A Chat About Season of Radiance feat. Senior Designer Nicolas Oueijan

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620s	honk honk honk sky kids hello everybody
624s	how are oh how is how is everybody doing
628s	sorry English not can I
630s	today how's everybody doing I am happy
634s	to be here yet another week yeah I know
637s	I know I know it's been uh not very long
639s	since we have returned with let me just
642s	be sure that you guys can hear some
643s	music I want to hear music
645s	too we are we have returned two weekly
649s	streams Des Skai silos hello and welcome
652s	Ste your Zelda representing Lex derp
656s	saying honk honk chameleon Brad little
658s	light siren hanging out with us but
661s	let's not forget our friends over here
663s	on Tik Tok hello Tik Tok Natasha k no AB
667s	englist it's okay uh tamos that's that's
672s	I learned a little bit more Spanish just
673s	so I could speak to you today let's see
676s	who else it's sugar Sunny spiders on Tik
679s	Tok everybody sending new likes Oh Our
682s	Guest will be happy because we already
684s	have like 3,000 likes on Tik Tok and
686s	that's exciting all right you guys
689s	before we we we hop into the details you
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751s	Tok X Twitter whatever kids call it
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757s	platform as well as Facebook before we
760s	move forward I want to celebrate your
763s	life you guys if you are celebrating
766s	your birthday this week or the last week
768s	or next week I just want to say that you
771s	guys are special Feel Love don't let
773s	nobody tell you otherwise and I know I
776s	know sometimes we we spent some lonely
780s	birthdays and you know it happens or or
782s	somebody who you really love is not able
785s	to to be there to celebrate your life
787s	but just know that you know here in Sky
792s	we at TGC really we speak about you guys
795s	every single day and we are so proud to
799s	have the best community in gaming and
802s	you are part of it and you are special
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806s	loved so have any of you guys are any of
809s	you guys guys celebrating your birthday
810s	this
812s	week zuyu Uncle Tio the server error
815s	again we know we know we are already
816s	investigating we put a known issues out
819s	uh so apologies guys uh let's just get
822s	the elephant out of the room but we are
825s	we have people working on that right now
827s	actually have a group of people
828s	investigating and trying to get things
830s	better for you guys as soon as we can
834s	and okay guys little preface I am not
837s	ready for this Our Guest is certainly
839s	ready for this but our guest is one of
843s	the most inspiring game designers I have
846s	ever met uh during skyfest we were able
849s	to hang out and to talk uh for a longer
853s	period of time and and we shared
854s	experiences about playing games and what
856s	games mean to us and what games are
859s	meant to be and what djc is trying to do
863s	uh and it was a blast out of being a
866s	extremely talented game designer n
869s	origin is just one of the best kindest
873s	human beings I have ever ever met and I
877s	cannot wait to introduce him to you guys
881s	but before we do remember look at the
884s	title of the chat it's somewhere in here
886s	somewhere up there on Tik Tok I I don't
888s	know but this will be a chat about
891s	season of Radiance and if you guys are
894s	not excited or are maybe haven't had a
899s	chance of fully exploring the season
901s	just yet let's take a quick look at the
903s	trailer I hope you guys like it
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965s	Nick O A John welcome I'm so happy to
970s	have you here and you are live my friend
972s	and thank you so much for this season
975s	has been incredible so far how are you
978s	doing uh I'm good I'm a little nervous
981s	to talk to everyone um yeah I'm like
985s	reading the chat everybody's so uh you
989s	know you know everybody's everybody in
991s	the side Community is so great so I'm a
993s	little nervous um but I am looking
995s	forward to talking to everybody and you
997s	know I'm just grateful to be able to be
999s	a part of this awesome adventure with
1001s	you all that's awesome and just wait
1004s	you're soon going to see in chat a a
1007s	wave a blast of colorful hearts you guys
1010s	in chat please make sure to make Nick
1012s	feel welcome and just put out all the
1015s	colorful hearts that you guys can it
1017s	doesn't matter the color blue yellow red
1019s	green purple black or white just be sure
1022s	to send your love uh Tik Tok is already
1025s	sending you Nick about 10,000 likes to
1028s	welcome you to this
1030s	stream the power of social media uh
1035s	Nick thank you for season of Radiance
1037s	people are really really happy and
1039s	excited about that uh can you give us a
1042s	quick introduction to the season of
1044s	Radiance and what makes it unique
1046s	compared to previous seasons in sky
1049s	yeah so there's a lot of things that I
1052s	think make season of radians unique
1054s	compared to other ones so um you know we
1056s	have the die Workshop so that's a new
1058s	fun exciting thing that I'm sure a lot
1061s	of people have already begun
1062s	experimenting with um so with the die
1065s	Workshop comes the ability to dye um you
1068s	know parts of your outfit which has been
1071s	requested for a really long time and um
1074s	also something that I personally wanted
1076s	because I I've been wearing the same
1078s	thing for a very long time time I don't
1080s	know if others can relate but I've been
1081s	wearing this thing for a long time um
1084s	and I love it so much but I also want to
1086s	kind of like invest more in it so that
1088s	was anyway um kind of we'll talk we'll
1092s	talk about this later but yeah so
1093s	there's the do stuff um there's a whole
1096s	bunch of new gameplay as well I think
1097s	this is the first time in a long time
1099s	where we've actually added new gameplay
1101s	that will happen all throughout the
1103s	world um it'll just kind of slowly
1106s	unfold as the season goes on um
1109s	so yeah season of Radiance brings with
1112s	it new ways to play the game new ways to
1114s	express yourself and um uh whole bunch
1117s	of stuff to look forward to if you
1119s	haven't already tried it uh would give
1122s	it a try right now um the first Quest
1125s	and seas season of Radiance is available
1127s	and um I think it's only going to get
1129s	better so I hope you enjoy more callers
1132s	the better you gets right uh people are
