Quote from: Boston on August 17, 2015, 10:11:42 AM
I am more concerned about the fact that the colonists don't have any sort of interpersonal relationships other than "had a nice chat". Bunch of socially-repressed knobheads.
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Yup that bugs me too. Something is still "missing" in this survival game and couldn't put my finger on it. Think you may be on to something there.
DF didn't have an issue with families/relationships and such ruining the survival feel so not sure why it wouldn't work on some level in this game. I couldn't honestly imagine DF without those elements. Wives/husbands/children mourning deaths of other family members really gave substance to an otherwise potentially "lifeless" feeling game. And all the stories those families created on their own without the player's involvement just added an amazing amount of immersion for me. Hell imho the biggest draw of DF was in fact the stories/history created by those relations.
Don't get me wrong here, not thinkin "SIMS" style management(don't want direct control of who talks to who sorta crap). Instead leaving everything up to your colonists desires and chance in that regard. As long as it doesn't take over the entire game I think it's a much needed addition in some form. Although, part of a DLC or Expansion at this point seems more likely. Game is close to beta already isn't it?