Beatrice

Der Wüstenplanet Baz-Ar liegt in einem benachbarten Sternensystem des Hauptsystems von Concordia. Die Republik hat den Händlern von Lyon dort Baukonzessionen und Handelsrechte eingeräumt, um den Austausch mit exotischen Gütern aus fernen Ecken des Universums zu begünstigen. Der Planet selbst wird von Dünen, Sandwüsten und spärlichen Oasen dominiert. Die Einwohner von Baz-Ar trotzen jedoch dem rauen Klima und haben einen Außenposten errichtet und Kanäle angelegt, um das dortige Land fruchtbar zu machen. Gärten, Terrassen mit Obst und Gemüse sowieso Säulenarchitektur und Mosaike schmücken nunmehr das einst unwirtliche Land. Baz-Ar ist damit eine kleine, nostalgische Episode in Erinnerung an das untergegangene Geronimo, das dem Giraffenpatch weichen musste. Im Gegensatz zu San Geronimo sind die Häuser etwas weniger ausgefallen oder ausschweifend phantasievoll, da die hiesigen Baupläne als Vorlage für den andernorts besprochenen Dungeonmod dienen soll. Einige Sachen werdet ihr aber definitv wiedererkennen. Die Einrichtung wird teilweise aus dem Admin-Mode gezogen, um die Häuser dungeon-entsprechend auch mit Pixelbehältern und unbekannten Möbeln zu verzieren. Impressionen:

Damit der Thread nicht verwaist

Also, persönlich warte ich noch auf den nächsten Patch, was Concordia angeht (vielleicht sogar den übernächsten), weil mir beim Bauen von Großprojekten derzeit noch vieles aufstößt. Ich hoffe auch, dass man bis dahin noch einmal einen Blick auf das Wteter, bzw. Kontrolle des Wetters hat. Gegen den Minenplaneten bzw. den anzufangen, dagegen spräche noch nichts. Was den Flottenstützpunkt angeht... da weiß ich auch noch nicht recht; nicht nur, weil Monde von Meteoriten betroffen sind... und Asteroiden derzeit noch to-do.

Wie gestern schon angedeutet, bewahrheitet es sich nun, was das Bewaessern angeht:

LINK zum Bild (This is only a placeholder; like stated above, I would prefer to make it more similar to an olive tree). This would be a rough idea when it comes to Ulif, the second Leeven plant. I've written something about this plant in an earlier post: Description: Ulif Ulif: used as medicine and food "apexDescription" : "The fruits of this plant can be pressed to a healthy oil.", "avianDescription" : "I've heard that Ulif oil is used in Leeven medicine and cuisine.", "floranDescription" : "Floran feelsss uncomfortable when licking ssslimy oil from plantsss.", "glitchDescription" : "Curious. I ask myself if the oil from the Ulif could be used for my mechanical parts, too?", "humanDescription" : "I'm sure this would be perfect for a Martini.", "hylotlDescription" : "Ulif is one of the rare Leeven tradegoods the Hylotl are interested in. It's delicious and healthy.",

Moment, das bedeutet auch, dass alle Teleporterverbindungen weg sind? Au wei, ich wusste schon immer, dass das Muell war, statt dass Teleporter direkt mit anderen verbunden sind.

Tja, ich bin auch kein Freund davon, dass jegliches Survivalgefuehl - Temperatur! - nunmehr durch Anzuege ersetzt wurde, aber die Developer meinen ja immer, Hunger kaeme - irgendwie - zurueck. Ich glaube aber, diese Prioritaet faellt derzeit niedrig aus. Wie ich schon einmal erwaehnte... seit dem letzten Update baue ich eigentlich Nahrung nur noch zum Dekor an. Abgesehen von Trauben. In der Hoffnung, daraus Wein zu pressen. VIEL WEIN. Kannst aber ausgehen, dass du mit dem Gefuehl nicht alleine darstehst. Das Forum hat fast woechentlich einen Beitrag, der irgendwie auf die Abwesenheit von Hunger hinweist. Wie ich auch schon mal schrieb: wenn man schon Harvest Moon macht, kann man auch davon das Hungersystem uebernehmen. Heisst, der Charakter hat Nahrung vorraetig und bedient sich bei Hunger automatisch daran. Kritisch wird es erst, wenn man keine Vorraete dabei hat...

Prinzipiell soll ja neben dem Questsystem auch eine Moeglichkeit kommen, sich mit Geld/Pixeln durchzuspielen. Da wir nun beim Haendler eine "sell"-Option haben, ist klar, dass du vor allem ueber den Verkauf deiner landwrtschaftlichen Produkte lebst. Harvest Moon laesst gruessen.

Manchmal sind es ja so die Kleinigkeiten, die wichtig sind. So nervt mich beim Bauen immer wieder, dass die Grasflaechen verschwinden, und alles etwas trostloser aussieht. Tiy twitterte heute: Man beachte, dass der Regen auch die umgewuehlte Erde befeuchtet. Heisst das, man muss bald Felder bewaessern, bevor dort etwas waechst? UND: sah der Matter Manipulator der Avianer immer anders aus? Schaut mal genau hin, in dem kurzen Augenblick, wo er zu sehen ist... die Farben sind hellgelb.

Ich zitiere einfach mal Kayukos letzten Post: That's the Lionbridge in it's raw form (how it'll spawn when generated). I know it's missing stuff on the tables and such, but the screenshot was a bit too blurry (obviously, if it's that high of a resolution packed in a screen). These things were just too small, sorray. D: PS: Sorry it took me so long, was reaaaally lazy. Der Kerl hat auch noch Nerven, sich fuer seine Langsamkeit zu entschuldigen!

Also watt denn nu? "Weniger baubegabt", aber Architekt?

(Da mir Gameunity nicht erlaubt, das Malwasia-Bild hier reinzustellen, hier der LINK dazu) As the Leeven have three special plants, I tried to paint at least one. This is Mal-Wasia, also known as the Leeven grape, from which the Leeven collect their special wine. It's good as as a snack, but especially better for a drink. It would be cool to make a red-purple liquid from it, like water, acid or coconut-milk. Description: Mal-Wasia A sun-loving, juicy fruit. Races: "apexDescription" : "Big Ape has a distinct love for Mal-Wasia. It is said that he owns a cellar full with this wine.", "avianDescription" : "Mal-Wasia. If the Leeven met my people earlier, I'm sure that the priests would sacrifice a calice with this drink to Kluex.", "floranDescription" : "Floran getsss drunk from thisss.", "glitchDescription" : "Interested. The drink made from this plant has a red-rusty colour.", "humanDescription" : "Seems like a good wine.", "hylotlDescription" : "Even if I prefer Hylotl drinks, having a glass of Mal-Wasia in the evening has some undenieable style.", The other two plants are Ulif and La-Kanea. Ulif is similar to a olive-tree bonsai with little black fruits. La-Kanea has similarities with a brown bamboo cane, from which golden-brown resin drips drown, like sirup. As the Leeven have three special plants, I tried to paint at least one. This is Mal-Wasia, also known as the Leeven grape, from which the Leeven collect their special wine. It's good as as a snack, but especially better for a drink. It would be cool to make a red-purple liquid from it, like water, acid or coconut-milk. Description: Mal-Wasia A sun-loving, juicy fruit. Races: "apexDescription" : "Big Ape has a distinct love for Mal-Wasia. It is said that he owns a cellar full with this wine.", "avianDescription" : "Mal-Wasia. If the Leeven met my people earlier, I'm sure that the priests would sacrifice a calice with this drink to Kluex.", "floranDescription" : "Floran getsss drunk from thisss.", "glitchDescription" : "Interested. The drink made from this plant has a red-rusty colour.", "humanDescription" : "Seems like a good wine.", "hylotlDescription" : "Even if I prefer Hylotl drinks, having a glass of Mal-Wasia in the evening has some undenieable style.", The other two plants are Ulif and La-Kanea. Ulif is similar to a olive-tree bonsai with little black fruits. La-Kanea has similarities with a brown bamboo cane, from which golden-brown resin drips drown, like sirup. __________________________ Pixelkuenstler steht es natuerlich frei, sich an Ulif und La-Kanea zu versuchen

Unwanted help? by Hewlett Deckard Glitch bounty hunter Rumours. Only Rumours. When I entered that village of Outcasts, I could hear it everywhere. Seems like some merchants from Lyon opened their business in the town. Some Glitch Outcasts are fascinated by their ‘free ’society. The Mane of a pride has announced to support the village with everything it needs. That includes weapons. The Leeven can’t be trusted. I’m sure they have their own interests. Glitch are mostly reserved, especially those who are part of the hivemind. It’s hard for the lions of free trade to enter mercantilist societies. The Outcasts are a possibility to open these markets. It’s obvious. The Leeven help them, because every self-conscious Glitch is a customer. And these new ‘friends’ want to expand. I hope not everyone falls for them.

The Monkey and the Lioness IV Do-Remy and I worked together for ten years. It changed my whole life – and the way I used to look at the world. The life of a Leeven is quite the opposite of the Apex one. They hate collectivism, but love their family; they don’t go to war, because they search for more intelligent ways to injure their enemies; they never heard of an institution like police or military, and the concept of state is underdeveloped. I think there is no race in the universe which is as anarchic and free as the Leeven, without falling to the primitive chaos of the Floran. I don’t know what it is, but deep in their soul, they despise everything which could lead to a ‘monarchy’ and as such, the Leeven are very sceptical when it comes to authority. Even their Manes and Consuls rule through their prestige, money and deeds, not through violence. Maybe we misjudged this race entirely, because we only saw the surface: the greedy face of the pixel-grabbing Leeven. You may not trust my words; you may say that the influence of a Leeven may have changed me too much. But the day, that one day when Remy and I were travelling on a Jungle planet to sell some Erchius to a factory, made it clear to me. A group of bandits lied in wait for us, and attacked the caravan before we could react. It was Remy who fought like a true Lioness to protect me and the other merchants. She died there, deep in the forests, in the rain and mud of that cursed day. Because I was part of the pride; and prey isn’t worth anyhing without the pride. A Leeven can be your worst enemy, but he may be also your most loyal friend. I’m going to return to my people. The Leeven have learned what Individualism, Freedom and Sacrifice means. And I hope that the Resistance may benefit from my experiences. When I returned to the trade post to contact a Leeven to tell Remy’s family what happened, he told me, that it wasn’t the first time that Lonesome Leeven and Apex rebels teamed up. I, for one, hope that it wasn’t the last time.

Neue Entwicklungen: Die Leeven-Siedlung, die auf San Geronimo aufbaut, wird je nach Zufall ein anderes Stadtzentrum haben; dabei kann je nach Generation eines von drei besonderen Bauwerken erscheinen. Dabei handelt es sich um die Konzerthalle (San Geronimo), die Loewenbruecke (San Geronimo) oder den Marktplatz von San Leone. Damit soll die Diversitaet moeglicher Siedlungen vergroessert werden. Zudem haben wir die Erlaubnis vom Modder Alex Vixgeck bekommen, seine Laute als neues Musikinstrument zu verwenden. Die Mandoline/Laute (Man-Dolin) ist das rassenspezifische Musikinstrument der Leeven (wie das floranische Xylophon oder das Model M der Glitch). Dieses wird in der Oper zu finden sein, um das Erkunden etwas zu belohnen.

The Monkey and the Lioness III Do-Remy was only 21 years old. The Journey began for her recently. She was one of the thousands of young, so-called Lonesome Leeven, who travelled the universe to gain a fortune. Many of them wouldn’t return to Lyon. Some, because they were killed; others, because they weren’t able to accumulated enough wealth to impress their pride. The most successful merchants had the possibility to become the heir of the Mane, the current head of the pride. Remy didn’t like that topic. ‘I’m the youngest child of my father, the Mane of Do’, she explained. ‘I have twenty-six brothers and twelve sisters. All of them started their Journey long ago. My father will die soon, and my oldest brother has already bought his own moon. No place for me.’ A moment of silence followed. Only the wind of the desert whispered. I began to understand. There was no return for her. She would never see her family again, but move to the farthest points of the galaxy. As the daughter of a Mane, the pressure was enormous. If she was the daughter of a sailor or a normal merchant, it would have been easier. But this wasn’t the case. She had to be tougher than the toughest, and smarter than the smartest to win. And she had to prey me and take everything I possessed, because she didn’t have another choice. But still, she returned. And it became clearer to me, why she did it, when she added: ‘You’re from the Apex Resistance, eh?’ It was rather obvious. An Apex outside the Miniknog had to be a rebel or a spy. And as I didn’t look as the latter would be in any way possible, I nodded. We didn’t say anything. Because we knew why we sat there. We both were in exile. We both were alone. ‘You Apex are good with numbers’, Do-Remy remarked. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I still need a secretary. A bookkeeper. You know, I have to expand.’ To be honest, at first I couldn’t react. But after a thought I accepted. Did I have any other chance to survive? She had everything, and I had nothing. ‘Good’, I said. ‘And now?’ ‘From now on’, Do-Remy grinned, ‘you are part of my pride.’

The Monkey and the Lioness II I have to confess: I never liked this lion species. Everyone warned me, even before I encountered the first Leeven in my life. ‘You can’t trust them’, that was the phrase I heard most when it came to this topic. ‘They are thieves’, said my father. ‘Cunning, amoral creatures, only looking for profit’ added my friends from the Resistance – and told me that the Leeven tried to please Big Ape. For a long time, their merchants wanted to enter the Apex market, opposing the protectionist measures ensured by the government. Officially, these were instituted because there were rumours that the Leeven wanted to steal Apex technologies. And here she was. A young, beautiful Lioness in the mid of the desert, with a jackal who protected her and the goods a Derrick was carrying. She had rather mild eyes, and a noble figure. And it was clear that she smelled the pixels I carried with me. All prejudices seemed true, when she sold me a bottle of water in exchange for everything I owned: my pixels, my clothes, even the metal junk which once was my spaceship! She didn’t show any mercy. The Lioness travelled further, after she gave me that bottle, which would continue my agony another day. But my thirst triumphed over my brain. I had to drink; my tongue was dry and felt like the asphalt on the Apex streets. Only seconds later, no water was left, and my misery began… once again. I lost all hope and my will to live. When I woke up, it was night. But something had changed. A warming fire crackled under the stars. A colourful quilt covered my body, with signs and symbols I didn’t know before. My eyes must have looked embarrassing big, when I saw the Leeven sitting in front of me. Did I dream? The Lioness introduced herself as Remy, from the house of Do. I was confused. ‘I didn’t know that a Leeven would do anything gratis’, I said. ‘Why did you rescue me?’ The Lioness smiled, but she didn’t look in my face. ‘Well’, she began. ‘It’s always bad to lose potential customers, isn’t it?’ Until today, I’m not sure if she was only citing one of the obscure merchant rules from the Leeven Book of Pride and Prey… or if she was different from other Leeven.

Sogar mit der haargenau selben Einrichtung, wie du sie angelegt hast . So denn Kayuko nicht die Lust verliert. Langfristiges Ziel ist natuerlich die Genereirung von Siedlungen, die aehnlich wie unser San Geronimo aussaehen, aber nur etwas anders. Was das Grossstadtbiom angeht, so sind Stadtplaneten ein haeufiger Wunsch im Forum gewesen. Kann sein, dass CF langfristig irgendwas da machen wird, aber ja, Coruscant faende ich ziemlich cool.

