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Title: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: suvel on April 16, 2019, 06:59:05 pm
I am in no way affiliated with this-- my son sent the link to me today and said he had donated $30 so he could get the game as soon as it came out. In no way is he a flat-earther, he has only recently grudgingly admitted that 9/11 is not what we were led to believe. He loves "clean" VR games however.

The logo got my attention right away. It does look cool and now my curiosity is piqued. Anyone else heard of this or have any insight?

Firmament (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/firmament/description)

Susan

Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on April 16, 2019, 08:00:25 pm
I am in no way affiliated with this-- my son sent the link to me today and said he had donated $30 so he could get the game as soon as it came out. In no way is he a flat-earther, he has only recently grudgingly admitted that 9/11 is not what we were led to believe. He loves "clean" VR games however.

The logo got my attention right away. It does look cool and now my curiosity is piqued. Anyone else heard of this or have any insight?

Firmament (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/firmament/description)

Susan
I thought of or imagined rather, a type of Flat Earth game for X-Box etc. It was just a matter of time and there will be more. It looks very interesting and I read about it on your link. I will watch the trailer later. I don't play games but this one might bring me back. I just got a brand new Ultimate Gaming System from CyberPowerPC at Christmas. Let me know what your son thinks of it.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: suvel on April 16, 2019, 09:03:18 pm
I sure will LYK. He says it isn't slated to be released until some time in 2020 (I am going to assume they will reach their Kickstarter goal, since they are the creators of Myst). Clever way around the banking industry  8)

I hope you get a chance to watch the trailer. it hints of things that need to be revealed.

All very interesting in these last days.

Susan
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest8 on April 16, 2019, 09:07:38 pm
I sure will LYK. He says it isn't slated to be released until some time in 2020 (I am going to assume they will reach their Kickstarter goal, since they are the creators of Myst). Clever way around the banking industry  8)

I hope you get a chance to watch the trailer. it hints of things that need to be revealed.

All very interesting in these last days.

Susan

Is this a game? what about?

Blade
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on April 16, 2019, 09:12:18 pm
I sure will LYK. He says it isn't slated to be released until some time in 2020 (I am going to assume they will reach their Kickstarter goal, since they are the creators of Myst). Clever way around the banking industry  8)

I hope you get a chance to watch the trailer. it hints of things that need to be revealed.

All very interesting in these last days.

Susan

Is this a game? what about?

Blade
Yeah Blade, there's a link in the first post.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest8 on April 16, 2019, 09:17:59 pm
I sure will LYK. He says it isn't slated to be released until some time in 2020 (I am going to assume they will reach their Kickstarter goal, since they are the creators of Myst). Clever way around the banking industry  8)

I hope you get a chance to watch the trailer. it hints of things that need to be revealed.

All very interesting in these last days.

Susan

Is this a game? what about?

Blade
Yeah Blade, there's a link in the first post.

Ok, PJ, will use it in a bit.

Blade
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on April 17, 2019, 10:09:27 pm
I am in no way affiliated with this-- my son sent the link to me today and said he had donated $30 so he could get the game as soon as it came out. In no way is he a flat-earther, he has only recently grudgingly admitted that 9/11 is not what we were led to believe. He loves "clean" VR games however.

The logo got my attention right away. It does look cool and now my curiosity is piqued. Anyone else heard of this or have any insight?

Firmament (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/firmament/description)

Susan
I did it Susan !!! I pledged $30 on my PayPal and if it reaches the goal in 8 days they will bill me and we get the game. Thank you for this info, it looks really good and interesting.

Thank you, flatearthforums.com!
Your $30.00 pledge brings this project one step closer to becoming a reality. If the project reaches its funding goal, your card will be charged on April 26, 2019. Check your email for more details.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: suvel on April 18, 2019, 03:36:05 am
Great! I look forward to your assessment!

Susan
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on April 23, 2019, 08:52:07 pm
I am in no way affiliated with this-- my son sent the link to me today and said he had donated $30 so he could get the game as soon as it came out. In no way is he a flat-earther, he has only recently grudgingly admitted that 9/11 is not what we were led to believe. He loves "clean" VR games however.

The logo got my attention right away. It does look cool and now my curiosity is piqued. Anyone else heard of this or have any insight?

Firmament (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/firmament/description)

Susan
It's getting close and they almost hit the goal. 3 days left.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: suvel on April 23, 2019, 08:58:44 pm
Interesting. I think I'll go throw a few shekels in the pot. Will leave it up to the gamers to lmk what it's all about.

Thanks!

-Susan
In the Trenches
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on April 23, 2019, 09:24:40 pm
Interesting. I think I'll go throw a few shekels in the pot. Will leave it up to the gamers to lmk what it's all about.

