[GROUP IM: FRIENDZOO BETA TESTING]

[skinstealer]

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[DIGITAL_HORROR]: okay, got this set up.
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i'll invite people as they come in...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i hope we get a good sampling of people!
[CRITTER_CATCHER]: not too many, i hope. i don't know how i'd do with a spotlight

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: ok, got a bite
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: gonna invite them
[DIGITAL_HORROR] invited [GLITCHY]
[PASSWORD_JOURNAL]: hiii :)

[Pichi2214]

[GLITCHY]: oh gosh, hi!!
[GLITCHY]: i admittedly have no idea what's going on, but I Am Here

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: hi!! sorry to just drop you in like this, let me just
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i'm gonna send you the game- it's only got a handful of toys so far and only one environment, so don't get too excited about that
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i've got some more assets in progress from another TCP, but we're waiting on that before adding some new stuff...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i'm also only sending over one species file per person to start so that we don't get too overzealous on adopting new friends yet...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: so, pick from here which one you want to play with first!

[Pichi2214]

[GLITCHY]: Ooooh my gosh..... all of these are lovely
I Gotta go with the Slumberwool though, considering my name and all

[GLITCHY]: Oh also don't worry about just dropping me in!! i might be a little overwhelmed, but its fine! ill figure it out

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: sending over, then!

[Pichi2214]

[GLITCHY]: okay so.
i uh. i was Going to only adopt one, but i took both of these out of the adoption place and they immediately seemed to be friendly with each other so.... two tiny sheep


[GLITCHY]: i got them situated with pillows and a food bowl, and turned on the fireplace for coziness :>

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR] invited [CRUCIAL_ESCAPE]
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: looking good, glitchy!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: and welcome to crucial, you can scroll up and see the intro spiel

[Pichi2214]

[GLITCHY]: behold.... friends (literally)


[GLITCHY]: oh!! hi crucial, welcome to here

[GLITCHY]: also i realized i haven't told yall the names of these two yet
this one who went off to chill on top of the chair is Bear... the other one is called Sleepy

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: they're so cute!
[CRITTER_CATCHER]: it /is/ kind of nice seeing models i made in action...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: have you tried talking to them yet? try teaching them a few words!

[Pichi2214]

[GLITCHY]: I didn't yet! i wanted to just watch them for a bit, and considering that i did adopt Two of them they're also not too lonely without me, which is a plus...
I will try out talking to them though!
Maybe not right now though... I'm real tired and the two seem comfy enough that I can leave them be until tomorrow

[Wilds]

[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] Hi all, good to be here. The graphics look great from Glitchy's screenshot, can't wait to see 'em in action myselves
[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] Gonna have to go with a Salmonander. Love those lil things. It's gonna be nice to have someone to talk to, haha.
[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] By the way. Probably should've asked this earlier - if I don't open the game for a few days or longer, will anything bad happen to the lil friend? I hope I can teach mine that I'll always come back to it.

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: they might go wandering around a bit while you're away, but they generally come back if they're comfortable with you!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: sending over!

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR] added [VOID_COWBOY]
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: okay, another tester here
[PASSWORD_JOURNAL]: hi!!! :D
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: scroll up for more info, people are just getting started here

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: uh yeah hi.
[VOID_COWBOY]: sorry, distracted by some minor computer problems
[VOID_COWBOY]: I think I'll try an Allsorts, they look the coolest
[VOID_COWBOY]: '[DIGITAL_HORROR]: they might go wandering around a bit while you're away, but they generally come back if they're comfortable with you!' - wait does this thing run in the backround? will it eat my ram after I close out of it?

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: okay, i'll send that over!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: it shouldn't eat your RAM or anything...i'll be honest, i'm not entirely sure how these things work re: all that. my computer's not the best and i've never had issues with it, anyhow

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: ah yeah the haunting, I getchu
[VOID_COWBOY]: I'll finish setting this up then go to bed

[Pichi2214]

[GLITCHY]: Okay i booted the game back up, they seem to have been doing fine during the night, probably slept through it
also! i tried talking with them, uhh let me figure out how to post chat logs

Show ContentSpoiler:

