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Haifisch posted:Luckily, the penalty for dying is basically a rounding error in Link's wallet. And our lilypad automagically warps into the clinic with us. Haha, yeah, about that. The cost is based on Link's level and you can get it high enough that Marjorie will demand all of your money. I really do mean as much as your wallet can possibly hold. At that point you should have your infinite tuna-money scheme going full swing.
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Last Transmission posted:Haha, yeah, about that. The cost is based on Link's level and you can get it high enough that Marjorie will demand all of your money. I really do mean as much as your wallet can possibly hold. Yeah, that's the one thing that RF4 didn't fix from RF3 - in fact, since gaining money is harder and levelling up is easier in that game, it gets to absurd points a whole hell of a lot quicker. 
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sheep-dodger posted:Not that you really NEED a ton of cash in either games in the first place. Well, Sakuya happend to have an infinte supply of red crystals one day... Long story short, I blew several million gold on them and made about 200 protein supplements.
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Speed Dating Music: Fall So it's been a while since the last update(and Dwarf Fortress was definitely not contributing to the delay). As a refresher, we're twiddling our thumbs while waiting for plot-critical flowers to grow.  Let's get straight to business. If even Karina thinks it's an emergency, then clearly she's right, right?    Got something to say? (You thought it was unusual, didn't you?) Oh, no...I don't... Anyway. Just because something is popular and widespread, doesn't make it good. Like a cold. And maybe I was wrong to want to go to the city so badly. Yes. Something was wrong with me. Going over there just to live easier...This was all just really self-defeating. (To work so hard to get it easy.) Yeah, yeah...Yeah...? So-- I'm not going to the city, but I'm bringing the city here. ... Huh...? So, Link, help me, okay? What? Help you with what? To make this into the city. We'll call it the...... Well, we just need to sell city goods here. (I didn't feel like coming up with one.) Ah...But how are we going to make it the city? Don't worry. I've made the preparations already. You have?! Yes. (Got a problem?) I mean...you have! Yes. So, let's go. What? Where? My house. To see Mom. I need a store to sell things. Is this alright...?...at least she's motivated to do something for a change?    Working? Oh, hello Link. Oh, nice to see you again. Don't be so tense. You're our valued customer here. Ah... See? I'm doing my job. (Just not what you asked for.) Really? (Oh, she hasn't told.Hazel, yet?) Hey, Mom. What? Someone's chipper. Can I borrow the store? ...You mean you want to work more hours? No. I want to sell things from the city. My goodness... If you think I'm going to let you run my store... But... (The only customers are the people in town...) Customers are customers. Sometimes there are travelers. Enough with your jokes. Get back to work! ... (I wasn't joking...) Ummm... Can I just place the items up for sale then? Huh? It'll just add to the store's sales, and I'll work the same. ... Please, Mom. Karina? Just for a day. I really want to run the store. You...really? Do you have a fever? Mom! Okay... What? Give it your best shot. Just respect the customers. Mom...OK. I'll try hard. (I guess I shouldn't nap.) ...Link, I'll leave it to you. Oh, yes.  You're really into it. What's the matter? I dunno. It's just fun. I see. Hey, Link, can you get the products from Raven? Yes. Okay.I'd call out Hazel for making GBS threads on Karina's attempt to do something for a change, but to be fair, I'd be shocked too.   ... (I guess I'll give Rusk a present. Later.)   Thanks. ... Hm? What is it? ...Where's Karina? What? What's Karina doing? Oh, she's trying to make our town more like the city by selling popular city items. I see... Might as well while I'm here, since I don't need the wood for much else.  Karina didn't want just any scrap metal. She wanted the worst scrap metal.   Absolutely. People in the city really love things like that. But I think you're talking about a really small fraction. It'll be fine. Just put it there. Okay... I had Raven make a replica of it. Oh, so that's why you borrowed it. Yes, so... But this is the outfit that Evelyn gave you, isn't it? That's right. That's the real thing. Didn't you like it? I do...but I have to make some sacrifices. Karina...Fade out, indeterminate amount of time passes.   You seem sleepy... Don't be ridiculous... (I'm not sleepy I'm not...) ...... ...You can go home. What? But... I'll be fine on my own. ... (I feel so bad since I got him to help out...) Karina... Thanks for everything. See you. ...   But what can I do?  You can see them on the right edge of the screen, barely.  That's interesting. I didn't notice, maybe. Maybe...? Hurry up now. Oh, yes! ...? (Is that...hiding?) Cough. Well, maybe I'll have him promote the store a bit. It's not like people come every day. That's true. Anyway, I'm impressed with how you've raised your daughter, Hazel. You've done a great job.Unlike certain witches who let their grandchildren run rampant, threatening the life and limb of the townspeople. M-Marjorie! What's wrong? Can't you take a compliment? No...That's not it. It's just...we're in public. I get a little embarrassed when people compliment me in public... Oh, I see. Well I guess we should go. Goodbye, Link. Marjorie! ... Who's excited for yet another "talk to most of the people in town" quest?   Link is not the most persuasive salesman.   He definitely shouldn't quit his day job.   Success!   No, the general store is... And so I turned the heat on, but...Oh yeah, I need to buy bathwater additives! Well, I tried.  Oh, yeah. I hope you'll swing by. ...I'll try. Thanks. ...You don't need to thank me. Right. Thanks. ...  Well. Maybe... Really? Then maybe I'll stop by when I'm done with work. (Although it's scrap metal...)   Mysterious means rainbows! Rainbow!! Okay, I got to her!I mean, technically she got to herself.   What? You mean the general store, don't you? Ah, you heard from Raven. You already planned on going? No. Great. She'll be waiting. We should, but first the rest of the interesting dialogue:   And Karina's running it. Wait, she's a second generation like me. Looks like I have myself a rival. Thanks, Link. I'll need to spy on her.  