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Post by gyiyg on Aug 3, 2021 18:08:34 GMT -7
yeah, i've been thinking the same thing, that's why i've been trying to see if he'll do it, haha
actually, i spent quite awhile today waiting to see if he'd scratch any scratching posts, although he didn't particularly seem to like them
he tried to grab this one a few times, though.
the rest of the time, he seemed more preoccupied with licking and sniffing the cursor.
he went straight for the carrying case again when he finally decided to scratch something, so i gave up. i guess scratching post functionality is something that didn't port over properly from petz ii! i wonder if there'll ever be any way to fix that.
damien was not amused by my attempts.
he was brushed as an apology.
we then moved to the kitchen, where he got a drink of water from the tap.
he also hunted this far inferior bowl of stagnant water.
i also have another pet to update on today: i'm raising oddballz for the first time! i've played a little before, but i've never raised one to adulthood, so this is a first.
i've decided to use spork, the snorkie, since it's the first ever custom egg i've made for oddballz. i think the difficult process of piecing everything together in a hex editor has bonded us a bit already!
since i customized as much of the snorkie as possible, i already know a few things about spork, such as its favorite color, which is pink.
something else i was already aware of, but that would have become apparent shortly anyways, is spork's easily startled tendencies. he gets scared and clings to the ceiling just like an oshie! he also cries sometimes, when particularly distressed.
he calms down when i pull out the camera, though, and he loves to pose, just like a meezer!
since i've only played oddballz a bit before, i'm excited to see what kind of antics he might have in store for me as he grows up!
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Post by gyiyg on Aug 4, 2021 19:38:29 GMT -7
i introduced damien to the new rat toy i made today. he didn't seem to know what to think about it.
he did start playing with it eventually, though. but the brush is still his favorite toy. after that, he wanted some treats. he also ate a carrot. and drank some tea. maybe too much tea. i decided to throw him the boomerang, and he chased it around for a bit, and then chewed on it. no sniffing yet, surprisingly, but he seemed like he was thinking about it. as soon as i took spork out today, he started running around screaming in terror!
eventually he got a little more adjusted to his surroundings, though, and did a stretch.
i took out an extra serving of liqui-food for him today, because i wasn't sure if he wanted more, but he picked it up and brought it to the cursor. i guess he might like to fetch?
when i gave him a grub today, he started flying! that's a pretty good trick.
another grub came out, but he didn't like the flavor, so he started kicking it around.
then he went to sleep. i guess he wore himself out!
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Post by lobb on Aug 5, 2021 8:05:18 GMT -7
That mossy (?) scratching post looks awesome, did you make it? It's weird that pets don't seem to scratch the scratching post. My cats do scratch stuff, usually the side of the carrying case, so the animation is clearly in the game! I love that Damien's favourite activity is being brushed xD What a diva! I'm really curious about Oddballz, I haven't tried it yet. Are the grubs like the mice in Petz? I really like Spork's colour and texture.
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Post by gyiyg on Aug 5, 2021 16:38:09 GMT -7
That mossy (?) scratching post looks awesome, did you make it? It's weird that pets don't seem to scratch the scratching post. My cats do scratch stuff, usually the side of the carrying case, so the animation is clearly in the game! I love that Damien's favourite activity is being brushed xD What a diva! I'm really curious about Oddballz, I haven't tried it yet. Are the grubs like the mice in Petz? I really like Spork's colour and texture. :) that's from Carolyn! i did modify the internal adjectives so it actually registers as green, though, but that's about it. and yeah, it is really weird! i know there's other toyz that were from petz ii originally that also broke to some extent, like the cat dancer, but they're at least still functional insofar as petz will still perform the interactions they're supposed to with them, it's mostly just the physics that don't work quite as well on them. i wonder what happened with the scratching posts?
i may have enabled that because i always brush him when he gets it out, but i think it suits him, haha
they're like mice and treats combined, essentially. you can get them out whenever you want and oddballz will eat them and do tricks if you dangle them in front of them, but they can also come out on their own like mice. you can also use the flavorizer to change their color, but if you change it to one that's poisonous to the oddballz you have out they won't eat it, haha. and thanks! it took a few tries to find a texture that i thought worked well, but i really like this one. i actually converted it so i can use it in petz with transparency as well, although i haven't done anything with it there just yet.
