Silliness Fun little sig game - Page 2

nekokami · 01-13-2009, 10:09 AM

Three out of four of my eggs have now hatched. (I have one that's posted at another site, for experimental comparison purposes.) One of them is even starting to develop wings and has identified as female. But they all have "hatchling sickness," meaning too many views, so they're all fogged. I did take a screenshot of the little cuties, though. Unfortunately, the network here at the college makes it impossible to upload graphics elsewhere.

nekokami · 01-13-2009, 10:09 PM

Ok, my hatchlings seem to have gotten over the sniffles or whatever. Aren't they cute?

That green egg will probably hatch tomorrow, but then it may have hatchling sickness. My, these critters are fragile!

RickyMaveety · 01-13-2009, 11:35 PM

Mine appear to be doing pretty well. Cute little buggers.

Oh ... must sign off. Early day tomorrow.

nekokami · 01-15-2009, 05:47 PM

I think I've been posting more than Ricky, or at least having posts viewed more, which is why my eggs and hatchlings have been fussier than hers. No matter, they're almost grown now.

I'm trying to convince the crowd over at dragcave.net to implement a simple genetics system. I guess I can never leave well enough alone.

nekokami · 01-16-2009, 07:50 PM

Possibly this should go in the "Vent and rant" thread, but it's rather a specialized rant.

There's a discussion board for this little sig game. One area is for suggestions. There's a "things not to suggest" list, which includes "genetics." Someone else posted a question as to why that's not to be suggested. The general response seemed to be that it would add too much complexity to the code. I (and a couple of other people) suggested a very simple form of color handling that would allow for the idea of a "hidden" color per dragon based on parentage, so that if one picked up an "abandoned" egg there might be a chance of getting a different color on breeding, kind of to add interest and give people a chance of getting some of the rarer breeds without camping on the "Cave" page and clicking like a maniac. The code is easy, no massive updates would be required to the database (one column would be added and it would only be updated for previously existing dragons if they bred), and several people seemed interested in the idea. But a couple of people seem dead set against the idea as well, including some long-time players of the game, for reasons that aren't clear.

The thing I find irritating is when someone continues to block a new idea without bothering to actually try to understand the new idea, just because it reminds them of something else they didn't like, or they don't like change, or whatever. If I suggest something and someone says, "that's been suggested-- here's why it won't work" and the problem is relevant to my idea, I understand. But when someone just constantly throws up objections that don't seem to have any connection to what's actually been suggested... well, let's just say I won't be missing my MR time to hang around with the Dragon Cave crowd.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-16-2009, 08:04 PM

What a bunch of boring spoil-sports they sound!

lilac_jive · 01-16-2009, 08:31 PM

Wow Neko, your dragons are getting so big!

nekokami · 01-17-2009, 01:49 AM

The white and gray ones are as big as they'll get (barring a change in the game code-- which is under discussion, as I understand it). The purple one grew up, too, but I don't think I should put them all in the sig line. I'm not sure what's up with the green one. It's been stuck at the same state for quite a while now. It's not getting sick, though, either, so I guess it's all good.

nekokami · 01-17-2009, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

The white and gray ones are as big as they'll get (barring a change in the game code-- which is under discussion, as I understand it). The purple one grew up, too, but I don't think I should put them all in the sig line. I'm not sure what's up with the green one. It's been stuck at the same state for quite a while now. It's not getting sick, though, either, so I guess it's all good.

Enjoy them while they last-- I may see if any of them want to have eggs, but my interest in the whole thing is waning a bit, due to the less than stellar experiences with the user group.

nekokami · 01-17-2009, 01:51 AM

Whoops -- hit "quote" instead of "edit." Oh well, it's nearly 2am here. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

Seabound · 01-17-2009, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Enjoy them while they last-- I may see if any of them want to have eggs, but my interest in the whole thing is waning a bit, due to the less than stellar experiences with the user group.

Do you mean the Dragon Cave user group? I just registered but have not visited their forum. Your dragons look pretty.

pshrynk · 01-18-2009, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

The white and gray ones are as big as they'll get (barring a change in the game code-- which is under discussion, as I understand it). The purple one grew up, too, but I don't think I should put them all in the sig line. I'm not sure what's up with the green one. It's been stuck at the same state for quite a while now. It's not getting sick, though, either, so I guess it's all good.

