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The Tomorrow Children Beta Announced

Wrynnax

Member
Hey guys, got a report about that voucher thing on our SNS as well, going to look into it but please also contact SCE support as they may have a more immediate and informed response. What region are you in?
Eu region: Belgium.
At work atm but will contact SCE when home.
 

Mik2121

Member
Just got booted. I will write a longer comment tomorrow but overall loved it, though there were a few confusing things and I would like to have the button prompts for a bit longer or be able to toggle them on and off. There were a few confusing things but nothing beats being 6 in the bus, going by a mining area, be about 12 people packing shit on the bus super fast and then jumping back and to town to unload everything. Between that and the night lighting with the music, it was quite the atmosphere!!
 

HiVision

Member
It's not a big issue, it's something I usually notice but don't go crazy over. There is a small bit of judder running around in town when you have some players running around and a monster approaching, but the most noticeable frame drops were during the tutorial, when the first construct/cave gets phased in in the distance, with all the particles/"voxels" (a la Resogun). There it did tank a bit. I did pan the camera around quite a bit near the tutorial monitor while viewing the phasing, which made the judder/drops more noticeable.

Could just be on my end though, which would just make me more worried :)

Yes, actually we decided to go with a slower frame rate for that particle effect :) (well, because it only happens in the game every few hours and it looks very pretty)
 

Qvoth

Member
oh yeah, how do you earn money? like i spent all my money on the license and then to skip the 1-9 number puzzles twice and that's it
 

Sn4ke_911

If I ever post something in Japanese which I don't understand, please BAN me.
According to the OP the next test should be in 1 day, 4 hours, 49 minutes.

Now the waiting game begins.

waiting-for-a-picnic2.jpg
 

HiVision

Member
Did anyone get to see the giant Izverg "ambling" through an entire giant island and crushing it in its path?

Thanks for playing! The next three hours are going to be fun, as we'll see people expanding on these towns that have been built so far.
 

Menome

Member
My only complaint so far is that even as a starter town, we were getting demolished by the monsters from the get-go. It made accruing resources impossible as they were constantly being used to repair damage or rebuild destroyed buildings.

There was never an opportunity to try and build up defences/ammo supplies.

If there was some sort of point where the game could go "Now your town has become big enough to build this, monsters will be attracted" it'd sure make this initial stretch less frustrating.
 

Machina

Banned
Yes, actually we decided to go with a slower frame rate for that particle effect :) (well, because it only happens in the game every few hours and it looks very pretty)

Leave it the way it is. That effect is amazing to witness happen up close, framerate be damned
 

Macrotus

Member
I wish I had more time to play!
I'll try to get on when the server goes live again.
It was fun playing with my friends.

One thing I'm worried about though,
there were people just crafting stuff just to gain points,
If its something the town needs, its fine,
but i saw people just crafting stuff just to increase their level or something and using up majority of the resources.

I know you can report people with the triangle button, but I'm worried if those kind of people will ruin the game.
 

Mik2121

Member
oh yeah, how do you earn money? like i spent all my money on the license and then to skip the 1-9 number puzzles twice and that's it
Dunno I kept finding it around the ground at the town... hope I wasn't picking other people's money.
This game needs some more instructions even if it isn't in-game prompts, at least some instructions page or something.
 

melkier33

Member
Really digging it so far. Still a bit list but I really like it. These 3 hour windows ugh. Gonna have to read the manual though... for the first time in 15 years. But it's cool I like the mystery behind everything. So is there a reason everyone is a girl though?
 

panda-zebra

Member
Not really sure what that was all about, was supposed to be filing my tax return until I got distracted by that email and instead I was digging and making things and stuff ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 

anddo0

Member
I wish I had more time to play!
I'll try to get on when the server goes live again.
It was fun playing with my friends.

One thing I'm worried about though,
there were people just crafting stuff just to gain points,
If its something the town needs, its fine,
but i saw people just crafting stuff just to increase their level or something and using up majority of the resources.

I know you can report people with the triangle button, but I'm worried if those kind of people will ruin the game.

Yep. Super annoying

What's worse, the people who block the work bus with their construction.
 
Damn it. Thought we had another hour. Finished up the tutorial and.. maintenance. Tomorrow's hours are better though so I'll be on for that.

How many "secrets" are in the tutorial anyway? I found nightvision goggles.
 

Drencrom

Member
Loving this beta/game so far. The whole concept of TTC really intrigued me from the start and I'm having a ton of fun working and improving/protecting the town and being at top (well, second place most of the time) on the leaderboard).