What? Hazel is too easy on that girl. Just because Karina asks sincerely, Hazel forgives her and even helps her secretly? Y-You might be right.  Rusk had nothing interesting to say, but I did remember his birthday!   It doesn't seem like there's any strange food, though. Hmmm, even more interesting. But, the general store sells food year-round. Hmm?! I'm suddenly uninterested!That's enough. Let's go back to Karina!   But... So nothing sold...? Nope. ... ... Maybe I should close shop. What? It's not our fault. (It's not, is it?) ...   Oh, okay... What a terrible find. Thanks. You got one sold. Yes...  Yeah, I guess. ...This. You really want to buy it? Not if you don't want me to... ... That's two. Yes...But--  Welcome... Very good. Now, I'd like this. (That's Evelyn's...) What is this...? Again, is that how you treat your customers? Oh... Well, not that I can really talk. Now, ring it up already. ...That was a gift from Evelyn. Hmmm. So? So...So don't buy it out of sympathy. But you put it for sale, didn't you? So it's up to the customer then. Am I wrong? ... And it's your job to figure out what to sell and what not to. Well, I guess I'll let you off by buying this strange rock instead. What? Really? This might be the only time you want to work on your own. It'll be something to remember this day by. Mom... What did I say? I'm a customer right now. Yes. And--If I didn't do this, it'd be rude to the people who did all of this for you. Huh? Well, be sure to tidy up afterwards. Aren't you just a customer right now? Oh...that's right.Hazel exits stage left. Well, time to close shop, I think. Yes. I see... Oh, this is for you. Huh? I hope you like it. Oh, yeah. Thanks. But are you sure? Yes. (I feel like you did a lot for me.) What? No, it's nothing. ...? Well, I'll get going. Okay. (Thank you, Link)  Acceptable.   Marian cannot be stopped. Ever.  Oh, of course. Yeah, I should make her try medicine, too. Why are you testing on ME?! I'm the healthiest person in this stupid village! Test it on someone with, like, amnesia or something! Amnesia...? Wait, uh...why are you two looking at me?Run away!   Disguise ourselves in some armor! (Note: Armor is purely cosmetic)   It also looks completely ridiculous.   Karina was standing right there, so I guess I'll take her on a date next.  On the way through the forest, I harvest the toyherb. Getting every so slightly closer to advancing the plot. Music: Love   Hmm...I guess. (Because I'm with you) Let's take a break. Okay. It feels great. Yeah. I mean, right now it's an axe, but same thing really. Oh, I see. (Well, I guess...) It's not for me. (I'll get tired.) That's not true. You got here, right? I guess. As long as I have you with me... (That wouldn't be bad) Well, it's good to have a passion. (A real passion.) What do you want to do? Hmmm...I want to be married. (To someone special...) What? I mean, we do eventually have to get married to finish the plot, and So, with who...? Never mind... (But I want to know.) Karina's husband, huh? What? (Those eyes...) I bet it'd be fun. What?! Really? (I'd do it for you, any time you want!) ? Well...(I won't have to work. Because I'm thinking of...) What? No, it's nothing. (I can't say that...) ...?Marriage is just another excuse for her to get out of working. How romantic.  Let's blow this popsicle stand.   This update's been pretty Karina-heavy, so let's balance it out with a date with the worst character in the game.   No witnesses if there was to be an unfortunate 'accident'.  But it's my job to create something out of nothing! Wait...you're a doctor, aren't you? Well then, maybe it'd be a good idea to rest here. OK, OK... Marian, why is it that you insist on making new medicines? It's not that I want to make new medicine. I just want to make a cure-all. Go on, tell us the dream that's supposed to make you sympathetic. To become a great witch and a doctor who can cure anything! So that's why you want a cure-all! But I always wondered why you wanted to be both a witch and doctor. Isn't it obvious? Because I want to help a lot of people. You do have the best of intentions...I hear the road to hell is paved with them. Then my grandma would be proud of me. And I can experiment as much as I want! Well, maybe not. Anyway, I want to be just like my grandma! Grandma's words have strange powers. If Grandma says you're going to be all right, don't you just feel that you are? Now that you mention it, I do feel like everything's going to be all right. And when I say it, most people don't believe me.I WONDER WHY Grandma can make people happy with just her words. Isn't that amazing? Was this even a real choice? I see. So you plan on taking care of the household? I was just joking... Alright, I buy it! What?! Good riddance.   But one day, it suddenly felt like home. I wonder if Mom opened the inn because she felt the same way.  That's heartwarming and all but I'm trying to finish my to-date list here. Let's get to it.  To the frozen wastes!   As someone living in a frozen hellscape:  Then maybe the flower would be less impressive? Yeah, that's the thing. It would make a great souvenir, but it just wouldn't work. You wanted to market them... But seeing the flowers up close puts all those thoughts away. Hey, Link. You think we could look at them for a while? Of course! Yeah. I'm happy to be able to show off why my own town is so great. And talking with a lot of people is fun. You know, working on reuniting two races that hate each other for long-forgotten reasons, rolling in so much wealth I can blow 15k on a suit of purely cosmetic armor, same old same old. Well, that's good. I wish you could share some of that with me. What about you? Well, of course. I'm in the red... ... Anyway, why do you ask? Oh, well...I don't...I just wanted to ask. Really?King Clueless, Ruler of the Oblivious Kingdom here.   Huh? R-really? Well then, I guess you're really satisfied now! Yes. Uh...I am, too...I guess it's time to head back. And with the date over, Sofia pops out of the ether. Next time: Not taking a month between updates. Probably. Haifisch fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Jan 7, 2018 |
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It's funny that Stardew Valley, for all its cool stuff, has nothing even nearing that level of elaborateness.
