That being said, skills and 'classes' one could be golem-master or something.

[thin thicket]

This would be cool, like an inventor profession

[coral bear]

it's so nice that we won't have to pick male/female, only body types.. i really love that!! i assume pronouns will also be a thing that we can pick, given that body types presumably won't have pronouns designated (which would negate the purpose of removing gender restriction in the first place)? will we be able to pick things like they/them, or even set our own?

[mellow thorn]

This might be better off in #game-suggestions

[thin thicket]

I think the idea is you can pick your own pronouns, like the discord

[umbral garden]

Oh sure, I am going to quickly post another thing here and I'll post them both in suggestions and feedback.

Yup. It's just like how I thought we could probably 'tame' animals and have our own menagerie as we explore. Sell Pets maybe or even use them in exploration as well?

[green ruin]

Will this game be free to play?

[mellow thorn]

No comments on how this will work yet, they're not ready to talk about it

[dense crane]

I hope it will be a monthly subscribe.

[normal widget]

So is there a date for when pre-alpha starts?

[tranquil temple]

nope

[thin thicket]

"Soon"

[lilac heron]

hi everybody! The game will be release in spanish? I hope can participate in the pre alpha 😭

[green ruin]

Not yet but soon

[grizzled temple]

please be a WoW killer

[honest marten]

okay.. i want to fishing then

[thin mulch]

English only to start

[thin thicket]

I'm sure you'll be able to fish in the alpha

[honest marten]

fish fish fish..
like minecraft.. where you can fish another fishingrod
*enchanted one

[mellow thorn]

SPECULATION: I'm sure there will be a base price and microtransactions, I doubt it will be a monthly sub given the current market and general flow of how games are going

[lilac heron]

thanks!

[normal widget]

Did you mean Soon(tm)

[coral bear]

i hope so!!

[finite scarab]

Please be a decent mmo where i can chill, socialize and hunt a few things if i want to. Im so sick of always trying to be the best and having to make a game my real life because of raid schedules and such

[formal loom]

This game is appealing to a completely different audience than the hardcore wow playerbase haha

[restive moss]

What platform will the game be on? And Whats it about 🙂

[devout axle]

they mentioned a smaller engagements for groups, but no raids that will require prep and grind are planned atm

[heady rover]

Pre-alpha on PC only, but they are expanding to more platforms in the future

[lilac heron]

this game is like my time at portia, with crops. I can't imagine it being similar to world of warcraft. I love the housing system, the open word and it to be MMO

[devout fox]

will this game be available on steam/any platform or will it have it's own standalone launcher (like league)?

[errant pagoda]

They havent said

[formal loom]

Is there combat in the game? And if so what's the closest refernce? BOTW? WoW? Action targeting?

[finite scarab]

i know, thats what im looking for 🙂

[thin thicket]

Nope, they don't have an exact release date so that noone gets let down if its delayed however they are working hard on the game and genuinely hope to release the alpha ASAP

[restive moss]

Ahhh okay thank you for the info!

[devout axle]

not decided yet

[grizzled temple]

WORD

[devout fox]

kk ty

[normal widget]

I don't even know if I get in, so....

[tranquil temple]

there will be combat afaik, but it will be completely optional and nothing is known about how it will actually function yet, I don't think

[thin thicket]

We don't know about combat, there will be some but it may just be for hunting.

More details will be released on test day

[torpid hollow]

Plox either a discreet launcher or many supported ones, epic exclusive would be bad

[mellow thorn]

You can sign up on the Palia website, no invites have been sent yet

[solid folio]

My Time at portia like but MMO? I'M ON BOARD

[normal widget]

I already did, but that doesn't mean you get selected

[thin thicket]

They are going to try and let as many people test as possible so fingers crossed

[mellow thorn]

Correct, you'll have to wait until invites are sent! Good luck!!

[lilac heron]

no no, I'm just saying that it is similar, and also that this game will be MMO!

[finite scarab]

I feel like they missed a few shots at the sign up survey, like pc specs, location, connection speed, playstyle, etc.
I could choose 3 game out of like 15, which doesn't really shows what im looking for in this game

[devout axle]

they said minimum specs will be low, so no point in asking for your 2080ti 😉

[mellow thorn]

The game is designed to run on very basic hardware, so hardware wasn't a concern. The rest of that is just building a profile to ensure they understand who they're letting in!

[minor herald]

Is the game planned to be released on steam?

[finite scarab]

i wish 🙂

[honest marten]

safe to say stardew valley with diamon sword

[mellow thorn]

No word on this that I've seen yet.

[left yarrow]

To early to talk about that is the "unofficial official answer"

[honest marten]

can we have warmongering duck?

[lavish solar]

hey!! im SUPER excitedd! can you like, pay real moneys to make sure you get invited?

[devout axle]

no buy in for pre alpha

though they where very quiet on bribing S6 nicknames question)))))

[lavish solar]

and for other phases? any eta on those?