The performance could be better though, the beta has lots of weird framedrops. I guess it's because the game is incredibly heavy in post-processing effects and I do not care much for some of them, like the overzealous DOF that just blurs everything that isn't within your 20 meter radius and gives buildings and things this weird halo effect. What is up with that? It just hides the games assets and makes it harder to see what is going on. What is the point of having the game in 1080p if most of the things and details on screen is blurred out most of the time?
 

melkier33

Member
Also curious I looked at 2 towns outside of where I started? It was dead, one didn't have a train, and I don't know enough about the game. Can towns really become unsustainable and just collapse forever?
 

tusken77

Member
What a wonderful experience. Didn't really know what I was doing half the time (only now am I reading the manual) but I think I could fall in love with this game.

Now just leaving the start screen up because the music is so good!
 

Drencrom

Member
I understand the artistic reason the vignette effect is in the game too (the dark corners of the image), but it's also pretty overhanded and hides lots of space in the corners of the image/screen.

I'd very much like if this was toned down too with the DOF, or maybe have that as an option in the full game.

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Mik2121

Member
Agreed, DOF and vignette are way over the top, as well as some of the color grading when all the shadows go blue. I think it fits the aesthetic in general, but at least do something about the DOF because right now it's too strong and starts from quite near the camera.
 

tusken77

Member
My only issue with the performance is I think I spotted some minor screen tear. Hopefully that's fully eliminated in the full game.
 

Venom Fox

Banned
Hi everyone,

It looks like I did get in after all so I have a spare UK/EU code aftwr a wonderful gaffer gave me theirs last night.

Send me a PM if you want it.
 
I didn't even know about the night vision goggles-_-

About the time, unfortunately that's an old-fashioned typo. All 3 blocks are only 3 hours but the first block got typed up incorrectly it seems.

Block 2 times:
1/23 4-7AM JST
1/22 7-10PM UTC
1/22 2-5PM EST
1/22 11-2 PM PST

Thanks for playing and please keep the feedback coming. We'll be back!
 

HiVision

Member
Yep. Super annoying

What's worse, the people who block the work bus with their construction.

I think that's just because this was a three hour concentrated session and people were just trying out stuff... in our internal tests that kind of behaviour settles down pretty quickly.

You can also keep some resources in your pocket and they are counted along with the town resources when you use the crafting desk.... so say the town has 2 gold and you want to build something that uses 3 gold, just keep one gold in your pocket, it will be used up along with the town's gold.
 

addik

Member
Enjoyed my time with the game immensely as well. The learning curve is tough, but once I figured things out, I was able to sort out how I should help the town.

Our town did great though. Last I checked we reached Level 2 technology. One of those godzilla creatures attacked the town, but my comrades were able to fend themselves (I was out mining stuff).

We constantly ran out of food though. I think some of the players thought the apples were only for health regenerating, and not a resource itself as well.

For a day, I also found myself at the top of the leaderboard for the town! YISSSS
 

ps3ud0

Member
Where is wood found? Read the manual but not really much more useful than the tutorial...

Is there an indicator when a word day starts/ends? I was bottom a few times because I didnt realise you had to go and get work evaluated at the Ministry of Work

Loved what I played - just unsure how useful I was :p

ps3ud0 8)
 

Venom Fox

Banned
I'm planning on posting an in depth detailed write up when the Beta is over, there's so much to talk about!

I have to ask one thing though, can we not extend the beta for one extra full day? I think I'm addicted...
 

wapplew

Member
I didn't even know about the night vision goggles-_-

About the time, unfortunately that's an old-fashioned typo. All 3 blocks are only 3 hours but the first block got typed up incorrectly it seems.

Block 2 times:
1/23 4-7AM JST
1/22 7-10PM UTC
1/22 2-5PM EST
1/22 11-2 PM PST

Thanks for playing and please keep the feedback coming. We'll be back!

4am? Are you kidding? You are killing me!
 

Drencrom

Member
Where is wood found? Read the manual but not really much more useful than the tutorial...

Is there an indicator when a word day starts/ends? I was bottom a few times because I didnt realise you had to go and get work evaluated at the Ministry of Work

Loved what I played - just unsure how useful I was :p

ps3ud0 8)

Use the chainsaw on trees -> Wood
 

ps3ud0

Member
Use the chainsaw on trees -> Wood
Dont think I saw a tree, only a sapling - I didnt even realise food was a resource. Spent too much time mining and no time building (didnt even build my house). Man shovel stairs are fun to build...

So much random things inside of the those mines - didnt have a clue what might be useful (saw some glass flowers and something like looked like a woven bomb)

ps3ud0 8)
 
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