💡︱general-ideas

[sage carbon]

nah

people can disable it if they want, or just enjoy the hilarity

[last burrow]

Darn

[gaunt thistle]

Please add a disco ball to the lobby

[upbeat pike]

Due to what's happening around the world, a code could be PIGEON2019 or what ever year you wish to put in for the number. As for what it gives, maybe a several silver coins and maybe a handful of gold coins. Doesn't have to be either or both. Just trying to give ideas.

Why the sus?

[rich dagger]

I think most people wouldn't want to be reminded of that while they're playing a game to have fun. Just seems an odd thing to commemorate with in-game currency.

[upbeat pike]

It's just an idea due to what the pigeon does in-game.

[hazy pivot]

I don't think we want to commemorate a pandemic. Cute sneezing is more to reflect that a lot of people think pigeons are dirty :). Not deadly...

[upbeat pike]

Fair enough. As I said, it was more of an idea.

[hazy pivot]

Yes that's what the title of the channel is.

[upbeat pike]

How old is this game?

[last burrow]

As old as birds themselves

[hazy pivot]

It's still in early access and was released to the first players publicly on april 29th 2021.

[upbeat pike]

Hmm. Guess April 29th is the birthday at this time. Was the 29th the official release?

[hazy pivot]

It's not officially released yet

[upbeat pike]

Ah. Well, when it Officially gets released, there could be a Redeem Code for 'HappyRelease' And for every year after, 'Birthday(Current Year)'

[vast tide]

Wow for that jewel game only 5 months are a really short time

[opal musk]

Bird watcher buff: The birdwatcher's cone of vision once they activate their ability can be used to see when the lights are turned off

Notes: A lot of people really hate the bird watcher. I don't think this hate is completely deserved but it is definitely one of the weaker roles. Not sure if this buff would make it too strong, but it would at least make it more viable. Lights is also quite a strong sabotage as well so this could help the other sabotages becomes more useful.

[junior sundial]

maybe not see everything but increase the circle of vision around it when lights are off

[opal musk]

Technician Buff: The technicians ability will be able to detect if the sabotage is called by a ghost

Notes: The technicians ability becomes useless as soon as a single duck dies. However, the main issue is that a lot of new players get confused, accusing players of being the duck after they came from where a ghost calls a sabotage.

@junior sundial It still only has a cone of vision like when it activates it's ability normally

[junior sundial]

oh ok nvm then

both buffs seem nice

[rich dagger]

The Birdwatcher is kinda funny. It was really strong originally when it's ability was always on but you always had flashlight vision. The complaints were cacophonous! So the Birdwatcher became a normal Goose except when using their ability. RIP Birdwatcher Prime.

[vocal hatch]

In the new map Mallard Manor ca-n you make The ducks tasks to be for geese also because there are a lot of People that claimed vigilante and sheriff and just camp and IT s annoying

[gilded wagon]

@vocal hatch that's already a thing (water pump‚ fire‚ doors) are geese tasks too

For lights it's near a geese task

[grave fossil]

i think you meant @vocal hatch

[gilded wagon]

Oh yea‚ my bad

[sharp cliff]

if a duck vents or leaves a hiding spot and kills a goose, the kill animation is changed to represent the duck just leaving
[EXAMPLES BELOW]
atom blaster vent animation : the duck quickly jumps out of the vent, grabs the goose, covers the gooses face and then executes the goose
Pet acid bug thing vent kill : the vent slightly opens, and the bug gets released, the bug walks over to the goose, spits acid, then walks back to the vent, where the duck leaves the vent and pets it
Knifes closet animation : the goose walks past the closet, where the duck bursts out, grabs the goose, throws the goose into the closet, and preforms a magic trick, [the magic trick with the swords in the box things, but with knifes and a closet] witch fails. and the goose dies.

[candid garnet]

How about a 'dying breath' where if you're quick enough you get half a second to give a clue as you die as to who killed you. This gets broadcast as a little whisper sound to all living players. But only works if you're not super jumpy when you get killed..like me!

[zenith lava]

I feel like that could too easily become instinct for players to insta give away to everyone who their killer is, tbh

[hybrid frigate]

I feel like we should also make public proxy Cus sometimes it’s hard to find people to do proxy or make it an option in public

[magic yarrow]

Please add proximity chat to public games.

This is something we have considered, but have ultimately decided against. We have taken the stance that if you make a private game, you are responsible for moderating it. The host will have their own rules, and have the responsibility of kicking people who they feel are breaking the rules.
Public lobbies are different in that players don't necessarily know the people in the game they are joining into. Kids might enter a game and can be harassed by others in some corner of the map if proximity chat is on. If someone is being rude or toxic in a meeting, everyone can hear it and can block their mics and block them.

So why don't we just separate servers into kids and 18+? Because a 12 year old can check off a box that says they are 18, and we'd rather prevent the potential abuse and toxicity.

If you want proximity chat, make a private game. If you need players, find a private game in the #lfg channels or make your own.

[gaunt thistle]

imagine if when a person disconnects in the lobby, a dead body drops

[plucky ice]

That would really hurt everyone else because anytime someone disconnects it looks like they killed him

[granite wave]

That could really make a lot of ducks lose and also a ton of trolls would just leave

[granite wave]

I already said something like this 2 weeks ago and it won’t be reworked
Tho yeah ur absolutely right if u could know it was a ghost u could think if they did it near geese to frame or actually went with ducks to sabot when they need it(tho u should mostly go with geese)

[rich dagger]

Technician Goose is powerful early game and grows less powerful over time. Some other roles are the opposite, like the Detective which is very weak if you use your ability early in the game.

[granite wave]

Ik but it would still be nice to not see that it’s almost useless after the first duck dies but it’s still a good role even tho most ducks that can vent sabot and vent away if they want to seek a target

[sharp cliff]

maybe like proximity text chat? to help those who mics are either :
Broken
or has a mic but no audio import for some goddamn reason i spent 60 bucks on these headphones WHY IS THE MIC FAKE

[trim pumice]

what about a no mics people?

like me

[sharp cliff]

oh yeah no mic

people

[trim pumice]

why does no one cares for no mic people

[rich dagger]

Built-in proxy chat is one of the main selling points of the game, so I would imagine most players expect to be able to talk to the other players. Some will be more accepting of no-mic players than others

[trim pumice]

yea but some long time ago some people may wanna get me outta here for a "no mic excuse" and they get me out

but all I want is a game where I enjoy without that thing expect if I am a dodo

[sage carbon]

sounds like you need a stable group of people to play with that accept your no mic

if people vote you out for not having a mic, you really either have to accept it, find a new lobby, or get a mic

[rich dagger]

Friends lists are being worked on. When those get released you could add people who are friendly to micless players so you have a regular and positive experience 🙂

[trim pumice]

I do have a mic but I am not brave enough to reveal to new people

[sage carbon]

i think you understand what i mean

i respect your decision to not speak but you have to accept that there are going to be people who don't want to play with you

[trim pumice]

Yea Ik but at least on a bright side slowly people accept me

[bright pelican]

I never mind people who don’t have a mic. Just enable “no mic mode” so there’s a clear indication you don’t have one or aren’t using one. I will admit that I sometimes do forget to read chat and seeing that no mic symbol on someone does help remind me to check 🙂

[trim pumice]

yea

or a bubble speech may help

[bright pelican]

Well when you are typing, it does have a little … next to your name. I’m sorry some people simply vote you out cause of this. Unfortunately we cant fault people for excersicing their vote no matter how “unfair” it may be. I’ve gotten voted out so many times simply cause someone utters my name 🤣🤣🤣

[hazy pivot]

The best part is the game isn't hardcore. You will come back to life and you can do it all over again.

It happens, not to be taken too seriously. 🙂

[trim pumice]

yea unless your unlucky goose and the chance of you getting the same role over and over and over

[uncut nacelle]

you can always play with most of the streamers that are on our list or any of the moderators if you see they have a game going. We might miss the text chat sometimes, but it is always a fun time.

[bright pelican]

I’m pretty sure I’ve had you in my lobby before and you’re always welcome 🙂

[trim pumice]

they should add a new thing that if a goose wear a ghost it add a meduim power

[granite wave]

If u have a problem with being shy to not reveal ur voice or cuz it sounds like trash in recording/calls (there are a lot of ppl with this problem I sound like a drunk russian on recordings) just use a voice changer it’s very easy to get it for free on pc

[fossil quail]

Anytime coming for controller support ❤️❤️❤️

[hazy pivot]

With keymapping some players are already on controller support. We will possibly add this in later as a feature after we're on mobile.

[fossil quail]

Yeah I do keymaping just seeing if it was a plan. Love it haha can't wait for mobilr

[thin tapir]

@tiny tapir Wants to know if there are Chinese servers for Goose Goose Duck

[sage carbon]

there are servers in asia

i think there might be six scattered around asia, although i dont know specifically where they are

[thin tapir]

Ohh ok

Ty

[hazy pivot]

There are no servers in China unfortunately. Our game contains blood and bones and this is unfortunately banned in China 😦 We do not have plans at the moment to generate a China specific content based game.

They can however connect to our SG servers through the use of a VPN

[thin tapir]

😭

That is very sad

That Chinese people do not get to experience Goose Goose Duck

[hazy pivot]

They also recently announced restrictions on online gaming during the week and capped hours for weekend gaming. We're not sure this is a market we will entertain in the near future.

[lilac canyon]

will the old crafting materials ever be combined with the new ones? I would appreciate if this old crafting materials could be used for the new death stingers

[hazy pivot]

old crafting materials will still have a use 🙂

[quartz arrow]

this is a very small one but why not put a winning/losing sound for geese, ducks etc?

[feral grove]

^thats cool

[quartz arrow]

like it has the same leitmotif as their role reveal sound

[fast vessel]

Phantom goose role.

Like on town of us mod for among us

[sharp cliff]

#🐣︱classic-role-ideas

[magic yarrow]

Have you guys considered this role from Town of Us?

We have! We will carefully examine most role ideas to consider their subsequent effect on the overall balance of classic mode. Please check out #850063497877913630 to see some ideas that we are tinkering with.

[fast vessel]

Ty

[brittle tartan]

How about people being able to spectate a private game?

[granite wave]

It could cause chaos if they would try to watch a streamer by too many ppl watching or there would be trolls that join only to see the roles and then go to the stream and tell who everyone is
Even without showing the roles it could be a problem
But it might work with a proper system

[sage carbon]

We've considered a sort of spectator mode before for ghosts, and maybe we might go through with it.

[brittle tartan]

I meant that people who want to see what's going on in the map can do so on their own computer without being able to directly influence the game. They were never alive; they're outside of the 16-player cap with a separate cap that you all would decide.

[sage carbon]

I don't think that'll be very likely

[fossil quail]

What about joining a lobby as it is in progress that does not have full 16 players. Maybe spectating the game until your ready to join the lobby at the end? If it's full giving you the now in progress error instead.

[coarse forge]

how can I buy codes for gold giveaways etc? Will it be possible to buy directly from the website in the future?

[hazy pivot]

Chris might know this one @ocean cypress

[ocean cypress]

We will be adding a way to gift codes through the website in the near future

[coarse forge]

is there some way to buy some codes manually pr today?

