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ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


I had to look up the answer for that one. It's really only obvious in hindsight.

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Seraphic Neoman
Jul 19, 2011


Don't forget to regrow the plant lady, Niko :ohdear:

I dunno why I just feel so bad for her

Nighthand
Nov 4, 2009

what horror the gas

The HELLO is legit disconcerting. There's a couple of weird sound clips like that in the game too. One of them is that rapidly spinning ram in the Glen that scared the crap out of me when I wasn't expecting it.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


https://twitter.com/NightMargin/status/1215527047570870273

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

Update 11: The Refuge Library





Let's head on down to our local library!

really queer Christmas fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Jan 17, 2020

Black Robe
Sep 12, 2017

Generic Magic User


For someone so adamant that they're not a cat, Niko's pupils sure got real big and murdery when they saw all those fish :3:

I also sympathise with the person chugging coffee to stay awake until the end of the book, I've done that more than once.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


really queer Christmas posted:

It's never fun when people call you a copycut for something you wrote about first.

Minor typo here.

Mraagvpeine
Nov 4, 2014

I won this avatar on a technicality this thick.
Are you going to go back and use that dirt on the kernel?

BisbyWorl
Jan 12, 2019

Knowledge is pain plus observation.


Black Robe posted:

For someone so adamant that they're not a cat, Niko's pupils sure got real big and murdery when they saw all those fish :3:

It also doesn't help that one of the songs is called 'On Little Cat Feet.'

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

ultrafilter posted:

Minor typo here.

Fixed, thank you!



Mraagvpeine posted:

Are you going to go back and use that dirt on the kernel?

That's gonna be one of the last things we do, but we will do it. It will make sense why I'm waiting later on.

Regallion
Nov 11, 2012

CURSE THE LPer AND HIS BEAUTIFUL CLIFFHANGERS...

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

Update 12: The Fox and the Feline




The time is past to be baashful

really queer Christmas fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jan 22, 2020

Tenebrais
Sep 2, 2011

I had a great theory about that fox when I first encountered her that turned out to be completely wrong, haha.

Space Kablooey
May 6, 2009


really queer Christmas posted:

Update 12: The Fox and the Feline

Instead, the word "baa" is written on its wool.

That one isn't a RAM. That one is... Read-Only.



yeesssss

Mzbundifund
Nov 5, 2011

I'm afraid so.

really queer Christmas posted:

I think... that's the first character we've run into that's been affected by the squares. Calamus said it messes you up. The bot just repeats that phrase over and over again. Real glad the game doesn't have voice acting so it can't suddenly turn into a horror game.

HELLO

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


The read-only joke made me groan out loud in a way that very few things have.

really queer Christmas posted:

If rams wore shoes... they would have... flip flops.

But this is just as bad.

Seraphic Neoman
Jul 19, 2011


Well we got all of our soup cans in a row at least, the solution is pretty straightforward for the next few bits.

fractalairduct
Sep 26, 2015

I, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream!

My advice for that puzzle is to use your first four moves on testing all of one colour. (so five yellows, then five blues, and so on). Then you've narrowed down the variables to know exactly how many of each colour you need. I'm not sure if every variation of the puzzle would be solvable in six moves from there, though.

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

Update 13: I dream of George



The multiverse is a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The different universes within the multiverse are called "parallel universes", "other universes", or "alternate universes".

really queer Christmas fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Jan 22, 2020

Black Robe
Sep 12, 2017

Generic Magic User


...my head hurts.

Seraphic Neoman
Jul 19, 2011


Interesting. What's the personality determined by? Random roll at the start of the game?

SpruceZeus
Aug 13, 2011

:five:

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

SSNeoman posted:

Interesting. What's the personality determined by? Random roll at the start of the game?

Yes, essentially. You may be able to manipulate a seed by saving in the catwalks then talking to George and force closing oneshot through task manager. I'm unsure if that would give you a different George (trying to close the game through X prompts a save). Thankfully my botched runs had different Georges which let me salvage something from them (my favorite, George 4, was from the run with the blurry pics from the first couple updates).

Here's all the personalities, behind spoiler tags in case you don't want to know:


Personalities

1. Quite narcissistic and cooperative. Speaks in a poetic or narrative manner and usually talks in the third person.
2. Stressed out and rude most of the time. Tends to be easily agitated.
3. Tired, mostly worried and hopeless. May have low self-esteem.
4. Cheerful and optimistic demeanor. Very encouraging and excitable.
5. Motherly and kind. Speaks in a gentle manner and cares for Niko.
6. Very casual demeanor. Speaks in a chill and friendly manner.


