Show of hands; Who else is excited for traits being worked on?

[Shinzy]

Trait interest really depends on the other game systems they have to interact with. So we'll be adding more traits continuously as the game develops.

Speaking for everyone else here but you've built some serious interest with the supposed new additions; can't wait to try them on release.

Nudist colony wooo!

A colony where everyone has awesome fashion sense and wears dusters!

And wears top hats whilst wielding miniguns. Oh lord the dapperness is leaking out of every pore.

wait if I read it correctly that would make it a colony of flashers with victorian fashion sense and miniguns?

"A merry band of friendly outlanders from 'The Mooners of Poshville' have arrived nearby.
They are moving in to 'help' you immediately"

[Tynan]

Does that mean all unfinished traits will be disabled in the next version, or that the working traits will simply become more common?

The unfinished traits are all gone, we're starting clean.

[praguepride]

Traits are going to add tremendous depth. At first anyone could do anything. Then passions gave you HUGE perks towards specializations.

Now traits will add even more personality and hidden features? AWWWESSOME.

I only hope that the traits are not JUST stat based.

[Shinzy]

Traits are going to add tremendous depth. At first anyone could do anything. Then passions gave you HUGE perks towards specializations.

Now traits will add even more personality and hidden features? AWWWESSOME.

I only hope that the traits are not JUST stat based.

Yeah they could feel really flat if they don't add any behavioural quirks
like Urban Bourbon talked about there, much earlier

but flat or not! I don't discriminate, I'm going to like it. and there's going to be hats, aswell

[Garen]

Traits are going to add tremendous depth. At first anyone could do anything. Then passions gave you HUGE perks towards specializations.

Now traits will add even more personality and hidden features? AWWWESSOME.

I only hope that the traits are not JUST stat based.

i assume that the spectrums are traits that can have varying degrees of strength
just like real spectrums

(also i suggest change move speed spec to hyperactive spectrum, it kinda breaks the 4th wall)

[James009]

Yeah, the new traits system is awesome and I'm REALLY glad it was implemented. Can't wait to see it developed more!

Maybe, in the future, traits can change? For example, a good leader might become a better leader or a jogger becomes a better jogger? idk.

[milon]

*Raises hand*
I'm liking the trait system so far.  I don't have any great suggestions, but I'm eager to see where it goes.

[HatesYourFace]

I really hope most of the traits from the old list come back, and I hope some of them aren't just simple stat buffs/penalties. The Trait system promised to add a lot of character and intrigue to the game and I'd hate to see that promise abandoned. The current iteration is cool and all but after a couple hours I stopped even checking which traits new colonists had because there aren't that many of them and none of them really require you to treat or use that colonist any differently yet. That's OK though, Alpha and all. I have faith in Ludeon/Tynan!

There are about 200 traits in the game. Four of them have gameplay effects. Yeah, there's some work to do The rest are just fun storytelling notes, for now. I want to have most of them have a real effect eventually.

[StorymasterQ]

What about traits that have no effect by themselves, but instead with other traits or even particular backgrounds.

So, for example the sexually experienced and inexperienced traits. On their own, they don't have an effect, but in a colony, these colonists would prefer the company of the other, as in their Social skill increases faster when they are within a certain distance of each other.