1134s	already saying here in chat that they
1135s	can all wait for the black dy I think we
1137s	have some uh potential goth sky kids
1140s	ready to to get into those darker moods
1144s	uh you mentioned Nick that uh we pretty
1148s	much heard a lot of requests from the
1150s	community to be able to die their
1152s	outfits uh was that the inspiration for
1154s	the tee of the Season what was the the
1157s	the one inspiration that carried you to
1160s	push the season
1161s	forward yeah so I actually um so
1165s	personally you know I like I said I had
1167s	the same outfit that I wore for a long
1169s	time and I wanted to kind of elevate it
1170s	a little bit wanted to further customize
1172s	it and I felt like that was something
1174s	that we should have been able to do um
1177s	and again we heard from players as well
1179s	that this was something that they were
1181s	looking for um so that was one of the
1184s	big things that uh one of the big
1186s	motivations the other big motivation as
1188s	well was um people who've been playing
1190s	Sky especially for a long time are were
1194s	telling us that they were hoping to find
1197s	kind of new
1199s	uh different ways to engage with the
1201s	world if they want it and so we were
1203s	trying to to kind of do multiple things
1206s	at the same time there and um I think
1209s	that we did it um we wanted to add that
1212s	new layer without also disturbing what
1214s	was originally there you know that can
1215s	be really uh I'm I'm gonna I'm gonna
1218s	speak very plainly with
1220s	everybody from game designer to you know
1223s	people playing the game it can be really
1225s	difficult to balance a whole bunch of
1226s	stuff when you have something that's
1228s	really good like let's say you got a
1229s	good chocolate cake everybody's like oh
1231s	man you know what be great with that
1232s	chocolate cake is like some banana or
1234s	some strawberry or some vanilla
1237s	everybody has their own idea and they're
1239s	all probably really good but you know to
1242s	make that chocolate cake work as it is
1245s	on its own and then add something onto
1247s	it is very difficult um but we wanted to
1250s	do that because I think it's been about
1252s	time and um hopefully we did a good job
1255s	you all will let us know how we did um
1258s	so there were a lot of motiv a those
1259s	were some of the main ones I love Nick
1262s	how you you are able to put out like
1264s	very difficult game designing Concepts
1267s	in something that is so digestible uh
1270s	and you guys if you are familiarized
1272s	with ni's face it's because you probably
1274s	watched his videos uh during skyfest in
1277s	the cinema and also through the the
1279s	running course the explanation course
1281s	that we did through the art the history
1283s	of Sky gallery or or Art Gallery but
1287s	yeah yeah I love how you able to
1289s	pinpoint difficult Concept in such a
1291s	simple manner it's it's really cool uh I
1294s	have here on the screen a bunch of
1297s	spirits that
1299s	our players are probably very familiar
1302s	with especially our veterans and
1303s	hardcore players right so how does
1305s	season of Radiance really fit into the
1308s	larger Narrative of Sky it's it's so
1310s	cool to be able to see these Spirits
1312s	coming back right like I I think it's
1314s	the first time that we were able to have
1315s	a callback of old Spirits like this
1319s	yeah so um a couple things there one was
1324s	for a really long time in Sky we've done
1326s	this thing where we kind of expand
1328s	outward and I think that's really good
1330s	um because it allows us to kind of carve
1332s	new territory so to speak and um try
1334s	things out that we haven't before that's
1336s	really awesome um the other thing though
1339s	that can happen when you do that so much
1341s	is that it can you can create like a
1343s	really shallow pool right it becomes
1345s	really wide but it's not that deep and
1347s	so we were looking when we were first
1349s	starting this whole process you know
1351s	like if we want to make some of the
1355s	spirits in sky
1358s	feel you know more developed you know
1361s	like actual complex uh people like like
1365s	ourselves um that we can relate to and
1368s	empathize with more where where might we
1370s	start um and so we were looking at kind
1372s	of our our wonderful Ensemble of spirits
1376s	that we have in the game and some of our
1378s	earlier spirits are realizing like oh
1380s	man we really didn't do much back then
1382s	to let people in on you know what was
1385s	going
1386s	on back then it was very simple it was
1389s	like you know here's some spirits and
1392s	here they are in the world and that's it
1395s	you know we don't we didn't have nearly
1396s	as much as we did now so you know we
1399s	thought this was a good opportunity to
1402s	uh you know look like with almost like
1405s	with like with a magnifying glass like
1406s	we have this whole ensemble of spirits
1408s	this whole P of characters in this
1410s	wonderful world that we're exploring
1412s	together and then just take a look at a
1413s	few of them and be like you know what
1415s	are their lives like a little bit more
1418s	what what are their uh desires um and so
1421s	that's kind of how we uh how we got to
1423s	where we got with these Spirits so um
1426s	hopefully you know veteran players who
1428s	are able to experience meeting these
1429s	Spirits for the first time will also um
1432s	you know get some joy out of learning a
1434s	little bit more about them and I love
1436s	that we're doing this right because at
1437s	the end of the day we we have so many
1439s	seasons and we get attached to these
1441s	Spirits right we spent so long we spent
1443s	like months with these spirits and and
1446s	being able to see them again and
1447s	interact with them in a different way is
1450s	is really magical it's touching right
1452s	and I love how we bringing back like the
1454s	spirits to the Daily quests just to get
1456s	to know them a little bit better but
1457s	having a full season uh dedicated to
1461s	these uh old folks if you will is is
1464s	really rewarding right I I I think our
1468s	chat our fans and players really
1470s	appreciate it Chad how do you guys like
1471s	finding those season those Spirits again
1474s	let us know here real quick so we can
1477s	maybe you know get myself happy at least
1480s	but definitely get Nick to smile here in
1482s	our stream and if you just join you guys
1485s	this is a chat about season of Radiance
1488s	with senior designer Nick oh who's also