The Monkey and the Lioness I by Atticus Do (once Baneyard), Ex-Lieutenant of the Apex The Resistance faced a crushing defeat, and like many others, I had to escape. Choosing the exile seemed to be better than anything else. The Miniknog took my father and my sisters away; my friends all died; there was nobody left who I could care for. No one would be in danger because of my involvement. And nothing would be left from my existence. I wasn’t free to live – but maybe I had the chance to die in freedom. This day would come sooner than I thought before. The guards couldn’t catch me, but damaged my ship. It was a hard landing, and only the smooth ground saved my life. I stranded on a desert world. My enemies knew that I was lost; even if I had survived the crash, my death was certain. Their ships left the atmosphere, and I felt the burning sun on my dirty, sandy hair, which announced the upcoming days of hell. Two bananas and a bottle of milk. That was everything I got. When the sun set, I felt joy because it became colder; but hours later, I cursed the coldness and the unknown creatures, living in the sand, yelling behind the unknown lakes and hills of dust and bones. When the worst night of my life ended, the sun began to grill the ground under my feet. Would the torture back home be crueller than this? Was this the price for freedom? Minutes before I lost my consciousness, I saw a shadow on the horizon. A flying cape and long clothes in the style of wandering Bedouins. A dog-like being barked and ran in my direction, leading the strange person to my body – lying between cacti and the yellow ocean, which I had accepted as my grave. My mind rebelled against my collapsing body, and my last thought was the following: a jackal. The unknown person must be a Leeven. In that moment, I was more uncertain than ever, if this was a good or a bad sign.

Zu viel des Lobes! Auch das Konzerthaus wird gerade eingebaut: Im Gegenzug habe ich bereits die codices vorbereitet, damit man auch etwas Spannendes finden kann. Stolze 25 Buecher, unterteilt in drei Kategorien: Fima-Fami: Zehn Buecher mit den ersten 100 Regeln des Buches der Macht Gesellschaft: Die Leeven, von anderen Rassen betrachtet (pro Rasse ein Buch, wobei die Novakids noch keines haben, und der Apex-Beitrag ueber vier Buecher geht) Kultur: Fuenf kleine Buecher zu kleineren Kulturthemen Den Inhalt kennt ihr zumeist schon aus dem Leeven-Thread, das meiste hatte ich ja im Laufe des letzten Jahres vorbereitet.

Hallo zusammen, ich hab's mal in der Chucklefishschau erwahnt, schreibe es aber nochmals hier rein; es gibt einige interessierte Modder, die einige meiner Gebaeude in ein groesseres Dngeonprojekt einfuegen wollen. Heisst, es koennte sein, dass bald auch Haueser, die ihr hier von Gameunity kennt und von mir auf dem Server gebaut wurden, bei diesem Modprojekt in "freier Wildbahn" antreffen koenntet. Hier noch einmal der Thread: http://community.playstarbound.com/threads/more-interesting-dungeons-to-enrich-the-world-of-starbound.96630/#post-2598085 Um die CF-Schau freizuhalten, poste ich bei Neuigkeiten hier etwas rein. In den Leeven-Gebaeuden sollen dann auch neben den ueblichen Gegenstaenden Codex-Buecher aus dem Leeven-Lore enthalten sein; eben die Texte, die ich im dortigen Thread reingeknallt habe (Fima-Fami und die kurzen Berichte von anderen Rassen). Ein Gebaeude steht schon, das Kayuko eingefuegt hat und nunmehr auf Wuestenplaneten und Ariden Planeten anzutreffen ist: Der Verrueckte hat sich als naechstes Projekt einen alten Bekannten ausgesucht, den die San Geronimesen noch zu gut kennen:

Schoen, dass du weider an Board bist! Ich hoffe, dass die neue Avian-Misson mit ihren vielen Fallen dir reichlich Moeglichkeiten bieten wird, deine Pyramide noch weit gefaehrlicher zu gestalten. Da wirst du einige Impulse bekommen

Mit dem Starboundplot meine ich die eigntliche Story im Spiel, die ja noch im Aufbau ist. Bisher ist es ja so, dass du als Mensch gerade von der Erde geflohen bist. Spieler, die auf dem Server ankommen, werden sich daher erst umgewoehnen muessen, wenn sie zuvor von dem Kanon ausgehen, der dem Spiel selbst innewohnt. Im Zweifelsfall haben sie sich darauf basierend schon etwas anderes ausgedacht, und muessen es dann wieder umwerfen.