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hey girl you up posted:Karina's parentheticals confuse me. Are they thoughts or are they muttered under her breath? Is only the player privy to them, or do the people around her hear them and ignore them? I think they're meant to be thoughts.
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KataraniSword posted:I think they're meant to be thoughts. I think she says those things under her breath, there are a couple of times when other characters react to them.
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Iron Chef Sharance Music: Fall  Welcome to Fall 3, where...wait, a typhoon? This is bullshit, I have plot flowers and golden crops growing.  Fun RF3 fact: Although the weather can change over time during a day, you can savescum for favorable weather. I'm not sure if the entire day's weather is set at the start of the day or not, but avoiding fall typhoons is simple enough.  With my weather problems magicked away and my usual watering/brushing chores taken care of, it's Collette time.   But not before brief Sofia time.  Poppycock! Evelyn's fashions are impeccable! But she's so indifferent! She should really have her own fashion week! You don't need to cover for Evelyn like that, Sofia. Ahem! What are you accusing me of?!>They're not bad. That's correct! I need to question your tastes now...  What? Um, sure?   I think a mistake has been made.  ...I guess I have two of these now. So what I think happened is that the game looks in your inventory, and if it doesn't see the Brooch when you're talking to Gaius(or the Ribbon, if you're talking to Evelyn), it worries that you might have lost it and offers you another. This is because I'm pretty sure it expects you to give the Brooch/Ribbon to Shara immediately, for reasons you'll see later. Unfortunately, as plot-centric objects they're not worth anything if sold, so getting extras is just for shits and giggles.  We'll see in a minute, Rusk!   Ummm...What is this? Collette, didn't you tell Link anything? I sure did! I said eat my food! That's not enough. I'm sorry, Link. Today is Collette's exam. Exam? Yes. I'll see if she's ready or not. What?! The topic is, food for the person who is most important to you. Link, you'll be eating this meal. Da...Dad! (That's why I didn't mention that part in the letter!) ...Huh? Why is Sherman here?That's what you're focusing on, Link?  That's a secret. I-I see... I called him. He's just watching. Now then, Collette. Okay. Let's begin. Okay then, Link. If you would. Alright, here I go. ...It's great! It's really good. Really?! ...Sherman. Slurp, slurp. No need for me then! I haven't been waiting at all! Not waiting! Sherman will be eating my dish. Try this. ...? Oh, wow. It's my hated high orc omelet rice! I hate this!! Up the hatch! Collette, there's still something that you are missing. Watch Sherman. Huh...?  Yum yum yum yum... That's some pace... ... Slurrrrrp. Chef! I'm totally full! More! More! ...Music: Sadness Collette. Do you see? The way he enjoyed it was totally different...Why? Why is it so different?! Do I need to grow up to become a great chef? I think you've been misunderstanding me, Collette. Huh? I wasn't talking about your height. I meant your character must be large. Character...? My teacher used to wear a long, tall hat to make sure people knew his location. Because he was short, just as you are. It doesn't affect your cooking skills. ...!Collette: Not the sharpest crayon in the box. You haven't tried to understand Link's heart at all. Blaise... I'm sorry, Link.   Collette... Thank you for coming, Link. Blaise...Collette is... Collette will be fine. It's something that she must overcome herself. I'm sure I'll rely on you again, Link. Thank you in advance. Blaise... The prize is crushing Collette's hopes and dreams.    But my sister's room is off limits. Got it? Bro'. Ha ha ha... I'm always here if you need to talk. But our walls are thin. Ha ha ha!Carlos: Still...Carlos.  One annoying thing about the request system is that as you get into the later stages of people's quest chains, they all start showing up in your mailbox instead of on the bulletin board. Which makes sense for immersion, but means the bulletin board eventually becomes a barren wasteland of random daily requests(which are boring and give mediocre rewards) and that one Carlos request that needs two goddamned lover snappers to finish.   Someone left a comment wanting the bathwater to be rainbow colors. Could it be a bath fairy? Th-That must've been it...Daria and Pia seems like a dangerous combination. Also a hilarious one. Too bad Daria's a loner that basically never interacts with anyone else.   Also, Pia date. I think the only girl who hasn't gotten a date now is Shara.  Pia's giant fish sword will never not be hilarious to me.   It's a side effect of her mysterious ninja past, duh.  Maybe I'll ask her. I'm curious as an artist. As an artist?  Daria being weird, or mislabeled text box? You decide! N-No...sorry.Music: Love   Do you like waterfalls, Pia? ...I think my reaction should've made that obvious, buddy. Well, should we take a break here? Abso-duh-TUTELY! Hey, Link! You can usually see a rainbow in the afternoon here! Rainbows are so PURRRDY! loving rainbows, how do they work? They're a natural phenomenon that occurs when light reflects against water particles! Basically, you can only see them when the sun's behind you, which happens in the afternoon here! How...do you know about rainbows in that detail? Who DOESN'T?! Uh...you'd be surprised.And because her response is interesting: >You sure like fish. Yeppers! The fishies played with me when I was alone at sea! They were my only friends! I can see why you'd be attached to them.And by interesting I mean  . Not exactly.  It was like that. I didn't hate the sea, but I felt like it wasn't a place for me anymore. And when I arrived in town, I met Sakuya and Shino! And...you. Sounds like the right move. But there's one thing I'm not sure about. What's that? Is it okay to stay like this and deny my mermaid heritage?  What?! You can turn into a mermaid?! Er...merman. Uh, not exactly. Then I can transform into YOU! What should I DO?! I don't think there's anything TO do! Oh. Too bad! Well, we should head home!Never change, Pia.   "Oh whew, we have a reason to be officially not-racist now."  