MoonManKelvin 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I can see why hunger would make sense and fit to a game like this, but wouldn't this make the a game a complete chore as this point? why would forcefully mining or crafting food feel like anything but a chore, the great thing about Astroneer right now is at any given moment I can give myself a task and set out to do it. Rather then the game telling me to go do it. Just my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travin 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I'm betting you don't consider breathing a chore, but in the absence of a planet with breathable air it definitely is a chore to produce and maintain--not currently, but likely. Eating and breathing are necessary factors of life and space exploration. I could see if you were complaining about having to stop and pee/poop all the time, that would be a pain. But eating once in awhile, that's no biggie in the scheme of things. Especially if nutrition were delivered via tethers like oxygen, it doesn't have to be a doom and gloom binary consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonManKelvin 0 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Oxygen doesn't feel like a chore since its the only thing to keep track of in survival for the most part. If we started Stacking, Oxygen, Hunger, Thirst, Pee, Poop, Loneliness. Then it'd be a chore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyXXL 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The question isn't so much wether it's a chore or not, the question is if it adds to the gameplay. I haven't seen a hunger mechanic in a game where I felt that it added to the gameplay. That's probably why a lot of games that have a hunger mechanic feel the need to add different buffs to the food, to justify the added tedium or make it the prominent way to heal yourself. Both buffing and healing can be done in better ways, that don't add the neccessity to regularly eat, though. Not everything needs to be emulated in a game, otherwise we have to add the needs for peeing and pooping, health, hygene, mental health, need for social interaction etc pp, which gives the game a completly different direction. On the other hand having farming and the option to eat for beneficial effects, without the requirement to eat every so often to stay alive, that would be something that I would agree to. I love Farming. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigidman 2 Share Posted January 9, 2017 *RAISES PITCHFORK* NO TO HUNGER! HUNGER STRIKE! DOWN WITH HUNGER! Wait, what was the topic about? Didn't this already get discussed in another thread? Dont forget sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ent|ty 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Let's replicate hunger posts now. Man, this is going to be a long haul to 1.0 at this rate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travin 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 If I was the dev, I'd put hunger in just because a few are so dead set against any implementation of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrojanSteel 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Its already on the roadmap plan on the Trello page https://trello.com/b/UoZgKrd3/astroneer-road-map-planning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin 1 Share Posted January 9, 2017 No to Sleep... Wonder how long that rant would last.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travin 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 16 minutes ago, Martin said: No to Sleep... Wonder how long that rant would last.. Oh man, sleep is such a boring chore. No way, man. No game ever with sleep is fun. (except the devs love rimworld, where sleeping, food, healthcare, etc. are factors. but yeah, totally boring) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travin 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 44 minutes ago, TrojanSteel said: Its already on the roadmap plan on the Trello page https://trello.com/b/UoZgKrd3/astroneer-road-map-planning Yep. That's why we're discussing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wn5UssND2T6URwZc 10 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yes to hunger and separate game modes (just like Subnautica has them)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndieCrypt 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 48 minutes ago, Wyvyrias said: Yes to hunger and separate game modes (just like Subnautica has them)! "+1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmith666 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 NO to forced hunger, yes if it can be an option during worldgen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin 1 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, JohnSmith666 said: NO to forced hunger, yes if it can be an option during worldgen. Would perhaps be a better way, to have it as a tick option during game creation, instead of all these different modes, just a tick box in options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrekergame 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I am support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigidman 2 Share Posted January 9, 2017 13 hours ago, ent|ty said: Let's replicate hunger posts now. Man, this is going to be a long haul to 1.0 at this rate... LOL. I was thinkin the same thing. Its why I've been grossly absent from the 'suggestions' forum, because I would rather wait till its "Alpha" before weighing in on suggestions. I would rather see the fun stuff the devs already have planned! 13 hours ago, Martin said: No to Sleep... Wonder how long that rant would last.. Prolly as long as one could stay awake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimzonrazor 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I think having it as a option you could set would be the best way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin 1 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Wish that were true irl. I'm hungry.. set to 1. Actually.. it occurs to me, that your astroneer isn't actually alive.. so he doesn't actually need oxygen.. So No to Oxygen.. No to Hunger.. No to Sleep.. There.. Sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTrot 0 Share Posted January 9, 2017 17 hours ago, Wyvyrias said: Yes to hunger and separate game modes (just like Subnautica has them)! no. This will make people feel like they aren't playing the game right the way if is easiest (without hunger) so they will be inclined to play the game with hunger and then look at what we have here you solved nothing. NEXT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigidman 2 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, FoxTrot said: no. This will make people feel like they aren't playing the game right the way if is easiest (without hunger) so they will be inclined to play the game with hunger and then look at what we have here you solved nothing. NEXT! Dont speak for everyone like you know how they play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet-Emerald 0 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I agree with the hunger as a toggle thingy so that others can play with it on and others with it off. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowJacK604 0 Share Posted January 10, 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 5:18 PM, MoonManKelvin said: I can see why hunger would make sense and fit to a game like this, but wouldn't this make the a game a complete chore as this point? why would forcefully mining or crafting food feel like anything but a chore, the great thing about Astroneer right now is at any given moment I can give myself a task and set out to do it. Rather then the game telling me to go do it. Just my thought. I agree with you Kelvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beylix 0 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Perhaps this could be solved with a seperate "extreme survival" game mode. Thus leaving the choice down to the player. I apologise if anyone has mentioned such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroBoii 0 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The thing with adding hunger with the game is risky, it could work or not. The game itself is designed around "Get this, mine this, make this so you can take that so its easier to go there". In other words, a more "Gather to play more comfortably" An example is mining compound to craft teathers so you can travel longer distances away from your habitat without worrying about oxygen. If a hunger mechanic is added, the game would take a turn, from "collect resources to have a bigger, cooler base and explore more planets and caves with less complications" to "you dont farm space carrots, you die, maggot". Conclusion: If the game jumps from an Exploration - Crafting kind of genre to Survival - Exploration - Crafting genre it can turn out to be rather: - Awesome OR - it can end up defeating the purpose of the original idea and kinda turn into minecraft with Sci-Fi technology and planet exploration. Thank you for sharing your idea, I never thought of having a hunger mechanic in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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