[granite wave]

It could make the game have like 12 players and 3 ducks
Even if you remove some of the roles it instantly means that some good roles are gone
And the problem with watching a streamer and then just telling them what everyone is when they play with randoms is still there
The only way I see this working is having a way to disable this option if you don’t want it and let ppl just watch u
Even tho I still don’t think it will be added
Sry if I didn’t get exactly what u meant

[trim pumice]

What if you used silver coins for a higher chance to get the role and golden coins for getting the role

[granite wave]

It could rig the game a lot for those that don’t really want to pay for that

[trim pumice]

Tbh I thought like: if people finished spending money on everything cost silver coins then what will they buy from then?(and ofc golden too even tho gaggle will add more crafting or new outfits)

but ofc making people see themselves raising their chance to get a roles but others...nope

[granite wave]

Yeah but the game does add a lot of new costumes and id personality hate to never be able to be a duck just cuz someone pays too much
Not to say if a hacker that can’t rig the game to get the role they want they’ll just pay to get it until they get banned

[trim pumice]

I was meant to normal people but....make sure with real money if that hacker does that

[granite wave]

I mean a hacker could easily get infinite money
There could be a new setting to choose your favorite role and that might give you a higher chance to get it since there are a lot of ppl that actually enjoy to be a goose

[trim pumice]

That can work too ty...but no one likes being a normal geese

but with 1 slightly odd problem: what if 2 people on a same role?

[granite wave]

Well then the chance is split between them and also I meant a geese like birdwatcher or medium not a normal goose with no talent

[rich dagger]

What if you could set your preferred goose, neutral, and Duck roles in settings, then if you get killed first in a game you have a slightly increased chance to get one of your preferred roles in the next game.

[sage carbon]

we've talked internally about a sort of draft mode that might appease what you guys are talking about

[trim pumice]

I am ok with both games is games

[sage carbon]

you're allowed to have that opinion

are you just here to troll though

[granite wave]

Idk if after you die having a higher chance is rly the best option
If someone plays 5 games and didn’t get the role the chance would be much higher
And if there are like 3 players in the lobby like this (which there mostly are) ur chance would be much lower
I’d say to just choose the roles u want to have in settings and if someone has it too they’ll split the chance like a 50% 50%
It’s guaranteed to get a better chance unless everyone in the lobby wants the same role and then everyone will be happy
And choosing something doesn’t mean u instantly get it if no one has that chosen in the lobby since it could easily expose the role if they know only u have it
Sry for spam

[hazy pivot]

Naturally influencing roles takes randomness out of it and it will be easier to guess someone's roles based on what they were for the last games.

People who play a lot will start to clue in on this based on other player's behaviors. This takes a lot of the deception element out of the game and has a ton of negative effects on the game itself.

It likely wont happen but like herbert said we do have a new game mode on the way soon

[fossil quail]

It's for spectating only and to join and not have to wait for the game to end. And the open and hoping to get in... You don't see what people are expect maybe a duck. And people already stream sniper either way with this all they could see is who kills as the spectater may watch the ducks

[granite wave]

That’s true I also thought of that but it could still be possible if the chance is just a little higher
Also they will never entirely be able to say who is what unless the keep an eye on those players for most time
But yeah u are right and im still thinking on a way that this could be possible
And it could still work maybe if ppl start new games that aren’t 100% full over and over
Also interested to see the game mode

[hazy pivot]

Have you played the game yet?

[bright citrus]

Any chance of assassin duck not being able to see who gravy goose is or not being able to snipe them?

[granite wave]

No duck should be able to see it since it’s very easy to just tell if you have the mimic out

[bright citrus]

Sorry if they already can't see the bag or don't have the ability to meeting kill gravy

[hazy pivot]

They can't snipe the gravy

It says in the gravy desc.

[bright citrus]

Ahh I thought I saw gravy get sniped before I guess I was wrong

[hazy pivot]

That would be an amateur mistake 🙂

We're only slightly better than amateurs

but still better.

[granite wave]

I’d say that u guys are at least close to pros

[bright citrus]

Every dead goose yall get .01% stronger

[granite wave]

Anyway I thought of a way to be able to increase ur chance by no one knowing or being able to tell ( it pretty messy and not reliable)
Before the match starts everyone will get a message with “do you want to be this role?”
They can choose yes or no and no one else gets the same role message
It only makes the chance higher by a little
Ik they could ask what message they got but still there are a lot of ppl that won’t say it
Sry if it’s bad I couldn’t think of anything better that would make them not know what u chose

[bright citrus]

I think true rng for roles is the best way to do it honestly.

[hazy pivot]

Have you played the game yet?

[granite wave]

No and that also means that I CANT simply know things that you guys do just by watching vids play the game
I’m only giving ideas if they are bad cuz there is something I’m unaware of then fine I’m only trying to just give ideas so if somehow if I say something that could really mess with system or something idk about then sorry

[opal crane]

I offered a potential solution to this issue in the #🐣︱classic-role-ideas channel. The issue in question being that if the geese want they can have one strategy to trump all others, grouping up. Ducks need a counter to this strategy, pigeons win way to easily in small lobbies and if the lights are turned off the geese can just make sure to stay close.

[rich dagger]

@opal crane the Kamikaze Duck being considered in #850063497877913630 would be a solid answer to Geese grouping up

[opal crane]

Oh yes! I remember seeing that idea!!! I still don't think it would be a perfect solution though because if you are playing in a one duck lobby then if the kamikaze duck uses its ability then it would lose the game because it kills itself

[rich dagger]

I would imagine that Kamikaze Duck would not be selectable with only one duck in a lobby

[waxen galleon]

But the mimic can be selected in a one duck lobby! That's always my favorite.

[main tulip]

I wonder who could possibly be the mimic, it must be me

[trim pumice]

flashback in tf2

Spy: it could be you it could be me

it could be any one of us

[rich dagger]

Ahh my petite chou-fleur

[raw pawn]

Close proxy text chat for when people can't talk

[trim pumice]

[fringe stone]

could we have a lfg-Hungarian?

[sage carbon]

done

[ruby falcon]

ikr should def. be a feature

[late spear]

@fading dock #lfg-english-over18 pls or a different lfg

[ocean cypress]

@fading dock please keep your looking for group chat in the LFG channels. This is a place to put ideas

[fading dock]

ohhh my b

i thoguht i was there

lol

[gentle sluice]

Perhaps if a venting/hiding character tries to enter a vent/hiding spot that is already occupied - it cannot enter.

[stable ibex]

Will the ability to set classic+ roles to "all" in private lobbies be implemented in the game?

[ocean cypress]

there will be the ability to save/load game setting presets really soon

[stable ibex]

That's great, but what I mean is that in classic+ roles you can put it on check(always in the game) or question mark(possible in the game). Can we have also set a role to "all"? Setting a role to "all means all geese, ducks, or neutrals will have that role.

[waxen galleon]

Yea, with the new save/load game settings you can make multiple presets, so you can set a preset to "everything on" or "everything maybe".

[stable ibex]

Oh I see, nice 👍

[fringe stone]

ty

[low lion]

Can you make it so the compass map inside the meeting can be seen for the entire meeting? I can't tell you how many times I needed it as a reference as voting time went on. I get that some lobbies have short voting times but in the actual default settings voting time is longer than discussion time. I just don't understand it.

[delicate bison]

When you die, instead of losing your pets, your pets become ghost as well?

[hazy pivot]

Your pets go to the adoption center

Everytime you go back to the lobby you create a new pet

[plain bough]

that'll cause the adoption center to explode though

[obsidian fractal]

45k Geese died in one day recently, that's a LOT of abandoned pets, still team duck though

[shy oriole]

@granite wave this should go in #🎩︱cosmetic-ideas

[formal badger]

quack

[rich dagger]

[formal badger]

no goose ? that good :^

🦆

[rugged lava]

WTF there are no Halloween themed farts?

its the simple things in life

[near sapphire]

have you guys considered being able to buy materials with gold?

[sage carbon]

yes!

[granite wave]

a meme channel

[ocean cypress]

We use to have one... but we had to take it away for reasons

[granite wave]

i see

fair enough

[granite wave]

have a majority to be ready to start not all

this can get rid of some annoying situations like newjoiners

[ocean cypress]

The host has the option to kick AFK players or these annoying situations

We say "ready or kick" all the time

[granite wave]

oh srry but if the host doesn't want to kick you could add that feature

[ocean cypress]

If the host doesn't want to kick you why would they give that ability to the rest of the lobby?

[granite wave]

he could just start if most players get ready

[ocean cypress]

if you start a game with someone that isn't ready, it would hinder the game anyway

[granite wave]

or you could use among us method which is start in 5 seconds

[ocean cypress]

I don't see how that would resolve the overall "problem"/"annoying situation". Get the host to kick, no hard feelings, pardon them and they can join back in next game 🙂

[granite wave]

still that'd be usefull

well convenient

[hazy pivot]

It becomes a problem when a someone joins a game and the game starts immediately after. Not giving the person who joined enough time to change pets, check out game settings etc.

We had this before and had to change it due to this very issue.

Most players in Among Us just disconnect at the beginning of the game if they don't like the settings/roles. We aim to stop that behavior entirely.

[lilac hinge]

Evening! May have been asked before but -- Has anything been discussed about giving the game a stats page? I find little value in trying to get a few achievements from Steam. I would be HIGHLY motivated to see how I am doing on a real time basis. Stats such as "# of games in duck role / neutral role / goose roll", # of games won as <insert duck role/goose roll here>, # of times died by Assassin duck / falcon / etc. Even things such as 'Average time alive per game as a goose' with a direct category of 'World average time alive per game as a goose' right next to it for comparison. Anything to help me better my game would be good/fun to see. Thoughts?

[hazy pivot]

This is a massive undertaking and doesn't add any content to the game. We want to focus on content for now and then decide if it's something that makes the game genuinely better and if it's in the spirit of the game itself. It's not off our radar but it's definitely something we may consider once the game is in it's final state.

[lilac hinge]

Fair enough

[rich dagger]

Craftable or for purchase, entrance sounds/graphics when you enter a lobby. Such as a lightning strike and thunder when Canadian Thor enters a lobby

[hazy pivot]

this isn't a bad idea

would be kinda neat

[vocal surge]

you should animate the discord icon on the left so when you mouse over it, the goose squints

[chilly verge]

An idea that I have is the ability to adjust the output devices separately for both game audio and game chat. I use a mix amp and this would help me to have better audio control

[waxen galleon]

It's something I've suggested to the team. I know quite a few people that would find this feature very handy. There's a large slate of quality of life updates coming first, but I'm sure if there was enough demand for a feature like this, the devs would be up for it.

[chilly verge]

awesome I am looking forward to hopefully getting that feature in the future

[wide topaz]

Will there be a setting where you can select random maps and it will cycle through 🙂

[magic yarrow]

I'd like the ability to change maps in game!

We've heard that request and we're working on it!

[radiant yacht]

changing maps in the game might be laggy and weird, considering there's different lobby designs for mallard manor compared to the other 3, but it'll be cool

[sharp cliff]

"grab a snack" task
a snack being, a slice of cake from the fridge.
[the flavor is breadcrumbs]

[coarse forge]

QoL - Clothing, farts etc: Be able to mark favourites to get them to the top of the list

[lapis wing]

When switching era’s you should make the UI for the changing rules and outfits and stuff unique designs to match that era

[rich dagger]

To expand on this idea, maybe for a later QoL update, ability to save and load outfit sets

[fallow sonnet]

Add a american flag

[coarse forge]

**QoL - Voting Screen: **
Chat button: Would be great to have keybinding to the Chat-button, and having it working like a toggle function to open/close (ie not an alphanumerical button, for example Left-Alt)
Map: Let the Tab-key open/close the map while in meeting (during discussion time) too

[coarse forge]

Gameplay (Tasks):
Some people with disabilities have problems doing some of the tasks (like the fast mouse in Mallard Manor).
Make it possible to reserve yourself from getting certain tasks in game, like 1 or 2 for each map.

