Starting with...wood carvings. Wouldn't be such a bad idea...Xanatos wrote:I get that. That's exactly why I'm into computers and programming. That's great.Rewire wrote:I haven't played much of Dwarf Fortress, but I can see where they come from.
Theres a big rewarding feeling when you finally understand a complex process. Especially if you're really good at it.
But chopping down a tree shouldn't be a complex process. That's the big issue: Even the simplest tasks are made overly complex just for the sake of complexity. And the douchey elitist segment of the fanbase (which is most of it in my experience) eats that shit up because LOLCOMPLEXISHARDCOREFUCKYOU. Incidentally, this is why I now steer clear of Java. Complexity is not bad. Simple tasks made complex for no good reason are bad.
And has anyone decided to turn the KS cast into chess pieces yet?
Mutou: King (teacher/leader comparison)
Shizune: Queen (dictatorial ruler of the student council)
Emi: Rook (Emi's a runner, rook can get around the board really quick)
Lilly: Knight (She can't see where she's going so she always moves in a weird L pattern)
Rin: Bishop (Rin's weird as hell, bishops only move diagonally [also weird as hell if you personify the piece])
Hanako/Hisao: Pawn (Hanako is really passive and would just do what people say [like a pawn] while Hisao is quite literally a pawn of the player's choices)
My apologies for any MutouXShizune fics born of this post...
Although if it's made out of putty like nendroids it'll definitely look better; it' reminds me of CLAMP no KISEKI chess pieces, like these: http://www.nerdsociety.com/clamp-kiseki-chess-set/
Though I actually have a different arrangement in mind.
King: Hisao (main character archetype)
Queen: Shizune (dictatorial ruler of the Student Council)
Bishop: Hanako (I'VEGOTSOMETHINGTODO-diagonal run)
Bishop(2): Yuuko (clumsy. Who can run diagonally better than Yuuko)
Knight: Lilly (Technically Hanako's "knight")
Knight(2): Akira (Lilly's older sister, fitting with that 'knight' look)
Rook: Emi (Emi can get around pretty quickly)
Rook(2): Jigoro (single-track mind, stiff move-set)
Pawn: Kenji (and lots of them.)