Waoling Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 minute ago, jan Mele said: I'm pretty sure crickets are in DST We never actually see crickets or owls in either of these games though. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1544931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALCRD Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Paoling said: The emotional value of the game like how wonder song leaves me with hope, or how FNAF gives me dread. And I want this thread to be about that. But also the atmosphere this game gives off. And maybe I'm just overly emotional. I meant the "EMTION" you wrote in the title before :P Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1544932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, ALCRD said: I meant the "EMTION" you wrote in the title before :P I just misspelled emotion okay. The old seasonal bosses are atmospherically different from the raid bosses for me. The old seasonal bosses are more aggressive and just come out of nowhere and also not that hard. But the raid bosses for me feel like an adventure a quest to free the no eye deer, kill the tyrannical queen bee, or kill or give a gift to the greedy antlion, they felt I actually going on an adventure, and the bosses felt like actual bosses. I like the raid bosses more because they give me the freedom to choose my own experience and also the fact that I feel actual emotion toward them. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1544933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Different biome affect how I feel like, the Marsh biome make me feel despair and terror but also has this hopeful comedic feel to it, the lunar island feels calm and peaceful vibe yet unnerving, the Savana fill me with vast ambition yet so it small, the chess makes me nostalgic of a bygone era, the forest is peaceful yet it fills me with loneliness, the grassland makes me daydream of a better place, the mosiac left me with confused but also inspiration, the rocky land fills me with aspiration and determination, the dessert fills me with emptiness, the deciduous forest fills me with joy and playfulness of autumn, the ocean fills with me with an adventurous spirit but also the horror of the deep, the cave swamp made me feel sticky, while the rocky plain and the stalagmite terrain bored me, the mushtree forest and the sunken forest fills me with wonder, the lunar grotto fills me with wonder, the ancient archive fills me with intrigued and fascination, all the ruin feel mysterious and fascinating, the Hermit Island make me feel Sympathy and friendship, and finally the Waterlogged fills me with awe and insparation. This takes way too long. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1544942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I totally get where you're coming from; DST is this interesting combination where it's technically a survival game, but it's also weirdly...chill...(at least, if you're playing by yourself or with only a few good friends. With people you don't know running all over the place, it can be chaotic). And of course it can be as chill or as chaotic as you want, depending on the world settings. Some people put it on Creative Mode, so they can build megabases in peace. Others deliberately ramp up spiders, clockworks and wildfires. That's another one of the things I've always loved about this game--the customizability of it. Anyway. I also love the overall atmosphere of the game--the feeling of exploration, of the beauty of nature tinged with loneliness, being out in the wilderness having to fend for yourself but also being able to do what you want...and yes, I totally agree on the birch forest biome. It's one of my favourites. It's adorable and cozy, and I've made secondary bases there or hung out there all summer, many times. (I do the same thing with the Cherry Forest, for the same reasons).  And as for the sound design--YES, the rainy day thing. The second I realised that the sound of raindrops on the umbrella _actually sounded like the sound of real raindrops on a real umbrella_, I was like "OMG! HEART!". (Also because I originally grew up in a very rainy place, but where I am now it only rains rarely, so that sound/atmosphere is nostalgic to me.) I dunno about night ambiance; there's a mod that adds night creatures and their sounds so I'm guessing there might not be much in DST, if that mod was made? (I don't remember its name.)  And the "chill" atmosphere of the times when there's nothing urgent to do, nothing's attacking and you can just hang...do you have ANY idea how many pictures I've taken of those moments? Spoiler One of my earliest and still one of my favourites. Me and a fellow player squee over the pets cuddling up together, and I bust out the then-new Swoon emote. This one's a classic. The Oasis Cat! Cutest glitch ever. This is just one of the prettiest shots ever. "Don't Get Rained On Together" (this is the same Wilson who had the pet Glomglom in the other picture) Wouldja look at that? Peacefully coexisting with giants! Everything is all cozy here...if you ignore the still-healing signs of Antlion destruction. GOTH CAT way... Spoiler Sshhh, I finally got the kids to sleep! My buddy the tree. This one's legit cute and wholesome--you can't tell, but that Wilson there was played by my brother--from a different continent. Family DST chilling! I mean Wendy, Halloween, how could I NOT... Technically a barren wasteland, but still weirdly beautiful. This is when the non-cardboard water was brand new. Wendy is communing with it. Because