Never read Homestuck

[Dicey]

Ok, I want this game, but never read Homestuck... do I need to know anything before playing this game or... need to know about the characters?

[Inky_Night_Sky]

Messaggio originale di ❤ Munn-lySphee ❤:

Messaggio originale di sass #hypeswap:

there's no way anyone can read all that in less than a day

well I can look at videos just of people explaining the story without reading it

DO NOT DO THAT. NOTHING THEY SAY WILL MAKE SENSE IF YOU DONT READ THE ACTUAL
COMIC.

Homestuck is an experience best experienced yourself. Just read it, it's a great webcomic. For me, at least, I understood what was going on better when I read it in the actual comic, and not on wiki pages and other things.

[KezzieZ]

People have already answered, but yeah, it's been said that going in blind shouldn't be an issue with Hiveswap.

Can't guarantee that'll be the case, but hopefully exposure to Homestuck will genuinely be supplemental. There's certainly going to be visual references, from what I've seen, and small mentions to certain characters.

At the very least, I imagine the basics of troll society and stuff like that will be revisited in Hiveswap, since Joey and Jude don't know a thing about Alternia or trolls.

[ReBeeKey]

I know several other people have already answered. But I say youre fine not having read it. It looks like an original story with references.
But I bet youll love Hiveswap so much youll WANT to read Homestuck. Its long but Im so happy I picked it up! <3

[Anonim¥s]

I think you can play this game without reading homestuck, but there some things that you should know. Just read about trolls' quadrants. I dont sure you will meet it into hiveswap, but if you do, you should understand nothing :)
But in future I recommend you to read full homestuck.

[Dicey]

Messaggio originale di Anonim¥s:

I think you can play this game without reading homestuck, but there some things that you should know. Just read about trolls' quadrants. I dont sure you will meet it into hiveswap, but if you do, you should understand nothing :)
But in future I recommend you to read full homestuck.

The Trolls have like, blood based on their personality right?

[Mai from Nichijou]

No, but there will probably be references to it

[Inky_Night_Sky]

Messaggio originale di ❤ Munn-lySphee ❤:

Messaggio originale di Anonim¥s:

I think you can play this game without reading homestuck, but there some things that you should know. Just read about trolls' quadrants. I dont sure you will meet it into hiveswap, but if you do, you should understand nothing :)
But in future I recommend you to read full homestuck.

The Trolls have like, blood based on their personality right?

No, but they do have a caste system based on their blood color.

[borderlineInsanity]

It might help, I'd just look up the quadrants and the hemospectrum, it'll help for the trolls.

and other people have already said it. oops.

[KezzieZ]

Messaggio originale di ❤ Munn-lySphee ❤:

Messaggio originale di Anonim¥s:

I think you can play this game without reading homestuck, but there some things that you should know. Just read about trolls' quadrants. I dont sure you will meet it into hiveswap, but if you do, you should understand nothing :)
But in future I recommend you to read full homestuck.

The Trolls have like, blood based on their personality right?

Nah. A troll's blood determines their place in the general social hierarchy. Maroon is low peasantry and it goes up the rainbow spectrum to fuschia, which is the empress/heiresses that plan to overthrow her and take over.

Granted, being stuck to certain roles certainly would shape a person's outlook. And the violet-fuschia range tend to be nautically themed since they're seadwellers; purple and lower are landdwellers. Lower trolls on the hemocaste are also more likely to have powers like telekinesis, if I remember right? Hopefully, Hiveswap will remember to explain things along the way.

[saldiix]

From what I've heard it starts new and fresh so no knowlege of Homestuck is necessarily needed. But if you would like to read up on it or watch it on youtube it might be nice, because there are a few characters in Homestuck that are in Hiveswap but they don't have a major role like Joey does.

[Dicey]

Messaggio originale di minimamints:

From what I've heard it starts new and fresh so no knowlege of Homestuck is necessarily needed. But if you would like to read up on it or watch it on youtube it might be nice, because there are a few characters in Homestuck that are in Hiveswap but they don't have a major role like Joey does.

I'm assuming Joey is like that troll in the trailer? with the soda can?

[KezzieZ]

Messaggio originale di ❤ Munn-lySphee ❤:

Messaggio originale di minimamints:

From what I've heard it starts new and fresh so no knowlege of Homestuck is necessarily needed. But if you would like to read up on it or watch it on youtube it might be nice, because there are a few characters in Homestuck that are in Hiveswap but they don't have a major role like Joey does.

I'm assuming Joey is like that troll in the trailer? with the soda can?

Nah, Joey is the human girl and Xefros is the troll you're describing.

[detective_butterscotch]

Messaggio originale di ❤ Munn-lySphee ❤:

Messaggio originale di minimamints:

From what I've heard it starts new and fresh so no knowlege of Homestuck is necessarily needed. But if you would like to read up on it or watch it on youtube it might be nice, because there are a few characters in Homestuck that are in Hiveswap but they don't have a major role like Joey does.

I'm assuming Joey is like that troll in the trailer? with the soda can?

So you know how to identify the species in Hiveswap:

Trolls always have gray skin, black hair, yellow sclera (that white part of the eye for humans), and horns in any shape that are yellow, orange, and dark orange, and also always have six letter first and last names for some reason.

Humans are shown with white skin and black or white hair, and for some reason always have four letter names.

A Lusus is the all white creatures that can be/resemble any animal or mythical beast. They raise Trolls, acting as their guardians because Trolls don't have parental figures of their own species.

We have no idea what the black monsters with green insides are, they've never been seen before.

And here's a link to information about all the Hiveswap characters we know of so far.

http://everythinghiveswap.tumblr.com/characters

edit: sorry, the link was giving me trouble -_-'

[cheshire.panther]

I assume it would be like playing Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot adventure game without reading the books. Yes, technically books are not required, but no, you are essentially missing a point here.

[NorthernDruid]

If you want something to look up to get into things I'd more reccommend Problem Sleuth than homestuck.

It's ALOT shorter yet still sets a good tone for the kind of wacky humor you can expect from Hussie.

Homestuck is quite different from Problem Sleuth but PS is a better starting point I think.

Of course, PS is also not at all related to the setting used, but as everyone else is already pointing out the part of the setting used in the game will definatively be introduced properly for the benefit of the people who don't want to read Homestuck first.