The Concept of the Game
Some members of Dreamscape may be wondering what the basic point of the game is. The truth of the matter is I can find no real point to sim except for the enjoyment I get from it. Galloping on the wind is something we humans could never truly experience unless we were a horse... in games such as Dreamscape, we mimic what we believe the perfect like of a wild or tame equine would be.
Sim can or cannot be based on reality. My game is on the verge of both, and how you play is up to you. That's what's so great about Dreamscape. I don't say horses can't talk because for all we know they may. Humans can only guess at what the mind of equus thinks of. "A horse is a horse of course" in my mind is not the description of the regal animal we think of. A horse is not just a beast of burden; he is a friend and a companion.
It is not the man that tames the horse - it is the horse that allows the man upon his back.
In the wild stallions form herds of mares, and DS is mostly based on this. Rose giving may not be a part of the wild, but I will play as I chose, and you may do the same. Some sim games I have seen also do not allow stallions to share territories. In the colder months, rarely, stallions will cimbine their harems, though one is usually dominant over the other. Wild horses, truly, such as mustangs and brumbies do not even have territories. They are free-range animals, which means they travel over wide distances.
Mares also lead the harem or herd. Stallions bring up the rear of the herd, while the rest of the herd follows the lead mare, the dominant mare in the herd. The role of the stallion is mainly to protect and be a mate to his mares. In Dreamscape, we use love as a bond between the equines mainly. Other games use the ways of the wild.
Dreamscape Meadows is an escape from reality mostly. Whether you come home from school every day and log on, or just stay up late one night and decide to post, Dreamscape represents a common bond we have, which is the equine, a symbol of beauty, power, and grace.
