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Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


this is a stickup posted:

Story, 2 days ago early morning i tested thermidor, So about a 2 hours in and im just sitting on my carpet staring at it, watching the anime, then i see a big rear end guillotine(about 1.5 meters large)in the corner of my eye, didnt think anything of it, i honestly thought is was not real because it was a glowing pink color, then i felt a tickle on my right side and then a pinch.
i got up so drat fast that i almost tripped, after that lil stumble i thought i was dying from guillotine venom that just entered me and it scared the living poo poo outa me, i look on the floor to see if the guillotine is still around and i could of sworn i loving saw like 300 baby guillotines, so i ran to my living room couch and laid down into a fetal position and started to repeat "im okay" for a very long time as my dogs tried to hump me, the funny part was chant du départ was playing the whole time on a loop
After the revolution was over i went to a doc and he gave me a antianime. I mean the revolution dont sound that insane, i bet the whole nightmare part lasted a hour before i calmed myself down, but it felt like ages and i thought i was ganna die. Now i get anxiety before i sleep because that guillotine is still lurking in my room, i was thinking about using cakes for that, because im trying to avoid fruits because my area had high rear end prices per piece and dont do bulk

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JosephWongKS
Apr 4, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
FUNDS RAISED BY THERMIDOR ON INDIEGOGO

28 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

3 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

5 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

6 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

7 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

8 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

9 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

10 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

11 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

12 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

13 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

14 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

15 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

16 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

17 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

18 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

19 January 2017 - $1227 USD raised by 28 backers / 0.51% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

20 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

21 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal

22 January 2017 - $1312 USD raised by 31 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

23 January 2017 - $1317 USD raised by 32 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

24 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

25 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

26 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

27 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

_______________________________________________

Total increase in number of backers between 28 December 2016 to 27 January 2017 - 11

Total increase in amount raised between 28 December 2016 to 27 January 2017 - $565

Average amount raised per day in the 30 days between 28 December 2016 to 27 January 2017 - $18.83

_______________________________________________

Time left - 21 days

Shortfall between target and amount raised so far - $238,633.00

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $11,363.48

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO
Feb 28, 1985


this is a stickup posted:

Story, 2 days ago early morning i tested thermidor, So about a 2 hours in and im just sitting on my carpet staring at it, watching the anime, then i see a big rear end guillotine(about 1.5 meters large)in the corner of my eye, didnt think anything of it, i honestly thought is was not real because it was a glowing pink color, then i felt a tickle on my right side and then a pinch.
i got up so drat fast that i almost tripped, after that lil stumble i thought i was dying from guillotine venom that just entered me and it scared the living poo poo outa me, i look on the floor to see if the guillotine is still around and i could of sworn i loving saw like 300 baby guillotines, so i ran to my living room couch and laid down into a fetal position and started to repeat "im okay" for a very long time as my dogs tried to hump me, the funny part was chant du départ was playing the whole time on a loop
After the revolution was over i went to a doc and he gave me a antianime. I mean the revolution dont sound that insane, i bet the whole nightmare part lasted a hour before i calmed myself down, but it felt like ages and i thought i was ganna die. Now i get anxiety before i sleep because that guillotine is still lurking in my room, i was thinking about using cakes for that, because im trying to avoid fruits because my area had high rear end prices per piece and dont do bulk

You need HEVI-Shot® to get rid of Guillotines.

OneTwentySix
Nov 5, 2007

fun
FUN
FUN


The best part about this is that he probably wanted the thread closed so that it goes away and doesn't come up on google search results which completely destroys his ability to market the game, though I think the name change might have stopped some of that (the old thread is on page two of google results).

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO
Feb 28, 1985


OneTwentySix posted:

The best part about this is that he probably wanted the thread closed so that it goes away and doesn't come up on google search results which completely destroys his ability to market the game, though I think the name change might have stopped some of that (the old thread is on page two of google results).

Maybe a new thread should be opened to help Ron market the game, with the correct title??
Otherwise he's missing out on search engine traffic. We'll all promise not to be rude as per his instructions in the OP.

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

lalaland posted:

So what you're saying is they should start a new campaign on fig?

would fit the juicy fruities subtitle

Lonos Oboe
Jun 7, 2014
So who is taking odds on a half assed legal threat?

