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New D-Mod: All That Glitters!

April 27th 2018, 10:46 PM
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redink1
King He/Him United States bloop
A mother ducking wizard 
SlipDink has released his third D-Mod, All That Glitters!. This time around, Dink starts on a quest to a land that is rumored to have an abundance of golden riches: golden ponies, golden eggs, golden geese, and even golden showers.

I think there's a bigger issue here: is Skurn influencing the development of SlipDink's D-Mods? Skurn is known to appreciate a pony or two, and there's a giant glittering pony in a casino environment at the start of this D-Mod. Is this a coded message to Skurn, warning him that he is 'gambling' on 'ponies'? Or is it a mere coincidence?

April 27th 2018, 11:12 PM
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Skurn
Peasant He/Him Equatorial Guinea duck bloop
can't flim flam the glim glam 
ducking sweet golden sweetie belle statue, sweetie. <3
April 27th 2018, 11:51 PM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@redink1:

The only message about gambling that is part of this dmod is that it is a bad idea in general. As for the "pony" on the wall, well... Dink has a lot to say about it.

As for ponies, gold or otherwise, enjoy! The name of the gambling establishment in question is the "GOLDEN PONY CASINO", so of course, it has "a giant glittering pony" as part of the usual subtle, tasteful and understated decor that is typical of all casinos.

April 27th 2018, 11:53 PM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@Skurn:
Let me know what you think of the story and the game.

And yes, if it was not for you, I would never have put a "my little pony", into a game.
April 28th 2018, 07:12 PM
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quiztis
Peasant He/Him Sweden bloop
Life? What's that? Can I download it?! 
Haha what the heck
April 28th 2018, 09:20 PM
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yeoldetoast
Peasant They/Them Australia
LOOK UPON MY DEFORMED FACE! 
🤔
May 7th 2018, 07:57 AM
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Erwin
Peasant He/Him Netherlands
Friendship is magic 
Will play because Sweetie Belle! Also, is this the first D-Mod with anything pony related in it?
May 7th 2018, 09:16 AM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
Yes. As far as I know, this is the first dmod with a "my little pony" in it.

I'll be releasing the 1.10 version of "All That Glitters" a bit later this week, with a few fixes and minor enhancements in it.

Enjoy.
May 7th 2018, 09:23 AM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@ redink1:
So that I may address "bigger issue here", let me just say that when getting ideas from active members on what they might like to see in a dmod, one mentioned the "my little pony" stuff and another mentioned that they would want to have a casino in a dmod.

So, to the capital city of the land of Amazin, I added a casino named the Golden Pony!

BTW, thanks for the great blackjack game borrowed from one of your dmods.

@ all:
So, how many played the "Wheel of Bankruptcy" game? And, how many played blackjack?

Version 1.10 of the "All That Glitters" dmod should be out a bit later this week, complete with a few fixes and enhancements.

May 7th 2018, 11:19 AM
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shevek
Peasant They/Them Netherlands
Never be afraid to ask, but don't demand an answer 
So, how many played the "Wheel of Bankruptcy" game? And, how many played blackjack?

I played the wheel once and won, and blackjack twice and won once. Then I stopped, because the odds are against me (as they should be in a casino) and I thought I might need the money later on.
May 7th 2018, 12:47 PM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@ shevek: I'm glad you had some fun there, and yes, the odds are certainly against the player in the Golden Pony Casino!
May 7th 2018, 01:22 PM
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Skurn
Peasant He/Him Equatorial Guinea duck bloop
can't flim flam the glim glam 
Will play because Sweetie Belle! Also, is this the first D-Mod with anything pony related in it?

i've used some desktop pony sprites.
May 7th 2018, 03:28 PM
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Foot
Ghost They/Them
 
Buggy bugs first:

In the version 1.08, after the intro cutscene, I spawned inside some dungeon with some wizard dude. I guessed this must be a bug, so I tried on DinkHD, and it works normally.

Every time you open inventory, you lose health. Maybe this was intentional, for every time you pick a sword from it, but it happens, even if I just open it.

