RareGems

I am doing okay. The last few weeks were mostly uncomfortable for me. There is more to come... Beside that I am trying to be positive. Even if the situation is not good. I can control the way I am dealing with it.

I do like to travel, of course with regular breaks (I can get horribly bored in cars) and a good supply of food. I was subjected to way more than enough 20+ hour road trips without stopping to sleep during the trip. Also, I usually prefer to eat in the places where I am. It is not economical, but it's cool. I mostly went around the place I am living in, been to a country or two outside my usual. Ideally I would have a small base of operations where I am living and go around and see the small sights. I would find it a waste to go far away only to see the big landmarks when being lost in the crowd of tourists. I am not a hipster craving "authenticity", I just don't like crowds. It would be really cool to have a bigger camper van and travel around and have some kind of job that can support a lifestyle like that. I usually can get well with limited means, if there is something to do and pay attention too. One of my favorite things is just observing the houses, other stuff on the street, the environment. I have a fascination with the infinite variations for the same themes. ie, lamp posts etc. I too like to see designs and try to figure out what things are good for. It is hard to put this into words... Maybe I should get a good camera one day to capture these small things.

Thank you! I didn't had much time to be active around so far, but I am reading older posts here and there. It feels like a snapshot of history to see people talking about older episodes of the show coming out. That kind of internet archaeology is fascinating. It is good to have a plan, when it comes to such a big thing as a game. Of course if you are in for the fun part of the development experimenting never hurts. I think if you can have a strong proof of concept it will attract some attention and possible volunteers. I wish you good luck (I don't believe in luck much, to be honest...) and have fun with your project!

As the main way to interact with people online? Yes, they are. There are more convenient easy, and centralized alternatives. As a way to discuss a subject in depth? No, they are as relevant as ever. Chat services are good for quick interaction, but they are lacking in anything long term. Not to mention most of the time Discord channels just end up in endless meme spam and just a handful of people are talking. I prefer to have them as a tool when I have to collaborate on something and to have them as a "phone number", if somebody wants to contact me they can use those. The social media sites /link aggregation sites like Reddit and Twitter are good if you are looking for an endless feed of things, but they are lacking when it comes to search functions and archives. You need to be active when it comes to seeking out content. Reddit is just a big popularity contest, so the community is weird in certain subs. Twitter is really tribalistic at the moment also Twitter blows for art if you are a consumer, because unlike on dA or Tumblr and other dedicated art sites it will be hard to find the pictures if you are not there when they are being posted in the hashtag or you are not browsing the twitter feed of the artist... I like the fact that on forums you can have longer posts and what you are making are there, and that is good if you want to see how a story was developing or just want to read the "effort posts" of the past. It is not really good for chatting, it was never the intended functionality. That is why Private Messages were invented back in the day. Also let's not forget the cousin of the internet forum, the image board. They are alive and well. They are not identity based and permanent like old school forums, but the community around them made archiving possible and their unique way of doing things are keeping them relevant. The only thing they suffered from the rise of Discord was the weakening of "general threads" which are recurring threads for one specific sub community. The MLP fandom itself started there on the random and cartoons and comic sections after all. And pretty much a ton of internet culture as well.

It is a good idea to have placeholders in early development. You can focus on the bread of the game before putting the icing on the cake. Rarity sure would think the same way. Are you planing to do everything on your own or get some other people to collaborate as the project goes on?

I checked out the thread of your game. It looks nice. I mostly skimmed over it. Are you making the assets too?

There always will be time to try and instrument, of course it takes a lot of work to make it work. Thanks you! I wish luck to you too.

Thank you! Only time can tell that.

Thank you!

I am interesting in learning an instrument, learning to draw and perhaps making video games. I also wish to do a lot of learning. I like machinery and nature stuff as well. Thank you! Thank you! Yes, It is nice to keep a balance. I would prefer to have life in my own pace. Order pizzas and work on something. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I will keep that in mind. Thank you! Thank you! --------------- Sorry for the simple responses. I really don't know what else I could add to it.

Hi! (It seems like making a welcome thread is a custom around here, so I will do just that.) My name is RareGems. I am a fan of the show and the ponies who is living in Europe. I am a kind of older pony. But I was younger when I got into the show, I hope. I am interesting in learning new skills, meeting new people and making myself better. I don't have any projects going on at the moment. But I wish to make myself more productive, I think being around people will help me with that! My favorite pony is Rarity. Especially from the early show and Equestria Girls. She is so full of energy and creativity. I wish I was more like her. I do like the others too. I wish I was more organized like Twilight and had the infinite energy of Pinkie Pie. Nice to meet you!