Vintage Voices: Conversation with Vintage Story's Creator: Tyron

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the “Vintage Voices”. In this series I intend to interview various members of the community: Streamers, YouTubers, Modders, Developers, you name it. The first episode is starting with a bang. Earlier this month, I had the privilege of interviewing Tyron, the mastermind behind Vintage Story. We talked about his personal life, what it's like running a studio, and had a deep conversation about Vintage's Story past, present and future.

00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Start
49:53 - End

[Gue]

I read the title as "Controversy with Vintage Story's Creator, Tyron" and panicked a little bit.

[IgnasiaSundavr]

well-executed interview; the video deserves more attention.

[CSCrimson]

awesome to hear some of the future plans without spoilers :)

[LieutenantRupiTheKobold]

fantastic video, it all felt very casual and respectful, and i really enjoyed it!

[perlinfall]

Thanks for putting this interview together! I haven't finished it yet, but I think you've asked some great questions, and done a good job with the audio too. Just a small nitpick though, I feel the color choices could be improved slightly. The mix of red, blue, yellow, and green doesn't fit very well together and kind of clashes in my opinion. Maybe the next episode of Vintage Voices could use the same color palette the Vintage Story website uses?

[someonerandom]

I love how diverse the VS community is. So many people from all across Europe, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, US mainly.

[ivyfoo]

Trains would be so awesome! I really love Vintage Story <3

[Roma_da_]

Great video, thank you and thanks to Tyron 😄

[anonymouscayh]

You know? I love this way of you talking me... you talk more like a human here. It's a bit hard to explain, as much I love watching the 100 days things, but from reading the script, you have 2 sentences, where you go up in pitch, and the second sentence drops the pitch back down. It uhh... feels very repetitive and inhuman after a while, so this is very refreshing.

Very good insights from Tyron here, and I am quite excited for more mechanical-based things. I love the system but it's very bare bones with only basic smithing, crushing and milling in there. Having additional purposes and sources of mechanical power will be lovely.

Much love to both of you and to the rest of the community, it's a very good and supportive one.

[viinolul]

Cant wait to see more of these!! Super interesting to see more of the devs being involved in the community! (Especially podcasts/interviews >>)

[rpzcsonli]

Congratulations on becoming a double dad, I pray for your family health and happiness 🎉🎉🎉.
This was a great interview, thank you for becoming the voice of this amazing community and keep the videos coming 😊.

[jutamae]

I wonder if Tyron has tried to play Vintage Story with a controller. I obviously couldn't imagine what the injury feels like but for me and some people I've asked, the controller is much easier on the hands, I'd even call it ergonomic.


I already have my own preferred custom controls mapping but it would be really interesting to hear from a Dev's own experience.

[slyfoxkgar]

As a Canadian I want Maple Syrup! lol (and as a confectioner, make some candies.

[ArmandsLidigs]

This was a very great thing. Recently started playing vintage story and I love it. Cool to hear in real time the work and care that is going into the game. Also s/o to Latvia, live there myself!

[wizardsworld]

Id love to see more fishing content in VS, maybe some more types of fish, both fresh and salt water. Sea creatures, maybe. I think seals would be a good fit for that, maybe even sharks in the oceans. It would be nice to have more oceanic content, since we are already getting larger sailing ships. Wrecked ships in the oceans would be neat to see, I think.
EDIT: Airships would be a good fit too, with the games aesthetics and gameplay.

[iamjokn]

I watch your videos on a very regular basis, mostly the Vintage Story one's and subscribed I think 6 months ago? I really like how you approach this game. It is by far my favorite game of all times and I'm one year away from beginning my 30s. I can't get enough of it and it is always refreshing watching you and also Kurazahrr build things and getting creative.
Thank you very much for the opportunity to listen to this awesome little interview. It's hard to describe but it meant a lot to me hearing Tyron talk about his game. You can hear his passion. And I'm also very impressed by the questions you provided.
I'm so stoked for the future of the game and your channel. Keep up the great work! I rarely write comments and this is probably the longest one by far, but I felt the need to thank you. So: thank you!

[michaloid]

This interview was pretty insightful. Good job for both of you!

[macmcleod]

I had and have mostly resolved right hand pain. I recommend tyrone get some deep tissue work done on your forearm plus there is a trick of grabbing the sides of the wrist and pulling which opens up the nerve channel. Also, chiro packs help when cold. Plus you may want to get an ergometric expert to look at your chair and sitting and finally consider a master degreed physical therapist.

Finally, (sort of), you can get *two* keyboards (a second smaller keyboard) and you will find a wide open arm position with your left hand on the left side of one keyboard and your right hand on the right side of the smaller right keyboard (but still with high quality blue, brown or red mechanical switch keys) will provide fast relieve and prevent you from tilting your hand and pinching the nerves.

You may not have to struggle in pain.

[Woodworks]

Fantastic! So good to finally hear from the man himself! Excellent interview man, you did a great job!

[erkenbrandLORT]

Great interview, love the down to earth atmosphere and the nonchalant positivity both Tyron and you exuded.