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| 1s | what's the scariest fact i learned about |
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| 4s | the larva i think it's that they like |
| 5s | inject |
| 7s | kind of acid or |
| 9s | venom into creatures to eat them that |
| 11s | like liquefies their insides and then |
| 13s | they like slurp it out um that's pretty |
| 16s | gross |
| 17s | that can't be real |
| 23s | oh |
| 25s | their maxillae are hollow allowing a |
| 27s | digestive secretion |
| 30s | to be injected in the prey |
| 34s | the organs of an aphid can for example |
| 37s | be dissolved by this |
| 40s | in 90 seconds |
| 43s | what the |
| 44s | [Music] |
| 50s | thank you for continuing your journey |
| 53s | into learning with omnipractical |
| 55s | training video number two |
| 57s | i am dr sheila sholand |
| 61s | as you learned in our first video this |
| 64s | division here is to help you learn about |
| 66s | the insects we are studying |
| 69s | how those creatures thrive in their |
| 71s | environments |
| 72s | and what happens when test sub |
| 76s | hostile threats |
| 78s | are introduced into their environment |
| 82s | in this video my lab assistant |
| 85s | the wonderful walt |
| 87s | and i will help you learn about three |
| 90s | different insects who are currently |
| 91s | roaming the backyard |
| 93s | as we speak |
| 95s | the larva |
| 97s | the infected larva |
| 99s | and my favorite |
| 101s | the stink bug |
| 103s | to get things rolling we will ask our |
| 106s | scientists an important question |
| 110s | why put something so horrific as the |
| 113s | larva into |
| 114s | the backyard why the larva is a great |
| 118s | question |
| 119s | uh and one that i can answer with |
| 121s | because it's gross and horrible |
| 124s | and the more |
| 126s | gross and horrible things we put in the |
| 128s | game |
| 129s | the better how did the idea for the |
| 131s | larva come about |
| 132s | uh that's that's a fun story actually |
| 135s | we're talking about needing a |
| 137s | type of creature that's kind of between |
| 139s | um |
| 140s | an ant and spider as far as threat level |
| 143s | kaz |
| 144s | was talking about i think it was kaz he |
| 146s | was talking about how we were really |
| 147s | missing like a like a goblin type |
| 150s | creature just like a real |
| 152s | jerk that's in the backyard that really |
| 154s | just messes up with the player's day and |
| 156s | we did a lot of just |
| 158s | thinking and |
| 159s | whiteboarding and brainstorming and we |
| 161s | ended up with a little larva |
| 164s | and |
| 165s | we thought just the look and the feel |
| 167s | could be immediately |
| 169s | um described as hostile i feel like it |
| 173s | it suits its role really well which is |
| 175s | this sort of like |
| 177s | like mid-tier enemy that's really |
| 179s | dangerous early game |
| 181s | but then can become a real punching bag |
| 183s | for you later on |
| 185s | you're telling me they just they put |
| 186s | something gross into the backyard |
| 189s | just because they wanted to |
| 192s | clearly that isn't something they'd be |
| 193s | super happy about doing right |
| 197s | right |
| 199s | who would want to hug that thing i was |
| 201s | overjoyed when i saw the larva because |
| 204s | it was |
| 205s | exactly |
| 206s | what i hoped our creatures would be |
| 209s | which is it it rides this like |
| 212s | this weird line uh given our like |
| 215s | playful fun art style |
| 217s | the first time i saw the larva come to |
| 219s | life it was |
| 220s | pretty awesome it was kind of the first |
| 222s | creature that we made that got me really |
| 225s | excited because it's just to have this |
| 227s | idea of like we need something gross |
| 229s | being able to make |
| 231s | something that looks like that |
| 233s | uh but also fits with |
| 236s | the the overall look of the game which |
| 238s | is you know bright and colorful |
| 240s | i think is a testament to |
