Rummy Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) So this got mentioned by @dr4hkon in the Terraria thread, and I thought I'd start up a new thread for it rather than continue discussion there. http://playstarbound.com/ Reveal hidden contents Quote Hello Terraria Fans! Welcome to the Starbound community! I have been here since the forum started, and also been in the IRC since the original Q&A. I've noticed many many very common questions from the Terraria community in general, so I thought I'd take a stab at answering some of those here for you. As opposed to the more general FAQ, this will seek to answer some specific things for you. If I miss anything, please ask it here, and I'll update the first post to include it. Q: Is Starbound a sequel to Terraria? A: No, Starbound is definitely not a sequel to Terraria. It will be a very unique playing experience, but one that Terraria fans should really enjoy. The similarity you might have thought you saw in the screenshots is simply that the graphics in Starbound will also be in the classic 2D, side scrolling style. Tiy, whom you all know as the lead artist on Terraria, is the lead developer on Starbound. Aside from that link however, Chucklefish is a completely different team, composed of the people you see here: http://playstarbound.com/team/. This is an ongoing source of debate in both communities, so I would like to share this with you: Straight from the horse's mouth, as it were: NaturallyMade said: ↑ I was sick of all this comparing, people truly believing they are correct in thinking that starbound is a terraria sequel, so I went to Tiy to get a final, definitive answer, that we can show people if they keep claiming these wild accusations. <NaturallyMade> You've said on many occasions that this is your dream game, did you have it in mind before working on terraria. and lastly, is this in any way meant to be a sequel to terraria? <Tiy> Yes I mentioned the game to Redigit before I began working on Terraria. <Tiy> and no it's not any relation to Terraria. Q: But Starbound seems like Terraria, only in Space! A: The only true similarity is that Starbound is a 2D side-scrolling game. At first glimpse one might think Starbound is another sandbox, or a Terraria clone but in actual fact it is so much more! Starbound will actually be far more an adventure than a sandbox, and feature a deep story and countless quests, an infinite universe with randomly generated and unique worlds, items, weapons, armor, mobs, and so much more. You will be exploring, mining, crafting, questing, battling, researching, capturing and taming creatures, and many features yet to be announced! Q: Can I mine and build in Starbound like I could in Terraria? A: Absolutely! We have been informed that entire WORLDS will be able to be taken apart block by block, or even on a massive scale through a ship in orbit! It will be quite a bit more in depth than simply building a shelter, you can build towns, cities, even civilizations. In the words of the development team "there will be plenty of shiny things for you to mine." Another fantastic feature to Starbound will be the inclusion of PRE-BUILT structures, such as weather stations, that can allow you to take full control over life on your homeworld. From there, the sky is NOT the limit, you can expand to colonize as many worlds as you want! Q: Starbound killed Terraria, I HATE YOU! A: Honestly, it didn't! You as Terraria fans have it in your power to keep the game alive and well through mods and community support. Tiy had a dream, and that dream is Starbound. He wanted to pursue this dream, and here you are! Don't lose heart and let go of a game you enjoy simply because development is finished. Give Starbound a chance, and you won't be sorry! Q: What is there for Terraria fans to love about Starbound? We already HAVE Terraria! A: The simple answer is everything! You're already a fan of 2D gaming, and Starbound will take that to a whole new level. In addition to the things you grew to love about Terraria, in Starbound you will find many new and exciting ways to expand on that. In fact, we will even be able to write our own misisons and quests, customize our home worlds and other planets, run and develop our own space station, and countless other new experiences. We will still have the freedom of the sandbox genre, filled to the brim and bursting with content. We'll get to travel among the stars and meet NPC's across the galaxy that can come home with us, and provide an amazing variety of support on our space stations and homeworlds. We will be able to capture and train creatures across the galaxy, to populate our home worlds, or aid us in battle against a wide variety of mobs and baddies. This really will be an experience of its own! Q. What about combat? Will that be the same as Terraria's? A. Definitely not! The combat system for Starbound is going to be MUCH deeper. While there are not "classes" as we saw in Terraria, where by equipping a certain set of armor one took on that role, there will be tremendous variety in team roles and in the choice you make for weapons and armor. One will not simply be able to carry around several sets of armor, you will have to choose carefully. Additionally, rather than a set number of pre-determined weapons with a handful of available stats, the generation system in Starbound will feature MILLIONS of variations of countless different weapons. Shields will also play a role, and have a massive number of effects on the player and the combat depending on what you equip. No longer can you button mash your way to end-game, you have to think about the mobs you are up against, who will definitely be plenty frightening! Q. Can I create my character like I did in Terraria? A. You'd better believe it, and not only that, but with many many more options to customize, including your ethnicity! You can choose from a wide variety of hair, skin, eyes, etc. When asked how much we could customize the characters on a scale of 1 to 10, the team's response was 8. Definitely something to look forward to! Where your base character doesn't give you the look you want, you can expect plenty of vanity items and armors to find that special look! Q. I don't know, I burned through my Terraria world so fast! Will multiplayer be so easy to beat? A. Not by a long shot. While Terraria's maps gave a feel of being "used up" after one had beaten all the bosses, there will be no such worry with Starbound. Especially when playing in large groups, Terraria lacked the depth in terms of being able to entertain a large number of players at once. I'm sure I can't be the only one to become frustrated when my friends would be beating the Eater of Worlds, while I was still wearing copper. Thankfully, Starbound will have SO much more to offer. In addition to infinite planets, in an infinite universe, the progression in this game will be much slower, and require a great deal more effort. You will NOT be on a level 100 planet on your first day. Planets will be rated by difficulty, from 1 to 100, and a person with level 1 rated gear will die quickly if they exceed that level without obtaining better equipment. Q. Will we be able to "recognize" elements of Terraria in Starbound? A. You will notice only some very superficial elements that remind you of Terraria. There will not be any NPC's, mobs, or other items from Terraria found in Starbound. What you WILL see, is an original universe alive with its own variety of lifeforms, and you're not likely to see the same thing twice. Starbound is definitely going to be a treat for sheer variety, and so much to explore along the way. Like traditional point and click adventures, you can mouse over just about everything in the game, allowing you to learn important things about its use and other helpful information. You could theoretically make a Starbound career out of simply discovering plant life, or finding that next rare creature. Update: 3/12/2012: This is the first video of the game in action, featuring the amazing lighting engine. A picture is worth a thousand words, and one cannot watch this video and see anything but that the two games are a universe apart. Starbound stands alone, and now you can witness it firsthand: I hope that this will answer some of your more common questions about how the two games stack up, and that by getting this information out there, everyone will see that both games stand alone for what they are. The Starbound community totally understands your loyalty to Terraria, and we hope that those who are coming to us from Terraria Online forums will enjoy your time with us and find your place here at Starbound. See you in space! Source:http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads%2Fhow-does-starbound-compare-what-terraria-fans-should-know.1569%2F What do some of the other Terraria fans think? Personally I'm sure I haven't played Terraria anywhere near as much as some of you have(didn't hardmode it at all yet), but I loved it nonetheless and would most likely pick this up right off the bat depending on price(thinking tenner or less, though maybe I'll stretch to a bit more). Certainly sounds quite interesting, and overcoming of some of the potential shortfalls of Terraria(the example given in the above quote is a perfect one). Some pics, vid, etc: -Building certainly looks a bit swifter/easier ^! Edited February 23, 2013 by Rummy
Ville Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Very cool. If it's the same quality as Terraria, will definitely consider buying.
drahkon Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Been waiting so long now for this game...still no release date or anything close to a beta
Rummy Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 dr4hkon said: Been waiting so long now for this game...still no release date or anything close to a beta Apparently it's currently in beta with friends/family of the devs or something, but yeah it's very high on my anticipated games list! It sounds very interesting, and like it will have much more potential life in it. Plus a competitive aspect as well as co-operative sounds very interesting! I prefer co-op personally, but if the competitive is good(or even competitive co-op) then I'll definitely take it for a spin. If I can source a laptop(less power) to borrow by then and it has the same command-line server functionality as Terraria then I'll consider hosting some worlds too. The idea of progression of worlds gives it a lot more life! In Terraria once you've done a few bits, you've...welll, done the bits.
Rummy Posted April 16, 2013 Author Posted April 16, 2013 dr4hkon said: Pre-order now! Did it and cannot wait it. I've been checking the site incessantly for a while now, checking out the progress map etc but realising I haven't kept a close enough track to actually tell what's progress! Pre-order and beta is awesome tings though, $15 yes please! Gonna pre-order a 4 pack poss if I can get my terraria crew on board, or just a single otherwise. Excited!
