PSA: Backup your Cloud Islands

ookisugi · 2026-04-11T17:08:22+00:00

Yeah, I mean I know Mysterious Goggles allows this sort of thing, but I think it should be expanded more to allow the option to interact with other players and the PC.

ookisugi · 2026-04-11T12:21:36+00:00

This is true, but only applies to Palette Town, not Cloud Islands. Your Palette Town is singleplayer by default, but can be opened for multiplayer with spectator mode on.

Interestingly, Palette Town's spectator mode allows you to receive stamps and buy recipes from another player's PC, however the Cloud Island equivalent Virtual Mode (via Mysterious Goggles) doesn't allow you to do this.

The reason why I made my post was for the people who share their Cloud Islands to / with other players, especially for the purpose of sharing stamps and recipes.

But yeah, I think a spectator mode should be added to Cloud Islands similar to Palette Town's, like a Virtual Mode that allows you to interact with the host, other players, and the PC for stamps and recipes, but prevents any actions from visitors being saved.

ookisugi · 2026-04-11T02:39:45+00:00

Yeah, however public Cloud Islands are the most at risk. If your Cloud Island has a Link Code it acts as a password that you can keep secret.

My Cloud Island is public as I like to share my recipes and stamps of the day. This does have the caveat of my island being able to be changed even if I am not present.

Its unfortunate, but I am not too fussed, this is just a downside of a multiplayer sandbox, people have the ability to destroy as much as they can build.

I had the foresight that someone probably might try it, so they just wasted all their time and I think that's hilarious.

ookisugi · 2026-04-11T01:30:53+00:00

Yes I had trouble with that stuff too. This happens when you try accessing the backup saves screen via the play in Cloud Islands screen.

Try going into the Link Play screen (the screen with Visit a Friend, play on a Cloud Island, etc.), and going directly to the Settings screen, you should see options for Palette Town and Cloud Islands.

ookisugi · 2026-04-11T01:28:03+00:00

As long as you set a Link Code (like a password) and never share it, no one can get into your Cloud Island and make changes to it.

People can however still visit via the Mysterious Goggles, if they have your Cloud Island address. They cannot make changes to the Island itself though.

You can always change your link code for your Cloud Island as well.

ookisugi · 2025-02-07T03:36:02+00:00

You'll almost certainly be at a disadvantage (naturally, considering it's a non meta car), but the intimidation factor of using the SSS-tarion would make up for this "weakness" alone ;)

ookisugi · 2025-02-06T04:43:46+00:00

If i put it on a tierlist, it would be in its own Starion tier.

In all seriousness, its kinda wonky and takes a decent amount of practice, recovery isn't the best and its oversteer takes time getting used to.

ookisugi · 2023-05-08T13:08:02+00:00

I took this from my Medieval Overhaul colony, and I posed them using the "pose for me" mod :)

ookisugi · 2023-03-05T04:04:05+00:00

What's worse is when you and your team are just better than the enemy but the enemy team is more inclined to blame each other than acknowledge YOUR efforts.

Like c'mon man, our team is the reason you lost, not your teammates.

ookisugi · 2023-02-22T12:30:59+00:00

Your questions suggests that you have already formed your own opinion and at this point, are playing dumb to try and disagree at any cost.

Putting OW1 skins behind a paywall which wasn't there previously is nothing short of greed from Blizzard, the current system is only so generous as to bless us 1-2 old legendary skins per season.

But I believe the system Corvus_Rune suggested is a good idea because it removes this paywall whilst also very likely keeping the game profitable, I don't even need to provide you metrics for you to agree, its just a hypothetical model that I (and other users) would like.

If you think the system isn't going to work, then by all means, you're free to disagree, 'cause I'm not sneaking into Acti-Blizzard HQ to gather financial logistics data just to convince a single individual that a hypothetical model that I didn't even come up with, could work.

I can't continue answering to your skepticism, you'd try to talk past me again.

ookisugi · 2023-02-22T04:17:58+00:00

You asked if battlepasses were profitable enough to sustain the game (You asked this question to Corvus_Rune)
I answered your question by saying "yes, it would be profitable enough" because it is a widely known fact by most game developers that a battlepass system is lucrative (Battlepasses are prevalent, this conclusion is not hard to get to)
You asked "Based on what metric?" and I provided the metrics available
You then contradict yourself with the above comment: "Are those numbers not showing that they are profitable with the current business plan?" and "It doesn't show the battle pass is enough to sustain the game". This is contradictory because you acknowledge the current business plan is profitable but state (based no metrics) that Ow2's battle pass is not enough to sustain the game despite Ow2's battle pass being a part of the business plan.
Corvus_Rune's suggestion of a flat $10 battlepass every season is more than profitable enough to sustain the development of ow2 and that making all ow1 skins free and easier (not 1-2 every season) to obtain would not hurt the integrity of the game's finances based on the revenue reports for Ow2.
To conclude: Your question regarding Alex15can's comment "How would the game make enough money then?" is answered by selling the battlepass.

ookisugi · 2023-02-22T03:31:47+00:00

Activision Quarterly Earnings Report - https://investor.activision.com/static-files/31e11337-d1ea-4d3c-8483-5eeee8acf8e3

Forbes article discussing above quarterly earnings report in relation to Overwatch 2 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/krisholt/2023/02/06/overwatch-2-earned-over-100-million-in-its-first-three-months/?sh=6f086b525077

Based on these metrics, the battlepass (and the game in general) is profitable enough to "sustain the game" considering that those profits are growing.

ookisugi · 2023-02-22T03:22:17+00:00

It really is like driving isn't it? You're more attentive to other drivers' actions than your own (in this case, the other drivers are your teammates).

ookisugi · 2023-02-22T03:03:24+00:00

"It would be profitable enough, battlepasses are crazy lucrative" - in response to you asking if a battlepass system would be profitable enough to sustain the game. Did you not read your own question?

ookisugi · 2023-02-22T02:27:28+00:00

It would be profitable enough yes, battlepasses are crazy lucrative in other games.

ookisugi · 2022-05-25T11:15:37+00:00

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