Topic

Silkworms

Ok next madcap idea

what about a new animal - the silkworm (or its cheaper cousins the lycra weavil and the polyester beetle). They could feed on paper from paper trees and give you cloth that you can offer to the Gods....sorry I mean Giants....in return for credits to buy clothes.

Pick the holes outta that one.

Posted 21 months ago by Bob Apple Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I would support the idea of some clothing options being available to earn in-game, and this would be a great way to do it. However, not so sure about offering credits. I imagine that the whole "credit" option is intended to be a way for this game to earn money - people paying cash for credits to buy certain wardrobe options.

    Still, a good idea and one I can get behind.
    Posted 21 months ago by Doc Oblongata Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Barrr/ sheep/ wool =JUMPER , hat scarf etc:)
    Posted 21 months ago by Misha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ooh, there should be a knitting/sewing skill! Maybe there could be a sheep as a new animal, and wool could be obtained from it, and then knitted. And you could get dye from various fruits, like cherries and blueberries, and dye it.
    Posted 21 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 to the sheep and knitting...now that would be awesome. I knit in rl...
    Posted 21 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • + 1 to knitting! I'd like to sit my little self down on a park bench somewhere and knit socks while chatting with whoever strolls by...

    Oh yeah, so now we need park benches and a sitting animation.
    Posted 21 months ago by Lina Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A crimplene caterpillar could open a whole new world of clothing possibilities...
    Posted 21 months ago by dopiaza Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I quite like the Silkworm idea but don't like credits for clothes and the involvement of the giants.

    I love the Sheep+Knitting+Fruit/Vegetable based dyes. These could work with a "Knitting Needles" tool to make clothes or textiles. You could also get a "Jacquard Loom" appliance to produce knits unattended.

    Problem with clothes created in game is that it potentially interferes with with clothes bought from the wardrobe, which is a revenue stream for Tiny Speck. Maybe the yarn would have to be bought with credits but then you lose all the fun out of having a Sheep or Alpaca farm and shearing them until they look funny.

    Something that might work is buying single use "Knitting Patterns" from the wardrobe.
    Posted 21 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What I'd REALLY like tho, added on to this idea, is the ability to make textile patterns for personalized Sweaters, Scarves and Toques.

    From the Knitting Needles Tool you'd select "Custom Design".

    The a large 5x5 grid would appear. You could click each square and change its colour.

    The resulting pattern would be generated, tiled, warped and applied to the base "sweater/scarf/toque" design for the player to wear.

    I picked 5x5 because it was the largest size where I couldn't make a recognizable penis shape.
    Posted 21 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL striatic re: the penis shape design.

    All of these are such fun ideas...
    Posted 21 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink