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[TMc4ll1st3r]

It’s not really a problem when there are just a few posts—we understand that people want to earn coins, and being active is the best way to do that without paying directly—but if we see them doing it in a lot of threads and their messages are too short or too simple, we usually send them a message asking them to tone it down a bit.

I also understand them wanting to earn coins but let's be real, at least when it comes to game topics it's just a bother to everyone else, going through the "Games" display and finding the first few pages full of games that haven't been updated in God knows how long just to see a spam of comments 4 words long from accounts 30 minutes old it's not a happy time, I mean most of us (Maybe all of us) also had to earn coins to buy whatever rank, and I know most of us did it on threads and mainly talking in this thread.
It's not about not allowing them to grind but the way they're doing it.

I mean if that's allowed then that's ok but spamming comments in different areas kind of bothers the rest of us, for me it's mainly because every time someone comments in the topics I follow I get notifs, which isn't technically bad but personally I like reading what people think about the games I like and going there just to see someone say "Oh I don't like pubes" for example it's no fun (and for the record I'm not complaining about the rules on what people can or can't do)

 

[exlurker]

I have been updating my adventure thread and wanted to ask if you prefer speech bubble or just image.

 

[Matm95]

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What model and lora combination did you use for this one?

 

[balkan777]

What model and lora combination did you use for this one?

I just done it on perchance.

 

[Matm95]

I just done it on perchance.

Surprisingly good for perchance, thought it was some other model

 

[lococa3635]

I have been updating my adventure thread and wanted to ask if you prefer speech bubble or just image.

I think a mix works best honestly.

Pure image storytelling feels more immersive, but having some dialogue helps sell important moments or reactions without needing a huge text dump.

Would it maybe be possible to use VN/Ren’Py-style dialogue boxes whenever it fits instead of speech bubbles? I feel like it keeps the cinematic feel better and makes the whole “choose what happens next” format feel more like progressing through an actual game route.

Too much text either way can get crowded though, so using dialogue mainly for important scenes probably hits the sweet spot.

 

[Rapterex]

Anyone play tabletop games here

 

[CaBing]

Anyone play tabletop games here

I like tabletop games, but it's so hard to get a group of people together in a room for a few hours to play. Also, it is tough to get people to learn the rules to a new game without them just getting bored or distracted.

 

[Matm95]

I have been updating my adventure thread and wanted to ask if you prefer speech bubble or just image.

I really cant take images with speech bubbles seriously for some reason. It just makes me read it like a Garfield comic instead. So I personally prefer images with external text, or VN like text boxes.

 

[Rapterex]

I like tabletop games, but it's so hard to get a group of people together in a room for a few hours to play. Also, it is tough to get people to learn the rules to a new game without them just getting bored or distracted.

Its so damn hard to do that especially if it's one of the longer games

 

[Matm95]

Anyone play tabletop games here

I've played a few games/campains of D&D and Pathfinder. And lots of other boardgames in general.
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I like tabletop games, but it's so hard to get a group of people together in a room for a few hours to play. Also, it is tough to get people to learn the rules to a new game without them just getting bored or distracted.

Yeah, I made my GF and some friends play a one-shot of Pathfinder, but I dont really know if it will be a thing again

 

[CaBing]

Yeah, I made my GF and some friends play a one-shot of Pathfinder, but I dont really know if it will be a thing again

That's impressive considering Catan is generally the most complicated game I can get people to play.

 

[Matm95]

That's impressive considering Catan is generally the most complicated game I can get people to play.

Yeah, but my friend group already plays Terraforming mars and games like that. So making the step to tabletop wasn't that hard

 

[exlurker]

I really cant take images with speech bubbles seriously for some reason. It just makes me read it like a Garfield comic instead. So I personally prefer images with external text, or VN like text boxes.

I'll make the insert the non-bubble version as full image and leave the bubble as attachment then, unless anybody else counters your vote.

 

[Turbo12345]

I'll make the insert the non-bubble version as full image and leave the bubble as attachment then, unless anybody else counters your vote.

I'd agree with OP that speech bubbles are a bit too comic-like. Dialogue/text at the bottom of the screen is the best way to go imo

 

[exlurker]

I'd agree with OP that speech bubbles are a bit too comic-like. Dialogue/text at the bottom of the screen is the best way to go imo

It's also easier as I don't need to align the text to the curved margin. Do you all prefer the text below the image as part of the post, or in the image itself in a black rectangle like renpy does?

 

[Turbo12345]

It's also easier as I don't need to align the text to the curved margin. Do you all prefer the text below the image as part of the post, or in the image itself in a black rectangle like renpy does?

I'd prefer the text in the image, but only as long as the black box at the bottom does not take up too much space. I find myself having to download mods for certain VNs to make the box around the text transparent because their text box is way too big and covers too much of the content.

 

[exlurker]

I'd prefer the text in the image, but only as long as the black box at the bottom does not take up too much space. I find myself having to download mods for certain VNs to make the box around the text transparent because their text box is way too big and covers too much of the content.

I'll resize the image so there is space for the text below.

 

[Turbo12345]

I'll resize the image so there is space for the text below.

Sounds like a good plan. Btw what does the green banner with "</>" in the middle of the bottom banner on your profile represent? I know the one above is for member+, but I haven't been too active on here and am curious about the other one.

 

[exlurker]

Sounds like a good plan. Btw what does the green banner with "</>" in the middle of the bottom banner on your profile represent? I know the one above is for member+, but I haven't been too active on here and am curious about the other one.

That one is for game developer. I made the arkanoid game and the puzzle. I also have some small visual novel but I need to wait for p1 before posting.
I can add more levels to the arkanoid and the puzzle if someone gives me images they want as background.