Suggestion - Non-default addictions

[Nextej]

Gathered together several different ideas for addictions that player does not start with, but has high chances to fall into as their playthrough progresses, with their own associated need icon.

• Caffeine addiction from drinking coffee and energy drinks, should be relatively easy to fall into, teas should be a way to combat the addiction and be low-caffeine satisfaction of the need
• Sugar addiction from drinking sweet soft drinks and eating sugar-rich food (in the current version there might too little sweet food, perhaps the assortment of sweets and candies could be expanded, sweet stuff in general could be a good way to combant bad taste food when player's access to variety of it is limited in early game #2239 alternative there could be an addiction to high-calorical food, if sugar addictio would not work that well, but I think an addiction to a certain type of food would be interesting
• Kleptomania could slowly develop the more the player steals, eventually leading to a need of picking up items that are marked as 'stealing' to satisfy the need (but unlike other addictions, stealing only one item should not fully satisfy the need, just lower it, forcing player to get several items to be satisfied), the game should register whether a newly spawned item was already picked up by the player or not, to avoid exploiting, Oskutin mentioned conscience tied to the stealing mechanic, perhaps it too could have a role in defining how susceptible the player character can be to this addiction
• Gambling addiction, initially mentioned by Oskutin, I think it should not be a starting addiction as initially suggested, addition of this should also come with several more varried slot machines (and maybe even blackjack/poker table somewhere)

[TonyFromRomania]

for tea combating coffee adiction sould be all three added: black tea, green tea and Yerba Mate(with its prefered recipient for serving)

[greensalt99]

wait a second you now adding coffe to adictions? i was strugling with food&water addiction!! ;)))

[Taco-Cat1]

The problem with all these new addictions is 1. All the new icons and where they go 2. Already having the default addictions is hard enough for early game and limiting the players options even further can make it really hard. But that's just my opinion

[pinkamedic]

The problem with all these new addictions is 1. All the new icons and where they go 2. Already having the default addictions is hard enough for early game and limiting the players options even further can make it really hard. But that's just my opinion

the default adictions arnt hard to remove when you know what to do (aka spend time in the sauna) and there will be plenty of space for more addictions when the character status screen is eventfully added (could also just make it so that your most needy addiction will show up on the main screen compared to ones that dont need tending to at the moment)

[Taco-Cat1]

What I'm saying is in early game when the player needs to scavenge and is struggling to survive, they might need to get sugar drinks and coffee to stay awake and work instead of sleeping. I just don't think caffeine and sugar addictions should be a thing because the player is going to find those things and drink them

[Nextej]

The problem with all these new addictions is 1. All the new icons and where they go 2. Already having the default addictions is hard enough for early game and limiting the players options even further can make it really hard. But that's just my opinion

I think more addictions are needed for the mid/late-game, since after you're done with the default addictions (under a week!) you really don't encounter anything like that, that's why the issue says "non-default", as in not the starting ones to overwhelm player more

What I'm saying is in early game when the player needs to scavenge and is struggling to survive, they might need to get sugar drinks and coffee to stay awake and work instead of sleeping. I just don't think caffeine and sugar addictions should be a thing because the player is going to find those things and drink them

Drinking a coffee or eating something sweet once in a while would not get you addicted, it's stuff like making yourself 3-4 cups of coffee to not go to sleep, even though you can. But also, the main hurt from these two addictions would be monetary, and unlike drug addiction, these two would force player to engage with coffee crafting or expanding their diet to sugar stuff

[Taco-Cat1]

What if the player got caffeine addiction if they drink more than 3 coffees in one da same with sugar. Steeling addiction I feel like defeats the point of theft in the first place as it is normally used to get just a few resources

[Nextej]

Stealing addiction doesn't as much as defeats the purpose of stealing but rather forces you to continue doing so once you've committed to the life of crime, especially if you keep returning to Kolhola every day only to steal every single item from every apartment, if you do so, that's an addiction.

[Taco-Cat1]

Thats true

[greensalt99]

eating too much sweets will make you overweight .

* i am not asking for fitness and strict dietary update :P no no no :P *** however there should be reason for everything :)