Aug 1, 2017 6:14:35 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Aug 1, 2017 6:14:35 GMT -7
Hello everyone! Beyond has officially been open for one month! I've been watching the forum carefully, and we've gotten at least 1 IC post every single day since the opening. That's no small feat for a new site. Thank you for your participation everyone.
There's not too much to update, but I have made one important decision. If my description around Science donations was a little vague it's because I wanted to see how expeditions went, how fast they went, and how much loot they gave before I came to complete decisions on everything. So here's the official way Science donations are going to work now:
Once a milestone is reached something big will happen. This might be a new piece of information, it might be an event; something in that vein. The idea is that it should be a bit of plot kickstarting. Exactly what it is will still depend on what people are talking about and the direction they seem to want the site to go in. On top of that, every two months I'll tally up the Science donations and any comments with them. The ones with the highest totals will make something happen ICly. It won't be quite as big as the milestone, but it'll still make something happen. This will give your character the opportunity to shape the setting in a way they'd like, while still hopefully letting everyone donate to the other two options without feeling like they can't do anything with the plot. And when I say 'highest ones' I do mean multiple requests will happen, so don't feel like you have to put all your loot towards that just to make something happen. The list will be hidden because people can submit donations privately.
I'm also planning on taking another pass through the documentation to clean it up a bit and make things more clear. Is there a particular aspect of the setting you'd like to know more about? Is there something that's written a bit confusingly? Are there parts that could just be better? PM me and let me know! I'll take it all into consideration while I work on all this.
Thanks again for the activity everyone! Here's to another month!
There's not too much to update, but I have made one important decision. If my description around Science donations was a little vague it's because I wanted to see how expeditions went, how fast they went, and how much loot they gave before I came to complete decisions on everything. So here's the official way Science donations are going to work now:
Once a milestone is reached something big will happen. This might be a new piece of information, it might be an event; something in that vein. The idea is that it should be a bit of plot kickstarting. Exactly what it is will still depend on what people are talking about and the direction they seem to want the site to go in. On top of that, every two months I'll tally up the Science donations and any comments with them. The ones with the highest totals will make something happen ICly. It won't be quite as big as the milestone, but it'll still make something happen. This will give your character the opportunity to shape the setting in a way they'd like, while still hopefully letting everyone donate to the other two options without feeling like they can't do anything with the plot. And when I say 'highest ones' I do mean multiple requests will happen, so don't feel like you have to put all your loot towards that just to make something happen. The list will be hidden because people can submit donations privately.
I'm also planning on taking another pass through the documentation to clean it up a bit and make things more clear. Is there a particular aspect of the setting you'd like to know more about? Is there something that's written a bit confusingly? Are there parts that could just be better? PM me and let me know! I'll take it all into consideration while I work on all this.
Thanks again for the activity everyone! Here's to another month!