[mellow thorn]

No word yet!

[lilac heron]

What a pity that there is still no more solid video gameplay

[left yarrow]

I think we gonna get some more next week (speculating here)

[steel ocean]

I mean it is still in pre-alpha

[lilac heron]

i hope that ♥

[thin mulch]

It was mentioned that there's an entire content plan 👀

[tawdry apex]

alright uh the golem blasted my question even though it wasn't spam-- what do we know about the devs' level of experience, and how well this game is backed financially? i'd really like to see it succeed!

[polar void]

Will the game be free?

[halcyon sparrow]

Just noticed you guys don't have a Reddit page, is there plans to make one?

[thin mulch]

Devs from studios like Riot & blizz, apparently they already got 10+ mil in private funding rounds

[mellow thorn]

No word yet on monetization

[dawn pond]

Who are you guys? Like, are you friends? How did you meet? How did the idea started? 💙 Thank you so much for starting something this beautiful!

[lilac heron]

How ex members of blizzard and riot work here?

[thorn compass]

@polar void I mean, the devs need to get paid one way or another

[finite scarab]

they made an mmo from scratch without crowdfunding...

[mellow thorn]

Ex devs from MANY big studios you know worked on this, both of those included.

[thin mulch]

$16.5 mil private fundraising round. They're good for a bit :p

[tawdry apex]

excellent, ty both for the answers, that gives me hope

[polar void]

Yes I know !!! Of course I will pay but just asking because I know that games like this usually are free or with monthly subscriptions, and jut wanted to know to tell my friends 🙂

[thin thicket]

It also sounds like the community wants this game to work enough that they'll pour support into it if needed

[lilac heron]

I think it's a short time 3 years to make a game of this caliber. I think that the gold will be launched at the end of next year.

[thorn compass]

@polar void Ah got you

[errant pagoda]

if it wasnt already privately funded, I have little doubt a kickstarter goal would of been exploded by now. With little effort

[mellow thorn]

They haven't made it sound like it's an issue or a foreseeable issue at the moment, so I think the support in here is good enough at the moment!

[karmic briar]

The scope feels reasonable for a 3 year production, the game seems to know the demographic it's targeting and doesn't make the mistake of trying to do everything. 😌

[errant pagoda]

the only way we can help at the moment is to hit like, share and subscribe to the trailer video and voice our support, all of which they would gladly accept

[thin thicket]

Yeah by all means I don't think they'll need support at all

[vernal sentinel]

Is this game going to have gatcha characters or will we be making our own?

[mellow thorn]

I BELIEVE: Yesterday they talked about pretty deep character customization, but don't expect it all in the alpha.

[tawdry apex]

it's mentioned that you create your own characters. it's not a gacha

[sand scaffold]

Will this have a marketboard system or is everything self-crafted?

[vernal sentinel]

Fantastic. Thank you!

[devout axle]

all of that in doc pinned in this chat

[buoyant kernel]

There's a crafting system but i believe there's a trading system in the works. the google doc that is pinned has all the info that they wanted to share about that.

[ornate panther]

Any plans to have dedicated roleplay servers?

[errant pagoda]

I wonder if the bot should post the link every 30min lol

[tawdry apex]

people are free to correct me if i'm wrong, but i think it was only compared to genshin impact for the open world play aspect. otherwise it's a regular MMO where you make your own characters! i haven't heard anything about there being any kind of gacha aspect, so folks can rest easy about that

[devout axle]

in chats like these, always a good idea to check pins, and of course there is #❔│game-faqs

[sand scaffold]

I'll be sure to read it. Thank you!

[buoyant kernel]

Roleplay will be a part of the game as an optional thing. They haven't said anything about dedicated RP.

[thick bolt]

So would this be closer to Harvest moon or Rune factory?

[polar void]

Will be there guilds or something like that? Would be amazing having as you are saying role play between clans and similars haha

[errant pagoda]

the easiest way to describe it, would be to get a blender, get some stardew, harvest moon, minecraft, and breath of the wild, season with some mmo bits, and blend into a nice fluidy liquid.

[tawdry apex]

from the pinned FAQ: "Guilds? Our version of guilds in the game are Neighborhoods and yes you will be able to create your own and invite whomever you wish"

[polar void]

Ah!! Sorry I’m newbie but thanks for answering, didn’t saw that point. Neighbourhoods sounds amazing as a guild system

[radiant helm]

would there group content aka raids/dungeons?

[errant pagoda]

they said dungeons, not raids though as of yet

[gloomy dagger]

o7 Morning, How large in scale is the map being considered for housing. Is there any similarity to the scale of games such as Ultima Online housing placement.

[errant pagoda]

groups of 4 is the cap as well for the time being

[tawdry apex]

"There will be group adventures, maybe dungeon like, but we won't have huge raids that require lots of prep and grinding beforehand"

[tiny pasture]

what will be the 'lose' condition if dying cant happen ingame?