1492s	the lead designer for this season and we
1494s	will be flashing you guys some concept
1496s	Arts uh right now we are showing let me
1500s	get back to this and let's see here real
1509s	quickly just give me one second here we
1512s	go right now we are showing the plants
1515s	and how was Nick I know we didn't
1516s	discuss about this before but uh the
1519s	idea of using these plants uh in a
1522s	different way we already have the dark
1524s	plants that we have to burn the darkness
1525s	out of right but was was it interesting
1529s	or was it difficult to bring these new
1530s	plants to to the
1532s	season yeah so we we actually spent so
1535s	much time during our our concepting
1537s	period focusing on you know how would
1542s	how would we get this uh colored light
1545s	from the world a lot of
1549s	um to put it plainly a lot of games
1552s	where you are obtaining resources from
1554s	the world you do so in kind of a
1556s	destructive manner it's like extractive
1559s	like oh there's a tree and then you cut
1560s	the tree down or like there's something
1563s	in the ground and you dig the ground up
1564s	and it you know there's this image that
1567s	I add in of like a huge excavator like
1572s	covered in like hole and just you know
1575s	going to town digging away at the Earth
1577s	and just scarring it up and that's
1579s	really not what we wanted uh
1584s	acquiring uh colored light to be like
1586s	and so we were trying to understand you
1590s	know a way that the colored light could
1593s	exist in the world and have it respect
1597s	both this kind of light and dark uh
1601s	Duality that exists in Sky you know we
1603s	there's this like there's this ecosystem
1605s	where everything is kind of um
1608s	everything has its own Niche right and
1610s	so looking at all of that and saying
1612s	well if the player is going to engage
1614s	with this world to obtain something how
1618s	might they engage with it without doing
1620s	so in a real kind of extractive kind of
1622s	way um and so the plants kind of uh
1627s	conceptually at least evolved from that
1629s	point and I think we got them to a place
1632s	that that I'm happy with because you
1634s	know it's again like with the spirits
1637s	about digging deeper into something some
1639s	of our earliest concept art for Sky if
1642s	you look at it actually had this kind of
1644s	Vine like Darkness wrapping and
1646s	encroaching on everything I think we
1648s	particular had some um some concept
1651s	early on about some of the Bells in
1653s	daylight Prairie and so we wanted to dig
1657s	deeper into uh kind of the nature and
1661s	the evolution of these dark plants kind
1664s	of fulfill some of our earlier uh
1666s	Ambitions with what we wanted those to
1668s	be like um while at the same time
1670s	creating something that was not
1672s	extractive in the world um and so that's
1675s	awesome so like ideas are never thrown
1678s	out right like an idea that you have you
1680s	just put that on a little drawer and
1682s	when time comes you can just bring it
1683s	right back up and and make it better
1685s	than you even conceptualized it before
1687s	right totally totally uh Nick there is a
1691s	question here from Tik Tok Moone Sky
1693s	says why can't some clothes be died but
1697s	maybe we can address that question too
1699s	but it brings me to another Point uh
1701s	what were some of the biggest technical
1703s	challenges that we had to go through
1705s	when uh creating uh this season
1709s	yeah so thank you for the question um
1713s	the the technical challenge one I'll
1715s	happy to answer and also the you know
1716s	why can't I just die everything so uh
1719s	obviously we all want to express
1721s	ourselves that was really important the
1723s	other thing that um we wanted to ensure
1726s	that we did was protected the visual
1728s	Integrity of this wonderful world that
1732s	um we're all we all love being a part of
1735s	because of its beauty right um uh one of
1739s	the problems that we had when we've kind
1741s	of introduced something that didn't have
1744s	these um intentionalities built into it
1747s	for example if if there were folks
1749s	around here when we first implemented um
1752s	message boats or shared memories and and
1755s	that sort of thing if we're if we we're
1757s	not very careful about it a lot of times
1758s	these kinds of things can result in this
1762s	like inco like like disorganization or
1765s	lack of cohesion in the world so that's
1767s	something we wanted to preserve and we
1768s	also wanted to preserve like the
1770s	Integrity of a lot of these these things
1772s	that that we've created and so we spent
1774s	a lot of time this is actually probably
1776s	the thing we spent the most time on with
1777s	it was like the dark plants and the
1780s	diability of these different clothes and
1781s	how that might manifest to make sure
1783s	that we honored you know what the
1785s	original um pieces were like because we
1788s	have sentimental value to those as well
1790s	and also they're beautiful on their own
1793s	um while at the same time having this
1795s	die ability aspect as far as the
1798s	technical challenges you know we're
1801s	having a whole bunch of things this time
1803s	the dark plants that appear in the world
1806s	um are on a kind of rotation where
1809s	they're not they're not always in the
1810s	same place all the time we had really
1813s	done something like this before so that
1815s	was something we tried needed to work
1816s	out and was very difficult likewise you
1819s	know how do we organize this huge
1822s	backlog of items that we can potentially
1825s	be dyed and and where they might be dyed
1827s	and how can we do so in a way that will
1830s	both look good and uh play well those
1834s	were all really hard technical
1835s	challenges and we were lucky with this
1837s	season um a lot of folks on the team you
1840s	know are awesome Engineers um front end
1843s	backend on the UI side everybody worked
1846s	really really hard um and I'm really
1848s	proud of what they worked on hopefully
1850s	you are as well even if you're not I
1853s	would love to hear your
1855s	feedback and I love that you're bringing
1858s	up the whole team Nick because to make a
1860s	season like that it's not just a
1862s	designer coming up with ideas and
1864s	putting everything down there is a team
1865s	around it right and this time around we
1867s	did have uh new mechanics as you said
1870s	right with the Dy and uh
1873s	needing to teach people a new mechanic
1876s	especially in a game like Sky we're
