Would this project be appropriate?

RL1123

Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?

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RL1123

Bump.

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For one, nukes are not allowed, and for two, “X million dead” doesn't sound very appropriate at all. So I would say no.

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RL1123

ScratchCat1038 wrote:
For one, nukes are not allowed, and for two, “X million dead” doesn't sound very appropriate at all. So I would say no.

Alright, is there anything I can do to make it appropriate for scratch? or is it too far gone

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ScratchCat1038 wrote:
For one, nukes are not allowed, and for two, “X million dead” doesn't sound very appropriate at all. So I would say no.

Has the Scratch Team specifically stated nuclear war isn't allowed? I've always thought the policy was simply “no blood or realistic-looking weapons”. If that's the case, nukes may be allowed if they're not drawn too realistically.

To the OP: the idea is pretty dark, but on the surface I don't really see much wrong with it, assuming you steer clear of explicit gore. If you're worried, maybe you could tone down the “x million dead” and focus more on other impacts, like societal collapse and nuclear winter.

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maybe use crash bandicot type of bombs/missiles and remove the __ million died to ___ destroyed?

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RL1123

-ShadowOfTheFuture- wrote:
To the OP: the idea is pretty dark, but on the surface I don't really see much wrong with it, assuming you steer clear of explicit gore. If you're worried, maybe you could tone down the “x million dead” and focus more on other impacts, like societal collapse and nuclear winter.

Hmm, it's meant to be dark but maybe I can get rid of the part of “death = points”

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RL1123

Can I get a source post from the ST confirming stuff about this? Just the link is fine.

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sharkode

ScratchCat1038 wrote:
For one, nukes are not allowed,

I think they are, although they are technically “weapons”, but ST doesn't seem to take any actions against any weapon other than guns

and for two, “X million dead” doesn't sound very appropriate at all. So I would say no.

I'd say yes

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No, it’s violence. It’s basically saying violence is needed to protect your nation. Here’s a example: Germany in ww2 but with nuclear weapons. Now pretend that’s the character you’re indirectly playing as in your game.

Edit: I just realized it’s supposed to bring awareness so possibly change up a little. Now i’m a bit unsure. Might think about this in the morning.

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RL1123

I still haven't gotten a source confirming that this is allowed or not. Most of these answers are conflicting and no one agrees really. Bump need answers please.

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sharkode

rayli1123 wrote:
I still haven't gotten a source confirming that this is allowed or not. Most of these answers are conflicting and no one agrees really. Bump need answers please.

Perhaps consult ST?

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RL1123

sharkode wrote:
rayli1123 wrote:
I still haven't gotten a source confirming that this is allowed or not. Most of these answers are conflicting and no one agrees really. Bump need answers please.
Perhaps consult ST?

Yes please.

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rayli1123 wrote:
Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?

you should replace the x million people died with x million buildings destroyed

RL1123

SCSalmon287 wrote:
rayli1123 wrote:
Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?
you should replace the x million people died with x million buildings destroyed

Can I just write something 26 million without the dead part?

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rayli1123 wrote:
SCSalmon287 wrote:
rayli1123 wrote:
Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?
you should replace the x million people died with x million buildings destroyed
Can I just write something 26 million without the dead part?

I think killings in text based games should be fine, cartoony killings are allowed on Scratch as FE or NFE, and text-based killings are one level below cartoony killings in terms of realism

Realistic/graphic killing (ban or NFE) –> cartoony killing (NFE or FE) –> text-based killing (should be FE, but might be NFE)

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rayli1123 wrote:
Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?

Probably, but I'd be careful and check for inappropriate content. Maybe ask people not to report it?

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Gato_Amigo111 wrote:
rayli1123 wrote:
Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?
Probably, but I'd be careful and check for inappropriate content. Maybe ask people not to report it?

You can't just ask people not to report your project- you can possibly get into more trouble for that and there isn't anything stopping them.

aII toasters toast toast, but what happens when there are no longer toasters being produced? will their technology simply become obsolete, with humans moving onto bigger, better things? will toast become a distant memory, written in textbooks of the future as foods us simpler generations ate? who's to say! society is constantly moving, changing, evolving, ideas being built upon, improved upon, theories being proven or disproven. are we but a blip on the timeline? sure, our names may not be remembered, but that's not the point. you can make a change. you can make a difference. you can make the world better, even if you don't know yet. and the first step is to go for it. even if you are afraid of failure. going back to the example of toasters, do you know off the top of your head who invented them? no? have you used one? probably. so, even if you don't remember my name, if I was able to help awnser your question, that is enough. if I was able to help you, even in the slightest way, this could push you to continue with scratch and not give up after the program crashes, and maybe one day learn other programming languages and change the world. everything is a cause and effect reaction, new inventions lead to the technology of the future, and even as the generations of the past are slowly forgotten, their influence lives on to this day, affecting how the world eventually turned out and how it will be for generations to come.

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sharkode wrote:
rayli1123 wrote:
I still haven't gotten a source confirming that this is allowed or not. Most of these answers are conflicting and no one agrees really. Bump need answers please.
Perhaps consult ST?

Contact Us link is at the bottom of the page, since answers ARE conflicting that is a good option for you.

My personal opinion is you better do a lot of research and then make sure the game is about awareness and not just killing everyone. Make sure it's evidently clear.

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sharkode

mtech22 wrote:
Gato_Amigo111 wrote:
rayli1123 wrote:
Recently I've had this game idea to spread awareness, but maybe not appropriate.

Basically, you're the leader of the military during a nuclear war and you have to launch as many weapons at cities as possible before your civilian population gets destroyed. When a city gets hit, it would say something like, “X Million Dead”. No blood, no screams, just maybe a muted “boom”. With this, I want to demonstrate the horrors of nuclear warfare.

Would this be allowed?
Probably, but I'd be careful and check for inappropriate content. Maybe ask people not to report it?
You can't just ask people not to report your project- you can possibly get into more trouble for that and there isn't anything stopping them.

It might be allowed if your project doesn't contain anything inappropriate but is about a sensitive topic, like politics or April fools, as people tends to get angry about them (I made an April fools project and it received tons of hate comments)

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