According to the description, he may not get any larger. "Large Lizard" and all...

lilac_jive · 01-18-2009, 09:41 AM

Neko did you just get rid of two eggs?

nekokami · 01-18-2009, 01:15 PM

The eggs get "soft shell sickness" if they get too many views too quickly, so I fogged some of them.

Edit: Actually, one hatchling and one egg are presently fogged. You might need to shift-reload to see the current status of the dragons.

pshrynk, yes, the green dragon is now as large as he's going to get. I tried to see if he and the white dragon might be interested in one another, but they said "nothing doing" so I've concluded that they see each other more as siblings or something. (He's the only male dragon I've got at present.)

nekokami · 01-18-2009, 05:27 PM

A current snapshot of the gang, all eggs and hatchlings unfogged:

01-18-2009, 05:27 PM	#30
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	A current snapshot of the gang, all eggs and hatchlings unfogged: Attached Thumbnails

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nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Three out of four of my eggs have now hatched. (I have one that's posted at another site, for experimental comparison purposes.) One of them is even starting to develop wings and has identified as female. But they all have "hatchling sickness," meaning too many views, so they're all fogged. I did take a screenshot of the little cuties, though. Unfortunately, the network here at the college makes it impossible to upload graphics elsewhere.

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nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Ok, my hatchlings seem to have gotten over the sniffles or whatever. Aren't they cute? That green egg will probably hatch tomorrow, but then it may have hatchling sickness. My, these critters are fragile!

01-13-2009, 11:35 PM	#18
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Mine appear to be doing pretty well. Cute little buggers. Oh ... must sign off. Early day tomorrow.

01-15-2009, 05:47 PM	#19
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I think I've been posting more than Ricky, or at least having posts viewed more, which is why my eggs and hatchlings have been fussier than hers. No matter, they're almost grown now. I'm trying to convince the crowd over at dragcave.net to implement a simple genetics system. I guess I can never leave well enough alone.

01-16-2009, 07:50 PM	#20
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Possibly this should go in the "Vent and rant" thread, but it's rather a specialized rant. There's a discussion board for this little sig game. One area is for suggestions. There's a "things not to suggest" list, which includes "genetics." Someone else posted a question as to why that's not to be suggested. The general response seemed to be that it would add too much complexity to the code. I (and a couple of other people) suggested a very simple form of color handling that would allow for the idea of a "hidden" color per dragon based on parentage, so that if one picked up an "abandoned" egg there might be a chance of getting a different color on breeding, kind of to add interest and give people a chance of getting some of the rarer breeds without camping on the "Cave" page and clicking like a maniac. The code is easy, no massive updates would be required to the database (one column would be added and it would only be updated for previously existing dragons if they bred), and several people seemed interested in the idea. But a couple of people seem dead set against the idea as well, including some long-time players of the game, for reasons that aren't clear. The thing I find irritating is when someone continues to block a new idea without bothering to actually try to understand the new idea, just because it reminds them of something else they didn't like, or they don't like change, or whatever. If I suggest something and someone says, "that's been suggested-- here's why it won't work" and the problem is relevant to my idea, I understand. But when someone just constantly throws up objections that don't seem to have any connection to what's actually been suggested... well, let's just say I won't be missing my MR time to hang around with the Dragon Cave crowd.

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	What a bunch of boring spoil-sports they sound!

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lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Wow Neko, your dragons are getting so big!

01-17-2009, 01:49 AM	#23
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	The white and gray ones are as big as they'll get (barring a change in the game code-- which is under discussion, as I understand it). The purple one grew up, too, but I don't think I should put them all in the sig line. I'm not sure what's up with the green one. It's been stuck at the same state for quite a while now. It's not getting sick, though, either, so I guess it's all good.

01-17-2009, 01:51 AM	#25
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Whoops -- hit "quote" instead of "edit." Oh well, it's nearly 2am here. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

01-18-2009, 09:41 AM	#28
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Neko did you just get rid of two eggs?

01-18-2009, 01:15 PM	#29
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	The eggs get "soft shell sickness" if they get too many views too quickly, so I fogged some of them. Edit: Actually, one hatchling and one egg are presently fogged. You might need to shift-reload to see the current status of the dragons. pshrynk, yes, the green dragon is now as large as he's going to get. I tried to see if he and the white dragon might be interested in one another, but they said "nothing doing" so I've concluded that they see each other more as siblings or something. (He's the only male dragon I've got at present.)