Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:21:17 -0800WeeblySun, 26 Feb 2012 03:40:17 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2012/02/about-the-player-pony.htmlshikyokage742 asks: I know that you're suppose to be a brown Earth pony, but I was wondering if it has to be the brown Earth pony or will you be able to choose what you want the pony to look like (i.e. mane colour, skin tone.) Will there be a cutie mark? And will you have to be an Earth pony or can you choose breed? Goodluck with the game! 

It is not possible to have the  player be customizeable since we would then have to draw a separate version of every picture from every scene it's visible for every possible version.
/Emil ]]>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:15:47 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2012/02/programming-language.htmlRumtin asks:  I was just wondering what programming language you are all using to make this masterpiece.

We are using the Ren'Py engine which is built on Python.
/Emil ]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:44:37 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2012/02/assorted-questions.htmlAnon asks: Hey! First off, this game looks great and I cannot wait for it to be released. Now to my questions. First off, when do you expect this game to be released? Im not really asking for a release date, more like a general time-frame. Second, how much will this game cost? Third, it seems like somewhere I read there would be a rule 34 version of this game and a clean one. Is this true? Lastly, how many hours of gameplay do you estimate there will be? Anyway, thanks for answering my questions and I can't wait for MLP:LiM to be released!

1. We hope that we will have the public BETA out somewhere in March. We can not say anything about the full game, but it will take a long time. We don't want to make promises that we're not sure if we can keep.
2. The game will be completely free of charge since this is a fan-game using intellectual property not owned by us. We don't make a penny doing this, nor do we want to- we do this because we think it's fun and we want to contribute something to the fandom!
3. The game will be completed so far in the future that we do not know what will happen after. There is a high demand for an r34 version, and it has been our plan form the start, but you never know. The only thing we can gaurantee is the normal, clean version.
4. We really do not know at this stage, but we have many characters and many branching options. If you want to explore every character and possibility, it will take a lot of time.
/Emil ]]>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:21:24 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2012/01/donations1.htmlJake Krull asks: I donated $5 on 12/25 and I was just wondering how do I get notified on beta testing?

We send emails to the adresses used in donating to us (we assume that everyone uses functional mails for their paypal accounts, it would be foolish not to)./Emil ]]>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:15:03 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2012/01/human.htmlAnonymous asks: Hi there! I've been following your game for a while and it looks excellent, but I noticed in your recent Q/A answer that the protagonist will be a generic brown earth pony. Now, I'm aware that later on you'll most likely add the option to play as a filly, but I was wondering: are you ever going to add the ability to play as a human?

The game will indeed feature the choice between playing as a mare or stallion. What happens after the game is done is so far in the future that we simply don't know, but I'd say it's a possibility, if demand is high enough.
/Emil ]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:56:46 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2011/12/alpha-to-beta-testing.htmlMaxwell 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 ]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:48:51 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2011/12/how-much-and-what-type-of-historybackgroundpersonality-will-the-player-character-have.htmlTokromar 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 ]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:41:37 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2011/12/so-you-guys-still-alive.htmlThatoneguywhowashereonce 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 ]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:38:01 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2011/12/how-do-you-open-it-play-the-game.htmlLost 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 ]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:35:03 GMThttp://www.gentlecolts.org/2/post/2011/11/the-forums.htmlThis question comes from Nemesis, who asks,
Is the forums any closer to completion? I think once it is it will attract much more ppl and potential donators.
My answer, is that we are putting the finishing touches on the forums, and we have a strategic time already planned for when we will be releasing the forums.  Although I am not at liberty to say WHEN the forums will be released...
-Jeff ]]>