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Post by gyiyg on Aug 5, 2021 18:45:31 GMT -7
today, damien decided to pick up the boomerang after he came out of the case. he looks almost fully grown now!
i threw it for him, but he seemed more interested in drinking tea after that.
too much tea again.
when he did notice the boomerang again, he decided he didn't like it. oh well.
he decided to have a drink from the tap.
we went to the beach after that, and found some hermit crabs! he seemed interested in them.
then, he wanted to be brushed.
he was a bit floppy today.
he decided to sit and sunbathe for a bit.
he licked and nuzzled the cursor for a bit after that. he's been doing that a lot lately.
he decided he wanted to be brushed again to finish off the day.
spork slid on the floor after i brought him out today.
i took out the robo pogo for him, but he just brought it back to the cursor instead of riding it. i guess he wasn't interested today.
for today's trick, he turned into a blimp and started to float away when i showed him a pink grub.
he decided to lay down for a bit after that.
using the transformer turned him into a bird for a little while.
finally, i took out the pop box, and he did some break dancing for a bit.
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Post by lobb on Aug 6, 2021 9:24:58 GMT -7
Damien's lifestyle is #goals. I love how chill he is and how cat-like -- changing his mind that quickly about whether he loves or hates a toy is something I can see rl cats doing. I had no idea Oddballz let you transform pets into something else! It sounds like such a trippy game and so fun. xD Can you imagine the same feature in Petz?! Or if they could do tricks involving turning into a blimp? xD Thanks for posting about what you're doing in Oddballz, I'm really enjoying these updates. That mossy (?) scratching post looks awesome, did you make it? It's weird that pets don't seem to scratch the scratching post. My cats do scratch stuff, usually the side of the carrying case, so the animation is clearly in the game! I love that Damien's favourite activity is being brushed xD What a diva! I'm really curious about Oddballz, I haven't tried it yet. Are the grubs like the mice in Petz? I really like Spork's colour and texture. that's from Carolyn! i did modify the internal adjectives so it actually registers as green, though, but that's about it. and yeah, it is really weird! i know there's other toyz that were from petz ii originally that also broke to some extent, like the cat dancer, but they're at least still functional insofar as petz will still perform the interactions they're supposed to with them, it's mostly just the physics that don't work quite as well on them. i wonder what happened with the scratching posts? i may have enabled that because i always brush him when he gets it out, but i think it suits him, haha they're like mice and treats combined, essentially. you can get them out whenever you want and oddballz will eat them and do tricks if you dangle them in front of them, but they can also come out on their own like mice. you can also use the flavorizer to change their color, but if you change it to one that's poisonous to the oddballz you have out they won't eat it, haha. and thanks! it took a few tries to find a texture that i thought worked well, but i really like this one. i actually converted it so i can use it in petz with transparency as well, although i haven't done anything with it there just yet.
Is it a P5 toy or hidden somewhere in the site? I can't find it no matter where I look Loving being brushed definitely really suits Damien! It's such a random thing but it's very fitting and gives him yet another unique thing. These things about oddballs are blowing my mind. A flavourizer? Worms that are a cross between treats and mice? NOW I desperate want to play this xD A pet would that texture will look amazing, can't wait to see what you do with it!
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Post by gyiyg on Aug 6, 2021 10:22:56 GMT -7
Damien's lifestyle is #goals. I love how chill he is and how cat-like -- changing his mind that quickly about whether he loves or hates a toy is something I can see rl cats doing. I had no idea Oddballz let you transform pets into something else! It sounds like such a trippy game and so fun. xD Can you imagine the same feature in Petz?! Or if they could do tricks involving turning into a blimp? xD Thanks for posting about what you're doing in Oddballz, I'm really enjoying these updates. that's from Carolyn! i did modify the internal adjectives so it actually registers as green, though, but that's about it. and yeah, it is really weird! i know there's other toyz that were from petz ii originally that also broke to some extent, like the cat dancer, but they're at least still functional insofar as petz will still perform the interactions they're supposed to with them, it's mostly just the physics that don't work quite as well on them. i wonder what happened with the scratching posts? i may have enabled that because i always brush him when he gets it out, but i think it suits him, haha they're like mice and treats combined, essentially. you can get them out whenever you want and oddballz will eat them and do tricks if you dangle them in front of them, but they can also come out on their own like mice. you can also use the flavorizer to change their color, but if you change it to one that's poisonous to the oddballz you have out they won't eat it, haha. and thanks! it took a few tries to find a texture that i thought worked well, but i really like this one. i actually converted it so i can use it in petz with transparency as well, although i haven't done anything with it there just yet.
