Mod Ideas for Everything

[mlangsdorf]

All the infrastructure for npctalk to JSON is complete. Now I’m down to moving the actual dialogue into JSON. If you want to see what the dialogue looks like, read doc/NPCs.md and look at data/json/npcs/TALK_REFUGEE_RANCH.json as a sample.

[Eastwardrope91]

So will this make the NPC dialogue menu faster and cleaner or what?

[mlangsdorf]

It won’t be any faster. It just makes it easier to add new dialogue: more of the functions that determine the NPC lines and player responses are available, more of the effects are available in JSON, stuff like that.

[Eastwardrope91]

So it makes it better for people who wanna add unique quest lines and such similar. Neat.

[Foqus]

What about a boss mod featuring a veriety of bosses of different tiers. Maybe even have special “arenas” or structures that would house special mechanics to assist in the fight that utilized wrenches doors and levers.

E.G. - In a lab you’re faced with “The Mad Doctor” he’s guarded by manhacks and is stupid powerful. However, there is a terminal that allows you to hack the manhacks, and open the doors to some containment rooms housing spitter zombies. You can kill the spitters, lure the doctor through the acid, and allow the manhacks to chip away his health while you throw rocks at his head

[Eastwardrope91]

Sounds fun. Maybe make his minions respawn to a certain degree so if you kill all of the manhacks you can still fight him with them. Like one or two backups for them.

[bananaedmonkey]

A mod that adds perminate stat boost potions. So +1 agility/speed/perception/strength is gained upon drinking, and the change stacks, and is perminate.

that way I could live my 4/4/4/4 nobody into the 20/20/20/20 fearless god of my dreams

[Eastwardrope91]

That sounds super OP. But sounds kinda like a stats through skills mod.

[bananaedmonkey]

It likely would be super OP, but I think it would be rather simple to create.

[bostltch]

That just sounds like you want to use the debug menu and blast those stats up.

[bananaedmonkey]

Well no, these potions would only be found at lab finales and other difficult to reach areas.

[Eastwardrope91]

I could understand if they were like a day long thing so you could drink one and be way faster for awhile like a long term adrenaline rush or the yellow/black/white potions from arcana which give you certain buffs for awhile and give a slight debug with them. And maybe if you used it often enough it could SLIGHTLY improve stats so it could be permanent, but cause an addiction like the evil stat from artifacts. Giving you a bigger boost over time but you had to consistently use it.

[AcarpousAcumen]

I like the idea of being able to boost your stats through gameplay. If you lift weights and eat well regularly for months, you could become stronger! And if you lay around and eat garbage you could become weaker. Your max stamina and rate of stamina regen could be changeable through aerobic exercise. Gives a good reason to live and eat well. It’s not OP if you have to maintain your fitness level, and more fitness requires progressively more and more maintenance, until more would require you dedicating your life to the pursuit, like professional athletes do.

EDIT: Another idea. I’d love to be able to chat with an NPC for a while for a morale boost. Being social is important for human happiness!

DOUBLE EDIT: Are leashes in the game? I’d love a way to be able to keep a friendly dog nearby. Maybe just let me put a collar on it and grab the collar to drag the dog behind me

[Eastwardrope91]

Yes leashes are in the game. You can use them to pin an animal or zombie slave to an area so they don’t annoy you.

I think the weights thing and all that should be temporary and vital for people who don’t leave their base often or for times like winter where you stay inside for long periods so as not to loss strength and speed. This would also give the gyms a purpose besides scrap.

Also I’m not sure if stats through skills reduces stats over time if they decay down. Anyone know if that happens?

[Eirenex]

about socializing with npc, i was considering making a Cardgame item that can be used to pass time and increase morale for both you and the npc. can be played alone, but i wanna make it so the effect gets more when you do it with a npc.
hmmm what i think would be a cool idea is a Bathtub mod that lets you use hot water and shampoo to take a bath, which reduces scent and gives a morale boost. also introducing a wooden tub for innawood survival. the water that is used would then be called soapy water that you can use to wash cloths with afterwards, thus, giving the endproduct from bathing another purpose.

[Eastwardrope91]

So like poker? Or is it more like a specialized card game? Sounds neat though and might actually make NPCs more interesting to have with you.

[AcarpousAcumen]

about socializing with npc, i was considering making a Cardgame item that can be used to pass time and increase morale for both you and the npc. can be played alone, but i wanna make it so the effect gets more when you do it with a npc.

Love it! I’d love to see it taken a step further and make the Dungeons and Dragons reference book be playable with a group of NPCs for a group morale boost

[Eirenex]

with npc interactions ect moved into json, there will be more options for doing stuff with npcs without c++ knowledge, atleast how i think. i need to try around there in the future once its all done.

@Eastwardrope91
it will prolly be something very simple like blackjack. where its just about not going above 21 or you loose. though i dont know how i could make the interaction look like. the most cheap way would be to make it work like a book but with infinite uses. ofcourse the game will take longer to “read”. in the end it will serve 99% only a roleplay purpose, but if i can make it so the npc and player can get a sweet morale boost from it and adding some mechanics for it, for like one session a day, it could have an nice use as npcs are affected by morale aswell.

[mlangsdorf]

You can set effects via NPC dialogue now, and effects modify morale, so you should be good to go.

[AskaHope]

Maybe accessories for melee weapons like counter-weights, handguards, grips, etc. Or sharpening mechanisms so weapons may become blunt over time.