Spiral Knights - Save SK with Steam Workshop?

Save SK with Steam Workshop?

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Sat, 06/18/2016 - 18:07

Rubixman

Pre-Note: Before you guys read this I'd like to say that I only just started getting myself back into Spiral Knights after a year or two of not playing. So keep it in mind that I'm not 100% caught up with everything. Also everything is based on my understanding of the steam workshop which in all honesty I'm not extremely familiar with. On that note lets get into this.

So Spiral Knights was bought over by Grey Havens to keep the games and community alive and happy. What I've read around in the forums, is that they will continue to try and update the game with new content however its going to be difficult due to the fact they're a very small team. So I was thinking, why not start up a steam workshop for this game? People would be able to put up things like models (armor, monsters, and weapons) , tile textures, and maybe even maps/levels that would then be voted on by the community and approved of by Grey Havens to be put into the game. I'm sure that the community of people who adore this game would be willing to do this sort of stuff free of charge. With this Grey Havens wouldn't have to worry as much about their budget and may able to put more work into other parts of development.
This is just a suggestion and i'll say this again, I don't have much knowledge of how steam workshop works but I think this would definitely that would keep the community "alive and happy."

-Rubixman/Toasty-Gd

Sat, 06/18/2016 - 18:49

Pluto-Embershard

Just to mention

This idea is thrown around a looot, especially the level editor bit.

But I also wanted to say that it shouldn't really be limited to the Steam workshop, only having [insert percentage here] players participating over Steam and having the rest miss out just because they played it via web and whatnot.

But yes, ideas like this show up quite frequently. Doesn't make them uninteresting, though.

Sat, 06/18/2016 - 19:53

Rubixman

@Pluto-The-Guided

@Pluto-The-Guided
When you say the web players are missing out, I'm assuming you mean in the participation of adding their works to the workshop. If it was because of the actual content sake, whatever is verified and voted in the workshop would be added directly into the game for all players.

Also I would have guessed this would be suggested in the past, but I feel like now would be one of the best times it will get to look into it. As mentioned before, Grey Havens is a small team with most likely a small budget and what not. I'm just looking to make things easier and keep a game that means a lot to me going.

Sat, 06/18/2016 - 19:58

Rubixman

Translation

Another thing to mention is Language support. I know that Grey Havens can no longer support German, and French translation and I know with other games I play such as "Don't Starve" or "The Long Dark" have countless translations in the workshop. Although this may help with in-game, the one issue would be that they still wouldn't be able to give support in the forums and such.

Sun, 06/19/2016 - 12:04

Rubixman

idk bump

If there are any moderators online, I would love their opinion on this!
I really wish we could do more to try and save the game :/

Sun, 06/19/2016 - 12:17

Flowchart

Don't remember if they've responded to the other threads suggesting this.
They'll probably just "respond" by moving it over to Suggestions.

Sun, 06/19/2016 - 12:19

Bopp

response

I really wish we could do more to try and save the game :/

Maybe stop using phrases like "save the game". Things have been going pretty well since Grey Havens took over, and players have been optimistic. Please try to avoid making them pessimistic.

If you want to help the game, then try to recruit more players. Consider also spending real money on the game (if you feel that it deserves real money).

This is just a suggestion...

If you want to help the forums, please put each of your threads in the most appropriate forum. In this case, it's Suggestions. Best wishes.

Sun, 06/19/2016 - 13:29

Rubixman

@Bopp

@Bopp
First off, sorry didn't see the suggestion forum until you mentioned it. (Like I mentioned I only just recently got back into the game/community, so theres still a few things I'm trying to remember)

Second, there's no pessimism in trying to make things better. I mean Grey Havens has done a great job ever since they took things over but I'm just trying to make things a little easier for them. Like I said they are a pretty small team no? Just wanna help the guys out and thought this may be a good way.

Mon, 06/20/2016 - 05:02

Vohtarak-Forum

there is pessimism

"Saving the game" as a phrase means you think its dying and adding this would make it not die
that might not be what you meant to say, but you said it

same comment as I give for every other copy to threads like this:
they can make their own editor for everyone to use, it would be much less objectionable to the steam cop-out that only some players can use

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 01:13

Putkisen-Seta

Steam Workshop negates the need to host and moderate their own proprietary thing. Practicality matters.

On the minus side, the thing would be filled with shitty spam and a bunch of people not "getting it." "Hey guys, I modeled a Vog Cub! Plz put ingaam!" There's no such thing as "Vog Cubs." Yes, I know about the armor. Think on it.

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