Hi all, I’m really liking what I see of Alpha2 so far, but I have a concern. All along (at least so far) the story has been that this is not a typical RTS, that you don’t control your workers directly. You designate trees to be cut down, or berry bushes to be harvested, or walls to be built etc, a…

Personally I like the idea of having a unit which you can directly control as it provides a bit more variety. However, as planned this should be an optional feature which you do not have to use in case you do not like it.

Reading this discussion rings a memory about what Tom(I believe) said back when the kickstarter was running. Maybe that was in some AMA… it was explained that farming and such was tested in minigame style and quite some people started believing that the game would be made up of many minigames. Som…

I think Stonehearth will need a specific gameplay (a mix of City Building, RPG and RTS) because If I want to play a god game or city building I will see other games like Gnomoria or godus, If I want a RTS I will see C&C, Dawn of War and etc. But I think the mix of the genres is so great because whe…

[image] Didis: I think Stonehearth will need a specific gameplay (a mix of City Building, RPG and RTS) because If I want to play a god game or city building I will see other games like Gnomoria or godus, If I want a RTS I will see C&C, Dawn of War and etc. For me the great thing about the pro…

Yes maybe but maybe you could have the two possibilities. One will be to take the control of the trapper to harvest the critters quicker and the other will be to drag an area and let the trapper do the work. So with this mechanics you will have almost the same mechanics of the farming. And you could…

[image] Didis: One will be to take the control of the trapper to harvest the critters quicker and the other will be to drag an area and let the trapper do the work. Only one problem. . . [image] Waypoint and "Find" System for the Trapper Going down that path basically doubles the amount o…

[image] voxel_pirate: However, as planned this should be an optional feature which you do not have to use in case you do not like it. good point… if the intent is to provide a similar trade-off (micro/macro) for farming, it seems reasonable that perhaps something similar could be introduced f…

[image] SteveAdamo: . once you are relatively comfortable with your immediate surroundings, you could possibly let your trapper head into the previously explored areas to hunt for food, while you shift your focus back to building… One thing that hasn’t been a center of focus is the trappers u…

Yes it’s a good idea it could explain the fact that the trapper learns the hunt and becomes more autonomous. At the beginning it will be hard to hunt but after he turns into a hunter it will be so easy to hunt. I vote for your idea Avairian=P

Very interesting discussion; I won’t chime with details yet since I haven’t played Alpha 2 yet, but one thought: Is looking at the question of whether the trapper needs less micromanagement or not looking at the idea in too granular a fashion? I think that maybe it’s more of a question about select…

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