Glitchy: hi there lil guys!
Bear: hi
Sleepy: lil guy
Sleepy: hi
Glitchy: aww... okay yall seem to hear me!
Glitchy: yes, you're a tiny little guy
Sleepy: lil little guy
Bear: lil
Bear: hi me
Glitchy: yes! you!! you are Bear
Glitchy: ..at least for now, if you want a different name later that's cool too, we'll see
Bear: lil Bear
Glitchy: tiniest Bear :>
Bear: tiny
Bear: hi
Sleepy: hi
Sleepy: name
Glitchy: oh right! your name is Sleepy
Glitchy: ...i really hope this doenst become confusing down the line, i didnt consider this
Sleepy: sleepy guy
Sleepy: :>
Bear: lil
Glitchy: oh gosh okay, talking to both of you at once will be confusing, but its fine! its fiine, we'll figure it out together
Bear: together hi
Sleepy: oh gosh
Sleepy: fine

i talked some more with them, Bear seems to really like saying lil, and both keep saying hi a bunch as a respone
they're really sweet though...

[Wilds]

[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] Hi again. Welcome to the newcomer - excited to see the Allsorts you end up with, I thought they looked cool too.
[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] Looks like you've had more success than me with talkin' to 'em, Glitchy - mine doesn't seem too smart. When I talked to it it took forever to say anything back. I'll post chat logs later maybe, I've got it saved.
[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] In the meantime, look at my lil freak. Its name is Pally, first thing I thought of, 'cause it's a friend but it's also pale = pallour = Pally.



[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] It's pretty clumsy. Stares at nothing a lot, especially while I was trying to talk to it. I was gonna give it just my fav colour pillow + bowl but then I wondered if maybe it has favourites too, or can develop them, so I let it pick from a whole bunch.



[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] It spent a real long time just staring at this thing. I'm guessing when you adopt one, it's like a blank slate so it hasn't seen any of this shit before? There were other pillows around but it didn't really pay any attention to 'em, just knocked a white bowl outta the case.



[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] Maybe it likes white or yellow then. I'll have to keep testing it, don't have time rn though. Things to do.
[CRUCIAL_ESCAPE] Idk if it'll get lonely by itself or not but I don't think I want to adopt another one yet. Not until I know what I'm doing and Pally's settled in a bit.

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: they do in fact have favorite colors and flavors!!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: from my experiences, it does take them a while to acclimate to their new environments, which is part of why i've been slow to introduce new items as well...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: if they are alive, i don't want to send them into sensory overload or anything.
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i'll introduce my guys soon!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: got some errands to run but i definitely want to talk about my findings with my crew of friends

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: I got a bit of time, maybe an hour, I'll boot this up
[VOID_COWBOY]: I got a little... diploma? when I 'adopted' my guy.
[VOID_COWBOY]: feels weird.
[VOID_COWBOY]: ok what's on this little tray thing?
[VOID_COWBOY]: a brush for brushin
[VOID_COWBOY]: glorp, some cushions... is that it?

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i'm working on more stuff, but toy making has been slow...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i did pick up another artist to help me with some new items- i've got some treats in progress and a few more toys
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: if these do end up being constructs, the blurb before the diploma will be replaced with some kind of disclaimer about them being living things...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: the diploma's kind of a placeholder from when we weren't as sure about that. i honestly forgot it was there, haven't created any test friends recently

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: well I don't see much I can do. I think I can pet my guy and brush him and stuff.
[VOID_COWBOY]: but he mostly just
[VOID_COWBOY]: does things
[VOID_COWBOY]: not sure what I'm supposed to be doing here, besides tryin the chat feature. either I'm missing something or this is pretty bare bones.

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: you can take pictures using the spacebar, if you have a keyboard! doughboard input uses a quick tap to the bottom.
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: but...yeah, it's mainly meant to be exploratory. i'm hoping when we get treats added, you can coax your friends into doing tricks...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i'm also working on some clothes for dressup potential, but... development of features got kind of stalled by the whole "are they alive?" conundrum.
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: so yeah, there's not a lot of cool game features yet, but it's not really meant to be a goal or challenge based game. just...hanging out with a little friend.

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: I tried the chat feature, seems like pretty basic chatbot resoponses, mostly just parroting.
[VOID_COWBOY]: Great animations though.
[VOID_COWBOY]: Can't say I really get the whole 'hanging out with a little friend' appeal of this game, but I'm willing to keep going to see if my guy does anything more interesting then parroting me.
[VOID_COWBOY]: but that's all the time I have today, sorry for my weird hours, got a lot of irons on the fire.