Sole.Sushi
Feb 19, 2008

Seaweed!? Get the fuck out!
Though I'm sure, somewhere, Ron is impotently sobbing "I'll show them..!" and shamefully jerking off to the Thermidor smut he's written, odds are they aren't going to follow legal action. They apparently can't even afford a PR representative: the chances of them hiring a lawyer are slim.

FastestGunAlive
Apr 7, 2010

Dancing palm tree.
Allow him to close thread but only if he makes yet another new, troll free one, to spread the good word to those goons who may not have heard yet (the hidden goldmine of crowdfunding money he's been looking for )

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

Lonos Oboe posted:

So who is taking odds on a half assed legal threat?

Hyperdevbox v. Palpek

sentimental snail
Nov 22, 2007

DID YOU SEE MY
PEYOTE QUEEN?
they'll have to start a crowdfunding campaign to afford a lawyer, but they've got experience so no worries there

Lonos Oboe
Jun 7, 2014
I am picturing a self represented case. Like those Digital Homicide guys that tried to subpoena Steam for the details of people who gave their games bad reviews. I know they tried kickstarting a lawyer for their case against that Jim Sterling guy.

Kurtofan posted:

Hyperdevbox v. Palpek

Maybe it's the Deadly Premonition/Twin Peaks av or even the mod status. But whatever way you cut it, there is no way I would try getting into a legal fight with Palpek

Jeb Bush 2012
Apr 4, 2007

A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.

this is a stickup posted:

they'll have to start a crowdfunding campaign to afford a lawyer, but they've got experience so no worries there

Who knows, maybe Peter Thiel really has it in for Lowtax

kukrunkarmaskin
Mar 28, 2005

you should see my TMNT® Machinegun
:pranke: FRUCTIDOR UPDATE :pranke:

So. I thought me and my band were finally recording the album we've been working on for 2 years. We had the studio booked for next month and all. But, as it turns out, I won't be doing that due to the band going belly up all of a sudden. :smith:

However, this gives me some time to work on the Future in Guillotine Simulation!


For your enjoyment, here is an updated version of Fructidor: Juicy Fruities: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aag12gkxn6gb84b/Fructidor_v001.zip?dl=0


Changelog Version 0.0.1

-Goodbye mouse controls, hello gamepad controls! (Tested with Xbox One controller)
-Left Thumbstick moves guillotine
-Right Thumbstick rotates
-Left Trigger throws stuff, hold down longer to increase throw power (Sort of functional)
-Right Trigger Slices fruit!
-"A" button changes camera

-Goodbye weird floaty camera, hello fixed camera angles x2! One for slicing, and one for throwing. But it's up to you which one you use!

-Moved Kitchen
-Sliced Fruit now goes sideways and down into a separate chute.
-Added Cake Elevator

-Upped effectiveness of bombs
-New blood and gore effects

-Made the recipe widget wider, allowing you to see the hilarious french cake names.
-Maybe fixed wave 25 bug, possibly allowing you to see the ending cutscene and maybe even learn the SECRET PASSWORD :iiam:


Enjoy! Oh, and FYI, there's still one more FABULOUS PRIZE left to claim for anyone that finishes wave 25. The game should be somewhat easier this time around.

theshim
May 1, 2012

You think you can defeat ME, Ephraimcopter?!?

You couldn't even beat Assassincopter!!!

kukrunkarmaskin posted:

Enjoy! Oh, and FYI, there's still one more FABULOUS PRIZE left to claim for anyone that finishes wave 25. The game should be somewhat easier this time around.
I got two guys stuck on wave 25 a few days ago, does that qualify?

JosephWongKS
Apr 4, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
FUNDS RAISED BY THERMIDOR ON INDIEGOGO

28 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

3 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

5 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

6 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

7 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

8 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

9 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

10 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

11 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

12 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

13 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

14 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

15 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

16 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

17 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

18 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

19 January 2017 - $1227 USD raised by 28 backers / 0.51% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

20 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

21 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal

22 January 2017 - $1312 USD raised by 31 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

23 January 2017 - $1317 USD raised by 32 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

24 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

25 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

26 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

27 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

28 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

_______________________________________________

Total increase in number of backers between 28 December 2016 to 28 January 2017 - 11

Total increase in amount raised between 28 December 2016 to 28 January 2017 - $565

Average amount raised per day in the 31 days between 28 December 2016 to 28 January 2017 - $18.23

_______________________________________________

Time left - 20 days

Shortfall between target and amount raised so far - $238,633.00

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $11,931.65

kukrunkarmaskin
Mar 28, 2005

you should see my TMNT® Machinegun

theshim posted:

I got two guys stuck on wave 25 a few days ago, does that qualify?



