❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha

[lament sedge]

I read on the website, “humans disappeared thousands of years ago at the height of grandeur and mastery magic”...Will there be any form of magic system? Nothing big. More like idk. “Casts light orb to see better in cave when exploring to get that rare cave herb” idk 😅

[torpid egret]

Will there be hidden stories that can be rhymed together in the world ... maybe a horror story emerges from it?

[feral arch]

There's something magical about Palia, but "Magic Skill Line? Definitely no 'magic' skill to level up like 'hunting' atm"

[slim siren]

How robust are the character housing and cosmetic systems going to be? Rift, hands down has the best versions of both I've seen in any mmo thus far and I'm curious if you'll be allowed to morph housing items together like you can in Rift in order to make even more cool stuff within and around your housing? Will there be dyes for wardrobes/cosmetics?

[stable grove]

Will there be farm equipment? I kinda wana progress my homestead by saving up to buy big equipment or something, any plans on anything in that realm of functionality? And meaningful functionality, not just little bits of flavor that aren't big in the grand scheme of things.

[lament sedge]

Ah gotchaaa

[mortal rain]

will we BEE able to have pets?

[hoary elm]

Oh man, pets. PETS

[feral arch]

If you mean small tools that have upgrades yes, but if you mean large equipment like tractors, sprinklers, etc. I haven't seen anything from the Devs.

On the FAQ: "We see these categories as "Fast Travel" and "Pets". Both are in the roadmap in some form"

[hoary elm]

Nice!

[mortal rain]

\o/

[hoary elm]

Fast Travel makes it sound like the map isn't very small, which is awesome

[stray musk]

how you feeling devs? y'all alright?

[mortal rain]

I apologise for not reading FAQ, I got to excited and came straight onto Discord when I found the trailer

[fickle wadi]

there's also an unofficial FAQ that's pinned! some wonderful souls took it upon themselves to compile all/most of the answers that the devs provided

[feral arch]

All good! That's why a few of us are hanging around to help out with the questions that get asked a lot! We're all super excited so I get it lol

[covert sail]

Hi, I'm so stoked for the game! I was wondering why y'all decided to go with Unreal Engine 4? Did it offer any unique benefits y'all are excited to use? Also, any thoughts on porting the game into Unreal Engine 5 once it's released?

[feral arch]

The game has been in production since 2018, so a lot of it was already done when UE5 came out.

[royal moat]

Heck fren, I had it open right behind my Discord window when I asked a question that was in there. Just missed a few words.

[mortal rain]

I don't think 5 is officially available yet either. only early access version

[junior forge]

yep, not production ready

[feral arch]

I've done that before as well! I have it open to do a quick search for keywords but sometimes I miss things in it; it's a lot of information!

[covert sail]

Gotcha gotcha, so my understanding is that UE4 will be forward compatible with UE5

[mortal rain]

if development is using 4.26+

[hasty locust]

There are a lot of factors that go into selecting a game engine. I'm hoping to one day have some articles on our company site sharing more details about the engineering choices we've made and the tech we use.

A couple of interesting facts: we do have some ex-Epic folks on the dev team and that certainly helps.

We're also very interested in UE5 and looking at it closely but have no plans for now.

[covert sail]

Great, thank you!

[toxic adder]

Is there a pricing chart announced for the game?

[covert sail]

Yeah, that would be a great article. It would be really cool to hear about the server architecture too

[lime glacier]

Nope. They're not talking money at this time, at all.

[lethal geode]

we good! BUSY

[dark pewter]

They're putting in all this work preparing for us heathens to get in game

[true barn]

remember to hydrate or diedrate

also get up and stretch periodically!

[feral arch]

You're a high priestess, you can't be a heathen!

[dark pewter]

Priestess can mean many things :)

[covert sail]

One last question, but what have been the most challenging features to implement you have completed so far? Any ones you're particularly proud of or enjoyed?

[cinder mesa]

I have a question: How deep will character creation get between now and launch? Are we looking at multiple body types? Body and facial features sliders? These are super important for a lot of MMO players and I think a lot of games have missed the mark on this.

[dry crypt]

Are we able to tame creatures

[stray musk]

good to hear, keep it up

[wild star]

cautomaton already gave a good answer. But I wanted to note, and I don't think this is anything secretive: we're only one version behind from UE5 (the next updated version would be to UE5), so we hopefully wouldn't have too many breaking changes if we were to upgrade.

[runic notch]

We want you to be able to customize your character to be you. Lots of options on style, cut, color, shape and they're all interchangable.

[dark pewter]

The creation will be very customizable, nothing being locked to any body type, many different hair styles and colors and varying body types. As for sliders, it hasn't been said

[delicate hound]

Will there be both EU and NA pre-alpha servers available to the lucky few?

[lime glacier]

so nothing as "comprehensive" as cyberpunk.

[covert sail]

Always scary upgrading haha

[ember stag]

What are the chances of joining pre alpha, is there a reason to worry or not really

[feral arch]

Devs: "Numbers? As many folks as we can get in. The response so far has been overwhelming, which is great! But I fear it means we won't be able to invite enough folks to make EVERYONE happy. Thats why its hard to give definitive details right now."

[wild star]

Especially as the team grows bigger, more people's workflows to disrupt and man hours to possibly waste!

[stray musk]

that's pretty much every tech alpha test

can't get all peeps in, gotta test the waters

[feral arch]

For sure. Especially looking at the, uh... what are we at, 30k people here on Discord alone

[dark pewter]

It will be impossible to make everyone happy no matter what they do.

[true barn]

and that's fine.

[stray musk]

it was pretty hardcore back when I got into the dauntless tech alpha and it was more or less the same situation

[ember stag]

do i get email when my pre alpha request is accepted?

[feral arch]

Will we be transitioning to a forum / board on the Palia website anytime soon or should we plan to stick with Discord for awhile?

[wild star]

Atm no email is sent out to confirm for the pre-alpha.

[clever ridge]

How large of a world are we talking for us players to explore?

[wary folio]

Hi everyone, maybe this has been asked before; but when can we expect more teasers á la images/videos (short or longer)? 🙂

[lime glacier]

Nothing for signing up, but if you're accepted, you'll get it through your emial.

[stray musk]

smaller than botw

[sharp ridge]

I assume you are all still doing your day job while in discord, but are some of you rotating to answer questions? And when would we expect this kind of forum to end or change

[covert sail]

Are y'all planning on instancing for most of the player housing then?

[light sky]

will there be macOS support?

[stray musk]

ain't a dev bruv

[covert sail]

Rip

I saw the colored name

[feral arch]

Devs have the [S6] before their name

[lime glacier]

all the devs have [S6] and they're in blue

[sharp ridge]

Change your role to chu. Its superior

[feral arch]

You can get colored names by going to #📃│server-directory and choosing a side

[stray musk]

I'm just a pioneer of the great chu movement

[hoary elm]

Maybe I'm missing something, but what's the PoV of the player? Will it be behind the character like an MMO (WoW) or over-the-top style like Animal Crossing or SDV?

[sharp ridge]

3pp

[wild star]

As we're ramping up we have devs supporting moderation and answering questions. In the future our community team will probably be able to handle most of this themselves, and ask devs questions on your behalf as needed.
And I'm guessing devs engaging will be on our own time in the future. With C++ build times, engineers have time for you guys all day. 😉

[mellow raven]

Hey team! I was just cruising through the intros and someone indicated they don't like PKs. Someone spelled out "PK IS FUN" on their intro, which doesn't seem very kind or welcoming. Any way to remove those?

[errant helm]

@wild star will there be smoked paprika?

[covert sail]

An additional benefit to the stability

[stray musk]

even more communication? yo I'll implode, I love you devs

[wild star]

I already have mine...

[errant helm]

Hnnnggg

New wallpaper

[errant pagoda]

Lol

[covert sail]

I forgot they are probably working from home

[unreal gyro]

they have a office

[errant pagoda]

Social distancing, yay.

[sharp ridge]

The secret i learned working from home, no one can stop you from drinking

[feral arch]

I believe they said only one of them is actually working from the office due to the panini

[river elm]

on the idea of the customization.. Will we be able to alter our characters appearance post-character creation completely? Sometimes we aren't satisfied with what we made, or we feel we could change it up a bit after some time?

And there's also the roleplayer question as well, not everyone wants to play as themselves. They want to create a character and form a narrative, and sometimes that means the character can change appearance over time.

[wild star]

WFH until mid-summer or so, then we're ramping back up into office

[errant helm]

Ah yes only one panini press

[hard skiff]

Will it be one time purchase, or pay to play. Also will it have its own launcher or through some platform? Any info...?

[lime glacier]

Barbershop and Plastic Surgeon in one! yes!

[sharp ridge]

They aren't discussing money

[covert sail]

Just the office smoked paprika stocked in every desk and refilled nightly

[wary folio]

Actually it has worked quite well to work from home during this period. Even though it's a balance.

[hollow nimbus]

Hey guys! I had two questions from earlier that went out during the large message frenzy and weren't able to be answered. If you have time, here they are:

1. what will be the max size of a Neighborhood? 10/50/100/500/1000 players?
2. is there anything like a Guild Hall type building in the works (i guess in the context of Palia it would be something like a Neighborhood Hall)? i would love to create a big public space for me and my guild to share while also having our own homes.

[covert sail]

Where did you see info on neighborhoods? I missed out on that

[hollow nimbus]

checked the pinned messages for the google doc on the unofficial FAQ

[covert sail]

ty

[coarse barn]

Its palia equivalent of guilds

[hard skiff]

Feels like an MMO without pvp 😦

[runic notch]

Its gotta be cozy, 1000 player neighborhoods seem cozy to you guys?

[lime glacier]

that's because it is

[covert sail]

Suburban hellscape

[errant helm]

Maximum cozy

[errant pagoda]

Sounds like a Suburb more then a neighbourhood lol

[dry parcel]

cozy x100

[sharp ridge]

You are underestimating us. It's atleast over 9000

[feral arch]

I want it to be one of those towns where everyone knows their neighbors and is all up in everyone's business. Sounds great

[river elm]

maybe 30 player neighborhoods like in LOTRO. And that mmo's pretty cozy!

