Post by HSLegacy in Suggestions/ideas

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I see lots of suggestions about day/night cycles (which I know are tough to create), and I see a few suggestions of beds. To add to both of those, I'd suggest two types of beds to start with: a hammock and a palm frond sleeping mat. More options could be added for types of beds later on.

Certain beds would cost more but help the player recover more health (in the event of injury from the shark), players can only sleep if their injuries are severe or the sun is setting. Players also must have decent hunger/thirst levels before sleeping, as sleeping will make these go down. If a player is injured to the point they must sleep, they will wake back up when too hungry or too thirsty.

While sleeping, the shark might destroy 1-2 foundation tiles. (As per the difficulty level suggestions, this could be increased with an increase in difficulty.)

saxojam8 years ago(+2)

Actually, the day/night cycles could be incredibly simple, assuming they are using the right game engine. But yes, I LOVE your bed idea. There also must be something special about the night time to make the player WANT to sleep, besides simply health.

HSLegacy8 years ago(+1)

True, the night has to have something bad about it.

As for the game engine, this game utilizes Unity (as it states in the opening credits). I have UE4 installed, so I could try to figure out how to add a day/night cycle with that as an experiment, but as far as I know, most programs have confusing or complex ways to implement such cycles. I've never used Unity, though, so I'm not too familiar with its capabilities.

Tsu8 years ago

"There also must be something special about the night time to make the player WANT to sleep, besides simply health."

Maybe an Energy meter aside from Hunger and Thirst meters. Eating and drinking can bring it up slightly, but that can be a waste if you're full already, so you'll have to sleep eventually.

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