Thanks!

-Susan
In the Trenches
I gave you a promotion, lol.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest73 on April 28, 2019, 09:14:56 pm
Maybe I can still buy the game when it comes out next year.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on April 28, 2019, 11:22:53 pm
Maybe I can still buy the game when it comes out next year.
I'm wondering if it's too late to upgrade my purchase to the $49 package.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest8 on April 29, 2019, 08:53:22 pm
Maybe I can still buy the game when it comes out next year.
I'm wondering if it's too late to upgrade my purchase to the $49 package.

A game....what does it do, creation?  ;D

Blade
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on May 18, 2019, 07:45:47 pm
I am in no way affiliated with this-- my son sent the link to me today and said he had donated $30 so he could get the game as soon as it came out. In no way is he a flat-earther, he has only recently grudgingly admitted that 9/11 is not what we were led to believe. He loves "clean" VR games however.

The logo got my attention right away. It does look cool and now my curiosity is piqued. Anyone else heard of this or have any insight?

Firmament (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/firmament/description)

Susan
Hey, you have an avatar. Nice pic. Good to see you. I wonder if we will be able to still purchase the VR version of the game, like an upgrade when it finally comes out next year. I just wonder exactly what I'll get and how to use it. Well, I know what we get but that;s all I know. Did you get the game also or just your son?
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on June 08, 2019, 05:55:24 pm
I hope you folks come back to the forum when you get time.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: suvel on July 06, 2019, 07:08:57 pm
I hope you folks come back to the forum when you get time.

In the US right now, got our stuff to do the experiment. As for the game, our son put in for it, I'll ask him later this week.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on July 06, 2019, 07:14:56 pm
I hope you folks come back to the forum when you get time.

In the US right now, got our stuff to do the experiment. As for the game, our son put in for it, I'll ask him later this week.
Happy Birthday !!!
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: suvel on July 06, 2019, 07:58:34 pm
Aw! Thank you.
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on July 12, 2019, 07:14:41 am
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36dd1a_d83b5bb19da14f2d8d07bde0603f9b1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_958,h_958,al_c,q_85/36dd1a_d83b5bb19da14f2d8d07bde0603f9b1c~mv2.webp)
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on July 30, 2020, 11:47:17 pm
I'm still waiting for the game
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest73 on September 01, 2020, 12:43:24 pm
me too
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest8 on September 01, 2020, 07:19:10 pm
me too

what kind of game would it be; a bunch of celebrities trying to make a model of the firmament? WOuld be a funny game.

Blade
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on September 13, 2020, 12:04:37 pm
me too

what kind of game would it be; a bunch of celebrities trying to make a model of the firmament? WOuld be a funny game.

Blade
I will post an update soon
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on September 27, 2020, 09:51:33 pm
Hey Backers!

Last week we showed you an overview of how our Creative Director, Eric goes about building out the worlds with a “sandbox” level he built specifically to show off some of the custom tools that he and the art team use on a daily basis. A bunch of you asked to see Eric’s original “normal speed” version so for those who are really curious about his process this 90 minute(!) version is for you. A message from Eric about it: “I would like to formally apologize for my utter lack of useful narration. You’ve been warned!”

With that out of the way… Today we wanted to hop back in with a couple of additional videos Eric has made for us, and really start to dig into some of the details about Cyan’s custom tools, how they work, and how they help the dev team build out the various Ages that make up Cyan’s games! First up, Eric will be digging into his workflow, and how he uses VR and our custom “slab” tools to rapidly prototype environments.

https://youtu.be/JGACpDmiIl4
In his second deep dive video, Eric will be talking about the basics of building terrain. For our fans who are technical artists already (or are aspiring and the sort to watch lots of these sorts of breakdown videos on YouTube) some of this might sound familiar already, but for those who have never “seen the sausage getting made” before, we find this stuff mesmerizing, and as Eric says in his video… a bit zen inducing!

https://youtu.be/i33JCZz9i-M
Eric is planning on showing off even more of the technology the team uses to make our games in upcoming videos. If there is anything in particular that you’re curious about be sure to let us know so we can pass those questions along for him to address!



Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on October 11, 2020, 11:08:57 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3vnZI8MWU
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: guest8 on October 12, 2020, 10:00:43 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3vnZI8MWU

wow, it seems GOD certainly had a hand it that introduction of play station...

Blade
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on October 24, 2020, 07:47:09 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDfE1cxt6Is
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on January 22, 2021, 11:58:32 am
Update #33: It’s 2021. Welcome To The Future!


Hello Backers!

Before we dive in, just a heads up that the last bit of news involves new art and a minor reveal (not in any way a spoiler, tho!), so if you're striving to have as little context as possible prior to playing the game, you'll want to skip the last item in this update.

