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Engagement with crafting and gathering

zafarothzafaroth Member, Alpha Two
edited November 2024 in General Discussion
I'd like to ask both the developers and the community what they expect out of the finished crafting and gathering systems? I remember seeing a stream where the rocks were unmarked and you had to survey to find out where to get stuff, is that scrapped now or unimplemented in the alpha? Crafting is currently just a timer, i remember hearing discussion of a crafting minigame or skill based crafting, is that scrapped or unimplemented? the wiki has sources, but they're all several years old.

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  • Taleof2CitiesTaleof2Cities Member, Alpha Two
    Several years old doesn’t mean “outdated”, zafaroth.

    What the Wiki knows basically summarizes what we know today.

    The content portions of Alpha-2 are more of a target for 2025 … right now the focus of A2 is on performance and stability.
  • zafarothzafaroth Member, Alpha Two
    I never said the wiki was outdated, only that the sources were somewhat old. Plans change and the sources in which i refer date back to 2018 in some cases, i'm just curious if we know if plans have changed for the vision on the mechanics
  • AzheraeAzherae Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Most recent info doesn't indicate that the crafting minigame possibility has been scrapped.

    Coming up with a good 'minigame' that won't be botted, or an actual skill based system, though, is definitely enough work that it's not likely to be priority, so I seriously doubt we're going to hear about it for a while.

    There's also the question of what the overall audience actually wants, since the audience for the game has also morphed somewhat since 2018, and so has the Dev team. But even with that said, all my data says that they at least haven't scrapped the second thing yet.

    Parser's unclear about the first thing, but there's still considerable potential for it, even considering the way Mining Nodes work now (they can be overlapped into terrain features and still be mined as long as certain spacing conditions are met).
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  • zafarothzafaroth Member, Alpha Two
    this is a good answer azherae, i would like to see them declare intent on this type of thing, but i understand that is unlikely.
  • CROW3CROW3 Member, Alpha Two
    I'm hoping for more like Vanguard: SoH and less like WoW.
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  • zafarothzafaroth Member, Alpha Two
    edited December 2024
    I would much prefer to see the gathering system described in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXMxhUK_p8 this video. Not currently in the alpha 2, but i do hope this is still the intent! (specifically the mining system) As using the survey system, to get information about the resources in areas and narrow down where to find ores. Gaining additional tools to better locate specific hotspots of ore as you level would be a dream

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