| 242s | ian's skill as an artist it's got like |
| 244s | this creepy like gross look to it that i |
| 247s | enjoyed um working with and i got to |
| 249s | have fun with that when |
| 251s | kind of uh coming up with the moves it |
| 253s | does and what like it's attacks and |
| 255s | stuff |
| 258s | you know |
| 260s | can you imagine if something that |
| 262s | terrifying |
| 263s | that horrifying |
| 265s | just flooded the backyard |
| 267s | how how would you |
| 270s | how would you |
| 272s | how would i even deal with that |
| 277s | what my favorite |
| 280s | difficulty that we encountered is uh |
| 285s | a bug that was caused |
| 288s | by |
| 289s | this this early setup |
| 291s | of design work that we had that |
| 293s | accidentally made it into the game it |
| 296s | was something that was supposed to be |
| 297s | commented out because it was just a test |
| 299s | but uh it wasn't |
| 301s | and it was |
| 302s | that the more |
| 304s | uh defensive structures you built around |
| 306s | your base the more larva would be |
| 308s | summoned into the world |
| 310s | some of the earlier players will will |
| 311s | remember this but they used to be |
| 314s | horrible like the world was overrun with |
| 316s | them they would come at your base and |
| 318s | destroy everything constantly uh there |
| 320s | were like waves of 20 plus larva just |
| 323s | like roaming around killing everything |
| 325s | so we ended up with uh what were called |
| 327s | the larvae swarms where you would get |
| 329s | like |
| 330s | dozens of these things in the game |
| 333s | and |
| 334s | it was it was a real horror show |
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| 377s | moving on from those scary larva |
| 380s | well what's next |
| 389s | oh |
| 390s | oh great |
| 392s | a more grotesque version of an already |
| 396s | creepy bug |
| 398s | awesome |
| 399s | the one thing that we do look at when |
| 400s | we're kind of developing a lot of these |
| 402s | new biomes |
| 403s | do we have existing creatures that we |
| 405s | can morph or change to defy players |
| 409s | expectations and to change up their |
| 411s | behavior set and |
| 413s | we looked at all the creatures what |
| 414s | would be cool to be infected |
| 417s | and |
| 418s | the infected larva was one of those |
| 420s | creatures that rose to the top of our |
| 421s | brainstorming sessions when we're doing |
| 423s | the haze i think it blends the |
| 426s | uh more you know naturalistic elements |
| 428s | of our game with the wilder zany science |
| 431s | parts of the game and so |
| 433s | when it comes to something like the |
| 434s | infected larva it's basically like well |
| 437s | we look at you know |
| 438s | we're adding more infected creatures to |
| 440s | the game what what do we have available |
| 443s | to us and |
| 444s | what do we think would be a good |
| 447s | fit for this puzzle piece of like a new |
| 449s | creature that we need the infected |
| 451s | creatures are our own kind of thing |
| 453s | right um they're not super based on |
| 455s | reality so we have |
| 457s | the ability to make |
| 460s | kind of fill in gaps that are missing |
| 462s | and make kind of whatever we want and so |
| 464s | the infected larva of what what i wanted |
| 466s | with that guy was basically just like |
| 470s | chaos for the player the day-to-day |
| 472s | goals of the infected larva are just to |
| 475s | ruin your day |
| 477s | like |
| 478s | they wake up in the morning and they |
| 480s | think |
| 482s | how can i make your day specifically |
| 485s | worse |
| 490s | the infected larva is pretty interesting |
| 492s | as a combat opponent it's one thing that |
| 495s | has like a |
| 496s | explosive hazard that you have to avoid |
| 500s | so it kind of makes |
| 501s | the melee dance |
| 503s | a little bit more interesting where you |
| 505s | have to kind of pay attention to see you |
| 507s | know when that explosion happens and |
| 509s | back off so some of the challenges with |
