S19TealPenguin Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 WX is supposed to be a machine built in the early 1900s (late 1800s?). However, many of the Hamlet quotes refer to computers and the digital age, something WX should have no knowledge of. For example: Spoiler Bug B'Gone - ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM Royal Guard - BIOLOGICAL ANTIVIRUS HARDWARE Disarming Tools - ANTIVIRUS HARDWARE Magnifying Glass - SEARCH MODE ACCESSORY Slanty Shanty - I HAVE ACQUIRED HOMEPAGE Stone Slab - FLIP ROCK TO PERFORM SEARCH FUNCTION Thundernest - IT CONTAINS SPAWNPOINT Masked Pig - WARNING HACKER PROXIMITY NOTICE Bandit Stash Map - SEARCH ENGINE FOR CURRENCY Weevole - BIOLOGICAL COMPUTER VIRUS Hatmaker - SELLER OF HATS FOR HEAD UNITS Pugalisk - ERROR: MALWARE DETECTED Pherostone - CONTAINS SOURCE CODE FOR INSECTOIDS Key to the City - I CONTROL THE MAINFRAME These are all the quotes I have issues with. All of them reference 21st century computers instead of speaking like he is from the time period Don't Starve is set in. Personally, it breaks the immersion. I think that these quotes should be replaced with quotes that fall more in line with the "soulless automaton". WX has some of the best quotes in the game Spoiler e.g. "BRING IT FLESHLINGS", "LOG(1) = 0", and "THEY LIVE IN THE WATER AND ARE HORRIBLE". I think that these quotes should be changed to better reflect WX and his knowledge about the world. Suggested changes: Thundernest - HOME OF HELPFUL FLESHLING Pherostone - COMMUNICATION DEVICE Bug B'Gone - ERADICATOR OF SMALL INSECTOIDS. GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seero Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Every quote describing a living think can't be "meatsack" or "fleshling" He genuienely thinks thunderbirds are useful. Plus some of these quote changes you offered are pretty bland an/or derived from another quote, no offense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 he had IT-related quotes way long before Hamlet, for example, about some trinkets in SW, I think, that’s what his character is supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Reaper Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I agree with his quotes being too much IT oriented in Hamlet, they should have some other flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szczuku Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Yeah I think he should have less quotes where he compares creatures/items to IT terms and more quotes about his hatred towards life etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S19TealPenguin Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Dalek said: he had IT-related quotes way long before Hamlet, for example, about some trinkets in SW, I think, that’s what his character is supposed to be. He's always had IT quotes, but those were few and far between (e.g. OUTPUT OF FIRE PROGRAM or NOT A DRM KEY). But, Hamlet has way more, and less interesting ones as well. It was fine seeing the occasional digital age quote among heaps of good ones, but when 25-40% of his examines relate back to the 21st century, it breaks my immersion. 8 hours ago, Averagewx78main said: Every quote describing a living think can't be "meatsack" or "fleshling" He genuienely thinks thunderbirds are useful. That's why I made a new quote where he refers to thunderbirds as useful? (He already calls them useful, I just want to drive home the point) 8 hours ago, Averagewx78main said: Plus some of these quote changes you offered are pretty bland an/or derived from another quote, no offense None taken, I assume you're referring to the pherostone's quote being bland. I think it has to, to lead players towards trying to communicate with Mants. Also, a number of WX's quotes are similar, nearly every examine for a machine is some variant of "FRIEND". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJam Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 If they change it needs to be more evil! Haha Wx thinks he is better than anything living and needs to show that! But i really don't see a problem with the ones he has right now tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnarchCassius Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 "Code", "Program", and "Engine" aren't actually that bad given that code and program are pretty generic and engine already was used in the difference and analytic engine concepts. Even something like mainframe I could see him saying... On the other hand the references to more cultural specific modern computer stuff like DRM, hackers, and homepage are just a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S19TealPenguin Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Engine is fine, there were steam engines in the 1920s, but "search engine" is not a term that would be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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