[stray musk]

just the right number to start a cult

[hollow nimbus]

absolutley not, i am just wondering what the cap would be and threw out some numbers

[hard skiff]

i want to pvp my neighbor and raid his gardern if it is better than mine 🔥

[brittle smelt]

Is there going to be a weather system in game? Cosying up inside with a fireplace while it rains outside

[distant wraith]

New to this! What is the difference in Chuu and Chapaa? 🙂

[river elm]

though maybe 100 player neighborhoods too. Idk, roleplayers enjoy gathering up for events. And sometimes seperating them isnt the best idea because that often hurts RP communities.

[wary folio]

Interesting!

[lime glacier]

a farming game without weather? hmm...

[dapper hazel]

so will the game have cities? or the players who will be responsible for creating them with the neighborhoods? it gives me a very Log Horizon vibe

[feral arch]

They're trying to cut down on the griefing, but you can compete with them in other ways by continuing to work on yours!

[runic notch]

We aren't ready to talk about weather specifically right now, sorry. Palia is not a world without weather, I can say that

[coarse barn]

Can you be in multiple or just one

[hard skiff]

i mean without pvp it will be an ROBLOX under 13 yearold game 🤪

[river elm]

i think it would be an interesting design choice if weather could affect our houses and we'd have to repair our roofs and walls after huge storms.

[ashen oxide]

Are you able to comment on whether progress made in the alpha will carry over to the proper release?

[dark pewter]

Not at all

[dapper hazel]

penguin club with extra steps

[raw oasis]

Too big would be hectic, too small would lead to problems if there werent that many online. Neighborhood wise.

[feral arch]

...I think a dev said something about dynamic weather a few hours ago...

[wary folio]

I hope not, I'm an old gamer that started with Ultima Online. I truly see the potential in this game. If this then that etc.

[gleaming halo]

Any word yet as to how large the world will be?

[brittle smelt]

of course it won't

[lethal geode]

we'll be doing a couple of wipes before our actual launch

[lime glacier]

pvp isn't what make games good.

[regal gale]

Will there be seasonal events or is that something that's not on the bored right now and might be looked at in the future?

[dark pewter]

A game does not need pvp to be enjoyed by people over the age of 13. Or to be enjoyed by anyone of any age.

[ashen oxide]

That makes sense, thank you!

[proper walrus]

Weather ofc will be a thing... most games have it, like most farmlike games so

[hard skiff]

i mean just working on gardens gets boring... what is the endgame? whats SIMS endgame for example?

[sharp ridge]

I need it to snow. Make thag happen.

[sly sedge]

Yes snow is awesome

[vocal frigate]

will there be seasonal events?

[proper walrus]

Especially if seasonal months will be a thing then get ready for snow 😄

[lime glacier]

it's a farming sim. if you're looking to murder your neighbors you may be looking for a different game

[dark pewter]

They won't talk about endgame. As for Sims, it's more about replayability. It's the style of game that people enjoy, not whether it's completed or not

[autumn frost]

I hope that if there is some large events or anything of the sort that happen during the periods of testing before the game that they are added as small lore tid-bits in the final product. For example, if there is a larger-scale battle between guilds in a certain area that in the final version it's noted somewhere by an NPC or an old stone or something like that.

[vast sedge]

it's not just farming, there's also hunting, fishing, decorating your house, and other stuff that'll be added eventually

[hard skiff]

seasonal PVP EVENTS please... neighbors vs neighbors 100v100 that would be lit hahah 🔥🔥

[dark pewter]

And the story :)

[vast sedge]

true

[vocal frigate]

i don't want pvp events tbh

[dark pewter]

Oh it's a troll

How did I not see that before

[regal gale]

Not really a question but thanks for making the game I didn't know I wanted

[vocal frigate]

id like PVE seasonals so i could earn cool stuff with my friends

[calm basin]

This ain't the sort of mmo you pvp in, you've got plenty of other options for that

[vast sedge]

just go play Ashes of Creation man lmao

[steel prawn]

I really hope pvp doesn't find it's way into this game

[hard skiff]

im a 15 year World of Warcraft player... not a troll, i grew up with PvP so i want an alterantive

[ashen lintel]

Do we know what kind of attribute/skill system will be implemented? Like, is it going to have ability scores like Dex, str, luck, or is it going to be only skills and profession sphere?

[covert sail]

Bake offs

[steel prawn]

Now thats some pvp I can get behind

[gleaming halo]

@hard skiff I think competitive sport would make more sense. Like beach volleyball.

[proper walrus]

Palia isn't gonna be like wow so

[vast sedge]

PvP would be cool with like, competitions and stuff, like fishing competition, hunting competition- bake offs sound pretty good too

[dark pewter]

Try a battle royale or something, this game isn't about that

[ashen oxide]

Then play FFXIV, there are countless alternatives

[feral arch]

@hard skiff they aren't opposed to PvP in the future, you can head on over to #game-suggestions to give them some in-depth suggestions on your PvP ideas 😋

[river elm]

Hey that's not wholesome. 😦

[wary folio]

Exactly, even though I played Wow a lot this is another kind of game.

[heavy rose]

idk if this has been asked, but why is the game called Palia? 😄 Btw super excited for this- I think my description of the game being "therapeutic" is rather accurate

[feral arch]

@lime glacier Sorry hit the reply button on the wrong post again lol

[hard skiff]

by PvP i dont mean killing each other. Player vs Player who hunts 10 deers first. Or who builds a bridge fastest etc...

[brittle smelt]

There's enough WoW clones out there to fill the PvP niche, I'm excited for something different

[river elm]

You may be in luck then! Sounds to me this may be a goal.

[heavy rose]

Yeah it isn't meant to be like WoW at all lol

[ashen lintel]

Maybe they have non-lethal PvP like duels and bouts

[viscid fable]

so competition more than pvp. 🙂

[feral arch]

Like I said they're definitely not opposed to that type of stuff. I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities for competition.

[proper walrus]

A rather pointless question but how exactly is Palia pronoinced? Pal-ia? Pa-lia?

[heavy rose]

we barely know anything about their game or their vision so i dont think we are in a place to be saying what we think should be in the game

[errant pagoda]

Jousting could be cool, but competition is always a good thing

[ashen oxide]

Why not?😟

[brittle smelt]

they have a video pronouncing it on their Twitter, pay-leah

[dark pewter]

There's a video on their twitter!

[viscid fable]

https://tenor.com/view/the-road-to-el-dorado-both-both-is-good-gif-8304204

[fiery stirrup]

check the FAQ for a soundbite

[wary folio]

There will be other competetive elements in this game, if I understood it correctly. But relax and be happy 😄

[heavy rose]

pay-leia

[verbal slate]

Fishing is one of my favorite activities in other MMOs. How "deep" will the fishing system get? The fishing mechanic itself, will it be a complex minigame each time you cast your line or closer to simple ones like WoW or even Animal Crossing?

[gleaming halo]

Repeating: Any word on how large the world will be?

[feral arch]

Smaller than BotW.

[hard skiff]

one last question... will the grass be greener on the other side? and can u ruin my neighbors flowers at night ??? 😅

[brittle smelt]

the world of palia will be as big as the world of Palia

[sly sedge]

Is it pay-leeuh or pal-eeuh?

[dark pewter]

Please check out the google doc in the pinned messages, it has a ton of answers to common questions!

[stray musk]

oi that's me

[verbal slate]

Thank you @dark pewter !

[sly sedge]

Oops I forgot, sorry!

[ashen lintel]

Where’s the pinned message with that docs?

[dark pewter]

In the pins of this channel, little pin icon at the top 📌

[ashen lintel]

Thx

[dark pewter]

Or that, sorry I'm on mobile lol

[fervent tendon]

Can the photo of einar being used in memes be turned into an emoji?

[mortal geyser]

Games like these always end up with a wiki, often fan-made, sometimes not. Do you have any current plans surrounding that?

[feral arch]

I think someone made one, it's just lost in the community art section :/

[viscid fable]

byyyyyyyyyyye

[fervent tendon]

Darn, maybe I'll try and find it to bring it to the surface again

[calm basin]

bye then, don't let the door hit you on the way out 👋

[feral arch]

Let me know if you find it! I looked a bit ago but didn't have any luck.

[dark pewter]

Well that was just rude

[feral arch]

<@&830144903652311090>

[vast sedge]

Speaking as a cis straight dude, I seriously don't see how the way this game handles things will affect either of us mate, it doesn't make our experience any worse and it makes it way better for a lot of other people

[dark pewter]

Who's kid is this?

[fervent tendon]

Will do, I was thinking even just the photo in memes of einar right now would work but I don't know if emojis need to be a certain pixel count or style yknow

[feral arch]

32x32 but the server will resize something if it's as big as 128x128

[wary folio]

Indeed

[craggy mango]

I have just one question what are we looking for in the end game?

[fervent tendon]

Ok gotcha, thankyou

[dark pewter]

Exactly, nothing is stopping people from creating a typical cis male character or female character.

[craggy mango]

is it gonna be raiding of some sort or like coquering some places

[sacred kelp]

Will streaming be allowed if you get selected to pre-alpha?

[dark pewter]

They won't talk about it yet

[ripe gull]

once again thanks for letting us know you're all great

[viscid fable]

not for Pre Alpha

[craggy mango]

okay

[runic notch]

No sorry, PreAlpha is NDAd

[dark pewter]

Pralpha is under NDA

[sacred kelp]

That's fair! Just checking!

[foggy cypress]

Nope

[sacred kelp]

Will there be factions/Guilds?

[fervent tendon]

Found it

[dark pewter]

Neighborhoods

[fervent tendon]

Can I post it here?

[feral arch]

I'm working on some Palia emojis in the background as well actually, been awhile since I did graphic art so we'll see if I'm any good at it anymore lol

[fervent tendon]

Also credit to @terse drum for making it

[feral arch]

Guilds are known as neighborhoods, so yes they will exist. Look at the pinned FAQ for more info! 🙂

[queen arch]

we'll be able to record in the alpha and share it when the NDA is over?

