Oh hey, we are launching the Trenches!

LCDXX · August 2011

New, but familiar territory for the gang. I like it.

Best part: I now get a new comic every day during the week, Monday thru Friday. Bonus.

Anyway, I look forward to following The Trenches.

Speed Racer · August 2011

I remember playing Ken Griffey Jr. on the SNES with my dad a whole bunch

thanks anonymous tester!

gomercobs · August 2011

http://trenchescomic.com/new-readers

base64 much?

joshua1 · August 2011

Haha, the forums button links back here.

Gaslight · August 2011

There are those who said this day would never come.

What are they to say now?

freakish light · August 2011

Gaslight wrote:

There are those who said this day would never come.

What are they to say now?

"oh hey, cool, guess I'll read this now"

Campion · August 2011

The forums link redirects here, it's like being zapped into a whole new world.

Melding · August 2011

new game, how many times will someone make note that the forum link goes to here? so far we are at 3 not counting this post.

yutt · August 2011

Looks narrative driven? Hope there is some PA-esque zaniness (humorous or dark) coming. If this single comic is representative of the series, it is a little dry for my tastes. Seems odd to see 3 hilarious people keeping funny at arm's length.

This review was for all the fans I've neglected. I will now retreat back into the Internet.

Framling · August 2011

Also, I expect this to be exactly why I will never ever take a job testing games.

Kazicus · August 2011

This was totally unexpected since it feels like forever since the announcement, but I am suddenly crazy excited about this. I'm actually really hoping this is narrative-driven what with the link for "Seasons" and all. I'm just going to take a wild guess from this one comic, but it looks like Scott's doing the characters and Mike's doing the backgrounds, which is a really cool mash-up I think. Also, the site design is slick. I just wanna roll around in it for a while.

Cambiata · August 2011

Ok. I will read this for a time. Judgement reserved as I feel nothing for it yet.

ASimPerson · August 2011

Speed Racer wrote:

I remember playing Ken Griffey Jr. on the SNES with my dad a whole bunch

thanks anonymous tester!

Not so anonymous: http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/pa-the-series/111/ skip to around the 7:00 mark

#pipe · August 2011

Cambiata wrote:

Ok. I will read this for a time. Judgement reserved as I feel nothing for it yet.

we're awaiting your approval or rejection with bated breath

ASimPerson · August 2011

Framling wrote:

Also, I expect this to be exactly why I will never ever take a job testing games.

Yeah... I definitely appreciate folks who try to get in the game industry, but I've never really thought it was for me.

It seems like games only really attract two kinds of people:
1) People who are super passionate people and intelligent. See the folks in the game design thread on here.
2) People who are like, "d00d, I wanna make games!" I knew a few guys like this in college. Oy. It's really bad when they're failing they're CS classes and they're all "how are linked lists relevant to making games!??!?!?!?!?!"

I'm not sure I've ever seen a middle ground. Like, you usually just don't end up in games.

Cambiata · August 2011

#pipe wrote:

Cambiata wrote:

Ok. I will read this for a time. Judgement reserved as I feel nothing for it yet.

we're awaiting your approval or rejection with bated breath

As it please you, m'lord.

LoneGunman · August 2011

57th post!! Oh wait...

It'll be nice to see how this pans out...lovin' a full week of Web comics slathered in maple syrup and topped with bacon bits...

Now, for those left over days...Saturday and Sunday...what to do...

kwigybo · August 2011

I'm really looking forward to this new collaboration.

I still remember being introduced to PA back in '99.

BTW, does anyone know if there is a RSS xml link? I tried to put trenchescomic.com into google reader and it didn't work. Thanks.

#pipe · August 2011

Cambiata wrote:

#pipe wrote:

Cambiata wrote:

Ok. I will read this for a time. Judgement reserved as I feel nothing for it yet.

we're awaiting your approval or rejection with bated breath

As it please you, m'lord.

busfahrer · August 2011

http://trenchescomic.com/new-readers

I took the liberty of decoding the text on that page. It says:

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy - Isaac Newton

I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen 'em die
And long ago I stopped askin' why - Johnny Cash

This summer: a startling vision of the future from Spire Award Winning
Author W. C. Anders.

noun
a sideboard or cupboard.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Italian, from medieval Latin credentia (see credence ).

Words are very unnecessary - Depeche Mode.

He is a real rabbit. I don't know what to tell you; I was outvoted.

Butler · August 2011

What was the code?

Tossrock · August 2011

that's a Tesla

in case anyone was wondering

busfahrer · August 2011

Butler wrote:

What was the code?

Just base-64, as someone mentioned above. It's easy to recognise by the characters that appear in it.

It's also the way (for example) a picture gets encoded when you append it to an email

TankHammer · August 2011

Tossrock wrote:

that's a Tesla

in case anyone was wondering

Wow, it's kind of amazing you were able to note that it was a Tesla Roadster and not, say, a Lotus Elise.

I hadn't even considered that it was a real car when I first saw it, just assumed it was a generic Ferrari-like sports car.

Butler · August 2011

busfahrer wrote:

Butler wrote:

What was the code?

Just base-64, as someone mentioned above. It's easy to recognise by the characters that appear in it.

It's also the way (for example) a picture gets encoded when you append it to an email

Neat-o! For anyone else whose curiosity is piqued, it's this.

Rankenphile · August 2011

SabreMau wrote:

So, is this comic going to get its own SE++ threads or does it fall under the jurisdiction of the general webcomics thread?

These comics will get their own sticky thread in SE++ just like regular Penny Arcade comics and PATV episodes.

They will still fall under the rule of "all discussions in the thread are to remain on-topic regarding the comic and its content" as per usual

ASimPerson · August 2011

busfahrer wrote:

http://trenchescomic.com/new-readers

I took the liberty of decoding the text on that page. It says:

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy - Isaac Newton

I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen 'em die
And long ago I stopped askin' why - Johnny Cash

This summer: a startling vision of the future from Spire Award Winning
Author W. C. Anders.

noun
a sideboard or cupboard.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Italian, from medieval Latin credentia (see credence ).

Words are very unnecessary - Depeche Mode.

He is a real rabbit. I don't know what to tell you; I was outvoted.

I feel like I've seen these descriptions before. Did they announce the characters as a kind of teaser at some point?

Macro9 · August 2011

ASimPerson · August 2011

Yeah, I found that, but there's no descriptions. I feel like there was an earlier version of the site. archive.org disagrees though.

FirmSkater · August 2011

Cool. I will probably read this.

Isoldae · August 2011

TankHammer wrote:

Tossrock wrote:

that's a Tesla

in case anyone was wondering

Wow, it's kind of amazing you were able to note that it was a Tesla Roadster and not, say, a Lotus Elise.

I hadn't even considered that it was a real car when I first saw it, just assumed it was a generic Ferrari-like sports car.

This picture from Tesla's website looks like the reference photo.

Rhesus Positive · August 2011

That is a very pretty website. Looks like I'll be adding another comic to my Favourites.

jippee · August 2011

JAEF · August 2011

Looking forward to the future of this comic. Might I request a delightful unique favicon at some point in the future so that it doesn't it doesn't sit as a sad white sheet of paper on my bookmark bar?