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🕑 Added 2019-07-11 07:13:47 +0000 UTCThe vine moves are pretty well received, and for next patch, I added a few more variations.
In the current patch, only enemies are able to use the vine moves, so naturally, people want a way for them to use vine moves on others. However, since the player is not a tentacle monster, having her able to summon vines out of the thin air is kinda weird. But there is an alternative, I am going to allow the player to place traps, and the vine trap is one of the traps the player can place.
The traps are implemented as items that the player can equip and use. There are two ways to implement this:
- As a regular consumable item that each use will consume one stack of the item and the player will need to rebuy more of them in the shops.
- Implement it as a kit, with infinite uses, however, each use will consume from a global resource pool (“Supplies”). This global resource pools is shared across all items. So for example, assuming 2 types of traps: A and B, each consuming 50% of the global resource per use, the player can place either 2 As, 2 Bs or 1 A and 1 B. This global resource is refilled whenever the player is healed.
So here is the question: which method do you prefer?
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Comments
Enlit3D
I want to have a limit on it, and not giving it infinite uses
WillTheRealEcchiPleaseStandUp
Why not make it be a "spell cast" or "controlled summon" or something? Or something that an allied summoner can do?
PCuser64
why the player can't be a tentacle monster? could be fun ^^
Verdonator
That way, it could make INT useful, I like the idea!
Verdonator
Have them spawn from a flask would be cool too since flask already have limited ammo and traps could spawn at the point of impact. It could be a flask with fertilizer and the H gas mixed, I'm not sure if it makes sense biologically though^^
MICHAELL
i have no vote on the subject either or is fine with me. i am more interested in what they can do to me versus what i can do to them
Enlit3D
Mostly because the "placing traps" animation already exist
And why not as a weapon with limited ammo like bow or gas ?
Enlit3D
https://i.imgur.com/6rZ8g8R.jpg
Enlit3D
Well, that's how the range ammo used to work before they went infinite, so you can say the framework is already there.
Laytruce
Maybe you could incorporate the resource pool in a stat? Have the player start off at X supplies, but they gain +Y for each point they put in whatever stat.
I like option "B" here. This way it can't be over used since money isn't hard to get in the game currently. You get two per heal which I think is plenty. That being said, seeing about 10 of them all active would be hilarious. Either way I'm going with "B"
Icarus Media
<img src="https://pics.me.me/elves-are-a-proud-and-noble-race-we-are-not-23615074.png">
Icarus Media
Since the setting seems to be medieval, why not have it as a kind of spell? Then it might not look weird.
RunningInThe20s
On one hand I feel like adding the rechargeable global resource is unnecessarily complicating things and would stand out oddly as a system as it is now, but on the other hand it might be a good foundation for future additions that could also draw from the "supply" thing. Some sort of powerful projectile? Placeable totems with AoE? Healing kit? Stuff like that.
Like both？A kit type weaker version and a consumable stronger version with some additional effect？