| 511s | all the infected creatures actually is |
| 512s | um they're on their own kind of team |
| 515s | which means if they interact with any of |
| 517s | the other creatures in the backyard |
| 519s | they're pretty much going to attack them |
| 521s | um and it's a it's a tough balancing act |
| 524s | letting creatures attack each other but |
| 526s | then also |
| 528s | kind of not just flooding the player |
| 529s | with free items if that makes sense um |
| 533s | so it it's tough to |
| 535s | introduce a creature that's aggressive |
| 538s | to everything else but then also |
| 540s | keep it kind of tight in an area where |
| 542s | it can't just wreak havoc on everything |
| 544s | um additionally all the explosions that |
| 547s | the infected creatures cause |
| 548s | um |
| 550s | topple grass blades and harvests and |
| 552s | break harvestables so if we're not too |
| 554s | careful you might see it with like the |
| 556s | infected ladybugs in the |
| 558s | uh spread out throughout the yard |
| 560s | they'll just like level entire fields of |
| 562s | grass and it gets pretty dangerous |
| 566s | now that we're done talking about |
| 568s | those monsters |
| 571s | it's time to talk about one of my |
| 574s | favorite bugs |
| 577s | the stink bug |
| 579s | [Music] |
| 580s | what |
| 583s | haven't you seen their mouths |
| 585s | they're so adorable |
| 588s | i think the stink bug was one of the |
| 590s | early creatures that we did in the game |
| 592s | um |
| 593s | one of the |
| 594s | things that we really liked about stink |
| 596s | bugs is one i think we all have |
| 599s | as kids as adults i think we all have |
| 601s | encounters with stink bugs we're making |
| 603s | a game about bugs of course there's |
| 604s | going to be a snake bug in it |
| 606s | so the stink bug actually has a |
| 610s | sort of interesting origin where it |
| 613s | comes from a very game design need which |
| 615s | is we want |
| 617s | all the creatures |
| 619s | in the yard to feel |
| 621s | distinct |
| 622s | no pun intended from one another so one |
| 625s | of the good ways that you have of |
| 626s | distinguishing creatures is with their |
| 628s | attacks and what the stinkbug gets us is |
| 631s | this um |
| 633s | area of effect |
| 634s | attack |
| 635s | right they they |
| 637s | especially in a multiplayer game |
| 640s | you can have you know all of your |
| 642s | friends surround something and beat it |
| 644s | up and kill it real quick but if |
| 646s | suddenly you have these areas that you |
| 648s | can't go into because they're |
| 651s | hazardous horrible poison gas we can we |
| 653s | can use that |
| 655s | as a new |
| 657s | combat experience |
| 659s | that feels extremely distinct from |
| 661s | something like |
| 663s | a spider or a ladybug |
| 665s | that has these up-close attacks |
| 667s | once you start getting used to playing |
| 669s | and getting comfortable with the combat |
| 672s | and starting to level up your equipment |
| 674s | and getting better equipment |
| 677s | you can start taking on these challenges |
| 679s | which are you know |
| 680s | such as the stink bug which are a little |
| 682s | bit on the outskirts of the grasslands |
| 685s | and they provide kind of that gate for |
| 688s | us of like hey before you can really |
| 690s | progress past the grasslands you should |
| 693s | take on some of these |
| 695s | more |
| 696s | kind of bigger tankier creatures |
| 699s | and see how you fare so like it's it's a |
| 702s | little bit of a test for the the player |
| 704s | hey kid |
| 706s | you're bored yeah |
| 708s | do you want to paint no |
| 711s | too messy |
| 713s | do you want to play a game |
| 715s | no |
| 716s | too stationary |
| 718s | do you want to draw |
| 720s | no |
| 721s | i only know how to draw lines well then |
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| 742s | oh |
| 743s | we're rolling yeah |
| 746s | so |
| 747s | stink bugs seemed like a challenge |
| 750s | but what was the most challenging aspect |