it is DARK. Like her SOUL. Me and a Steam buddy hang out to celebrate Day 600! (on my server that tragically died to a glitch only 12 days later) Yes, I turned this one grayscale. I think it works. too... Spoiler Carolling at Winter's Feast 2019 I just ADORE rain pictures, even if it does make your character go nuts in-game. Siii-lent niiiight... (no seriously, I was literally sleeping during Winter's Feast in the hopes Klaus would be by with a present. heh.) It's a lot fancier/more built up properly now. : P Year of the Carrat! Artsy. Charmander goes to sleep ON Glommer's flower, to assert dominance. THE RAIN EFFECT ON THE SCREEN i can't even. XD I built this one myself! It's named after both the song "Funkytown" and my old Animal Crossing village. SPRING IS COMING freaking... Spoiler My very first DST picture ever! And yes, it's me standing quietly in a lovely autumn forest. Tall twiggies are tall. And make for an artsy foreground. Hangin' out on the "Blaze of Glory" together. How'd I name it? With a sign. tHe CoLoUrS, mAn... Emo Willow and Goth Floof. Another one of my absolute favourite shots. The kitty is cuddled RIGHT UP TO HER omg. My Winter's Feast 2018 picture, which I uploaded late. Just random oldschool firepit dancing.   MANY!!! Spoiler  Christmas 2021 Winona and Rosie. NOW you can definitely tell these are getting recent; we're into the Year of the Catcoon now. Winona shelters her cat Rocky under her um-ba-rella (ella ella ay ay ay) Hey, spider bro! What's up? (seriously that spider got SUPER close before it actually attacked us. You can tell--look how calm Abigail is!) Same dumb joke I made the first time they added Valentine's Day to the game. : P (but this time...with KITTIES!) Lol, it totally looks like Mama Ticoon is taking her kits to school. XD Sea chillin'! Willow and the Cat Army oh god RUN. XD Even newcomer Wanda got a kitty! (And I found it myself--no ticoon was involved.) His name is Merlin. And last but not least, my March QOL Beta Update camp in the spring. (with, yes, a cat. : P) (and this is AFTER I cut them _down_, people.) Yes, cats are usually involved in these pictures. They make me feel happier and chiller in real life, after all. So, yeah, I think I can see where you're coming from, with this "atmosphere of DST" thing... Mind you I do also take pictures of chaos as well--I've got a whole unofficial series called "Ah, spring!" where hounds/frogs/moslings/frogs/beefalo are all fighting each other and lightning has set something on fire and bodies are flying all over the place, but the chill ones are my fave. ...Notorious Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1544966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDarkSoul18x Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I LOVE this game and its style especially with the characters instead of having a voice just have instruments lol. Its like a game Tim Burton would make and I love his work. I love the spring work theme. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1544970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just-guy Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I like to think that, lorewise, is because Charlie's human side tries to help the survivors in their struggle by giving them times to rest peacefully. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baark0 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 The old water gave me little big planet vibes Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 8 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: I totally get where you're coming from; DST is this interesting combination where it's technically a survival game, but it's also weirdly...chill...(at least, if you're playing by yourself or with only a few good friends. With people you don't know running all over the place, it can be chaotic). And of course it can be as chill or as chaotic as you want, depending on the world settings. Some people put it on Creative Mode, so they can build megabases in peace. Others deliberately ramp up spiders, clockworks and wildfires. That's another one of the things I've always loved about this game--the customizability of it. Anyway. I also love the overall atmosphere of the game--the feeling of exploration, of the beauty of nature tinged with loneliness, being out in the wilderness having to fend for yourself but also being able to do what you want...and yes, I totally agree on the birch forest biome. It's one of my favourites. It's adorable and cozy, and I've made secondary bases there or hung out there all summer, many times. (I do the same thing with the Cherry Forest, for the same reasons).  And as for the sound design--YES, the rainy day thing. The second I realised that the sound of raindrops on the umbrella _actually sounded like the sound of real raindrops on a real umbrella_, I was like "OMG! HEART!". (Also because I originally grew up in a very rainy place, but where I am now it only rains rarely, so that sound/atmosphere is nostalgic to me.) I dunno about night ambiance; there's a mod that adds night creatures and their sounds so I'm guessing there might not be much in DST, if that mod was made? (I don't remember its name.)  And the "chill" atmosphere of the times when there's nothing urgent to do, nothing's attacking and you can just hang...do you have ANY idea how many pictures I've taken of those moments?  