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State of the Game || October to November
State of the Game
State of the Game
Another month down, and the end of LifeAftr’s third month open!
We’d like to thank everyone who’s been with us since the start, and everyone who’s jumped in during the game’s fledgling stage, for helping the game develop into such a wonderfully friendly community!
And now, a few notes;
In this edition of the State of the Game, you'll find the following topics:
♆ Compulsory AC; FAQ Update and Warnings
♆ Discord Chat Rules
♆ Acceptance Notice Changes
♆ This Month- IC Intro, and a New Island!
♆ Crystal Clear Event Outcomes
♆ Background things, for the truly curious!
♆ Feedback!
As forewarned through previous months, November will be the last month in which the mods will be providing warnings for character’s failing AC due to not being tagged on the logs they have participated in. Please make sure you’re tagging your character, and let us know if their tag appears to be missing from the
lifeaftr or aftr_stories comms!In addition to this, we have updated our FAQ to ensure that the process is as clear as possible. To reiterate, our check works as follows;
♆ Mods check the character tags for activity from the month the check is taking place in only. Backtagging is not included.
♆ Even one thread is enough to pass AC! Our main concern is ensuring that what threads have taken place, be there one or twenty, are being responded to. There’s no pressure to spread yourself too thin, but keep up with what threads you do have!
♆ Mods may also follow up in instances where a trend of tagging only the same, small pool of characters can be seen. In these instances, we will likely contact you privately, and may ask to see threads with other characters in the following month!
♆ Hiatuses of one week or more will make you exempt from AC. Keep in mind that, again, we will be checking for trends in this area, and may follow up with you if there’s any concerns.
Earlier this month, we added a new channel to the LifeAftr Discord chat- the rules. As the chat continues to become busier, we ask that you give these a read, if you haven’t already!
Whilst most of these rules are fairly straightforward, we do ask people to keep in mind not to advertise charity events or non-rp activities, such as steam sales, games, or streams, without mod permission. This is predominantly an anti-spam measure, and 99% of the time, we’ll be happy to approve them!
Because our acceptance notices just aren’t long enough, character’s new gear upon arrival (the knapsacks, and goodies contained within) will be transitioned into the notices themselves, as we enter our first intro without specific groupings.
For future ease, we’ll be continuing this practice; all goodies will be allocated above any TDM rewards!
Following the madness of last month, November will see a rather well-deserved quiet period, after our IC intro. Characters will be capable of volunteering for being among the first to set foot upon our next island in the coming weeks, with a new island-specific locations page and map to come!
Our next island will be slightly smaller in size than Enso, featuring a very specific layout of terrain… It will also see the introduction of island specific quests, so look forward to more information in the near future!
With everyone safe and alive, the caves have been sealed, as per The Storyteller’s announcement. This area will become accessible again in future, and the general mining resources will still be available for anyone interested in attaining them- if you’ve got the stomach for going back down there, that is.
And as usual, there has been plenty going on in the background, as well.
♆ Our new island will see an interesting variety of new beasts, with only a few repeats of creatures already found on Enso- if any. We look forward to uncovering more of the 21 beasties still waiting to be discovered!
♆ Mapping and Search Requests continue to update in tandem, with island specific locations updating every week. This month will see us trying to close that gap a little!
♆ A very minor update to the Player Plots page has occurred; keep in mind that unless we cannot implement your event point blank, we will generally follow up with you closer to when your suggested plot occurs. Such plots are held close to our chests and hearts, and we look forward to sharing your ideas with the rest of the game!
♆ With the Storyteller’s role more solidified in LifeAftr’s story, expect some minor additions to their description to detail what characters have uncovered in their conversations with our resident god.
♆ Lastly, as the game is now at a point where major modifications are occurring a little less, state of the games may now be taking place bi-monthly. We’ll be sure to let you know whether or not to expect one at the end of each app period!
As always, there’s a toplevel below for any questions, concerns or feedback! If you feel something could be done better, or you’d like to comment on something that’s working well for you, please feel free to utilize this. You can also contact the mods directly!
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