[thin thicket]

Does anyone know how many different kinds of animals there will be? Obviously there is chuus but will we have lots of new kinds of wildlife?

[finite scarab]

im guessing not exactly combat, more like hunting maybe? So loosing condition would be the mob running away and you get no loot

[tiny pasture]

so kinda like pokemon go

[errant pagoda]

trailer showed some kind of Rune Stag/Deer

[thin thicket]

I think its important to note that the objective of the game isn't going to be "Win". Its an mmo based on living not combat therefore the object will be Chill out and do whatever you want

[sharp silo]

kind of reminds me of runescape tbh.

[finite scarab]

but what if you want combat? 😮
||just kidding, i gotcha||

[errant pagoda]

combat will be a thing though optional, perhaps you pass out if your health hits 0? who knows lol something to discover in the alpha

[true willow]

If one gets accepted for alpha, are you allowed to stream your experience

[trim kelp]

no

[errant pagoda]

While the NDA is active no.

[true willow]

Thank you 🙂

[finite scarab]

no.

[thin thicket]

https://tenor.com/view/you-got-me-there-you-got-me-point-gif-7591282

[errant pagoda]

There will come a time where the NDA will end and be able to, but thats up to the higher powers of dev management.

[left yarrow]

I think Palia its more on the Gaia Online/Club Penguin or Everland (rip reckful) kind of game but with Stardew Valley/My time in Portia mixed in.

[thin thicket]

If we all jackhammer the world of palia at the same time can we flip it

[errant pagoda]

Might dig all the way to bedrock in a minute flat

[coral bear]

wait wait, so how was the game funded again??

[errant pagoda]

private funding

[coral bear]

what does that mean exactly..?

i know that much already

[errant pagoda]

Very sizeable amount of private funding, meaning company funded

[finite scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/flat-earth-dinosaur-meme-meteor-gif-13792633

[hybrid comet]

will I be able to hear a sound if I hit my friends with tools. this is incredibly important

[coral bear]

please. i want to harass my friends with a net like in ac

[ornate panther]

sad steve oof noises

[errant pagoda]

internal investors, companies, etc.

[signal nimbus]

So- Is there going to be a pet system or companion system? Mounts?

[finite scarab]

They said they have a troll in their team, even tho they test Anti-griefing with him, im pretty sure they will let you harass your friends in a few ways

[buoyant kernel]

Pets are planned for the future

[errant pagoda]

in the form of either fast travel or pets.

[buoyant kernel]

Google doc has info on pets

[left yarrow]

"Both are in the roadmap in some form"

[lilac heron]

i hope the game will not f2p so it does not fill up with bots

[errant pagoda]

I mean I would happy grab a few guildies from WoW and test the anti griefing policies, since we would know not to take any of it seriously.

[river elm]

I'm curious, will there be any form of combat system in this game? Or is it strictly wholesome exploration/comfy activities?

[trim swan]

Could possibly have a few features toggled on for party members / friends list, but off for strangers. Above example as a case in point, I'd love to be able to trap a friend in a net while on voice chat, as a practical joke... but it seems like tedious griefing if you can do that to people at random.

[errant pagoda]

there is combat, but optional, specifics not mentioned

[finite scarab]

im thinking about Sea of Thieves' bucket, that thing had multiple use, great to annoy your friend while he is at the wheel :3

[thin thicket]

off-topic

[errant pagoda]

Would have to ask a dev for that, though off topic would prob work just as well

[finite scarab]

EmbrasAshes' name triggers my OCD, He is the only one not having a whitespace after [S6] tag in his name lol

[signal nimbus]

Oh sweet, that'll be exciting. Any idea what they'll be doing in forms of armor/clothes/customizable character things and if they'll be selling some of them using money with added stat bonuses ||[more on the p2w side of things imo]|| or no stats and just for appearance?

Hoping that made sense

[errant pagoda]

nothing that is known. I doubt the spoiler free part though

[signal nimbus]

Hoping the game won't become p2w. I left so many MMOs and games cause of that.

[normal widget]

How will housing work? Do you buy land, build a premade house, and be done with it, or do you have the freedom to build your house any way you want?

[devout axle]

check the doc in pins

[thin thicket]

We don't know yet but there is a doc in pins with info

[errant pagoda]

Imagine the initial part will be some kind of intro quest, after that, who knows

[river elm]

I'm curious about races now. Will humans be the only playable race?

[thin thicket]

In alpha yes

[devout axle]

they are working on elf right now, humans in alpha

[errant pagoda]

in the alpha atleast, elves are floating around as an idea

[sick lodge]

O sweet

[upper lark]

Absolutely agree with that. There is something in being able to take the time to complete parts of the game and get rewarded that way. Too many games are p2w now. I miss the old days!

[craggy lava]

I would not complain one bit if the price tag pretty big just so long as its not p2w

[signal nimbus]

Agreed! And as much as I dont mind buying stuff, I just wish it wasn't so stated that regular players who don't have money can still play.

