Tika: omgsisa
sonboc123: everyone a sisa
sonboc123: everyone a sisa
nusoi: theres an upload avatar option
sonboc123: > require approval by the Admins before being made available.
sonboc123: > require approval by the Admins before being made available.
Tika: 3dmodelingCHAD we need you
Tika: thats why we have to stealthcado
Tika: it into der avatar or something
sonboc123: this maybe even worse than modeling vr character
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nusoi 0 : heckin secret jartycuck 'p room o algo
Tika 0 : this is the frootcord bunker they have been talking about o algo
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Tika 0 : dont liv
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Tika 0 : mi bunker
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sonboc123 0 : nu place
sonboc123 0 : i meant nu room
Tika 0 : wait what
Tika 0 : OH MY ATHEISM
nusoi 0 : this many rooms in a dnb of a game
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Tika 0 : mind you this raisin had 1/2 million players
sonboc123 0 : yo
Tika 0 : at peak during 1999-2002
sonboc123 0 : fr
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I came in 2002, stayed til the end
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : was 2 months from being a Grandmaster
Tika 0 : Geg
sonboc123 0 : Grandmaster? in this game o algo
nusoi 0 : >2 months from being a grand wizard
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yep, we had honour titles back in the day
sonboc123 0 : who own this revival game now
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I don't know who actually "owns" it but it's being rebuilt by former members
Tika 0 : >being an oldsoi in the oldsoi brookhaven
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I was it's first Mayor
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sonboc123 0 : highest rank or something right?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : not sure if it was the highest rank, but it was up there
sonboc123 0 : also is it allow to ask someone age?
sonboc123 0 : if so then how old are you
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we usually don't ask about age, no
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I will answer that just because you asked - I am 42
Tika 0 : Doug, what did you govern over in der flea market?
Tika 0 : Was there a barter economy, or you could put an ingame currency price on it?
sonboc123 0 : oh ok its kino
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I basically oversee the objects on the floor
sonboc123 0 : what's objects on the floor
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : if you go into the flea market, you will see objects that are either free or set by members
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we can buy from other members backpacks, is how some members make an income and others create art/objects
Tika 0 : Doug, is it better to play this in 2d mode, or you like it that way?
Tika 0 : Wow, you can work as an artist
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yes, you can Tika
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I like 2d, less crashing
Tika 0 : How crashing? Does pc power mess with old games?
sonboc123 0 : do you play any modern games?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : no, shouldn't mess up with old games
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : if you have more than 1 tab open, you'll disconnect
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I do have my PS2/3/4 and play a variety of new/older games
sonboc123 0 : ps5?
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : not yet, heard PS6 is due out sooner than expected plus I don't have the $$ for a PS5
Tika 0 : Did you upgrade your pc overtime?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yep, I had to as Windows 10 was no longer supported
Tika 0 : I still have my 2009 one thats older than my younger brother
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Tika 0 : What specs if you remember
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I still have my laptop from when I was here in 2007, has windows XP
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sonboc123 0 : sell it to collectors for money ig
Tika 0 : Nah that only works for CRT retro gaming tvsw
Tika 0 : or consoles
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Tika 0 : No one is interested in old pc and laptops
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : some people will use older devices for virtual machines
Tika 0 : Did you use the 4chan?
Tika 0 : Like the super secret haxxorino website back then?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : no
Tika 0 : Was the 'net back then cooler?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : in some way, but back then there was a loot of fun stuff you could do with html
sonboc123 0 : do you still uses yahoo or facebook (idk what's yahoo is lol)
Tika 0 : I still have a myspace account
Tika 0 : had if its shutdown now
Tika 0 : Yahoo was gemmy before it got (((shut down)))
sonboc123 0 : i don't even use facebook or myspace tbh
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I have FB, yeah as I have my Cybertown group
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : the group has been online 19 years
sonboc123 0 : wow
Tika 0 : wew
Tika 0 : So are the devs gatekeeping this game, or does it have advertisement?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : back when Cybertown closed, that was the place where everyone went. I'd create chat rooms so us members could stay in touch with one another
sonboc123 0 : low key older than me
Tika 0 : Cool
Tika 0 : Me 2
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : there's advertising, developers are working on their time so things will be added when things are needed
Tika 0 : Wait so this isn't the full game?
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : nope, still lots to add
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : worlds, roles, etc
Tika 0 : Was it like as mainstream as fortnite, Cod and battlefield and CS2?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : in which way?
Tika 0 : I can't believe a 90's game that popular fell into total obscurity over 14 years
Tika 0 : Mainstream like everyone knew it and played it
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : Cybertown was ahead of it's time, had lots of members
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we've seen a lot move onto other platforms and also some who've passed on because of their age but they're not forgotten
Tika 0 : Wow..
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : many were my friends, people who'd literally spend an evening chatting about life
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I knew a lot of people here, some have returned and some not
Tika 0 : Was it like brookhaven and vr chat of its time?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : what's brookhaven?
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Tika 0 : roblox game about houses and talking to ppl
Tika 0 : but mostly building houses and RP
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : was no such thing as vr chat back in the old Cybertown
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we don't usually do RP, but you can get houses that are available for purchase that were created especially for Cybertown
Tika 0 : Wow, so I was born after the collapse of such a huge online empire
Tika 0 : That fell, and is being rebuilt
Tika 0 : When this revival got announced
Tika 0 : how much peaked at playing this game?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : Cybertown was started around 2019, things started gaining traction in 2023 when things started to get implemented
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we get 10-15 people online at times, we wish it was more
Tika 0 : You totally should advertise it on tiktok
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powerbetween6n7 0 : hello everyone
Tika 0 : people will gobble it up gazillion light years fast
tyrone 0 : shalom xister
powerbetween6n7 0 : hola
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we've had a lot of people interested in the community, but aren't willing to learn about it
Tika 0 : Woah
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : people take roles, don't sign in for egons and wonder why they're unemployed lol
Tika 0 : Wow, so what jobs are here?
