Topic

containers for certain objects

there has been much discussion about item storage, whether it be backpack expansion, more generic bags, etc. I had a couple ideas about the design of bags specified for various item categories.

There are pretty much 11 categories that I could come up with:
-food (any type of meal or ingredient besides veggies, fruit and spice): mini fridge
-drink: mini fridge
-fruit: cornucopia
-bubbles: bubble bottle (http://thewowfactory.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/bubble-bottle.jpg)
-spices: spice rack (AI*)
-gas: any ideas?
-produce (veggies--including beans): cornucopia? any other ideas?
-tools: toolbox (AI*)
-animal goods: ordinary bag? any other ideas?
-emblems: this would require some kind of holy-looking vessel, for which I have no ideas. anyone?
-stones (mining): any ideas?

*already implemented

obviously, there is MUCH room for improvement. please, tell me what you think and add any revisions/ideas you can come up with. thanks :)

Posted 22 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • The downside to this is, of course, that new bags need to be produced with new graphics for any new item type - it's not very scalable. Personally, I would prefer the option of selecting what goes into what bag, and being allowed to load my own graphic, or just use pre-existing ones.

    As far as gas goes, I'd use a tank, like a propane tank type of thing.
    For produce, I was thinking a grocery bag, or a basket.
    For stones and mining, I'd use an ore cart.
    Posted 22 months ago by RobotGymnast Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the idea of downloading your own graphics, in which case my list could be used as inspiration :)
    Posted 22 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • and +1 to all your ideas, RG.
    Posted 22 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the idea of an emblem belt, key pouch, and to be able to put the powders in the spice rack (would make it worth owning 2 spice racks). Also useful would be some sort of box (think glassware type box) for the gasses. Maybe make it small enough (4 slots) to be put inside a larger bag. 2 boxes in a Generic Bag would = 8 occupied and 2 empty slots.

    Perhaps a way to 'dye' the bags a particular color or skin?
    Posted 22 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think you've touched on an important issue. As new things are added to the game (new tools, new resources, etc.) storage is becoming much more of an issue. With the addition of barnacles, fireflies and jellsacs, there are not more harvestable resources than slots in a large pouch.

    Are there any plans to rework the storage system to take the larger number of available resources into consideration?
    Posted 22 months ago by Zaphod Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for emblem belt
    Posted 22 months ago by RobotGymnast Subscriber! | Permalink
  • People need to manage storage better. 200+ slots is more than ample for tasks at hand.
    Posted 22 months ago by Tingly Claus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Very true, especially since items stack. What do we have available now, 256 slots?
    Posted 22 months ago by RobotGymnast Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oh, I'm not saying I don't have ENOUGH storage--I have plenty--I was just suggesting ideas for the designs of the different containers.
    Posted 22 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    I like the idea of specific usage bags.
    I sometimes feels like I spend more time organizing items than nibbling piggies... ;p
    Posted 22 months ago by Moumoushou Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It was a response to Zaphod's "rework the storage system," not the original idea.
    Posted 22 months ago by Tingly Claus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I really want a find-as-you-type "search" for my pack: (i) press a special key and a search UI pops up, (ii) I start typing, (iii) results are winnowed down as I type, showing a list of matching items, (iv) I click one or use arrow keys+enter to select and boom! Who cares what bag it was in?
    Posted 22 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • well, stoot, that's up to YOU.
    Posted 22 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I really want a find-as-you-type "search" for my pack"

    In case anyone missed my previous announcement, there's always my version of this over at www.dopiaza.org/glitch/wher...

    I also now have a native iPad app to do the same thing pretty much up and running locally here...
    Posted 22 months ago by dopiaza Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sweet work dopiaza! +1 for Stoot's idea (in game), though +1ing something normally means forwarding to the devs, but he's the top dev, so I'm confused.
    Posted 22 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ++++however many it takes to make this happen.
    An in-game find as I type search would make Ur time so much less frustrating.
    Posted 22 months ago by caley dunn Subscriber! | Permalink