[undone otter]

Posting what I said in the suggestions channel cause I think it'd be nice:

With a hopeful lack of loot drops, I wouldn't mind seeing the crafting add a bit more RNG that decreases as your skill in that crafting profession gets better.
I hate RNG combat loot but I would actually enjoy RNG crafting tools that are made by players.
Players who are better at that profession with better crafting benches would have much better chances of making good stuff and therefore people might go buy from them

[errant pagoda]

both things wont get an answer any time soon. In regards to P2W

[subtle kiln]

Are ye able to tell us about what pc specs can run the game and what cannot? I couldnt find anything about it on the doc

[ornate perch]

Hi All, I know this might already be answered and / or too early to ask this..

But.. will this be a subscription based game ( like wow ). or will people be able to level up to a level for free then get to buy it.. or something like that !

[sick lodge]

Very low

[devout axle]

they mentioned it is very low minimum

[errant pagoda]

They havent said yet

[undone otter]

Nothing specific but they said it should be low. They said a 1080 was running 3 clients

[signal nimbus]

Oh and I'm wondering if outfits and weapons and such if it'll be character locked or you'll still be able to sell it auction after....

Weapon's and armor needing to get replaced cause their durability decreases over time?

[subtle kiln]

oo perfect

[blazing nexus]

Will u add cabbages? Please add cabbages

[subtle kiln]

I got an old pc with a 980 so xD

[blazing nexus]

If u dont add cabbages we riot

[devout axle]

so i7-8700 / 16G RAM / 1080 is able to run 3 clients on a dev machine

[thin thicket]

Kens back, pog

[chilly wagon]

with resources to spare too

[errant pagoda]

perhaps being privately funded, they arent really bothered by the $$$ side of things yet, one of the benefits I suppose

[ornate perch]

Survey asked if the system had atleast 8 Gb RAm.. or i am guessing somewhere around that should be a minimum .

[craggy lava]

Is there any idea on the payment of the game as of so far? One time payment or subscription?

[junior owl]

Hey, @craggy lava! We're not ready to talk about monetization yet. More info in the #❔│game-faqs channel.

[left yarrow]

I don't think durability is a thing mostly because of this "Yes. You have your cosmetic outfits, of which we already have a dazzling variety. You also have your tools, like pickaxe, fishing rod, butterfly net. These have quality tiers, but you only have one at a time, e.g. a higher-quality axe replaces the lower-tier one, you're not juggling both. There's a huge variety of harvestable and gatherable and craftable items that you can have in your inventory. Tools specifically, we do want it to be as easy and seamless as possible so you're not constantly swapping items and switching to inventory management after every activity."

[devout axle]

check the pins, no word on monetization yet

[undone otter]

❤❤❤

[craggy lava]

yeah just saw thanks

[subtle kiln]

@ornate perch yeah luckily i got 16 ddr4

[errant pagoda]

Survey had all varies degree's of ram, its just for data collection so they can measure things in alpha, both low ram rigs and high ram rigs will be needed

[undone otter]

They actually have a bot for this now pog

[signal nimbus]

Oh! Will we be able to have multiple characters? If so and if there are outfits and such that you buy with money, is it interchangeable between those characters without having to buy the same outfit with cash? @-@

[errant pagoda]

alpha just the one, they want multiple for launch though

[signal nimbus]

Ahhh. I see.

[thin thicket]

Could be good to see how it works, whilst durability isn't ideal in these circumstances it does make me wonder about progression in crafting

[left yarrow]

Not at Pre-Alpha but the plan is to support multiple characters. (google docs in the pins have a lot of info if you are interested in more ^^)

[undone otter]

I think progression in crafting could come through RNG

Rather than durability which negatively affects the player, tools could have RNG which only positively affects the player

[solid mirage]

If my only ambition in life is to come home from work and pretend to be a small old man with a huge moustache that sells bread to all his friends, is this the game for me?

[errant pagoda]

have to wait till the alpha to answer that

[serene hemlock]

What if you have the worst luck in the world?

[errant pagoda]

I personally want to build a castle with a moat, with some goldfish in it.

[undone otter]

In this case the worst would be the default tool

[signal nimbus]

Can we swim-

[devout axle]

#game-suggestions

[undone otter]

So rather than bad RNG and good RNG, you just have varying levels of good RNG

[thin thicket]

I like this idea and think it would go hand in hand nicely with a wide variety of different materials.

Different material lead to different stats/cosmetics. So I might make an axe out of oak in order to cut down trees that are beech for example. Then the beech wood is what I use to make certain cosmetic furniture.

Then you can introduce rarer kinds of wood that require higher stats to cut

[gloomy current]

"We're all old and crusty and old-school (or at least I am), and as far as I'm concerned, alpha is alpha is alpha!"

[shell musk]

woops! I thought I was in there LOL

[versed maple]

will it be subscription-based? will I have to pay extra for updates?

[errant pagoda]

No idea yet.