We hope this first update of the new year finds you healthy and happy. Here at Cyan we’re well rested after a break over the holidays and have spent the first bit of 2021 looking at what's coming down the road for us. This has meant lots of strategizing and planning, which we’ll get into a bit more later on. First, though, we wanted to let you know about something exciting: we’ve hired another team member!

Introducing Abner

Abner Coimbre joins us as  a senior engineer with prior experience at Thekla Inc. (the studio that created “Braid,” and “The Witness”)  as well as NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Many of us at Cyan go nuts for space and NASA related stuff already, so this is extra nerdy cool to us!) Abner will be drawing from his expertise in systems programming to help with customizing the game engine, porting efforts, mentoring, and will also be diving into the world of VR programming.

Cyan, Firmament, and everyone who is a fan of what we do is going to be a beneficiary of all the skills and talents he brings to the table. We’re thrilled to have him on the team!

With the holidays (not to mention 2020!) in the rear view mirror, and Myst for the Oculus Quest Platform out in the wild, we’ve been updating the roadmap for Firmament in order to be able to give you a better idea of when we’re targeting Firmament for release...

Firmament’s Schedule

As you may recall over a number of updates we made last year, we talked about how, as the team dug into the design, they discovered the story they were eager to tell was even bigger than anyone had in mind when the original Kickstarter pitch was conceived. This has meant a certain amount of “going back to the drawing board.” See Backer Update 25 and Backer Update 26 to take a deeper look at those decisions.

Because this crucial design work was still going on, it wasn’t possible (or advisable, anyway) at the time to start attaching timeframes or release dates to anything… We’d already learned our lesson with the Kickstarter campaign’s Estimated Delivery Date of July 2020 having been too optimistic and were very hesitant to simply “take a guess” at a new release date without more information. That is the sort of decision which holds a high likelihood of needing to make a change yet again at some point later.

With all that said, we are now finally at a point in the development process where we are able to talk with you about the timeframe we have in mind. While we don’t have a specific release date we can talk about yet, we can say we’re aiming at a late 2022 release window for Firmament. (Cue fireworks/add fireworks gif)

We understand that this is well beyond the initial estimated release date for Firmament, and we know that many of you were hoping for something sooner. We want you to know that this delay in Firmament provides us extra time and funding that allows us to tell the Firmament story the way it needs to be told - and, as Rand has said before, it's one of the best stories we've ever had. We hope you share our excitement at being able to do it right.

We are grateful for your continued support! And we’re also excited to continue bringing you an inside look at the development of Firmament throughout this year. Speaking of which...

Introducing: The Glacial Age

(https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/a4gahg7QT-rXdZfLDgQFWc6sSc7mlQK2DDRIodrKQpQ3MTujmokpN3IwT9IYlXz_nFTwFlz0GUNayyUBx70q-MlIJCL8iNOfBjro1Redwg_m2xjojpqcp2YARqN5uFDXjyskVpNx0ds-BOZ1itlKb9RBVdkQ8aruvvS0UjkhdXbYsu_NXK4kMKWpJU1cfCuxPtrdbK3gDV2MNXpEfzCaDNhZ3jUOMa5MxHKPQ5ScMhP6hoV4BvKKpnNpj4VtRMYuFAK5wdADtnq6bx8qlXa-z7iZ9gv4=s0-d-e1-ft#https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/032/087/020/a228017ea67503933d526e9dad104129_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&w=700&fit=max&v=1611247161&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=5cb125dac3d79ad14bbe4645cb9b3f3f)


Our Art Director, Derrick has knocked it out of the park again with this brand-new large-scale concept art piece from what we've been calling "The Glacial Age." We'll have plenty more to say about it at another time, but since a picture is worth 1,000 words, feast your eyes upon this beauty! (Click on the image if you want a big version so you can get in there and absorb all the details.)



OK, friends- that's the Firmament news we have for now! We'll be back soon with more updates. We're hoping to have more to share about Cyan's concept art in a future update, so if you have any burning questions about Derrick, his art, his process, or concept art in general, drop 'em in the comments and we'll do our best to get you answers. Thanks, as always,  for your continued support and enthusiasm!

~The Team at Cyan
Title: Re: Firmament: A Flat Earth game?
Post by: patrick jane on May 12, 2022, 01:50:01 pm
The FIRMAMENT | Waters Above?!




Day two is the most overlooked day in creation week. It's important to understand the home/setting that God created for Himself, the angels/spirits and for us. Join me as I explore the overall significance of day two, while also hinting at its eschatological implications nearing the end of the video. #firmament #biblicalcosmology 





15 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uSwFdcnkuw