1877s	going to six years it's not as simple
1880s	it's not as easy uh we we have a new
1883s	area we have the workshop and finding
1885s	the perfect place for that Workshop is
1888s	is also challenging right so how how did
1892s	the team together approach the additions
1895s	of these
1896s	things that's a that's a really good
1898s	question so like why the workshop and
1900s	why there so
1903s	um one of the things when we did you
1906s	know Revival was we had this this hope
1909s	for these workshops that were
1912s	implemented and that we would expand
1913s	upon them and they would feel kind of
1916s	like a vibrant place that you would
1918s	desire to go to and a lot of us
1921s	realizing like we actually don't go
1923s	there that often we don't utilize them
1925s	because we just go to the closets you
1927s	know and there are so many closets
1929s	around the world that's that's totally
1931s	fine um and that's just a preferable way
1933s	but what we felt like was we had all of
1936s	this really
1937s	wonderful stuff here that we kind of all
1941s	wanted to to be a part of want ourselves
1944s	to be immersed in but just wasn't
1946s	practical um and after a lot of
1948s	massaging I think what we've ended up
1950s	with is hopefully a utilization of those
1952s	existing workshops that kind of elevates
1956s	them and makes them uh you know useful
1960s	and because ultimately you're not going
1961s	to use something unless it's useful and
1964s	I also think that that wound up
1966s	humanizing the whole di process as well
1969s	we had some early versions where we
1970s	talked
1972s	like oh when it comes to dying how how
1976s	would that process go and it can be very
1978s	easy to make that feel very um like
1981s	impersonal or transactional like oh you
1983s	just like put that on the table and then
1985s	you pick that up off the shelf and then
1987s	you're good to go you know there's no
1989s	like like hands involved and we really
1991s	wanted to make it feel like dying was
1994s	the result of of
1997s	interpersonal uh actions that are
1999s	happening you know um and having it be
2002s	situated alongside all the other
2004s	workshops helps with that feeling
2006s	because you're not just there with like
2008s	one other Spirit or maybe no other
2010s	Spirits there's actually a whole bunch
2012s	around you and everybody's playing a
2013s	part and so um hopefully you know this
2016s	little area this space around the die
2018s	Workshop can really feel vibrant and
2020s	Alive um that was our hope and it really
2023s	does I'm already seen fan art of people
2026s	having actions within the workshop it's
2028s	always refreshing right to to have a new
2030s	area to go to uh Nick earlier in our
2033s	conversation you did mention that you
2035s	know about the inspiration and wanting
2038s	change and that's something that the
2039s	community has been requested for so long
2042s	but were there any specific player
2045s	feedback uh or Community contributions
2047s	alog together that influence the
2049s	development of the
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2051s	season um well I mean one thing is
2055s	um fan art is I'm a huge fan of fan art
2060s	um and a lot of the times when we make
2062s	something somebody will um share
2065s	something and it inspires me in a way
2068s	that I hadn't understand I hadn't
2069s	understood before um you know somebody
2071s	might see something and and you know
2073s	people always say like oh I wish this
2075s	looked like this or I wish this looked
2077s	that way or whatever um I think were it
2080s	not for you know our wonderful Community
2083s	artists sharing their ideas and
2085s	Ambitions for how things could be um we
2089s	might have created a a dying you know
2092s	process but maybe not something that um
2096s	was so nuanced um it's difficult for me
2099s	to like think of uh
2106s	specific is really there's so much
2108s	influence that has happened I find
2110s	between the patch that we have now and
2111s	in the coming patches that there will
2113s	also be like tun adjustments and that
2114s	sort of thing to um you know how things
2117s	are presented and all of that that uh
2119s	comes from you know feedback from folks
2121s	of our community so hopefully that you
2124s	know pays off it does for you for
2127s	everyone it certainly does I mean just
2130s	just look at all the beautiful things
2131s	that people are already doing right like
2133s	I I think there's nothing more
2135s	reassuring to a designer like yourself
2138s	as to see people getting the work that
2140s	you and your team have put so much focus
2142s	into and and making it their own right
2146s	like when we have the the sky toober for
2150s	example that is just like a month
2151s	dedicated to people creating and
2154s	building upon what you guys have built
2156s	it has to feel rewarding right so I I
2158s	definitely believe that you were able to
2161s	achieve what you are aiming for with
2163s	this um thank you go ahead go ahead I
2167s	just said I hope so oh no no so no so uh
2173s	one thing too Nick and you can also
2177s	build up a little bit this upcoming
2178s	question in not just to the season but
2181s	as a game designer in general right but
2185s	sky has always been a place about
2189s	self-expression right at the end of the
2191s	day all we try to do is find different
2194s	ways that people can express themselves
2197s	that they can be themselves or they can
2199s	be whatever they want to portray to the
2200s	world right that that's what expression
2202s	is uh how does this season enhance the
2205s	way players can express themselves and
2208s	in a seg way a big question as a game
2211s	designer to game like
2213s	Sky how how much self-expression is in
2216s	the back of your mind as you start
2218s	creating in
2219s	season oh completely I mean I think when
2224s	you the reason that we play games I
2227s	think is not just because we want to
2230s	receive something that was made by
2233s	somebody else and then just kind of
2235s	receive it we want to like interact with
2237s	it there's there's this feedback loop
2239s	that happens between us and the the the
2243s	world that has been created for us and
2245s	so the richness of that feedback that
2248s	back and forth is a big uh result of
2252s	your ability to express yourself you
2254s	know if the game lets you move in a
2256s	certain way or lets you um you know
2259s	Adorn yourself with clothing a certain
2261s	way that you would like um that helps
2263s	you feel that helps that feedback loop
2265s	become all the more Rich um and one of
