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Author Topic: Sunless Skies style [on map] notifications and climactic notes?  (Read 743 times)

dondon

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Sunless Skies style [on map] notifications and climactic notes?
« on: January 16, 2021, 02:27:53 AM »

Would it be possible to move some (or all) notifications onto the map? And/or add some notes to add onto the situation ex.
"This regions seems as busy as ever..." (Hegemony trading planet)
"Ah yes, the lair of wretched scum and villainary" (approaching pirate hideout)
"There is something sad and lonley about a system with just a single star" (<---)

This will add to the climate

It would also make us stop looking into the bottom left corner so much :P
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SirHartley

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Re: Sunless Skies style [on map] notifications and climactic notes?
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2021, 09:13:19 AM »

For once, a really cool suggestion!
Seconded - these flavour blips really added to the atmosphere of Sunless Seas/Skies.

If I remember correctly, they did not travel with the player, and faded out after a short while.
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Re: Sunless Skies style [on map] notifications and climactic notes?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2021, 09:14:27 AM »

It wouldn't hurt. Space is mostly empty, there's plenty of empty canvas to paint on.

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Re: Sunless Skies style [on map] notifications and climactic notes?
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2021, 12:39:08 PM »

Stuff like this would really help bring some extra flavor to exploration. Keeping a log of them or otherwise logging particular feats of strength to build the player's personal story would also be neat.
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