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Feature Req: Panoramic Floor #1

Closed NeatWolf closed 4 months ago

NeatWolf commented 4 months ago

Hi!

I know it's a bit extreme but, since we're carving out the ship, why not go to full-extremes and make the hull even more fragile by carving most of the floor out? :P I mean, in a way some touristic boats do, with a huge, scary transparent window you can walk on.

I also noticed there's very little to watch when landing, so maybe everyone could enjoy the scenery - not just those close to the window :)

Of course you can always opt-in to have the floor close when it lands/when it's in space.

The Company has done some research and noticed a nice peak of adrenaline thanks to this feature - and adrenaline means productivity! :P Sure, the ship could depressurize or implode/explode easier but - think of all the precious scrap you can save building a ship with such window!

as an extra - cool neon lights could be installed on the perimeter. Also, who needs lights when there's a free source below (maybe can be faked with one or two dim point lights on the floor)

As an inspiration: image image

Hopefully you like the idea and lot can be recycled from the code of the window :)

jverif commented 4 months ago

I definitely want to explore some more window locations, though I am somewhat hesitant to go all out since I'm sure a lot of people appreciate the simplicity of the current mod, and how it doesn't affect gameplay all too much beyond limited circumstances. I think a decent compromise could be to add these additional windows, but have them behind configuration settings so that you can configure for yourself which windows you like and don't like.

The only downside would be having to bundle a unique ship model for every possible window configuration, which now that I think about it, won't be that big of an issue at all considering it's only around 200 KB. The space skybox is nearly 40MB for reference.

I actually started working on this mod by trying a floor window first, but the position of the thrusters and some other junk under the ship made it look very out of place. The random stuff can simply be disabled, but the thrusters are a little more tricky since they sit more under the ship where you'd want to see out. I will just have to experiment with it.

I appreciate the suggestion :)

NeatWolf commented 4 months ago

40MB? Oh my!

Btw, the planets from afar are textured and all - wonder if adding a fake light outside the ship could make them stand more. Apologies for the OT - feel free to close the "Bug" - this was the only link available to get in touch ^^

jverif commented 4 months ago

There is a mod that does just that actually. https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/CatsArmy/SpaceSunShine/ It should be compatible with this mod. You'll just have to change the "HideSpaceProps" setting so the planets are visible.

jverif commented 4 months ago

Just to close the issue, will be adding some more windows in the next update, 1.3.0! Will be uploading later tonight.

DaedalusGH commented 4 months ago

So THIS is how we got the floor window? Very nice! I was really excited to see the update log and see "new windows added". I absolutely love the new windows, especially taking a step back to see all the windows at once to look at all the scenery. The extra windows do help a lot to take a look at what's happening outside without having to run all the way out, as well as just look nice.

NeatWolf commented 3 months ago

Coming back to say a sincere thank you for adding this feature, I'm so glad it turned out being so cool ^^ Thank you for all the time and effort you're putting into this! :3