Subforum: Design Studio

[DFDelta]

Could we get an area (read subforum) on the new forums dedicated to the design studio, as a place where we can talk about the design tools, ask questions or maybe advertise our creations?
Maybe even have it broken down further with a subforum for each designer.
I've always found it weird that a game where designing your own stuff plays such a large role would have no dedicated place for it on its forum.

[Minty]

Definitely a good idea, perhaps a subforum of the Cantina? I guess one very large picture thread that happens to be a place to show off designs might not cut it anymore.


For now, though, the Hazeron Discord has a designer channel for showing stuff off, and a help channel for asking for help! It's at https://discord.gg/CPrpDzJ , just to quickly plug it. ;)

[Haxus]

I'll do it right now.

If you want to post cool pictures, please do that on the Shores of Hazeron Fans group on Facebook. A lot more people might see them there.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1705844726168062/

[Celarious]

Maybe even have it broken down further with a subforum for each designer.

I don't think we need subforums for each designer separately, since they're very very similar in concept, just the requirements are slightly different

[Minty]

Facebook is... alright, but as a humble member of the 18-30 demographic, might I suggest also incorporating other sites, such as Reddit, Tumblr, and Twitter? I know there's already a (mostly inactive) subreddit, but I gobbled up @SoHazeron on twitter (both @hazeron and @shoresofhazeron were taken by people who don't seem to be you) and the urls shoresofhazeron, hazeron, and sohazeron on Tumblr in case you want them.

I understand if that's kind of too much for you on top of being a dev, though. Usually, games have an entire social media staff, or at least one person focused entirely on that. (Dean's been pretty good on keeping the unofficial Discord in order, though!)

[Haxus]

That would quickly become a full time job. I just don't have time for it.

I sometimes picture myself as the guy with the big drum and cymbals and horns and harmonica, with a little monkey to hold the tin cup. Only I don't have a little monkey.

[Ikkir Isth]

For reddit and twitter, probably one of the better strategies (that at least is a usage strategy) is to limit interactions to once a week for the maximum of an hour, and try to post on stuff like #screenshotsaturday or #feedbackfriday (and especially #screenshotsaturday on twitter). See https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comment..._rgamedev/

(Also, you of course want leadins to already created media and linkbacks to website and I guess now the Discord as well. Scheduling so you don't murder your free time is key).

[Haxus]

Ok, I hooked up on Discord. That may be my limit for now.