petition to revive wheelbarrows

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petition to revive wheelbarrows

Postby lordgrunt » Thu May 14, 2026 10:09 pm

Let's be honest, since sacks are in game, how often do you use wheelbarrow for anything? i justify it in only one case, packing raw hides on racks. so how about we not let this cool item be forgotten?
so, the idea: when you 'drive' it, somewhere (preferably) low on screen you get a list of stacks inside the wheelbarrow, cause yes, i want this heavy duty item to carry multiples of stockpiles at once. say, six to be merrily adjacent to carts. this new bit of ui at the bottom displays with icon and/or text the types of stockpiles inside it and mouse wheeling over this bar scrolls which (center) stack is the current one to place down.

and, for this to be an idea even worthy of using in game, we need a metal upgrade version, just picture modern wheelbarrow for concrete works and slap wooden wheel on it for good measure. to carry 9 to 12 stacks, up to dev's mood.
i'd agree that letting this item while filled to fit in cart would be too much, so lift only transport i suppose.
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Re: petition to revive wheelbarrows

Postby Regulus2424 » Thu May 14, 2026 10:34 pm

I'll have to get back to you once I get around to using sacks in the next world :?
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Re: petition to revive wheelbarrows

Postby serVar161 » Fri May 15, 2026 2:31 am

I like the idea of ​​increasing the wheelbarrow's capacity.

Regarding a modern metal wheelbarrow, the existing one looks just as large and would look odd in-game. Perhaps a wider, two-wheeled, medieval-style wheelbarrow.

Regarding stacks, do you want to carry stacks of different materials? Or just the same type?

The display of the stack contents suggests different ones. Which is convenient from a gameplay perspective, but not right. Carrying a stack of dirt mixed with a stack of stones, onions, leather, and thread—just imagine this mess and how you would unload it and sort it back into piles in real life.

And the implementation would be simpler without adding a new interface. When everything is piled up in a wheelbarrow, it's hard to dig around in it.

As for the number of stacks in a wheelbarrow, I'd use a pile of dirt as a benchmark. Or 240—which would be better, since more different piles can be carried "without a trace." So that you can place either 1 pile of earth, or 3 piles of stones, 4 piles of vegetables, and so on, in a wheelbarrow.
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Re: petition to revive wheelbarrows

Postby mvgulik » Fri May 15, 2026 8:12 pm

Just allowing wheelbarrows to directly pickup and dump a single sack would be a start. (would minimize the slow walking with fully filled sacks ... if you don't have, or don't like to jump on, a domestic work horse.)
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