Also, the first time you talk to Shara on any given day, she'll list all the things she hasn't gotten for the Bouquet yet. With one textbox each. I'll spare you that.   I do give her the Toyherb, Brooch, and Ribbon to get them out of my hair(and to stop Gaius and Evelyn from asking if I need spares every time I talk to them).  Punctuation's are difficult, aren't they?   I spend the rest of the day fishing in the dim hope I can finally catch a second lover snapper. They can appear in most bodies of water in any season, but they're really rare. There's actually a better way of catching them than leaving it to chance, which I didn't cotton on to until much later.  And catching regular Snappers will toy with your heart.    What do you think? Do I smell nice? Oh, I'm sure it must have worn off by now. Oh, you! Forget it! (He could've come a little close...) I'm losing track of how many of these I've fished up.   No Lover Snappers. gently caress this, I'm going home and making a shitload of sushi and fried fish.  At least this quest is a good excuse to grind Fishing and Cooking skills.  Mixing is a much slower skill grind, but at least recovery potions are good to stock up on. The next day...  Potatoes! Way too many potatoes!  And Salisb getting in the way of me planting more seeds!   On that note, here's how all the barn monsters are doing. I should probably fill up these empty spaces with something, but I don't remember what makes useful products other than the farm animal monsters, and  . There's nothing interesting going on at the settlement until I can advance the plot. But at least Zaid said something new for once!  Wells time. Music: Home   Oh, right, festival tomorrow.  She said that she'd get fat if she ate too much. She should just not eat that much if she feels that way.   I mean...I'll get fat if I eat too much...Why are you even participating if you're worried about that?!   Music: Love  Shara's been talking about you a lot. ... And I always see you two together. What exactly is your relationship with my granddaughter?Define "always," because I don't think you know what that word means. Not even in the hyperbole sense. Our relationship...? We're good friends. Really? Vague noncommital answer, go!  I-I see... Is there something wrong? N-No, that's alright...I was able to find out that you weren't a normal guy is all... W-What?! You can go now... W-Wait! *sigh*...I'm worried for Shara.   I'm sensing a trend here.   I have recipes for weapons clear in my brain, but not the dates for festivals.I mean, the only reason I remember festivals is because everyone talks about them the day before, so fair enough.  Collette loves this contest as much as you'd expect.   And so does Sherman.   As well as...Hazel?   Yes...wait? If I was smart, I'd pour Formula A/B/C on these plot flowers so they'd grow faster. But I'm not.  Another day of trying(and failing) to catch that goddamned lover snapper.    ?    I'll take some daikon radishes or aquamarine. Now, down to business!Hot Yue gifting tips for RF2 players.  Not as good as my axe, but a good excuse to train Dual Blades.  But this sword will be better than my axe once I've upgraded it to level 10. Yoink!  And this is an upgrade to the wood chopping axe. I'm rolling in cash, so might as well skip the forging.  A fully-charged Mountain Axe chops in a logical 3x3 square, unlike the 1x3 horizontal(relative to Link) line my old axe did.   Thanks to all that Cooking skill grinding, Link finally knows how to make some of the most difficult dishes known to mankind: Stews. That doesn't mean he's actually able to make them, mind you. Next time: A festival! Drama! Detective work! Me test driving this shiny new sword!
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Pia continues to be the super best.
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I feel like Colette being paired against Sherman in her cooking-appreciation test is a little unfair.
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These scenes are pretty much all new to me as I went straight for Raven. As for useful monsters get some
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Haifisch posted:On that note, here's how all the barn monsters are doing. I should probably fill up these empty spaces with something, but I don't remember what makes useful products other than the farm animal monsters, and The panthers in the desert produce claws you can forge in to weapons to up your crit rate, I remember. Get a bee, too, if you can. Slimes produce crystals that are good for magic, for what that's worth. Probably something else I'm forgetting.
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"You're a decent cook, but you'll never be a great cook until you gain a personality." ...Well, I suppose someone had to say it.
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Collette is in training to be more of an anime cooking show chef. Merely tasty food is nowhere near good enough. If you aren't getting an over-the-top reaction, you aren't getting anywhere.
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I love when these games sometimes just drop articles in sentences with item names. That screenshot of Gaius smugging into the camera and going "YOU NEED BROOCH?" actually cracked me up.Haifisch posted:
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MightyPretenders posted:"You're a decent cook, but you'll never be a great cook until you gain a personality." You have to always adapt your food to those who you make it for
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dancingbears posted:The panthers in the desert produce claws you can forge in to weapons to up your crit rate, I remember. Get a bee, too, if you can. Slimes produce crystals that are good for magic, for what that's worth. Probably something else I'm forgetting. Fairy-type monsters drop Fairy Dust and Mushrooms drop spores, I recall.
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Deceitful Penguin posted:Uhhh, wasn't the lesson more "Cater to your clientele", as she just made something without even considering how we like our meals? I mean, that's mostly because pickles are easy to make and I have way too many cucumbers, but still. people posted:monster suggestions LordHippoman posted:I love when these games sometimes just drop articles in sentences with item names. That screenshot of Gaius smugging into the camera and going "YOU NEED BROOCH?" actually cracked me up. Still hilarious, though. 
