catastrophe thread - /tg/

Anonymous01/27/26, 04:03No.97448276CATastrophe thread:

'How did we get here' edition. Because I figured discussion wasn't quite done yet. Previous thread >>97373285 [/tg/thread/97373285#p97373285]

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Anon01/27/26, 04:10No.97448309

[/tg/thread/97373285#p97444175] My whole thing is the speculative biology that would result from the changing environment. Again, also, I know earth geography pretty well.>Ocean depth. I'd put it at ~200-400 meters elevation. A lot of places would be well drowned, sure. But There'd be enough settlements near enough in elevation to be habitable.There's also, iirc, a meteorite that is supposed to have delivered all the extra water. That, plus tectonic upheaval, is enough to bullshit away most major land masses, or explain why cities at our sea level are still accessible.Personally though, I see the setting as a bit smaller scale. I'd just pick out a section of the world and base the start at least, from there.

Anon01/27/26, 04:14No.97448327

[/tg/thread/97373285#p97445225] It's certainly a way to add an overarching sense of peril to the game. Though does this mean kemonomimi in space?

Anon01/27/26, 04:27No.97448410

Something I disliked about the original iteration of this concept was it was a little too whimsical and light hearted, with no stakes whatsoever. I'm not saying that it's the catgirls who need to be more grimdark, no keep them as whimsical and light hearted as they were before, it's everything else that needs more threat, peril, and grimdarkness. There should be a large contrast between the happiness and safety of certain regions, and the post apocalyptic danger of others - even if they are inhabited by semi-neutral tribes of people. The worst it had, if I recall, were salamanders that stole from you. Not exactly something you can build up as a threat. You cannot have adventure without danger, can't have a story without conflict. Simple as. Catgirls should be like Hobbits, innocent and always overcoming evil, but they need a Mordor to do that.

Anon01/27/26, 09:15No.97449262

I'm glad people are talking about catgirls again. They're a dying breed in the public consciousness

Anon01/27/26, 09:24No.97449284

[/tg/thread/97373285#p97444577] >Where did these feels go, bros? To me, a lot of it seems to come from the aesthetic used for a small span in times in video games, primarily late 90s and early 2000s. The reason for the short-lived prominence of this aesthetic - at least for video games - was that several Japanese video game companies decided to open offices in Hawaii around that time and became inspired by their surroundings. Sony, Squaresoft, SEGA, etc. There were also companies that also imitated the look, as usual.I actually have a whole folder for just this aesthetic from various media sources, if anyone wants me to dump it.

Anon01/27/26, 11:08No.97449607

I don't care for catgirls and whatnot but the "flooded world with a handful of structures rising above an endless expanse of blue" aesthetic is so fucking good.

Anon01/27/26, 14:34No.97450324

for example. (The building style is the same, admittedly.) I think

Anon01/27/26, 16:04No.97450787

I found more art by the same artist that made the OP, which is coincidentally the same artist who made the BoS Burger one.

Anon01/27/26, 16:59No.97451101

What does a society of cat girls look like? Is it more cat or more human?

Anon01/28/26, 05:28No.97455431

Still on the look out for these old images, if anyone has them. Search your hard drives.

Anon01/28/26, 05:39No.97455504

Is anyone searching the archives for CATastrophe? Might help the scope of any attempted reboot. And if not, it's just fun to read the ancient bickering. https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/21881791/#21883526 These old posts and threads are relics of an era gone by, much like the flooded undersea world of CATastrophe.

Anon01/28/26, 06:21No.97455734

This thread has a lot of old pictures still online with the watery ascetic. https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/57244598

Anon01/28/26, 06:40No.97455836

A messy doodle.

Anon01/28/26, 12:50No.97457043

lmao I remember seeing posts about this like 15 years ago, it's still being worked on? What's the state of it?I remember it was inspired by the very vibey casual looking catgirl art, which you'd think would imply a rules-light, narrative focused game. But for some reason as soon as people started writing rules for it they wrote a lot of very crunchy combat rules. And also people kept adding new kinds of *animal*girl as if it needed rules for people who wanted to run fuckin beargirls instead of catgirls. I'm assuming all that shit got thrown out? Is there a physical book yet?

Anon01/28/26, 13:40No.97457219

Reminder that Chrono Cross is peak inspiration Got Kemonos, the comfiest ocean in video games and three flavours of high tech ruins to explore

Anon01/28/26, 17:50No.97458556

Found these drawings of a catgirl with a focus on water. Good artist, I wonder if they are still around and still drawing. https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/46066973/#46082325 https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/46066973/#46086060

Anon01/28/26, 18:01No.97458607

Is pulling a catgirl's tail considered taboo?

Anon01/28/26, 21:48No.97459935

The fact there are kemonomimi kids raises an interesting question - how are they conceived in a world full of females where there are none, or hardly any, males? Are they all test tube babies? I can't imagine any of these fun loving catgirls giving a painful birth. So were they born in a lab? Do parents "to be" just decide they want one and go to the "store" to adopt? It would be really interesting to have the artist's insight into the particulars of why they included this and that in these fantasy catgirl scenes. Yes I know, too much logic and nit-picking ruins the sci-fi imagination of it all, but sometimes things start picking at my brain. I guess it could be assumed all kemonomimi youth are taught from a very early age how to swim/dive since this will be a large part of their world. They eventually learn how to use scuba equipment, how to scavenge, how to drive various vessels, how to build things, etc.. It also brings up the question that all kemonomimi must age, right? What happens when you reach a certain age and you can't dive anymore? Or basically do anything really fruitful? This world is made for the agile and young. Do you "retire"? Is there a floating old folks home someplace? Then of course comes up the subject of death - likely just buried at sea. Perhaps it's best not to think too deeply (har-har) about it.

Anon01/29/26, 01:41No.97461183