[quote=“Necrucifer, post:1, topic:2965”] StoneCacti posted a topic but also had something in there along asking if there was a desert biome. So I thought that would be pretty cool but not to have different bio’s mixed of course.
I figured since everytime we play we are in a grassland/forest Biome that possibly upon starting a new game though we could choose from a set of biomes our world to be in? As for example Default would be what we normally play in and we have the options between a Desert or Tundra world. I figured these would be the easiest since seasons do not affect these as much as other's as in terms of a majority change in appearance if any at all. Just an idea though of course.
Deserts would have cactus instead of tree's but would have a chance to hurt you upon going on the tile itself. Quicksand could lead to underground tunnels or caves, antlion pits etc or just death in general.
Tundra, well other than being a tundra not so sure what ideas to put. Maybe yeti's? idk have not thought of it much but either way thought this was a neat idea and I know if anything was the case it would be awhile before we even saw any light on this if it was going towards that direction anyway but all in all, would give more variety when starting a new world by being able to pick the worlds biome to play in.[/quote]
Love the idea of Desert biome!
John McDouall Stuart was an explorer who crossed the heart of australia, he found mounds that sprang up in the desert that contained water in them.
The minerals in the water were way too heavy and gave him and his companions stomach pains.
They finally had to boil the water and collect the steam to drink, thus purifying the water supply.
Seems simply enough to add some sort of distiller to utilize those mounds.
Also maybe an option to shave down whatever you are carrying, in exchange for loss of volume/productivity of the item.
Like a backpack can be shaved down to carry less, but also weighs less and is less cumbersome.
Only reason Stuart made it across, is because he was super industrious and only used super high quality items that were practically miniature in size.
Before his voyage everyone just tried to pack everything and the kitchen sink, which never worked, because it was just too much to lug across the heart of australia.
