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Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Survivor starts without shoes/boots if wool allergy is chosen #18916

Closed macrosblackd closed 7 years ago

macrosblackd commented 7 years ago

We should probably provide a non-wool alternative to Winter Boots for players who choose wool allergy on survivor characters.

Nernums commented 7 years ago

fur boots exist go ahead

Coolthulhu commented 7 years ago

Fur boots are supposed to be a step above winter ones.

Nernums commented 7 years ago

they're actually worse in practice usually because they tend to set your feet on fire due to being too efficient, but using just regular hiking boots would be fine too.

DangerNoodle commented 7 years ago

Hiking boots might be a more logical choice. Or regular boots.

One thing I have noticed is that in default spring conditions, a standard survivor indoors will be both hot and cold, and the "Comfortable (Rising/Falling)" status can only indicate one of those conditions.

Edit, usually due to the winter coat and/or boots being warm, but jeans being too cold.

pisskop commented 7 years ago

im not sure this needs fixing at all since it's part of the allergy

DangerNoodle commented 7 years ago

im not sure this needs fixing at all since it's part of the allergy

You are allergic to wool, so you go barefoot in winter? That indicates this does indeed need something changed.

pisskop commented 7 years ago

Oh no, now is not the time to suddenly invoke realism with regards to character creation.

DangerNoodle commented 7 years ago

I would reason that even from a gameplay perspective it is a negative feature, and I would place higher priority on that than I would on how realistic it is.

Providing a viable alternative clothing item does not significantly detract from the intended detriment the allergy causes, so long as the replacement item is in some way inferior. Most likely in terms of warmth and possibly protection, the former moreso given the main gameplay niche wool items have is warmth.

Nernums commented 7 years ago

pisskop are you fucking serious being physically unable to wear something due to discomfort, vs morale penalties for being itchy as all hell if you started wearing wool boots and had a morale penalty from the itchiness that would solve all the issues.

the real issue is how the allergy functions in gameplay terms