[lilac heron]

@regal pumice we don't want Palia to be f2p 😭

[lament token]

Will there be a server list or will you automatically be dropped into one.

[undone otter]

Yeah spot on

[delicate ore]

but does alpha have fish

[left yarrow]

Yep

[signal nimbus]

But can we swim in water and maybe catch fish---

[charred hearth]

feesh

[errant pagoda]

I hope the alpha has fish, I have a fishing spot saved next to me for a certain bear, so we can have a fish off.

[undone otter]

Make people who are higher levels in professions have increased chances of good stats and stuff too

[devout axle]

there is a section on that in the pinned doc

[undone otter]

That way players might go search out for people who are more experienced in those professions and buy from them

[thin thicket]

Exactly, so in order to chop cherry wood you'd need to have a level of 70 in tree cutting. Making the type of wood rarer but also allowing progression and a goal to aim towards.

Whereas basic kinds of wood can just be level 20

[errant pagoda]

jokes were made that the achievement was cutting down 20k trees in Palia, and that tree's grow back really fast so green peace wont be an issue

[left yarrow]

Woodcutting and Mining was where I made most friends in RS. I miss that D:

[devout axle]

man RS, what days

[split sparrow]

Sorry if this question has been asked/answered but if you're a content creator can you also apply to the normal pre-alpha? Like I'd be happy to play in my own time but I'd also be happy to stream it etc

Edit: I meant in the future I will not break any NDA's do not fret ❤️

[versed maple]

there's an NDA, so no

[thin thicket]

You can't stream the alpha

[delicate ore]

those poor runescape trees and ores, they never knew what was in store from them when the devs put them in the game

[devout axle]

pre-Alpha wont be streamable, so you are just like everyone else 🙂

[frosty girder]

yeah, dont break the nda

the devs have to hire a lawyer and that costs money

[errant pagoda]

only when the NDA is over could you stream, how long it lasts is up to the dev's

[split sparrow]

oh sorry totally missed that, but also theres a seperate application form so i guess i mean what does that involve?

[cloud coral]

Will you be able to make food? If so. Would the food give anything like buffs if you eat it? 🙂

[frosty girder]

and you get sued

[keen pasture]

Good NDA's keep it special longer 🙂

[thin thicket]

Cooking will be included apparently

[undone otter]

There's cooking but we don't know what food will be used for

[errant pagoda]

you wont get a NDA form till they do the selection process.

[split sparrow]

Yes don't worry pals im not planning on it ahha

[cloud coral]

Aaah~ 😄

[rancid wadi]

Is this game more of a casual MMORPG or more like WoW?

[left yarrow]

You will probably be contacted for pre-alpha via the alpha form and the one for content creator is so they contact you in the future when streaming/promoting is a thing

[signal nimbus]

Potion making alchemy stuff?--- Different biomes and areas where you can live? 'u'

[thin thicket]

There was also ideas being thrown aroudn about cooking competitions

[frosty girder]

where you cant spread info about whatever the nda is about, for example if there was a movie and you watched it and you signed a nda you couldnt talk to ur friends about it

[left yarrow]

So on the safe side, complete both

[final hamlet]

How large will the pre-alpha be?

[late marten]

will this game be supporting addon creation? 🙂

[errant pagoda]

If you have to say anything about the game during the NDA to someone, walk to the mirror and have a conversation, atleast you will not break the nda 😛

[devout axle]

I am not part of S6, but I d say go for both applications. Content creators might be evaluated differently or at a later date. If they wanted to restrict applying in both they would've at least mentioned or done something to prevent

[flint oak]

Will we be able to play with friends or something?

[thin thicket]

Yes

[split sparrow]

@left yarrow @devout axle Thanks, thats helpful!

[flint oak]

Thxx

[signal nimbus]

Let's hope for no or a high pet limit so we can have someone with like 500 cats.

[keen pasture]

Sorry if this has been asked.... Wife wants to know - Is the fishing in the style of World of Warcraft or more indepth?

[finite scarab]

where did you see the separate forms? i only saw the one on the main site 😮

[mellow thorn]

Check the doc in the pins!

[split sparrow]

@finite scarab at the v bottom of the site page

[remote iron]

Would you consider adding deep social interactions like marriage in this game? In the style of FFXIV for example. Could be fun to marry my wife again in this! :D

[left yarrow]

The most detailed answer on that is this "Yes, and its more than just cast and RNG"

[cloud coral]

Will there be different races to play as? 🙂

[keen pasture]

@mellow thorn Ah cool thanks

[left yarrow]

currently Human and working on Elf. Not sure what is next

[keen pasture]

@left yarrow Thank you 🙂

[thin thicket]

Why not go wild and try finding out what its like to marry someone else? I'm kidding, I think it was mentioned before that you will be able to marry, if not theres always RP!

[cloud coral]

@left yarrow Uuuh! 😄

[left yarrow]

guessing from your avatar, you are excited about elfs haha.

