Oddworld MMOSG -

MarsMudoken · #**391** 12-21-2009, 03:14 AM

If that's gone, we'll be happy!

AlexFili · #**392** 12-21-2009, 03:34 AM

To quote Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; "I don't believe this, can everyone stop getting shot?"

MarsMudoken · #**393** 12-21-2009, 03:42 AM

No. BANG!!!

Guekko · #**394** 12-21-2009, 03:55 AM

Getting shot while AFK isn't appreciated either. I was being shot while asleep...that wasn't very nice.

Splat · #**395** 12-21-2009, 07:01 AM

The idea of the game is that it's multi-purpose. It's not just a chatroom. It's a place where other stuff like RPGing and indeed, playing games. If you limit shooting it'll ruin any sort of game that involves it. However, making it impossible to shoot in the entrance hall was a good idea; I don't know why that was taken off.

And Mars, spam-shooting people just makes you look rude, mean and generally asocial. No one else finds it funny and there's no point making a joke if no one else laughs.

MarsMudoken · #**396** 12-21-2009, 06:24 PM

Fine. Sorry...

enchilado · #**397** 12-22-2009, 02:52 PM

You're not sorry. BLAM!

MarsMudoken · #**398** 12-22-2009, 04:10 PM

BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!

enchilado · #**399** 12-22-2009, 04:25 PM

Ah. I think the joke has stopped being funny.

MarsMudoken · #**400** 12-22-2009, 04:30 PM

Ya...

So, when is everyone going to be on?

AlexFili · #**401** 12-23-2009, 11:26 AM

A new dice game for everyone to play! SPEED DICE!
The objective of the game is simple.

Use ROLL 6d6 and attempt to get the lowest number possible.
You are allowed to roll multiple times UNTIL you get a higher number than your previous roll. Thanks to Guekko for preliminary testing!

Ajiellyn · #**402** 01-03-2010, 11:47 AM

Sorry for the sudden abrupt week or so of downtime. I got myself into a nasty car accident on Monday and spent a few days in the hospital. I'm alright now so the dream's going up and should stay up.

Thanks for the comments/complaints/general interest. As was noted, the dream is multi-purpose, but due to the complaints I've decided to switch shooting off by default. I need to gather a group of people who can regularly attend the dream in order to admin the play there. There is already a switch that turns shooting on or off. Also, I'm not sure why you can shoot people in the entrance lobby, I intended for that to be off... *checks*

I feel that significant effort has been made to try to increase activity, but it feels like our somewhat small number leaves us disorganized. Therefore I've decided to try to compile a list of 'members' who have an interest in hanging around. This isn't a commitment, it's just your name on a list with your time zone and what times you are available. Please take just a minute to pop me a PM with your Furcadia character names, time zone, and what times you can be available.

I'm also interested in organizing an in-game roleplay event. There would be a specific, convenient time and date, and an event would be held, monitored, and dungeon-mastered by anonymous atmospheric emits and such. I've seen such events work beautifully on a Garry's Mod roleplaying server I used to play on. Once I have a better idea of what time zones you're all in I'll choose a (flexible) date and time.

If you have any event ideas or are genuinely interested in moderating the dream, send me a PM. Note that I'll expect to have seen you around some if I'm to make you a mod.

Edit: Apologies. The entrance not being shoot-proof was a coding error. The 'safe' floor type was different from the floor type in the room; I changed the floor without changing the number in the code. It's been fixed. The entrance should now be rather safe, especially with shooting off by default.

Splat · #**403** 01-03-2010, 03:38 PM

Noooo! Need shooting on! It's no fun without it!

***Wil*** · #**404** 01-03-2010, 03:49 PM

This makes me happy about returning to Furc. I'll have to re-register an account, and I won't be able to till I get back to my desktop in a fortnight's time, but no shooting makes me happy.

Phylum · #**405** 01-03-2010, 05:34 PM

No-shooting zones may be better that a universal switch. If you already have a specific floor tile set up, this won't be any trouble

moxco · #**406** 01-03-2010, 06:29 PM

phylum are you in the dream?

Phylum · #**407** 01-03-2010, 10:02 PM

Not now. When I am, I'm Phylum_919. Why do you ask?

