WHAT: Add the ability for players to choose a primary and secondary trait for their characters. These traits would slightly modify various aspects to help better personalize a character's skills. Some traits may be Primary only, but most will be available to either, with a weaker version for secondary traits.
There should be a restriction on when these can be changed, such as maybe once on hour, or only for a few minutes after a character (re)spawns.
A quick list of 'Traits' I've thought of and their rough effects:
Hot Feet:
- Character can run slightly faster (but still not as fast as someone who has been 'medically' enhanced)
Big Lungs:
- Characters can hold their breath longer. (Stay underwater or in smoky areas longer)
Peak Physique:
- Stamina is drained slower (Sprint for a few seconds longer, chop more wood, etc)
Drug Resistant: (Primary Only)
- Tranquilizers take longer to kick in and don't last as long (Total time between getting hit by a tranq and waking up would be the same, but with less time actually unconscious)
- Poisoned Food does less damage (But still fatal if the character isn't in perfect health)
- Drug effects don't last as long (Like the speed boost from a certain drug)
- Steroids restore less stamina
- Health Vials, Health Kits, and healing from other players is less effective
Drug Sensitive: (Primary Only)
- Health Vials, Health Kits, and healing from other players is more effective.
- Drug effects last longer
- Tranquilizers kick in faster and last longer (Total time between getting hit by a tranq and waking up would be the same, but with more time actually unconscious)
Lucky:
- Chance for Vending Machines to give a free second item
- Improved chance of better resources from mining/woodcutting
- (Primary Only) Occasionally find money dropped on the ground (Works like the Christmas gifts, but with just single bills, like $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $100)
Hacker:
- Keypads are cracked slightly faster.
Light-Handed:
- Locks are picked slightly faster.
Quick Leaner:
- Skill XP is gained slightly faster.
Talented Chemist:
- Laboratories work slightly faster
- Other 'labs' have slightly better outputs.
Built Different:
- Character takes slightly less damage from car crashes, falls, punches, and attacks with blunt objects.
Light-Footed:
- Character makes less noise when moving (Walking is as quiet as crouching, Sprinting is as quiet as walking)
Hyper-Miler:
- Vehicles driven by the character get a little more out of each tank of gas or charge of battery
This will allow players to better tweak their characters for an RP without putting those who lack certain traits at a disadvantage. It will add choices for players to make in order to best reflect their character's skills.
OTHER: This is a loose idea that I am open to workshopping. Please let me know any concerns, tweaks, additions you may have in mind.
Thank you for your suggestion, Stomm!
It will take a while for it to be reviewed by our staff-members.
Meanwhile, expect some nice feedback from our community.
+support
should do it like project zomboid, gotta do the negative ones for the positive ones
+support for this and what pufitee said
I like this but it might be best off paired with some sort of character system update
-supp
I've seen how this goes on ss13, and I'm not a fan. The famous phrase "given enough time, players will optimise the fun out of the game" is especially true for quirk systems like this. People make objectively optimal builds, and you end up having to contend with either trimming down the effects to the point that you only do them if you care too much or you have players releasing tutorials on the best practice for each job so that new players aren't at an inherent disadvantage by not knowing the meta.
+Support
I was just thinking of this!
-Support
As much as I love the idea, this would probably need to tie in with something like a permanent character system. I don’t think a system like that is what LL needs.
Pushing for Staff Review.
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