Player's Birthday

[Lavender Gooms]

I just had my birthday the other day ingame, and at first it was pretty neat. Seeing everyone show up outside my home and dropping off gifts.

But then I thought about it more and honestly it was pretty disappointing. There wasn't any special dialogue with any of them, none of the gifts were signed so I didn't know what was from who, and all the gifts were generic and random so there wasn't any personalization from who was giving what. I even had scheduled a date with my romantic interest for that day and they didn't say anything about it at any point.

I dunno. Maybe i'm expecting too much? It just seems like a missed opportunity for more detailed interaction with these characters you're spending so much time with already.

[F'lar]

The fact that they added recognition of a birthday you set - that wasn't there before - seems a good start. Patience, Padawan.

[Lavender Gooms]

I mean, sure, when taking the entire game development into account.

I was never here for a time when you couldn't set that date though. I bought the game after its full release and I am commenting on the state of the game as it is as I first see it.

[JVC]

The plaque you get from Gale when you register the workshop always had room for the player's birthday, but the feature wasn't added until the release version of the game.

[Adesanya]

Originally posted by F'lar:

The fact that they added recognition of a birthday you set - that wasn't there before - seems a good start. Patience, Padawan.

This!

[Fox Loaf Liz]

I'm still waiting on the update where they'll add more dialogue to the characters...

[Gnome d'War]

Originally posted by l1z4rdbr34th:

I'm still waiting on the update where they'll add more dialogue to the characters... :lunar2019deadpanpig:

You don't like having [insert correct Hulu brother's name - the one with the boat] welcome you to Portia years after you arrived?

[Fox Loaf Liz]

Originally posted by GrumpyKitten:

Originally posted by l1z4rdbr34th:

I'm still waiting on the update where they'll add more dialogue to the characters...

You don't like having [insert correct Hulu brother's name - the one with the boat] welcome you to Portia years after you arrived?

I mean, I do, but there are still missing dialogues for other characters and one comment post was right about the volume difference for the voices. I can barely hear Ack at all!

Also a bit off-topic but the bird sounds is like a mosh pit as soon as you enter the trees! They sound like they're being attacked by were-cats and possum-snakes!

[FrenziedRoach]

I kinda wished they had been signed as well.

However, seeing Alice (who I was dating at the time) be the first one who showed up and leave me a bouquet of roses was pretty sweet.

[David Davidson]

I think lots of the dialogue needs to be changed, such as custom dialogue when it comes to your birthday and dialogue when it comes to giving gifts, such as characters giving you an idea if what they like and love at times and things they dislike or hate, which could be written down in character information.

It would be nice to see that in game and I have some time on my hands so I wouldn't mind typing lines out to be spoken by characters that would give an idea as to which gifts should be given.

A "speech bubble" system would also be really cool. For example characters could talk to each other and speech bubbles would pop up. These small conversations could range from talk about totally random things to "I like when it's raining, it means the <filename> will be biting today and I love <food dish> or for a character in the round table "I'll have my usual please!" "Okay one <dish name> coming up!" Or characters talking about prices at fireside meetings (which happen regularly, even if you're not invited, there just isn't any dialogue so I assume the developers intend to do something with this) I'm not in any hurry. I like the game as is, however having to check the wiki for gifting or do it via trial and (expensive) error both feel really artificial. The game feels really natural for the most part and you can just jump right in which I love about the game, though gifting requires wiki checking to not make mistakes at. Another way to make gift giving more natural without the dialogue options would be for someone who doesn't like their gift to give it back to you with "sorry but I really don't need this" or a dialogue line such as that, but you still get a negative personality modifier, that means it isn't a double loss.

[Wilmus]

Originally posted by Lavender Gooms:

I just had my birthday the other day ingame, and at first it was pretty neat. Seeing everyone show up outside my home and dropping off gifts.

I had absolutely nothing for my ingame birthday so be thankful !


#sadness

[Saverok Meilnolt]

Grief about the birthday: S
minimum a letter of celebration ...

[worstcase11]

If you got a spouse they will ask you to throw a party - then ypu gotta set up 5 party tables, tons of food, distribute 50+ invites and hand those out in the town.

[Adesanya]

Originally posted by worstcase11:

If you got a spouse they will ask you to throw a party - then ypu gotta set up 5 party tables, tons of food, distribute 50+ invites and hand those out in the town.

Ummmmm I usually get Dual Birthday Party ... and only set up ONE table with family/close friends .... less than can sit at the table.

[Lavender Gooms]

If the event was updated I should play some more again. That sounds nice.

[jabbywocks]

Is it just me, or if you stop someone before they drop a gift (to talk to them or whatnot) then they don't end up leaving one and just run off?