[runic notch]

When the NDA lifts your footage might seem stale next to the new hotness

[dark pewter]

Typically not, pre alpha footage shouldnt be released at any time

[fervent tendon]

Just wondering if I can post it or not to bother because no one official has responded and I don't want to be off topic?

[sacred kelp]

How many players can we expect per server once it's publicly released?

[runic notch]

Ideally we'd keep this area to questions :\

[wary folio]

Remember it is "Pre"-alpha 🙂

[fervent tendon]

Yeah, my question was can we emoji einar

[slender copper]

I'll ask again. Is it intended to upgrade from UE4 to UE5 once it releases for "commercial" use

[runic notch]

The amount should feel juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust right

[wild star]

It might happen, but no promises.

[runic notch]

Unreal hasn't said enough about how their rolling out UE5 for us to say for certain

[fervent tendon]

I have asked a few questions and restated them multiple times in this chat to no response so I thought I'd check if I was going to get any

[dark pewter]

If there is 1 too many people in my neighborhood I'm calling the HOA

[slender copper]

Beautiful, thank you

[sacred kelp]

What will "Claiming" be like? Is it instance based?

[stray musk]

plant a flag and call it yours

[wary folio]

Didn't UE5 started some beta them selves a few weeks/months ago?

[dark pewter]

No

[feral arch]

I think they wanted to get an emoji someone made in the community art section made official for the discord, who would they message for that?

[frail pivot]

I believe Epic said recently that UE5 can open UE4 projects.

[true barn]

weird question. but will we be able to display food we make/buy inside our house?

[stray musk]

plant 2 flags?

[errant pagoda]

Mmm breakfast time, keep answering the good questions, I shall return

[wary folio]

Actually, what are the chances realistically that Palia i converted to UE5? Does it all rely on consent from Epic to switch it over? Are there any cons to switching to UE5 ?

[dark pewter]

It's between you and the NPC in the quest line

[static bay]

Weird request: if I gave you guys some homegrown NPC AI source code, would you possibly use it if it was good?

[viscid fable]

I'd start with the mods, they can interface with the team to see about emoji approval probably

[runic notch]

server suggestions channel perhaps?

[stray musk]

I know bruh, was joking

[sacred kelp]

What sort of "Upkeep" would you need for your neighborhood?

[wary folio]

I'm curious of this, but they'd probably have to have 100% confirmation it was made by you, and probably some legal procedures or contracts before it would be allowed to be used for legal reasons. /shrug

[river elm]

What if i told you, that the end game is actually the whole game.. And you're meant to explore, to build and to seek.. Comfort.

[static bay]

Absolutely.

[dark pewter]

Well let's not give people joke answers then.

[fervent tendon]

Cool, thanks. All I wanted.

[wary folio]

I don't code but I'm curious for like curiosities sake.

anymore i mean

[sacred kelp]

How big are we expecting the map to be once finished?

[feral arch]

Smaller than BotW.

[wary folio]

I'm curious of map size too honestly. I love huge maps.

[stray musk]

was obviously a joke bruv, cheer up

[wary folio]

Will map size increase at some time to be bigger than botw/gta ?

[static bay]

I'm a software engineer who writes algorithms for the DoD, but as a hobby I write video game algorithms. I don't have the time to make actual games, but I'd love to contribute.

[dark pewter]

Some people won't realize that.

[runic notch]

If we were to consider integrating some public code into our code base we'd have to get it from a place like github to verify it is secure without taking on a lot of extra work to vett code from outsiders. We've got some pretty talented programmers here so its possible they'd be interested in trading notes if you wanted to chat.

[feral arch]

Check https://www.singularity6.com/careers

[stray musk]

don't worry about others (:

[dark pewter]

Anywho

[wary folio]

@static bay become dev team, help gaem become biger gudder-ness ❤️

[static bay]

Do they accept part time work... I have a full time job and a 3 yr old

[sacred kelp]

Is the game third or first person? Is there VR support in the works?

[errant pagoda]

39k peeps, almost at the 40k mark.

[wary folio]

Git is nice 🙂

[wanton pendant]

persons already doing stuff for the DoD he said lol

[vast sedge]

3rd person, and I doubt the latter

[forest lake]

What's the name of them ? 😄 Otherwise we start another name tug of war

[dark pewter]

3rd person, nothing else confirmed

[wary folio]

Bob (Joking don't believe me)

[feral arch]

That I can't answer, but based on Buscobear's comment above it seems they'd be down to chat about it!

[molten iron]

I'd call them Starfang, but that's just me.

[forest lake]

They are already "Boggy" in my head 👀

[wary folio]

Flopsy from avatar

[sacred kelp]

Philmore 😄

[fickle wadi]

they've said VR support would be a long while in the future if ever

[frail pivot]

Bunny/dog hybrid?

[sacred kelp]

Hey that's pretty sweet though.

[wary folio]

fox

[forest lake]

yes bunny doggy

[wary folio]

Will there be cheating in the game (relationship cheating), and if so, will there be a sort of punishment system if caught by others? My guess is not yet, but you never know c:

[wheat panther]

Are we going to be allowed to tame wild animals? I would love to have pets. ☺️

[dark pewter]

It was implied

[wary folio]

plez

[wild star]

Hey, if Palia succeeds like LOL, who knows. 😉

[feral arch]

Yes: "Romance multiple npcs? Yes but just like in real life, some people might be upset if they find out"

[blissful comet]

whats the benefits or cons of doing pvp or combat? Additionally, what could be the long term effects of not having a combat system or having combat be a part of the game?

[dark pewter]

Pets are coming, taming I'm not sure about

[wary folio]

I believe it will succeed. I don't think it will instantly be league size (assuming league is huge as hek playerbase wise)

[wheat panther]

If pets will be available then idc about taming ☺️

[fickle wadi]

I would be the first one to buy a VR set if this was ported to VR!!

[wary folio]

I love all the answers <333

[true barn]

i would LOVE snow simply for the "homey cabin in the snow covered woods" vibe ;w;

[viscid fable]

2 questions now:

1. Is there wood chopping and if so, is the sound satisfying? The people have to know!
   B) Is there jumping, and if there is, is there DOUBLE jumping?

I'm here for the hard hitting questions for the people.

[wary folio]

I remember when playing UO, taming a very rare wild horse/mount - that was quite fun. Not easy to find but also took a while. But that's perhaps another mechanism needed to be added?

[wheat panther]

Plz tell me relationships can also be established with other players and not just NPCs

[limber garden]

This has probably been asked before, but how soon is alpha? 😅

[true barn]

Soon ™️

[frail pivot]

Wood cutting is shown in the announce trailer.

[dark pewter]

Based on the trailer there is wood chopping and the sound is very satisfying

[viscid fable]

how did i miss that?

[wheat panther]

And rock picking. Way more satisfying

[viscid fable]

I have only watched it once i probably missed a lot lol

[dark pewter]

Soon:TM:

[wary folio]

"Now, flash forward to 2020 - 115 million people played League of Legends in 2020"

I'm sorry Palia dev team, it'll be a while before you guys are that big. But I do think the game will succeed and have many players.

[dark pewter]

Aww did it not work

[wary folio]

™️

tm has to be spaced before soon I think

[dark pewter]

Mobile is funky

[wary folio]

Soon™️

[dark pewter]

Nah I always do it with no space

[ruby elk]

How big is the team? :>

[wheat panther]

You would be amazed how many ppl love chill games like Palia

[dark pewter]

Around 50

[ruby elk]

Wow pretty big

[true barn]

50 and apparently growing

[frail pivot]

Soon ™️ isn't soon enough.

[dark pewter]

Always growing

[wary folio]

I agree, though I'm not extremely optimistic towards instantly getting a couple hundred million players within a week

[dark pewter]

Where's my pre-pre-alpha code??

[feral arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/829113775876735026/850235645297033236/uo5AF3t.gif

[wheat panther]

Is romance between players going to be a thing or is it just going to be with NPC's?

[wary folio]

Though, my hope for the game to succeed is unimaginably high ❤️

[feral arch]

Feel like that was made specifically for @runic notch

[true barn]

when did this chat become General-Chat-2?

[humble juniper]

1. Can I develop a bromance instead of a romance?
2. What is your target age rating.

[wild star]

50~ people, with help from 3rd party studios for this and that, and we're still hiring and growing.

[dark pewter]

Just NPC for now, players could happen

[ruby elk]

Do you do network programming in-house?

[wary folio]

Are there going to be real life animals within the game or 100% fantasy animals?

[wheat panther]

Plz make it happen. And plz, do cater to polyamory too. Sometimes I cant chose. 😹

[wary folio]

such as deer, bears, etc.

[limber garden]

same sex relationships?

[wary folio]

Tailoring and dressing, is that added to the crafting?

[feral arch]

Yes! Trust me I 100% wouldn't be here if not lol

[wary folio]

thats already in i think 🙂

[dark pewter]

Not up to me unfortunately, I'm not a dev lol though I completely agree

[dark pewter]

Smooching is smooching!

[errant pagoda]

Choosing just one is hard in Stardew and Harvest Moon, Pink haired maidens too OP

[wheat panther]

I mean, to be fair this game is still in development, so i dont wait for everything to be in it from the get go

[wary folio]

agreed.

[true barn]

i already got my eyes on ranger elf dude 👀

[silent narwhal]

Character creation supposedly has no "gender" tag, so that is up to your imagionation i suppose : D

[wheat panther]

Are we gonna be humans or can we chose races/creatures?

[dark pewter]

I got mine on pink gemologist lady

[true barn]

:o

[wary folio]

hoomans only i think

[limber garden]

tyty 🏳️‍🌈

[wheat panther]

Like it should be

[dark pewter]

Human for now, they are working on elves though I'm not sure how they'll tie in to story

[runic notch]

You can romance more than 1 NPC, careful who you kiss and tell 😉

[wary folio]

The only relationship I'll have in game is to the shop I'm going to make, build, and maintain.

[wheat panther]

They better not tell anyone 😹

[errant pagoda]

xD All Popuri clones shall fall before me then.

