Suggestions, Concerns, Questions

[explorezero]

Have a suggestion for an event or the game at large? Need to run a player plot by the mods, or want your character's actions to be approved? Comment below and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!

In case you wish to send the application via email, or have a question or concern you do not wish to say on the post, there are two ways you may contact us.

We have an email at: explorationzero[at]gmail.com. There is usually at least one mod within the AIM group chat of explorationzero. There is also the mod plurk, ezmod if you would like to leave a message.

If these do not suit your needs, then you may private message the mod journal or leave a comment anonymously here. Anonymous comments will be screened for privacy.

Comments

under 16 character permission?

[shamera]

Asking for permission to app a character under 16!

Hope Estheim from Final Fantasy XIII is fourteen years old, and through his canon has gone through a lot of horror that includes not only fighting monsters but being faced with the situation of potentially (physically and mentally) become one of the nightmares that he's fighting. He has dealt with being a monster, has been hunted, has had his entire world falling apart around him (can say this literally as well) and has come out stronger for it.

Added to the fact that he will also be taken from another survival horror game where he has dealt with more monsters, cannibals, and the likelihood of never going home again, I'd like to propose that Hope is capable of handling this game?

Permission Granted!

[explorezero]

Thank you for checking in with us! We look forward to seeing your application for Hope Estheim.

languages permission!

[pimpcoat]

So my character can speak six languages fluently (and a little of a seventh but I'm not counting that one for this), does he get extra languages? Thanks in advance!

Permission Granted!

[explorezero]

Absolutely! We'd love to work with you on this and see what languages this might translate into in the game as well what languages you may what to keep from the six. Are there any languages in particular you'd like for your character to keep (and others to be swapped out for other languages)?

[pimpcoat]

Well, he tends to throw Spanish and Italian into his everyday speech (it's an Asscreed thing :T), so if you could keep those two that's fine! Otherwise I'm not fussy, he can keep what he has if that's okay or lose the rest if needed!

[explorezero]

So long as Spanish nor Italian isn't his default language, that's fine!

[pimpcoat]

Aha oops Italian is his default. Spanish it is! Cheers for clearing it up for me.

Questions

[dyingmoments]

Since everyone speaks Sumerian, I just wanted to confirm that everyone texts/writes in Sumerian as well?

If the answer is yes, what does that mean for items people brought with them that have text, such as IDs or notebooks? Did it get translated during the move or is it now unreadable?

[On another note, the OOC comm and Maps links on the profile pages seem to be broken.]

[explorezero]

Hi there, and thanks for letting us know about the broken links! We'll get right on that.

As for the question, yes, everyone texts and writes in Sumerian. For items brought in, they are now illegible; however those who are familiar with translating unknown languages or are perhaps code-breakers may be able to translate text, IDs, etc. Items such as grimores may or may not be exempt, as it will be taken on a case by case basis.

I hope this answered your question, and sorry for the wait!

Setting question and language permision

[losemyfaith]

Quick question about the library! What sorts of books can be found in there, in terms of usefulness? Are we dealing with floor to ceiling novels or a mix of textbooks or what?

Secondly, Hayley is proficient with Latin like I said in her app, is she still able to understand it or has it changed? (whatever is fine, I just wanted to clarify)

[dyingmoments]

I just noticed the background image on the ooc comm is broken too oops

But that answered my questions. Thank you!

[explorezero]

There are novels of various languages (think a lot of cheesy romance novels, mysteries, etc), some technical textbooks on how to fix various items found in a modern town, and histories of places that characters have never heard of before.

Examples of the various languages are Dorian, Anatolian, Vedic Sanskrit, Pisidian, and Latino Faliscan.

Hayley will be able to keep her Latin, but most of what is written is romance, or well known books such as The Conquest of Gaul, Metamorphoses, City of God, and so forth.

ANOTHER THING im sorry

[losemyfaith]

Just a concern I had with the text post functions, but I think it would be to the benefit of everyone if the flat comment text system is more prominently stated or clarified. I'm assuming this is supposed to work as if it were an im client, correct?

No sorries!

[explorezero]

Thank you! We'll clear that up with the next daily update.

Creating an app

[miss_magdalene]

I actually have several questions, so I hope I'm not being a bother with this.


1. I've read over the Rules & FAQs and gone over both sets of applications quite thoroughly, but I'm still somewhat confused regarding original characters.

To use an OC here, should the character be COMPLETELY original, or is s/he meant to be a fan character (that is, an original character made for a fandom)? Re-reading the Rules & FAQ, I see that fandom OCs are not allowed. I'm assuming, then, that that means OCs are meant to be completely original?


2. I've been sort of glancing over the site, but I'm still not entirely sure that I understand how this works. My understanding is that the mods post a situation, the various players respond via comment to that situation, characters can interact with one another, and it all takes place within the House. If that's wrong in any way, please correct me. This site is infinitely more complicated than my previous experience with forum role-playing.


3. Could someone please explain the functions of the phones? How do they work?


4. Almost forgot; under "Triggers" listed for the character. Are those meant to be specific to that character, or to the user? Ie, if the user is bothered by spiders, but the character is not; or if the character is bothered by spiders, but the user is not.

I think that's everything, and thank you again for reading this.

About text posts...

[primaveral]

Hello! Kangai mun here, I'm just too lazy to change accounts at the moment. I've got a bit of a tl;dr to throw at you, sorry!

While I like the idea of the IM chat-system, it's turning out to be more troublesome in practice than it sounded, and I'll tell you why:

First of all, it's hard for anyone except the original poster to keep track of replies unless they're constantly refreshing the page. There's the option of subscribing to the thread, but an easily overlooked one.

Second, ICly (and in real life, when you think of it) people are more likely to bounce comments back and forth with one, maybe two other people at a time anyway, even if it is in chat format. So it'd be nice to just keep those conversations nested together. I'm sure you've seen chats where two or more conversations are happening at the same time inbetween each other?

Third, it makes posts that change or have multiple formats (such as a text conversation that turns into action) hard to work with? There was a post a couple weeks ago that had a text part and an action part and I just didn't bother with flat posting because it would get confusing with any action posts that were up.

This is just my opinion, but it might be more practical to just have normal threads, and then maybe emphasize that there are no filters and encourage threadjacking as a result of that? I'm not demanding a change, but I just wanted you to think about it and see what others think.

Apologizes for not returning the message sooner!

[explorezero]

To answer your questions:

1. Yes, we would like for OCs to be at this time completely original. However, if you would like to talk to us about it-if you have for example a character that has been created and has its own backstory in the World of Warcraft setting or something similar, we're happy to talk it out!

2. Dreamwidth can be complicated, and depending on the game...it can be more so. With Exploration Zero, the situation changes slowly in comparison to real time. The mods post events that characters may get into and explore. The House is the first step, but things may change with time.

3. The phones are not designed to be like a cell phone in that it's strapped to the wrist. It appears to be made of steel, and is shaped in a C; within the empty area it has laser lights that tell the time. However, in pressing a button to the left, or pulling out a slot, characters can access the video and voice function. Pressing another button on the right will flip upon a small screen and a set of keys-the text function.

4. Triggers are meant to apply to the character; however if you wish to have a separate paragraph, that's fine with us!

[explorezero]

You make some very good points! The less confusion about the text function the better. I will take this under consideration.

Re: Apologizes for not returning the message sooner!

[miss_magdalene]

Thank you so much for the info, that helps a lot. I was trying to read the article on the phones but I just ended up staring at it and going "duhhhhhhhh".

Anyway, that's great; I'll finish up my app then. Thanks again!

[explorezero]

You're welcome!