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : colony jobs - colony leader, deputy, neighbourhood leader, neighbourhood deputy, block leader, block deputy
tyrone 0 : >colony
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : people think they know what to do, but then they start asking questions after being trained
Tika 0 : Is it really hard to do jobs here?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : no, not at all if you're willing to learn and sign in daily
Tika 0 : Daily?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I sign in daily and look at my experience points
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : <
Tika 0 : Yeah, I like to escape into virtual reality too
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we all would, lol
Tika 0 : yeah
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I was so fascinated by this place
powerbetween6n7 0 : when was the first time you joined the game (im new here)
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Tika 0 : He said in 2002
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I joined April 21, 2002
Tika 0 : 2 months aawy from grand master
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I joined here April 22, 2022
powerbetween6n7 0 : 20 years of this game wow
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yep, was a devoted member and missed it a lot from 2012 til when I came back in 2022
Tika 0 : So, do you have any veterancy stories to share about back in your days?
Tika 0 : about cybertown
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : just that I was honoured to be apart of something special, met some wonderful people who were devoted members too
powerbetween6n7 0 : how many of your online friends moved on in life (like not interested with the online anymore)
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : hard to say really, by 2002 this site began charging for service so I saw a lot of friends go
Tika 0 : Charging for service?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yep, $5 per month
Tika 0 : Also a follow up question: How many world were there back then?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : other worlds, Tika?
Tika 0 : Wow, so it was like the first game with a subscribtions?
Tika 0 : I meant\
Tika 0 : How many worlds were there, since I heard you say that all worlds were not added yet
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : was free when I joined, but company who bought Cybertown started charging for a memberships
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : everything was added in the original Cybertown, but not all have been added here to the revival
Tika 0 : This game would have been still the biggest thing ever
powerbetween6n7 0 : this game graphic reminds me of "last seen online" horror game
Tika 0 : If it wasn't bought .
Tika 0 : No, even the vibe is like it
Tika 0 : the setting I mean
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Tika 0 : A once popular game now empty
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : as mentioned, lots of members either quit all together and those who passed away
powerbetween6n7 0 : passed away?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yep
Tika 0 : such an old game
Tika 0 : So doug
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I was 19 when I joined, others were much older than I was back then
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yes, Tika?
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Tika 0 : What world was the most fun for you?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I was always a fan of the Flea Market, lots of people talking and rummaging through backpacks looking for a deal
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Tika 0 : Could you just buy up everything limited in the game, then scalp it with much higher prices
Tika 0 : or there was set prices for everything?
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : you could buy up a lot back then as the economy was off balanced, here it's a balanced economy and we try to keep sales to a minimum as some don't have the funds saved for purchases
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I was pretty rich back then, think I was close to 25mil in virtual cash (can't remember how much I had saved in my bank account)
Tika 0 : So the worlds can be communist or socialist depending on members mindsets?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : people had their own ways, but knew that there were a set of rules to abide by
powerbetween6n7 0 : do you still go to work irl (not sure this is appropriate to ask...)
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yes, I have a real job
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : hi dee, hugs :)
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Tika 0 : Wow, all the staff members entered my home
Security Chief deexx 12455 : hi Doug hus
Security Chief deexx 12455 : hugs*
Security Chief deexx 12455 : lol
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : lol
Tika 0 : What do you think about skibidi toilets and sprunki, and all trends nowadays?
powerbetween6n7 0 : so deexx is also a very old player?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I don't, lol
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : yes, she came in 1999
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : been a friend since I met her, was me who named her Security Chief when I was named Mayor
Tika 0 : Wow.
Tika 0 : So, did you introduce this game to your kids, or been
Tika 0 : telling about it to them?
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Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I introduced it to my sister back in 2007, her kids saw me in the revival a couple years ago
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I tell everyone about Cybertown Revival and the original all the time - some have joined and some are amazed to see what it's like
Tika 0 : So Doug, why aren't you the mayor anymore?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : my term ended
Tika 0 : Ah yeah
Tika 0 : mayor isn't a kinf
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : 2 years was fun, also a learning experience
Tika 0 : Anyways, were there any heckin chuds and far right bigots in this gamerino?
Tika 0 : Anyways sounded a bit rude
Tika 0 : my bad
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : of course we had people who showed no respect for us or the community
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : is why we ask that people read the rules before immigrating
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Tika 0 : Interesting...So, do you see this game getting more popular when it gets fully developed? I see it, it has a guarantee it will blow up
Tika 0 : Tons of people love these kinds of extremely popular, but forgotten now games
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : I think we should see more once the community is fully completed
Tika 0 : Will be lots of them trying to make a name for themselves in here
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : if people are willing to sit and learn from us "elders" and show an interest we should be good
Tika 0 : Also What happens if I don't log in with a job for a while?
Tika 0 : Yeah it would be good
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : jobs can be removed
Tika 0 : So it doesn't ban? because I will have to go to army soon
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : if you find that you don't have the time to dedicate to a role, don't take on a role
Tika 0 : Okay got it
Tika 0 : but theres jobs with flexible schedules, right?
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : some, but again if you can put in the time to do so take a role, but if you don't have the time or will be away don't take a role
Tika 0 : Okay doug, got it.
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : we want people to join us for events, talk to people, learn all about this place
Flea Market Deputy Doug_Black 12983 : when I first came, I didn't chat for a long time. I eventually caved and got my laptop in 2007 and was here full-time after work or on days off