Black Liquid

We're a team of game designers who met while modding Banished. We're making our own projects now - very, very slowly.

[Prof Bob Nicholson @DigiVictorian]

In 1888, Answers magazine ran a big Christmas competition in which readers were challenged to name the "Twelve Greatest Men in the United Kingdom." They received 42,386 entries. Here are the results:

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

Which fantasy colonization scenario interests you the most?

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

@NobleRambler Seems reasonable! Maybe 1792 when the constitution was ratified?

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

In reference to last night's question: when did the colonial Era officially end? Let's stick with North America for now.

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

@MrPajitnov You're right. That wasn't my intent asking though :)

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

@Murphy_Gaming That's right! I always thought that was a bit too "on rails".

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

If you're playing a city builder like skylines, you win when the map is full and pop is huge. Does anyone remember how you won Sid Meier's Colonization?

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Mood: American Revolutionary

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

What would the first Thanksgiving have been like if the colonizers were let's say... Granadan Muslims?

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

Anyone know a source for historical terrain data?

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

Incredible!

[Tracey Fields @lavestation]

@blackliquidteam if you want to see want people can do with just wooden shovels, check out https://t.co/1HK4MV0GTd

[BU4U Gaming @BU4UGaming]

Oh yes!! It's on! Time for #Banishedchallenge No. 3! https://t.co/bGpfkvKbjk This is gonna be so much fun! Hope everyone from the last challenges can join and it would be cool to see some new people join this year! #Banished @blackliquidteam @ShiningRockSoft #indiegame #indiedev

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

Hey, this is pretty neat. https://t.co/Z9xSwYVE8N - tool for generating heightmaps.

[Ctop @CtopGaming]

I VOTED. YOUR TURN DORKS

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

This seems like the best approach to me, though I think the pre-game terrain editing should be done on the dev side.

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

Terrain modification: pre-game only, in-game only, or none?

[Prof Bob Nicholson @DigiVictorian]

'How an Irish Schoolmistress Punished her Pupils."
- Here and There (1872)

She would "catch an aggravating lad by the legs, jerk him around with great force, and strike his left temple against a bench or some other obstacle."

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

@NobleRambler Mind. Blown.

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

How did they keep the grass so neatly mowed?

[Mount Vernon @MountVernon]

#OnThisDay in 1738, GW's father acquires land at Ferry Farm, the setting for much of the mythology of his childhood: https://t.co/Y9ehba5xTb

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

@jibba73 There are other approaches to engaging with natives that seem valid. Perhaps a friendly trading relationship? Maybe if that's the case you'd prefer to be within a short distance of established naive communities.

[Black Liquid @blackliquidteam]

You're landing a group of pioneers on the shores of North America in 1660 to establish a new colony. What do you look for in a landing site?