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Just Eat It Music: Festival  It's a festival today, but more importantly, my first golden crop came in! Golden produce has a select few uses, the most important one being Gold Juice. Gold Juice recovers HP and RP by half, boosts Vit by 10 and Int by 28% for the day, and has a base price of a jaw-dropping 41940G. It also requires Gold Turnip+Cabbage+Pumpkin and the rare Emery Flower along with a Gold Potato.  Link prepares for the eating contest by totally on purpose 100% intentionally eating a raw egg.  Evelyn stopped in our house to give us blatantly obvious information.    And Shara's hanging out dispensing low-grade sexism to her sister.  Marjorie is a spoilsport who says the exact same thing for every single festival. It really stands out considering even Sherman(whose daily dialogue tends to cycle through the same 3-4 things while everyone else gets new dialogue every day for a long time) gets unique things to say on festival days.  Blaise is low-key sabotaging our chances of success.   Pia is Pia.    Well, with those two...(It's better to just give up.) I won't lose... Huh?  Huh? (Isn't that the opposite?) Opposite of the opposite... Ah. (Maybe she hit her head...)OK, time for the actual festival.  tl;dr: Eat food. Don't eat Failed Dishes. Cooked food is worth more points than fruit. You have to mash B repeatedly to eat, instead of just pressing it once like you normally would.    This isn't a very hard contest, especially once you get in a groove of getting to the cooked dishes first.    The runners up are exactly who you'd expect. And as usual, the prize is a huge stack of cooking bread.  My eating skill is 41, so yes.  Daria is more impressed by our talents.   That would be pretty impressive...  We're really crushing all her hopes and dreams lately, huh?   ...I'll win next time.  Either she ate too much, or she's in awe that we out-ate her dad, or both.   If I beat you again, can I have your tiny hat?  I suppose I should respond to this date request that's been sitting in my mailbox for weeks.   I thought I could start giving tours of the town to our customers. So I wanted you to come with me on a practice run. Oh, I see. It's nothing to be embarassed about! Oh, well. So, will you do it? Yes. But where are we going? Any tourist spot outside of town. Tourist spot? Like Privera:Flower Field, Sol Terrano:Star Dunes, Oddward:Rainbow Falls or Vale:Icy Rosebush. So we just need to go to one of those? That's right. We should go by two of them at least. So let's go.Spoilers: We're going to see all four because I said so.  Because there's always a rainbow in the afternoon. And sometimes you can hear "rainbow" being shouted. RAINBOW!Did I mention Daria has a RAINBOW! voice clip? Because she does, and it plays here even though you never actually see her.  The weather's so nice, and the falls can change so it's popular with couples. And it's really quiet. RAINBOW! Let's go to the next place.  But first, harvesting the moondrop flower. Getting close to finishing this plot bouquet!  It's traditional to get married here. You either wish for your love to never dry up, like the flowers. Or you wish that your love stays true, whether it dries up or blossoms. This is barely even a choice. Why even make this interactive? I like the latter. That's what's important. It's not about anyone else, it's about you. You have to be willing to put it all on the line. You know?"You have to be willing to put in the work to keep love going through the years" is a surprisingly mature take for an anime video game featuring a rainbow-obsessed elf, a father and daughter who speak in opposites, and a Pia. Yeah... Well, anyway. This flower field is really something special. I hope you think so too. We can go back to the inn if you want. There are other spots. Shall we visit those?Never not extra content.  Did you know? What? The goofiest answer must be chosen. ...You don't have a romantic bone in you, do you? What? But you know that that wasn't what anyone wanted to hear, right? Umm, well... Right? I-I'm sorry... Well, anyway...This is the only place you can see the stars like this. Maybe you could invite someone here that you're close to.Next!  It's so amazing. A plant growing here... Hey, Link, do you know why this plant is like this? Have you heard before? What? This flower and plant, they're not frozen to begin with. See, over there, those aren't frozen. Oh, you're right. And you can see dew on the leaf and flowers. After they've grown to a certain point, they take on water to freeze themselves. What? They do it to themselves? They make themselves fragile and wait for animals to step on them and break them. The seeds that fall on the ice can't germinate, so they need the flower to be crushed. The reason why they're pretty is to draw attention to themselves so they'll be walked on.  Each of these might look like they're separate. But this flower field is all part of the one flower. It won't break and disappear. The more they're stepped on, the prettier the flower becomes. I think that it's really a strong and pretty flower... ... Oh, and at night, it's even prettier, you should come see it. That's all for the tour. Let's go back now.  I'm a bit more confident now, so thanks. You're welcome. This is for you. Thanks for today. See ya. The real reward is useless-but-interesting trivia, but I'll take the elemental crystals too.  I'm not bothering showing off all the simple requests I do, because they're boring and repetitive, but this one...   Oh, yes please. Then this is for you. Please let me know what you thought. Well, then.  ...Blaise, this is just juice. It's not even mixed juice.  And here's a neat thing if you try to do Kuruna quests during this bit of the plot.  You can't. Because you're a filthy Hornless traitor.  My fully upgraded new sword's stats compared to my old axe.   Incidentally, the spikes are actually brown and not red. I'm as disappointed as you are.   I happen to learn the ultimate longsword attack while testing it out, and admire the game's refusal to tell me what it actually does.   In the morning I harvest another gold potato, and sickle the third so I can start the hellish process of leveling up golden produce.  More importantly, Sofia.   Poor Gaius, crushing on someone whose only love is bizarre fashion. Music: Pinch    Calm down! What's going on?  Why don't you doubt me, Father?! That's not my line! Just don't do whatever you want, then! I'll do exactly that!   ...Music: Sadness    She's such a drama queen.   Is this what you wanted, Father? Of course not! Just leave her be! I swear! The way you two communicate, it's amazing anything ever gets done! Link, can you find Sofia for me? What? ME?Why are you so shocked by this? You've spent the better part of a year being voluntold to do things. You handle Sofia. I'll take care of Father. Got it.  