[astral glade]

will there be only 1 town or will you be able to travel to different lands

[dark pewter]

This makes me think some NPCs will be fine with poly, while others will be jealous

[true barn]

flashbacks to polygamy route in Persona games uhmmm.... there's nothing to worry about i'm sure! xD

[ruby elk]

Do you use Unity game engine?

[wary folio]

Unreal Engine 4

[dark pewter]

UE4

[errant pagoda]

Blue Feathers dealers are gonna be popular in Palia.

[true barn]

LOL

[ruby elk]

Wut, why unreal?

[wary folio]

Why not?

[ruby elk]

Team probably has most experience with Unreal?

[wheat panther]

Is this going to be a sandbox? Do we know how housing is going to work?

[true barn]

those poor bluebirds.

[errant pagoda]

Indeed the better question is why not.

[dark pewter]

Would you prefer unity?

[ruby elk]

I am just curious about the reasoning behind it

[wary folio]

Unreal Engine is nice!

iirc UE runs really well on almost everything. Unity does too, but I think UE4 has a bunch more to offer.

[dark pewter]

You think this masterpiece is possibly in unity?

[ruby elk]

I am gonna start learning an engine soon and I was planning on Unity myself

[silent narwhal]

Lets try and keep it to questions and not discussing questions? ❤️

[ruby elk]

for sure, UE probably better for multiplayer tho

[winter token]

its not even alpha yet pls

[dark pewter]

Hey if not a single other person plays this game, I will.

[humble juniper]

jesus..... thanks devs for compiling a FAQ for a game that you just announced... thats some good shit

[true barn]

it was fans actually, i think?

[errant pagoda]

Praise goes to Vlad, who is not a Dev 😛

[dark pewter]

That was actually put together by @left yarrow

[true barn]

Vlad the real mvp!

[wary folio]

I was about to say that but couldn't remember and kept trying to type Vadar.

anyways im going to read #💬│off-topic-chat gud luk guys

[humble juniper]

nice @left yarrow spanx for the maximum effort

[river elm]

Will player characters be able to equip types of armor and/or have weapons for the more dangerous areas of palia they might want to explore?

[stray musk]

anyone wanna talk about the "Bahari Town"?

[wild star]

We do have our own #❔│game-faqs , but @regal pumice is currently getting some much needed rest from staying up all night with you guys, and hasn't been able to update it.

[dark pewter]

The sleuths

[steady wren]

I was about to ask that, if you guys does not sleep... all machines confirmed

[stray musk]

bunch of einars in there

[vapid venture]

By chance can you customise your character

[stray musk]

yep

[vapid venture]

Yay

[winged silo]

In the FAQ they mention they're working on the "elf race". Are any other races your guys have been spit balling around? Maybe races with a tail?

[vapid venture]

Oo yeah like cat people or wolf people

[lime glacier]

Right underneath was your answer all along
Races? Currently Human and working on Elf
Other races? We're not talking about all of that yet, unfortunately

[tranquil parcel]

Probably still too early to announce, but what kind of activities will there be for groups of friends to do?

[winged silo]

Drats.

[lime glacier]

farming, building, decorating and exploring, there will be a player economy as well. many other aspects of the game are still under tight wraps

[ruby elk]

Will there me magic in the game?

[lime glacier]

Give it time, given the community response, I don't think it will just be the two for long.

[slender copper]

How will testing be accessed if we're chosen? I'd assume it would just be a launcher or zip thats distributed to those few selected.

[lime glacier]

there is a form of magic, yes, but nothing you'd 'level'

Magic Skill Line? Definitely no 'magic' skill to level up like 'hunting' atm

[wary folio]

I heard it will be some kind of magic but on what level I don't know??

[winged silo]

Yeah, I guess my interest got the better of me.

[ruby elk]

I love the old bearded wizard type ;p

[feral arch]

That'd be my guess. I do know they've said there will be a predownload available but that's about all the information I remember about the launcher.

[vapid venture]

Will there be fighting and enemies in the game? And if so can u dual with other players?

[olive ore]

Do we know for certain that there will be combat? and in what form would that be? Hunting? Fighting monsters? From what I noticed from the trailer the focus was clearly on more chill mundane farming/fishing/building.

[humble juniper]

I'm very interested in how economy will work and how far we can break the existing economic systems in place for the game. Is there a flat currency? Aside from player trading, how are other transactions and trade goods handled, etc can we set up our own private shops in our homes/neighborhood? maybe a bakery? apothecary?

[vast sedge]

So far it seems like there'll be no combat like your traditional MMO, but ideas like non-lethal PvP competitions and jousting are all things that are possible, I'm pretty sure

[lime glacier]

presently the only combat in the game is hunting. They are considering expanding that, something like dungeons, and light pvp, but right now it's more competitive than fighting

[lime glacier]

They've only said there will be a player economy, but they haven't gone into detail beyond that

[vapid venture]

Im hoping they do add dungeons and different combat options

[lime glacier]

They've already expressed a non-interest in having class roles, so different combat options may be limited.

[shell flint]

I would like them to shake things up from traditional MMOS

[sand lava]

I don't think so, if so it will be a marginal portion of the game, not a focus

[wary folio]

When you say dungeon, do you mean just to kill monsters and bosses? Or something Palia'liked dungeon?

[olive ore]

Im actually hoping they wont add dungeons.. Keep away from having to balance everything and having players mald out over 2% here and there

[errant pagoda]

no details are revealed yet @wary folio

[lime glacier]

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

[jovial robin]

Can I have a pet raven?

[lime glacier]

nothing has been confirmed on pets, yet

[vapid venture]

So like a small dungeon

[normal shuttle]

If they put dungeons in the game, I'd hope for something kinda like Dark cloud 1 and 2 dungeons, personally. Think it would be neat, but like for rescorces and stuff

[humble juniper]

I'm hoping this will be more of an evolution of The Sims than a branch of the MMO genre FF14 is in.

[wary folio]

Sounds good.

[normal shuttle]

Though dungeons like that i imagine might be hard to impliment in an online game

[faint goblet]

Can we be smol?

[stray musk]

yep

[olive ore]

I'd love a new take on dungeons, like a zone where you can enter with some friends once per day or something that has zones for fishing / Gathering / hunting, and you need to work together to get that big ol' fish or to gather the rare plants and so on.

[faint goblet]

Can we be like a 9ft giant lady with a huge sword that mermaid princesses want on their team?

[vapid venture]

Im hoping it will be like a extra activity then the game relying on it

[dark pewter]

yes please, giant women? are there giant women?

[lime glacier]

they have two body types presently, with loads of customizing available, and more in the works

[vague rampart]

Just know that they’ve indicated it is not the focus of this game. 😉

[wary folio]

Row row the boat gently down the.. 🙂

[normal shuttle]

that would be amazing!

[lime glacier]

sounds like something that would be a perfect post in #game-suggestions

[vital gulch]

The amount of RP instances that could occur is pretty deep.

[olive ore]

Ill post it there as well

[sharp ridge]

who needs rest? get that person some redbull and vodka

[simple wraith]

This may have been asked before but, it is said the game will be an MMO. Are we talking hundreds of players on the same world/server? Or something more like valheim.

[jade current]

Any hints as to how the skill leveling system or fishing will work?

[lime glacier]

nothing has been discussed on that really.

[vague rampart]

Oh yeah. And don’t forget that a lead dev and the EP are role players.

[vital gulch]

Oh I haven't forgotten for a moment. It's going to be grand. Animal Crossing, but with actual continual progression and easier time meeting up with new folk? I'm in.

[lime glacier]

they're keeping a lot of the specific answers under wraps

[normal shuttle]

will there be snow? :o

[wild star]

You hear that @regal pumice , Jerhyn says you just need some vodka and redbull. 🥃

[wary folio]

mist?

[vapid venture]

Thank god. This game will probably be a relaxing game to play with my friends

[slender copper]

https://tenor.com/view/frodo-keep-your-secrets-alright-then-lotr-gif-12907121

[stray musk]

who cares about their liver anyway

[tiny vessel]

are there pets/companions? in one of the newest art pictures, there is a dog beside the humans. does that mean we can get pets/companions to come adventure with us?

[vague rampart]

That’s what they’re going for. 👍🏾

[lime glacier]

Ironically, weather has been one of those "we're not ready to go into details yet", but it's a farming sim, expect weather changes

[vital gulch]

Perhaps this was asked already, but have seasons / Holiday items been talked about? I'm sure they'll fit seamlessly, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

[sharp ridge]

we know it has weather but not details yet

[vital gulch]

Caedars just answered my question. Disregard.

[lime glacier]

Rai, I was channeling your question... C:

[dark pewter]

everyone knows that when working on a game, alcohol helps :)

[final parcel]

What's your particular vision and mindset when it comes to classes and races? Will you have the traditional outlook with fighter, mage, thief/ human, elf, dwarf or will you try something different?

[wild star]

I don't think we're currently prepared to say. But if you're selected for pre-alpha, you'll find out. Pre-alpha is to help us test and verify the numbers we're shooting for.

[normal shuttle]

I gotcha, thanks for answering! soo many things to discover lol

[dusky belfry]

How large are the plots of land? Can we share with friends, or are they individual exclusive?

[lime glacier]

No classes and Races right now are Human and...Human.

[feral arch]

Coffee, too. Programmers run on caffeine.

[sharp ridge]

I didn't think about that until now. but will there be multiple rounds of alpha with different people being invited each time? or will one alpha invite carry over?

[jade current]

how reasonable will it be to play a jack of all trades? (though this may not be answerable yet)

[simple wraith]

Ok thanks for answering! Either way the multiplayer is handled, Im sure ill like the game anyway!

[vital gulch]

This is exactly what I want to do. If I can't, I'll probably be a hunter / cook.

[lime glacier]

Unless you're Roan, then you run on the tears of your foes

[dark pewter]

ive barely dipped my toes into linux server navigation and i wanted alcohol lol

[stray musk]

prolly multiple tests and once you're in, you're set, also there will prolly be a couple of wipes

[tiny vessel]

pets/companions confirmed? theres art with a dog next to humans...please let us have an animal adventure with us!