EDIT: Maybe you ought to respond in PM, as I'd hate to spam this thread.

enchilado · #**408** 03-25-2010, 02:18 PM

I'd forgotten all about this MMOSG, and also that I'd said I might be able to host it sometimes. Well, the weather's cooled down now, and if needed I can probably run it from about 0700 GMT to about 0900. It's only two hours, because I'm going to school these days, but it's something, at least.

Since we've almost reached out download limit, though, I won't be able to do it until the first.

Scraby · #**409** 04-10-2010, 05:52 PM

this dream is currently unavavable it said 4 times

Phylum · #**410** 04-10-2010, 08:51 PM

It's been stated many times (too many for me to find them all) about not posting about this here.

The dream has been down for a looooooooooooooooonnnnnnnngggg time, as far as I know. There were ~3 months of offline, and I haven't been checking since.

Splat · #**411** 04-11-2010, 10:31 AM

Ajiellyn, who usually hosts the Dream, is extremely busy with education and all sorts of un-Oddworld-related activities (poor girl) so it's unavailable now and until further notice. We've discussed me hosting it when I'm able, but right now she doesn't have the time to 'initiate' me.

OddYouko · #**412** 04-14-2010, 08:18 PM

Education comes first. :/
Haven't been to Furcadia in forever, especially since I had to restore my computer back some months ago. *shivers*
Haven't bothered to download it and make another account either. :/

But I think you, Splat, hosting it would be a cool idea. Get the game running for a bit while Aji isn't here. D: Wish she could get a chance to mail ya or something.
Hope everything's going alright with her too.

Hulaabeo · #**413** 04-18-2010, 09:33 AM

Man I missed the dream terribly...

Splat · #**414** 04-18-2010, 02:44 PM

Well everybody, Aji has sent me a package which should hopefully allow me to host the dream; I'll keep you informed as to goings on, and if things go well it should be up some time this week; I'll post here when it is. Aji apologises that university is eating all her time, while the note's she's sent me make it all seem almost too easy...

Once it does get running, I would encourage people to stay in there as much as possible, as if it's empty for 10 minutes, Furcadia will automatically close it down. Also, the more people are in, the more likely we are to meet someone in there.

Anyway, I can't host it every hour of every day, so if anyone is interested/able to be in there are certain times to keep it running, feel free to say so, and when (GMT would help, 'cus I'm lazy).

Splat · #**415** 04-18-2010, 03:11 PM

The Dream is online! However, only for a short while tonight. I think that the URL for it is 'furc://talps/oddworld' though it might be 'furc://talps'.
This is guesswork however, so I could be completely wrong. If you do manage to get on, come and stand by me and gamespeak so I know you're there (I have lots of RPG stuff to attend to right now). Also, if anyone knows how to toggle shooting, could you let me know how it's done? I assume as host I have the power, but I'm somewhat clueless.

Splat · #**416** 04-19-2010, 09:38 AM

Right, the dream is now online, and I'll be keeping it online when I'm available, so hopefully at least someone's times will align with mine.

As a note, it's telling me for some reason that the dream is a 'mature 16+ area'; I don't know if it'll tell this to anyone trying to get in or if it's just me, so that's another thing you can let me know about if you make it inside.

Ajiellyn · #**417** 04-20-2010, 05:22 AM

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Right, the dream is now online, and I'll be keeping it online when I'm available, so hopefully at least someone's times will align with mine.

As a note, it's telling me for some reason that the dream is a 'mature 16+ area'; I don't know if it'll tell this to anyone trying to get in or if it's just me, so that's another thing you can let me know about if you make it inside.

That's weird... In the dream editor, click Patches -> Dream Settings and check what it says the dream standard is. It should be Teen+.

Splat · #**418** 04-20-2010, 07:56 AM

It is set to teen+. Maybe I clicked something wrong when I installed the dream to my laptop.

Munch's Master · #**419** 04-25-2010, 02:31 AM

Neat to see that progress is being made with the dream again. it was fun back when it was new and sparkly and more people used it, would be great to see a resurgence. I've decided to reactivate my account, and when the dream's back up I'll pop in now and then to see whats up.

Oh and Splat, I'm still intending to finish my fic. If I don't get that last chapter up in the summer you have permission to shoot me.

Splat · #**420** 04-25-2010, 06:11 AM

Right now every time I try to upload the dream, my furcadia crashes. I have no idea why.