Well sure! Just PM me your e-mail adress and what Steam game below €10 you want. I hereby declare this competition finished!

JosephWongKS
Apr 4, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
FUNDS RAISED BY THERMIDOR ON INDIEGOGO

28 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

3 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

5 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

6 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

7 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

8 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

9 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

10 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

11 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

12 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

13 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

14 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

15 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

16 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

17 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

18 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

19 January 2017 - $1227 USD raised by 28 backers / 0.51% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

20 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

21 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal

22 January 2017 - $1312 USD raised by 31 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

23 January 2017 - $1317 USD raised by 32 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

24 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

25 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

26 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

27 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

28 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

29 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

_______________________________________________

Total increase in number of backers between 28 December 2016 to 29 January 2017 - 11

Total increase in amount raised between 28 December 2016 to 29 January 2017 - $565

Average amount raised per day in the 32 days between 28 December 2016 to 29 January 2017 - $17.66

_______________________________________________

Time left - 19 days

Shortfall between target and amount raised so far - $238,633.00

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $12,559.63

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Five straight days without a single new backer. What on earth is going on? Lon please come to the thread for comment, we're really concerned about how this might impact the future of the game if things don't pick up?

Sole.Sushi
Feb 19, 2008

Seaweed!? Get the fuck out!

JosephWongKS posted:

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $12,559.63

Every time this number gets bigger I become more powerful.

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
if there ever was a time where we needed thermidor the game, it is now, come on people

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Sole.Sushi posted:

Every time this number gets bigger I become more powerful.

Help I Can't Stop Knocking Things Over With My Massive Erection!

JosephWongKS
Apr 4, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
FUNDS RAISED BY THERMIDOR ON INDIEGOGO

28 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

3 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

5 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

6 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

7 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

8 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

9 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

10 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

11 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

12 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

13 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

14 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

15 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

16 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

17 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

18 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

19 January 2017 - $1227 USD raised by 28 backers / 0.51% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

20 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

21 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal

22 January 2017 - $1312 USD raised by 31 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

23 January 2017 - $1317 USD raised by 32 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

24 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

25 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

26 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

27 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

28 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

29 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

30 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

_______________________________________________

Total increase in number of backers between 28 December 2016 to 30 January 2017 - 11

Total increase in amount raised between 28 December 2016 to 30 January 2017 - $565

Average amount raised per day in the 33 days between 28 December 2016 to 30 January 2017 - $17.12

_______________________________________________

Time left - 18 days

Shortfall between target and amount raised so far - $238,633.00

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $13,257.39

Rev. Melchisedech Howler
Sep 5, 2006

You know. Leather.
I believe Ron can still pull it off.

Gobblecoque
Sep 6, 2011
Watch Trump fund Thermidor

Scruffyhawk
Jun 30, 2005

FHNNNNNNN
Ramrod XTreme
I think Ron trying to close the thread was probably the last gasp of activity from the superstar developers behind upcoming smash hit JRPG Thermidor. I guess at the least we should all watch the timer tick down to zero and call it a day. Unless they extend the loving deadline again.

Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


I'm actually keeping the thread open because I want to learn more about the French Revolution. Where's Reiterpallasch? He promised to tell us how "they absolutely, definitely, 100% are stupid enough" and I'm hanging here on the edge of my seat.

Reiterpallasch
Nov 3, 2010



Fun Shoe
Sorry; it's been busy around here. I meant to cover Turgot, Necker, and Calonne in one megapost, but here's a quick one to keep the thread alive.

3. Things Get Worse.

Alright. So to recap: it's the early 1770s, and the French state is in crisis. The Crown is broke beyond human comprehension, and the late 1760s have ushered in a new era of lousy weather and uncertain harvests--the first sign of real trouble on that front is in 1768. It's not like Louis XVI, or rather his ministers, are completely unaware of this. At this point in the Anicen Regime, the guy in the government most in charge of the economy is the minister of finance--the contrôleur général, often translated as Comptroller-General or Controller-General. Recognizing the crisis, Louis XVI appoints one of the most capable men he has to the job, in August 1774.

