Although I do like the new health system very much because of reasons already mentioned in many other threads, I just got two absolutly ridiculous old wounded starting colonists.
(http://i57.tinypic.com/1qpxua.png)
I plan to name this colony "Hohle-in-toe".
Well, there's absolutely nothing to say that the occupants of that ship were in prime condition, considering their backgrounds.
Although, being wounded in the toes is a little strange. I did get a colonist (In my video) start with a stab scar on their ring finger.
I imagine a scene where one of my colonists sits in a bar talking to some veterans:
Veteran 1: "You see this? (knocks on his knee, it's made of wood) I walked on a landmine in Afghanistan, I'm also blind on my right eye."
Veteran 2: "I still have two bullets inside my back and I can't really use my right arm. What's your storry, pal?"
Colonist: "... I ... was shot into my right middle toe ... it hurt pretty much."
Quote from: ThePhoenix on August 16, 2014, 01:14:02 PM
Well, there's absolutely nothing to say that the occupants of that ship were in prime condition, considering their backgrounds.
Although, being wounded in the toes is a little strange. I did get a colonist (In my video) start with a stab scar on their ring finger.
I've known more than one person with long-term injuries to either their toes or fingers.
One guy I know from NZ broke his hand in a skateboard accident, and caught it on video.
It's here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2uyuAuRUmU) on youtube if you're interested in watching it.
If he holds his hands out evenly the fingers on his hand that got busted still don't quite line up right.
I know someone else who had the tendons in their two last fingers on one of their hands severed, so they can't move those two fingers.
So yeah, long term toe injuries might not be as noteworthy as having lost an eye or something, but it still has an effect.
Quote from: Bog on August 16, 2014, 01:34:06 PM
Quote from: ThePhoenix on August 16, 2014, 01:14:02 PM
Well, there's absolutely nothing to say that the occupants of that ship were in prime condition, considering their backgrounds.
Although, being wounded in the toes is a little strange. I did get a colonist (In my video) start with a stab scar on their ring finger.
I've known more than one person with long-term injuries to either their toes or fingers.
One guy I know from NZ broke his hand in a skateboard accident, and caught it on video.
It's here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2uyuAuRUmU) on youtube if you're interested in watching it.
If he holds his hands out evenly the fingers on his hand that got busted still don't quite line up right.
I know someone else who had the tendons in their two last fingers on one of their hands severed, so they can't move those two fingers.
So yeah, long term toe injuries might not be as noteworthy as having lost an eye or something, but it still has an effect.
But a gunshot wound to the little toe? You either have to be very close, very accurate or very lucky.
Everyone is complaining about the unfairness of the system and here you want the colonists to start with more serious wounds? I like that mindset :D
Really, though, getting shot in the finger isn't as rare as it might look like (both in Rimworld and in reality), especially if you are unlucky and get struck by a glancing bullet.
Clearly those two colonists got out of military duty by shooting themselves in the foot! :p
Quote from: ThePhoenix on August 16, 2014, 01:14:02 PM
I did get a colonist (In my video) start with a stab scar on their ring finger.
Seems he liked playing Five Finger Fillet.
QuoteI did get a colonist (In my video) start with a stab scar on their ring finger.
I had a starting colonist with a scarred ring finger as well, and think I've seen pirates start with it too. Sounds like we're going to need glove items.
Quote from: Dr. Z on August 16, 2014, 01:08:08 PM
Although I do like the new health system very much because of reasons already mentioned in many other threads, I just got two absolutly ridiculous old wounded starting colonists.
(http://i57.tinypic.com/1qpxua.png)
I plan to name this colony "Hohle-in-toe".
I think Ive seen your colonists on TV
(http://i.imgur.com/6roQrwh.jpg?1)
I'm envisioning the two colonists in the ship as it's breaking apart above the planet. One of the two has his gun in his hand and is checking it...an explosion on the starboard side causes the ship to list violently to port. As he stumbles, he runs into the other colonist. BAM! His gun goes off.
"Owww! Owww! #(@*#! You shot my pinky toe!"
Wounded colonist pulls his gun, looks the first colonist in the eye, and fires a round into his foot.
Going to be a long first month. These two don't want to speak about it or to each other...
Say hello to Jon, the newest member of Hohle-in-Toe
(http://i62.tinypic.com/30jtb0n.png)
Had to be him
I think in The Quick And The Dead (Billy) the Kid said something along the lines of "i took out the firing guard on this gun so it would shoot faster, but don't wear it when you're drunk, or you'll shoot your toes off!"
I guess that's what happened. :)
Just to add some boring technical details, the reason everyone is missing fingers and toes is that the starting old wound generation algorithm in A6 just chooses body parts at random. And there are lots of tiny fingers and toes.
In A7 the choice will be weighted by coverage, so you'll see more natural spread of pre-existing old wounds over the body.
Awww, you took the magic out of it ;)
They just crash landed from a space ship, so how about some space related wounds?
I think "old wounds" mean wounds they got before they got onboard the ship wich delifers them into this hell of a planet. Wounds from the crash itself would be nice too, like some batches or scars from the crash or even burned skin! But this would require a better health system, where colonists would be able to heal those wounds themself or just ignore them because they get away after a while (like a little stab or something). Because now, colonists would just jump into a medical bed and would eventually start to bleed while waiting for a doctor.
Quote from: ThePhoenix on August 16, 2014, 01:37:33 PM
But a gunshot wound to the little toe? You either have to be very close, very accurate or very lucky.
Well, I'm sure nobody seriously aim for a toe (unless you get a good opportunity for it in Dwarf Fortress); it's more like that the shot where off, and missed its intended target, but ended up hitting the toe accidentally instead. x3 An old wound in a toe can for example be that the nail doesn't grow properly anymore.