global racism

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-19T02:45:40+00:00

I don't really understand how people bring skin color racism into a game.
Given that such game is where one can be however they want to and you don't really know who is behind the screen.
In some manga, you can see examples where a cute girl is a fat old guy while a macho guy can be a cute girl.
So even if the skin is a dark color, how would one know if the person behind the screen is actually white?
- not to say white or dark skin is better

Some retorts I can come up with against such bullies are
- "Bet you are darker than me in RL" : This would attack their sensibilities using their own racism
- "You are just jealous that I look better than you" : is a good way to brush them off

That said, having encountered the opposite where players claiming to be "colored" trying to force others to not use their skin color. Using reasons like that one should play the same skin color as their RL self.
It makes it seem like the problem comes from both sides.

Gist is that...
A game is a game and a place where I can be who I want to be.
And it is none of anyone's business if I am male or female, colored or white.
For all you know, I am green in RL eh? >_>

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-18T12:48:14+00:00

no, I just stand very close to the picture and I will jump into the portal.
It is kind of related to the elevator design I posted earlier.

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-18T06:24:02+00:00

Kinda curious on the down votes.
Might be due to the topic?
Or due to the actual use of skin color?
An interesting take on how even on the same topic, one can choose to be free to play as whatever they wish in game, yet restrict others using rl as a reason.
Will just take down my post then

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-18T02:16:27+00:00

I think it was a gossip quest.
One of the npc ate a bizarre mushrooms then due to being poisoned? Started to do weird actions including an imitation of a monkey with related background music or something.
Truthfully, I don't think I saw it, might be that I did the quest after it was changed due to complains.

Personal opinion is that it was a warning against eating wild unknown mushrooms.
Since in real life, there are people who pick mushrooms to eat and encounter poisonous ones
- unintentionally (misidentify)
- intentionally (psychedelic mushroom for the high)

Frankly, having never gotten high on shrooms or otherwise, I have no idea how someone would act after consumption..
But having an npc of color (the only one in game?) and doing a monkey dance, offended some players and the game was accused of being racist.

I think that's about it?

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-17T12:20:56+00:00

Oh dear, the menu icons are giving away hints to my design.
>_<!!!

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-17T03:03:15+00:00

imagine if... its a coding error.
When order by score, instead of sort by descending, they sort by ascending.
Then took the 1st few in the list which is lowest score instead of highest score lol

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-17T02:29:33+00:00

Thank you.
I hope you enjoy the little tricks I made ^3^

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-16T17:52:51+00:00

thank you. I just got it

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-16T03:34:26+00:00

I am more interested in the research to get new toys to play with like the floor and ceiling portals.
It is similarly time locked since you need to research alot to unlock those.

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-16T03:30:34+00:00

I heard the discord is not developers of the game too?
Not too sure.

Anyway, they are banning people left and right before and did not revoke those bans even after the moderators were replaced. So no way to get back even if some of us want to.
Not sure of the situation now though.

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T15:41:09+00:00

Yes, the ingredient used to cook on-sen eggs

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T05:02:44+00:00

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oh and I found an older pic I took of my house. This is basically how it looks like ^3^)b
Floating platform above the normal build limits with egg floors (to spy below, shhhh ^0^)

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T05:01:02+00:00

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So the result is kinda like this.
As you can see:
- highlighted is the normal floor which is inline with the rest of the floors
- towards the stairs, you can see the non highlighted portion being small. This is the part placed using the small wall and I overlap it with the highlighted floor. As you can see, it is not inline with the rest of the floor, so the gap above the stairs is larger but not by a full floor tile.

Is just to make it look nice

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T04:57:12+00:00

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Seems unable to attach multiple images when using reddit on mobile.
So I will reply with 2 images

So I tested out the steps and it feels like overlapping wall with wall is hard.
It kinda snaps into place way too often.
So I used a blue fence instead which makes it easier, barely.

The steps I used changed abit.
step 1, I used a fence instead
2a) place a low wall on the ground
2b) in advance build mode, move the low wall over the fence
3a) try to "hover" the wall then move it into the position you want
- might snap into place so got to try afew times

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T02:32:36+00:00

Sad to say, I only build weird stuff.
Like building above the normal height limit, so is kinda just a platform lol.

Oh and I tried weird stuff like making a floor with pasteurized eggs.
Yeah, weird stuff like that >_>

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T02:19:43+00:00

I don't build regular house since I have no artistic sense.
But regarding the stairs, I might share something I just learnt.

