Target down!
Added 2018-10-15 20:04:52 +0000 UTC
We hit our second funding target! You guys are amazing. :-)
The story as set up is limited to agents from countries that are part of the UKUSA (Five Eyes) agreement: the US, UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
Now we've hit the funding target, we intend to introduce some new nationalities into the mix. The story justification will be that she's lent to Five Eyes by her home agency, so the new nationalities have to be Western allies. In addition, until we introduce new ethnicities, she should be caucasian.
That still covers a lot of countries, including:
- Belgium
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- etc
What nationality would you like to see written in first?
We serve an old man in a dry season,
A lighthouse-keeper in the desert sun.
Dreamers of sleepers and white treason,
We dream of rain and the history of the gun.
There's a lighthouse in the middle of Prussia,
A White House in Red Square.
I'm living in films for the sake of Russia,
A kino-runner for the D.D.R.,
And the fifty-two Daughters of the Revolution
Turn the gold to chrome,
Gift,
Nothing to lose.
Stuck inside of Memphis with a mobile home, sing:
Mother Russia, Mother Russia, Mother Russia rain down, down, down. Mother Russia, Mother Russia, Mother Russia rain down.
Jumpy James Johnson Junior
2018-10-19 20:00:34 +0000 UTC
Actually i would like to see a story with a Mossad-Agent... sooo.. Israel... but dont add to many nations, i'd say you should focus on the game/story first with the 5 nations we now have and add others later when the game is finished... as "bonus" content for example :-)
Volgan Ragnarson
2018-10-18 19:23:49 +0000 UTC
With full respect, you are bogging down with the side projects. If I had a wish it would be that you would progress the story. Add the extras later.
JR Richardson
2018-10-17 22:16:59 +0000 UTC
While I agree about not adding too many new nationalities at once in order to not set back developement too much. Maybe add 1 every two versions released, depending on the content being worked on. As a Swede I do however add my vote for my native Sweden to be among the first.
Sandra Sjöfalk
2018-10-17 19:13:10 +0000 UTC
I only need three choices for my agent: red, white, and blue with a side order of freedom. 'Murica!
Koopatroopa187
2018-10-17 14:50:51 +0000 UTC
Ireland
K H
2018-10-17 06:33:52 +0000 UTC
Ah, but <i>French</i>-speaking Belgian or <i>Flemish</i>-speaking Belgian?<br>This matters.<br>Also, is she chocolate-coated?
Jumpy James Johnson Junior
2018-10-17 01:49:42 +0000 UTC
Agreed. A poll with all options, with only the top 2-3 being added in would be much more reasonable.
Choppytehbear
2018-10-17 01:28:41 +0000 UTC
France please!
willows_puppy
2018-10-16 22:42:00 +0000 UTC
I'd have to echo Kendall9000 about being careful about adding too much. The thing I see the most that slows down or halts production are too many options. Either too many branching choices or decisions to keep track of in a CYOA story kill a game that tries to account for all of them, or having too many character options forces descriptions to be cut down to the barebones. Having 17+ nationalities means that the little details that make this game great, such as the Scots hating a British player or being able to use your MI6 clearance to get out of a speeding ticket, won't continue to be in the game to the degree they already are.
Pandora
2018-10-16 21:10:29 +0000 UTC
That's a bit blunt, but to be honest I'd have to agree. I've seen the development of a few 'sandbox' games get bogged down with 9000 different options for character creation and initial set up. I don't think anything should be rushed, but I'd suggest that most people will care more about story content than being able to make their agent Belgian rather than British...
Kendall9000
2018-10-16 16:45:42 +0000 UTC
Don't waste time adding crap we don't need. Move the story along.
Madking2
2018-10-16 16:22:33 +0000 UTC
MOTHERRUSSIA!!!
Albatros
2018-10-16 15:09:37 +0000 UTC
<3 Denmaaaark! <3
Evaliss
2018-10-16 15:09:07 +0000 UTC
France and Israel get my vote!