Reveal hidden contents One of my earliest and still one of my favourites. Me and a fellow player squee over the pets cuddling up together, and I bust out the then-new Swoon emote. This one's a classic. The Oasis Cat! Cutest glitch ever. This is just one of the prettiest shots ever. "Don't Get Rained On Together" (this is the same Wilson who had the pet Glomglom in the other picture) Wouldja look at that? Peacefully coexisting with giants! Everything is all cozy here...if you ignore the still-healing signs of Antlion destruction. GOTH CAT way...  Reveal hidden contents Sshhh, I finally got the kids to sleep! My buddy the tree. This one's legit cute and wholesome--you can't tell, but that Wilson there was played by my brother--from a different continent. Family DST chilling! I mean Wendy, Halloween, how could I NOT... Technically a barren wasteland, but still weirdly beautiful. This is when the non-cardboard water was brand new. Wendy is communing with it. Because it is DARK. Like her SOUL. Me and a Steam buddy hang out to celebrate Day 600! (on my server that tragically died to a glitch only 12 days later) Yes, I turned this one grayscale. I think it works. too...  Reveal hidden contents Carolling at Winter's Feast 2019 I just ADORE rain pictures, even if it does make your character go nuts in-game. Siii-lent niiiight... (no seriously, I was literally sleeping during Winter's Feast in the hopes Klaus would be by with a present. heh.) It's a lot fancier/more built up properly now. : P Year of the Carrat! Artsy. Charmander goes to sleep ON Glommer's flower, to assert dominance. THE RAIN EFFECT ON THE SCREEN i can't even. XD I built this one myself! It's named after both the song "Funkytown" and my old Animal Crossing village. SPRING IS COMING freaking...  Reveal hidden contents My very first DST picture ever! And yes, it's me standing quietly in a lovely autumn forest. Tall twiggies are tall. And make for an artsy foreground. Hangin' out on the "Blaze of Glory" together. How'd I name it? With a sign. tHe CoLoUrS, mAn... Emo Willow and Goth Floof. Another one of my absolute favourite shots. The kitty is cuddled RIGHT UP TO HER omg. My Winter's Feast 2018 picture, which I uploaded late. Just random oldschool firepit dancing.   MANY!!!  Reveal hidden contents  Christmas 2021 Winona and Rosie. NOW you can definitely tell these are getting recent; we're into the Year of the Catcoon now. Winona shelters her cat Rocky under her um-ba-rella (ella ella ay ay ay) Hey, spider bro! What's up? (seriously that spider got SUPER close before it actually attacked us. You can tell--look how calm Abigail is!) Same dumb joke I made the first time they added Valentine's Day to the game. : P (but this time...with KITTIES!) Lol, it totally looks like Mama Ticoon is taking her kits to school. XD Sea chillin'! Willow and the Cat Army oh god RUN. XD Even newcomer Wanda got a kitty! (And I found it myself--no ticoon was involved.) His name is Merlin. And last but not least, my March QOL Beta Update camp in the spring. (with, yes, a cat. : P) (and this is AFTER I cut them _down_, people.) Yes, cats are usually involved in these pictures. They make me feel happier and chiller in real life, after all. So, yeah, I think I can see where you're coming from, with this "atmosphere of DST" thing... Mind you I do also take pictures of chaos as well--I've got a whole unofficial series called "Ah, spring!" where hounds/frogs/moslings/frogs/beefalo are all fighting each other and lightning has set something on fire and bodies are flying all over the place, but the chill ones are my fave. ...Notorious Thank you for this long reply. 8 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: I totally get where you're coming from; DST is this interesting combination where it's technically a survival game, but it's also weirdly...chill... Yes, the way DST design where you can just gather supply chill at based and other pointless things the only thing they ask of you is to prepare for the seasonal bosses but you still can just ignore them deerclop just let it destroy decoy base, bearger just lure it with food, moose/goose just have a vacation base for spring, antlion just have a vacation base at the oasis or give antlion gift. 8 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: Anyway. I also love the overall atmosphere of the game--the feeling of exploration, of the beauty of nature tinged with loneliness, being out in the wilderness having to fend for yourself but also being able to do what you want Yes, the constant is such a beautiful place and the atmosphere makes you want to sleep all day with its beautiful music cool atmosphere I love joining random public sever it's called DST after all, the feeling of being calm in a chaotic environment feels so transcend. 8 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: yes, I totally agree on the birch forest biome. It's one of my favourites. It's adorable and cozy, and I've made secondary bases there or hung out there all summer, many times. (I do the same thing with the Cherry Forest, for the same reasons).  I love how the forest is stuck in eternal autumn perfect with some pumpkin spice latte and some pumpkin cookie, It is also the same reason why I like the waterlogged biome so much it looks like it's stuck in eternal spring which is my favorite season also I like the smell of figs. 8 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: And as for the sound design--YES, the rainy day thing. The second I realised that the sound of raindrops on the umbrella _actually sounded like the sound of real raindrops on a real umbrella_, I was like "OMG! HEART!". (Also because I originally grew up in a very rainy place, but where I am now it only rains rarely, so that sound/atmosphere is nostalgic to me.) Same, love the sound design of DST it adds so much to the game atmosphere I really like the summer and spring filter it made the game more colorful and vibrant. 