[agile obsidian]

Y’all should advertise this game more

[sage carbon]

give us a shout out in your next album

[frigid sparrow]

Lmao

[magic pendant]

why dont we have poison master and healer in GGD that might be fun

healer for goose and poison for ducks and poison will killed that person in the meeting

[turbid dawn]

Goose cosplay

Been doing it for weeks now

seen no one else

[rich dagger]

Disney has entered the chat

[carmine wharf]

yes

[carmine wharf]

No

bad idea

[sharp void]

ghosts have a choice to attend meetings

[paper shadow]

This would make doing tasks way easier and probably just lead to a strat of stalling the meetings for as long as possible just so ghosts can do their tasks

[coarse forge]

QoL: Transfer Host: Would be so sweet to be able to transfer the Host role of the lobby to any chosen player. Especially when streaming and a DC happens so the streamer, who have some responsibility for what happens in game and on the stream, can easily get the control back...

[shrewd shore]

It'd be cool to have ghosts hear what the live geese/ducks are talking about rather than the dead silence. Or a haunt the killer/ducks.

[magic yarrow]

Have you guys considered offering the functionality where the dead can hear the living?

We think its better to be able to have a conversation with other dead players than it is to hear living players. Being able to hear living players has proven to be confusing.

[granite wave]

Unlock a limited edition cosmetic, if you sign-in from the android / iOS application (this way you boost the download counts and the Play Store / App Store rank and, at the end, eventually organic downloads)

[frigid sparrow]

We may or may not have something like this.

[waxen galleon]

I find sometimes it's hard to find the person talking with the loud microphone in a full lobby, having to scroll through the list, and hopefully find the person before they stop talking. Is it possible to get a screen that shows everyone all at once with their audio level bar, and then you click on them to adjust their volume?

[shy oriole]

Sounds like a very good idea in theory, but might get cluttered, especially for mobile users? 🤔

[waxen galleon]

Could just be setup like a meeting screen but shows audio levels, and then you just click on them to get another overlayed menu for their audio adjustments.

[umbral gorge]

i like this! like maybe a green android pet for android users, and maybe sunglasses but mac/apple shaped for IOS

[wide wedge]

I'm sure it has been said before, but just in case I am wrong I think the tutorial needs a little more info explained. For example as a Duck didn't know how to unlock sabatoges, so I find I am afraid to stand close to the spot to figure it out because if a goose sees me I am done.

[waxen galleon]

They do teach you how to unlock the sabotage in hatchery in the tutorial. There's been some talk of maybe allowing you to switch between a duck and a goose in the explore mode to practice the sabotages, and I know some work was done to explore mode fairly recently that brings it one step closer to making this possible. It's something I would love to see personally, and I know it would help many people.

[umbral gorge]

agreed, i watched a lot of content creators, and learned from that. I just suggested a role that could 'reverse' an unlock for sabotage unlocks, but thinking about it now, if all geese (or even certain roles) could just reverse the ducks sabo unlocks, that could give geese the reason to be there and not just ducks, could blur that line of 'why are you there, you duck'. EG - the chandelier can be 'restrung/tightened' to prevent use until ducks get it again, or like technicians can 'rewire' the light sabo to prevent it from going off until unlocked again

[wide wedge]

I ran through the tutorial again just to see it, and while yes it does show you how to unlock sabotage, I find that learning how to unlock it on the spaceship does not in fact help me on the mansion map.

[waxen galleon]

Yea, the sabotages have changed a bit in the manor, and probably will with each new map theme, or possibly map to map. I feel an explore mode duck is probably a good solution to that. I know there's a Quality of Life update after the mobile launch being geared up, I'll yell at Herbert to add it to a list of potential QoL improvements.

[violet pawn]

I wanna make a suggestion. Can there be an option to give up without quitting the room and commit hara-kiri on yourself as the unique animation for it? I had a run where this guy ran in circles around the whole hall, and because such it exposed me as the killer in a way where I couldn't kill anybody due to my bad gameplay elements to properly kill.

[sage carbon]

i dont quite understand the context

you want a way to forfeit because you couldn't catch someone?

[waxen galleon]

I think they're asking for a way to quit a game without a penalty when someone is having a negative impact on the game.

[violet pawn]

Well kind of, I'm not salty or anything. There was a run where things didn't go as planned, made a lot of mistakes, etc.

One of those runs.

Basically forfeit yeah.

[sage carbon]

I don't think that's quite in the cards but i suppose you could always just call a crisis sabotage and kill someone in front of everyone

[rich dagger]

I think a forfeit button would result in a lot of griefing

[violet pawn]

Hmm... Didn't think it as that. Good call, dad.

[waxen galleon]

It happens. The public games are design to issue a penalty so players can't just leave lobbies if they're not getting ducks. Without that penalty in place, or a way for players to circumnavigate that (even if it was only once a day) lobbies would just be full of people leaving constantly. If you'd like you can try using the #lfg-english-over18 (or your appropriate language) to find a private game, where there are no penalties for leaving. If you're worried about players with toxic lobbies, generally anyone with an orange, magenta, or purple name in those channels are more welcoming than the standard players.

[violet pawn]

Don't worry, Xizta. I was in a private game when that happened.

So there was no loss. Was playing with friends.

[waxen galleon]

It happens. You can just do what I do, and tell them "I'm a duck, just vote me out" and then they think I'm a dodo, and refuse to vote me. So then I kill infront of them, and then I say, that definitely was NOT a morphling, vote me out... and then they think I'm still a dodo, and the morphling killed someone as me, and they STILL don't vote me out...

[violet pawn]

Will keep in mind of that. Thank you Xizta. What happens if you keep backing out?

[waxen galleon]

In public games, you'll get warned, and increased duration of timeouts. In private games, nothing really, but if you do in constantly, that group probably won't invite you back.

[violet pawn]

How many times are you allowed to back out? Sorry if this isn't quite the proper group to ask this in.

[waxen galleon]

That I'm not sure of. I just don't recommend doing it often, unless you have to.

[violet pawn]

Shall keep in mind, thank you.

[fervent marsh]

Setting to allow the person that reports/buttons to have a certain amount of speaking time before everyone else is unmuted?

Feels like every time I report a body everyone starts screaming over me and theres not a huge amount I can do to get a word in

[magic yarrow]

Can you implement a feature where the person who hit the button or reported a body has the sole ability to speak for x amount of seconds before anyone else does?

We've heard this request and are considering it.

[rich dagger]

One workaround in lobbies like that is to type your most important info in the text chat. Many lobbies in #lfg-english-over18 that list themselves as Streamer Friendly will actively encourage players to give the player with the megaphone time to speak

[nimble palm]

maybe a chat that only ducks can see that helps the communication between the ducks

[paper shadow]

Im no expert, but I feel like this would just make it unfair, one of the skills of this game is communicating with your ducks without text chat, also mimic in general just makes this impossible

[waxen galleon]

There is an area on black swan where only ducks / mechanic / pigeon can get into that allows for some privacy.

[nimble palm]

oh ok ty

[zenith lava]

Some sort of pet that instead of coins gives an increased chance to get materials would be neat

[toxic summit]

When dead, give the ghosts a "Haunt" ability which activates when they are nearby a living player. When used, the Haunt ability causes your ghost to simply follow the player so you can just sit back and watch what they are doing without worrying about losing them when they use the telaporter, vent, or when a meeting is called.

[wicked elm]

I like the idea of the game not just being goose vs duck but instead an all out war of all birds.

[rich dagger]

An upcoming game mode called Fowl Play might satisfy your warmongering urges

[cinder raven]

something to pop up on the screen to get people to ready up would be nice. like a big message saying "you have not readied up yet" since people like to forget to click the button lol.

[sage carbon]

it does show up on your screen! you just have to look at the bottom center of your screen

[last burrow]

Ive had many many instances of people forgetting even though its right there.

It could be something that only tye host can click with a 60 second cooldown

[granite wave]

I think an underwater map would be sick and you can like see fish and sharks if you press up against the wall I think it would be fire

[shy oriole]

No need to post your ideas twice, we se the suggestion in map ideas
Underwater map has been suggested several times ^^

[late flame]

can we have a queue system from when trying to join a game which is full using code?

[frank night]

This is something we are planning on including as a QOL fix, as for when we can't give you an answer on that as yet

[trim pumice]

should rename the hitman into hitduck and bodyguard into bodygoose

[river birch]

an option to switch between old vision and new vision. or is the old vision technically an advantage? (I'm talking about the faded edges you see when playing)

[waxen galleon]

I think the names as is make it clearer for newer players to understand what they are. You're free to give them nicknames as you see fit. Who knows they may catch on. Back when the canadian first came out, I gave the nickname to the person you tell you're canadian to as "The canadian's lawyer" and that actually has come up in random pug lobbies now.

[trim pumice]

ok

[hazy pivot]

Ill look into this

[river birch]

also maybe an option for FPS and/or Server location

to have it seen somewhere on screen, maybe bottom right or top right

[fresh elm]

idk if this has been suggested before but maybe add a friends system ingame and let people join whatever games their friends are in?

[magic yarrow]

You guys should add a friends list!

That is a common request, and we're working on it!

[granite wave]

the ability for the host to start when a majority is ready due to afk players

because as long somebody is on the keyboard he's ready even if he doesn't press the button

[hazy pivot]

Kick unready players.

They will not be good to have in a game as afk.

[celest lodge]

Ability to sabotage while walking would be nice.

[rich dagger]

That's part of the cost/benefit of doing a sabotage

[tall bolt]

proximity text chat for those who don't have a mic

[turbid dawn]

Tbh that'd be weird

You're typing and some guy comes in to murder you

Wouldn't make for practical things too

[last burrow]

I think typing would be a good option. If you dont have a mic its up to you if you wanna risk sitting there typing

Cause some people just dont have mics

[tall bolt]

what about like quick reactions or a speed wheel then
farting exists but

[sage carbon]

another game has a quick chat wheel

we were not fans

[tall bolt]

that wheel was utter garbage though

and it wasnt very practical

i was thinking more like Clash Royale's chat bubble things that have premade phrases you can use at any point

or like roblox emotes but not emotes
tap/hold key, click message

[tall bolt]

unrelated, a quick join button

[wicked elm]

The stand feature makes it so that we can find out killers if we don't have that there is no point

[plush sedge]

Host Selection Option! One that would benefit those like Canadian_Thor, MrFoxinSocks, MaulerJM, and many other streamers alike so that at the end of the lobby if say the host is leaving they have the option when they go to leave if they want to just have the game auto select the host (via the next in line) or Say they want to pass the lobby off to Fox or Mauler or Thor they can and it then becomes their lobby...

[frank night]

Out of interest why do you need Discord when you have in-game proxy chat for mics included?

[hazy pivot]

We should have a friends list with deep linking soon

[sage carbon]

among us has no features

(we'll take a look at discord integration)

[turbid dawn]

A death animation called Boom Boom Goose

I'm willing to personally make it

How about a limited edition cosmetic for the 100 000th player or hold a contest

It can be anything

[misty tusk]

Hmmm

[hazy pivot]

You get us to 100,000 players on discord and I will gladly do something special 🙂

[turbid dawn]

thats a deal hehe

how many we have rn?

dude

100x

easy stonks

[hazy pivot]

11899 actually

[turbid dawn]

so 11k?

thats 1/10

doable

[rich dagger]

Totally doable

[paper shadow]

Just gotta convince a 7th of the fortnite discord server to join

Easy enough

[granite wave]

have host to start whenever they want because there's no such thing as ready

[turbid dawn]

I'm willing to translate the game to french to get more french people in the community

[wide topaz]

Hi All,
Is there a streamer mode coming for the game to prevent stream sniper. Would be really great. Thanks

[last burrow]

Streamer mode?

[wide topaz]

Streamer mode so when you stream that it will wont show your role while you are streaming but you will know what your role is. It was something that was great on the Town of Us mod back in the day. @last burrow

[magic yarrow]

Have you guys considered this role from Town of Us?

