Gentlecolt Collaborations

Maxwell Shear asks: So, if I want to be a beta tester, do I need to donate five more dollars? I was an alpha tester, so I'm merely curious. 

Nope! All Alpha testers will get to test all of the future releases!
/Emil

Tokromar asks: Hello, design team. My name is Tokromar, and I'm reasonably intrigued about this project. I'd like to ask about a few questions about the type of character that the player will be controlling in the game. The big question I have here is this. Is the colt/filly that players are going to be controlling in this game a sort of blank slate for players to pour their own emotions and thoughts into, or is the player character going to have his/her own preset background and personality that develops over the course of the story? Or is it some sort of cross between those two types? If the player character has some sort of past, how much of a past will he/she have? PCs on both end of the spectrum can be used effectively in differently written visual novels, and I wouldn't necessarily say that one type is better than the other. But the question remains. Will players essentially be shipping themselves with the heroines/love interests, or will they be shipping a unique pony with his/her own written characterization? Thank you for taking the time to read this comment. Please respond whenever it's most convenient for you. ~Tokromar

The game starts with the player waking up in the Everfree Forest, having no memory of anything whatsoever. Spike finds you and brings you to Ponyville and introduces you to Twilight, who he thinks may be able to cure your amnesia. She will need lots of time to research, however, and so your adventure in Ponyville starts.
So nope, no background. No nothing. The only thing known is that you're a generic brown earth pony.
/Emil

Thatoneguywhowashereonce asks: SO I've made it a habit to check on this project every few weeks and I couldn't help but notice that there really hasn't been any news. Sorry if this is a stupid question and I know you guys are busy but I was thinking of donating and if the projects dead I don't really see the point.

Yes, we're alive. It's just that we haven't had much to show... until we released the videos last week! The project has had a knacky start, but I'm sure the pace will pick up from here, and we'll try to bring you more updates. :3
/Emil

Lost asks: I didn't want to ask any questions, because I figured it would distract you from your very hard word. However this one had been eating me alive for some time, so for the sake of my half digested body I'll ask. How will the game be played? Will you have to play it on the website like a Facebook game, or will there be a download to it and play it from an application? If downloaded will it still require an internet connection? I didn't see any information about this and if their was I apologies for I can be as blind as a bat sometimes. Thank you, the Lost

The game will be a normal executable. Just download and run the exe.
/Emil