| 754s | about bringing them into the backyard |
| 757s | hmm so some of the difficulties with |
| 760s | stink bug i would say are um similar to |
| 762s | something that we've dealt with with all |
| 764s | of our larger bugs which is just their |
| 766s | size |
| 767s | they're really big they get caught up on |
| 770s | things |
| 771s | um |
| 772s | and it can be difficult for them to |
| 774s | navigate around the yard so that that's |
| 777s | actually the source of the grass blades |
| 779s | bending |
| 780s | when a large creature moves past them uh |
| 783s | it serves two purposes the first of |
| 785s | which is to allow larger creatures like |
| 787s | the stink bug or the wolf spider to |
| 790s | navigate through the yard |
| 791s | unhindered by this uh the other effect |
| 795s | is |
| 796s | something that you can call the jurassic |
| 798s | park effect |
| 799s | where when you see |
| 802s | the the grass waving in the distance you |
| 805s | know something big is out there and it |
| 807s | creates this really cool emotional |
| 809s | moment originally the stink bug was |
| 812s | actually immune to the haze gas because |
| 814s | we were like gas |
| 815s | it's all the same like |
| 817s | if it's immune to its own gas it means |
| 818s | the haze gas so we initially placed it |
| 821s | as like the main creature in the haze |
| 824s | but i didn't really like that because |
| 826s | the solution to kind of the haze is to |
| 828s | equip the gas mask but then also |
| 830s | equipping the gas mask makes stink bug |
| 832s | fights really easy so |
| 834s | it was kind of like a double solution |
| 836s | for for one or for two problems so |
| 838s | eventually |
| 840s | we kind of pivoted so that they inhabit |
| 842s | a lot of dead grass areas but they are |
| 845s | not immune to the haze and luckily we |
| 847s | were able to pivot the haze creatures |
| 849s | into |
| 850s | kind of the chaotic infected |
| 852s | explosion escape that it is now yes i |
| 855s | did have to say they were adorable |
| 858s | i wasn't lying |
| 859s | have you seen how they look |
| 861s | when they first wake up |
| 864s | pure |
| 865s | magic |
| 866s | nature at work |
| 868s | the world correcting |
| 870s | all their wrongs so the stink bug waking |
| 874s | up |
| 875s | uh and stretching and farting is just |
| 877s | like |
| 878s | it's just great like there there's so |
| 880s | much personality that goes into all |
| 881s | these creatures |
| 883s | that it really makes them feel like more |
| 886s | than just |
| 888s | a mindless insect so that's actually uh |
| 891s | two animations um |
| 894s | when they wake up they |
| 895s | they don't necessarily have to do that |
| 898s | but it's usually |
| 899s | um |
| 901s | they wake up unhappy and their only path |
| 904s | to happiness is really to gas so |
| 906s | naturally every day |
| 908s | that usually means that they wake up |
| 910s | stretch and then release gas the the |
| 913s | thing we wanted to i wanted to achieve |
| 914s | with the stink bug is i wanted to be |
| 916s | like this bag of gas when and you could |
| 919s | see it like it inflates to this |
| 922s | like almost ball shape with filled with |
| 924s | gas and it's uh i just wanted to get |
| 927s | that we worked a bit to get that certain |
| 930s | feel and shape to it so that was i was |
| 932s | proud of that one that came out the way |
| 933s | we wanted to i think it looks pretty |
| 935s | good and looks pretty good it does dr |
| 938s | spurlock |
| 939s | so there you have it a look at three of |
| 942s | the interesting creatures we have set up |
| 945s | in the backyard |
| 947s | but |
| 947s | this is just the tip of the iceberg |
| 950s | as i say because i invented that phrase |
| 954s | we have plenty of more insects creatures |
| 957s | and even spiders to learn about in this |
| 960s | series |
| 961s | so look forward to the next volume |
| 963s | and as always |
| 965s | be kind and rewind for the next viewer |
| 971s | bye |
| 972s | [Music] |