[feral arch]

Morning Vlad~

[left yarrow]

Moarning Roan ^^ Welcome back

[devout axle]

@left yarrow need a macro for copy pasting answers from the doc.

[cloud coral]

@left yarrow I am indeed! 😄

[feral arch]

I've already got some gifs and emojis set to favorites... >:)

[left yarrow]

True, hopefully when the reddit comes some of this questions will be answered there. @cloud coral some pictures on the website share some elf images if i'm not mistaking.

[cloud coral]

@left yarrow I will take a look! 😄

[thick summit]

Hey! Are there any plans of becoming a part of Dreamhaven since they're teaming up with a lot of new studios recently?

[thin thicket]

@thick summit I love your avatar

[cloud coral]

Would you be able set op a small shop in a market and be able to sell your crops or products.? 🙂

[feral arch]

Hey @left yarrow not sure if it would be too much extra work for you and maybe I'm the only one who would find it useful, but would it be possible to use a different color font each day for new FAQ questions that have been added to the doc so I know what to catch up on? And then just revert it all to black the next day. It's already getting kind of lengthy so there's a lot to read.

[left yarrow]

All they mentioned regarding player trading is "I feel like we have a pretty unique approach to how we want to handle the transfer of items between players but it's in early stages so we're not quite ready to talk about it.
Game economy will exist! We aren't sharing a lot about this now but it'll be clear when people get their hands on the alpha"

[devout axle]

you can compare doc versions

[thin thicket]

Vlad that doc is super impressive

[cloud coral]

@left yarrow Alright thanks alot! 😄

[frail lake]

As the game is multiplayer, anyone know if it will be split screen multi?

[left yarrow]

I think I can do something about that but I'll avoid colors. I'll see what I can do. (Not much on day 2 tho)

[feral arch]

Without having edit access?

[devout axle]

you can save to your drive a version and compare with that of Vlads

[feral arch]

Ah that's fair. Thanks!

[plucky parrot]

Congratz on the doc Vlad, is well made and intuitive!

[frank pumice]

Will there be a large variety of crops to grow? 🙂

[thin thicket]

THats the plan

[devout axle]

unless, Vlad, really wants to color code the days

[coarse warren]

Are hkuse designs pre-made? Or are you able to free-build them?

[feral arch]

Bold could work too. But if I just save it before bed to compare in the morning that works too!

[devout axle]

answered in housing section of pinned doc

[brisk ether]

The trailer looks amazing, I'm so excited to play.
Where can we be on the lookout for further V/A Calls?

[fallow token]

How much impact will the players have on the economy ingame? Will we be able to build up shops and sell our goods?

[subtle kiln]

Will any factions be in the game ?

[cloud coral]

@fallow token I asked something like the same before and for what i know they are not ready to talk about the economy yet. 😄

[feral arch]

Only thing so far that's been said is that there will be a player economy of some sort, but the details are under wraps. They want to see how it works with a smaller group in Alpha first.

[fallow token]

ah fair, thanks!

[feral arch]

"Game economy will exist! We aren't sharing a lot about this now but it'll be clear when people get their hands on the alpha"

[thin thicket]

See the doc. There are guilds but they are called "Neighbourhoods"

[subtle kiln]

@thin thicket no i mean npc factions

that offer unique rewards depending on the fac you join

[errant pagoda]

In before one names theirs "The Neighbourhood Watch"

[feral arch]

Not sure if they'd post V/A calls here or not but they do have a careers page: https://www.singularity6.com/careers

[lofty girder]

Will there be some kind of 'rivalry' aspect with other neighbourhoods?

[wary folio]

Will the game be available in multiple languages? Spanish?

[lilac heron]

@left yarrow you are in the development team?

[feral arch]

"While we know we want to localize to other languages, and we understand how important it is, we haven't decided yet exactly how that will be accomplished."

[errant pagoda]

not during alpha atleast.

[feral arch]

Nah people like Vlad and I were just around most of yesterday, Vlad created the FAQ doc but it's unofficial.

[signal nimbus]

Man one day I'd love to be part of a game development team...

[brisk ether]

Generally V/A isn't hired on directly. Normally a call is posted.

[feral arch]

For sure. Definitely a good question, hopefully the devs will be around later to answer it because there's definitely been a huge interest in voiceacting for the game.

[torpid wren]

Hey question for the team, how close do you think the alpha will be from the final product

[rigid merlin]

the most important question from me. does it have SEA/Asia server later?

[errant pagoda]

30k discord members, the number rises

[fickle cargo]

How did you check that? I can only see the ones that are actually online, not the full population.

[errant pagoda]

mobile phone

[lusty fjord]

MMOByte brought me here

[errant pagoda]

Can't do it from my pc either, but the mobile phone app can tell you by pressing the palia heading on the phone.

[fickle cargo]

Ah, I see it, thank you!

[errant pagoda]

have to close and reopen it on the phone to update the number though

[devout axle]

next people will be asking "where you here for real potato count or palia doom screenshot?"