[sharp ridge]

it seemed unreasonable. they said you would you would likely focus on a few as they were all so complex that you wouldn't have the time. I said they underestimated us

[vague rampart]

Based on previous dev comments it sounds like that’s the idea.

[vital gulch]

Little do they know I binged animal crossing for 20 hours multiple times...

[final parcel]

Yeah but let us tame animals out in the wild, not just a simple dog, it's a high fantasy game after all!

[lime glacier]

paliamon!

[somber wyvern]

Will the game be on steam? Or will it be its own website?

[sharp ridge]

exactly, how do you kill that which has no life?

[vague rampart]

Eh, they said you wouldn’t be able to master everything.

[somber wyvern]

Or on a different game launcher?

[tiny vessel]

oh that would be amazing!

[wild star]

I can't say. But pre-alpha, alpha, etc. should continue to grow in size for how many of you guys we're prepared to give access.

[final parcel]

Yeah imagine having this giant fantastic beast as a cuddly chunky boi at your house

[dusky belfry]

Dont ask them this, Epic may force a different answer... (Shade to epic, not to you devs <3)

[vital gulch]

Well, if I'm not allowed to master everything, I'm gonna need a fisher and a farmer friend...

[hard iris]

I am fully confident there are people who will outpace even our most conservative models of what a player could accomplish.

[olive ore]

as long as theres plenty of fish, and a cool way to fish them (maybe like BDO or FF14) then im all in dudes

[somber wyvern]

Thanks for the heads up!

[olive ore]

I will be your fishing friend Rai

[dark pewter]

its not talked about atm

[vital gulch]

Bet @olive ore . I'll cook for us.

[uncut rune]

How many people are going to be able to get into alpha?

[lapis juniper]

How big is the ocean and is there ships that can sail long distances?

[jade current]

Ill help out with mining

[olive ore]

Tasty.

[normal shuttle]

Would pillow duels be an acceptable form of friendly pvp?

[final parcel]

When you first started Palia, what was your collective vision for the game at first? How'd you get the idea of making an mmo?

[vital gulch]

Nice. Now all we need is a farmer.

[runic notch]

Pillow fights are going down on my notepad

[lime glacier]

a LOT

[lime glacier]

I volunteer for testing

[sharp ridge]

Hide and seek. Oddly enough really fun. Write that down

[vague rampart]

raises hand

[uncut rune]

I hope a lot can get in

[hard iris]

We don't want to shade any other game devs, tbh. Or anyone really. But yeah we know a ton of awesome people at every studio, Epic included, and you wouldn't believe how much that kind of talk from players really hurts. 😦

[errant pagoda]

Lol Pillow fights remind me of the foam sword rack in WoW back in the wrath days, where people would try to bonk each other on the head 3 times 😛

[wary folio]

Where I am from we prounce the game Pah - lii - á - is that fine? 🙂

[dark pewter]

can you reveal any not previously revealed race thats in the game currently? or species?

[normal shuttle]

I also volunteer

[tiny vessel]

@hard iris are you prepared to confirm pets/companions/animal taming in the game 😏

[vital gulch]

In the future, is there any plans to allow me to swim around with the fish?

[vital gulch]

We've got a team 😄

[dark pewter]

pets are a yes

[ocean pelican]

Do you anticipate any support for people who wish to Role Play? (role play servers?)

[uncut rune]

I feel bad for the dev team they are just getting pelted with a thousand questions

[dark pewter]

there are some devs pushing for it, yes

[lime glacier]

if someone's going to judge you on your accent, they have deeper issues than should be discussed here.

[dusky belfry]

All devs are gold! AFAIK all the shade is at the higher ups who run the monetisation

[olive ore]

Now we need a guild hall or something

[tiny vessel]

oh really? do you know the process of how to get pets or anything?

[dark pewter]

probably will be in the form of a town hall seeing as the neighborhoods are their form of guilds

[wary folio]

Indeed, just followed a funny thread yesterday over here 🙂

[sharp ridge]

I wouldn't blame the devs. They create the solutions but management makes the decisions

[lime glacier]

The devs have to get paid too.

[simple wraith]

neighborhoods actually i think they mentioned

[vague rampart]

Some of them have been role playing for years. It’s important to them.

[dark pewter]

no unfortunately they wont reveal anymore than that :/

[vital gulch]

We'll build a grand neighborhood. And if we can get pets via hunting, I'll get us the best of pets.

[dusky belfry]

Youre nto wrong!

[tiny vessel]

oh no worries. thanks for replying to me! appreciate it!

[olive ore]

ah cool!

[olive ore]

Thats good, I wish I could contribute more, but im just here for the fishing 😅

[lime glacier]

your name, it's Welsh?

[vital gulch]

It's all a team effort. As neighborhoods are.

[sharp ridge]

Is there any purpose to eating that you can discuss? Like eat all the blocks of cheddar to survive the fight even though your lactose intolerant.

[vague rampart]

No. It’s created with an ancient Egyptian naming convention. FYI, they haven’t said anything about specific RP servers yet.

[faint goblet]

RP servers?

[lime glacier]

so you don't starve

[vital gulch]

I like eating tbh.

[lime glacier]

interesting. I like it.

[vague rampart]

Thanks. ❤️

[dark pewter]

from what i can tell, theres not 'servers' in the traditional sense, but no actual details are given on that. some devs are pushing for RP aspects though

[winter token]

Q: What will be the Anti-cheat approach? proprietary/mainstream(be,vac,etc.)/server-sided?

[sharp ridge]

Some things are server side

[fallen bluff]

Will the furniture in the house / farm deteriorate? If so, a skill could be added to fix them with base resources

[shut hill]

Hey everyone! I liked the trailer but it seemed to me that there is alot of hidden core content to be told...
Do we know more core content, other than what devs presented in trailer?

[native palm]

House competitions?

[final parcel]

Please dont do it like they did Valorant, not to disrespect their work but I don't like a software looking through my computer at boot up

[dark pewter]

to quote a dev: 'eww, gross'

[pastel coyote]

Sorry this is a bit of a mundane question, but if we applied to the Alpha, would a successful application have received an email stating that we applied?

[winter token]

I know that some thing are server-sided, its online. I mean the type of anti-cheat that uses ai or metrics to detect cheaters server-sided.

[viscid fable]

Hey there, check out this doc for a ton of info 🙂 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ECHPsDvyC0KP6ldYRaeFtmR0mhwBVGckWEPcH_zNc7E/edit?usp=sharing

[lime glacier]

Nope, they didn't want to spam us

[dark pewter]

no confimation emails were sent

[lofty pivot]

Agreed

[wary folio]

Can always decide when to start the service.msc

[faint goblet]

Would be cool if there were tho. Or maybe rewards for writing about RP adventures from groups that do.

[marble crypt]

How does one pronounce Palia?

[runic notch]

Our anti-cheat will hve to be different, totally different goals. Probably won't need that kind of app

[final parcel]

Thank god

[lofty pivot]

^

[dark pewter]

ye, they said they want it to be up to the players to organize how they want to rather than dictate what can happen where

[vital gulch]

I write deep stories / lore regarding adventures done in simple games (a la Valheim / Terraria / etc) - This'll be even more fun here. 🙂

[sand lava]

Will there be achievements in the game? And I mean achievements that are fun / interesting , not stuff like cut down 5000 trees? Or is it too soon? 😉

[faint goblet]

I imagine like "Pa-lee-ah"

[dark pewter]

pay lee uh

[lethal geode]

#❔│game-faqs

[sharp ridge]

Yes i believe but not something like cutting 5000 trees

[runic notch]

Cut down 5000 Trees, in an interesting way

[stray musk]

don't you have to deal with item duplification and stuff like that?

[sharp ridge]

Cut 5000 trees using only your fists?

[dark pewter]

bombs?

[stray musk]

yo steve relax

[runic notch]

Chop down the largest tree in the forest.... with... A HERRING

[simple wraith]

cut 5000 trees by staring at them

[vague rampart]

There’s a link in the social feed channel

[marble crypt]

@lethal geode Ah thank you ❤️

[olive ore]

Ill bring the Herring.

[vital gulch]

Can one of the achievements be like a random percentage chance to miss the rock and stub your toe instead?

[sharp ridge]

It's relaxing and get my anger out.

[final parcel]

Form an axe....out of fish?

[sand lava]

cut each tree with a different method, so 5000 methods, let's go!

[marble crypt]

Thanks @vague rampart

[stray musk]

punching trees do be a stress relief

[sharp ridge]

Will everyone have an einar that follows them or is it more an npc?

[stray musk]

einar prolly has stuff to do

[errant pagoda]

Cut tree's with dynamite, good ol' fishing tactics

[runic notch]

Einar has his own routine and interests. You'll have to strike up a friendship to learn more

[vague rampart]

Yw! It’s a link to their Twitter and an audio clip of someone pronouncing it.

[wary folio]

Be careful with the Fagus sylvatica Beech and also Elm

[vital gulch]

Will I be able to give Einar a really nice hat?

[lime glacier]

You sound like a dwarf from Giant in the Playground

[stray musk]

man called you short short

[final parcel]

Can I pet Einar

[twin flax]

How will we know if Palia has officially received our signups? I get no email confirmations for it.

[wary folio]

Haha, I just had too.. 😂

[sharp ridge]

Adding on to that. If we give an npc clothes will they wear it? Maybe part of romance? Nothing inappropriate lol

[normal shuttle]

Are you guys bringing the game to mac and Linux as well? or will it be mainly Windows? OR is that part of what you meant in the FAQ about bringing the game to other consoles at a later time?

[stray musk]

pc 1st, other platforms later

[vital gulch]

I genuinely just want to give NPCs and other people gifts. That's why I asked if I could give Einar a really nice hat.

[faint goblet]

Can I learn Oneness from Einar in a way that allows me to escape the trappings of desire and disappear into the ineffable state of non-being that lies at the core of existence?

[dull fjord]

Will there be multiple races to choose from,?i noticed from the trailer that all the players shown are human characters. Id love to be a big robot dude or an orc/ elf person.

