Spacemarine9
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12/7/2014
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It is the seventh of December! Do you know what that means? Well, last year it meant Ratmas. This year, I, uh, I dunno. I think it's still Ratmas? It can be, if you want it to be. The Ratmas was inside you all along. Here's the thread from last Ratmas, for posterity. Look how different everything is! It's like a time capsule, but with rats. Time raptsule.
Anyway! Many things have changed since last Ratmas; chief of all, of course, is that Accepting No Further Rats is a thing. That means you can't send rats to Alexis, which was, like, the entire point. I recommend just spreading a feeling of general ratness and magnanimity throughout your day. Some others have suggested that maybe you may want to send rats to Flyte, who is a cool + good dude who does hard work being cool + good. Maybe just send rats to yourself, as a little treat. The possibilities are endless!
If you have a Rat of Glory, maybe drag it out of its cupboard and pass it around. It's like playing pass the parcel with a landmine!
Rat Sending Simulator 2k14 still exists, it's real, I don't know how it got here but it refuses to leave and it keeps bleeding on the carpets and scaring small children and you can play it if you really want to! If you only played it when it was Rat Sending Simulator 2k13, then I added some new and cool stuff for you to slam your face into. I never actually finished all of it, but there's still stuff to do.
New things! A few months ago I had an Idea for A Game. Not something I could do in Storynexus, because it's a big self-indulgent Fallen London fangame. It's about postmen, rats, snow, Ratmas, travelling to far-flung places, rats, the despair caused by receiving no Christmas Cards. There might be some rats in it. Maybe? I called it Postman Apocalypse, because I am drawn to bad puns like haematite to a magnet.
You can play it here!
The above cover image was made by Otaara, because I am absolutely hamhanded at anything approaching graphical design.
I mean, I made this by writing some words on a picture, that's about as good as I can do.
Alright, that's my piece. Feel free to recommend places other people should send rats. No cats!!!!!!! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pass out heavily because I spent far, far too long putting the finishing touches on Postmangame. send bug reports to thedeskofratco@gmail.com and keep on keepin' on
edited by Spacemarine9 on 12/7/2014
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Hannah Flynn
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12/7/2014
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Alexis Kennedy wrote:
I endorse this thread.
WHAT IS HAPPENING STOP RATS EVERYWHERE STOP SEND HELP STOP
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/7/2014
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I endorse this thread.
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/8/2014
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Asclepius Unbound wrote:
Edit: Also Flyte is Accepting No Further Rats, it appears.
nooooo
Ratmas 2028; the last remaining person capable of accepting rats looks down on the remains of civilisation and weeps, a handful of cyberats held aloft. There is nowhere left for them to go.
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Hannah Flynn
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12/8/2014
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I am the proud owner of 2200 rats.
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Ami Miljkovich
Posts: 98
12/7/2014
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Zero: Oh, it's been so long since I sent anyone rats; I guess this as good an excuse as any to send some more! What about you, doc; up for some rat-sending?
Soran: Do what you will with your rat corpses, Mr. Hunt, but leave me out of it.
Zero: Bah! You're no fun. But, yes, rats! Rats for all! Especially for Soran; be sure to send them extra rats, to help get them in the Ratmas spirit!
Soran: *Groan* "Ratmas spirit?" What are you talking about; you've never even heard of "Ratmas" until today.
Zero: *Begins pulling dead rats from his pockets and scattering them in random directions* Rats!
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The Dangerously-Charming Fox ~ "Let's go stab each other and then get drunk together! That's what friends do around here, right?"
The Ever-Scheming Magpie ~ "All I'm after is a fresh start... And maybe a little profit on the side..."
The Blood-Thirsty Moth ~ "This floor isn't red enough. I need to fix that. Come closer."
Meet the families.
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/12/2014
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It's been almost an entire week since Ratmas! Somehow all of us are still on this Earth and have not been turned into a pillar of salt for our sins. Incredible, right?
Anyway! I copied the christmas card generator from the 200-Gloom ending and put it onto a standalone file, so if you need ominously threatening FL-themed phrases to send at your friends let this horrendous mess of random functions do all the work for you
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Kylestien
Posts: 749
12/8/2014
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Spacemarine9 wrote:
Asclepius Unbound wrote:
Edit: Also Flyte is Accepting No Further Rats, it appears.
nooooo
Ratmas 2028; the last remaining person capable of accepting rats looks down on the remains of civilisation and weeps, a handful of cyberats held aloft. There is nowhere left for them to go.
Well, if you are willing to extend Ratmas a day or two, I have a plan...
[spoiler]Alexsis may not be accepting Rats any more as in Flyte, but they ARE still accepting Christmas cards. We send them a Christmas Card describing how a ton of rats fall out of it, flooding their houses, their neighbors houses ETC with text that fits the entire box ending in BRING BACK RATMAS!"[/spoiler]
If someone can Pm me the appropriate contact to add, I will start us off.
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Spacemarine9
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12/8/2014
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no please don't do that
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Little The
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12/8/2014
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Postman Apocalypse is wonderful, but I appear to have hit a dead end after getting the Excalibrat. There are no links to continue.
I'm starting to wonder just how many secrets there are. I didn't expect throwing rats at the sun to do anything. And I still haven't found a use for the strange orb...
Do the special names do anything other than the special message at the beginning? I wonder if feeding them to the well does anything... (Speaking of, I'm rather surprised that "Moist von Lipwig" doesn't produce anything, given the obvious Going Postal influences.)
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/9/2014
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yeah i put that clarifying line in before the actual public release because it was pretty ambiguous. I forgot to make missing w/ cards slightly less severe (i lost some work to ~~technical difficulties~~ and forgot to revert that), so at the very least your chances of instant death are a fair bit lower
All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well may hold the key to your future...
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NiteBrite
Posts: 1019
12/7/2014
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Hannah Flynn wrote:
Alexis Kennedy wrote:
I endorse this thread.
WHAT IS HAPPENING STOP RATS EVERYWHERE STOP SEND HELP STOP
Merry Ratmas Hannah 
Edit: This is also a good place to send rats if you have a tumblr: http://failbettergames.tumblr.com/
Edit 2: Sending letters with rat messages from your lodgings is acceptable in place of sending actual rats should you have difficulty drawing the gift card today. <:3 ̲̅ ̲̅ ̲̅ ̲̅﴿˫~~
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