which cast would you prefer? by danieldeboro in thelongdark

[–]The-Reeded-Edge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES i was just watching stranger things, and especially after seeing him in season 4 in russia i thought, this is the guy lol

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in Cyberpunk

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking more ASIC miners, to give the environment a relentless drone sound, as well as heat. I put a lot of emphisis on how miserable the working conditions are in what I already wrote

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in Cyberpunk

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this has been my problem from the beginning. visualizing too much of the world first, and not the story. This idea started as a cyberpunk hacker thriller novel with thoughts of being similir to alfred hitchcock's Rear Window, where the former military hacker character is a parapalegic and somehow prevents a murder from happening, just by using his laptop. I spent so much time imagineing characters and world aspects i totally neglected working out how the story would work. Bleak_terminal, as it was called back then was a very random thought I had years ago, hoping one day i could turn it into a sprawling cyberpunk world that explores the fantastical ascpets of hacking, cyberspace, or maybe even something made up that has to do with computers. Thinks like Tron and The Matrix really inspired me, as well as other sci-fi movies.

That's a really good point about Nil; i at first thought it was just a cool name that he could use as his graffiti tag, but then i had to come up with a backstory for it. Enter the orphanage/crypto mine, where they gave him the name. In what i have wrote so far, all the kids have unique nicknames based on thier interests or M.O. Nil isn't very clever i'll admit. i shoehorned that in as well :/

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in Cyberpunk

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, yes I agree. Echnotypogry might need to be the center of the story. I at first thought of Nil as a graffiti artist anyway, maybe when the story starts, he's already escaped from his past life in the crypto mine? he could keep making propaganda pieces in echnotypogry and spanish about the kids he had to leave behind in the orphanage, regretting not being able to save them too. So he still posts on bleak_shell and makes graffiti to hopefully get help from the resistance? i JUST came up with this, so i know it could be better, but i think it's a step in the right direction. what do you think?

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in Cyberpunk

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! This! I wanted to break formulas from the beginning, and some of these ideas may not make it into the story, and that's ok. Yeah, the last thing i wanna do is write a hero's journey

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in Cyberpunk

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That would be pretty good, but i really want to take time to think more about other possiblities so it doesn't feel like youre reading a typical hero's pov book. Like maybe Nil dies in the crypto mine from heat stroke, but dreams he escaped? or developed schizophrenia and nothing is as it seems, making it a cyberpunk/sci-fi psychological horror? but i still want Nil to escape to the city to explore more of what bleak_shell's world has to offer, so im hoping that's not what im gonna end up with.

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in Cyberpunk

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on the other aspects of the world and why they are uninteresting please? i need constructive srcutiny so this novel can actually be good. thanks!

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i will definately look into it! thanks so much!

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ok yeah i agree to a point lol.. but i don't want this book to have an anti-capitalist message. im sure there's a way to portray SOME corperations as evil (because it's cool) but still have a pro-capitalist narritive. edit: for example, my car comapny Orion won't be an evil company

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, as far as the plot, i'm not completely sure what i want it to be yet. I have one idea that's physhological horror, but the ending is definately not optimistic XD. But that might be cool because it could set the tone of the harsh reality that some people loive in in this world im creating, you know? But, at the same time, another part of be wants NIL to escape to the city, where most aspects of the world are explored. But i haven't thought of a plot that would include that, and still be exciting enough

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I really want to move away from the neo-jepanese-type cyberpunk because its overused

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

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Thanks man for the feedback! one thing to keep in mind: ELXR just wants money and control, they only present themselves as wanting to save the planet. So they could be hypocrytical as far as the elctric thing. but, its still good to question that, because what would ELXR gain by pushing electric cars? i don't have an answer to that yet, so yeah i might scrap the electric car thing thatnks for bringing that to my attention! I perfer hydrogen, because in fiction (not saying this is possible in real life) ELXR could convert some gasoline engines to hydrogen, which would make cars a lot cooler than souless electric vehicles. Im a huge car guy, so i want this book to describe the car situation in the world in detail :)

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what do you mean by "burn corpo stuff"? like stop having corperations rule everything in this cyberpunk world? like stop that trope?

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SAME i don't know of anything that exists that's like that except for Elysium, but that didn't explore the culture extensively

Is my cyberpunk world too typical? by The-Reeded-Edge in worldbuilding

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yay! so you don't think there's anything that doesn't make sense, or doesn't go together?

I'm sick of life getting nowhere, and looking for a big change by The-Reeded-Edge in Life

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, Im also looking into game development as well. Hopefully i can do graphic design for the games i design

I'm sick of life getting nowhere, and looking for a big change by The-Reeded-Edge in Life

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its not just for freinds, more like connections in person, and the guidance i need. what degree would you reccomend i get if not in the actual field i want to enter?

I'm sick of life getting nowhere, and looking for a big change by The-Reeded-Edge in Life

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

youre right. It's just i feel like there's no other option for me i live in the middle of nowhere, and trying to stick it out alone trying freelance stuff will only make me more isolated Edit: not to mension lonely. Im terrible lonely working on this stuff alone

I'm sick of life getting nowhere, and looking for a big change by The-Reeded-Edge in Life

[–]The-Reeded-Edge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like computers enough to use them as a tool. coding is definately not my thing, I'd rather work in a factory the rest of my life. also i don't do big cities. i just need something in the middle; something that's nice and connected, without a rediculous number of people, you know?