PIANOTM'S PROFILE

What it says on the tin. In which of the following months do you have the least time for RMN activities?

For IGMC 2018, I am remaking an old project. I never abandoned this project, but I wanted to use it for IGMC and in keeping with the rules, I decided to remake it from scratch in an entirely new project.


Disclaimer: Before you say anything, this was not inspired by The Martian. Literally everyone I've explained the concept to has compared this to The Martian. I was writing the story for this before the movie even came out, or before I even knew a book existed. This was inspired somewhat by events in science news surrounding the successful development of the VASIMR engine and the Raptor Reusable Booster. It was inspired predominantly by the song Across the Universe by the Beatles. Come to think of it, the news stories about SpaceX and Ad Astra Rocket Company may have had big influence on a lot of the creative media we're getting about Mars. I refuse to see the movie or read the book now for fear that it influence this story.

Genres: Science-Fiction, Puzzle, Resource Management.

Story: Christina wasn't supposed to be the first person to set foot on Mars. She was supposed to be the third. Unfortunately, she was the only one that survived the crash. Alone on Earth's most enigmatic neighbor, she has to learn to survive. The ship survived the crash and has everything she needs to survive, and if she can, run experiments that other crew members had been expected to run. With a 1 hour, 20 minute lag in communications from Earth to Mars, she's never been more alone, until she receives a signal from someone just as alone as she is. Someone able to communicate without the lag caused by distance, but they're not on Mars. They're much farther away than Christina ever expected.

This voice on the radio isn't a prerecorded message. It's a person that can respond in real time, if Christina can learn to understand them.

I apologize but there is no way I can provide three screenshots at this stage. The best I can do is one screenshot and two busts.

Character Art by Sooz
Sprites and Tiles by me
Tiles are made from images of the Endeavor and Discovery Space shuttles.


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I am mostly competent in the basics of C#. I have written a character controller that works nicely and that I really like (It has a minor annoying quirk with diagonal movement [When you stop, the sprite snaps to cardinal directions], but I can live with it). HUDs and menus aren't really hard to make. More complex systems such hunger, thirst, sanity, and fatigue are a bit beyond me to date. On the Unity Asset Store, I acquired a decent hunger and thirst system, but I really don't know where to begin with a sanity and a fatigue system, and to be honest, I'd like someone else's opinion on the hunger and thirst system I have before I dedicate my time to it.

Basically, I need someone with more experience in C# than I have.

What the actual fuck? What the hell did we do to deserve this...creature?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/energy/2017/12/28/president-trump-roll-back-deepwater-horizon-offshore-drilling-regulations/985942001/

This topic is to cover the suggestions of everyone who's ever found him or herself in this quandary.

For my own experiences, I'll start with endings, since I usually find them much easier. The real problem here is that we tend to keep writing even after we've reached our ending. The audience genuinely doesn't have to have every single loose end tied up or every plothole closed. Attempting to do so can cause the story to outlive its welcome.

Beginnings are always the hardest for me, but lately, I've managed to get my stride. I no longer introduce the story. I either simply open by giving a description of the main character and going about his or her opening routine, or I simply throw the reader in cold turkey, letting the reader learn about the world gradually as the story progresses.

What other methods have worked for you and what advice would you give to story writers having trouble with these aspects of their stories?

A midnight stroll was perfect. The stars were shining, and the night desert air was cool. She took a sip of cola as she leaned into your shoulder, turning your walking into more of a stumbling gait. You could smell the whiskey mixed with her soda. It was a small town. Looking up, you could see millions of stars. It was a beautiful night; a perfect night. Then as you turn down the road back to her house, you see Mrs. Willow’s door agap. That was odd. She was never up this late. It was half past twelve. You walk up to the door and your girlfriend clutches your arm. “What are you doing?”

You look at her. She’s not afraid. She’s clearly amused by what she sees as recklessness.
“I’m just making sure everything’s okay. It’s the middle of night and there’s school in the morning.”

You knock on the door and shout to see if Mrs. Willow is okay. When there’s no answer, you step inside.

Your girlfriend says, “Come on! This is trespassing. You’re going to be so embarrassed when she catches you.”

You ignore her and call for Mrs. Willow again. You don’t have to go far. In the living room, there is a huge puddle of blood in the middle of the floor. You look up to the middle of the ceiling and see her. She’s been nailed to the ceiling, multiple nails in her arms and hands, in her ankles and feet. Blood dripped down from her forming the puddle on the floor. Your girlfriend sees her next. Surprisingly, she doesn’t scream. She also can’t look away.

One by one, every night, people died like that. On the third night, a man rode in on a motorcycle. He dressed and acted like some movie cowboy. He went to speak to the police and now for some reason, they’ve been letting him into every crime scene. If this doesn’t stop, the whole town’s going to be in a panic.

Vanilla Town PM

As you go about your daily routine, the strange man that wandered into the town the other day dismounts his motorcycle, tips his hat to you and walks into the bar. You wonder what his deal is when there is a commotion just up the street. You run up to see what is going on when you see a young woman has wandered out of the desert. She’s dressed in rags, and clearly dehydrated. The stranger shows up next to you. He stares at the girl intensely, as if he was trying to read her mind. She gazes back at him, but unlike him, her expression is blank. It’s enough to make you wonder what designs this fellow has on this girl. It’s been clear to a lot of people that he has something to do with the mysterious deaths around town. They may have started before he showed up, but there was no doubt he showed up because of them. Now there’s this girl, clearly in trouble, wandering out from the desert, and he’s giving her a look like he’s a hawk and she’s a field mouse. No good will come of this.

RULES:

Each game consists of several town aligned citizens and a small group of scum aligned mafia killers. The players must catch and lynch the killers in order to win. This game follows rules which are modified from the typical mafia.

BASIC RULES IN EFFECT:

1. Do not share any PMs from the moderator. Your private messages must be kept secret. You may describe what was in them, but directly quoting any portion of them will result in mod-kill.

2. The game is divided into day phases of 48 hours and night phases of 24 hours. There will be no talking on the main thread during night phase. Members sharing private chats may talk at any time.

3. No talking to other players outside of Mafia, and NO PMING! You can PM me, but that's it. Obviously, the no PM rule is on the honor system but if I find out, there will be consequences.

4. Each day, players discuss who is most likely to be mafia and vote for one person to be voted off of the game. Voting follows standard rules. Votes are to be presented in the thread, using the following format: #Lynch pianotm. If for any reason you change your mind, use the following tag: #Cancel Nolynch votes are perfectly fine and are, indeed, encouraged. Lynching is hammer. If the day ends before hammer is reached, majority will be sufficient to lynch.

5. You must post daily. If you're not talking, you're not playing the game. If you're not playing the game, then why are you here?

6. No editing posts. Only the moderator may edit his posts, and he can also edit you right into dead chat.

7. No dead posting. If you're dead, you're dead.

Signups start now.

1. Ebeth Deceased Possessed
2. LockeZ Deceased Possessed
3. psy_wombats Deceased Possessed
4. demonlord5000 Deceased Possessed
5. CAVE_DOG_IS_BACK Victorious Scum
6. Gourd_Clae Deceased Seer
7. shinan Deceased Town
8. Cap_H Deceased Town
9. OzzyTheOne Deceased Hunter
10. oddRABBIT Was Town
11. Dudesoft Deceased Town
12. lonestarsuperluminary EJECTED
13. sevene EJECTED
14. rainbowvein EJECTED
15. Liberty Deceased Town