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Playing as a pig.

You find an ancient object whilst hairballing it around Baqala.  Say it looks like a raisin but it's actually an ancient dried up piggy plop.  You have options with it, Drop, Give, or Lick.  You know what happens when you lick a fresh piggy plop, the game gets all squeamish and tries to pretend it didn't happen.  This time when you lick it, you turn into a pig.  You get transported to any street with a multitude of pigs.  You have to convince three players to pet/nibble you in order to turn you into a player again.   Or maybe you have to just get one to hug you.  But there are some twists:

You don't have any speech bubbles, anything you say only appears in local chat.   So you have to get someone's attention and explain the situation and maybe even exactly which pig you are.  How *you* will know which pig you are, I am not sure yet.  Although I guess if your movements keys still work, you can find yourself pretty quick.  

OR  You can't talk or communicate in any way, but you do have some tools, such as everything in your bags--so for example, spinach still works for you.  How awesome to be a pig jumping into a tree!  That would sure get their attention.  You can still get high on purple...maybe someone will notice your crazy pig grimaces.  You can give people things, and they get the message, "A pig just gave you a bubble tea", now maybe they will notice you and pet you.  But essentially you have to get someone to click on your little porky avatar and check your menu.  Maybe at that point it tells them you are an enchanted pig, and please hug you back to Glitch form.  Or maybe they will try to hogtie you and take you back to their pen in Alakol...good thing sentient pigs don't get charmed by pigbait...

Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I. LOVE. this idea.
    Posted 17 months ago by NutMeg Botwin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • YES PLEASE!
    Posted 17 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This would be hilarious! I love it!!
    Posted 17 months ago by Zany Serendipity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This sounds like fun!
    Posted 17 months ago by roderick ordonez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like it :)
    Posted 17 months ago by Victoria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I kind of like the idea that you can't talk or communicate with words as an enchanted Glitch. Since Glitch is a game that talks to the player, like, all the time, it can't stop talking through rocks and trees and animals and the ground and blue signs and pretty soon the very air will have little messages floating on it....a thing that can't use words at all would have to be truly enchanted.

    Even the action menu might have the action icons instead of the words.  I am not sure if it would be better to have a pig's action menu when a player clicks on you, in which case icons would be great--or, the player's action menu, in which case the jig is immediately up, they say, oh! Nanookie has been turned into a pig, let's hug her back to her proper place...although a new player would almost certainly be confused vs. enlightened by this.  A new player would reflexively use the pig action menu and then the visually kick-ass "enchantment broken!" animation that could ensue would be a cool surprise for the player too. 

    Plus it would be so funny to hear someone say about you: "What's with that pig?"
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh my god. Yes. I want this. It sounds awesome. Yes, I definitely want this. Make it so!
    Posted 17 months ago by Liridona Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nanookie, this sounds so cool! Even if this exact idea isn't workable (or whatever) I think some sort of enchantment you need to break would be wonderful.

    +infinity
    Posted 17 months ago by duien Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Great idea. :D
    Posted 17 months ago by nekomaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @duien...it's not workable?  :(    

    I (obviously) know jack about UI design or game design but am curious exactly what makes it not workable?  If I understood that better maybe I could suggest things that ARE workable.
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Very cool idea, Nanookie!!
    Posted 17 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love it.

    It also reminds me of a bit from Eddie Izzard's "Definite Article" -

    "I’ve invented my own quiz game, for late nights, sort of Channel 4, when everyone’s blasted out of their brains, and it’s called “Whose Pig Is This?” Right? That’s what it’s called, and it’s got a mainstream presenter, who just comes out… (sings quiz show theme) And these pigs keep getting sent out, and he goes, “Eh, whose pig is this?” The audience is laughing, and he doesn’t know! “Whose pig is this? There’s a pig in the studio! There’s a pig here! Can you get this pig the fuck out of here? Sorry about that, there’s a pig…” Everyone laughing, “Right. Whose pig is this now?” It goes on for about two hours, and 400 pigs are pushed on. Needs a bit of work, doesn’t it? But it’s basically there, the pig motif…"
    Posted 17 months ago by jasbo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +20  :D 
    I'd go looking for these ancient hairball things.
    Posted 17 months ago by Millie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oooh, that reminds me of Spirited Away........ Yup, maybe a little enchantment is needed ingame.
    Posted 17 months ago by KitkatCat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • KkC:  that's absolutely right, good catch!  It's very Spirited Away-y.
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 - awesome idea!

    I want to be an enchanted pig for a while!  

    Ooooh, if someone captured you and pitched you into a shrine, maybe you'd find a new realm. :)
    Posted 17 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Or you go to glitch hell...but maybe it is better to go to see the giant this shrine belongs. 
    Posted 17 months ago by Lilla My Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sorry, Nanookie, didn't mean to say your idea wasn't workable! I think it sounds like a lot of fun, and I think it would fit in with the game wonderfully. I meant more if the devs say it isn't for some reason I can't anticipate, I still think something similar would be great to have.
    Posted 17 months ago by duien Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I LOVE THIS IDEA (: Maybe shrines could work as wormholes in this situation? Or perhaps the giant in question could turn you back into your glitchen, after rejecting you as a donation!
    Posted 17 months ago by Xacau Feera Blin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • HA-- great minds etc etc.  Aside from wanting to be a pig in Glitch, I have always wished there was a narrative arc for donating yourself to a shrine.
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ritual sacrifices??? Me likes!

    Blood thirsty gliches...not bad idea in fact to deal with trolls. Gather a group of gliches, make a fire, sing a pray, turn to piggie and throw into shrine. In all cases this transform spell should require a group like in dig a bog quest.

    Problem solved all happy. :D

    Maybe giants can be played by TS, so being there means you have been bad baad glitch and you need to make a confession...
    Posted 17 months ago by Lilla My Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmm. I've donated piggies to shrines. Was doing the hogtie quest and didn't know what else to do with them. Got me a couple of nice rewards though. Where DO offerings go. Hmm.
    Posted 17 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thinking again if jujus get more of them in one place they could capture a glitchen and kidnap. Then torture and sacrifice into shrine. :D
    Posted 17 months ago by Lilla My Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh My, Lilla My...Is that you, Little My?
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Can not do it exactly the same but tried. Still lack proper dress, boots and gloves. Even eyes can not be made exactly. I like Moominland Midwinter alot.

    Now back to blood thirsty sacrifices! :)
    Posted 17 months ago by Lilla My Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nanookie, what a GREAT idea!
    Posted 17 months ago by noqualia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • haha this sounds like it'd be a really fun idea
    Posted 17 months ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Funny idea...
    Posted 17 months ago by sakmet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fantastic idea!
    Posted 17 months ago by arcturus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hahaha!!  Funny idea!!

    I wonder, too, as a player who knows nothing about building this kind of stuff, if it's actually doable.

    Very fun idea Nanookie!!
    Posted 17 months ago by Pirate Apples Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I started a similar but not exactly a duplicate thread beta.glitch.com/forum/ideas... and Nanookie steered me here. I'd love to see these ideas combined/enlarged/expanded upon!
    Posted 17 months ago by The Cat Face Subscriber! | Permalink