Dominique Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Drinking a can of water just off the fire should give you a little warmth inside, no ? It is not the leaves of tea or the tomatoes in the soup which warm you up after all, it is the water 😀! The Chinese have known that for centuries, loving to drink their kaishui (boiled water). To appreciate that you have to start a game almost naked in HR , in the cold of night, jumping half frozen from cave to cave to get to Milton, finding miraculously a box of matches, a piece of coal and some sticks. And making water. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) @Dominique I can appreciate that the "warming up" buff is only applied to certain items (teas/coffee, certain canned foods, etcetera...). I mean from a game perspective I think it might feel cheap if everything you cooked on (or warmed up near) a fire gave you that buff. I think as is, it makes you prioritize the use of those "finite"/valuable resources. I see what you are driving at, I mean yeah it would make sense that if you are drinking water you just freshly boiled that it would be hot, and thusly warm you up... However, for the reasons I stated before, I think it's better that particular buff is reserved for the things it currently is (at least from a gameplay perspective). Edited November 30, 2019 by ManicManiac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrowStone Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, ManicManiac said: I think as is, it makes you prioritize the use of those "finite"/valuable resources. I agree, it makes those items special. theres one item that is renewable with the warming up bonus though! which brings me to: @Dominique, carry some pre-cooked birch bark tea with you for a renewable way to buffer cold-emergencies. Birch bark is really easy to get once you know where to look! I think the tea or soup provides more of a psychological buff against the cold anyways. Theres just something a good cup of tea irl hits that boild water cant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominique Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) Thank you guys for sharing your thoughts . I didn’t know about the birch bark tea but that was not my point. When you are out of almost everything, as in my example, I feel it unrealistic that I couldn’t get some warmth from some just boiled hot water. Actually, it is « gamey » that we don’t. You will tell me but it is just a game 😉. Yes of course, but such a game has to strike a balance between « gameyism » (what a horrible word) and realism. Edited December 1, 2019 by Dominique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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