Brainstorm player resources ideas

[Abb4]

Looting and hiding are important for our game. But it would be nice to scope out what other player "resources" should be implemented for 1.0 and in the future (e.g. health, crafting materials and so on...).

The results should be summarized in #51

[Abb4]

@softwaredev101 You mentioned implementing a paranoia mechanic, like amnesia. I have never played the game. Could you tell how you think it should be implemented?

[softwaredev101]

To be fair, "Paranoia" was the wrong word. It's rather the fear of the dark meaning that the player can't stay inside dark areas without losing his sanity. In "Amnesia - The Dark Descent" this mechanic can have several effects:

• Vision might get blurry, but the player can still traverse the level as intended
• He might "hallucinate" enemies which turn to smoke on impact
• One may hear sounds which are not linked to any entity of the game world therefore increasing the tension

However, these systems have to carefully intertwined since they work 100% of the time in "Amnesia - The Dark Descent". Suppose that we would have a "Stalking AI", it would have to be synced with the audio effects and the visual effects on the player which can take a lot of time.

[Abb4]

Ye maybe we could implement a resource called sanity, which when low, applies effects on the player. Maybe we can implement it generically, as I described in #62.

I would say this is not relevant for 1.0, maybe a future release?

[softwaredev101]

In terms of "Looting and Hiding" we could use the archetype of the "Invisible Monster" to our advantage by using traps or upgraded decoys to lure the monster away from the player. On the one hand, we would tip the balance "slightly" in the direction of the player. But, on the other hand the traps and decoys have to be carefully placed to be effective. If the player is not able to position them at key points where the monster might appear, he will have a harder time overall. BUT it shouldn't be the most important winning factor for the player. "Hiding" would be basically the same as in many other video games. You can get inside a locker or under a machine and could wait until the monster has left the perimeter.

[Abb4]

In terms of traps I could imagine:

• noisemaker, which lures the monster away
• beartrap, which roots the monster to the ground for some time
• trip wire, which notifies the player if a monster walks trough it

BUT it shouldn't be the most important winning factor for the player

I would agree with that, maybe experiment with traps in a later release: #61

[Abb4]

As for hiding I'll add your comment to the issue #40

[softwaredev101]

Sounds good to me