[normal shuttle]

but what does PCs include i guess where i'm going

[olive ore]

how are you gonna handle the whole NPC and MMO part? What if both me and Rai fancy the same lady? Will all the NPC's be instanced? or will people have to phaze into "my" world to play with me? Seems like a tricky situation.

[sharp ridge]

I want to dress everyone in the cult of chu robes

[faint goblet]

Is there a race option that will let me be three goblins in a trenchcoat?

[floral crown]

When can I buy the super ultimate deluxe version that comes with Alpha access

[viscid fable]

it's part of the "others later" possibility

[lime glacier]

Yes, but not in game.

[lime glacier]

they're not talking -any- money plans at this time.

[sharp ridge]

I think we will get paid to play. Very innovative

[normal shuttle]

gotcha! thought so, but was curious

[lime glacier]

evidence that the followers of chu are just cultists

[stray musk]

cultists of the truth

[simple wraith]

Will we have to sign a NDA for pre-alpha? not that I mind, just wondering

[viscid fable]

Yes

[sharp ridge]

Yes, what I meant when I said cult robes...

[quasi island]

I'm pretty sure they mentioned an NDA for alpha, yes. sounds like just the standard stuff.

[wary folio]

Awesome. Virtual of course im guessing?

[sharp ridge]

Nda for pre alpha

[simple wraith]

ight

[quasi island]

...well, standard not early access stuff

[twin flax]

Will Palia be on Steam?

[lime glacier]

the true order of the Chapaa will wipe out this scourge...

[sharp ridge]

This is holy ground. Take the fight to general chat

[feral arch]

It was... kind of hinted at earlier today, but nothing is official yet.

[stiff valley]

Will there be a leveling system where we can kill monsters, also is there a crafting mechanic in the game

[errant pagoda]

Don't think anything was hinted at, a controller comment taken out of context more like it

[sick lodge]

i think so

[wary folio]

Interesting, but should that be the main platform?

[feral arch]

Leveling yes, but monsters not so much; think hunting.

[sharp ridge]

We will have bars to fill they said and crafting is a thing

[faint goblet]

Will it be class or skill based?

[lime glacier]

Neither no class for combat, skills will be like farming, fishing hunting like @sharp ridge stated

[sharp ridge]

Skill based. Farming is considered a skill

[faint goblet]

Dies of mixed messaging.

[stiff valley]

What about the dungeons are they puzzle themed

[vital gulch]

Trust nothing.

[viscid fable]

Check out this Q&A doc for tons of info https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ECHPsDvyC0KP6ldYRaeFtmR0mhwBVGckWEPcH_zNc7E/edit?usp=sharing

[vital gulch]

Here's what I do:

Does their name have [S6] in front of it? No? I don't trust it.

Yes? Idk they might be trollin'

[feral arch]

Take anything any of us in the community say with a grain of salt lol, we're trying to relay information the best we can. Check the pinned FAQ for actual [S6] comments!

[wary folio]

180°

[turbid crystal]

bees?

[sharp ridge]

Not confirmed but they were infavor of it

[feral arch]

They literally had a meeting about bees this morning apparently, under threat of a riot by the community.

[lime glacier]

and no one

[humble juniper]

Murder Hornets?

[vital gulch]

Not even yourself.

[turbid crystal]

Yes my dream will come true. The seed has been planted. But not a seed because it’s bees

[lime glacier]

least of all. (most of all?)

[sharp ridge]

They also discussed cheese and wine making

[vital gulch]

Should I full roleplay and avoid it at all costs since I'm literally allergic to it in real life?

[simple wraith]

As a canadian. i hope there will be maple syrup

[turbid crystal]

I’d be down with making wine

[sharp ridge]

Yes. Maybe live in a cave?

[humble juniper]

Can we set up a house in a cave?

[sharp ridge]

No comment from them on that but it was noted we want it

[vital gulch]

Legit question: Is there future plans to build in a tree? I'd die for building a treehouse.

[wary folio]

Maybe you can find a tent or build a small hut?

[turbid crystal]

What about can we have a cave in our house?

[stray musk]

or house in a cave?

[sharp ridge]

What about a well? It puts the lotion in the basket...

[faint goblet]

Consider this:
To be a person is roleplay. Even the word Person comes from the Greek per-sona which refers to the mask worn by actors. Therefore, to be a real person at all is to be a real fake. There is no such thing as living without playing a role!

[vital gulch]

Touche.

[feral arch]

Would definitely post in the #game-suggestions section. I wouldn't be surprised to see treehouses in some form, they've said they want to go pretty far with the types of houses you can build and then some.

[lime glacier]

House Flipper levels of goodness

[mild trail]

will there be a party system for hunting/ other activities? Will items be sharable/tradeable?

[lime glacier]

yes, yes, yes and more yes

[minor eagle]

Hello. I tried to fill out the survey from a mobile device, but the tab won’t open.

[wary folio]

Will there be fishing in this this game? The one thing I loved about Stardew Valley was the fishing.

[lime glacier]

but they haven't gone into much detail on any of it

[lime glacier]

then you'll love this game, it does in fact have fishing

[warm sleet]

Are you gonna be able to join several neighbourhood's at the same time? I feel that guild wars 2 found a sweet spot at 5 different guilds and a quick checkbox click to swap current guild representation. I feel like it opens up for more communities in game.

[wary folio]

Nice

[lime glacier]

they haven't gone into detail what it will be like, but there will be a skill tied to it

[mild trail]

Opinions on 3rd party mods? Accessibility for developers? That's one thing I enjoyed about Stardew, but its also offline so you dont have to worry about a whole host of issues

[wary folio]

Caedars, do you know if there will be limitations of how many professions you can have? or is it more open?

[keen hare]

Is there going to be come competitive aspects to this game with action like fable or is it strictly sims esk?

[lime glacier]

They will not have mod support at this time - they haven't mentioned if they will do something in the future, either

[twilit merlin]

Hello, I'm not sure if anyone asked this already- because I just joined- but are you looking for open positions to help work on the game? like junior positions or even internships?

[lime glacier]

I personally haven't heard anything and none of the faqs speak to there being a limitation on professions (or if there even will be a 'profession' system, really.)

[feral arch]

Mobile has been having issues, try it on a desktop when you can.

[minor eagle]

Yeah, I’ll give it a go. Ty.

[stoic portal]

Is this game going to be giving a sense of freedom of exploration and character development like old runescape did? Looking for that feeling again!

[feral arch]

Oh just occurred to me, someone said Safari on mobile was able to work alright so try that as well if you have it!

[lime glacier]

they do have a requisition page...I'm not sure where it is...let me see if I can find a link for you

[twilit merlin]

oh thank you!

[wary folio]

Okey thanks. Because I thought that before you can get the most unique fish you need to learn how the get some perch-

[dark pewter]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZGHwBA-jzNBjLYwVD9-1C_d364vCJZ0RZc0BubW6vONeMTQ/viewform try out this link

[cobalt lynx]

there's skills to level up and they said they intend for people to specialize in a few, but nothing about limiting how many you can do

[lime glacier]

Here you go! https://www.singularity6.com/careers

[lime glacier]

honestly, it wouldn't surprise me any if they followed that same logic

[smoky thicket]

this is helpful! Want to try a internship in places.. Thanks m8

[lime glacier]

Best of luck!

[sage cradle]

In what Form are the housing Plots instanced?

[dark pewter]

gah i wanna do community stuff, but i definitely wont qualify as lead. not that much experience, but i did temporarily work with pewdiepie (unfortunately)

[lime glacier]

they haven't detailed that yet

[viscid fable]

honestly apply anyway. I know rejection sucks but it's not gonna be anything bad and you never know

[wary folio]

Any plans for other systems? I would love to play this with m wife while she’s on switch, and I’m on pc

[dark pewter]

i dont meet their requirements so i dont wanna waste their time, yknow?

[viscid fable]

possibly

[minor eagle]

I can confirm that Safari does NOT work, at least not on my iPhone X. I just filled it out from my PC.

[lime glacier]

I agree with Kara, the worst they can say is 'no thanks'

[viscid fable]

trust me, a lot of people who don't will apply anyway. you should too.

[sage cradle]

Is the alpha in june already?

[feral arch]

Sorry! Glad you got it to work though.

[feral arch]

No firm date yet, but "Soon™️"

[wary folio]

I think they said “invite within the next few weeks” I would take that with a grain of salt

Exactly, early stage.

[minor eagle]

Hi Vill. You probably don't know who I am. But I know who you are from SoT. 😛

[vague rampart]

Safari on iPhone X has worked for many of us.

[wary folio]

I hope you know me for good reasons and not bad ones!

[minor eagle]

Mostly your poorly thought out runic translations.

[feral arch]

One of my favorite quotes is that "There are people less qualified than you in positions you told yourself you're not good enough for." Go for it!

[minor eagle]

Huh, that's odd. It just froze on the page for me. I do have the google apps on my phone, but I haven't used them in ages, and I don't think they're updated. That might have something to do with it.

[wary folio]

Ouch, i have 2 runic translations, the ones I put in Twitter, and the ones I put in insiders. The 2 are very different

[vague rampart]

Sorry you’ve had trouble with it.

[minor eagle]

It happens. Lots of things to get to talk to each other now days

[dusky ore]

survey didn't open on my Apple Safari either, had to use the PC when I got home

[dark pewter]

if the survey for signup doesnt work, you can also try this direct link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZGHwBA-jzNBjLYwVD9-1C_d364vCJZ0RZc0BubW6vONeMTQ/viewform it is also pinned if this gets lost

[wary folio]

For anyone having issues on iPhone on safari, did you turn off prevent all cookies and prevent cross site tracking?

And turn off block pop ups?

I had zero issues in safari on iPhone

[tepid hazel]

Hi, can I PLEASE help test this game. I have relevant game testing experience, professionally tested Pokemon Go a year prior to release

[dark pewter]

you can sign up at palia.com

[feral arch]

Don't forget to include that information in the bottom of the survey once you sign up on the homepage!