Unlike most quests, this one actually involves a bit of detective work and a lot of legwork. Step one is talking to Evelyn for a (admitedly obvious, if you've been paying attention to how Sofia acts) hint. This narrows down our initial search from to wherever Karina or Raven are.    Your words may be correct. But your heart is wrong, Father. If it's possible for this family to make even less sense than zero, they've accomplished it! There's Karina with no Sofia around, so let's go straight to Raven.   Do you know where they were going? Can't say. She told me not to tell. Oh. That doesn't help me much, then. Gaius only goes out to mine, and he hates the cold. At least that gives me something to go on. ... Uh...thanks!Raven clarifies this if you talk to her again, but basically Gaius will be in one of the dungeons except for Vale River. But which one is he in? You actually can't just pop in to each one and look for him & Sofia on the minimap - they won't show up there during this quest, even if you're in the right dungeon. And going through each dungeon looking for them takes too long - which one they're in changes every few hours. Thankfully, which dungeon they're in is preset for each time block, so it's just a matter of figuring out where they are when. (Or looking it up on the RF wiki, but where's the fun in that?) So, let's wander around and talk to people until we figure this out.  Privera Forest around sunset. Got it. But that's a while from now, so let's see if we can figure out where they are without having to stand around all day.   Useless!    So the earliest they'll be at Privera is around 4PM. It's 11AM now, for the record.  Does he not take baths, or...    So he's in Oddward Valley at some point during the morning, and leaves at 1PM. (Incidentally, he and Sofia teleport from dungeon to dungeon during this. No camping out between dungeons and catching them then.)   ...and? And ignores everything else around her! Heading towards the treehouse at one? Well, he hates cold so he's not going to Vale, so he must be going to the desert then instead. Sounds like a good time to catch him without waiting around too much. In the meantime I'll bug more people about where he is.    Customer confidentiality. Hope you understand. Lemme guess...You actually forgot where he is. Maybe? It's okay. I'll ask someone else.  This is basically what Daria already told us!  Wow, way to ignore one of the best characters in town, kid.   Hey! An actual (slightly incorrect) time block!  Enough messing around. Here's the full schedule for this, in case you were curious: Rune Factory Wiki posted:At 9:00 AM to 12:59 PM = Gaius will be in Oddward Valley, "Archway" Each of those areas are full of mining rocks, which is probably how you're supposed to know to look there. The one here is that room in the bottom right.   Link, shoo, that's not your side of the text box. ... I have everything, so.I guess I'll go home. You guys should come.home with me.  Okay, follow me! Uh...wait. So you mean you're NOT coming home, then? No. Not until Father apologizes to me. That doesn't seem too likely...   Really? THAT'S your comeback?! What of it? Anyway! I'm not going home! Evelyn's worried about you, you know. And Sherman...Well, okay, I can't figure out Sherman. But Evelyn's worried. I know she is. But Father stole something really important to me! How can I NOT be so happy?! Then let's go confront him about it. If he fights with you, that can only mean he loves you very much. You really...think so? Well...if you say so. I don't say so. I know so. So...are you coming? If you want me to. Then don't! Okay, fine. I won't. You know what I mean! I do. So, shall we go? ...No!  Music: Love  I'm sorry. Well, it's not like I was worried, my dear. You...were? Sofia, I have something to say as well. Do you still hate me? Why are you even asking that, Father? Of course not! Whew. I always hate to see them fight like that. That was a lot harder to figure out than most family quarrels, too. And it's all thanks to you. Oh, I didn't do anything. You convinced Sherman. Think what you want. Now go to Sofia. What? But they're... I said, go to Sofia! I-If you say so! No...Thank you, Link. It's your fault we made up! Heh. Well, it wasn't all me. It takes two to argue...and forgive. Hmm... Interesting! Uh...Father? You have a weird look in your eyes. I have just had an epiphany! A catharsis! An...awakening, if you will. About what?! Sofia! You aren't in love with Link! I see it! All has been revealed! Sherman?! Father?! I'm so unglad that the marriage talks fell through! I can't trust my daughter to Link! Marriage? So Sofia left because... Yes. Father's been.trying to rush Sofia into marriage. Evelyn certainly knows all about tact! But Sofia said that she had someone else in mind. E-Evelyn?! Shush! Take good care of her, Link!Whoa whoa, I still need to advance the plot and do more of the other bachelorette's quests and make a marriage poll and- So soon?! I can't just rush-- HOLD EVERYTHING! I can't think about marriage yet, so I didn't make that part up! Sure you did. Rrrrggh! Shut up, Evelyn! Sofia?!  ...Okay. I won't. Sofia?! That...wasn't opposite-speak. After all...I hate my sister. Now THAT was opposite-speak! I "hate" you too, Sofia! Un-    I mean, this was honestly pretty simple once you remove the opposite-speak from it.    Somehow, it all makes sense... And before the update ends, here's a neat thing I don't think I've shown off yet. The top screen of the bath changes throughout the day, ending with the (magically always full) moon at night.
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Haifisch posted:
Oh Daria
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Epicmissingno posted:I wonder how everyone can tell which of the Sainte-Coquilles' words are opposite to what they mean. We've got highlighted text to help us, but that obviously doesn't exist in-universe. I assume that they put some kind of emphasis on the opposite words, and everyone in town has been around them long enough to listen for it. Once they hear the difference compared to their normal words, they know it is the opposite.
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BlazeEmblem posted:I assume that they put some kind of emphasis on the opposite words, and everyone in town has been around them long enough to listen for it. Once they hear the difference compared to their normal words, they know it is the opposite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pknZf0sV1eE (Minor spoilers for what she says if you marry her, but they're hilarious enough that I encourage you not to care about that. Also lots of Japanese, because apparently the undub comparisons are the only easily found voice clip dumps and .)
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There's something magical about the Eating Contest not involving any plates or benches or anything, but instead apparently just being Wells dumping random food all over the ground in town square and yelling "GO!".
