will there ever be "real" bases in DS or DST or future expansions?

[keylocke]

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"bases" seem to be more like "campsites" for crafting/cooking/storage/sleeping, and walls only seem to act more like markers for territory and shabby barricades. there are no doors, so there's really no "inside" and "outside" either.

also, DS/DST despite using 2d sprites seem to be inside a 3d engine. so creating isometric structures with z-levels shouldn't be an impossibility. a good reference of HOW this could be implemented is the game called "project zomboid".. it's just a 2d isometric game but it has a more advanced building system for creating player bases.

anyways, i would like to know if sometime (even in the far-off future) would KLEI be interested in developing a new expansion for building more advanced player bases?

building a base does not make players invincible, but it's gonna be more fun defending a "real" base together with friends.

 

 

[Karmattack]

Our doorless, roofless bases are a Don't Starve family tradition. 

[Grifuz]

Well, it would be nice.

But It sorta defeats the aesthetic of the game,

 

 

_{I'd love to have a roof of some sort made of silk and beefalo wool though!}

[Arlesienne]

Having thatched or leaf-based (at last use for the cave foliage) roofs which would possibly decay over time would be lovely. Generally I want the ability to have a lean-to. Not a tent, just a single lean-to with the possibility of an added protection from rain through silk and perhaps tentacle spots.

 

[An Artifact]

I would be for the inclusion of roofs or other real base-like things, but I don't know if it would be easy to implement into the game due to the nature of the engine (and moreso the perspective). If it would be possible to do without robbing the devs of sleep for months, I'd be for it, but if it would force them to set up their own little campsite in the office, I don't think the roofs would be worth it

[Arlesienne]

14 hours ago, MeingroessterFan said:

I would be for the inclusion of roofs or other real base-like things, but I don't know if it would be easy to implement into the game due to the nature of the engine (and moreso the perspective). If it would be possible to do without robbing the devs of sleep for months, I'd be for it, but if it would force them to set up their own little campsite in the office, I don't think the roofs would be worth it

The perspective is hardly a problem. When scrolling closer, roofs would disappear. They would only be visible when you zoom out to the maximum. And a lean-to would just require a new recipe with a slightly modified siestahut picture.

[An Artifact]

3 minutes ago, Arlesienne said:

The perspective is hardly a problem. When scrolling closer, roofs would disappear. They would only be visible when you zoom out to the maximum. And a lean-to would just require a new recipe with a slightly modified siestahut picture.

Eh, I dunno... I remember the early cave betas when there were still cave walls. They faded out aswell, but it just looked really wonky. I fear the same would end up being true for the roofs.

[Arlesienne]

4 minutes ago, MeingroessterFan said:

Eh, I dunno... I remember the early cave betas when there were still cave walls. They faded out aswell, but it just looked really wonky. I fear the same would end up being true for the roofs.

The risk is always there, fair enough. Klei does not seem to fail to test thoroughly though in my humble opinion. What do you think about the lean-to?

[An Artifact]

2 minutes ago, Arlesienne said:

The risk is always there, fair enough. Klei does not seem to fail to test thoroughly though in my humble opinion. What do you think about the lean-to?

I honestly don't know what that would look like. Prior to Reign of Giants, the concept of a "lean-to" was foreign to me. We germans don't like getting comfortable, see.

[Arlesienne]

44 minutes ago, MeingroessterFan said:

I honestly don't know what that would look like. Prior to Reign of Giants, the concept of a "lean-to" was foreign to me. We germans don't like getting comfortable, see.

I assure you, this is not comfortable at all :P. You can see this short explanation: http://survivalworld.com/shelters/lean-to-shelter.html#.V0mJ8Rwwg0M

[An Artifact]

Hm. Wouldn't it be a little confusing, considering that the siesta lean-to is already an existing building? 

[Asparagus]

@keylocke O__O

52 minutes ago, MeingroessterFan said:

Hm. Wouldn't it be a little confusing, considering that the siesta lean-to is already an existing building? 

Well, in PZ, you can craft a tent also if you want to go into the woods where there are supposedly less zombies... but sleeping in one without clearing the area could end up with you making a hasty escape which will attract more zombies...

You can craft a mattress and then a bed in PZ where you can place it inside a safe house that you fortified or one you have built (provided you have the appropriate skills and training to do so)I would see this in DST where you can use blow darts, boomerangs, staves against incoming enemies but that would require a re-work of a few things... like how far the camera can pan and the walls... remember back in caves beta for single player where walls were a thing where they would appear transparent if you happen to be behind them? You could just rotate your camera though... Well, I would guess that will be used here IF this were to happen... though IMO, it shouldn't take much to do and yet I could be hugely mistaken about how difficult or easy this might be implemented <.<

Spoiler

Two houses in West Point:

I love using rifles in this wide open area... imagine if you had blow darts lol

I made a farm by spreading a thin layer of dirt on top of a wooden floor on top of a garage lol

But it was too good to be true... and I left the oven on for too long and not only did it burn my chicken, it burned the kitchen, then the grass outside, which just spread even into the pavement...

So basically all the food, water, weapons, books, clothes, medicine and other things that I stockpiled just burned... I wish I had a flignomatic with me then...

So, with all my hard work I had made... foolish of me to put all those things in one place anyway... the other safe houses in town were still there but all the loot was here... so I just went down the ship... a simple water balloon or ice staff would have been welcomed gladly ;-;

So yeah, I would love to see something like this, but more of a Don't Starve Vibe in the game... sure would give more things to do after the first year and maybe summer... where you can just build and build... and with that, maybe make hounds and other threats more... threatening but not lose the DS feel ;-;

 

[Arlesienne]

1 hour ago, MeingroessterFan said:

Hm. Wouldn't it be a little confusing, considering that the siesta lean-to is already an existing building? 

That depends on how it would be implemented. If I was a modder, I would draw a simple lean-to from twigs, maybe logs, and rope (perhaps with any turf for added protection for the roof). No blue curtains like in the siestahut. As the siestahut requires 4 boards, 3 ropes and 2 silk with an alchemy engine, mine would be easier to craft, but adding very little sanity and health. It would not beneficially affect temperature (since it is not offering some good protection from the wind, which is what you lack in summer), but it would protect from the rain and have the advantage of a straw bedroll - the ease of assembling it.