[left yarrow]

Like Roan said. We are just here to help. The team has [s6] in front of the name.

[hollow quiver]

and trying to up your alpha access amirite

[errant pagoda]

IGN for me Domeng, but I imagine youtube will be exploding soon enough

[golden shale]

Will characters be region bound or will we be able to login and play with our oversea friends with a bit higher ping?

[feral arch]

1,000,000 potatos!

[errant pagoda]

One potato ha ha ha, Two potato ha ha ha...

The count will lose his voice before the count is done

[hoary wind]

Can you guys please start going buck wild on some video trailers and screenshots?

[shut harness]

For player housing/homesteads, are there going to be mini-realms that people can build their own communities in? (Think LOTRO, or Villagers & Heroes) Will there be a housing rush across servers where people need to log on at a certain time to claim it? (Like Archeage) Or are there a handful of areas that act as portals to specific player housing? (Like ESO)

[hoary wind]

I know we are under NDA and all but pleeeease

[dry torrent]

I definitely hope housing won't be off in an instance somewhere... needs to have a presence in the open world imo!

[errant pagoda]

I think the magic eight ball will predict that another trailer will be a while away lol

[hoary wind]

Think they already said instanced housing

[left yarrow]

I made some changes to the doc. I'll color code the bullet for each addition on a daily basis. What do you think?

[hasty adder]

@shut harness Maybe they could do a housing system similar to MapleStory 2, where you would rent a plot of land to build on for whatever server you play on, and so long as you keep up the rent that place in the world is yours

[left yarrow]

day 2 is marked with red

[dry torrent]

Well the housing can be instanced (like BDO) but it must be in the open world

[honest marten]

can we pet a fox?

[hasty adder]

@shut harness Maybe they could do a housing system similar to MapleStory 2, where you would rent a plot of land to build on for whatever server you play on, and so long as you keep up the rent that place in the world is yours

[dry torrent]

I'm betting for more info during E3.

[honest marten]

i want to grow mushroom at cave like stardew valley while fishing a shark

[errant pagoda]

Maybe just colour code the sections, you will run out of colours before too long via days

[errant kettle]

Question for the team: The trailer seems to show a lot for players looking for creative/sandbox/casual-community play. But does it also offer thing's for those of us that like to get together for some action before coming home to our coffee themed decorated houses? Thanks!

[uncut drum]

As long as there's plenty* of land in the open world, I think open-world housing is important.

Would be unfortunate if the land was extremely finite in some way and you were forced to go to a new server if there was simply no more land to claim.

[thick summit]

What's the name of the world/land the players takes place in? Is it just Palia or something else?

[shut harness]

@mellow thorn said this, and I think I agree! It seems like a "wait and see" kinda subject

SPECULATION: I assume they are trying some form or new style of how we know this works, but have the fall back option of instancing if needed so they don't want to confirm anything.```

[honest marten]

can i grief my friend house?

[thin thicket]

If they give you permission too

[dry torrent]

I don't think it has to be a build-anywhere system, so finite land is ok. And its ok if the buildings are instanced themselves. But if I have to step through a portal to get to my house, I'mma not be happy 😦 (i.e. magical house in the sky like WildStar)

[devout axle]

irl only

[left yarrow]

I can only edit so much, i'll probably end this when pre-alpha starts ^^ I'll make sure not to run out of colors 😉

[valid rain]

I think instanceing is a good idea. have a designated area where you 'build' so its the same for everone, but you instance the entrance

[errant pagoda]

that works too 😛

[thin thicket]

They are not instancing housing, we were discussing the potential means of this earlier. As for exact details they aren't getting into it with the community yet

[bronze pine]

so are there people who have access to the pre-alpha already? or did sign-ups just start?

[devout axle]

with great power...

[uncut drum]

I mean by finite land I'm mostly just worried about servers becoming literally full

[honest marten]

can we have fish pond?

[valid rain]

I mean, it works in WoW, for the player hubs so it is possibl

[honest marten]

i want to breed aligator

[uncut drum]

Like it'd be rough if you were trying to be on the same servers as your friends and it was dependent on how saturated the plots are on those servers

[errant pagoda]

We need some place to throw the Axe into to upgrade it to gold @honest marten 😛

[hasty adder]

I like the idea of open world housing more than instanced. it makes the world feel more alive.

[jovial rain]

I'm curious to know what feature the team is most excited to work on or deploy within the game. Having played almost every MMO since EQ and AO, I love to see what new ideas Dev's come up with.

[spice wyvern]

If there is combat in Palia, what type would it be? (Action, Tab Target)

[honest marten]

no that not mine.. mine was made from vibranium

[errant pagoda]

They havent said, but there will be combat.

[dry torrent]

It'd be a real shame if they are not pushing cloud computing and other tech for housing/settlements to be open-world, etc... I can't see a WildStar or LotRO system in 2021 being viable.

