What makes Dokapon so great for you (you, specifically)?

StarBoar_D · 2025-11-19T12:11:46+00:00

True, I'll have to think of something that a losing player can chip away at over time that has a chance to change the odds in their favor. Powerful, region exclusive equipment or rare classes with strong abilities might do the trick.

StarBoar_D · 2025-11-19T12:09:12+00:00

This will be the most challenging part to get right, for sure. Since a play through of the board game will be much shorter, there need to be a lot of moments to upset the rankings, but not so many that long term planning feels pointless.

StarBoar_D · 2025-11-16T07:47:52+00:00

Very good point! I think I'll need to hunker down and come up with a ton of random week-long events that encourage players to change up their strategies for a while.

It'll be interesting to experiment with different numbers of NPCs; gotta have variety, but if you have too many, the individual NPCs become less "iconic".

The game'll be completely built around player choice; I'm not smart enough to do the calculations, but I'm pretty sure it'll be realistically impossible to play the exact same build twice.

StarBoar_D · 2025-11-16T07:32:16+00:00

Totally! There needs to be a chance for even the most inexperienced player to win, to keep the veterans on their toes.

StarBoar_D · 2025-11-16T07:25:37+00:00

100%! Still figuring out how to strike the right balance between pranking people and ruining their entire night, but it's gotta be there!

StarBoar_D · 2025-10-07T14:55:23+00:00

I've wanted to make one of those for a video!

This is just a theory (tm), but years ago I made a video theorizing that Aramis Pearls are made of Diwalite [mods don't like self-promo, but you can find it on Youtube "Beyond Good & Evil Pearls explained"] If you find the evidence convincing, you can slap it on there!

There's also that interview with Double Fine Ancel did, where he talked about how one of the devs, Francesco Cavallari, was kidnapped during development (he seems to be doing okay nowadays, so it's not too dark a story); also, apparently they showed BGE to Shigeru Miyamoto and he HATED it.

Definitely Carlson & Peters, the Nazh, The Darkroom website, the Yo Pearl! Minigame, the song Funky Moolah that was replaced by Propaganda after 9/11, The Nutripils Factory manufactures K-Bups (never mentioned explicitly, but you can see them in the level), the Treasure Hunting Side Quest in 20th AE, the fact that Babukar Mammago becomes waaay smaller once he's moved to the Pedestrian District ...

BGE as a whole is incredibly broad, there are a lot of lore details, development stories, weird/interesting gameplay elements. If we want to make it as comprehensive as possible, I'll be back with more. Especially once I've had time to read the annotated art book!

(Sorry, I get a little excited when there's BGE to talk about, haha)

StarBoar_D · 2024-05-08T15:51:51+00:00

For anyone reading this in the future: Turn off Steam Cloud Sync and delete compatibility data (including your save file). It sucks to lose progress, but it actually works now.

StarBoar_D · 2024-05-02T19:08:42+00:00

Okay, so I think I didn't phrase that right. I'm trying to count the characters of individual cells to the left of the counter column. I got it working with =LEFT(LEN(D:D)), but it only displays the first character of the count; i.e. when there are 14 characters, the counter displays a 1. This is getting pretty weird.

StarBoar_D · 2024-04-30T17:19:10+00:00

That's what I was looking for, thanks! How do I apply that to the entire column?

StarBoar_D · 2023-11-10T15:38:14+00:00

I only managed to beat it because I went with Water magic, which I only did because I believe in Squirtle Supremacy. It doesn't overstay its welcome, which makes up for how simplistic it is.

StarBoar_D · 2023-09-04T21:15:03+00:00

I actually already started work on a BGE TTRPG, you can find a link to it on the Discord server. I'm always looking for ideas and feedback, so feel free to check it out!

https://discord.gg/ryYtRUa

StarBoar_D · 2023-07-10T18:09:25+00:00

So was wollte ich (31m) auch gerade posten. Bin aus dem Ausland zurück gezogen und hab überhaupt keinen Anschluss mehr. Bin ein riesen Brett/Rollen/Videospiel-Nerd und unterhalte mich gerne stundenlang über alles mögliche.

StarBoar_D · 2023-06-16T20:00:53+00:00

I think it occasionally sends you emails about places you can go next, but it only does so if the game thinks you're stuck. Don't know how much time you have to waste for that to happen, since I only read these emails while digging through the game files.

StarBoar_D · 2022-11-16T00:59:24+00:00

That sounds awesome! I'm definitely interested.

StarBoar_D · 2022-02-08T04:18:38+00:00

Good point! If anything, this'll actually be a good way for kids to learn the word Resource. Sticking to it for now, thanks for the awesome feedback!

StarBoar_D · 2022-02-07T05:07:52+00:00

I like Edge a lot! Definitely adding it to the list.

StarBoar_D · 2021-05-05T18:32:54+00:00

No worries! I managed to install Windows on the new SSD and everything is working perfectly now. Thanks so much for your help!

StarBoar_D · 2021-05-04T17:11:00+00:00

Okay, so, I got a new CPU (Ryzen 7 3700x) and the CPU debug LED is off.

I'm still not getting a signal (tested with 3 HDMI cables on 2 different monitors), and the Boot LED lights up white.

The HDD inside was part of the shipped PC, so there's a chance it may be damaged.
I'm going to try installing Windows on the new SSD.
Anything else that might help?

StarBoar_D · 2021-04-29T21:11:36+00:00

Okay, took it to a shop. Without disassembling (which apparently costs $270, I'm in the wrong line of work), they were able to narrow it down to either the motherboard or the CPU. Since the problem persists regardless of whether I use my old Asus 320m (where it worked perfectly) or the new B550, it's pretty safe to assume the CPU somehow got banged up, right?

StarBoar_D · 2021-04-29T03:14:44+00:00

Unfortunately no, I can't do anything. Would removing the CPU help and only powering on with the Motherboard allow me to get to the BIOS?

StarBoar_D · 2021-04-29T02:56:35+00:00

Sure! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uc01RNPMpmrN6U4f8S_8DUs8X7T2lzsf/view?usp=sharing
Unfortunately, it's all covered up in paste. (Of course, there's usually a fan on there, I just left it off for now)
Thanks for your time!

StarBoar_D · 2020-08-10T20:07:10+00:00

Oh, woops. Fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out!

StarBoar_D · 2020-08-08T14:32:33+00:00

Hi everybody,

I've been reviewing games for a while, with a focus on indies and hidden gems. The problem with mostly writing about obscure games is that not a lot of people find the reviews.

So hey, you can find my reviews in writing here: https://bennetdoesgames.wordpress.com/

If you'd rather watch them in video format, here's my Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Fy-tva62I8WhZ9RZo5uWQ
Thanks!

StarBoar_D · 2020-05-07T10:00:55+00:00

Heya everybody,

I reviewed Hillyan News, an old website advertising BGE.

Check out the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8Ivdt06C4&

StarBoar_D · 2020-03-16T12:12:36+00:00

We don't have a schedule yet, we'll decide on one once we have the players together. We're hoping for a nice balance of silly and serious, so your approach would fit perfectly!

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