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot is just the first of many theoretically capable people who proved to be the wrong man for the crisis. It started off well enough: the guy was generally well-liked and trusted, and his position let him do a significant amount of economizing. By slashing highly visible governmental expenses, he built confidence from the bankers who held most of the Crown's loans, and was able to refinance quite a bit of debt on more favorable terms. Unfortunately for him, he made two significant missteps while in office. First, he strongly opposed French involvement in the American Revolution, on the quite correct grounds that it would be a fiscal catastrophe that would destroy the country. When the king overrode him, and a glorious* profitable** triumph*** ensued, Turgot's political star was correspondingly dimmed.

Second, his big crusade while in office was to deregulate and rationalize French agriculture. A lot of people (including Wikipedia) like to portray Turgot's quixotic obsession with grain deregulation as an early expression of laissez-faire economics, which is frankly stupid. Adam Smith won't even publish his Wealth of Nations for two more years. In reality, Turgot was a physiocrat--a follower of François Quesnay's Tableau économique, one of the first attempts at constructing a formal theory of economics. Similarly to modern liberal economists, physiocrats believed that economies functioned best when they were allowed to run without artificial limits on their productivity. Unlike modern economists, physiocrats believed that agriculture was the only source of actual wealth (which is stupid) and that massive governmental intervention in the markets was needed to "unlock" the hidden potential of the land.

Honestly, if you look at the crazy patchwork of constraints on French agriculture--feudal duties, trade monopolies, weird taxes, sharecropping practices--it's not hard to see why they might have thought this way. And French agriculture really was, measured in yield-per-acre, backwards compared to the rest of Europe. Unfortunately for everyone, the physiocrats attempted to attack the problem from the distribution side first--probably because trying to unwind 300 years of contradictory local laws and customs on the supply side sounded hard, but the Crown directly controlled regulations on the distribution side. Historically, the government used careful price fixing in order to keep bread prices under control. It was illegal to export grain out of a region that was suffering from crop failure, and the Crown had the right to force a merchant to sell grain at below the going price (theoretically compensating them in a later year, when harvests were better). Turgot, like the other physiocrats, saw these rules as part of the problem. One of his first acts in office was to eliminate almost all controls on the grain trade.

Cue one of the worst harvests on record in fall 1774, and an almost equally poor one in the spring of the next year. A more skilled politician than Turgot might have done an about-face and lived to fight another day. But Turgot stuck to his guns. By spring, the price of bread across the country was out of control. In Paris, at the worst of it, an unskilled laborer could spend almost his entire daily wage on bread for himself and his family, and still go hungry. A family which was already barely making ends meet with bread taking up half of the budget was completely hosed if bread rose 50% over the pre-famine price. This was already true through much of the Paris basin by March.

(as an aside: if when i say "bread" you think of the rustic boules and batards or the crusty baguettes of a modern French bakery, think again. bread in the late 1700s was made from a blend of wheat, buckwheat, rye, grass, bone meal, chalk, and whatever else the grain merchant could sneak in. it was baked into heavy, incredibly dense, hideous bricks weighing between 2-5 pounds each, and the average working-class Frenchman got something like 80% of his calories in this way.)

In April, the unrest started. By the 28th, riots rocked Beaumont-sur-Oise, in southwest Burgundy, barely a day's ride away from the capital. They spread like wildfire from there, through the whole of the Paris Basin and the Île-de-France. Bread riots in that era were a little odd by modern standards--there was very little smash-and-grab looting. People considered it the government's moral duty to keep bread prices under control, and if the government had failed in its obligations, it was their own duty to step up. The most common form of bread riot was in fact a controlled sale. Rioters would break into a grain warehouse or bakery, chase the owners out, set up an impromptu storefront and start selling the grain at a price they thought fairer, then gave the money to the owner.

By early May, the rioters were outside the gates of Versailles. The rioters were talking about a "famine pact"--an old conspiracy theory in which the government was deliberately colluding with grain merchants to profiteer off of public misery--and the King had had enough. He sent half in the army, and it took repression, arrests, and two executions to get the situation under control. The lid was back on the pot for now, though now that grain riots were on the table Toulouse and Bordeaux would simmer over in 1778 and drat near all of Normandy in 1784.

The Crown survived, for now. Turgot did not. He was sacked in May 1776, and the King was in the business for another Controller-General.