We have! We will carefully examine most role ideas to consider their subsequent effect on the overall balance of classic mode. Please check out #850063497877913630 to see some ideas that we are tinkering with.

[ocean cypress]

I feel like you used a keyword, we are aware of the TOU mod

Stream snipers are going to stream snipe regardless
I would recommend disabling role-reveal

[tall bolt]

i woulda thought they were maxed out

[plain bough]

think we need a counter for how many ppl are in the discord for that

[ocean cypress]

11920 😉

[plain bough]

ty

[umbral gorge]

I'm sure this was said, I couldn't find it or a reply (but didn't look too hard admittingly)

Would be nice to have a way to change maps in game set up, though I have a feeling the match sessions weren't set up/designed for this, especially since they are themed pre game lobbies.

Would also be nice to toggle to a public game from private and public settings get hard locked. This would allow friends to group up before looking for more players.

[magic yarrow]

I'd like the ability to change maps in game!

We've heard that request and we're working on it!

[cunning vale]

rather then making colors that arent too confusing with colorblindness what about an option to turn on a "colorblind" filter? it helps switch the colors so people of different colorblindness can adjust it

or you can make it so when in meetings or choosing ur color, the color name shows up in a little text box

Or do both

you can also have 2 pallets you can click between, 1 being colors easier to see for colorblind users and 1 being colors for not colorblind people, make it a setting in lobbies where u can turn on "colorblind colors only" option if your colorblind, so only the colorblind pallet shows

[gentle sluice]

Two of the developers have different types of colourblindess, so they are well aware of making the palette, and the game, colourblind-friendly. There are various degrees and types of colourblindness, so having one 'colourblind colours only' mode wouldn't cover all types out there,

[turbid dawn]

Then it can be made more specific

Just specific types

Could also be a toggle on mode

Where instead of colors

You just see abréviations

So for purple

It'd be a white goose with PU on its chest

[cunning vale]

thats not exactly what i mean, the colorblind colors only option means only the colorblind pallet. if its different colors to fit different colorblindness then id think itd still help, it may be a bit hard to explain but i do think itd be helpful in the long run, im fully aware the different kinds of colorblindness

so it doesnt have to be just x colors, the pallet can be scrollable with many different colors

either way, different colorblindness filters could also be beneficial if doing the pallet option is too difficult to actually do

[turbid dawn]

I mean

It would restrict colors but I guess it could probably be better

[hazy pivot]

With the number of colors we offer, a switchable palette is not possible.

[cunning vale]

and thats alright! ^^ but thats also not the only option i suggested :')

[hazy pivot]

I get it 🙂 We will be "re-working" some colors in the future. Not too many though. With 20 colors to choose from though we really can't service colorblindness so we just do our best to make it fun for people with normal sight and also still semi-differentiable for those with vision restrictions.

[cunning vale]

alrighty! it was just ideas, i know some games have the option to do a filter and thought it might be helpful to recommend

on another note just wanna say yall are doing great so far at listening to the community and getting this game improved, i love it so far and have been trying to recommend the game to a lot of friends ^^

[errant cairn]

Changing the color of cosmetics? Like shirts, hats/ hoods and stuff it could be the same colors for the players but I think it would be a cool idea and if your color gets taken you can change the color of your clothes so it matches

[wintry crest]

May I suggest on some maps a change on snoop goose locations? On manor it’s a bit pointless due to how they are positioned on corners and in unpopular areas for people to go

[turbid dawn]

man

tbh I love the snoop goose places

you can act like you do magic tricks

[wintry crest]

Make that role a bit more exciting on manor specifically

[turbid dawn]

i mean yeah

but maybe create new spots

my opinion anyways

[wintry crest]

I don’t want too many as it could be used to hide from ducks

[turbid dawn]

ye

[wintry crest]

I think a mild shuffle would be fine

[turbid dawn]

ye

[hazy pivot]

The bushes are there to make unlocking lights a bit more challenging, It's a good spot to race to. The other three are in places where less activity takes place but allows you to run/hide from someone as well as gauge the flow of traffic. Advanced players know how to use them to their significant advantage. Hiding spots aren't only for camping kill actions. That would make the game terrible.

[wintry crest]

I agree and that’s a valid point I didn’t think about but I didn’t mean make all camping spots I meant like maybe have one risky place to hide due to the traffic

[hazy pivot]

Where would you suggest?

[wintry crest]

I do agree with your point though I’d say maybe one in fountain bushes somewhere kills rarely happen there from what I’ve found so far but there’s good traffic

[waxen galleon]

The kitchen pantry. No one ever goes in that corner of the kitchen.

[hazy pivot]

Fountain is a way for players to change their course of direction, having a hiding spot in there would tighten up the map too much for the ducks.

[turbid dawn]

i would say maybe

hide in the fountain?

[hazy pivot]

@waxen galleon we wanted to leave one place on the map where there was no reason to go for prox chat players to have a semi-hidden conversation

[turbid dawn]

fountain is very fun

[waxen galleon]

That makes sense, and I use it for that exact reason, lol.

[turbid dawn]

wait

howd you become moderator xizta?

[umbral gorge]

i dont see the need for it imo, but in the Library would be nice for a spot to crawl into

[wintry crest]

That’s fair this is why y’all are the experienced professionals lol

[hazy pivot]

Library is a place we've designed to force players to rush to (during sabotages). It's also a place where we lock players in for that matter. It's designed as a highly likely kill spot. Hiding in there will break it.

[umbral gorge]

100% agreed, plus i always forget about the stairs lol

[wintry crest]

I’d say pond but y’all probably have a good reason for that as well lol

[waxen galleon]

I've been a moderator for a few months, lol.

[hazy pivot]

it and the bathroom are the only technical dead ends in the game. You have hiding spots governing people transiting around / between it.

We wanted to make sure that your hiding spots can control and observe perimeter transit. It should provide enough information and not too much

Dead ends = good spots to kill

high risk and high reward kill spots.

[waxen galleon]

I want to hide in the toilet.

[hazy pivot]

Aren't you from Florida already?

[waxen galleon]

LOL no, I live in CT.

[hazy pivot]

So you just missing it?

lol

[waxen galleon]

I do miss it, lol.

I honestly would live in Southern Cali, if I had it my way. Irvine is beautiful.

[coarse forge]

QoL / Anti-toxity: Make the host have the possibility to mute all players in lobby and in voting so they can take control of their lobby in case of toxic people or if EVERYONE talk on top of each other.
Would be especially useful for streamers who could need to get control of a game or a lobby if it get out of hand.
Could be extra useful in combination with the possibility to transfer host to another player manually too in case of disconnects etc...

[rich dagger]

I could see that being a thing in the lobby, but not during a game in meetings. What would stop a host from essentially griefing the lobby and muting everyone just for the lulz?

[hallow ocean]

What about if the announcer has 15 seconds to talk before everyone else can

or however many seconds, like an option in the settings

[trim pumice]

useful for public if you ask me

[magic yarrow]

Can you implement a feature where the person who hit the button or reported a body has the sole ability to speak for x amount of seconds before anyone else does?

We've heard this request and are considering it.

[tribal patio]

Goose Hiss idea:
In real life, a mother goose will hiss, at least at people when they feel like their family, at least their babies, are threatened. I think it would be funny and clever to be able to have a hiss button to hiss at each other in game when someone is sus-ly following you around on a map. Also, you could have options to modify your sus emote like... maybe a cat hiss for your kitty face, a growl for wolf, etc...

Let me know what you think.

Indeed!

[wide wedge]

I would the option of Mic required along with no mic for game search options. Also I love the Goose hissing idea.

I tossed that an award on Reddit

[errant cairn]

A outline for killers of who they would kill if they pressed the button to do so... i lost a game because i killed the wrong person

[trim pumice]

how bout a setting that makes flavor taste

it makes a vultrue eat a body and make it him powerful but it depends what role is the dead geese birds or other

like for example if a vulture ate a dodo bird and the vulture about to get voted it he will survive the vote and if he ate the mech the vulture can vent if he ate a spy duck role he will choose 1 person to see(but only 1 meeting if he failed he cannot use it again) if he ate the pigeon...he will be sick and maybe die

but it has to be an option so the host can choose if he will turn it on or not(and it will happen the same as the cannibal duck)

[feral thorn]

I feel like a more sensible version of that would be just the Pidgeon part, where if the vulture ate their body, they'd die (maybe getting a countdown that can be interrupted by a meeting/body report). You could either add that passive effect to the pidgeon, or create a new role just for that

[trim pumice]

good idea

[feral thorn]

although a whole new role feels unnecessary

But I feel like adding all those possibilities for eating every other role would break the game too much

[trim pumice]

I kinda want the setting...imagine the chaos it'll make

[feral thorn]

yea, but the game still has to be playable

[trim pumice]

but all I am saying some body it depends on role another few example

Vigi: can kill 1 person(so vultrue can eat 2 bodies and at once)
sheriff: can kill but as usual if he kill wrong he and someone dies
falcon: he will skip
Canadian: he will auto self report
mimic: ...idk
silencer: he can silence someone(so no one say he ate the body)
profisnneal: he cannot call a meeting
assassin: idk
meduim: idk
tech: he will be able to fix the sab or teleport to the sab

[feral thorn]

well, then Vulture would just be a Morphling on steroids

[trim pumice]

well yes but not a goose or birds or ducks he will just copy their roles(that is why I call them flavors) and it also may make vultrue to be careful if they ate a pigeon

but if he ate prof and pigeon he will die(short period in case geese or other may rescue a vulture)

[feral thorn]

They're not even a vulture anymore

like, what would be their winning condition?

if they can kill, eat bodies, die if they shoot the wrong person

[trim pumice]

well...same as the vulture win condition I think

[feral thorn]

then what's the point of everything else?

[trim pumice]

but recommend with more geese

i didnt see that coming...

[feral thorn]

There's no point in adding something that would serve no purpose and just make everything more confusing

[trim pumice]

what can I say I love chaos

[nova bane]

GM Gaggle team, I do have a question regarding Goose Bot (discord bot) and maybe one or two suggestions 🙂 Do you guys own this bot?

[hazy pivot]

Goosebot?

[nova bane]

Yep

[ocean cypress]

@magic yarrow ? yea we use to answer FAQs/Suggestions

[nova bane]

not talking about this bot, im talking about GooseBot#2929

So I understand that this is not your bot and you dont own it, correct?

[ocean cypress]

This is not our bot. no

[nova bane]

ok then I still have some ideas to retain more players and promote GGD on discord server

I'm open to discuss it with you Gaggle team but privately if possible

[hazy pivot]

You can share the ideas here 🙂

[nova bane]

meh

ping me if you are interested to know more, thank you

[hazy pivot]

We're very busy and it would be easier to drop the idea here so all the gaggle crew can see it at one time and the right person can reach out to you if it sounds interesting.

[celest lodge]

Adding more tasks or things for ghosts to do. Perhaps resulting in the ability to get crafting materials. Some roles, such as a neutral role, have nothing to do once they die. Giving the ghosts the ability to do tasks resulting in bonus crafting materials or silver might be nice. I know this may impact the value of the medium goose, in the event that the ghosts follow the killer around, but if you limit the ghost tasks, that aspect may come into play later in the game.

[sage carbon]

the medium can't see ghosts anymore

[turbid dawn]

Mayor, can be voted for and obtains 2 votes when voting afterwards. Would be enabled before the game or disabled based on the host. The election would happen at the first reported body right before the kill vote

[magic yarrow]

Have you guys considered this role from Town of Us?

We have! We will carefully examine most role ideas to consider their subsequent effect on the overall balance of classic mode. Please check out #850063497877913630 to see some ideas that we are tinkering with.

[turbid dawn]

whats that?

[rich dagger]

A popular mod for Among Us that has a bunch of roles

[lucid apex]

How do i get a roll?