Is it a P5 toy or hidden somewhere in the site? I can't find it no matter where I look :( Loving being brushed definitely really suits Damien! It's such a random thing but it's very fitting and gives him yet another unique thing. These things about oddballs are blowing my mind. A flavourizer? Worms that are a cross between treats and mice? NOW I desperate want to play this xD A pet would that texture will look amazing, can't wait to see what you do with it! yeah, i think that's probably why he's my favorite, he does so many weird things but he still feels a lot like a real cat, so it's always fun and kind of soothing getting to play with him (especially since my apartment doesn't allow cats, haha)
yep! there's not only a ton of different transformations, but the game has different movement types for different pets, including the animal transformations, so birds will actually fly, frogs will hop, etc. i really wish they kept the easy switch for the movement types in petz, since it'd be really fun to use in wildz, but technically pretty much all the oddballz animations are still in the petz code somewhere (it actually seems a lot like they were testing things in oddballz that they'd go on to implement in petz ii, for example dynaroo has camera reactions that use the exact animations that the meezer would go on to use later), so once we've figured out how to edit things like SCPs it's possible that those will become usable again!
i think it's on her playscene pages, since she has a few woodland-themed toys meant to go with her Secret Wood playscene. i couldn't remember whether she put all of them on the toyz pages or not.
i agree! it's also another thing that makes him feel very much like a real animal, since i'll finish brushing him and he'll often immediately go and knock the brush out of the case again, or go and grab it and bring it to me if it's on the floor, and that's another kind of thing i could see a real cat doing, haha
yeah, i always forget how weird and fun oddballz is, the pets themselves are all really unique and fun (there's also essentially a whole bestiary in the menus that gives you information about each one of them and also has a section for recording your own notes about them, including a few hints as to what might make each one do interesting things), the toys all provide some really unique facet even with the limited amount of them, and there's a TON of options for customization even without hexing anything, like the flavorizer also has options for textures, which don't register as anyone's favorite or poison color but they allow you to change the texture on whichever oddballz you want or even the grubz or food, there's an option for making the transformations permanent instead of only lasting a minute or so, and almost all the toys also have their own options in the menu so you can make things like the seismic ball as intense as you want or change how long the pop box songs play for, it's a lot of fun!
i think the only things i'd like to see that aren't in there are having more than one out at once, since this being a pre-petz ii game means you can only play with one at a time and i think these guys would be SO much fun to watch interact (there's also even a "love interest" section in the oddballz LNZ, most of the main breeds have another breed that they're in love with and will think about sometimes and have a little entry in the bestiary where you can write in their love interest once you figure it out), and also of course breeding would be really interesting, but we didn't get that until petz 3 so it's not something i'm particularly disappointed about not being there, haha
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Post by gyiyg on Aug 6, 2021 20:24:28 GMT -7
damien is only one day away from being fully grown!
we started out on the beach today, so the first thing he wanted to do was cloudgaze.
he also had a cream soda.
when we switched rooms, he brought me the blue brush and wanted to be brushed with it.
he also wanted some treats.
some mice came out to investigate the treats, so he played with them a bit.
he set the blue brush on the shelf, and wanted to be brushed with the other brush, too.
when we went to the kitchen, he decided to sit on the counter and look out the window for a little while.
some roaches also appeared in the kitchen, so he spent awhile chasing them around.
then, finally, he decided to take a nap.
spork did the blimp trick again today as soon as he came out. i guess they remember which tricks they've gotten grubz for!
spork wanted to play with the seismic ball... but it made his eyeball pop out. it moved around for a bit like a grub, then went back in whenever he touched it.
it also made him explode.
despite this, he really didn't seem that bothered, and kept trying to get it back out when i put it away!
he decided to fly again as a trick when i showed him a grub this time. he seems to like these kinds of tricks!
finally, he decided to have a nap. i guess all that exploding tired him out!
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Post by gwaeron on Aug 7, 2021 5:10:17 GMT -7
Damien looking grumpy at the boomerang describes many relateable moods.
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Post by gyiyg on Aug 7, 2021 21:15:51 GMT -7
damien is fully grown today! we went to the kitchen first, and he had some snacks.
then we went to the beach for a little while, and he did some sunbathing.
then he wanted to be brushed, twice. as soon as i finished brushing him, he picked up the brush and brought it back to the cursor again.
he also played with some fish bones for a bit.
i remembered i had some converted clothes i hadn't tried out yet, so i had him try on a hairpin. he didn't like it.
he wanted to be brushed with the blue brush as payment.
then, he laid down on his pillow for a little while.
before going to sleep, he wanted to be brushed again, though.
then he took a nap for a bit.
after he woke up, we went outside, and found a butterfly. he didn't like it.
he wanted to be brushed one more time before finishing off the day.
as a bonus... here's a brushie timeline ::P
according to his info page, spork is a teenager today! as soon as he came out, he started singing.
then, he got scared all of a sudden, and started crying little purple tears.
having some of his favorite liqui-food flavor seemed to cheer him up a bit.
when i showed him his favorite flavor of grub, he did the blimp trick again. maybe that's his favorite trick!
i gave him a locopop today, and he turned a bunch of different colors and then started to spin around.
then he took a nap for a bit.
i took out the robo pogo for him after he woke up, and he got on it this time! he seemed to have a lot of fun.
finally, i zapped him with the transformer again, and he became a little frog for awhile.
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