Rummy Posted April 23, 2013 Author Posted April 23, 2013 Turns out I can't convince any of my friends to pre-order, but I have! Would totes be up for playing the beta(when it comes) with guys from here if anyone's interested? Almost can't wait for this! I don't know why I'm so excited, I haven't even played hardmode on terraria yet!
Rummy Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 Not sure if you're keeping up @dr4hkon, but they're doing quite a bit of daily news on updating at the moment! Hoping we get a beta by middle/end of June... (it's a blind hope, there's not actual dates in sight)
Happenstance Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 I need to get around to preordering this soon. I loved Terraria and it would be good to get some beta multiplayer going.
Rummy Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 Yeah! This appears to have some more balance to it, I guess. Terraria was nice and all, but once you're good you're sorta good - felt a bit shit trying to play with mates who already had it, as they blitzed everything. That said, I'm still too pussy to take on Hardmode. If this is closer to end of June etc, I'd be totally up for mutli-ing with peeps here; seems to have a mad wealth of content/choice compared to Terraria. Wonder if world hosting would work the same, if I can get a laptop to run a world on I'd love to leave a perpetual N-E world on or so.
Happenstance Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 I need to get back to Terraria at some point. I had unlocked hardmode but having explored so much of my world already it didnt seem as fun having to go through it all again to find the new ores.
drahkon Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Rummy said: Not sure if you're keeping up @dr4hkon, but they're doing quite a bit of daily news on updating at the moment! Of course, I'm keeping up. Starbound looks like it's going to be another one of those games that will eat my life.
Rummy Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) I'm feeling the same. I think this is totally a good approach to game development too - admittedly they've got a jump by being similar to a very successful game which was arguably somewhat similar to an even more successful game - but to have pulled $1.2million before the game has even been released is quite a good show - their engagement with the fanbase/community seems to be really good too. Hopefully it'll recieve continuing support after its release too! EDIT: Gonna just throw a mild spanner of derailment into the thread for you guys. Obviously whilst working hard at work, I was just having a read around on Starbound and 'similar' games - one mentioned is a game called Edge of Space - anyone heard of it? Apparently recently Greenlighted on steam, and already available on desura etc. Inspired by Terraria, apparently been supported(well, approved of I think; post devs etc) in someway by Redigit himself - got a very different graphical look to it though. Wanna explore more into it but half the good sites are blocked here! Probably for good reason too :p EDITEDIT: Something else called Darkout has turned up in my perusals. Seems there's a few after the Terraria crown. Edited May 14, 2013 by Rummy
Rummy Posted July 12, 2013 Author Posted July 12, 2013 Dammit son, thought this might be a release date post! I'd read about the fact they're gonna have instruments/music you can actually write and play. This is going to be SO much bigger than Terraria...all I wish I had was a bloody date for it! Vid's totally awesome too!
drahkon Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Rummy said: Dammit son, thought this might be a release date post! Then I'm happy to show you this, taken from the official page: Reveal hidden contents :p
Rummy Posted July 13, 2013 Author Posted July 13, 2013 *buys shotgun* *buys plane ticket* I can't help but think this game is gonna be huge. It's made $1.5million and it's not even OUT yet. Cannot wait, cannot wait. CANNOT WAIT. Might have to actually invest in a proper computer desk to stop me destroying all my muscles.
Rummy Posted September 2, 2013 Author Posted September 2, 2013 Ahh! I was just coming here to see if anyone had managed to see it at the Expo(only just found out it was there) - I think @nightwolf said she was attending it, no?
nightwolf Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 I was there and yes I watched quite a lot of this. They had it on two huge monitors to make it look impressive. It looks genuinely quite good! I'm looking forward to it
Ville Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 Looks awesome, wonder how many months until the release...
Rummy Posted September 2, 2013 Author Posted September 2, 2013 drahkon said: ...Simply amazing. Just watched it myself. I am so late for work. Looks most excellent, hopefully they'll still manage to make their 2013 beta deadline! Can see getting a lot of fun/play out of this.
Rummy Posted September 9, 2013 Author Posted September 9, 2013 drahkon said: Hmm, I could view this at work but it was slow as fuck. Seems I can't view it at home now though; is it just me or anyone else got issues too? Still totes excited for this game too
Deathjam Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Actually looking really forward to this as I recently watched a mate of mine play terraria which I never really *got*. He showed me just what it's like to play when you understand what you are doing.
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