Improved Statuses [SA]

[carcinovich 156]

hunger status:

• stuffed
• full
• --baseline--
• hungry
• ravenous
• malnourished
• starving

 

thirst status: 

• bloated
• quenched
• --baseline--
• thirsty
• parched
• dehydrated
• desiccated

 

temperature status:

• hyperthermia
• feverish
• sweating
• warm
• --baseline--
• cold
• shivering
• freezing
• hypothermia

 

bleeding status (some creative liberty):

• --baseline--
• trickling (1x bandage)
• oozing (2x bandages)
• streaming (3x bandages)
• gushing (4x bandages)

 

Sick statuses are tricky, as it could go a variety of ways (gastrointestinal, surface infection, respiratory, etc)

Purpose is to have a better gauge as to what is actually happening to you, without losing immersion by providing raw numbers/stats. As human beings, we're all pretty in-tune when it comes to our bodies. So far, the statuses in standalone could use a little bit of TLC.

 

A can of beans for your thoughts. Thanks for reading, and hats off to the devs.

Edited February 3, 2014 by carcinovich

[fluxley 2228]

Good suggestions, i agree the status indicators need some work, like the idea of having to use multiple bandages for more severe wounds too.

[commanderbash 102]

If you haven't played the experimental patch they've already did what your saying for hunger and thirst. There is currently two positive and two negative levels visible. Plus a neutral level. For a total of 5 levels. I don't know if each bleeding point bleeds and the same rate. Bit you can see each point you're bleeding from. Though I agree I can see needing multiple bandages for multiple bleeding points. Only thing not implemented that I know of is a status for your temp.

[carcinovich 156]

If you haven't played the experimental patch they've already did what your saying for hunger and thirst. There is currently two positive and two negative levels visible. Plus a neutral level. For a total of 5 levels. I don't know if each bleeding point bleeds and the same rate. Bit you can see each point you're bleeding from. Though I agree I can see needing multiple bandages for multiple bleeding points. Only thing not implemented that I know of is a status for your temp.

I posted this, knowing full-well that the patch-notes came out. 7 levels is more detailed, and informative, over 5. And it just fit nicely with some of the other things I was presenting. *shrugs*

Edited February 3, 2014 by carcinovich

[Rudette 435]

There should certainly be some sort of status before "Stuffed" so we know when we're about to reach our limits.

[commanderbash 102]

there's over stuffed I think, seemed to me that the color of stuffed changed after eating a good deal beyond it, not too sure, could use further testing

[JustYouForget 17]

All great Ideas. Take my beans! :D