Cyclone35 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 I've studied game design in the past and thought I would share a concept idea for improving the environmental aesthetics in your game. When exploring large regions with limited shelters and a lot of open space, you see a number of dead bodies out in the open. Its rather interesting that no survivors had any tents with them while exploring and surviving. I think to improve the sense of discovery, you should find some dead bodies near a tent. Most of the tents are ruined, but you might get lucky and find a proper undamaged tent. For gameplay purposes, we can say you can't carry these tents, they are static objects in the world. However, you can interact with them. Like car/trucks, you can use them as cover from the harsh weather, but they don't provide much protection from the cold. You can find 2 types of tents. Small ones designed for sleeping through the night, and large ones outfitted with a mini furnace, a sleeping bag, and 1 or 2 containers with supplies. Story/lore wise, you may find notes about survivors trying to escape great bear and struggling to survive the quiet apocalypse. Who knows, maybe you'll find a large cave system with multiple tents lying in a large open space. This is just a concept idea to help the map feel less empty. Cheers 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumiiyx Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 YES Please. This is a fantastic idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeSTONE Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Well, there is the snow shelter. It is just not exactly the same. Tent would be great: assemble it, use it... then dismount and move somewhere else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumbleebee95 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Id love to be able to build a tent or lean-to out of wood and animal hides as a semi perminent shelter. Some of the larger regions are difficult/dangerous to explore due to lack of shelter and high blizzard chances. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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