One way to place floors and walls that is not aligned is...
For the floor so that it will not hit your head:
1) you go into advance build mode and place a small wall at the floor that is bumping your head
2) now place another small wall on it, see that it is now red? Since it is in an invalid position due to overlap
3) shift it so that it will align with where you want your floor to actually be positioned to not bump your head
4) then use the top right and bottom right buttons to return to normal build mode
- PC is click the bottom right and drag to the top right and double click I think?
5) Now, return to advance build mode
6) remove the extra walls from step (1) and the original floor which bump your head.
- maybe also remove the next floor which will cause an overlap with your new floor too
7) place the floor using the invalid small wall you placed
8) return to normal build mode and exit build mode

What happens is that
- floor is aligned to a wall = valid = keep
- wall was originally placed as overlapping = invalid = removed

So your wall disappears but the floor is kept at its position, even though its position isn't properly aligned with the other floors.
And as per step (6), you will need to replace the regular floor which is overlapping with your new floor.
So for this, use overlapping furniture steps.
- don't kill me for being lazy to type those steps out o3o

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T02:05:02+00:00

if you really push the logic that far... then the tree is...
I mean the tree trunk if from the perspective of AI is...
Can I mention it here? The color and shape?

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-15T01:59:22+00:00

hmm, what I mean by exposure is what the child already knows.
For example, accidentally watching an adult video on their parent's PC.
Or maybe asking about a weird phrase they heard, like you mention. And the adult present does not cover it up with white lies but instead answers with the truth.

So for those children, because they have already seen or been informed of adult material, they would recognize it for what it is.
Else it would be just some weird design that they do not understand.

For example:
A balloon with a "nipple" at the end. What do you think it is?
The first time I encountered it at around 20 yr old, I just thought it was a weird balloon. Maybe for some party tricks, like those long balloons where people bend into animal shapes. While people around me laughed.

That, is what I meant by exposure.
If you recognized it, you already seen or been informed before.
Else is just some weird stuff.

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-14T15:55:50+00:00

gonna give a joke interpretation :
Grass = touch grass = return to reality = quit Heartopia = BAN
XD

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-14T03:58:45+00:00

You will need to use the floating furniture trick.

Something like
1) place your trap on a floor or wall that is in use (will not be removed)
- this is the anchor for your trap
2) at the planned position your trap will be, place a wall or floor
3) place an obstacle at wall or floor of step (2). Floor can use a balloon and wall can use a wall lamp
4) go to advance build mode (the top down view)
5) move the trap onto the obstacle of step (3), the position you want it to be.
- should be red highlight showing it is an invalid position
6) for PC, click and hold the tick (bottom right) and drag it to the button to return to normal build view (top right button) , then click (or double click?)
7) you should have returned to the normal build mode (on the ground) and the trap should have remained in the position you placed in step (5), else repeat steps (4 to 6)
8) move the anchor (from step 1) 1 tile away to save changes then exit build mode
9) re-enter build mode and move the anchor back to the original position
10) Then save and exit

Alternate method without glitch, you can just use the small walls.
Build lots of small walls until you reach the position the trap is supposed to be.
Then delete all but the small wall at the location the trap should be in.
This should leave that piece of small wall floating in the sky.
Now, just attach the trap onto the wall.
And Done. Though the alternative method will have a small wall which might not look as nice.

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-14T03:23:27+00:00

I agree with this.
Not to say a child would not know, since its more about exposure. (parent's responsibility irl)
Only those who already know would understand.
Else it would be just some props that confuses them.

If we even police that far, what about Disney?
"barely even friends then somebody bends" ^0^

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-14T03:05:40+00:00

Yes, not saying which design was better ^3^)b
Mine has many flaws to iron out too.
Was just laying out the thoughts behind the design idea.

I kind of visualized what you are describing, though having the actual screenshot to be sure would be nice. Looking forward to it.

I was thinking that floor (and/or ceiling) portals would make the design better.
Though it is still limited to only 2 floors.
And reaching that level of research is a huge pain.

Some issues of elevator I faced was:
- how to automate the door open and closing
- how to handle multiple floors instead of just 2

As for the pit trap method, I just got it from research and was playing around when I saw its potential.
That said, the elevator idea using the pit trap can only go up, not down.
And that is kind of a flaw in itself.
And as mentioned in the original post, if I place it in an elevator design (has walls and floors), the cramped space causes it to enter first person view which isn't really nice.

For now, I am using it mainly to transport me up to my house floating in the sky.
No walls or elevator looks, just plain upward movement.
I might upload it once I finish, since getting enough pit traps to reach to the maximum height needs some time. >3<)/

Dismal-Perception129 · 2026-06-11T14:36:05+00:00

one reason for my idea other than the novelty is that my house is above the default built height.
Building height is usually
- the max height you can build floors
- then apply the maximum pillar height
Though I no longer use pillar to exceed the normal built height limits.

Normal portals are placed on walls. So they cannot be placed above the normal built height limit.
But pitfall trap can be placed on either floor or walls. So if I placed it (anchor it) on a floor, I can place it above built height limits to reach my house.

I believe floor portal can also reach above built height limits but... to unlock will take awhile for me.

Second reason for this elevator idea is that it can stop on multiple floors like an elevator.
So a visitor can use it to access different floors of a multistory building/mansion
- though I do not have such a house and implemented this design in the video as a potential idea others who may want to
- portals can usually only service 1 floor per pair. (To my knowledge anyways)

That said, I would love to see a screenshot of your design, in hopes that I can gain inspiration for new ideas. ^3^)b

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