Temperature insulation per bodyparts

Started by wwWraith, March 06, 2018, 06:32:38 AM

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wwWraith

I've always thought that it's not very realistic that a single wool tuque can keep the pawn comfortable in the snow even if they are naked otherwise. I think that the insulation stats should be applied only to the bodyparts covered by the item in question, as armor do. Of course it'll require rebalancing of item stats, officially adding hand/footwear and changing the mechanics of frostbite, etc., but it'll make outfitting less straightforward and more interesting.
Think about it. Think around it. Perhaps you'll get some new good idea even if it would be completely different from my words.

Aerial

I think this would be a great addition, even without needing to add foot/hand wear.  Those parts could potentially inherit the same insulation stats as the arms/legs just to keep the system simple.

jamaicancastle

I don't know how well this would work from a player communication perspective. Right now there's just one number to keep track of and it's (mostly) simple, but there are still people who don't really know how the system works. More numbers = more confused players. :(

Bolgfred

Actually there should be a reaction on missing clothes or bad insulated closing. I always wonder how it works that my pawn walks outside without pants at -20°C but is totally happy, as he wears a duster.

Maybe exposed body parts could grow partial cold effects, means, wearing no pants will cause frostbite at a pawns legs.

Furthermore every Missing clothing part allows hypothermia to a specific level, even if the temperature is comforatable.
Having no tuque and pants but a masterwork muffalo duster, might keep the body warm, but head and legs are cold => hypothermia stacks up until 40% ( 20% per body part).
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Quote from: Bolgfred on March 07, 2018, 06:22:45 AM
Actually there should be a reaction on missing clothes or bad insulated closing. I always wonder how it works that my pawn walks outside without pants at -20°C but is totally happy, as he wears a duster.

Maybe exposed body parts could grow partial cold effects, means, wearing no pants will cause frostbite at a pawns legs.

Furthermore every Missing clothing part allows hypothermia to a specific level, even if the temperature is comforatable.
Having no tuque and pants but a masterwork muffalo duster, might keep the body warm, but head and legs are cold => hypothermia stacks up until 40% ( 20% per body part).
i could see this one happening. i guess there are 4 groups of body parts: legs, torso, arms and head. to not get hypothermia for sure you need fo be both in comfortable temperature and wear pants, a hat and some type of clothing that covers both your arms and torso, like a jacket or duster or parka or button down shirt (i think that one covers every important part aswell)