[tepid hazel]

I already submitted 😭

[urban depot]

will the game support ultrawide,3440x1440, in alpha or full release

[devout ingot]

I hope it'll support 3840x1080 too! (and 5120x1440 for my friend) 🙂

[simple shell]

any idea for general price range for it?

[viscid fable]

not currently

[runic notch]

It already supports ultra wide 🙂 Some wonky stuff in the UI at those sizes but its still preAlpha

[feral arch]

Oh hey @runic notch. I finally found where I read about the "dynamic weather system." It's in the IGN article about Palia lol.

[errant pagoda]

refinement will be but one process of the alpha :3

[urban depot]

Understandable about the UI in prealpha

[lapis juniper]

will there be regions sperated by water?

[urban depot]

just happy Ultrawide is included

[runic notch]

I know for sure we've got water separated by region. Not sure we'll have it the other way around just yet

[dark pewter]

raft building!

[stiff bluff]

👀 are we going to be able to build our house anywhere in the world?

[wheat oasis]

Whoever is in charge, can you provide your IT Teams with more money for servers and devs for authentication scale and performance issues? Btw awesome trailer.

[urban depot]

Odd question...will marriage be in the game? was hopin to marry my wife in the game and share a house

[hasty adder]

When you have an RP focused game, you inevitably will run into the darker side of things like ERP. Will there be any kind of safeguards (perhaps an ease of reporting system) to help reduce elements of toxic RP? Especially since this game feels targeted towards a much more younger audience?

[devout ingot]

Would love this too 🙂

[zealous dagger]

cant wait to start a ferry service and throw people out to the sharks when they cant pay my rates

[dark pewter]

marriage is in the future, currently theres only an npc romance system

[devout ingot]

Looking forward to your ferry, but not your rates!

[feral arch]

Who said anything about sharks? I hear there's reaper leviathans in those waters...

[turbid crystal]

I’m curious on npc/player romance? Ie can multiple players romance the same npc or is it first come first serve? 👀

[runic notch]

Keeping it clean and above the belt is important. We'll be investing in various forms of moderation and filtering options

[hasty adder]

I hope so Busco

in any case, i spread the word of this game to my valheim community

[vague sphinx]

If you have some who are from Sony, Is there anyone who was on the FreeRealms team and is some social aspects of that game an influence?

[terse crypt]

Is there flexibility in the house-building aspects of the game? Basically, I come from Ark / Valheim where I spent most of my time trying to design a base while everyone else is being eaten by things. Decoration is nice, don't get me wrong, but are we working with prefabs or can we design the building? (apologies if it's been answered, there's a lot to scroll through and I just got here!)

[dark pewter]

dont worry boss, ill handle em for ya

[hasty adder]

my Valheim brothers are looking forward to Paliaheim

[formal steeple]

Are there going to be "classes" to pick from?

[dark pewter]

no classes, just skills

[errant pagoda]

They are going for a classless system

[urban depot]

you just Hooman with shovel for gardening

[turbid crystal]

I asked earlier if we can build/remove walls inside homes and was told yes, not sure if that’s any help with what you’re asking about

[lime glacier]

the classiest system around

[dark sequoia]

That sounds amazing

[unreal gyro]

why is this deer different from the others @runic notch

[wary folio]

Will there be boats? Probably asked before but didn't see it in the doc

[valid stirrup]

@runic notch which staff member made PercyButterFiend?

[runic notch]

🤩

[wary folio]

male deer probably. the other doesn't look like it has antlers (ears?)

[lapis juniper]

will houses and villages be allowed to be made on top of water

[dark pewter]

they dont speak about them since the butter incident

[unreal gyro]

WAS I THE FIRST TO POINT THIS OUT?!

[lime glacier]

looks like Busco is ready for the hunt

[urban depot]

im guessing there will be special animals to do some thing with

[unreal gyro]

i feel special

[turbid crystal]

blue deer is god of chus

[hasty adder]

Addressing what Arc said. Will there be boats?

[unreal gyro]

what is chus

[lapis juniper]

definitely

[turbid crystal]

chapaa

[urban depot]

So im guessing the game has light combat?

[regal pumice]

Wait, I would like to talk about the butter incident. PercyButterFiend is my fur niece, and @open fjord's cat. She is the cutest.

[fair scarab]

Sorry if someone has asked this before but will this game be first person? Third person? or top down?

[urban depot]

nothin like raids or stuff

[unreal gyro]

will we be able to find them this deer? @turbid crystal

[rancid quartz]

I only have one question, how wonderfully giant can my mansion castle house home be?

[wary folio]

third person

[feral arch]

Is this Chu hut the mail system? 👀

[fair scarab]

Ah okay thanks!

[wary folio]

np 🙂

[runic notch]

Trash Can Chapaa runs the Chapaa underground

[turbid crystal]

my guess is probably

[dark pewter]

and apparently really likes butter lol

[urban depot]

Any clue on combat?

[turbid crystal]

That’s the fanciest trash can I’ve ever seen

[errant pagoda]

So Chapaa's are Palia's Trash Panda

[dark pewter]

no combat

[urban depot]

ohh not even in dungeons?

[dark pewter]

there are dungeons

[urban depot]

Ya im saying monsters wont even appear in dungeons? like super light combat

[dark pewter]

i dont claim to know how it all works, just relaying info lol

[runic notch]

not right now

[urban depot]

id hope for light combat in "unsafe" areas like dungeons. similar to how Stardew valley does it

[elder drum]

Is there going to be like a player market?

[tiny scroll]

are we able to actually play these (or at least is it planned?)

[regal pumice]

We will be in meetings and I can hear Percy in the background screaming for butter.

[urban depot]

Ill sell you my cabbages

[dark pewter]

its a possibility but currently no, there could be issues with audio networking

[hasty adder]

Can I create an ingame Yakuza and extort merchants with threats of breaking their kneecaps?

[feral arch]

In the FAQ: "Music instruments in game? Anything's possible. That's not like a "secret yes" or anything; we're just really open to making the things you want. One struggle is that with latency with audio over the internet it's kind of a difficult problem if you're looking to jam with friends or anything."

[dark pewter]

same, tbh.

[short wedge]

Oh i like it

[dark pewter]

im with percy on this, give us butter

[valid stirrup]

So that's where the name came from 😂

[hasty adder]

"you got an awful lot of nice chuu in here... be a shame if they were broken"

[feral arch]

Is there a butter churning system? 🤔

[dark pewter]

🤔

[brazen summit]

Q: will be fantasy creatures to hunt?? besides boars, deer, something like a dragon or things like that ??

[urban depot]

One major question for me....Palia wont have a market run by players and them setting prices right?

[dark pewter]

no details are given, just that there will be hunting

[stoic portal]

Will be there any form of pvp present in the game?

[regal pumice]

I don't remember who had asked, but we had seen questions about the composer for Palia's music. It's no other than the incredibly talented Steffen Schmidt. He'll be saying hello to everyone in the next few days.

[runic notch]

We don't even have 'boars' or 'deer'

[urban depot]

if i remember no PvP

[dark pewter]

someone had also asked if the OST will be released on youtube/spotify

[errant pagoda]

Ohhh we have a name, Vlad shall have to add that to the doc later

[valid stirrup]

Were buzz lightyear's legs a reference for Einar's design? 🤔

[lime glacier]

Honestly, I kind of hope the combat will be a bit like it was in Sakuna, you can go rough up some monsters for unique/specific stuff

[feral arch]

There will be a market run by players but not much info at this point. There's a lot of stuff in the pinned FAQ you can check!

[turbid crystal]

is that why I never get an answer when I ask about bees? Bc they’re not “bees” 👀

[feral arch]

@left yarrow for later~

[runic notch]

Oh sorry, we don't comment on bees right now because we're still very mixed on how stingy to make them

[urban depot]

Also....Steam/Epic/your own launcher?

[turbid crystal]

Extra stingy I want a challenge

[cobalt lynx]

will there be ways to choose what players we're matched with in neighborhoods? i'd prefer playing with adults rather than young teens/kids

[dark pewter]

theyre not sure for now

[regal pumice]

That's actually a great idea! Steffen has been doing an incredible job with the music. On more than one occasion I have loaded up the editor just so I can sit at the inn and listen to the music while I work.

[runic notch]

yea

[urban depot]

Well im hopin for all platforms..dont touch epic but dev team does what dev team needs to do

[errant pagoda]

All the folks by Steffen's music and the art team are doing wonderful jobs.

[dark pewter]

nothing like a good game OST to do art to

[errant pagoda]

I saw the 3d printed Chapaa, Chupa? still cant fully tell them apart, it came out very nicely

[naive wing]

Maybe a music channel where only the OST plays? I feel like i could listen for hours. 🙂

[turbid crystal]

ohh idk if anyone’s asked yet but can a character die in game? 👀 if there’s no combat I’m curious

[runic notch]

no death, or health even

[dark pewter]

https://www.youtube.com/user/ComposerSchmidt/featured this steffen?

[lime glacier]

#❔│game-faqs message this is the difference

[urban depot]

I just wanna be the Cabbage man from Avatar.

[turbid crystal]

hunger/thirst/energy? 👀

[runic notch]

We tried an energy system but it sucked when the bar was empty. Took it out

[prime skiff]

I was wondering how the passage of time will work, will it be more like Stardew Valley where days are a maximum length or something like Animal crossing with days following real time. Or will it do something entirely new?

[errant pagoda]

I mean visually but ty 😛

[feral arch]

~1 hr IRL = 1 day in game

[prime skiff]

Ah, thanks

[stone idol]

Hmmm so if I remember correctly I saw somewhere there was a romance system? Is it limited to NPCs or other players as well?? I’m sorry if someone has already asked this it’s hard to read through everything here lol

[hasty adder]

Will the game launch with mod support? or in time maybe?

[lime glacier]

presently limited to npcs

[feral arch]

Worth noting when they answered that question they did say it might change in the future though 🙂

[lime glacier]

no mod support at this time

[stone idol]

Dang I was hoping to marry my best friend lol

[lime glacier]

that may come, it's on their docket

[turbid crystal]

will staff be playing with us too? i want s6 neighbors uwu

[feral arch]

They're the HOA (this is a joke BTW)

[urban depot]

Will the game have HOAs

[dark pewter]

you think staff could keep their hands off this game?