Next time: Encyclopedia Necker and the Case of the Mysterious Disappearing Budget

GunnerJ
Aug 1, 2005

Do you think this is funny?
For more info on the hilariously awesome politics of French bread before the Revolution: http://et.worldeconomicsassociation...t-to-existence/

The physiocrat price-deregulation scheme might not be an early expression of laissez-faire economics, but I think there's a decent argument that it laid the groundwork for what was to come.

Great post as usual, looking forward to the next!

JosephWongKS
Apr 4, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
FUNDS RAISED BY THERMIDOR ON INDIEGOGO

28 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

3 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

5 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

6 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

7 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

8 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

9 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

10 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

11 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

12 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

13 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

14 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

15 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

16 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

17 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

18 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

19 January 2017 - $1227 USD raised by 28 backers / 0.51% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

20 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

21 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal

22 January 2017 - $1312 USD raised by 31 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

23 January 2017 - $1317 USD raised by 32 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

24 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

25 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

26 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

27 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

28 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

29 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

30 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

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Total increase in number of backers between 28 December 2016 to 31 January 2017 - 11

Total increase in amount raised between 28 December 2016 to 31 January 2017 - $565

Average amount raised per day in the 34 days between 28 December 2016 to 31 January 2017 - $16.62

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Time left - 17 days

Shortfall between target and amount raised so far - $238,633.00

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $14,037.24

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO
Feb 28, 1985


There is nothing left but hara-kiri now, Ron.

Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


It's coming from the GBS Photoshop Games into Movies thread:

Stumpus
Dec 25, 2009

Palpek posted:

It's coming from the GBS Photoshop Games into Movies thread:

Movies need to stick closer to their video game progenitors. There are absolutely no guillotines in Thermidor. Come on.

Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.

Stumpus posted:

Movies need to stick closer to their video game progenitors. There are absolutely no guillotines in Thermidor. Come on.

A beta tester broke their non-disclosure agreement.

Rev. Melchisedech Howler
Sep 5, 2006

You know. Leather.
That's a good monkey :3:

Thursday Next
Jan 11, 2004

FUCK THE ISLE OF APPLES. FUCK THEM IN THEIR STUPID ASSES.

Reiterpallasch posted:


Next time: Encyclopedia Necker and the Case of the Mysterious Disappearing Budget

I am genuinely enjoying these. It's a perspective my lovely American public school never gave. I think we covered the French Revolution in a few sentences in, like, grade 10. And I honestly never cared enough about it to go looking for more info.

Cheers for the knowledge! You're a great writer.

Dramatika
Aug 1, 2002

THE BANK IS OPEN
Sunless skies launched their kickstarter today, and pulled 125k in 4 hours.

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Dramatika posted:

Sunless skies launched their kickstarter today, and pulled 125k in 4 hours.

O poo poo didn't even know they were making it.

JosephWongKS
Apr 4, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
FUNDS RAISED BY THERMIDOR ON INDIEGOGO

28 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 December 2016 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

3 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

5 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

6 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

7 January 2017 - $802 USD raised by 22 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

8 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

9 January 2017 - $1002 USD raised by 23 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

10 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

11 January 2017 - $1052 USD raised by 24 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

12 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

13 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

14 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

15 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

16 January 2017 - $1082 USD raised by 25 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

17 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

18 January 2017 - $1112 USD raised by 26 backers / 0% of $240,000 fixed goal

19 January 2017 - $1227 USD raised by 28 backers / 0.51% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

20 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

21 January 2017 - $1257 USD raised by 29 backers / 0.52% of $240,000 fixed goal

22 January 2017 - $1312 USD raised by 31 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

23 January 2017 - $1317 USD raised by 32 backers / 0.55% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

24 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal :siren:

25 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

26 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

27 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

28 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

29 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

30 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

31 January 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

1 February 2017 - $1367 USD raised by 33 backers / 0.57% of $240,000 fixed goal

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Total increase in number of backers between 28 December 2016 to 1 February 2017 - 11

Total increase in amount raised between 28 December 2016 to 1 February 2017 - $565

Average amount raised per day in the 35 days between 28 December 2016 to 1 February 2017 - $16.14

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Time left - 16 days

Shortfall between target and amount raised so far - $238,633.00

Average amount of new funds per day required to meet target - $14,914.56

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klapman
Aug 27, 2012

this char is good
https://youtu.be/QdgCajndgNw?t=3

come back to us ron...

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