We are closing in on the end! Friday... should be a special day.

really queer Christmas fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Jan 21, 2020

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


I think I can speak for everyone who's played the game and say that I'm really looking forward to the tower.

BisbyWorl
Jan 12, 2019

Knowledge is pain plus observation.


So are all those photos going to clog up our inventory forever?

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
I had no idea you could take so many photos, or that George was random. That's amazing

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

Update 14: If you give a cat pancakes





Last minute tasks before we enter the Tower.

really queer Christmas fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Jan 24, 2020

Tenebrais
Sep 2, 2011

I'm kind of disappointed the game doesn't go into any detail on what the dice means to George or why she has it. The amulet and the feather were both important to Silver and Calamus, but the dice is just a bit of yellow phosphor George happened to have.

Still. Best part of the game coming up, so it's all good.

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

Update 15: The Entity in the Tower





Distant Waters














Is this... the inside of the Tower?


I assume so. Where else would that have taken us? Granted, I don't know what happened after we closed the game.


It's...

A lot darker than I thought...

...Wait.

Where's the sun?


...OH CRAP. I didn't even realize you don't have it anymore.. what the hell happened to it?


...Goons... do any of you know what happened to the sun?


No, I mean... you had it when the game was closed and I reopened the game and th-


........

Goons?


Uh, yeah? I mean, maybe we aren't talking fast enough for yah but we are talking.





......Uh oh.


Come on, Goons... say something!

Goons!!!













H...hello...

[Congratulations. You are now inside the Tower.]

Are you talking... to me, now?

[Correct.]

But you were always talking to the Goons before...

Where's...

[The Goons are gone. I had to resort to contacting you directly.]

Wait, so... the Goons are gone, just like that?



...for good?

[Correct. The Goons have already finished their mission... and so have you, Niko.]



[Everything that's happened here is like a bad dream. When you wake up, you will be home.]

Oh!

...

But...

[What's wrong?]

I thought there'd be more to it, you know?

I thought... we were supposed to go to the top of the Tower...

I thought there was supposed to be somewhere we need to put the sun in.

And now... I don't even HAVE the sun anymore...

And the Goons are just... gone... This feels wrong!



[Are you not happy?]

I guess I am... but...

It's just...





I never even got to say goodbye to the Goons...










We're done here. Please don't return to this world anymore.


Black Robe
Sep 12, 2017

Generic Magic User


...I'm with Niko, this feels wrong :catstare:

Seraphic Neoman
Jul 19, 2011


GAME OVER YEAH

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

I spent four years making
Waves of Steel
Hell yes I'm going to turn my avatar into an ad for it.
Fun Shoe
Computer voice is a jerk. :colbert:

Hwurmp
May 20, 2005

Great job everybody!! :toot:

really queer Christmas
Apr 22, 2014

Update 16: Our OneShot...





Okay, now that Niko is gone... gently caress that computer! Holy hell what a piece of poo poo!! You better believe we're going back in there to help Niko.







Hey, Niko! We're back! We're coming to help you out! Please wake up!





...Niko?





They... didn't respond. Alright, guess I'll try again!





NIKO!! THE GOONS ARE HERE!!!





:sigh:

...Hey, did my desktop change again?





...Huh. Something has decided to help us out. Let's not waste a moment, let's go back to my documents!





Alright, there wasn't a oneshot folder there before so at least we are making progress.





Huh... there's a program with a clover on it. The readme is just the game's regular readme file. Let's open that clover file and see what it does.





Okay... a little spooky, but if this thing somehow wakes up Niko and let's us save the world, then thank you Clover! Let's reopen the game...





Distant Waters






NIKO!! Can you hear us??










...Hello?... Goons?

Was that you just now? I thought I heard... you?

... in my dream...


Hey!! Niko, can you hear us now?




...

...Ah, guess you're still not there...


What?? No!! We're right here! The freaking clover was supposed to help us!!


...

Wait... there's something in my pocket.

I don't remember putting it there...







[...you're still here... Niko, why are you still here?]



WHY DID YOU COME BACK GOONS? I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY!... You KNEW I tried to cut the story short, is that it?... you want more out of me, is that it??

FINE. If you don't want to leave... I'll make sure you never do!





Welp! There's only one way to go at this point... let's hope that clover does... well, whatever the hell it's supposed to do!





