athios
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Post by athios on Jul 23, 2013 9:09:29 GMT -5
Right now the only random events I see are "Sailing accident" and "Sailing accident has damaged the sails".
(ironically, sails are damaged in both instances... bug?)
Would be nice if there were more variety, even if it's only in the text description, like:
- crew were entangled in the ropes and strangled to death
- crew manning the foretop fell asleep and dropped to their death
- crew die of dysentery
- sails torn by gusts of strong winds
- narrowly avoided a sailing accident
- the crew were shaken up by (some sighting or event) but have recovered
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Post by fallen on Jul 23, 2013 10:34:55 GMT -5
Cool suggestion for the wish list! #AOP-1832
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Post by Cory Trese on Jul 23, 2013 10:55:04 GMT -5
Right. Just have to be careful because encounter systems can be difficult to build for wider acceptances.
In your question above, no, not a bug. Great question, but no.
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darkhunter
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Post by darkhunter on Jul 23, 2013 12:28:50 GMT -5
what about supplies lost from storms
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moody
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Post by moody on Jul 23, 2013 12:52:24 GMT -5
I was going to suggest some alternate random events. But then thought it would make the games encounter system seem
a little too much of a copy and past from CK. I agree though, it would add a little variety and spice to the mix if
we got something other than sailing accident.
Grazed a reef for example.
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Post by grävling on Jul 23, 2013 13:28:29 GMT -5
Struck by Lightning, damaging the mast, and possibly setting the ship on fire. God help you if you were carrying lots of powder when this happens.
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Post by acehawk on Jul 23, 2013 15:38:39 GMT -5
I was going to suggest some alternate random events. But then thought it would make the games encounter system seem a little too much of a copy and past from CK. I agree though, it would add a little variety and spice to the mix if we got something other than sailing accident. Grazed a reef for example. I don't think copying a good feature from another game is a bad thing  |
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Post by Slide87 on Jul 23, 2013 15:55:23 GMT -5
I was going to suggest some alternate random events. But then thought it would make the games encounter system seem a little too much of a copy and past from CK. I agree though, it would add a little variety and spice to the mix if we got something other than sailing accident. Grazed a reef for example. I don't think copying a good feature from another game is a bad thing Especially a GOOD feature of a GOOD game, without copyright related problems ghghghgh |
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Post by fallen on Jul 23, 2013 19:28:50 GMT -5
Added some more flavor text for the next release.
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Post by grävling on Jul 25, 2013 2:57:28 GMT -5
The new flavour texts are very nice, but
a) we call them 'lines' not 'ropes'
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b) you cannot strangle in them by accident. You can get tangled in them, and therefore fall to your death, and you can be crushed by them in certain circumstances, but they are, in general, too thick to be of much use for strangling.
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c) it makes our crews seem very, very, very accident prone. The Landsmen were accident prone -- though most accidents were not fatal -- but disease, and not accident was what claimed most sailors lives. By a large margin.
Or course we haven't implemented disease yet, as far as I can tell.
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Post by Lt. Hathaway on Jul 25, 2013 3:03:23 GMT -5
Aye, on land, they call it scarlet fever, but at sea we call it 'the gravling,' by ancient tradition! Argh!
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athios
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Post by athios on Jul 25, 2013 3:46:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the clairifications, grävling ! I was just brainstorming ideas, but I enjoy learning from your tidbits of wisdom.  Maybe have rare, random events where crew can lose morale? - due to scurvy - due to fights - due to gambling debts |
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Post by grävling on Jul 25, 2013 4:38:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the clairifications, grävling ! I was just brainstorming ideas, but I enjoy learning from your tidbits of wisdom. Maybe have rare, random events where crew can lose morale? - due to scurvy - due to fights - due to gambling debts There was nothing rare about all of the above. :-) |
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Post by grävling on Jul 25, 2013 4:44:00 GMT -5
more ways to kill people
washed overboard in a squall
crushed when a block and tackle fell on them
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Post by moody on Jul 25, 2013 6:56:38 GMT -5
Crushed by loose cannon.
Dragged overboard by sea monster.
Killed by petty squabble on board.
Keelhaulled!
Accidental discharge of musket while loading.
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