Custom Decore Items

[Xcom]

It might be a bit complex to pull of but as Haven 2.0 is being worked on. Would it be possible to make it handle more then the preset ingame objects. It would be nice to have a bunch of new decoration items be able to get added into the game. There could be a way for players to draw and submit sprites for objects. Maybe once every other month a pool would be made and a few items/objects would be submitted. If approved we could find more interesting vanity items in the game to just make things look nicer. The items would just be added as a way to liven up the game and make things look different from the generic bland setups we have.

Just an example would be to submit a new type of carpet, a painting or something that already exists but with a bit different look. We could see ingame items across all clients have vanity items get updated so players would be able to decorate more and give the game a bit more unique look. I'm not talking about custom graphics but a way to have the server send out the sprite and the ID of the item making it show up on all clients identically. It could be anywhere from items, world objects, clothing or portraits and some could be craftable, others could be gotten from randomization (randomly getting a different type of the same object when crafting said object) or be rarer objects gotten from extreme lucky drops.

The submitting could maybe be set so a set of items could be added quick and easy so any quantity of new vanity items could be added. Its a real shame we don't have variety of choice when it only requires a simple sprite and a bit of code tinkering to make it work.

[Sarge]

How would you (and others) feel about if there were plenty of these in HnH 2.0, as well as other (pure) cosmetics, but you had to buy them, if you wanted to, with rl cash?





(I'm hi-jacking your thread Xcom, I owe you one bud)

[Prowny]

How would you (and others) feel about if there were plenty of these in HnH 2.0, as well as other (pure) cosmetics, but you had to buy them, if you wanted to, with rl cash?





(I'm hi-jacking your thread Xcom, I owe you one bud)

This would be pretty neat, provided there are harder-in-game ways to acquire at least of these designs.

[Dolby3d]

How would you (and others) feel about if there were plenty of these in HnH 2.0, as well as other (pure) cosmetics, but you had to buy them, if you wanted to, with rl cash?





(I'm hi-jacking your thread Xcom, I owe you one bud)

Like tf2 hats? Not sure about it because of map wipes, unless they stay bound to your account for an indefinite amount of time.

Also:

We've been putting this off for a while, but we feel we need to make some sort of statement: While we are flattered by a lot of the offers of coding/drawing assistance that we have been getting lately, we do not currently accept any offers of direct help in the hands on construction of Haven & Hearth. Loftar does the coding, I draw the sprites (Except for: Cow Chorizo, One Lime Hairdo (Kaka only), One Bad Idea/Cow Egg), and that is that.

Two main reasons for this: Creative control, and legal ownership. Haven & Hearth is our game -- not open source, not a community project -- plain and simple.

[Xcom]

I like that idea honestly. Topia online had a similar art team for real life money thing planned. Haven could probably make similar profits except all the work would be done by the community. All they would need to do would be to filter the submitted items and add or decline them. Some items could be custom tailored to a specific character so you could pay to craft a specific looking D-helm for example. But would also be nice to add more items then just customized gear.

If they made a few number of vanity items be introduced into the game it would honestly liven the game up a bit. Not everyone would be walking around with the same D-helm and merch robe on every character. It could go both ways so they could easily remove suggested items if they felt it clashed later on.