2268s	the things that we were hoping to do as
2270s	well was um not only allow you the
2273s	flexibility to customize you know how
2276s	you looked but also give you kind of
2278s	layers to that so um the dying system as
2281s	it currently works there's um you can if
2283s	you just want let's say put red um into
2287s	a certain area on one of your items
2289s	let's say your cape um but you can also
2292s	if you want have that like second layer
2294s	of uh tuning by adding another like tint
2298s	color on top of that so if I have red
2300s	and then I have a little bit of yellow
2301s	you know I can tint it a little bit on
2303s	more on the yellowish side or if I
2305s	wanted red and then tint it red maybe I
2307s	can have that be a deep red so that way
2309s	it isn't just like you know here are the
2312s	four different things that you can do
2314s	and you just have that no there's
2316s	there's some flexibility and you really
2318s	get to choose what it is that you want I
2321s	love the analogy that you used earlier
2323s	in our stream right it was uh about
2325s	about the flavors of cake right because
2327s	I can like chocolate you can like
2328s	chocolate but I like mint on my
2330s	chocolate you like milk chocolate
2332s	somebody else likes you know dark
2334s	chocolate with with fruit right dry
2337s	fruit so that's the Nuance of of
2340s	self-expression that the season brings I
2342s	think it's just being very open for
2346s	people to really
2347s	be who they want to be or to portray
2350s	represent themselves in whichever way
2352s	that they would like to do uh before we
2354s	move on Nick uh chat any questions is
2357s	there anything that you'd like to ask
2360s	about season of Radiance to Nick about
2363s	game developing for Sky really this is a
2365s	really good opportunity and I want to
2367s	open the floor or to any of you guys
2370s	here in the meanwhile thank you so much
2372s	Ash for sharing with us some of this
2374s	beautiful beautiful uh concept art I I
2378s	highly highly appreciate you sending
2380s	that to us and yeah yeah everybody loves
2384s	some concept art and we do too we do too
2389s	all right Nick as people start uh
2391s	collecting their questions to you uh can
2393s	you share some insights in the new
2395s	cosmetic emotes or items will introduced
2398s	for the season what like personally what
2400s	is your favorite cosmetic so far for
2403s	example yeah I'm honestly I think not
2406s	just because you know it's it's the
2408s	season and we worked on it but I think
2410s	the I think the Cosmetics this season
2411s	are like s tier I think there's a lot of
2413s	really really good ones um I really like
2416s	the pleated pants because um I sew and
2420s	I've been meaning to make myself a pair
2422s	of pleated pants and they were going to
2424s	be kind of more formfitting but now I
2426s	think I might try to make myself a pair
2427s	of those kind of baggier plated pants
2429s	because they look so awesome um I love
2433s	the uh mask that the radiance guys
2435s	Radiance guide wears um I think that's
2438s	like one of my favorite masks in the
2439s	entire game um and uh the cartwheel is
2443s	an amazing
2445s	amazing uh emote like so I like I said I
2448s	think so much of what we made was
2451s	excellent excellent but those are the
2452s	ones that I I like like a lot that's
2455s	awesome uh there is uh a quick question
2458s	here which I could have read it out loud
2461s	but things moved uh outside and you know
2464s	it disappeared on your own character
2467s	Nick what was the very first thing that
2469s	you chose to die with the season uh
2471s	launch and people are asking mine too I
2474s	just uh did my regular Cape uh which is
2478s	I believe it's the cape from Little
2481s	Prince Li T pins and I just kind of I
2483s	think that's the one I need to go back
2485s	and check but I I was going for like a a
2489s	cular a dracular sort of Cape so it's
2491s	all black and then I just put like a red
2494s	in the back and a little bit of yellow
2497s	just to get like that orange flake and
2500s	it it's great it's great how about you
2507s	Nick yeah so like I said I'm wearing
2509s	this time um and I I really I really
2513s	like the um the the green cape which is
2515s	the one that I normally wear um and so
2517s	I'm actually wait I'm actually like like
2520s	saving up my die so that I can die the
2522s	inside um so anyway that's that that's
2525s	that's what I'm that's what I'm holding
2526s	out for right
2527s	now sounds good another question now
2530s	from echo on YouTube and feel free to
2533s	say if we if we haven't thought about
2536s	this yet I mean it's it's still time to
2537s	come but they're saying uh they're
2539s	asking would die be part of days of
2541s	color it feels like a great opportunity
2544s	and it does it does sounds like a good
2546s	opportunity yeah I mean we wanted to
2549s	make the inclusion of everything that
2553s	came with season of Radiance not just
2554s	something that worked like once and then
2556s	we wouldn't touch again so yeah we've
2558s	also talked about Dy in days of color as
2561s	well um really I think the best thing
2565s	for uh everybody would be for us to be
2568s	able to use the things that we've
2570s	created and like I said kind of make
2571s	them richer and kind of connect them
2574s	together so that's that's that's what
2576s	our hope is moving forward
2578s	oh here's a a good question from steal
2580s	your Zelda on Twitch uh was this season
2584s	intentionally planned for a long time I
2586s	noticed that there's butterflies above
2588s	the shop and and a Darkness plant behind
2591s	the Aviary I've been playing since the
2592s	end of Revival so I'm curious if had
2594s	been in development for a long time or
2596s	for as long as that yeah so what's funny
2599s	is sometimes things are planned in a
2601s	really long time and then sometimes you
2604s	lay seeds for things that later on
2608s	you may come to and then find like a
2610s	beautiful tree um with some fruit on it
2612s	for you so a lot of these uh things for
2615s	example the um the the pots with the
2618s	butterflies that are on top of the die
2621s	Workshop um that's an example of one of
2623s	those things that was a seed that we
2625s	planted a long time ago and then when we
2627s	were doing Radiance we were like oh wait
2629s	here's a jumping off point this is where
2631s	we can kind of begin to tap into stuff
2634s	and expand off from likewise um there
2637s	was at one point if you're in the beta
2639s	you might remember there was an enormous
2641s	dark plant in that kind of Cloud area um