8 hours ago, CaptainChaotica said: And the "chill" atmosphere of the times when there's nothing urgent to do, nothing's attacking and you can just hang...do you have ANY idea how many pictures I've taken of those moments?  Reveal hidden contents One of my earliest and still one of my favourites. Me and a fellow player squee over the pets cuddling up together, and I bust out the then-new Swoon emote. This one's a classic. The Oasis Cat! Cutest glitch ever. This is just one of the prettiest shots ever. "Don't Get Rained On Together" (this is the same Wilson who had the pet Glomglom in the other picture) Wouldja look at that? Peacefully coexisting with giants! Everything is all cozy here...if you ignore the still-healing signs of Antlion destruction. GOTH CAT way...  Reveal hidden contents Sshhh, I finally got the kids to sleep! My buddy the tree. This one's legit cute and wholesome--you can't tell, but that Wilson there was played by my brother--from a different continent. Family DST chilling! I mean Wendy, Halloween, how could I NOT... Technically a barren wasteland, but still weirdly beautiful. This is when the non-cardboard water was brand new. Wendy is communing with it. Because it is DARK. Like her SOUL. Me and a Steam buddy hang out to celebrate Day 600! (on my server that tragically died to a glitch only 12 days later) Yes, I turned this one grayscale. I think it works. too...  Reveal hidden contents Carolling at Winter's Feast 2019 I just ADORE rain pictures, even if it does make your character go nuts in-game. Siii-lent niiiight... (no seriously, I was literally sleeping during Winter's Feast in the hopes Klaus would be by with a present. heh.) It's a lot fancier/more built up properly now. : P Year of the Carrat! Artsy. Charmander goes to sleep ON Glommer's flower, to assert dominance. THE RAIN EFFECT ON THE SCREEN i can't even. XD I built this one myself! It's named after both the song "Funkytown" and my old Animal Crossing village. SPRING IS COMING freaking...  Reveal hidden contents My very first DST picture ever! And yes, it's me standing quietly in a lovely autumn forest. Tall twiggies are tall. And make for an artsy foreground. Hangin' out on the "Blaze of Glory" together. How'd I name it? With a sign. tHe CoLoUrS, mAn... Emo Willow and Goth Floof. Another one of my absolute favourite shots. The kitty is cuddled RIGHT UP TO HER omg. My Winter's Feast 2018 picture, which I uploaded late. Just random oldschool firepit dancing.   MANY!!!  Reveal hidden contents  Christmas 2021 Winona and Rosie. NOW you can definitely tell these are getting recent; we're into the Year of the Catcoon now. Winona shelters her cat Rocky under her um-ba-rella (ella ella ay ay ay) Hey, spider bro! What's up? (seriously that spider got SUPER close before it actually attacked us. You can tell--look how calm Abigail is!) Same dumb joke I made the first time they added Valentine's Day to the game. : P (but this time...with KITTIES!) Lol, it totally looks like Mama Ticoon is taking her kits to school. XD Sea chillin'! Willow and the Cat Army oh god RUN. XD Even newcomer Wanda got a kitty! (And I found it myself--no ticoon was involved.) His name is Merlin. And last but not least, my March QOL Beta Update camp in the spring. (with, yes, a cat. : P) (and this is AFTER I cut them _down_, people.) Yes, cats are usually involved in these pictures. They make me feel happier and chiller in real life, after all. So, yeah, I think I can see where you're coming from, with this "atmosphere of DST" thing... Mind you I do also take pictures of chaos as well--I've got a whole unofficial series called "Ah, spring!" where hounds/frogs/moslings/frogs/beefalo are all fighting each other and lightning has set something on fire and bodies are flying all over the place, but the chill ones are my fave. I love all of these pictures I usually tend not to terraform the constant because I love all the natural beauty of it especially when you find a really beautiful place unexpectedly in a boring biome, but sometimes I just wanna make my own set-piece but it so supplies and time-consuming that I rarely to it. the atmosphere I feel in DST is like a strong cool breeze on the hill with flowers all over, staring at the storming thunderous clouds with no lighting as I feel the humidity in the air but not a little drizzle of rain looking at in the distance imagining the storm that never came. 8 hours ago, xDarkSoul18x said: I LOVE this game and its style especially with the characters instead of having a voice just have instruments lol. Its like a game Tim Burton would make and I love his work. I love the spring work theme. 4 hours ago, Just-guy said: I like to think that, lorewise, is because Charlie's human side tries to help the survivors in their struggle by giving them times to rest peacefully. I think the new Charile is neither good or bad just a neutual character try to find something by creating good and bad thing unlike maxwell who just make bad thing to toys with the survivors. 4 hours ago, Baark0 said: The old water gave me little big planet vibes Yeah when I first play DS it remind me of that too. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Paoling said: I love all of these pictures I usually tend not to terraform the constant because I love all the natural beauty of it especially when you find a really beautiful place unexpectedly in a boring biome, but sometimes I just wanna make my own set-piece but it so supplies and time-consuming that I rarely to it. That's me too, pretty much--rather than digging up all the berry bushes, grass tufts, saplings, etc. and putting them in nice little rows, I tend to leave them where they spawned and go to THEM. (This also has the added bonus of: If a fire happens, it'll only wipe out a FEW berry bushes at once!)  I deal with this by living close to them--sometimes very close. My current (main) camp has berry bushes and grass growing right out of the carpet. (points to the lower-right part of the picture) Oh yeah and this is when frogs started falling from the sky the same night Klaus showed up and left a present. The most perfect holiday season for 2020 I can think of, short of maybe everything literally catching on fire. ...or I might put my resources down first, then realise I need to expand the living-area of the base later. : P But yeah, I rarely change like...the _land_ of an area (not counting digging up flooring). Even when I did most of my building projects from that one challenge thread here on the forums (which I can't find now) I picked a biome I thought would fit the structure(s) I had in mind, and built THERE, using what already existed. Both more ecological AND lazier. : P Wendy's "Viking Longhouse" was in the forest (it used a lot of trees; but I did also replant a lot), the museum was in the desert so I could make an "Ozymandius" reference ("all around, the low and level sands stretch away"), the pig village was where a pig village _had already been_; it's just that the original was destroyed by Deerclops during the first winter, and the ruins were in the mosaic area--because there, meteors might come along and make them into ruins FOR me!  (Even better--I deliberately built during summer, so the game could just automatically GIVE me holes in the floor and entire areas of bare burned trees. Basically I wanted it to look as if a huge meteor had hit it, and that's _why_ it was ruins.) Later on, Nature Reclaimed the area ...which I think is one of the most poetic pictures I've ever taken in this game. Trees can't grow that close to structures on their own anymore (this happened, in fact, DAYS before the code for that was changed) but if this doesn't scream the whole "And spring herself, when she woke at dawn/Would scarcely know that we were gone" thing, I don't know what does. Nature...doesn't care about our stuff. It just does what it does. (yes it's winter in the picture. I'm quoting a poem. : P) Spoiler Oh, and as for building setpieces being time consuming? Heck YES it is. I was using the console to spawn my materials in at times (I ONLY do that for purely cosmetic things, not for making actual gameplay easier) and these STILL took multiple seasons to make. Each of them. The ruins especially; I started in spring, went through a LONG summer and finished in autumn. I'm glad you actually liked the pictures; I was getting a bit worried I was starting to annoy people. All my "LOOK AT THIS PICTURE OF A CAT AND A GIANT FOREST IN THE RAIN! ISN'T IT CUTE????" stuff. Heh. But the reason I TAKE so many pictures, is because I feel the game has so many moments worth taking pictures _of_. ...Notorious Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, CaptainChaotica said: That's me too, pretty much--rather than digging up all the berry bushes, grass tufts, saplings, etc. and putting them in nice little rows, I tend to leave them where they spawned and go to THEM. (This also has the added bonus of: If a fire happens, it'll only wipe out a FEW berry bushes at once!)  I deal with this by living close to them--sometimes very close. My current (main) camp has berry bushes and grass growing right out of the carpet. (points to the lower-right part of the picture) Oh yeah and this is when frogs started falling from the sky the same night Klaus showed up and left a present. The most perfect holiday season for 2020 I can think of, short of maybe everything literally catching on fire. ...or I might put my resources down first, then realise I need to expand the living-area of the base later. : P But yeah, I rarely change like...the _land_ of an area (not counting digging up flooring). Even when I did most of my building projects from that one challenge thread here on the forums (which I can't find now) I picked a biome I thought would fit the structure(s) I had in mind, and built THERE, using what already existed. Both more ecological AND lazier. : P Wendy's "Viking Longhouse" was in the forest (it used a lot of trees; but I did also replant a lot), the museum was in the desert so I could make an "Ozymandius" reference ("all around, the low and level sands stretch away"), the pig village was where a pig village _had already been_; it's just that the original was destroyed by Deerclops during the first winter, and the ruins were in the mosaic area--because there, meteors might come along and make them into ruins FOR me!  (Even better--I deliberately built during summer, so the game could just automatically GIVE me holes in the floor and entire areas of bare burned trees. Basically I wanted it to look as if a huge meteor had hit it, and that's _why_ it was ruins.) Later on, Nature Reclaimed the area ...which I think is one of the most poetic pictures I've ever taken in this game. Trees can't grow that close to structures on their own anymore (this happened, in fact, DAYS before the code for that was changed) but if this doesn't scream the whole "And spring herself, when she woke at dawn/Would scarcely know that we were gone" thing, I don't know what does. Nature...doesn't care about our stuff. It just does what it does. (yes it's winter in the picture. I'm quoting a poem. : P)  Reveal hidden contents Oh, and as for building setpieces being time consuming? Heck YES it is. I was using the console to spawn my materials in at times (I ONLY do that for purely cosmetic things, not for making actual gameplay easier) and these STILL took multiple seasons to make. Each of them. The ruins especially; I started in spring, went through a LONG summer and finished in autumn. I'm glad you actually liked the pictures; I was getting a bit worried I was starting to annoy people. All my "LOOK AT THIS PICTURE OF A CAT AND A GIANT FOREST IN THE RAIN! ISN'T IT CUTE????" stuff. Heh. But the reason I TAKE so many pictures, is because I feel the game has so many moments worth taking pictures _of_. ...Notorious It is very beautiful, thank you for taking time out of your day and building such an amazing set piece, and showing it to us. Here are my feeling and what the atmosphere of the 4 seasons is to me. Autumn the stating season of the constant the season of calmness and peacefulness when the ocean is full of fallounder and the Deciduous forest filled with no-eyed deer catcoon and glommer it feels the most autumn the season to gather and prepare for winter, it fills me with glee and wonders as I go explore the island and the cave finding a pet and making friends with Pig and Bunnymen alike, the sound of falling leaf and bearger feet as it walks through the forest trying to find something to eat, and as the night come we know it's time to start the hallowed nights, as the cold wind blow the sail and as I set into the ocean to find the brine shoal the school of fish swimming through the ocean wave as the first snowflax drop from the sky I know it. Winter can be both a wonderful snow dream or a harsh frozen land as the no-eyed deer started to grow antlers and as Klaus left his loot stash and Deerclop making others deers jealous, as I hear the jingle of the bell and see the bright color light on the winter feast tree I start wrapping gifts and eating food from the masonry oven fill with holiday cheer and stuffing I go fishing for the famous Ice Bream fish I see the Pengull migrate from a distant land and some snowbirds in the snow cover field and all the lakes are frozen over, as I come out of the cave I see the snow started to melt and a drizzle of the rain hit my face I know it. Spring the storm starts with thunder and lighting then comes the rain the moose/goose started to lay eggs, the mating season for beefalo and the season of love but there is no valentine day in the constant is there, the flower started to bloom the butterfly and the bee started to come out and play, as it also the most plentiful time of the year the farm soil fill with 12 giant fruit and veggie, the time to play in the rain with a pretty parasol or an umbrella while wearing a raincoat and a rain hat, the waterlogged is the perfect vacation spot for the season and I might even find the beautiful Bloomfin Tuna or hide in the ruin of the cave, as the storm roll by and the sun getting brighter I know it. Summer as the Crow people set up a Carnival for the Midsummer Cawnival as the dragon fly and antlion argue who is the real seasonal boss of this season, The icebox and the saltbox filled with food wearing a floral shirt and sitting neatly near the Endothermic Fire Pit, as I play the carnival game to buy food from the stand and go fishing to increased wetness so I might not die from overheating and maybe even find the hot Scorching Sunfish, or hide in the cave and ruin rush and avoid cave-ins from the antlion, as the oasis fills with water I find that all the cactus have bloomed, running around with my whirly fan as I see that the leaf started to change colors I know it now. The end of the year. This concludes my 500 words essay about what a year in the constant feels like. 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Blunty_x Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I love DST because it's a game I can hop onto and just play casually...I used to play competitive games and even though they were a rush, there were alot of times I was yelling at My screen or broke a controller or 2 lol. You aren't pressured to kill bosses..you can just build and lose hours without realizing..it's great for decompressing..but it does feel lonely even though together is in the title. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Variant Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 15 hours ago, Paoling said: owls Who? Who. Â Spoiler Technically not from DS but I just wanted an excuse to post one of my favorite critters. Absolutely adorable little thing. Â Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
