Org Mode After Sentience

Well, slot inventory isn't that bad for realism if done properly (ie. not like Runescape or Minecraft).

I don't really like inventory. I'd rather you just have whatever techs you can carry. However, a bag, something to carry techs in, could be used, and we could have inventory for that.

Right now though, i don't think we should worry too much about this. The frirst priority is still non-sentient Org mode.

*facepalm* Calli should not post late at night. Sorry, Keen. Next time I'll Czech my spelling.
Agreed fully with uteen. There is no way anyone but an ant should be carrying several times their body weight.

Hey, at least we know what kinds of things we'll need to add on to org mode when sentience is reached. (I take it we'll be able to use our hands/flagella/beak/tentacles to carry basic kinds of useful items pre-sentience, right? If so, we need to figure out weight/size assignments for that before we even worry about adding backpacks.)

Well, inventory is absolutely needed when you get clothing with pockets, bags and similar stuff.

Agreed. Sentience will not necessarily entail clothes (or large amounts of them, anyway,) but making things easier to carry is a must.

How about being able to make bags and clothing with pockets allows organisms to have an inventory?

Exactly what I had on mind.

How would we show the inventory in the interface?

If it has an undetermined number of slots, it'll be hard making it look good. (As in, not look like a game of Tetris) Although, it might turn out okay if we use the shatter style. But then again, it could also go terribly wrong... Still, that doesn't solve where it would go.

Hey, I've had an idea for the inventory. The items could be shown on the creature, in the locations they are, but sort of highlighted and shown through clothing/bag. That's not been done before, and would work pretty well as long as you aren't Santa Claus with a giant bag of presents... But you wouldn't be able to find anything in that bag anyway.

The Uteen wrote:

How would we show the inventory in the interface?

If it has an undetermined number of slots, it'll be hard making it look good. (As in, not look like a game of Tetris) Although, it might turn out okay if we use the shatter style. But then again, it could also go terribly wrong... Still, that doesn't solve where it would go.

Hey, I've had an idea for the inventory. The items could be shown on the creature, in the locations they are, but sort of highlighted and shown through clothing/bag. That's not been done before, and would work pretty well as long as you aren't Santa Claus with a giant bag of presents... But you wouldn't be able to find anything in that bag anyway.

I like that idea. Inventory takes you into third person, and you select what you want. It's original, and has a nice flow to it.

~sciocont wrote:

The Uteen wrote:

How would we show the inventory in the interface?

If it has an undetermined number of slots, it'll be hard making it look good. (As in, not look like a game of Tetris) Although, it might turn out okay if we use the shatter style. But then again, it could also go terribly wrong... Still, that doesn't solve where it would go.

Hey, I've had an idea for the inventory. The items could be shown on the creature, in the locations they are, but sort of highlighted and shown through clothing/bag. That's not been done before, and would work pretty well as long as you aren't Santa Claus with a giant bag of presents... But you wouldn't be able to find anything in that bag anyway.

I like that idea. Inventory takes you into third person, and you select what you want. It's original, and has a nice flow to it.

QFT

Seconded.

Bumping this thread.

The more I work on culture, the more I realize how many things will be complete game changers in one mode that have little to no effect on another. I need to know how much care to put into org-mode gameplay from culture as well as strat mode.