2645s	that is currently behind uh the shop and
2648s	that was just like a an expressive
2651s	experiment to see how we might kind of
2654s	push the boundary a little bit and um so
2657s	like both of those seeds did wind up
2660s	becoming these trees that became like a
2663s	core part of this to like make this
2666s	analogy even like more strange this part
2669s	of like Radiance this Radiance landscape
2671s	that we're that we're a part of so um
2675s	yeah it's both about like planning for
2677s	the future yes but then also
2679s	anticipating things that you might not
2680s	know maybe there's going to be more time
2682s	in the future maybe something will
2684s	change that allows you to do things that
2687s	you couldn't do before that's just the
2688s	nature of not just game development but
2690s	also you know creative work in general
2693s	uh painter will collect uh different
2696s	kinds of paints maybe they only need a
2697s	little bit of that green paint right now
2699s	but maybe they'll decide they're going
2701s	to you know paint an enormous Prairie or
2705s	like a single leaf up close and cover
2706s	the whole canvas in green that paint
2709s	that they bought a long time ago now
2711s	suddenly comes in handy that's kind of
2712s	how I think of the the concepts and
2714s	designs that that's a great idea and to
2717s	be honest I think the same work with
2718s	collectors because every time I want to
2720s	pick a new manga my my wife says do you
2722s	need another manga are you gonna read
2724s	this no no but it's good to have it if I
2726s	have time I'll get it you know so
2728s	perfect uh zuyu Can I taste the D please
2731s	don't uh let's let's be safe here but
2733s	I'm sure it tastes great but please
2735s	don't let's let's not go there uh let's
2738s	see if there are any other questions if
2741s	not we shall continue Nick we spoke
2745s	about self-expression right which is one
2748s	of the main elements of Sky really but
2751s	uh another
2753s	main steeple uh of the game is to
2757s	Empower players to connect and create
2760s	stories together how do you think season
2762s	of Radiance empowers the the staple of
2767s	Skype yeah so one thing that I felt very
2771s	strongly on our team felt very strongly
2773s	on
2775s	was when we add to this chocolate cake
2778s	right that we do so in a way that helps
2781s	people appreciate what has kind of been
2783s	there all along um we
2786s	wanted we wanted ourselves when we
2788s	played the game to experience it and be
2791s	like oh man here's here's a location I
2794s	normally just completely ignore this um
2796s	but today for some reason now this is
2798s	special and because of that spontaneity
2802s	then that means that I can share a
2804s	moment with somebody else you know maybe
2806s	I'm holding hands with them maybe it's a
2808s	stranger but there's a wonderful um
2813s	reliability to the things that don't
2815s	change right like the location of
2818s	candles that we know are always going to
2819s	be there that's such a core part of um
2822s	kind of you know doing candle runs and
2824s	just what it means to play sky that's
2826s	wonderful but to add on top of that
2828s	stable bed some sort of spontaneity in
2832s	like moments for uh unpredictable
2836s	moments between players um The Hope was
2840s	that this world can can feel more alive
2843s	and that we'll actually be spending time
2844s	in places that we might not have never
2846s	spent time before
2847s	um so hopefully that is a kind of uh
2853s	fertile ground for some of these uh you
2856s	know
2858s	interpersonal uh experiences to happen
2861s	that that that's the Hope awesome uh an
2863s	interesting question here from frost
2865s	Nova and then I promise Nick we will go
2866s	back to to our own questions uh we have
2869s	to finish this by five o'clock you guys
2871s	so we will uh try to keep things
2873s	concised but I think it it's pretty much
2875s	on what we discussed in the past about
2877s	about teamwork alog together but what
2879s	goes about creating the storyline in
2881s	tandem with the Arts the outfits in the
2884s	setting yeah so we had a uh kind of uh
2889s	we had one representative at least one
2892s	from every disciplin that was going to
2893s	be working on this and we kind of made a
2896s	group and we were like all right we're
2898s	Team Radiance let's try to you know
2902s	unravel what Radiance will eventually
2905s	become how do we Define all of this
2906s	stuff and I think the nice thing about
2908s	that is excuse me the nice thing about
2911s	that is when you have so many different
2913s	people that come from so many different
2914s	backgrounds and experiences everybody is
2917s	talking about something that others
2919s	might not necessarily have seen but is
2921s	equally important and so we were able to
2924s	do that and I think um what happens in
2927s	those early stages is you have a lot of
2929s	really good ideas you know it's like oh
2930s	we could do this oh yeah we can do that
2932s	we can also do this other thing and um
2934s	you kind of don't want to let any of
2937s	them go because they could all be
2938s	wonderful successful things on their own
2940s	the challenge comes from finding like
2943s	like understanding each one of these
2945s	things a little bit even more like oh
2946s	let me turn it over what's on this side
2948s	is there something else over here what
2950s	if I hold it up you know until you
2952s	eventually see a connection between that
2955s	thing that you like so much and this
2956s	other thing that you also like so much
2958s	and then they can come together and
2960s	merge um I think we had a small group of
2966s	uh
2968s	multidisciplinary uh like people that
2970s	represent all different aspects of of
2973s	life and Sky life and that sort of thing
2974s	and I think we were able to find that
2977s	kind of Harmony and Union between the
2979s	things that I mentioned so far with the
2981s	stories with the plants the mechanics
2984s	the desire to diee stuff the spirits the
2987s	shop um so and we were all we were all
2990s	pretty stoked on it that's awes too
2993s	that's awesome thank you uh and I
2996s	another question about SC we we spoke
2998s	about self-expression we spoke about
3001s	making connections uh but sky and I
3004s	think that's really the Pinnacle of
3007s	anything that TGC does which is trying
3010s	to evoke a deep emotional uh connection
3015s	to
3017s	to to the experience right an emotional
3020s	experience if you will how does season
3023s	of Radiance aim to touch players
3026s	emotionally