[waxen galleon]

#rules at the bottom

[silent pewter]

What about adding the name of color next to the goose/duck in meetings to cut down on confusion of similar colors or unknown colors? So lets say your playing the Cyan goose/duck so you would have -Cyan next to the picture of the goose or somewhere else in the appropriate space.

[stable niche]

What would be cool would be like a button for ghosts that allows them to stop hearing other ghosts and start hearing live people 😄 i only say this because if your making videos it would be cool to keep listening to what people be saying. However, if you can hear all the ghosts and all the players that could get annoying as heck. So maybe a key press that switches back and forth. just for the content 😄

[turbid dawn]

They already stated that hearing living people is off the table I think.

[magic yarrow]

Have you guys considered offering the functionality where the dead can hear the living?

We think its better to be able to have a conversation with other dead players than it is to hear living players. Being able to hear living players has proven to be confusing.

[gilded wagon]

Have you guys considered removing the timer from falcon and making it last man standing‚ as I find it really annoying especially in the case of falcon Vs duck‚ falcon has the upper hand in situations like this and it's kinda unfair for the ducks.

[sage carbon]

The falcon's objective in the game is to survive alone

if he gets to that point, he deserves what little edge he gets, he had to make it that far

As ducks, you've had every opportunity to kill them throughout the game

or vote him out

or hit them with a shuttle!

[gilded wagon]

Or chandelier!! Fair point I guess

[feral thorn]

Idk wether or not it's possible to do something like this, but I thought it'd be cool to be able to see ongoing matches when you're finding a game

that way, if for example you don't want to play on a certain map, you know wether or not to wait for a different lobby to open

[waxen galleon]

It was also implimented to prevent stalemates where a mechanic or snoop just hides in a vent/closet/bush until the geese get a task win, or the ducks intentionally stall out a game by also hiding.

[vast tide]

a

[cosmic crag]

would be nice if there were an option for 18+ games to not allow very young children in that particular game
also a feature that if someone is a streamer that after say 5 or more ppl join it advises this is a live stream game so that people dont say inappropriate things

however i love the game and all the changes being mad so far 🙂

[frank night]

Problem with age checking is they can lie about their age

[rich dagger]

Unfortunately, anyone could simply lie on any type of age verification and check a box indicating that they are a certain age. Best bet for private lobby hosts who prefer players over a certain age is to ensure that preference is made clear when posting the code, or limiting who they give the code to in the first place. Host can also always kick anyone who violates their preferences.

[frank night]

You also have the ability to mute them if they are being obnoxious.

[turbid dawn]

Just ask for their social security number, credit card and mother's maiden name. Easy way to check if they're an adult

[rich dagger]

[turbid dawn]

Oh yeah sorry

Also insurance information

[turbid dawn]

In case something were to happen...

[frank night]

First car they owned?

[hazy pivot]

Street they grew up on?

First grade teacher?

[granite wave]

Name of their first pet?

[jovial light]

When trying to make this game popular in Japan, the maximum time for discussion and voting can only be set to 120 seconds, which is too short for Japanese people, not to mention the translation.
I would personally be happy if the maximum value was longer, say 150 or 180 seconds. (I use DeepL. Sorry for any translation errors.)

[delicate bay]

Nice

[frank night]

We already saw this in the lfg for your language yesterday. We are discussing this internally, some of us also learned something then too after some research.

[jovial light]

thx

[paper shadow]

Maybe some pins in the suggestions channels like rules for making a neutral role and frequently made suggestions

mainly applies to role ideas

[gilded wagon]

It would be nice if vulture had a count of how many bodies they ate/left on the side of their icon

Pigeon could use that too

[magic yarrow]

Can i get a counter to see how many bodies I still need to eat?

We don't have any plans to add a counter. It isn't a very difficult feature to add, but we consider knowing how many bodies that are still left to eat as part of the skill cap of playing the vulture. It is in fact one of the only factors determining how a vulture should behave, and we don't think it's very difficult to keep track of a number that is 5 or less.

Can I get a visual indication to see who has been infected?

We don't have any plans to add a visual indicator that someone has been infected, for either side. For the non-pigeons, it'd likely be too strong. You'd be able to identify the pigeon if they infected you. There is also a risk-reward gameplay dynamic where players have to judge whether or not it's been too long since a meeting has been called, and whether the pigeon has died.

We think the pigeon might be too strong with an indicator. Whether or not a player has been infected is the only part of the skill cap of the pigeon that determines their actions. Remembering who you've infected is part of being a pigeon, and worst case scenario, you can walk next to them again. The pigeon can only infect someone once during before the next meeting is called.

[tribal patio]

I'm not a fan of Proxy Chat, but I do like being able to see what roles are when I'm dead. Can we get the option as Lobby hosts in Public games to turn that on?

[hazy pivot]

We had this on for about 1 day; it allowed and made it REALLY easy to cheat

It was immediately turned off.

[tribal patio]

Unfortunate.

[hazy pivot]

They'll take any opportunity to grief a game.

[turbid dawn]

Add a level bot to the discord

Level 20 or something could give you a cool role (that has no color) but motivates people

[sage carbon]

motivates people to what

[turbid dawn]

Be active

[rich dagger]

You're pretty active without it. I think that would more likely incentivize people to spam

[waxen galleon]

Yea, I can see people just posting not necessarily... like spam messages, but instead of making a sentence everything would be on seperate lines, or more people would comment just to get their post numbers up without adding anything of value. We like engaging with people, and we like when people discuss things, but I don't think we want to make it a competition of sorts.

[gentle sluice]

yes.. there are already people who display posting for numbers/ranking behaviours. No need to reward that.

[turbid dawn]

Ok then, was just saying because it's a very common implementation in servers.

[tribal patio]

It would be nice if Spy Duck could reveal roles for fellow Ducks.

[sage carbon]

they can

you walk up to a fellow duck, and you say so-and-so's role is ___

if you're feeling really daring, you can just blurt it out in a meeting

[quasi pulsar]

I recon at the end of the round you should be able to see how everyone died, or just some post game timeline that shows when certain things happen that just allows you to analyze what happened. Maybe you can view this in the lobby after a game before the next one starts.

[rich dagger]

Like a post-game recap? Sounds neat and maybe something that could come down the line in a Quality of Life update someday

[quasi pulsar]

yeah its definitely quality of life

obviously it'd be a bit of work to implement a system like that though

[mint plume]

it'd be like a death log in a 2nd chat window thats only viewable as a ghost or in the next lobby

role reveal toggle could show/hide the roles in that log to say Herbert killed Shawn.. or Herbert the Vigilante killed Shawn the Sheriff

possibly with a room modifier, Chris the Falcon killed Ben the Dodo in the Study.

[tribal patio]

I meant like in a Public Lobby. It would be nice if the Spy Duck would reveal the role for all the other ducks since there's no real Duck to Duck communication.

[cerulean smelt]

Im sure this has been asked before, but any chance of changing maps in lobby or random map setting???/

i obv dont know how hard that is technically but its a question people have been asking alot in lobbies lately so i figured cant hurt to ask

[magic yarrow]

I'd like the ability to change maps in game!

We've heard that request and we're working on it!

[topaz musk]

Yeah most games I turn Spy off. Honestly I think itd be best if the spy votes showed everyone what they were. For Assassin Purposes. To reveal Dodo, To fruck over vulture. Nothing is more powerful then the mob 😉

Cause currently Spys normally use there spy ability to find the Mimic and thats it :/ Maybe to find Dodo and reveal him sometimes. But most people I know rather not get spy.

[sage carbon]

then you'd be hard clearing someone as a goose most of the time

[topaz musk]

True :/ I didnt think of that tbh. Maybe it would be best to have it reveal the roles only to Ducks then. Seeing the Spy is practically a backup duck role and defiantly feels that way.

[sage carbon]

its okay, i'll think of these things

i think maybe you and your group are better off just not playing with spy, but i dont know that i want to make any changes to it

[topaz musk]

Yeah I think most people leave it off... Yaknow why have a Spy when you can instead have Professional and Assassin?

[feral thorn]

Spy becomes a lot more useful in games with proximity chat, where ducks can talk amongst themselves

Them revealing a person's role to all ducks would probably be the best thing, but I feel like you'd have to make that one specific feature an optional thing

so idk if it'd be worth adding at the end of the day

[sage carbon]

most people don't have it off, lol

[gentle sluice]

i love spy.. even more so now that there is falcon to eliminate.

[red sun]

Either make a promote option for hosts or take out the afk kick on private games when in a lobby

[kind sage]

Could they do seasonal changes to the maps?

Like the Manor for Christmas?

[frigid sparrow]

This isn’t a bad idea, but I’m thinking the amount of time to change that up, we can actually have a new themed map completely

[kind sage]

https://tenor.com/view/tell-me-more-cat-kitty-file-nail-gif-5369373

[limber cave]

https://tenor.com/view/lilpump-shoulders-dance-ohhh-smokepurp-gif-13268669

[frigid sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/picsou-scrooge-mcduck-gif-6105591

[gaunt cargo]

So idea. Discussion time and voting time game setup settings that are set to X seconds per alive player. That way you have more time for discussions in the early game but are not locked in to long wait times as the game progresses.

[cunning vale]

this has to do with cosmetics but also probably general, so im posting it here
Would you ever give an option for digital artists to put in a cosmetic outfit for themself and pay or something to get their outfit in? (kinda like how youtubers have outfits close to their mascots)

Like uhm, a channel in the discord server where we fill out a form, draw the outfit of our mascot or whatever on the goose base as the entry, and we wait to be contacted within 1 week with like a promo code for the item or something after paying.

It could be like in game payment for small things and usd for like, a pack. so a color, hat item, body item. since its a digital artist option, the goose goose duck artists wouldnt have to draw it, itd just have the possibility of being added to the game

The form could be like
Username : xanonx
Social media : twitter.com/xanonx_ , Twitch.com/xanonx_
Currency/Usd : Usd
Items : Hat, outfit, color
Outfit (must be in goose goose duck style) : -png file upload-

This is just an idea from someone who doesnt do games, but does digital art. so feel free to change it however fit or decline, but this is just something i thought would be really nice since ill be streaming again soon and would like to stream goose goose duck

[turbid dawn]

Roblox cosmetics intensifies

Nah but seriously I like it

Maybe switch some things but it ok

[paper shadow]

Probably some pinned "rules" for role ideas because its probably annoying seeing "chicken can move while dead" and "sprint goose can sprint" for the 100th time

unless you mods are ok with telling people stuff every time

[turbid dawn]

also roles called owls

and ressucitations

[ocean cypress]

we are in the works of a FAQ channel

[kind sage]

Can we get some sort of date/timeframe of when things r coming out?

[magic yarrow]

When will we get the next roles/maps/feature/cool stuff?

As soon as it's ready! The gaggle team develop quickly, and we release patches fairly often. We don't often give out firm dates because it's either going to be a lie if we're wrong, or it'll be a rushed product that might sacrifice quality for speed. This could translate into releasing something without sufficient testing and creating lots of bugs for the game.

If you find none of that explanation sufficient, as Herbert always says, today we are one day closer than yesterday.

[kind sage]

While I get that, we still would like prior warning instead of just showing up middle of the day or night

[gentle sluice]

It’s honestly ready when it’s ready. We were beta testing yesterday and added some more to the list for the devs to re-write.

[turbid dawn]

yeah, it's gonna be great because the wait time will make it be worth

[sage carbon]

are you so excited that you'd wake up in the middle of the night

we appreciate the enthusiasm

[hazy pivot]

Schedules take time, instead of planning for 2 months and announcing 2 new colors with some crazy Twitter campaign we would rather just put them in the game. This happens a lot. We can just release more if we don't do all of this 🙂

[rich dagger]

Here's an idea, y'all could take a nap every now and then

[hazy pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/hotrod-dont-you-ever-tell-me-how-to-live-my-life-again-deal-with-it-whatever-gif-14315715

[patent briar]

How can I play ggd if I’m taking a nap?