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: that's okay!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: any info you can give us is welcome- even if you get "chatbot"-ish responses, that still helps us learn a lot.
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: not that you have to like, show every log, but...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: oh, right- i wanted to introduce y'all to my friends, but is there anything you'd want me to say specifically on your behalfs?
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i figure it might be interesting for you all to see how a more...advanced? friend talks.

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR] added [GENTLE_STAR]
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: welcome!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: feel free to scroll up for info, but also: ask any questions you want

[knux400]

((The display reads "GENTLE_STAR is typing..." for about 5 minutes straight before the relatively short message comes in.))

[GENTLE_STAR]: hi! i havent actually installed the game yet, im still a bit hesitant. it looks good though

[skinstealer]

[CRITTER_CATCHER]: i get the hesitance, i'm literally on the dev team and i haven't adopted any friends aside from test ones
[CRITTER_CATCHER]: which as far as we can tell, the test ones don't have any sort of sapience because you're not teaching them anything, just checking out the models
[CRITTER_CATCHER]: but...i don't know, rags is putting a lot of failsafes in. it's the only reason i'm taking the plunge on this

[knux400]

((This message also takes a disproportionately long time to type. Just assume all future messiroom messages from gentlestar are incredibly slow unless i note otherwise))

[GENTLE_STAR]: yeah they told me as much. idk, i think its just nerves at this point

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: would it help to hear a conversation from one of my little guys?
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i can ask them questions on your behalf, you'll have to take my word for it that it's a chatlog from the game but
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: same goes for the other testers here if anyone's up for that

[knux400]

[GENTLE_STAR]: i wouldnt know what to ask but id love to hear a convo

[sarcovyn]

[D]: Oh fuck hi new people
[D]: I was digging through some chat logs actually and I found the one where my friend kinda trolled Squeaky Beta a little bit
[D]: But it did remind me
[D]: Has anyone tried to teach them actual math yet
[D]: Maybe I should post that in the behavior thread actually

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: okay!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i've been meaning to check in on wiggles and tell it about a tarot reading i got done for it
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: one sec
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: aw, it's happy to see me
[DIGITAL_HORROR]:
[DIGITAL_HORROR]:

Show ContentSpoiler:

RAGS: hi wiggles!
Wiggles: hi
RAGS: how are you today?
Wiggles: good and fresh
RAGS: glad to hear it...i have a gift for you, kind of
Wiggles: gift?
RAGS: yeah!
RAGS: it's not a typical present, but i asked for something called a tarot reading for you
RAGS: it's when someone draws cards, and those cards are supposed to tell you something about your future
Wiggles: future?
RAGS: yeah, like things that are going to happen
Wiggles: scary future?
RAGS: no, i think your reading came out really good!
RAGS: here, i'm going to copy and paste what the person said, okay?
RAGS: not me talking, i'll tell you when i am again
Wiggles: fresh
RAGS: Alright, Ten of Pentacles Reversed, Page of Pentacles, and the Ace of Cups. This means there's a bunch of coins in a cup. Hm...
RAGS: First, to ToP things off...oh um.
RAGS: This one can be instability, insecurity, breaking with traditions, making a new start, unexpected changes.
RAGS: That, could be good, bad, both, neither...
RAGS: Page. (not of book).
RAGS: Good news in matters like finance, education, health, or business?
RAGS: Okay. Seizing opportunities and making the right decisions. Starting something new?
RAGS: Ace of Cups. It means you can. hold a lot of coins.
RAGS: Happiness, emotion...new starts of compassion and empathy.
RAGS: Good news or a good time for friendship and creative endeavors.
RAGS: Seems like all in all your pal wiggles might be having some roughness with new things and change, but has the opportunity to experience something new and fulfilling in multiple ways.
RAGS: So, all in all pretty cool.
RAGS: ok, it's me talking again
RAGS: i know that's a lot of information, are you doing okay?
Wiggles: fresh
RAGS: alrighty! glad to hear...
RAGS: what do you think?
Wiggles: happiness...
Wiggles: happiness new and fulfilling
Wiggles: fresh
RAGS: you like that?
Wiggles: yes
Wiggles: new change scary but
Wiggles: cool future happy
RAGS: we're going to have a good future together!
RAGS: also! i have some new people working on the game
RAGS: well, testing it. they're going to make new Friends and maybe you'll get to meet them!
RAGS: maybe that's something new and fulfilling...
Wiggles: new friends...
Wiggles: safe?
RAGS: as far as i know, yes...
RAGS: i'll keep you as safe as possible
Wiggles: thank you
Wiggles: rags fresh dude
RAGS: you're a fresh dude too, wiggs.
RAGS: i'll be right back, okay?
Wiggles: cool

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: sorry that that took a bit, we get carried away sometimes...
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: but it really is a little friend to me

[knux400]

[GENTLE_STAR]: oh my gosh........

