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| Updated Research Web |  Wed May 08, 2013 5:20 pm by NickTheNick | Okay guys, here is my first Devblog to fulfill my responsibility as Strategy Team lead.
Finally I have procured some work to show for my efforts in conceptualizing the Strategy Mode. The Research Web is a pivotal component of post-sapience gameplay, as it is what drives your species forwards from the Awakening stage to their final steps into Ascension. Through a graphing program, I have managed …
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Tenebrarum
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:55 pm | |
| | Reign Dance wrote: | | I'm pretty sure the plural is "platypodes", just like the plural for octopus is "octopodes". |
Okay.
*Rolls up sleeves*
Here we go.
This is a lie. It would be true had octopus and platypus come from Greek, but they did not, they came from Latin. Both words in /Latin/ come from Greek roots (oktopodes) but the words themselves are Latin and therefore follow the basic forms of that language, with "us" being the ending for a 2nd declension nominative singular, and "i" being a 2nd declension nominative plural.
This myth largely results from the two-step etymology. Don't let it fool you though, we speak these words because they are Latin, not Greek (Latin being heavily spoken in England until the 1700s). Therefore they should be treated as Latin words and not Greek ones. |
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:43 pm | |
| | Tenebrarum wrote: | | Reign Dance wrote: | | I'm pretty sure the plural is "platypodes", just like the plural for octopus is "octopodes". |
Okay.
*Rolls up sleeves*
Here we go.
This is a lie. It would be true had octopus and platypus come from Greek, but they did not, they came from Latin. Both words in /Latin/ come from Greek roots (oktopodes) but the words themselves are Latin and therefore follow the basic forms of that language, with "us" being the ending for a 2nd declension nominative singular, and "i" being a 2nd declension nominative plural.
This myth largely results from the two-step etymology. Don't let it fool you though, we speak these words because they are Latin, not Greek (Latin being heavily spoken in England until the 1700s). Therefore they should be treated as Latin words and not Greek ones. |
BOOM. Etymology._________________ Remember our goals: simplicity, science, and playability. Keep them in mind always. [OE]| [FAQ]|[Wiki]|[My Blog]  |
| | | | Mysterious_Calligrapher
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Wed May 02, 2012 6:51 pm | |
| Adding to useless semantic discussion, "octopi" is an accepted form. Platypi is not, primarily because of linguistic (i.e. this sounds weird) reasons. Possibly also because they're unusual. "Hippotomi" also follows this rule.
Latin one, huzzah.
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:03 pm | |
| In the release answer, it is said that it will be released in parts. Well, when will the first part be released? |
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:46 am | |
| | Halowraith1 wrote: | | In the release answer, it is said that it will be released in parts. Well, when will the first part be released? |
Probably within the year._________________ Remember our goals: simplicity, science, and playability. Keep them in mind always. [OE]| [FAQ]|[Wiki]|[My Blog] |
| | | | MeowMan1
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:21 am | |
| JUst to be sure, this Year right?
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:02 pm | |
| yes.
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:11 pm | |
| | ~sciocont wrote: | | Halowraith1 wrote: | | In the release answer, it is said that it will be released in parts. Well, when will the first part be released? |
Probably within the year. |
Wait, this year? Wow, i'm kinda lost for words... What will the camera be like when you're a land creature? Third person? |
| | | | Doggit
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:18 pm | |
| | Halowraith1 wrote: | | ~sciocont wrote: | | Halowraith1 wrote: | | In the release answer, it is said that it will be released in parts. Well, when will the first part be released? |
Probably within the year. |
Wait, this year? Wow, i'm kinda lost for words... What will the camera be like when you're a land creature? Third person? |
Yes this year  _________________  My Themes: Here - I need a person who knows how to play the piano well or guitar. If you play it, contact me and u can help me to make new theme for the game. - Thrive probably will never be completed ... BAZINGA! |
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:36 pm | |
| | Halowraith1 wrote: | | ~sciocont wrote: | | Halowraith1 wrote: | | In the release answer, it is said that it will be released in parts. Well, when will the first part be released? |
Probably within the year. |
Wait, this year? Wow, i'm kinda lost for words... What will the camera be like when you're a land creature? Third person? |
You can read about cameras and controls here. I'm going to quote myself from another threead:
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You will be able to play in 1st and 3rd person. 1st will be defined by a "camera" you place somewhere on your creature. 3rd will operate like spore's 3rd person camera. In first person, your senses will correlate to your actual creature's senses (we've discussed different render methods for different senses somewhere) |
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:47 pm | |
| Wonderful! Wonderful!!! WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't beleive it's getting done so soon. I've been stalking the microbe stage section, and all your ideas sound great. I can't wait! |
| | | | zippybomb
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| | Subject: Just a question Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:12 pm | |
| In the god tools thing will geologic things affect weather? Like where I live in Vancouver the coastal mountains cause it to rain 24/7 and we have a temperate rainforest. Then on the other side there's a rain shadow and it's Canada's only desert. Stuff like that would be cool. Also, a warm ocean current in the winter and an arctic current in the summer mean we have a mild climate with a fairly warm winter (canadian standards) and a cool summer. Ocean currents could be really cool. Also, will you be able to fly? and how is that going to work? Sorry if some of these questions have already been asked. |
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:41 pm | |
| As long as new threads aren't starting for every question, I don't care whether it's in the FAQ or Misc thread. _________________ Remember our goals: simplicity, science, and playability. Keep them in mind always. [OE]| [FAQ]|[Wiki]|[My Blog] |
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| | Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:41 pm | |
| How will planets be generated? |
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