3028s	yeah I think as the season kind of
3030s	continues to unfold hopefully that uh
3034s	the that season's charm will begin to
3036s	become uh kind of more obvious and
3038s	apparent uh we can be touched by so many
3041s	different things sometimes it can be a
3043s	very like a a heavy burden that weighs
3047s	on our heart that makes us think
3049s	sometimes it can be a very simple Moment
3052s	Like a fleeting exchange between us and
3055s	a random stranger but we were hoping
3057s	Hing to do with Radiance was um capture
3061s	the the the joy of color like uh you
3066s	know if you remember being you know a
3068s	little kid and then just seeing a box of
3070s	of crayons or something and being like
3072s	Oh my gosh like there's so many
3073s	opportunities you know and then you
3075s	create something and then somebody else
3077s	sees that and goes wow that's amazing
3078s	that thing you created here's the thing
3080s	I created and then you're like wow
3082s	that's amazing like nobody loses
3084s	anything in the situation where
3087s	you elevate each other and help each
3090s	other uh achieve the things that you
3092s	both want to achieve so the story
3095s	particularly between the spirits in
3098s	season of Radiance I think is a
3101s	endearing hope hopefully hopefully an
3104s	endearing story about you know uh the
3108s	joy of being joyful for each other um
3112s	and uh all just empowering each other to
3116s	express ourselves that those are really
3119s	the the key things that we were hoping
3121s	to to hit on with this season and
3123s	hopefully you know as the season goes on
3125s	that'll felt more beautiful and W
3128s	without any spoilers okay without any
3130s	spoilers but you know the direction that
3131s	the season is going to go uh what
3135s	moments or maybe aspects is a better way
3138s	to put it of this season are you most
3141s	excited for players to experience like
3143s	you cannot wait for this to happen so
3145s	people can actually can't I I don't just
3148s	want to say this to be like oh you
3150s	should play season of radians but I
3152s	actually think the last Quest um is a
3155s	very very me memorable one um so I will
3159s	just leave it at that and I hope you can
3161s	stick around uh to uh be a part of it
3164s	because uh I really I really do like
3166s	that one there you go you guys stick
3169s	stick to the end stick to the end
3171s	something promising is coming chat get
3174s	excited get excited
3177s	[Music]
3178s	um yeah I I I think we we were
3182s	addressing every single element of sky
3186s	right
3187s	self-expression uh connectivity or or or
3190s	being able to connect with others as
3191s	well as having an emotional experience
3194s	as being the the tripod that holds Sky
3198s	together
3199s	uh how
3203s	does the theme of Radiance
3208s	uh allows uh reflects in the values of
3211s	sky in the sky Community alog
3214s	together yeah I mean um so normally
3218s	coming up with a season name actually
3219s	takes a long time normally we'll know
3222s	the things that we're trying to do and
3225s	uh kind of what story we want to tell
3226s	but then a name is actually something
3228s	that comes late because it's hard to
3230s	find something that
3232s	encapsulates all the things that we want
3233s	to tell but I mean Radiance well uh uh
3238s	Ash our awesome concept artist um
3242s	mentioned it and everybody was like oh
3244s	man that's the one right there because
3247s	like because as I mentioned you know the
3249s	the joy uh the um the there's there's
3254s	like a confidence that you have when you
3258s	wear something that makes you feel good
3260s	um I know for me I I actually I don't I
3263s	generally don't feel good in the clothes
3265s	that I wear all the time but every once
3266s	in a while I'll wear something and I
3270s	kind of like walk a little different it
3271s	makes me feel good and
3274s	um that's kind of how Radiance I'm
3278s	hoping uh winds up being for for folks
3281s	in Sky a kind of celebration of your own
3285s	self-expression and kind of uh
3289s	confidence and happiness and that and
3290s	then also um being happy for other
3294s	people you know it can be so easy a lot
3296s	of the time to look at somebody else and
3299s	think oh man you know they're like this
3302s	and I wish I was like that or I have
3304s	this thing and they don't so it's it's
3306s	more tough for me and because I I think
3308s	that way all the time and you know try
3310s	to like you know tell
3312s	myself uh I to remind myself actually
3315s	that I don't need to
3318s	necessarily evaluate and judge myself
3321s	based on the accomplishments alleged
3325s	accomplishments of those those around me
3327s	that I can do something that I care
3330s	about and that is there's Wonder there's
3333s	there's Beauty in doing that very thing
3336s	and I actually should be proud and
3338s	excited for the people around me for
3339s	doing for following their heart so um
3343s	it's a bit of a tangent but that's
3344s	awesome like where we're coming from
3346s	here Nick a as you were developing uh
3350s	this thought uh kitsu on our chat says
3353s	yes I love my friend sharing their newly
3355s	dyed outfits so it it's part of the
3359s	sharable experience that we were just
3360s	saying right they are happy for other
3363s	people being happy with what they were
3365s	able to come out with and that's really
3366s	cool uh wolf of Harmony also shares uh
3370s	I'm sure a lot of us have been running
3371s	the same candle uh candle route so I
3375s	love having more incentive to explore
3377s	more of the Realms and go out of the
3379s	beaten path I love it so yeah yeah
3383s	really really cool uh feedback live here
3386s	for you Nick and I hope it's uh
3389s	certainly
3391s	appreciated uh it it's totally
3393s	appreciated sorry I'll let you no no no
3396s	no no it's your man what what what I was
3399s	going to say I'm glad that um you're
3401s	feeling that way about the candle
3402s	running um I think I you know there's
3405s	there's so many chat I'm like trying to
3406s	read the chat but there's so many
3408s	wonderful questions and comments I'm not
3410s	ignoring I'm like there's so much going
3412s	on but there was some people who
3414s	mentioned like oh are you worried also
3417s	about like the the grind aspect of it
3420s	and it was really important and I
3422s	mentioned this because it relates to
3424s	this candle running thing that we're
3426s	talking about right now um it was
3428s	important for all of us to create
3429s	something that was like opt in that you
3432s	could opt in to do this if you wanted