[hollow stratus]

is that Hot Rod

[hazy pivot]

Hire someone to play as you while you nap?

[patent briar]

But I want to be the one playing cuz ggd is good game

[opal crane]

rather than having the sudden now i can hear you now i cant proximity chat, have a gradual fade

[sonic plover]

@sage carbon if you ever need more beta testers would LOVE to be one just putting it out there

[turbid dawn]

Oh

How do you even become one of those?

[vast tide]

There is a bot message

[turbid dawn]

Pretty sure they're for streamers right?

and like

gaggle staff team

[magic yarrow]

Can I become a beta tester?

If you've expressed interest, and we find ourselves in need of beta testers, and you seem like you'd be a mature experienced fit, we'll contact you! Thank you for your interest!

[turbid dawn]

ah

I shall now express interest

[gentle sluice]

your interest is noted

[ocean cypress]

Dont have to streamer, just so far most of those involved with good knowledge of the game involved in the community have been

[turbid dawn]

That is greatly appreciated

[sonic plover]

yep I play with alot of them everyday lol then beta comes and they say be back later lol so i watch

[turbid dawn]

ah

[gentle sluice]

also @sonic plover and everyone else - please dont tag gaggle staff - especially when he's currently actively beta testing 🙂

[turbid dawn]

I only know like 1 beta tester streamer

[sonic plover]

I know alot of them

[turbid dawn]

and he don't know me XD

I mean, kinda

[sonic plover]

sorry 😦 dully noted

[turbid dawn]

I do watch some streams but yeah

[turbid dawn]

smart

now an actual general idea

Could anyone help me get the dwight schrute shirt in the game? I know how to do it but it seems very hard and I haven't been able to do it so far

[sonic plover]

hey @gentle sluice do you know if there is a way if you wear hearing aids to lower certain people down even lower then 0 because of the echo on their mic still comes through loudly

[turbid dawn]

and you just tagged gaggle staff hehhe

i guess its a community mod

so its probably very ok

[sonic plover]

she isn't beta testing and we are watching the same stream right now lol

[turbid dawn]

nice

[sonic plover]

and its something I have been wondering cause some come in and they have such a big echo that even when putting them all the way to 0 you can still hear them loudly

[sage carbon]

you probably have to adjust the ggd volume at the windows level

[sonic plover]

ok ty

[gentle sluice]

sorry Britney - was updating a website, and missed that tag, but yes try the master volume on your device before tweaking game settings.

[sonic plover]

yes thanks so much I play so much that Ive got some of it down but if all else fails I might ask my doctor to see if they can tweak my hearing aids any

even my tv at home is loud to me when its 6 on volume but my daughter says she cant hear it lol

[gentle sluice]

Probably worth a conversation for sure, to advise them you're regularly playing a voicechat enabled game with up to 16 people - so they can tweak for a noisy crowded room. Obviously they'd want to be conscious of day-to day when you're not having up to 16 voices in your ears at once!.....

[sonic plover]

ya cochlear implants suck sometimes lol

[sonic plover]

but looking at my average of playtime the last 2 weeks ive been playing at least 10 hrs per day its alot of game time

[patent briar]

I will also express interest

[unkempt saddle]

I am also interested.

[fading yoke]

idk if this belongs in here or feedback. But Upper and Lowercase front in chat! would make it a bit nicer esspecially for people sharing discords and such

[abstract barn]

I'm gonna be honest I enjoy there only being all caps chat
I hate it when people type all lowercase and there's that one person that types in all caps to grab attention
the i's being lowercase do bother me but it ain't that bad

[waxen galleon]

@lime fable

[fleet meteor]

I pray that one day, when ghosts fart, they slowly lose opacity with every ethereal toot 🥲

[abstract barn]

Maybe have an animation for lobbies of someone joining
For example, in Mallard manor there would be a door that swings open when someone joins

[late flame]

Ability to give lobby leader status to another leader

[sonic plover]

agree

most lobbies I play in have max tasks and we win on tasks, getting ducks out or just plan have fun laughing and killing each other regardless of roles its quite fun

[hazy pivot]

That's how more advanced players play anyhow. The game isn't meant to be competitive. Never was 🙂

[hazy pivot]

We'll be able to do this soon 🙂

[echo lake]

lover chat! i would love to have a personal chat with lovers!

and a duck chat!

[hazy pivot]

not gonna happen

[hazy pivot]

maybe - we might consider this in the future.

[echo lake]

i just think its hard to talk to your lover without everyone hearing and same with ducks

[paper shadow]

I think lover chat would be nice because there’s only 2 of you and it can be hard to privately talk unlike the ducks

[abstract barn]

Any thoughts on this?

[ocean cypress]

we read everything, may not acknowledge everything, but we read it. Something like this would be classified as a "nice to have", but unlikely as resources would be better put towards things like new maps, death stingers, etc

[abstract barn]

Aight just makin sure

[waxen galleon]

#892112980009967646

[thorn blaze]

Ty I moved it

[gritty copper]

Add a "honk" keybind

[granite wave]

the idea wit h the new gamemode was really good

[sage carbon]

we're glad you like it

[gaunt thistle]

This might be a fun feature. Have the lovers have a sabotage like interface that can ping a room on the map of both lovers? That way the lovers can meet up, without any actual advantage.

I think being wise in when you choose to speak and who you trust to tell things should always be part of every role.

[river birch]

a little infected symbol beside those who you have infected as pigeon

[gaunt thistle]

Has been previously suggested. Part of the pigeon balance is that you must manually remember who you infected.

Do what I do, stand still at the chandelier rug and infect everybody who passes by. Works surprisingly well... At least when there's no chandelier sabotage

[granite wave]

Possibly a key bind to open chat during meetings??

[magic yarrow]

Can I get a visual indication to see who has been infected?

We don't have any plans to add a visual indicator that someone has been infected, for either side. For the non-pigeons, it'd likely be too strong. You'd be able to identify the pigeon if they infected you. There is also a risk-reward gameplay dynamic where players have to judge whether or not it's been too long since a meeting has been called, and whether the pigeon has died.

We think the pigeon might be too strong with an indicator. Whether or not a player has been infected is the only part of the skill cap of the pigeon that determines their actions. Remembering who you've infected is part of being a pigeon, and worst case scenario, you can walk next to them again. The pigeon can only infect someone once during before the next meeting is called.

[sage carbon]

there's no way to play the game without a mouse

[trim pumice]

should make F hold to fart louder and bigger

[cobalt copper]

If you were to ever make like a pirate themed map, you could do a sorting task where you open a treasure chest and organize things as gold, gems, or jewelry

[umbral dock]

player collision?

[fair pecan]

Yes

Push people around

[hazy pivot]

Some of our players are playing with < 5mbps connections that have 50% packet loss; Player collision requires even more data to be relied upon which would alienate a lot of our player base.

[umbral dock]

ah ok

[ivory sleet]

Can you make it for Linux as well on steam or in the possible future?

[crystal prairie]

Here's a new option when setting up a lobby that I thought would be fun
Haunted

• When selected, any role that kills another player can hear their victim's voices. The proximity they can hear the voices is much lower than to hear a live player, and the voices are also about 50% quieter.

[sage carbon]

its possible we look into this in the future, but at the moment it isnt one of our priorities

[obsidian halo]

Minor Idea When you mute or deafen it tells the players that you muted or deafend above your head

[vestal island]

I'll just use the mute button on my mic in stead

[fading yoke]

I want to see a reskinned version that's terrifyingly photo realistic violence and all

[fading yoke]

Could we get more of a selection for closing doors as a duck instead of just all or nothing. That would be awesome

[hazy pivot]

Granular door closing adds a layer of complexity for an arguable disadvantage. It makes no sense from a strategic point to only close one door, it's more effective and easier to close all.

[fading yoke]

I was thinking more like specific areas/rooms

But I can understand the added complexity

[fading yoke]

Now that I thought of it I can't stop!!!! A kill animation thats the dog from duck hunt laughing as the duck kills the goose with a Nintendo zapper. Obviously changed enough so Nintendo doesn't get mad

[hazy pivot]

We're not sure if there are dogs in this universe.

[fading yoke]

Make it a duck with a mask on

Lol

[wise galleon]

(1) where there is a goose and the goose need to kill the ducks

(2)the map is a pond

[gentle sluice]

Geese and ducks in murder spree on a pond map doesn’t make any sense.

[devout grove]

what if ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) was a fart

[fading yoke]

Something that would be kinda nice is simply making the locker and the settings editor openable via E

or whatever key people have bound

[quaint night]

I fervently approve the motion. Although I had thought of something simpler like having a simple counter of type 0/15 (it could be superimposed on the infection button itself -I don't know if I explain it correctly-). That a vulture does not have an accountant, it is understood, but I think that it would do the pigeon a lot of good without causing an imbalance of powers.

[magic yarrow]

Can I get a visual indication to see who has been infected?

We don't have any plans to add a visual indicator that someone has been infected, for either side. For the non-pigeons, it'd likely be too strong. You'd be able to identify the pigeon if they infected you. There is also a risk-reward gameplay dynamic where players have to judge whether or not it's been too long since a meeting has been called, and whether the pigeon has died.

We think the pigeon might be too strong with an indicator. Whether or not a player has been infected is the only part of the skill cap of the pigeon that determines their actions. Remembering who you've infected is part of being a pigeon, and worst case scenario, you can walk next to them again. The pigeon can only infect someone once during before the next meeting is called.

[fading yoke]

Could we get a bit more control over the times for like cooldowns? maybe 5 second intervals instead of 10. 10s is to short and 20 seems to long most of the time

[waxen galleon]

The pigeon's infect cooldown automatically adjusts based on the lobby size. It used to be a flat 5 secs across the board, but everyone disabled the pigeon in smaller groups, as the pigeon would win almost any game they didn't get killed first. Now with the variable change it made it a little more balanced for smaller lobbies, and the pigeon's cooldown is still at 5 secs in a 16 player lobby.

[vestal island]

I think he was meaning for kill cooldowns, wanting to be able to set it to 15 seconds rather than either 10 or 20.

[waxen galleon]

Ahh, sorry. I had also read the post above and incorrectly associated the two posts. I think the reasoning behind them is to change the cooldown to always be able to coincide with meeting cooldowns.

[tame summit]

above or to the left of the player count in the lobby it shows how many people are ready

[fading yoke]

I mean for the cooldown timers in the game settings.

all of them

[bright citrus]

Is there any plan to create an official GGD fb page for streamers to tag the game when they stream it?

[ocean cypress]

It has been a process, been working on getting GGD a FB streaming category

[bright citrus]

Thats awesome I wasn't sure what all goes into getting a FB tag I tried searching if it has been asked before but all i got were random fb links lol

[tawny fog]

They should make it so you have voice chat in public lobbys.

[magic yarrow]

Please add proximity chat to public games.

This is something we have considered, but have ultimately decided against. We have taken the stance that if you make a private game, you are responsible for moderating it. The host will have their own rules, and have the responsibility of kicking people who they feel are breaking the rules.
Public lobbies are different in that players don't necessarily know the people in the game they are joining into. Kids might enter a game and can be harassed by others in some corner of the map if proximity chat is on. If someone is being rude or toxic in a meeting, everyone can hear it and can block their mics and block them.

So why don't we just separate servers into kids and 18+? Because a 12 year old can check off a box that says they are 18, and we'd rather prevent the potential abuse and toxicity.

If you want proximity chat, make a private game. If you need players, find a private game in the #lfg channels or make your own.

