HOMESTUCK DISCUSSION THREAD

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

Is it still even good anymore?

Not as good as often, but still pretty decent and the story was moving along up till the hiatus. Just pick up where you left off when the final update comes out. You know, assuming the sudden titanic load on his servers doesn't collapse the entire internet into a DDOS singularity.

[KeyClock]

It isn't as funny anymore, I don't think he's trying to be, but like Flounds said it's finally at a point where he's focusing on wrapping up the story so the story has been clipping along at a pretty good pace. With it so close to the end I can't imagine just quitting.

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

Someone requested I draw their fantroll. I delivered.

[PlushieClock]

Well, considering his past successful efforts of ridicule and satire were too offensive for the sensitive fans, the overall aspect of satire in Homestuck has dwindled. :/ Hussie was actually enjoying himself before his fans were scratching at his way of humor...

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

Greetings, and Happy New Year. Welcome to the First Annual Homestuck Kickstarter Update of 2013!!!
Much progress has been made on the adventure game since the Kickstarter ended. The game design work is mostly complete, thanks to the gritty combined efforts of myself, the developers, and those who for now I will refer to as Mystery Friends. Please observe the graphic below for evidence of this fact. This is a behind the scenes look at the true nature of Professional Game Design. A rare glimpse if you will at what Top Dev Honchos refer to as ââ,¬Å"the big leaguesââ,¬Â.



(Click image for high resolution version, to read all the juicy details.)
Even though a lot has been done so far, there have not been many junctures which I have felt would make for good Kickstarter updates along the way. Primarily this is because I want to avoid spoiling stuff as much as possible, and without such specifics, there tends to beââ,¬Â¦ not a lot to report! There has been high level planning. There has been legal shuffling. Some modeling. Gamepley mockups. Entire sketchpads filled with gibberish. All such material tends to fall into one of two camps. Either too boring to bug you with, or TOO HOT FOR TV! It would be cool to be able to drop some killer screenshots on you, from strategically vague and mysterious moments throughout the game, but the fact is, that kind of content wonââ,¬â,,¢t be available until the whole thing is nearly ready for prime time anyway. So until then, I hope you will bring yourself to enjoy nigh-impenetrable offerings such as these.
I guess I could announce the name of the developer, but even that I would like to wait until just the right moment I have in mind. (My reasons for keeping them a secret are also a secret!) But for now I will say theyââ,¬â,,¢re good at making games and itââ,¬â,,¢s been a lot of fun working with them so far.
So what can I say about the game for now? How about I start by clarifying what the game is NOT. I hope Iââ,¬â,,¢m not using too much vertical space to state the obvious here. But Iââ,¬â,,¢ve seen enough conjecture like this to think some selective debunking may be in order.
- You will not be able to design or customize characters. The game includes a hard wired cast of protagonists.
- The game will not involve Sburb. It wonââ,¬â,,¢t be some crazy MMORPG involving kids playing Sburb and the insane number of things that would entail. For one thing, Sburb is a very broad and ambitious game concept which implies a project with a much bigger budget than the one this has. For another thing, that idea is not quite what an ââ,¬Å"adventure game" is. And besides, in my view, a bunch of kids playing Sburb is what Homestuck is about. This game will be about something different.
- Game will not be multi-player. Again, thatââ,¬â,,¢s not really how adventure games work.
- No voice acting. VA in this game sounds like a can of worms to me, and too easy to do badly. Iââ,¬â,,¢m personally not that big on VA in games like this anyway. I think itââ,¬â,,¢ll be a stronger product without it.
If you already knew all that, thanks for bearing with me! If you didnââ,¬â,,¢t, and are disappointed by those facts, I am sorry.
Now here are some things that the game WILL have!
- New characters. All major characters in the game have never appeared in Homestuck before.
- New story. As mentioned, does not involve Sburb, but does take place within same fictional realm as Homestuck. Events of story have only a loose relation to canon HS storyline. It is not necessary to read HS to play game.
- Involves trolls.
- Concept of game heavily implies a second game (though not necessarily a sequel). But there will be no plans to make another game until this one is released, and we determine whether it makes sense to start developing another.
- See below.


(Click image to snoop on mystery girl.)
That does it for the First Annual Homestuck Kickstarter Update of 2013! I can only hope it was at least mildly frustrating for you to read, because that probably means you want to play the game. Thanks to backers and readers alike for their ongoing support. Stay tuned for more news next year!

[AnkhClock]

that is old as hell flounderman

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

Is it? I hadn't heard of it till just now. Forgive me if it was posted in this thread before I don't always keep up with it and I havent refreshed MSPA's website since like, november.

[Slurpee]

it's dated 2013

but I haven't seen it
So thanks

[Marlin Clock]

Same here.

Still not sure if I'm going to get that game when it comes out but neat anyway.

[IvysaurClock]

Sent u all a pm

[Slurpee]

http://www.welovefine.com/7736-dirk-hat-trucker-hat.html

[Marlin Clock]

Man I wonder if I even like Homestuck anymore. The more I've been distanced from it because of this break the less I really care.

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

yeah same. I'll still read it whenever he gets finished though.

[AnkhClock]

Homestuck updated!

The website crashed!

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

Homestuck updated!

The website crashed!

I knew there was an update when the site wouldn't load.

EDIT: site came back with no update. damn, usually that's a sure sign.

[AnkhClock]

I knew there was an update when the site wouldn't load.

EDIT: site came back with no update. damn, usually that's a sure sign.

There was definitely an update there earlier.

http://whatpumpkin.tumblr.com/post/100187812035/stelera-act-6-act-6-act-3-welcome-back-for

[AnkhClock]

Okay, update for real this time!

And of course the DA is real.

http://i-am-your-lord.deviantart.com/

[Marlin Clock]

Man, I'm actually finding this pretty funny.

[BilliardBall10]

serious question here:
is homestuck worth watching?

and what is it about?

because, when i read the homestuck-wiki, all i got was ''everyone dies'' and ''some are immortals'' and stuff.

[AnkhClock]

because, when i read the homestuck-wiki, all i got was ''everyone dies'

No that's basically it

speaking of