We Want Snow

[Peter]

Out here in California, we just got a record snowfall. It was just 10", but it's stopped everything.
Reflections on snow as a gameplay element:

-Slows movement
-Leaves trails which can be followed
-Those can be mitigated by wearing snowshoes
-The cold makes all actions take more stamina unless there's a fire nearby
-Liquids in containers outside will probably freeze
-Trees get wieghted down and may drop branches, particularly when disturbed by people walking by
-Carts go very slowly, buy may make paths that can be followed easily.

I know this has in various ways been suggested before, but I think it needs to be said again. Snow snow snow snow snow snow snow.

[Jackard]

no we dont, shut up

PS. did you really need another goddamned thread for seasons. because thats exactly what this is, and jorb already answered the last one. this sort of development (much like magic) should be so far off in the future priority-wise that its not even worth discussing. so spare us your mindless lemming boats/dogs/snow chant

PPS. rename thread to "lets put off important shit and get us some bloat harmful to new players instead" tia.

[Sweetness]

Track animals in snow. You find them by their footprints. A player in snowshoes or on skis can go faster than the animals can. They get stuck in snow drifts.

Snow drifts can block roads.

[sabinati]

fyi bears hibernate in the winter

[Peter]

no we dont, shut up

PS. did you really need another goddamned thread for seasons. because thats exactly what this is, and jorb already answered the last one. this sort of development (much like magic) should be so far off in the future priority-wise that its not even worth discussing. so spare us your mindless lemming boats/dogs/snow chant

PPS. rename thread to "lets put off important shit and get us some bloat harmful to new players instead" tia.

Hope this helps with your sand problem.

I intended this as more of a hypothetical discussion thread. Surely it won't harm anyone to discuss what may happen in the long term?

[Jevon]

Snow more suggestions like this please D: