bones files

[JohnDoe60]

Similar to Nethack, TLD bones files will allow a player to encounter their own remains in subsequent games.

I figure it could look like this:

• Upon death the location, inventory, maybe name, and sandbox game number are saved.
• New games have a chance of generating a frozen corpse at bones locations.
• Corpse inventory is degraded based on how old the bones file is - maybe, timestamp old if few bones over a long period and game number old if lots of bones in a short time.

The effect this has on game "balance" can be controlled by treating the inventory as a bonus or removing the same items from the surroundings - taking into account that it is only a bonus if the corpse is found.