2 ideas

[Agarrett]

Here are 2 ideas I thought would be cool to add to the game.

1. Hunting knife specifically for skinning.

2. Rotatable buildings. I'm not sure, but I don't think I'm the only one who would like to see this implanted.

Edit: Sorry, I should of used search.

[btaylor]

Here are 2 ideas I thought would be cool to add to the game.

1. Hunting knife specifically for skinning.

2. Rotatable buildings. I'm not sure, but I don't think I'm the only one who would like to see this implanted.

Edit: Sorry, I should of used search.

1. Stone Axe is a good all-around tool but perhaps have the Hunting Knife more like a specialized tool as you have suggested, requiring metal to craft and branches for the handle.

2. I would love to see rotatable buildings and objects. Perhaps making use of the mouse wheel to change directions and an alternative of using the arrow keys.

[Potjeh]

Proper hunting knife should use horn for handle. Other than that, I approve. Axes in general, and stone axes doubly so, don't look to me like they could be used to skin an animal properly.

[btaylor]

and stone axes doubly so, don't look to me like they could be used to skin an animal properly.

I agree. I think, if the hunting knife is ever implemented, using a stone axe to skin or butcher a carcass should severely damage the quality because I am assuming you are ripping and tearing and hacking at the carcass to get what you need, while a hunting knife is more surgical.

[sabinati]

i like the idea of a knife as long as it doesn't have to be equipped. having it in your inventory should be enough. and maybe rather than having a penalty for other items used for skinning, the knife could get a bonus. otherwise it's going to be very difficult to get a decent skin unless you're using q100 metal for your knife.

[Coriander]

I take umbrage with the belief that steel is superior in edge to stone. The sharpest knives, used for eye correction surgery, were(/are?) obsidian. Stone blades have been around for a long time, because they are sharp and effective.
Rant over, I now hop back off my soap box.


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[Potjeh]

Stone blades can be used for skinning, yes, but stone axes not really. There's a lot of different stone blades, you know.

[Coriander]

True. A stone ax is by design not a stone knife blade; both function differently.

[jorb]

Stone blades can be used for skinning, yes, but stone axes not really. There's a lot of different stone blades, you know.

It's a bit of an issue of realism. It would feel absurd if I *couldn't*, in any way shape or form, get the skin off the animal just because the blade I have on me at the time happens to be less than optimally suited for the purpose. Now that Q is in I guess it could be represented as stone axes -- or battle axes and swords, for that matter -- giving a quality reduction if used for skinning, though.

[Potjeh]

Well of course. If you really wanted to, you could skin an animal with your teeth
I never argued that skinning should only be possible with a couple of right tools, merely that right tools should let you do a better job.