During a recent game I was struck by a realization that I'm shocked hadn't hit me sooner:
RimWorld colonies never have access to lavatory facilities!This is madness! Doesn't Tynan realize that "everybody poops!" ;p
So I started working on a mod to rectify the situation! So far I have completed the initial artwork and xml structure but I had a few ideas I have yet to implement. I'm still an absolute novice at .DLL construction and it may be a bit yet before I have the available time to sit down and really dedicate my attention to it. With that in mind, I thought I might post what I had so far as well as what I'm hoping to achieve in case any modder more capable than myself wants to take a crack at it. Full credit will be attributed to any and all contributors to the finished package.
Here's a sample of a few art assets in game:
(http://i.imgur.com/m88SeD8.png)
What I would like to add:- Toilets and showers used as source of comfort and joy (example: pawns could occasionally stand in a shower when joy and/or comfort is low much like how pawns engage in the "stargazing" activity.)
- If the previous is made possible, usage of toilet facilities should be restricted when a pawn's food need is too low (starving pawns shouldn't need to regularly defecate)
- If possible, pawns could temporarily display as nude when showering then display clothed normally when finished
Thanks in advance to anyone looking to help!
Download:Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1tryzlmjarp30q/Lavatory.7z?dl=0)
Brilliant! I've been considering developing a water and pipes system myself with 'Natural Spring' resources that can be found around the map like Geysers, so maybe you could look into that?
I'll give this a go though and let you know my thoughts.
Yay! I have been wanting a toilet in the game!
Could you possibly add decorative pipes for "fake" plumbing?
Depending on how you implement the need to poop, you might need to add a couple of potty options when the colonists can't afford to build a real bathroom yet. Willingness to use a bush, or dig a latrine ditch, or build an outhouse.
I don't know how to do diseases yet, so I don't know how hard it might be to make unsanitary poo places a disease vector? That's really the primary reason for potties to exist at all.
Yes please make an Outhouse item!
Quote from: demeggy on October 21, 2016, 05:00:36 PM
Brilliant! I've been considering developing a water and pipes system myself with 'Natural Spring' resources that can be found around the map like Geysers, so maybe you could look into that?
I'll give this a go though and let you know my thoughts.
Quote from: Hydromancerx on October 21, 2016, 05:35:00 PM
Yay! I have been wanting a toilet in the game!
Could you possibly add decorative pipes for "fake" plumbing?
I honestly hadn't considered that as a possibility due to my assumptions about how much work such a system would take to implement. Having read your comments and had a few interesting ideas pop up here and there however I'm willing to investigate its potential (no promises though!).
Quote from: Tammabanana on October 22, 2016, 10:32:21 AM
Depending on how you implement the need to poop, you might need to add a couple of potty options when the colonists can't afford to build a real bathroom yet. Willingness to use a bush, or dig a latrine ditch, or build an outhouse.
I don't know how to do diseases yet, so I don't know how hard it might be to make unsanitary poo places a disease vector? That's really the primary reason for potties to exist at all.
Quote from: Hydromancerx on October 22, 2016, 05:02:53 PM
Yes please make an Outhouse item!
Oddly enough I actually already included a placeholder "outhouse bench" item in the portion of the mod I previously posted for download. Your suggestions did give me a few new ideas on how to potentially expand the idea in a more eloquent manner. I'll see what I can do!