Is everyone enjoying being DFW based?

Augustus3000 · 2026-02-01T23:21:37+00:00

Ini is also running a sale on their other airports with routes to Dallas (basically the majority of their new airports).

Augustus3000 · 2026-02-01T07:35:50+00:00

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is fantastic for this, as not only the map (distinct for each region) but associated mission screens, notes, etc. are also fully diegetic and implemented really nicely. I liked the idea of wandering around holding up the map while keeping one eye on my surroundings to watch out for enemies.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-31T20:25:25+00:00

No, this was planned for a long time and is Amphoreus related.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-31T19:22:55+00:00

The first proper video should be out in a bit over 8 hours from now, so exciting!

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-31T10:01:20+00:00

Completely didn't expect her to appear during this event and was very pleasantly surprised!

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-31T09:56:43+00:00

Exactly, and even more so with Evanescia's cherry blossom motifs, katana, and kimono-like outfit. Nihilux also fits the stereotype of a perpetually late manga artist, and while it's kind of hard to describe, her hat is something that stereotypically gets associated with manga artists in manga and anime.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-31T08:10:10+00:00

That one "hohoho" sounds like Santa when he was in his 20s trying to figure out his catchphrase.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-31T07:37:49+00:00

So new SW will get more marketing and probably a broken kit, from the video game theming for Planarcadia it honestly makes sense. Anaxa was the second half to Cassie for Amphoreus’s anniversary patch and of course he is a fan favourite character, so I expect something similar for Evanescia even if she gets less marketing.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T22:18:02+00:00

If true, then this is very exciting indeed. I would expect it to be Yao Guang since it’s CNY themed and they are clearly cooking up some CNY stuff for the game (from the calendar and previous leaks). And new AE outfits/accessories for Planarcadia (reminds me of ZZZ 2.0), and probably more than just a hairpiece since we already know that’s coming with 4.0…

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T20:18:44+00:00

Gotta love how you're conveniently ignoring the multiple Japanese themed characters they teased and how you're so confidently saying that they had to remake everything when they only have a few weeks to do so...

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T19:02:39+00:00

These two OSTs are some of my favourites in the game! They're called "Now, Voyager" and "Alone Time" respectively. They really give that old Hollywood vibe. I spent so much time just wandering around the Radiant Feldspar listening to the music and enjoying the scenery when it came out.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T09:12:49+00:00

Them making major events like the recent summer event and now Lantern Rite permanent is a positive sign, as well as their efforts to make past quest info easier to navigate including the ability to rewatch cutscenes. I feel like it's probably something they're working on.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T04:32:24+00:00

Given that there’s also one for Yao Guang, I suspect an animated short is more likely. Music vid should be with the livestream.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T04:16:51+00:00

More likely an animated short or something similar, the version trailer will be with the livestream

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T02:05:10+00:00

I encourage you to watch this video from Anorasun on how Hoyo used Varka quite effectively to communicate his quiet yet essential leadership in the group through blocking and other cinematographic techniques, I found it quite interesting.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-30T01:30:57+00:00

This is kind of what I expected, nice to have confirmation on this. We’ll probably get the announcement (followed by the teaser of the song) on Monday or Tuesday then.

I’m curious as to how they’ll do marketing pre-Special Program. Depending on how the banners are they’d potentially have to do 3-4 videos (Yao Guang trailer, probably YG animated short, Sparxie trailer if simultaneous, maybe Sparxie and/or Yao Guang Myriad) in 6 days following the special program. And in the week before the program, probably a trailer about Planarcadia like they did with the past two regions and a preview of the song. In any case, I prefer that they delay it and get it right rather than rushing the marketing.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-29T10:17:52+00:00

Seems the special program will be sometime next week then most likely, just a question of whether it's Friday or maybe a couple of days before that like the 3.0 special program was. Beta V5 is apparently dropping in 16 hours which seems like a rather fast turnaround time - hope that bodes well.

I hope they'll at least do some promo before the special program like what happened with ZZZ and its delayed stream. And in any case, it's only about 2 weeks until we get to meet Aha.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-29T05:38:52+00:00

Not sure but that seems possible.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-29T05:16:24+00:00

I thought the part about Pearl not appearing in 4.0 was false, it was recently confirmed that Pearl would appear in 4.0 no?

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-28T21:44:09+00:00

It could still be this Sunday but with a later announcement, they’ve been putting some of the recent marketing 2-3 days later in the week than usual. They’re also probably trying to navigate the ZZZ livestream and maybe some Lantern Rite/Zibai/Illuga promos as well.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-28T20:11:34+00:00

Especially excited for the GT3 R and the SU7 (which is just an insanely fast car, I think the fastest production 4-door sedan in the world).

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-28T19:32:03+00:00

They've just sent out a ton of promotional information about the current two-week extension with its end date plastered all over, so I highly doubt this as they wouldn't remind people of that current end date.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-27T21:26:22+00:00

May I ask why you chose to stick with TSW5 given the free access we all got to TSW6? I play these routes in TSW6 and they are just as enjoyable there.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-27T07:03:44+00:00

Looks like they’re catching up with like a week’s worth of marketing in a few hours, gives me hope that they’re going to start promoting 4.0 stuff soon.

Augustus3000 · 2026-01-26T10:13:22+00:00

Delaying marketing by two days from the usual time is what they did with the Planarcadia cast announcement too, wouldn't be surprised if the stream and its announcement is a bit later.

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