User blog:Makallus/Red Pill

Red Pill
So I guess when you get to a certain level around here you get a call from a mysterious voice. You know something isn't right with the world; everything is a little stone-aged and cartoonish and the brain starts looking for a way out. You must now choose.



You take the blue bill -- the game ends, you uninstall Tiny Village and wake up in another virtual sim game and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -- you stay in Tiny Village and start documenting, analyzing, hacking and see how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

I took the red pill.

So now like Neo we understand we're in a computer simulation -- A system with rules; some can be bent, others can be broken. No doubt some of you know how to leverage some patterns in the game; others how to read game files and predict the future. It's even been suggested that the result of random is only a limit of patience. A quick look around the web would have you believe that anything is possible if you simply hand your device, personal information and any money you may have to hackers.

Cheating?
Did you take the red pill? Are you looking for ways to get ahead in a system of rules? Watch for patterns, read the forums, document progress, push the boundaries of the code and you too can appear as a god of Tiny Village.

I don't believe in any of this cheating nonsense anyway I only believe in operating withing the bounds of a system. So don't ask me for ways to cheat, I don't know how and I wouldn't tell if I did.

Game Play
We each play the game differently. Some play to decorate, some to optimize economic parameters. Some race and some are liesurly explorers. The game has served its function and each has played exactly as fullfilment serves. No doubt the game is about play and the way we play perhaps says something about us in real life. Do you race about accumulting wealth or prestige, bragging rights? Are you slow, carful, mindful and deliberate? Do you plan for the future or burn cash as soon as you get it? Does your village looks like a barnacle bitten boat, coral reef or royal gardens? If it does, be proud; this is who you are and if you don't like it change your life.

Take a look at my village and you can see how I play and live. But even beyond appearances, know that I pluck the strings of code and watch the system sing.