AE - Dev Choice

[GadgetDon]

I've got two arcs that had beenDev's choices on live.

 

#14322 The Butterfly Effect - Dr. Aeon wants you to help with a little experiment 

 

#14323 Architect Files: Stolen! - Dr. Aeon tells you that the files for the AE have been stolen, and wants you to get them back.

[thunderforce]

#25717 Help out Turndown Girl!

 

Pocket D lore-related.

[Lex Talion]

 

Arc ID: 25000

Arc Name: CELLFIRE

Author: @Lex Talion

>> CLICK ME <<

 

Spoiler

 

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by Lex Talion
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[Ankylosaur]

If you're still open to submissions, I'll add my latest for your consideration - both are original to Homecoming. 

• #26387 The Genesis & Geneticists of The Coming Hamiggedon - Villainous - 41-54 
• #27055 The Atlas of the Multiverse - Vigilante (Rogue?) - 46-54 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Ankylosaur

[Darmian]

Well, I've submitted mine, and being chosen would be nice but if anyone else wants to look that's cool too. 

Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part one is Arc ID 26756.

And if someone enjoys it then that's even better!

Now back to patrolling Praetoria!

For the Emperor!

Edited June 2, 2020 by Darmian

[Darmian]

On 5/3/2020 at 11:33 AM, thunderforce said:

#25717 Help out Turndown Girl!

 

Pocket D lore-related.

Played this, really enjoyed it. Nicely meta too. Though not TOO meta. I'm looking at you, Grant Morrison!

[Darmian]

I've taken a note of all the ARC Ids here and myself and a tiny team have decided to work our way through all of them. And after that who knows?

[ZacKing]

How difficult is it to port Dev Choice AE missions into the real game I wonder?

[Darmian]

On 5/13/2020 at 6:20 PM, ZacKing said:

How difficult is it to port Dev Choice AE missions into the real game I wonder?

No idea, but they'd need rewriting, maybe that cut scene you imagined could be finally inserted, that sort of thing, plus the branching choices given in some missions could be used.  The two Rogue/Vigilante missions we got last year are short, yes, but there's still a lot of work in them. Custom groups? They'd get redone/adapted probably, rather than have to build an entire lore for a group we've never heard of before outside the AE mission and have it retconned in. Custom individuals are easier. Just a ponder there.

[Troo]

good points.

[GadgetDon]

On 5/13/2020 at 10:20 AM, ZacKing said:

How difficult is it to port Dev Choice AE missions into the real game I wonder?

Would love to try. I'm working on one where there are some real kludges to make it work - I want the player to create a cloned body, then walk the mindless body out. I'm generating a hostage event after something gets clicked, but the hostage can appear anywhere in the room. And there are a couple of bits that scream for a cutscene.

[Darmian]

One very simple thing I'd like to see is the "Character X's story" option. You enter and play out their story, be it a flashback or when whatshername the reporter visits a gang to get information for you.

Edited May 27, 2020 by Darmian

[Darmian]

On 5/27/2020 at 2:15 PM, GadgetDon said:

Would love to try. I'm working on one where there are some real kludges to make it work - I want the player to create a cloned body, then walk the mindless body out. I'm generating a hostage event after something gets clicked, but the hostage can appear anywhere in the room. And there are a couple of bits that scream for a cutscene.

That'd be interesting to see.

[Darmian]

Perhaps as an incentive to play AE stories that are dev choice for the month, the first time, and only the first time, rather like the recipe drop on Market Forces, you get 5 reward merits? I say that because I can get 5 reward merits and an accolade from simply collecting all the exploration badges in Atlas Park! Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't AE only tickets back in the day and dev choice had the option of standard rewards? That horse has bolted so reversing it will just annoy people.  Just a thought.

I'm seeing some interesting stories as my little gang go through them ( in between other things) that don't have many plays (because they're not farms) that deserve to be seen. And unfortunately people want candy. 

I repeat: only for the month it first becomes a dev's choice! Not for the rest of its existence as a dev's choice.

Edited June 1, 2020 by Darmian

[12twelveletter]

Discover the secret of four mysterious volumes over the course of four short missions on an adventure unlike any other. Uncover the mystery of The Paper Mirror with Arc ID 28570!

(by @12twelveletter)

Edited May 31, 2020 by 12twelveletter

[GadgetDon]

On 5/31/2020 at 12:38 PM, Darmian said:

That'd be interesting to see.

You can check it out, The Conscience of the King, by @GadgetDon. I think I'm as done with it as I can make it.

[Darmian]

9 hours ago, GadgetDon said:

You can check it out, The Conscience of the King, by @GadgetDon. I think I'm as done with it as I can make it.

Gonna go look!

[Darmian]

I'm still pondering incentives to play SFMA content as opposed to just farms. A badge? Once an arc becomes a dev choice you get a badge for playing it and rating it? The rating so your play through is registered as a full completion. Account rather than character, like some other AE badges? Obviously if you wrote it and it's chosen you get it too because you can't rate yourself. Just spitballing here. Perhaps I should post this elsewhere.

[Ankylosaur]

Adding this into the mix for consideration... | #28330 Adventures in Wonderland - Neutral - 25-54 |

[Darmian]

I've entered Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part one , Arc ID 26756 for consideration but the story continues with a Part Two (Arc ID 26952) and Part Three (Arc ID 27233).

 

Then there's a sequel series called Darker Deeds (Parts One to Three, IDs 28374, 28526 and 29252) and a final set being written.

 

I may need to go lie down for a while.

 

Edited August 6, 2020 by Darmian

[Darmian]

Congrats to our two authors for the new Dev Choices!

 

Now how do we convince people to play them?

In the meantime throws confetti.

[Eva Destruction]

I would like to submit my arc for consideration

 

Freaks, Geeks, and Gunslingers, Arc ID 1644

 

It's carried over from live and is a little bit outdated since there are KoA in it, but I'm still pretty proud of it.

 

 

[Darmian]

On 6/20/2020 at 5:52 PM, Eva Destruction said:

I would like to submit my arc for consideration

 

Freaks, Geeks, and Gunslingers, Arc ID 1644

 

It's carried over from live and is a little bit outdated since there are KoA in it, but I'm still pretty proud of it.

 

 

Another for my list!

[Takel]

Arc Name: Wayward Son

Arc ID: 30287

Global ID: @takelgryph

 

This is a story arc I originally created back on the original servers. I made some minor tweaks for the Homecoming version.
 

Description: When a mysterious new organization appears in Skyway City hoping to assassinate Statesman, the search for the mastermind behind the plot leads you to the discovery of a timeless scheme that threatens to bring death to more people than just Marcus Cole.

 

(NOTE: This AE story takes place before the events of the Who Will Die? arc.)

 

Edited July 6, 2020 by Takel

[Ankylosaur]

Adding a new arc for Dev Choice consideration!

 

Spycraft & Spidermen - 30367 - Heroic 40-47

Warzone Agent Goddard has new intel that concerns him. His source claims there are female Arachnoids able to reproduce in The Web beneath Warburg! Help him track down and eliminate this new threat before it reaches Paragon City! [SFMA]

Edited July 16, 2020 by Ankylosaur