minespatch Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 15 hours ago, Paoling said: owls Thunderbirds count. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, -Variant said: Who? Who.   Reveal hidden contents Technically not from DS but I just wanted an excuse to post one of my favorite critters. Absolutely adorable little thing.   1 hour ago, minespatch said: Thunderbirds count. Why is my owl joke popping up? This is my feeling and thought about Pearl and her island. So far from the coast, the feeling of a lost loved one sent in a message in a bottle from an island that looks like a piece of a whole, there lies a woman whose love has been forgotten by a missing treasure that lost its meaning, she tries day after day to find her lost treasure, but as time goes on thing worsen as the moon has fallen out of the sky, she is left there bitter and cold but not giving up until she finds him, plug all the Fissure with beautiful melodic shell, as she sees an intruder that has a confusing goal the only thing she can ponder is why they helping her as if the storm has rolled by the lonely seashore of her island the bee the bush the home and all that ail her has been fixed, she gives them her Pearl to give them to him but it seems that the storm has only started, as she waited and waited, they finally came by the intruder she now called friends and they give her the reply, it feels like she staring at the eyed of the storm and calmly smile at them, at last, she finally get her reply even if isn't she wanted, as she sent a message once more at the familiar shore not to find him but to find but to find her friends. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 The feel of the DST for me is away changing but as of now I feel this feeling that I can't explain, it mix of melancholy warmth misty froggy, and bewilderment. Does anyone know what emotion I'm feeling? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 6 hours ago, Paoling said: It is very beautiful, thank you for taking time out of your day and building such an amazing set piece, and showing it to us. Here are my feeling and what the atmosphere of the 4 seasons is to me. (a lot of lovely words about the seasons in DST. I cut them out only because MY stuff is long enough already. : P) Awww, thanks.  I still have a lot of learning to do compared to the people who build those HUGE, elaborate, palacial megabases, but that Builder Challenge thread did get me a lot BETTER at building in DS/T than I was before. (long thing about the seasons and how I feel about them IRL/in DST, and showing how they change from one to another, in the spoiler below) Spoiler  I totally agree about the feelings of the seasons...and in fact that's how I am with them in real life, too. I live in an area with dramatic mountains, like, right smack there (a Google Maps view of my favourite family restaurant; literally less than a block from my house. This is in spring, I believe.) and sagebrush that blooms a beautiful purple, but only in the summer (like the DST cactus!) and I often find myself wanting to find a good spot, take pictures of _exactly the same area_ in each season, and then line them up together. (Why don't I just go ahead and do that? I don't have a good camera. : P) I just love how each season has its own unique feel to it. Which is exactly why I like living outdoors, on the surface, in EVERY season of DST. Autumn: I pretty much agree with what you said about the chillness; it's also why it's my fave season IRL (including also of course Halloween, Thanksgiving and my birthday). I even drew autumn as the chillest season in my Four Seasons picture: Notice that Wilson isn't running for his life or fighting anything, he's just hangin' out with Chester under a tree. The colors are muted, leaves are falling, there's an adorable kitty trying to murder a butterfly... There's nothing like when the air starts to have just that little _nip_ to it, it feels fresher somehow, overcast clouds making a dramatic background for colourful trees, and then there's the foods and smells that are unique to autumn. Pumpkin pies and apple cider, etc. (And roast turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce, if you live in America or Canada.) (I actually took this picture near (American) Thanksgiving irl. : P) (see those berry bushes there? This is that base I showed earlier, only from when I barely started--these are the SAME bushes that ended up "growing out of the carpet".) WINTER IS COMING. Winter, like you said, can be cozy and holiday-ish, (celebrating Lunar New Year) (even the desert can be a winter wonderland!) ...or it can be chaotic with Deerclops and Klaus showing up to play. Wigfrid here ...is obviously more into the battle side of things. : P But you can see I also tried to capture the more peaceful side of the season, with snow falling on majestic pines. (transitional pictures: Spring is coming! :D) Spring (Another local touch here--one of the flowers Webber is holding is a wildflower that grows in my yard every April. :)) is busy, rainy chaos, with constant wetness, lightning, Mama Goose and her babies, frog rain and such--but it's also the time of year when everything is the most ALIVE. It's all green, flowers everywhere, your garden grows super fast and even the _music_ is into it. XD ...you know that time of year when suddenly you start sweating at your own campfire, even in the dead of night? (That's why I'm so far away from it in this picture!) That's how you know. SUMMER IS COMING. Summer (I drew this BEFORE we actually had watering cans in-game, lol) is hot and dry, everything's brown, there's a sandstorm (doo doo doo doo doo, doo do doo doo doo) (the goggles! They do NOTHING!) (notice Willow's outfit here? I based what she's wearing in the drawing, off of my fave DST summer outfit IRL. ) there's a pissed-off Antlion that frankly I can't be bothered to travel half the world away to get to and appease/kill so I just let it make sinkholes, as long as they're not anywhere that would cause real damage, and something's usually on fire. : P But I find even summer has its own beauty, which is why it is, strangely, another season I've taken lots of pictures of. The leaves start to change.. ...and we're back to fall again. (I love how the kitty is also staring intently at the orange tree, like "I don't know why this is interesting, but my human seems to like it, so...")  ...Notorious Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waoling Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, CaptainChaotica said: Awww, thanks.  I still have a lot of learning to do compared to the people who build those HUGE, elaborate, palacial megabases, but that Builder Challenge thread did get me a lot BETTER at building in DS/T than I was before. (long thing about the seasons and how I feel about them IRL/in DST, and showing how they change from one to another, in the spoiler below)  Reveal hidden contents  I totally agree about the feelings of the seasons...and in fact that's how I am with them in real life, too. I live in an area with dramatic mountains, like, right smack there (a Google Maps view of my favourite family restaurant; literally less than a block from my house. This is in spring, I believe.) and sagebrush that blooms a beautiful purple, but only in the summer (like the DST cactus!) and I often find myself wanting to find a good spot, take pictures of _exactly the same area_ in each season, and then line them up together. (Why don't I just go ahead and do that? I don't have a good camera. : P) I just love how each season has its own unique feel to it. Which is exactly why I like living outdoors, on the surface, in EVERY season of DST. Autumn: I pretty much agree with what you said about the chillness; it's also why it's my fave season IRL (including also of course Halloween, Thanksgiving and my birthday). I even drew autumn as the chillest season in my Four Seasons picture: Notice that Wilson isn't running for his life or fighting anything, he's just hangin' out with Chester under a tree. The colors are muted, leaves are falling, there's an adorable kitty trying to murder a butterfly... There's nothing like when the air starts to have just that little _nip_ to it, it feels fresher somehow, overcast clouds making a dramatic background for colourful trees, and then there's the foods and smells that are unique to autumn. Pumpkin pies and apple cider, etc. (And roast turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce, if you live in America or Canada.) (I actually took this picture near (American) Thanksgiving irl. : P) (see those berry bushes there? This is that base I showed earlier, only from when I barely started--these are the SAME bushes that ended up "growing out of the carpet".) WINTER IS COMING. Winter, like you said, can be cozy and holiday-ish, (celebrating Lunar New Year) (even the desert can be a winter wonderland!) ...or it can be chaotic with Deerclops and Klaus showing up to play. Wigfrid here ...is obviously more into the battle side of things. : P But you can see I also tried to capture the more peaceful side of the season, with snow falling on majestic pines. (transitional pictures: Spring is coming! :D) Spring (Another local touch here--one of the flowers Webber is holding is a wildflower that grows in my yard every April. :)) is busy, rainy chaos, with constant wetness, lightning, Mama Goose and her babies, frog rain and such--but it's also the time of year when everything is the most ALIVE. It's all green, flowers everywhere, your garden grows super fast and even the _music_ is into it. XD ...you know that time of year when suddenly you start sweating at your own campfire, even in the dead of night? (That's why I'm so far away from it in this picture!) That's how you know. SUMMER IS COMING. Summer (I drew this BEFORE we actually had watering cans in-game, lol) is hot and dry, everything's brown, there's a sandstorm (doo doo doo doo doo, doo do doo doo doo) (the goggles! They do NOTHING!) (notice Willow's outfit here? I based what she's wearing in the drawing, off of my fave DST summer outfit IRL. ) there's a pissed-off Antlion that frankly I can't be bothered to travel half the world away to get to and appease/kill so I just let it make sinkholes, as long as they're not anywhere that would cause real damage, and something's usually on fire. : P But I find even summer has its own beauty, which is why it is, strangely, another season I've taken lots of pictures of. The leaves start to change.. ...and we're back to fall again. (I love how the kitty is also staring intently at the orange tree, like "I don't know why this is interesting, but my human seems to like it, so...")  ...Notorious Thank you for this amazing reply. I don't know what else to say but you are really good at taking photographs. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChaotica Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Aww, thanks!  The only reason I have so many is I started YEARS ago, in 2016...and I have a tendency to snap everything that catches my eye. The season-transitional pictures I took purposely to make sure I HAD one for every season change (except summer, you can't really show that one). Play a lot of a game you love and be a shutterbug at the same time; eventually you'll have this. Heh. ...Notorious Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhh2 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 20 hours ago, Baark0 said: The old water gave me little big planet vibes I loved that game. I made it to the cool pages once or twice. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/137963-this-thread-is-about-the-atmosphere-you-feel-while-playing-dst-but-also-the-emotion-that-the-game-give-you-while-playing-it/page/2/#findComment-1545314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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