[dry torrent]

Sounds like not of the monster type or player type, but of the "hunt the deer" type

[left yarrow]

but also more limited, I think the instancing is more seamless from my understanding (like you can see your own house on the plot). Just me speculating

[dry torrent]

Sounds like not of the monster type or player type, but of the "hunt the deer" type

[winged violet]

Will be this game free to play ? 🙂

[devout axle]

please check the pins

[uncut drum]

I didn't really mean from a technical perspective, I just mean that like I'm hoping the map isn't "too small".

Or maybe there's just several continents that you can travel between to more or less solve the finite plots point, since there'd theoretically be more plots available than players on the server, allowing for a bit of wiggle

[honest marten]

add usage for tool like minectaft. except for fishing rod.
i wont move from that spot before i got that legendary fish. Ariel.

[thin thicket]

Sorry i'm replying slow so this may have been said but I think thats the idea.

WE were saying earlier they will probably instance areas but not all housing

[errant pagoda]

They really havent delved into details, so its hard to know, its a wait and see till alpha

[hasty adder]

Maplestory 2 had a cool mixture of instanced & open world, where you got a small plot in the world that you could create a custom entrance into your instanced home

[hasty adder]

Maplestory 2 had a cool mixture of instanced & open world, where you got a small plot in the world that you could create a custom entrance into your instanced home

[honest marten]

open world house will be lag. but maybe just dont render interior

[wary folio]

can I post an invi to a server discord just made to spanish speakers?

[honest marten]

but in the end it will be bigger than gta map

except you only can see your (neigborhood)

[humble patio]

if it works like FFXIV. the housing will be a physical location in the open world. but the inside of each house will be instanced.

[honest marten]

same as BDO?

[craggy gulch]

Are there going to be seasonal competitions like from Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons?

[left yarrow]

I remember that, something like that can work ^^

[honest marten]

chicken sumo

[urban totem]

i wanna ask if there's a class system on this game?

[craggy gulch]

lol!

[honest marten]

sheep miss universe

[left yarrow]

No class sytem "We won't have dedicated roles, or roles themed around combat. Hence trying to avoid the traditional RPG vibes"

[honest marten]

and cow race

[errant pagoda]

More skill developing then class system

[urban totem]

ah okay i see

[jovial rain]

I just hope it's not like Guild Wars, grouping in that game was impossible

[honest marten]

my sheep always win the contest.. give me that gold wool

[frail lake]

Probably been asked before but anyone know how many people will have access to pre alpha?

[devout axle]

official response "limited number"

[honest marten]

as much as their server didn crashed

[sharp bramble]

Will this game be viable to play with PvP or PvM to level? Or is it focused on non-pvp.

[viscid fable]

No pvp to start. If there will ever be any, it will be optional and is not a focus at all for the game.

[honest marten]

imagine stardew valley had PVP inside cave and fighting another player

i will use that fishing rod

[errant pagoda]

many a friendly fire would end runs 😛

[ruby prism]

Will the game be translated into Spanish?

[devout axle]

prbably eventually not in pre-Alpha, its in #❔│game-faqs

[bronze pine]

I do think combat roles would be helpful in diversifying gameplay, but i don't think they should be in the pre-alpha

[honest marten]

for the winner get enemy loot. and can continue mining
for the enemy will transported to the outside world with penalty cant go inside mine but still had last loot

[hardy vale]

Hello, I have a question: will there be Russian in the game and chats here?

[hoary wind]

Check the faq channel @ruby prism

[wary folio]

I could not put my full correct email in the registration .

[devout axle]

not in the pre-Alpha. Other languages come later

[undone otter]

I think there's tons and tons of non combat routes they can go to make the gameplay diversified

If anything a focus of professions is a much better way to diversify gameplay than combat imo

[viscid fable]

as in not enough characters were allowed?

[hardy vale]

Well, we will wait for your native language

[wary folio]

I thinkg it said i could not use @ and .

[errant pagoda]

depends on how the combat system entails, if its like TERA for example with timing and skills, 99% of attacks are avoidable.

[finite scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/avengers-endgame-hawkeye-no-please-no-no-sad-gif-16886381

[errant pagoda]

to be fair its better then getting punched like in wow 😛

[worldly swallow]

How in depth will the life skills be, Like the more you chop the better trees you can cut like runescape once you reach a certain level?

[honest marten]

is it like wakfu mmo rpg? with hundred profession. i spent time chopping wood everyday and left

didn get fishing rod im sad

[halcyon vapor]

Actually it'd be quite nice if we got a city like feature with specific occupations

[real crag]

Is the mmo FreeRealms at all an inspiration for Palia?

[stoic axle]

when the game is released on different platforms will you be able to use the same account on all platforms?

[wary folio]

Is there going to be caves/mining?

[twilit stream]

will add-ons be supported?

[undone otter]

There's not even a guarantee of different platforms yet but they said they would want crossplay if they do

[undone otter]

Mining yes but idk about caves