[New Login Character Screen UI]
One thought I have is to make a different login character screen UI different from just seeing your character standing in the tavern with the options to go in Adventure mode, Arena mode, Maiden Voyage, Pirate Emporium, or look at the news. Picture this: my idea is to have the players viewpoint from the bar looking out to the entrance of the tavern, it could be daytime, nighttime, or stormy outside. The player sees their character sitting at one of the tables while Duke or the bartender walk around every once in a while. The options to select Adventure, Arena, Maiden Voyage, or news would be smaller and along the bottom or side of the screen. Once you select Adventure for example, you would see the options to choose open crew or closed crew. If you choose closed crew and people join, you are able to see their characters sitting around the table with you making small animations while you wait to set sail. If it's open crew you just select set sail and go by yourself. ~This would simply be for aesthetic purposes
[Game Ideas/Quality of Life]
- The addition of new natural disasters such as whirlpools, large water spouts, and underwater volcanoes to make the seas even more treacherous!
- The rare possibility for a random meteorite to fall from the skies and land on the shores of one of the large islands. The loud impact sending large tidal waves in all directions pushing any ships nearby away. The meteorite would be visible and maybe even heard on its descent by all players in the server. The meteorite could contain a mysterious material that would fetch a hefty amount of gold, or maybe even spawn a skeleton mini boss with mysterious abilities!
- The addition of a winter region on the SOT map where the weather be cold and very difficult to see... Many icebergs covering this part of the sea! - New additions of various winter chests including NPCs in this region such as the skeletons of long forgotten Vikings and possibly even giants! These NPC's would use old weapons such as throwing axes and spears.
- A Gold Hoarders dragon boss that defends a stash of gold! Players would have to fight it while it attacks from the sky! [Idea from Concept Artist: Max Simoneau]
- Rare chance for "The Flying Dutchman" to spawn while Davy Jones' Organ Suite theme plays as it rises from the depths of the ocean. Once defeated, it would drop different types of fish and a chest containing Davy Jones' heart! It could also curse your anchor where if the ship is anchored in the open waters... The Kraken will be summoned! (Either on your ship or another player's ship like in the Pirates of The Caribbean).
- Smoke bombs
- The ability to REARRANGE all customizations the player has purchased, such as the weapons and ship customizations.
- The ability to REMOVE any unwanted ship/weapon/clothing/vanity customizations.
- Splashing water on oneself removes poisoning from snakes.
- The ability to create a maximum of 3 "clothing sets" which are composed of your choice of clothing (you would equip these like costumes).
- The ability to discard a "message in a bottle" voyage from the radial to free up space.
- The ability to steal different lantern colors from skeleton ships.
- Make it to where the hull customization goes INSIDE of the ship as well
- Make glowing portions of the hulls and sails brighter.
- Option allowing players to toggle health bars on bosses to allow for improved strategizing.
[A Few Game Fixes]
- Of course #1 on the list is hit registration. It's understandable that this is probably the most difficult problem to try to fix because of possible server latency and player connection. (There could be more things causing the problem than just this).
- When you grab the ladder at the top, make it to where you go straight up it. (Not up then down then up again).
- Loot will sometimes fall through the rowboat on the back of the ship when you drop it while standing on the ship.
Remove sword stun-lock (when someone is slashing you, each hit applies a temporary movement speed decrease). This paired with the sword's damage is too much. - When aiming pistol or sniper, people are able to shoot before aiming down sight and make the bullet go to the same location as if you were aiming down sight. They do this by holding down left trigger on console, or right click on pc and shooting before the gun fully aims. The alternative would be to make the reload animation for weapons shorter, or allow players to zoom in faster.
Thanks For Reading. Leave an upvote if you would like to help me get these ideas up and out there for the devs to see! I also might include some of the ideas you guys come up with in the comments so please don't hesitate to share them.
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