Aelariah
2018-10-16 14:35:30 +0000 UTC
Thanks to *Dude* for sharing this relevant news story <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-fiveeyes/exclusive-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-builds-coalition-to-counter-china-idUSKCN1MM0GH" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-fiveeyes/exclusive-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-builds-coalition-to-counter-china-idUSKCN1MM0GH</a>
Crushstation
2018-10-16 14:24:00 +0000 UTC
Sweden please
markus lindkvist
2018-10-16 14:17:41 +0000 UTC
Denmark :)
Ztret
2018-10-16 13:10:41 +0000 UTC
France would be so good !! 💖
elyse
2018-10-16 08:08:07 +0000 UTC
Sweden!
Leif Blom
2018-10-16 06:59:47 +0000 UTC
Ireland. Who doesn't want to be seduced by an Irish lass with a thick brogue?
Alliterative Acolyte
2018-10-16 06:57:24 +0000 UTC
Germany plz :)
Michael Mittag
2018-10-16 06:10:11 +0000 UTC
Sweeden!
Hydrnaros
2018-10-16 05:57:06 +0000 UTC
I vote France. Snooty french agent taken down a peg or 3 ;)
Richard Tracey
2018-10-16 04:03:06 +0000 UTC
Them fine girls from the Emerald Isles
Jatch
2018-10-16 03:52:25 +0000 UTC
France please :)
Thriceborn
2018-10-16 02:45:50 +0000 UTC
Israel.
Oren Barzilai
2018-10-16 02:38:29 +0000 UTC
Either Norway or Denmark for me personally, but I would be good with anything.
Barontakedown
2018-10-16 02:02:01 +0000 UTC
Ireland is an interesting idea, you have the good friday agreement as that big life changing moment.
Baron Ned
2018-10-16 01:54:55 +0000 UTC
I like the idea of a Scandinavian country. I imagine that would add to her appeal in Bangkok, while also offering somewhat different attitudes to sex and sexuality for the agent growing up in that culture.
Das Flute
2018-10-16 01:33:31 +0000 UTC
I'd like to see Sweden or another Nordic country. I've always found France to be VASTLY overrated as the "sexy" country. If I were being completely honest I'd be fine with anything BUT France or Germany.
deamonmaster
2018-10-16 00:13:42 +0000 UTC
Personally I like France, and I will probably stick with France. Having a French secret agent would be sexy as hell.
Hanako
2018-10-16 00:04:48 +0000 UTC
1. The intention is to look like a tourist, and that's more easily done by someone not from that region of the world.
2. Creating a plausible scenario for someone from an Asian intelligence agency to work with FIVE EYES without some hidden agenda by one of the parties involved is probably infeasible.
Hotenhornay
2018-10-15 21:50:42 +0000 UTC
Israel would make sense as to plausibility and give a ton of story options.
Biggles
2018-10-15 21:40:48 +0000 UTC
No Asian countries? Wouldn't they make even more sense to be lended over as a resource to operate in Thailand? Or would be going after the target themselves simply because of the proximity to their own counties and its effect on crime there?
hornguy6
2018-10-15 21:26:11 +0000 UTC
Israel would be pretty interesting
TheMengoMango
2018-10-15 21:23:29 +0000 UTC
Germany!
Spiralnebula
2018-10-15 21:07:23 +0000 UTC
In honor of the recent wins of our amazing female volleyball players I vote Italy :), but what really matters for me is that whatever you add will have some influence on the game. Keep it up! ;)
Enrico
2018-10-15 20:57:04 +0000 UTC
Italy ftw! They do it better, see.
vladeemer
2018-10-15 20:44:44 +0000 UTC
France bien sur !
Droliath Estolah
2018-10-15 20:34:36 +0000 UTC
If she's from Sweden, the spying on Max side mission wouldn't make much sense though. But anyway my vote is for France
DM
2018-10-15 20:33:36 +0000 UTC
France
Chris L
2018-10-15 20:33:23 +0000 UTC
Germany
iamboshi
2018-10-15 20:27:31 +0000 UTC
My top 3 picks would be Netherlands, Belgium and France. Hard to say no to some Scandinavian action tho.
elmagio
2018-10-15 20:26:35 +0000 UTC
Japan's
Razgriz Gundam
2018-10-15 20:23:49 +0000 UTC
I vote Norway or Sweden.
Ray Grimmace
2018-10-15 20:23:35 +0000 UTC
My vote is with Ireland first!
HannahIsHere
2018-10-15 20:11:37 +0000 UTC