[granite wave]

I feel like kids would still try to get into prox chat even after but they’ll mostly be kicked and the fact that open lobbies don’t have prox open makes the privates more popular so it’s pretty good actually

[compact flame]

why is harrassing even a thing to consider? you can just leave a game if you don't like the people, it's not like you have to stay in a lobby where people are toxic. people can still harass when in a meeting.

[vestal island]

Because kids don't have that way of thinking

[compact flame]

i'm pretty sure that kids who play games on pc just close a game when they don't like what is happening

[vestal island]

No kids really don't

Their brain isn't mature enough to think "i don't like whats happening, im going to leave"

They just want to play

[granite wave]

Kids honestly don’t think like that and also this can happen
“Random : hey kiddo search up porn”
I think this is enough evidence

[compact flame]

ok so people can just harass in meetings all they want?

[granite wave]

Apparently yes…
Also without prox chat it’s much harder to get them to search that up pretty surely

[vestal island]

At least they cant harass with proximity in a public game, that's what the original discussion was about

[rich dagger]

In meetings you see who is talking and can block their mic.

[compact flame]

you can do the same thing if there was proximity?

[granite wave]

Kids wouldn’t know that pretty sure

[vestal island]

Yeah, that too. Once the troll gets blocked by most people they'll leave

[granite wave]

Or just kicked by host

[vestal island]

Host kick is only in private games

[granite wave]

Oh didn’t know that only played private

[hazy pivot]

Players can mute players they don't want to listen to in public games

[rich dagger]

You can not always see who is talking in game with proxy chat. For instance, when lights are out or someone is in a vent

[compact flame]

bro are you telling me a person that likes to harass is going to put the lights out so he can harass for a few secs

doesn't really make sense man

[granite wave]

Also u can’t see who’s talking in the ejection screen

[vestal island]

Just need to hope those kids parents keep close watch of what they're experiencing online

[compact flame]

what age are you on about? isn't the min 12 years or something?

[granite wave]

U feel like kids that are younger then 12 won’t play this

[rich dagger]

If you think trolls wouldn't do that you should consider yourself fortunate

[vestal island]

People lie about their age, plus law states that kids can play age rated games with a parents consent.

[granite wave]

Just ask their parents to make an email or log them in

[hazy pivot]

Let's take this to general chat please 🙂

This is no longer an idea

[granite wave]

True nothing can be done now anyway

[hazy pivot]

^^

[compact flame]

make a report system?

[hazy pivot]

We have a reporting system

When you block their mic or report them in chat we see it.

[compact flame]

so you can ban people that harass based on that report?

[hazy pivot]

Yes

And we have

We also have moderators that can go in with special accounts to search out extreme violators of our ToS

[compact flame]

okay last question

then why is harassment a big problem when those people can just be reported?

[hazy pivot]

Just because you have a fire extinguisher doesn't mean you shouldn't strive to make things less flammable.

[vestal island]

Adding proxy chat to public games means there'll be a surplus of reports

[hazy pivot]

Surplus is an understatement. I'm going to once again cut this off; let's take this to general.

[compact flame]

nah it's fine, i don't see any point in talking about it anymore. good talk!

[rain copper]

Unsure if this is implemented, but is it possible to make it where cross platform is optional? I.e. turn on and off whether mobile/pc can join a mobile/pc server?

[frank night]

This is not an option (yet), what is your reasoning behind this decision out of interest

[rain copper]

Mostly the quality of cellular microphones 😭 When I’m streaming I prefer people to have mics and a decent-ish quality. In other games (like COD/PUBG mobile) the mics weren’t the best quality
Edit: I hope I don’t sound like an a-hole 😭😭😭

[frank night]

We do recommend having a headset or equivalent attached

But we will discuss the option internally. We don't like alienating people, but if there is necessity we may consider doing something. Mobile has only just launched so we are figuring it out as we go along

[rain copper]

I understand completely!

[low lion]

I think it might be helpful to add a pinned discussion thread on Steam about features that you are 100% planning on adding to the game, as this would prevent many of the repeat questions I see in Discord and Steam. I wouldn't put everything but at least stuff like localization and non-WASD keyboard integration.

[sage carbon]

it might be, but nobody actually reads FAQ's

[low lion]

I do but fair point

[severe cove]

[fading yoke]

Any chance you could add a kick button for more than just the waiting lobbies. There have been multiple times where that would have been incredibly useful for rooms with streamers and someone decides they are going to try and break tos (twitch tos)

[ocean cypress]

When you post your roomcode to the general public, you are opening the door to your lobby. Players have control over things such as independent volume controls, access to a deafen button, etc. Adding a kick button in the game will open the door to a new abusive mechanic

[fading yoke]

I mean for the lobby host not everyone if that wasn't clear

[ocean cypress]

I assumed host but still same problem

[fading yoke]

I mainly ask because there have been multiple instances where people join and play nice at first but as soon as they can't be just kicked when the game starts they just go off with in my experiences racial slurs and comments.

I can understand the reasoning you mentioned tho.

[ocean cypress]

I understand why you're asking, and again when you make your distribute your room code you're opening the doors to your lobby. The tools are accessible to deal with said incidences. Deafen, open settings -> mute player -> undeafen. When you return to lobby kick them

[fading yoke]

On that note another thing I thought about. Is there any chance of having the menu ui more available. Maybe like 3 size options. Most of the menus seem like they are zoomed in to me but I can also see that being a good size depending on your screen or preference and idk how complex that would be composted to how it's programmed and designed

[ocean cypress]

We have screen resolution option in the works

[fading yoke]

Awesome but I was referring more to the in game menus not the overall size.

The screen size thing will be great when it's out though!

[river birch]

cannot wait to play in 1280x1024 5:4 stretch

[fading yoke]

That is an interesting size and aspect ratio

[gaunt thistle]

Is that your monitor size? Play in full screenandthe game will scale to compensate.
I play with 2560x1080 21:9 myself

[fading yoke]

My general idea for the day is have better security than twitch

[verbal schooner]

Could you possibly create an ifg chat for Thai?

[hazy pivot]

We can, none of the team speaks Thai should it say LFG-Thai ?

[verbal schooner]

Ifg-ไทย

[sage carbon]

done

[verbal schooner]

Thank you

[river birch]

I'd like the ability to press E to drop the task you're doing so you can react faster to things around you

[covert pivot]

Any plans in place to have Android Google Play Game Achievements for the in-game achievements?

[sage carbon]

it's not something we've looked at yet

[covert pivot]

@sage carbon Should I put in a feature request/suggestion somewhere official or?

[frank night]

Err

There is already Google Play Achievements

It updates along side the Gaggle account you are logged in with

If you don't see these then I will need to investigate that

[covert pivot]

Yeah it is not being displayed, in google play achievements its displayed as if the game doens't have any achievements.

Also don't know if this related but my Android System doesn't recognize the game as a game it recognizes it as just a regular app like google chrome.

[slate furnace]

Make it where you can make the lobby code? (for private servers)

[frank night]

Okay, thanks it appears I had not published the achievements doing it now, may take a few hours

[covert pivot]

@frank night Cool, glad I said something then lol

Thank you

[hazy pivot]

The code has embedded data in it, you can't make the code.

[hazy pivot]

Thanks for letting us know.

[slate furnace]

Shame

[covert pivot]

@hazy pivot Are you guys familiar with the colonist.io community help projects for in-game coin credits? Such as design a FAQ for x amount of coins if accepted type stuff? Just another general idea for this community since it doesn't seem like that exists here.

Examples:

[rich dagger]

There's been consideration of putting the most frequent bot responses into an FAQ channel. Though it likely wouldn't be read and would get asked anyway

[covert pivot]

Alright and it doesn't have to be an FAQ but that just one of the many ideas it could be. Like they have bounties out for creating browser plugins for collecting in-game stats or global leaderboards and in-game graphics for pretty much anything and everything. They call them bounties and it just there way of having outsourced community designed and development to take pressure off the main teams developing and supporting the game so they can focus on more important tasks.

[hazy pivot]

These are for smaller studios. Unfortunately we are a funded studio and part of the downside is that outsourcing to the community (letting people made mods etc) or creating external applications is that it gets a bit dicey because of ownership. We have a fairly large team by comparison and that means these things should be created by us to uphold the brand.

[frank night]

Google Play Achievements should show now, thank you for letting us know

[covert pivot]

Don't think my cache has updated but I'll keep an eye out. Thank you again.

[gilded wagon]

It would be nice to have the ability to change the killing‚ reporting‚ etc... Icons placement on mobile as sometimes I find the placement very awkward + the inteer-comms gets in the way of the report button when someone uses it

[shy oriole]

The team will no doubt look into this if it turns out to be an issue for a lot of players. If you have any suggestions on how to change it, we'll gladly hear them!

[gilded wagon]

a setting where you'll be able to adjust the icons placement would do the trick

[hazy pivot]

This is very complex but if enough people request it we can do it.

[quartz arrow]

20 player lobbies

[frank night]

That may be a bit too many people, it is already quite bad with 16 mics going on, imagine another 4 on top of that

[quartz arrow]

call it chaos mode

ok heres a serious one, be able to switch to public or privet on demand

[late spear]

@spice frost #lfg-english-all-ages

[spice frost]

sorry

[warm grove]

So when do birdwatchers get to see in the dark when they use their toggle ability during lights out?

[hazy pivot]

No

[warm grove]

Damn XD

[abstract barn]

:[

[hidden summit]

Discord rich presence. Kinda useless, but fun. Maybe also adding the thing where you can invite people to your game on discord.

[sage carbon]

we are working on a deeplinking system that might be exactly what you want

[hidden summit]

Oh, cool!

[steel nymph]

Hypnosis duck - can stand over a dead body and after an amount of time will bring the goose back to life as a duck.

[paper shadow]

yeah that just sounds downright unfair

[steel nymph]

But u gotta stand over the dead body for maybe like 10 seconds and it looks very obvious to perhaps balance it.

Also once per game

[hazy pivot]

This goes in role ideas, its a good idea to read the pinned messages there before suggesting.

[steel nymph]

Oh i see

My b

[turbid dawn]

Also

What's why another necromancer role

Come on guys

We've talked about this

It's too op and downright not fun

[harsh sierra]

MAKE A HONK!!

WE NEED IT!!

[granite wave]

can this be a kill animation

so the killer (duck) karate chops ur aorta (big vein) and pass out then wak up with hands and legs tied then fades to black as duck unzips pants

seems sussy

[dusty jackal]

hmmm this could work make it more pg

[granite wave]

yes

unzips fur

[dusty jackal]

i mean

i dont think thats more pg thats just borderline furrys and goose and duck are furrys

[granite wave]

we should also make a furry skin

with a tail choke animation

we should also be able to represent the lgbtq+ community

[dusty jackal]

no

its lgbtqY2K

get it right

[granite wave]

sorry babygirl

[dusty jackal]

you know what make 72 genders

[granite wave]

no can you tell us

so we can put all the flags in the game

[dusty jackal]

these would be interseting goose types

also imma just say yall are chill and imma buy this game if it ever cost money

chill peeps equal quality game

[vapid hound]

Can you guys add sound to ghost farts

[ornate pewter]

could someone tell me why proxy chat isn't allowed on public games?

[magic steppe]

because random people generally suck

[ornate pewter]

fair point

[magic yarrow]

Please add proximity chat to public games.

This is something we have considered, but have ultimately decided against. We have taken the stance that if you make a private game, you are responsible for moderating it. The host will have their own rules, and have the responsibility of kicking people who they feel are breaking the rules.
Public lobbies are different in that players don't necessarily know the people in the game they are joining into. Kids might enter a game and can be harassed by others in some corner of the map if proximity chat is on. If someone is being rude or toxic in a meeting, everyone can hear it and can block their mics and block them.