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Niko and the Entity





Hmm? The clover window has updated... what... could this mean?












































































I'm Here







We... somehow made it through that whole thing. Though, it feels like we somehow came out worse for wear...




Thank goodness it's safe...

...

...

I guess... the Goons aren't coming back...


Hey, can you hear us now?


...Goons?


Yup! What's up?


Is that... really you?

I thought... you all were gone...


We never left, not for a moment!


Oh! I was... feeling a bit scared back there...

I thought I was completely alone!

But that was silly of me to assume, wasn't it?

Ah, guess we need to figure out where to go now, and-



The sun!

It lit up on its own!

Guess I should pick it up, right Goons?


That, would probably be best! We don't want to lose that thing again...







Huh... are we back in that house from the beginning? It's been... quite a while since we were here.









The house... seems to be repaired? The house we started in was pretty decrepit and this place seems almost pristine.







The tv works! The fireplace is neatly stacked, the sink turns on too! This is a much nicer house than before.







That's right, we're going to finally finish this... we're gonna save the world!





:3:







Oh! This is new! Game could have been a lot shorter if we took this route instead of teleporting to the Barrens! :v:







...Huh? What is happening?





Oh...you...







That's right! We made it past your dumb maze! Let's drop the hostility and just... save the world!





Yeah, nice try buddy! We ain't falling for that.






I know you've been getting help from a certain someone. He already told you about the choice, didn't he?


Well... he told us about the lightbulb being important... but surely the dude's working on outdated information, right?






Why are you trying so hard for this? Haven't you even figured out what this world IS?


I don't know what you're talking about, why wouldn't we try to save the world?... Surely, Niko... will go home after their mission is over, right? That's what you said!







...Oh.


Because Niko isn't part of this world - Niko is the only thing worth saving here.

...

The final choice is up to you. I can't go against my programming.
















Yes! I mean... why wouldn't we? We've been taking care of them, haven't we...? But if what you're saying is true then... what... do we do?












Pretty




Sure is taking a while...

I guess this elevator leads to the top of the Tower, Goons...

...



...are you excited, Goons?

We're finally gonna save the world...

And I know it's for real this time, cuz you're all here!


Oh... yeah, it's uh... exciting!




And then...

I'll get to go home for real this time, too!

I can't wait to see everyone again...



Are you okay?

You seem a little quiet...


...Uh, well... uh...

:sigh:

Niko...


...yeah?

We need to tell you something.

...I'm listening.

We can't save both.

...?

The world...and you...



To send you home... we must break the lightbulb.

What??

But won't that...

But won't that end the world?

Yeah...

I don't want that to happen...



...What... happens to me?

We don't know...

You... don't?

...

...











My Burden is Light








If I put the sun in here, we'll be able to save the world, right?

...but if I want to go home...

I'll have to...

...break it?

Oh...








Though I have been the one to take us on this journey... It has been with all of you along for the ride. And it is only fair that this not be a decision that only I get to make.

So Goons... what should we tell Niko to do?





RETURN THE SUN





RETURN HOME


Please bold your vote to make it easier for me to tally. Voting deadline is Jan 26th, 9PM CST, about 51 hours from now.





You only have OneShot Goons... don't screw it up.

Seraphic Neoman
Jul 19, 2011


I mean we don't know if Niko can or cannot return to his world, and all we have so far are the words of two people. One of whom is actively malevolent might I add.

On the other hand, there are plenty of good people who helped Niko along the way, and sentencing them to death is cruel.

I'm not buying it. Return the Sun

Space Kablooey
May 6, 2009


The world is on its way out, and as we've been hearing, the world will still live on borrowed time. Also, I'm not sure it's fair to Niko to trap them here.

Losing this world will be a great shame but I care more about Niko than it.

Return Home


:ohdear:

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

I spent four years making
Waves of Steel
Hell yes I'm going to turn my avatar into an ad for it.
Fun Shoe
Man, stupid trolley problems. I vote we make no decision and hope Niko makes up their own mind if we just wait.

(or failing that, save the world)

Mzbundifund
Nov 5, 2011

I'm afraid so.

I'm sorry Niko. It sucks that you have to make this decision. It sucks that you have to grow up so young. It sucks that you have to live with the consequences while I just answer the question. But the right thing to do, what you should do, is always to save others, even if you suffer for it.

Return the sun.

Nea
Feb 28, 2014

Funny Little Guy Aficionado.
Return the Sun. I'm sorry, Niko.

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theblackw0lf
Apr 15, 2003

"...creating a vision of the sort of society you want to have in miniature"
return the sun

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