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Guess what? It's  monster name voting time again! Be aware that it'll take several updates for any of these to show up thanks to my backlog. As a reminder, the character limit is 6.I need names for the following: -Shadow Panther. It's a reptilian panther. -Scorpion. It's a scorpion. -Hornet. It's a hornet/bee. These monster names are not the most creative. -Silver Wolf. It's a not-silver wolf. More of a blue, if you ask me.
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Shadow Panther: Noire Scorpion: Dwayne Hornet: Wasp Silver Wolf: Fenrir
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Shadow Pather: DPlace (displacer beast) Silver Wolf: Cerby
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Shadow Panther: Catz Scorpion: Sub0 You can do numbers in the names, right? Hornet: Bees. Mygod Silver Wolf: Dogz BlazeEmblem fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Jan 18, 2018 |
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Shadow Panther: Meow Scorpion: Stingy Hornet: Buzzer Silver Wolf: GudBoy
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Shadow Panther: Rei Hornet: BuzBuz Silver Wolf: Gabo And for the Scorpion, since I can't think of anything better within the 6-character limit: BlazeEmblem posted:Scorpion: Sub0 You can do numbers in the names, right?
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It's interesting that if you read the Sainte-Coquilles talking to each other, sometimes their lies just line up and it looks like they're dancing around the truth.
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Labyrinth Music: Fall  Today is not an important day. It's Sofia's unbirthday! I'll make sure to give her something she hates.   Karina isn't on the same page. Or is on the same page? Does she mean 'loves' in oppositespeak or  Let's see what Monica wants.    What am I gonna do with you? So, there was something that I wanted to ask you. Yeah, what is it? Umm... Yes. Well...Do you like Shara? Huh?! I'm asking you...Do you like my sister?! Ha ha, w-well...That's hard to answer... So you hate her? N-No! I don't hate her! Then you like her? Well, that's... Make it clear! You're a man, aren't you?! H-Hmmmm... I'd be a little sad if you liked Shara. Because I... Monica... But! I'd be even more sad if you liked someone other than my sister. *sniffle*... I'm sorry to make you cry. I'm not crying... Sorry. You don't like her? I have feelings. But I'm not sure if that feeling is love, yet. Well, don't come crying if someone takes Shara while you're wasting your time...It's okay Monica, this game doesn't have a rival system. Take...? Where did you hear that? Don't worry, I'll marry you if Shara rejects you. Ha ha...Thanks. You're welcome! Requests like this are literally just speedbumps on the way to marry someone. In Shara's case, you have to complete her questline and some requests from Monica and Wells.  And I recognized it as Blaise's. Huh...?That's it. That's the entire conversation. Blaise is truly a man of mystery.     Sofia's birthday present! I give her an offal-studded outfit every year! I don't even want to know what that looks like. Or smells like, for that matter.I guess I should give Sofia her valuable birthday present now.  What? Today is my birthday. Great. Have one from the pile.   Thanks! I hope you bring me more sometime!   Yeah! A big one! And we gutted it on the spot. It was a big lover snapper! But then he said my knife wasn't sharp enough, and took off to sharpen it for me. He must've been going through withdrawal. I guess he just calms down when he's striking iron. Makes sense.Gaius continues to be a national treasure.   Pop culture references? In my Rune Factory?    Well, back to business! Take a look around! Yue doesn't have anything too notable today, so enjoy a weapon description.  Just because, have some shipping stats. I'm not going for 100% completion because I'm not insane, but you can get decently far as long as you're crafting & cooking a lot. And now, How To Catch A Lover Snapper, in three easy steps:  1)Go to the underground area before the boss in Privera Forest.  2)Run in and out of the area until a fish with a silhouette this size appears.  3)Catch that lover snapper. This trick works because the lover snapper is in the largest silhouette category, and nothing else that spawns in Privera is. So instead of sitting and fishing all day, you can just reset the screen until the right size fish shows up. Now I can finally finish that stupid Carlos quest.   If you can draw with a hammer, then you know you've become a real artist. I am not an artist, nor are hammers brushes. Tomorrow: So close to full-grown charm blues. So damned close.  Let's finish this quest that's been hanging out there since...November? Jesus. (Click the link and head to the end of the update if you need a refresher. tl;dr catch two lover snapper to prove we're good enough for Carmen)   Music: Title Theme I can't trust a guy who would give up on my sister. But you're not like that. What? Then-- I know what kind of man you are! You are worthy of my sister! I have nothing more to say. Take care of Carmen. Carlos...Thank you. Now, with my sister off my hands, I can focus on picking up some nice ladies! Ha ha ha... That's it. The only prize is fulfilling a requirement to marry Carmen. The later requests involved in bachelorette questlines are really bad about that.  Speaking of which, let's see what Shara wants. It's never said anywhere, but she's hanging out in the Privera flower field for this.   Rude.   Yes. And so, apparently Wells made Blaise drink wine. And then Blaise-- *Gulp* What happened?  Whaaat?! What happened?!This is one of my favorite daily dialogue subplots.     Oh no. She might be attacked by an insanely dangerous Wooly.   Link?!  I'm curious about this wooly, too. I found it like this. It seems hurt. I did some first aid, but I'm still worried. I want to take it home and look after it. That's a bad idea! Why?! It's injured and weak! I can't leave it! It's a wild monster! It could attack you, Shara! I don't mind. Help me please. ... Okay.For the record, this is where the Big Half-Monster Reveal would normally be. The two woolies here were parent and child, and the parent was getting medicine. But since we've done the Big Reveal in the plot already, that little plot thread is just...left unsaid, I guess. Quality!    Monster! Hush, grandpa. It's hurt. But...!Again: It's a Wooly. It's the weakest and least aggressive monster in the game. The horror! Grandpa! ...Forget it. By the way...What are you going to do? I'll keep it here. I see...Be careful. I'll help with anything, just let me know. Thank you very much. I wanted to give this to it...But I wasn't sure.it was okay to give, so I was wondering if you'd like it. Oh, yes. Thank you.  ...why were you going to give a ring to a Wooly?   What do you think? What could be more fun that that?Her not being a hazard to everyone's health? Her having a basic understanding of medical ethics? The next several hours happened, but then they didn't happened. You see, I've been religiously saving every few in-game hours, because I want these goddamned plot flowers grown already and am sick of typhoons. One happened at the end of the day, and...    Yeah, gently caress that. Luckily I didn't lose more than a few minutes of progress.  This is also around when I dug around my fridge enough to realize I already had a pink cat in storage. Only charm blues left for the bouquet now!   So you think about the opposite words before saying them? You've got me pegged! I'm...even more confused now. By the way, Sofia, would you like to go somewhere sometime?    With that out of the way, it's time to see something I keep forgetting to show off: The labyrinth dungeons. Once upon a time you could do these multiplayer, but  Nintendo WFC.Our only dungeon choice right now is Forest Quest, which is rated level 15. Which makes sense, since these dungeons unlock the instant you can turn into a Wooly. Let's get to it! Music: Dungeon (Multiplayer)  Welcome to the labyrinth. The entire layout is randomly generated, each room is pulled from a very few setpieces, and ways you can't go are blocked off by convenient obstacles. Simple enough.  The monsters may look familiar, but their levels are scaled to match the dungeon level. Not a big deal now, but important to remember in later labyrinth dungeons.  One big reason to go in here is semi-painless upgrade item farming. None of the rooms in the labyrinth have monster spawners, so you can run through decently fast.  A bigger reason is the item chests. Their contents are similar to Yue's stock - ranging from total garbage to game-changing.  Each level of the labyrinth has a boss monster guarding the way out, in this case the Wooly King. It has the same AI as a regular Wooly, ie. completely harmless. Before anyone asks: You can't recruit the giant versions of regular monsters.   I could keep exploring, but let's just keep things moving and get out of here.  Beating Forest Quest unlocks Mystery Tree. It's level 30, so it might pose something resembling a challenge. (For comparison, Link is level 36)   Not gonna lie: The scenery here is giving me war flashbacks from RF4. Rune Prana: Never again.  The stuff here's tougher for sure, but not enough to be a real threat.  The layout was also oddly linear.  All in all, this run was pretty boring. No notable loot. The boss was just a goblin captain or something mundane enough I didn't realize it was the boss until the gate appeared.  Noticing a pattern with the levels? I might be able to handle Forest Hunt since my weapons are nuts, but it's getting late and .  I need all my effort for remembering to upgrade farm tools, after all.   No farm is complete without a seasoned hoe.  The Lion waterpot can water three large farm squares at once. I feel so pressured to actually organize my farm plots instead of growing stuff wherever.   Two charm blues means I can finish the bouquet and the next Pia quest!  tl;dr for this one was that Pia messed up the bath, and she sent us to get a Charm Blue while Sakuya had a little chat with her. You know, normal stuff to leave hanging for an in-game week or more.        It wouldn't be right if I made it. You do it, Shara. What are you saying? There's no way I could make it as pretty as you... We aren't concerned with appearances here. Just do what comes naturally for you. Go on, give it a try. Shara, please. You can do it, Shara! ...Okay. I'll give it a try. Link, can you give me until tomorrow? Okay. I'll come get the Bouquet tomorrow. I know you can do it, Shara. Thank you...!Why does it it take an entire day to make a bouquet? Oh well, it's not like this part of the plot hasn't already dragged on forever.   Rude.   Why are you all starting to comment on this now?  ...I have questions, Blaise.    Aaaand walking right back in to finish this quest.    Look, it's not my fault I'm compelled to win so many of them. What?! What about them?! Don't worry about it. Her noggin's not exactly working at the moment.   I mean, she's always strange, but...yeah, this is strange even for Pia. You could describe it like that. What's going on?  Why are you being so polite? I...don't know! Are you...feeling okay? It's the end of the day as I know it! But I FEEL FINE! SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! What...was that? That made no sense.  Hey, Sakuya. What did you do to Pia? Nothing. Actually it's more your fault. What? Seems like it'll be me and Pia squaring off. What are you talking about? Something that has absolutely nothing to do with you!  Well, that was...something.  Let's go talk to relatively normal people.  Let me tell you about this thing called 'carrot cake'...    He's been in a bad mood lately. And he suddenly said he wanted to invite you to our home. Do you have any idea what it could be? Well...I suppose I might have an idea. Oh, then could you come to our house around 8PM to 11PM? I'll cook you up some of my special fish. What do you think? Okay. I'll be coming hungry then. Yay. I'm sure Carlos will be happy. Don't be late! Welp, time to kill time by killing monsters.  Fun fact: The watering can can be weaponized. Somehow.   8PM hits, and we beat Carmen to her own house.    Not that it matters, since she magically teleported in and has been in there long enough to make dinner. Don't think about it too hard. Wow, smells great.   What's gotten into him? You know, I've been looking after Carmen forever now. I see......Munch munch. She kept wetting the bed back in the day, you know? W-Wait! Why did you tell him that?! I hate you!! Huh? What do you mean? It's just the truth. Nothing wrong with that.  He's asleep. I've never seen him so drunk before. That's so strange. I guess we should call it a night. He's not going to be getting back up.  I'm glad.   He's so silly, getting ahead of himself like that! Ha ha ha ha! Come again, OK? Anytime you want. Thank you very much. Well, see you later. (I'm going to hit Carlos.)  The reward is-hey wait, didn't you just go back inside?  Too tired for this poo poo, try again tomorrow. Next time: I hope you like plot, because boy howdy do I have plot. And as a reminder: Haifisch posted:Guess what? It's
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