Don't display abilities you don't have the Lore/Skill for

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Don't display abilities you don't have the Lore/Skill for

Postby Tamalak » Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:26 pm

I like how, in most ways, a hearthling evolves really naturally from knowing zero about the world, so it's jarring to have abilities like "sewing" and "smithing" available (and incrementable!) before your hearthling has even conceived of those things as possible. IMO, only display those abilities that you have the prereqs for.

This would help noobs, as well, since early on the only skills you really want are exploration, survival, and maybe some unarmed - but these three abilities are at random positions in a pretty intimidating list. A noob might see it as a class system and think "I want to be a smith!" and waste all his LP on raising that.
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Re: Don't display abilities you don't have the Lore/Skill fo

Postby Tamalak » Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:56 pm

Bump. Would make early game less confusing for noobs and help them focus on the only 2-3 skills that matter.
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Re: Don't display abilities you don't have the Lore/Skill fo

Postby LadyV » Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:04 pm

I will agree skills need some more explanation in a tutorial system but no to the rest.
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Re: Don't display abilities you don't have the Lore/Skill fo

Postby jorb » Thu Feb 25, 2016 8:21 am

I would actually like an extendable system for abilities, but loftar has shot it down a couple of times. Might happen at some point, but not a priority.
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