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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0004015Valley 1Gameplay IdeaOct 6, 2011 11:33 pm
ReporterItchykobu Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status closedResolutionwon't fix 
Product Version0.500 (First Beta) 
Summary0004015: Make lighting cheaper and/or more relevant
DescriptionThe dark caves feel more 'inconvenient' than anything - just killed my first boss(es) - a double boss (2 bats) in a dim cave (no lighting sources) and didn't really feel the need for light. It seems like the darkness should be darker (enough to actually obscure vision) and/or the light balls should be cheaper (that's a hefty mana cost for something that really just clears up a slight inconvenience).

Maybe something like a certain radius around the character is the current inconvenient dim, and the rest is pitch black?
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tigersfan

Sep 26, 2011 6:12 pm

reporter   ~0013715

You can make "Emit Light" scrolls, which don't cost any mana to use, and light the entire area around you for a fixed distance. Would that work for you?

Itchykobu

Sep 26, 2011 6:19 pm

reporter   ~0013717

Yeah, that's a nice limit-remover. Still the darkness seems like an "oh dear, it's dim in here" rather than a "what's going on, I'm scared". Dark caves ought be scary!

Chris_McElligottPark

Oct 6, 2011 11:33 pm

administrator   ~0016024

I've tried it the darker way, and it just didn't feel right. Running out of light scrolls shouldn't mean instant death. That said, later on there will be monsters and other things that only work in the dark, for instance.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Sep 26, 2011 6:09 pm Itchykobu New Issue
Sep 26, 2011 6:12 pm tigersfan Note Added: 0013715
Sep 26, 2011 6:12 pm tigersfan Internal Weight => Discussion Only
Sep 26, 2011 6:12 pm tigersfan Status new => feedback
Sep 26, 2011 6:19 pm Itchykobu Note Added: 0013717
Sep 26, 2011 6:19 pm Itchykobu Status feedback => new
Sep 26, 2011 6:20 pm tigersfan Internal Weight Discussion Only => Feature Suggestion
Sep 26, 2011 6:20 pm tigersfan Status new => considering
Oct 6, 2011 11:33 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0016024
Oct 6, 2011 11:33 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status considering => closed
Oct 6, 2011 11:33 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Oct 6, 2011 11:33 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => won't fix
Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Suggestion - Gameplay => Gameplay Idea