[stoic portal]

Since no health/death system, is there gonna be a way to make the player feel engaged with the enviorment? Other than just collecting resources

[brazen summit]

legit question if there is no deaths or health what is the condition of losing??

[hasty adder]

HOA is the codename for the Palia Mafia

[runic notch]

Well the reason we make this game is because its the one we want to play.

[lime glacier]

aren't they doing that now?

[wary folio]

Will devs be playing or forced to be mods? Or GM's?

[dark pewter]

except neleimour, theyll be busy crying in a corner on release as people log in

[urban depot]

will the game have paid cosmetics? will this become fashion Palia

[rustic rose]

Is there a general quantitative estimate for how many people will be invited just to get an idea?

[lime canyon]

Are there cosmetics that will be unlocked based on what skills you decide to level up?

[runic notch]

Losing at what? Just have a good time my dude we can figure it all out together

[feral arch]

This is perhaps the best answer I've seen on here. I absolutely love when a game is a passion project for those working on it. ❤️

[wheat pike]

A lot of Mutliplayer games and MMOs in particular seem to underestimate how many servers they will have, is Palia using an instance system or server shard system and what plans do you have to keep "Server Full" "You are in a Queue" from happening on launch? 🙂

[wary folio]

death by bee stings of course.

[vernal violet]

I feel like there might be no idea as to what end game content will be then if that is your response to that question

[dark pewter]

no kind of monetization is being talked about publicly right now

[turbid crystal]

my bee army gonna be op

[runic notch]

You don't have to beat another player to win at a game 🤷‍♂️

[urban depot]

So question for a dev to answer mostly targeted towards @runic notch . Are you guys even thinking of doing an exclusive deal with a specific party(Epic or steam) that may limit your player base on launch or early stages? Or is the plan to have as much people play on any platform they want to?

[inland junco]

Hey, someone hit me with all the planting and gardening systems. I'm super intrigued if it's actual horticulture and botany systems or simplified systems of monoculture farming. I want to really design a thriving food forest with my space as much as possible and most farming games are so limited in plant diversity and techniques, I'm curious what to expect.

[rustic rose]

Based and blue pilled 😉

[viscid fable]

I like your vibe 🥳

[wheat pike]

As a robot can i side with the robots?

[runic notch]

Robots are always so well adjusted

[lofty pivot]

Just please be friendly 😛

[vernal violet]

Not necessarily talking about PvP, but the question needs to be asked. What is the end game? There needs to be something other than building and collecting to keep players engaged and want to come back for more

[wheat pike]

I dont' think my technician has ever used the term well adjusted before xD

[urban depot]

so going off other farming sims...there generally is no "end game"

[runic notch]

We're starting simple but very keen to make gardening a legit skill long term. Feedback always welcome

[viscid fable]

that's where this one should differ a bit from what i understand

[dark pewter]

they dont want to share it at this time, that should be more than enough

[hasty adder]

Q: Are there going to be specified zones with invisible walls / barriers? Or will it be completely open world as in "You see that distant mountain? You can go there"

[runic notch]

I think we have some interesting diversity of plant choice already though 😄

[urban depot]

most people who play these kind of games...highly enjoy the simplistic and relaxing nature of growing a garden/making friends with NPCs etc. Stardew valley literally has millions people playing it for 500+ hours and it really has no end game

[low bane]

this game can RTX ON? 😅

[dark pewter]

theyre trying to avoid walls, they want you to explore, but its also more curated and hand crafted, rather than open world

[hasty adder]

thanks!

[rocky kestrel]

When i hear stardew Valley mixer with zelda And then MMORPG in one swntence ... im already waiting with open wallet to buy And play

[stark anchor]

I suppose getting all achievements completed is the end game? Which I'm fine with!

[sullen shore]

will there be mounts?

[brazen summit]

i fully understand that, just thinking if there is no losing part of the game, it would be hard for the player to find the higher ups, like my good friend Bob Ross said "if you have light on light you have nothing, if you have dark on dark you basically have nothing ... having little sadness to know when the good times come", of course i am basing this in the games we already have, since you guys clearly are trying to do something new we have to wait and see how the game goes :3 big hopes

[stoic portal]

What will be the main way to keep players engaged with the enviorment?

[dark pewter]

life sim mmo, not mmorpg ;)

[dry torrent]

I'd like to see that stale MMO mentality checked at the door! There are soooooo many more possibilities for virtual worlds than "what end game is" or "another sword with another stat". That's why we're stuck playing 2004 MMOs! Let's finally think past that!

[rocky kestrel]

Doesnt matter its online thats matter

[daring sparrow]

will it be one time purchase or a sub?

[simple glade]

Q: Will there be pets or tames, and also mounts/ flying mounts?

[urban depot]

Well im sold on the game but the platform its on will decide if i play it or not. Hoping best for the game in the end

[hasty adder]

well put, i see this as more of a Life building sim rather than the traditional MMORPG

[turbid crystal]

If I had to guess, I feel like end game is discovering the reasons the humans disappeared? With the mention of story being important and developed over time, that would be something to keep players engaged and coming back. Not to mention some of us just like to gather and farm 🤷

[rocky kestrel]

Q: When it will be possible to buy ? Any Founders Packs etc ? Any Earlier Access ? Or Any Kickstarter foundation ?

[runic notch]

We're trying to be as multi-platform as possible

[dark pewter]

@daring sparrow monetization is not being talked about, @simple glade there will be pets, mounts are being considered as part of a possible fast travel system

[swift dune]

Fishing is definitely my favorite activity in any game I play that has it. I saw that it is going to be more than just a simple cast and reel system. The one question I was wanting to ask is if there is the potential for a boat system? Taking my own boat out with friends for some fishing fun would be amazing.

[valid stirrup]

They said it would develop story over years to come. We don't need to have high rated arenas to have a fun game.

[simple glade]

I've seen that, are they are in the roadmap so it's certain, thanks for the response, sorry I didn't read the doc sooner! ❤️

[dark pewter]

game is fully funded, no crowdfunding will happen

[rocky kestrel]

PC Switch must be And cross play of course

[wary folio]

Once upon a time... the story will come 🙂

[urban depot]

Happy to hear and ill still follow the game and hope it comes to multiple platforms. Dont wanna see the game limited to the launcher/platform and have the player base smaller seeing as its an MMO. But when specific brands throw money at devs for exclusives im always worried about it

[runic notch]

You gotta catch up to whats been going on in Palia before we can start feeding you the new stuff

[feral obsidian]

Will there be a lot of character customization?

[dark pewter]

absolutely! just not as much at pre-alpha

[deft goblet]

S6, I just want to say I'm so happy to see a studio finally trying what I've wanted from MMOs for SO LONG. I figured it just wouldn't meet the usual checkboxes of game design, especially considering risk-averse investors, etc. Just read about this game about 15 minutes ago and this has made my night. ❤️

[runic notch]

This will be insanely diverse

[coral swan]

Will be availabe on GEFORCE NOW?

[feral obsidian]

Right right, I meant planned for live 🙂 Thanks!

[rocky kestrel]

When will start an Pre-Alfa ?

[dark pewter]

no exact date, but soon

[vernal violet]

Stale MMO mentality? I don't see a whole lot of MMO's surviving long term without end game content. You may be thinking about stardew valley, which is far from what an MMO should be

[urban depot]

what will the Pre-alpha be on? its own launcher type thing

[valid stirrup]

Will we be able to get that hat Steve had in the trailer? @runic notch 👀

[dry torrent]

You might not realize this, but MMOs didn't used to have "endgame"

[runic notch]

Something newer than a floppy

[turbid crystal]

I’m rly looking forward to this!! Kind of interested to see the lore behind how non-humans discovered agriculture and mining/forging/etc. skills, and how that info was passed onto this influx of human life that had disappeared until now

[feral obsidian]

An MMO in which community building, customization, and RP is the "endgame" would be wonderfully welcome to me.

[feral arch]

Busco with the zingers tonight. Must be channeling those bees.

[dark pewter]

take conversations to general, questions only :D

[urban depot]

Just as I was getting my floppy disc reader out

[sharp ridge]

An iomega zip drive!

[daring sparrow]

would u say its closer to genshin impact or ffxiv

[knotty dust]

Lethality is right. I honestly want to do a lot of roleplaying in this game.

[severe falcon]

Darn, still no use for my 5.25 in drive. One day...

[rocky kestrel]

Any premonition when it will be released ? Like late 2022/2023 or something like that

[feral arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/829113775876735026/850235645297033236/uo5AF3t.gif

[runic notch]

We love all the things we did in MMOs back in the day, we just think the priorities can be moved around to make people even more satisfied

[urban depot]

just dont let xQc RP and the game will be fine.

[dark pewter]

they dont have a date yet, stay patient

[dry torrent]

The worst part about the word "endgame" is that players narrowly define what they think that means because that's what other games told them it is.

[runic notch]

Plus a lot has changed since I rolled up my first Paladin in 2004 🤷‍♂️

[vernal violet]

And you may not realize this but women used to not have rights. People change, game development changes especially in the two decade time difference between your "2004 MMO". I wish these devs luck but if they don't embrace the majority of MMO players then it will die and it will die fast

[feral arch]

What game?

[urban depot]

Cause end-game is subjective to a degree in some games.

[rocky kestrel]

I ask about premonition not a date ... as a dev they kinda know how much time they need 😉

[dark pewter]

paladin hell yeah!

[valid stirrup]

We should also acknowledge that not every game is for everyone. And never will be.

[deft goblet]

i'm of the FFXIV camp: "glamour is the true endgame!"

[royal moat]

I'm 150% here for an "endgame" that's about creativity and relationships. The neverending gear treadmill is fun if I have the free time and energy to stay competitive, but it tends to leave those who want a more relaxed pace feeling left out and lonely.

[golden spindle]

Isnt that basically every game that allows fashion?

[stoic portal]

If there's no health or energy, what will the purpose of the cooking skill be?