3435s	and if you didn't want to do this thing
3437s	that the game wasn't necessarily going
3440s	to make you feel like you needed to you
3444s	you needed to always like be present
3447s	um and so uh and I I'm think I'm hopeful
3451s	that we achieved that you know if you
3453s	don't want to participate in dying
3455s	things you don't have to you can go
3457s	about all the wonderful activities that
3458s	you normally do in sky and don't need to
3461s	engage with dying stuff and um if you
3463s	want to D stuff um you can do so at your
3467s	heart's content um and we're we're kind
3470s	of uh exploring some new territory here
3474s	uh when it comes to like you know the
3475s	dark plants
3477s	changing throughout the day giving you
3479s	multiple opportunities to collect die um
3481s	as opposed to before where it was just
3483s	they might only appear once per day in
3486s	one location and then if you miss it
3488s	then oh my gosh you've missed everything
3490s	for the whole day that's not what we
3492s	wanted to create instead wanted to
3494s	create a system where you know you have
3496s	the opportunity that's available to you
3499s	and if you want you can engage with it
3502s	and there's nothing going to be chasing
3504s	you um and if you don't want to then you
3506s	don't need to engage with it and that's
3507s	okay too that was our hope um so I'm
3511s	hoping that that is
3513s	felt awesome and Nick uh almost coming
3517s	up to an end of this awesome stream
3519s	thank you so much for your time and and
3521s	just sharing so much of you as as you do
3524s	uh it's really refreshing and exciting
3527s	to to hear but is there a message or a
3531s	specific feeling uh you hope players
3533s	take away from you know their journey
3536s	through in the
3538s	radius well um so I've talked a lot
3540s	about the kind of uh interpersonal
3542s	message about feeling comfortable with
3545s	yourself and being happy and joyful for
3547s	other people when they do things so um I
3551s	won't touch on that anymore here even
3553s	though that's a huge part of this season
3555s	um I'm hoping that the other thing as
3557s	well will be to not take for granted the
3559s	things that um happen uh around us that
3564s	are there all of the time um if you've
3567s	ever like been really really really
3569s	hungry and then had like a fruit that
3573s	You' had tons before and then you have
3575s	that fruit and then you go wow kind of
3577s	like really have an appreciation for
3579s	that um Sky's world I'm is it's kind of
3583s	like that it's this great big vast
3584s	wonderful place that has so much and uh
3588s	we just haven't given ourselves the
3589s	opportunity to really appreciate it you
3591s	know this there's there's Blades of
3593s	grass here on the ground let's say where
3596s	I'm standing that might not have been a
3599s	place for me to engage in anything
3601s	meaning more meaningful or memorable um
3603s	hopefully Radiance is like a canvas for
3606s	us to paint those uh kind of experiences
3609s	and moments on um and again these are
3613s	our hopes and Ambitions I hope that you
3615s	experience Radiance and they resonate
3617s	true with you as well that's awesome
3620s	thank you Nick thank you thank you so
3621s	much for for your time with us uh now
3624s	outside of season of Radiance right what
3627s	would you Nick game designer nick uh
3630s	human Nick person Nick Sky Kid Nick what
3634s	would you like to share with our
3635s	community is there any message or
3637s	anything that you like to tell people as
3640s	they you know leave the stream and and
3642s	go play
3645s	sky wow um that's a great question um I
3650s	will one say thank you so much for
3653s	allowing me the opportunity to create
3656s	these experiences for you I I'm not just
3660s	I'm not just saying it it really is such
3662s	an honor to be in the position that I'm
3664s	in and uh full disclosure I'm saying
3668s	this because I hopefully think that this
3669s	will be um helpful to others um I've
3673s	been uh struggling with depression for a
3675s	very long time um as many other uh
3679s	people do and it's been a difficult
3682s	journey and at times like this I do feel
3686s	grateful for the amount of love and
3690s	appreciation there is in the world
3692s	around me so even though I have a hard
3694s	time feeling it and recognizing it and
3697s	acknowledging it being present all of
3699s	the time um this is a moment where I am
3707s	feeling that connection with everybody
3710s	so thank you for helping me with that
3712s	and if you are having any sort of um you
3716s	know mental health situation um
3719s	hopefully you can find some
3722s	peaceful um you know Sol some peaceful
3726s	solace in uh either this magical world
3730s	of sky that we've created or somewhere
3732s	else so thank you everyone that was
3734s	awesome Chad time to make that rain of
3738s	colorful hearts to Nick I told you guys
3739s	he's a special one I told you guys Nick
3742s	I love you man I love you so much thank
3744s	you for for spending your time with us
3747s	uh this stream is coming to an end Nick
3749s	so just say your final goodbye and we
3752s	will wrap up soon it is such an honor
3755s	thank you so much everybody you are
3756s	wonderful and amazing and I hope that uh
3760s	you will allow me to continue to make
3761s	experiences for you and may we meet in
3763s	sky thank you so
3768s	much I told you it was going to be a
3770s	special one you guys I told you it was
3772s	going to be a special one but as Nick
3774s	said I hope uh uh you feel comfortable
3777s	in your skin I hope that you feel Solace
3780s	uh to whatever hunts and scares you know
3784s	the world out there can be difficult and
3787s	can be tough and it can hurt but I again
3791s	following what Nick just said I do hope
3793s	that uh the lots of time or the little
3798s	time that you spend in Sky we we hope
3800s	that it's worthwhile and and that we
3803s	bring joy to your hearts and a smile to
3805s	your face and friends to your life
3808s	because that's really what matters thank
3811s	you so much for being with us guys my
3813s	name is Tio I'll see you guys next week
3816s	uh people were staying here and I want
3818s	to make sure to address that oh but you
3820s	guys are having issues we are aware of
3822s	the issues and we have people
3823s	investigating as we speak uh so just
3826s	please bear with us but uh we very much
3829s	uh working onest with that said folks
3833s	thank you so much for hanging out I'll
3834s	see you guys next week bye
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