Plans

[protestthehero 2]

Are the plans for the anvils going to be making a come back in anyway i kinda like the idea of having to have plans to make things(i was plying back when they were in the mod i might be a bit naive here idk).

[Kittychanley 1,002]

No. They were removed because they really weren't believable, and didn't fit into the mod. To put it this way, if you can't make your 5th pickaxe without looking at a drawing of a pickaxe.. you probably shouldn't be dealing with hot metal.

[protestthehero 2]

I guess thats a good way to put it haha.

[transcengopher 349]

No. They were removed because they really weren't believable, and didn't fit into the mod. To put it this way, if you can't make your 5th pickaxe without looking at a drawing of a pickaxe.. you probably shouldn't be dealing with hot metal.

 

What about making them once to unlock a schematic within an anvil interface then?

[Xervir 5]

I have now changed my signature.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

What about making them once to unlock a schematic within an anvil interface then?

 

I quite like this, actually. Very believable - you just need to make one, and then the technique stays with you.

[dutchraptor 20]

I agree, I would prefer such a system.

If you have ever tried to forge anything, you will know how much work goes into it.

 

Which makes me think that an even better system could be introduced. Something along the lines of having to discover the last 2-3 steps of a forging sequence. when you pick a plan for the first time, you would have to work around and maybe guess what to do.

I'm not sure what type of abstract game you could include to bring that process across.

[dunkleosteus 2,425]

I do like the idea of the learn-for-life method, but it does fall back on reliance on out-of-game knowledge. As it stands now, you can see everything you can do with a piece of metal by looking at the plans. It complicates things when you have to know them before you start playing.

[AllenWL 186]

What about making them once to unlock a schematic within an anvil interface then?

This, and

No. They were removed because they really weren't believable, and didn't fit into the mod. To put it this way, if you can't make your 5th pickaxe without looking at a drawing of a pickaxe.. you probably shouldn't be dealing with hot metal.

This made me think of something.

 

If I'm making a pickaxe in the anvil for the first time....

I still made dozens of pickaxes in with a mold, and made dozens of the pickax molds themselves.

 

So even if it's the first pick I make in the anvil, I should have seen and made plenty of pickaxes to know the schematics of one

[Tsuarok 47]

I do like the idea of the learn-for-life method, but it does fall back on reliance on out-of-game knowledge. As it stands now, you can see everything you can do with a piece of metal by looking at the plans. It complicates things when you have to know them before you start playing.

That's a really good point -- pausing the game to look up something on the wiki isn't a challenge.  It breaks immersion.  Honestly, I'd like to see you guys go farther in this direction, with the clay and leather interfaces.  Maybe just have a list of pictures that you need to copy over or something.  (...preferably something a bit more inspired than my idea...)

[AllenWL 186]

I'd like the clay molds, leather, and stone knapping to have a bit more freedom.

Not just being able to flip the shape, but I think you should be able to make some mistakes(say, 'cut out' a bit too much, or forget to remove a block or something), and you'll still get results, but with decreased durability or something

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

I'd like the clay molds, leather, and stone knapping to have a bit more freedom.

Not just being able to flip the shape, but I think you should be able to make some mistakes(say, 'cut out' a bit too much, or forget to remove a block or something), and you'll still get results, but with decreased durability or something

 

 

That's a loooot of code for something that makes a relatively low impact. If it was added, it'll be a finishing touch tacked on way the hell at the end.

[dunkleosteus 2,425]

That's a loooot of code for something that makes a relatively low impact. If it was added, it'll be a finishing touch tacked on way the hell at the end.

Sounds like a rewrite of the original code :/ it wouldn't be quick, and it would be ugly.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

Sounds like a rewrite of the original code :/ it wouldn't be quick, and it would be ugly.

 

And it would also be HORRIBLY forced. Not organic at all.