So why don't we just separate servers into kids and 18+? Because a 12 year old can check off a box that says they are 18, and we'd rather prevent the potential abuse and toxicity.

If you want proximity chat, make a private game. If you need players, find a private game in the #lfg channels or make your own.

[sage carbon]

@ornate pewter

[long cobalt]

Let Voice input be the default option, not Voice activity. Because I don't want some guy named "player69420" to start spamming voice in a language I don't understand as soon as he joins.

[sage carbon]

it's setup that way so people can instantly know whether or not their mics are working

[wide wedge]

I kind of think you should consider a 3rd timer to the discussion when a body is found or a meeting is called so that only the person who reports can talk for 10-15 seconds. Often everybody is talking at once when a meeting is called, and it can make it hard to under stand anything.

[magic yarrow]

Can you implement a feature where the person who hit the button or reported a body has the sole ability to speak for x amount of seconds before anyone else does?

We've heard this request and are considering it.

[wide wedge]

Groovy

[crystal prairie]

Don't know if this has been suggested, but saw someone in #💬︱general say something about explore mode only having goose as an option, so I thought of this:
In explore mode, you can press the button to swap roles. While on the vote screen, you can select a button on the top left of the screen to change your role. Depending on your role, certain things will be set up for said role:

• Non player-interactable roles (goose, mechanic, etc.) will leave you with tasks and whatever ability they come with to use.
• Play-interactable roles (Duck, pigeon, etc.) Will leave around randomly spawned ducks to interact with
• Roles that require another player to interact with you (Canadian and gravy) can be given to a random goose to test how it interacts (gravy wouldn't actually give coins, just show what you would get)
• Killing a goose as sheriff would pull up the kill screen, go to voting, force skip after discussion (unless changing roles, in which it would pause to give time, and respawn you.
• Vulture occasionally leaves around corpses where a goose would have spawned.
• Assassin gives an option to show roles during voting so you can see what happens when you guess right or wrong
  I could be missing something, but this is just a basis of what I could think of. Explore mode is great for newer players to learn map layouts and vent paths, but I feel like that, with all the roles there are, there should be a little something more for them to test.

[quaint night]

Perhaps it would be good if in the default configuration of the classic+rooms, the "assign fake task" item was selected instead of not selecting it (especially considering that one does not have the obligation to do or finish them no matter how much they are selected).

[zenith lava]

Small mini games in the lobby to do while waiting (and maybe also for ghosts that have done all their tasks), like maybe the future era can have an arcade machine, and the Victorian era could have a shelf with board games, could have some single player and two player options like road crossing, flapping goose, pong, checkers, tic tac toe, etc.

Prob wouldn't be available for ducks if the ghost option was there so they can focus on sabotaging

[ivory sleet]

Is it possible for the game to be released into Nintendo switch?

[sage carbon]

maybe eventually

it's something we've talked about ever so briefly

[hazy pivot]

We technically have it working on xbox already but getting it to the switch is a bit... challenging (we're halfway there)

[waxen galleon]

I think the biggest challenge with Switch, is the lack of voice chat built into the platform. They have some weird companion app setup. I'm not giving up hope! I want my Yoshi, Samus, and Link inspired goose costumes!

[empty egret]

add an BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

[magic steppe]

portuguese ppl gotta deal with everything being in brazilian but you see one thing just say "portuguese" and you lose your mind 😔

says a lot about society

[granite wave]

Is there a bot you can add in #lfg-english-over18 so it clears the chat every 10min?

[patent briar]

So that means that ggd is coming to console? I would have thought that wouldn’t happen because of the people who use text chat

[hazy pivot]

It doesn't mean its coming to console.

It means we have a lot more content to push out to our loyal PC/MAC/iOS/Android fans

🙂 We're going to look into consoles at some point in the future, maybe 🙂

[sage carbon]

why would you want that?

[hazy pivot]

We are applying to be a discord partner, without chat history our chances are slim. We can't delete our busiest channel.

[magic steppe]

I think the logic would be to remove games that are no longer happening

[hazy pivot]

I get it, but it's safe to assume that room codes are typically joined as soon as they are posted.

They usually start shortly after that

and they continue to run for the whole night

[granite wave]

Exactly

[sage carbon]

i think you'll figure it out

i dont know anything about you but you play this game so you are pretty smart

[granite wave]

Appreciated I was just giving an idea that's all

[sage carbon]

we also plan on having a friends system implemented

it isn't exactly the same issue of course, but it would probably help in you finding games with the same people you like playing with

[granite wave]

Let's go^^^^^^

[ripe holly]

why does the cartoonz bundle say 4.49 but its 4.99

[hazy pivot]

It should say 4.99

We will fix this. Thanks for letting us know.

[magic steppe]

in the #816356997564727367 it says 4.49 btw

[ripe holly]

^

[hazy pivot]

Yeah this is definitely a typo

We will get that fixed as soon as our team is awake

[magic steppe]

unrelated, I think map objects (cameras, intercom, etc) should be interactable in explore mode. unless they already are and I just don't know how to get them to work

[haughty grotto]

the hat of the duck from gravity falls

good idea to add this to the game

oh the worng chat oops

[wide wedge]

I would like a black list players can add problem players to, for example the ones who go into a lobby for the sole purpose of saying racist things o make players leave. Or if you know that a player is cheating through discord to vote out ducks faster. There are several types of players I have noticed that seem to have no interest in actually playing the game, but instead ruin it for others. This way you can create a lobby and they would be unable to join your game.

[hazy pivot]

We hear ya, and we're working on a friends list so you can add people you enjoy playing with to make private games faster.

🙂

[wide wedge]

that too

[cerulean smelt]

i think having a setting to toggle Role reveal when dead On/Off would be beneficial for the non streamers in a streamer lobby or even vice versa. That way people who want to see can and those that dont want to dont have to reveal.

a Personal Toggle** like each player has their own choice kinda thing

[fading yoke]

On the pop up for the "you can turn the mic back on in settings" window can we get a checkbox to never show again?

[weak elk]

Would be cool if proximity chat prioritised the first speaker and then the next person can talk after. Im finding that everyone talking over each other is happening EVERY game

[magic yarrow]

Can you implement a feature where the person who hit the button or reported a body has the sole ability to speak for x amount of seconds before anyone else does?

We've heard this request and are considering it.

[hazy pivot]

This really depends on the lobby, some lobbies house rule it and don't tolerate anything but. Players who consistently talk over one another are definitely not as enjoyable as ones who are patient. It is something we are considering to implement as an optional feature for groups that still haven't figured out that your likeliness of getting voted out is directly related to your mic activity. 🙂

Talk more = get voted out more (science).

[abstract barn]

just a small qol thing, maybe the person could end it early with a button if they wanted

[near crag]

This has probably been mentioned and answered but with the proximity chat it can fade in and out like the mods that they has in Among Us because rn it just cuts out when you leave (I don’t mind it but it would be a good feature)

[humble schooner]

Would cause further problems with existing discrepancies in volume from players.

A quiet player becomes impossible to hear from a distance.

Making them a better killer or a worse communicator.

While loud-mic gets freebies on communication but also gets caught out on suspicious proxim chat way more easily compared to quiet guy.

[patent briar]

I see how it would be bad for players with quiet mics but I don’t see how it would make a difference for people with loud mics

[haughty grotto]

SCREAM LIKE NO ONE CAN EAR YOU

[wide wedge]

How about a button to ready up/start game in lobby?

[abstract barn]

What do you mean

[sage carbon]

there is a button to ready up and to start the game in lobby. thats how games get started

[dense quartz]

But I like being earred

[humble schooner]

It wouldn’t make a difference.

That’s exactly the issue.

The problem only applies to people with quiet mics.

Having a loud mic becomes a buff, or sometimes a nerf.

[hazy pivot]

Balancing microphones is already very very difficult, adding this in, while in theory sounds great, would present a ton of problems for people with unbalanced mics.

We will look at this in the future but it does add a bit more load onto the cpu

[hazy pivot]

How many players should this go up to?

[maiden ivy]

when u turn up ur mic sensitivity people hear u clearer right

[humble schooner]

Mic sensitivity represents how sensitive your mic is to picking up audio.

Finding the right amount of sensitivity makes it clearer.

Both turning it up and turning it down can decrease clarity.

[maiden ivy]

so high picks up a lot

?

@humble schooner

[cyan ore]

ye high can pick up noise from the bg if u got a lot going around there

[maiden ivy]

whats a bg

[sage carbon]

background

[magic steppe]

that's one big map goddamn

[zenith lava]

Holy cow that map's big

[sage carbon]

its really a matter of perspective

i put the map next to a regular sized goose here for frame of reference:

its actually very small

[zenith lava]

Oh u rite

[waxen galleon]

Goosezilla

[hazy pivot]

For scale

The map is about 2 bananas wide

2 bananas tall

[short bluff]

So I'm guessing the map would be great for two players max

[abstract barn]

Maybe like one and a half

[sage carbon]

the aim of the game is to finish your tasks before the other person presses space bar

[hazy pivot]

or goes afk and disconnects because they have to go to the bathroom after several hours of looking for you

and you win

[toxic summit]

wait a second...

for real why is there a trolly sideways on the tracks?

[hazy pivot]

Your asking the wrong questions... Why aren't there more sideways trams?

[toxic summit]

Technically I can't argue with that logic.

[dense quartz]

There should be more sideways trolleys so in the moral dilemma we have a third option to kill everyone

[abstract barn]

So
Would the birds be as tall as the doors on the main building?
If so that's a bit small but idk
24-32 players might be a cool amount

[abstract barn]

Also could there be a small boat that goes from one of the two docks below to the other ones above

[mint ravine]

So I did the 5 days streak for ads on GGD and I was wondering if at any point will the chest contain any gold?

[sage carbon]

its by chance

i got gold today

[mint ravine]

Thank you!

[sage carbon]

you can press on the chests on the left side

to see the possible items

[mint ravine]

That clears things up, thank you!

[humble schooner]

Ability to change your hotkeys and move your UI around (on mobile).

[humble schooner]

Options to control the likelihood of a role appearing rather than the option between 50/50 or 100 of it appearing in the rolelist in general.

[rugged zenith]

I had an idea like a teleporter goose or duck, they can put down two circles only they see and can use their abillity when they stand on one to teleport to the other. I thought it was funny.

[granite wave]

Nintendo switch ?

[sage carbon]

maybe one day

[granite wave]

i play on pc version

but i was just looking through eshop on switch and saw among us

and thought this game on pc would be smashing

[sage carbon]

i prefer it on pc

[granite wave]

so do i

[sage carbon]

the mobile version is a pretty close port, except for the controls and the rewards system of course

[granite wave]

but the controls are terrible on mobile

so a switch version for mobility Would be good

[dense quartz]

I personally have no problem with the controls on the mobile as long as I have the joystick enabled.

[turbid dawn]

#🐣︱classic-role-ideas also, do you have something like this in mind?
I suggest adding a new sabotage in an upcoming map called Duck Swap or Goose Switch, it would switch a duck with a goose which would allow strategic kills. This could also be a role but I'll post it here

That's what I wrote earlier and I like idea

[wise spruce]

this made me laugh

very glad to know the map is about 2 bananas wide, no more, no less 👍

[hidden gorge]

Can the game have controllers support and have an option to do split screen if not is there a way to play with my brother with only one pc??

[dense quartz]

Split screen would encourage screen watching and therefore cheating. If someone killed your brother, the temptation to tell everyone in a meeting who killed him, because you saw it on his screen, would be to great.

[hidden gorge]

yeah true but cheating aint fun xd

[rich dagger]

Yeah I don't see split-screen support happening anytime soon. The game is available on iPhone and Android though if you have a compatible device!