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Patch Bug Reports / Re: Bug Reports Submission Thread
« on: January 24, 2025, 06:39:52 am »
eastern area has become inacessable. i end up having to reset my charater back to lonely

Unfortunately this has been going on for awhile now. We're still waiting for our server master to sort out the issue.

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Game Discussion / Re: can we even revive the game?
« on: January 12, 2025, 07:28:25 pm »
We can't control what is to happen or what is to be done in the future; however, we can focus on the now and what us, member and staff, have in front of us. We know the issue lack of activity from not only the forums, but the game as well. I think what most failed to realize, is that this isn't 2011 and time has changed drastically. In other words, steam, pc, ps5, etc etc, has involved and taken over the gaming world. Communication wise, discord is also another factor of this.

I don't believe that people fail to realize it is no longer 2011. I think it's quite the opposite; that people are acutely aware that it is no longer 2011 and rather much, much later than. In fact, a very common topic is that "times have changed", and that "things need to move with the times". The unfortunate reality is that the game hasn't been able to adhere to those realities due to one thing or another. FH's developmental issues is a whole can of worms that really just amounts to finger pointing.

People in communities rather form there than on forums, which leaves the forum to rot a great deal. So, whether you look at it, there's nothing much that can be done. Perhaps the game develops, aka the staff, can transfer the forum into an official discord and make everything "easier'. I say this with quotations because not everything will be easier - it will just trend nicely with today's society.

Moving the entirety of the forum to a discord server would be a nightmare. You're essentially looking at 14+ years worth of history and archives being meticulously brought over to a platform that could, within seconds, be taken down due to a number of things. Not only this, but the forum has many advantages over a discord server. A forum can be customized pretty much however we need it to be(with the awesome option of it being able to look how we want), while with discord we would have to conform to a set format. A forum's database can be linked to a game's server, to which in this case our forum currently is and has been linked to the game from the beginning, allowing for seamless account symmetry and ease of moderation for staff. If we were to use a discord, we would have many more issues with verifying account ownership, account recovery, bans, and a number of other things. It's not about "trending nicely with today's society" or making things "easier", the drive to stay with a forum is about keeping your information and accounts secure. Having the ability to aid our community members is much more important than keeping with today's trends.

Discord may work perfectly for some game communities, especially those just starting out, but unless discord comes up with a way to allow community leaders to have truly custom servers where they are in charge without having to worry about discord's staff, then discord will never be a feasible option that's on par to a forum or website where you are in control of the information the forum/site receives/holds. I would hate to have to live with a reality where if discord wanted to, they could remove everything. Even though it's highly unlikely they ever would, if they wanted to, they could for little to no reason whatsoever. I can at least be 100% certain that if this place goes down, all player information will be deleted and not held by anyone.

Lack of game updates is to blame, which leads to the main elephant in the room. While I am sure people are patient, people are tired of waiting for false narratives. I believe the staff try their best, but again, there's little things that can be done. One thing for sure, we do know the game is being developed/in progress, however, another activity in community is lacking: the staff.

The unfortunate reality is that despite us currently working on an update, we cannot talk about it. Let me quote an earlier post of mine as I've already explained it:



It's a slow process, but, the game does have a very small development team behind it. Our plans for the game extend past general hot fixes and quality of life updates. In regards to what exactly those plans are, we unfortunately cannot say. Raz wishes to keep our plans quiet, so despite staff's disagreements with it we kinda have to adhere to the request since he's the head guy of all this. Regardless of how frustrating it is, we're happy with it because at least we can be chipping away at something in the background instead of waiting for a green light to do anything or a miracle activity/interest spike in the game.




It's just very unfortunate that we can't show anything we've done thus-far, let alone show any kind of roadmap. It's very disheartening for many, and some don't even believe we're working on anything due to past issues with updating the game; going from "we're working on updates", to then one thing leading to another and we're suddenly not working on anything anymore, or an update has been canceled due to Raz or anything in between. It's really frustrating on our end having to keep so secret about this update process. It's just something we're going to have to work with until Raz says otherwise.