Idiot user second:

What are buttons for playing blackjack. I can't pick 'hit me' or any other option...?
May 7th 2018, 05:07 PM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@ Foot:
In the version 1.08, after the intro cutscene, I spawned inside some dungeon with some wizard dude. I guessed this must be a bug, so I tried on DinkHD, and it works normally.

Hmmm. I do not test very much with DinkHD, but I DO test extensively with 1.08 under Linux and under Windoze Vista (well, I use Wine(*) lately) and have never had Dink end up in the wrong screen after the intro!

I'll look into that though. #1)Did the same problem happen more than once? #2)Were you doing anything a bit unusual, (such as trying to direct Dink somewhere before the cut scene was over)? #3)What else can you tell me about how this happens?


Every time you open inventory, you lose health. Maybe this was intentional, for every time you pick a sword from it, but it happens, even if I just open it.

You have apparently noticed one of the costs of using Carnifex Maximus, that Martridge tried to warn Dink about. This is not a bug, it's just how this type of parasite (and evil intelligent weapon) works. Have fun!

Idiot user second:
What are buttons for playing blackjack. I can't pick 'hit me' or any other option...?

Well, you need to use the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor, then press [Ctrl].

(*)Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD.
May 7th 2018, 05:10 PM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@ Skurn:

i've used some desktop pony sprites.

In what dmod did you use them?
May 7th 2018, 07:44 PM
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Toof
Ghost They/Them
 
Did the same problem happen more than once?

I don't know. It happened on Dink 1.08, not on DinkHD. Also, it was under Windows 10, I know what Wine is ( I use it to run some really old games, it works better ).

I'll try again tomorrow probably, and post results here... I mean, being suddenly stuck with bearded midget in the dungeon was really creepy. I'm all in for the kinky homosexual stuff, but that really freaked me out
May 8th 2018, 09:17 AM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
@ Foot:
In the version 1.08, after the intro cutscene, I spawned inside some dungeon with some wizard dude. I guessed this must be a bug, so I tried on DinkHD, and it works normally.

Okay. I've made changes in the 1.10 version that should (I hope) prevent that from happening, though I have not been able to reproduce the issue in my testing.

I should get that 1.10 build ready for release soon.


May 9th 2018, 11:25 AM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
I've just uploaded the 1.10 version, though things area still not quite working correctly in my web browser since the https related changes.

It has a number of fixes, and changes put into place to add more hints, make some things clearer, etc.

Please enjoy!

May 9th 2018, 01:40 PM
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Skurn
Peasant He/Him Equatorial Guinea duck bloop
can't flim flam the glim glam 
they're in the tripe trouble thing. there's a twilight sparkle toy on marty's shelf in one of them, and a side quest in another was gonna have you collect pony toys.

and glim glam is best pony.
May 10th 2018, 12:29 AM
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megadogv2
Peasant They/Them New Zealand bloop
Only paritally dead. 
Ahh, what fresh hell I spawned by bringing that show to this site.

I regret nothing.

And I'll have to find time to play this DMod I suppose...
May 10th 2018, 11:14 AM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
Well, you might find the 1.10 version slightly more enjoyable to play than the 1.00 version, so you may want to wait for redink1 (or others?) to post it. And, I'd prefer any new bug reports that come in to be from the newer version.

On the other hand, all that commented upon it seem to have considered the 1.00 version to be quite playable.
May 14th 2018, 08:02 PM
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Skull
Peasant He/Him Finland bloop
A Disembodied Sod 
ducking sweet golden sweetie belle statue, sweetie. <3

Golden dictionary, you mean?
May 14th 2018, 09:53 PM
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Skurn
Peasant He/Him Equatorial Guinea duck bloop
can't flim flam the glim glam 
huehuehuehuehue
May 15th 2018, 10:12 AM
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SlipDink
Peasant He/Him United States bloop rumble
2nd generation. No easy way to be free. 
I know I have only been a visible participant in the DN (doing more than anonymously downloading dmods) for a few years. Am I missing something? What is a golden dictionary in this context?

Surely it is not this, right?
May 15th 2018, 01:07 PM
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Skurn
Peasant He/Him Equatorial Guinea duck bloop
can't flim flam the glim glam