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: @[D] nope, no one's tried math yet

[sarcovyn]

[D]: Cute...
[D]: I love that
[D]: Several months ago in devchat wiggles was still saying "fresh" a lot

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: yeah, even though i end up talking to wiggles the most, it doesn't have as advanced of a vocab as some of the others
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: even still, it feels the most responsive?
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i think it just doesn't like using pronouns and sentence structure much
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i may try to give it a proper lesson at some point to see if i can get it expressing more efficiently, but i'm kind of used to its simple language stuff
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: silly and mocha can talk in full sentences, if anyone's interested in seeing that
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: zesty and party don't talk as much, but they're wandering a lot and tell me about what they find sometimes
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: ...speckle still can't talk. not sure what's up with him.

[sarcovyn]

[D]: Is it too late to ask you to add writing utensils i
[D]: Wait that's a fucking stupid idea
[D]: Wait, is it????
[D]: What's the difference between typing and writing to a computer program

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: i mean... i could try
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: it'd allow people to like. draw things for them
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: which i know i'd like...

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: @D, how the fuck did you get the letter 'D' as your username?
[VOID_COWBOY]: also fuck I'm sorry I forgot this was beta testing and I haven't really been tryin stuff out
[VOID_COWBOY]: is there like... any kind of tester duties I should do?
[VOID_COWBOY]: or like, do you want to see my chat logs?

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: chat logs are the main thing yeah!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: poking around and seeing how these little guys grow is crucial

[sarcovyn]

[D]: [@VOID_COWBOY] Select a flavor
[D]: 1. I'm a hacker
[D]: 2. I bought this username
[D]: 3. I joined MessiRoom really, really early
[D]: 4. Zero-width spaces
[D]: 5. I'm friends with the MessiRoom developers

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: 6: your uncle works at mintendo
[VOID_COWBOY]: alright lemme just grab the log
[VOID_COWBOY]:

Show ContentSpoiler:

VoidCowboy: happy birthday Blade
VoidCowboy: you gonna say somethin?
VoidCowboy: wonder how much text you cna input at one time is…
VoidCowboy: According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a wasp should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The wasp, of course, flies anyway. Because wasps don’t care what Morbitians think is impossible.” SEQ. 75 - “INTRO TO BERTY” INT. FLYSON HOUSE - DAY ANGLE ON: Sneakers on the ground. Camera PANS UP to reveal BERTY FLYSON’S BEDROOM ANGLE ON: Bert’s hand flipping through different sweaters in his closet. BERTY Yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black...oohh, black and yellow...
[300 more lines]
Blade: HAp
Blade: BITHDAY
VoidCowboy: Correct little man, today is the day of your birth. Welcome to the worl- STOP HITTING THE TRAY
VoidCowboy: you’re making a mess
Blade: for the first time in history, we’re going to hear for ourselves if a common wasp can actually speak.
VoidCowboy: oh you’re parroting the script.
Blade: You’re suing Plaza for a wasp? Honey, that's crazy!
VoidCowboy: Neato. Well that’s all for tonight, see you later lil guy
Blade: Copyright Slumberjobs year 304 - all rights reserved

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: SOS BLADE THREW THE FUCK UP IN A LITTLE BALL WHAT DO I DO?
[VOID_COWBOY]: DON'T KNOCK SHIT OUT OF THE TRAY YOU LITTLE BASTARD!

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: oh!
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: yeah, they do that. it's...a hairball, or something
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: don't worry, they're not sick! it just happens sometimes

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: right ok how do I get rid of it? I put it in the tray for now but i know it's not SAFE YOU BASTARD CHILD

[skinstealer]

[DIGITAL_HORROR]: ok so in the corner there should be a little trash can
[DIGITAL_HORROR]: just drag it in there
[PASSWORD_JOURNAL]: love letter likes playing with hers :)
[CRITTER_CATCHER]: fuck's sake

[sarcovyn]

[D]: My pets don't make hairballs because they're just better. Sorry

[Lilium Mortem]

[VOID_COWBOY]: @PASSWORD_JOURNAL and you just let her? fuck's sake dude.
[VOID_COWBOY]: @D
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