My unpopular opinion: While staff have lives, I also think they are/should responsible to keep things afloat, such as: MoTS awards, Seasonal holidays party, bringing the community together. With having power to work on the game and being representative, they should be leaders. Again, validating everyone has their own lives; but if leaders can't help run, then start finding another way. What way is that, I don't know. If there's no other way, I'd say close the game.

I agree that staff need to be an active part in the community. Yes, everyone has their own lives, but if they are going to be staff, they need to do more than just simply hold that title.

Has an idea for new activities been implemented?

Not currently.

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Game Discussion / Re: can we even revive the game?
« on: January 10, 2025, 08:20:38 am »
I believe this game can be revived. Considering all the things it's been through, the game in it's current state is blessed beyond comprehension to have the amount of community members it does at this moment.

As it stands right now, the game doesn't have anything pulling in any real interest from new or old players. Past nostalgia and an interesting deep dive into "old games", it really has nothing. It's an odd reality to know that this game is one year away from reaching the criteria to qualify as "retro". In order for this game to get outside of being nothing but a nostalgia trip, it needs real enrichment...much more than any simple "facelift" to it's graphics or mechanics could do.

It's a slow process, but, the game does have a very small development team behind it. Our plans for the game extend past general hot fixes and quality of life updates. In regards to what exactly those plans are, we unfortunately cannot say. Raz wishes to keep our plans quiet, so despite staff's disagreements with it we kinda have to adhere to the request since he's the head guy of all this. Regardless of how frustrating it is, we're happy with it because at least we can be chipping away at something in the background instead of waiting for a green light to do anything or a miracle activity/interest spike in the game.

It's unfortunate that there isn't really anything we can do for the game in the meantime without help from Raz (who is a headache to get a hold of most times), such as resetting downed maps or updating items on our website; i.e. our staff page or general forum updates.

All in all, as long as there is some sort of driving force for this game, there is always a chance for it to revive, be it ever slim.

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Game Help / Re: download
« on: January 07, 2025, 08:33:13 am »
Moving this to the Game Help boards.

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News / A Very Merry New Year to You!
« on: December 07, 2024, 04:23:55 am »




Another year zooms by, and us staff would like to thank you for another fun-filled year!
We would like to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate those of you who make up our wonderful little community.
We cannot thank you enough for all of the support you have continued to give us throughout the years.

We wish you all a very merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year!



""

- Majorest


"Thank you all for yet another wonderful year! It feels like the beginning of 2024 was just yesterday. Even though time tends to zoom by, it's always important to take those small moments between the chaos and breathe. Thank you for sticking with us for yet another year, and I hope to see you around in 2025! Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and please, have a happy new year!"

- Ame88


""

- LadySigyn


""

- Bloo.





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Introduction / Re: It's been a while...
« on: November 03, 2024, 10:22:46 am »
Welcome back, Ferim! It's very nice to see you back =) Please don't apologize for your absence. Life happens, and you just can't help that.

Excited to see you around!

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Introduction / Re: it is i
« on: November 03, 2024, 10:20:46 am »
Hey Geeky! It's so nice to see you here again =) I hope you've been well, and I'm excited to see you around ^ -^

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Introduction / Re: back after more than a decade!
« on: November 03, 2024, 10:18:57 am »
Welcome back to FeralHeart! A lot has changed over the years that's for sure. If you ever need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask!

Excited to see you around!

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Introduction / Re: Back from the dead
« on: November 03, 2024, 10:16:13 am »
Oh goodness, I remember Cereal Soup! I didn't play on it much as the controls felt very jank for me and really at the time I just preferred FeralHeart lol it was still a very fun experience though!

Anyhow; welcome back to FeralHeart! Hope to see you around!

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Help Us Improve the Game / Re: Calling All Talented FeralHeart Creators!
« on: November 03, 2024, 09:38:26 am »
I'd love to be able to apply, I can do pretty much all of these things but I have way too many things to show to put it into one/a few comments.. I'd love to provide a google drive with all my works

By all means! We would love to review your work. You can just put a single link in this thread for convenience's sake.

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