Nutritionist Job, 3 talent tree ideas too.

[jade ember]

Assuming the devs add hunger as a feature, I have some ideas that would blend perfectly with it. Items would need to be added to flesh out the roles like more plant options and a functional distiller, but I feel that it'd add an interesting dynamic by adding a secondary support role that would be 100% lore friendly.

Botanist: Improve plant yields, splice plants for greater effects, etc.

Chef: Harvest flesh from creatures, cook food items to eliminate psychosis effect from raw flesh, more temporary stat bonuses, etc.

Brewer: brew different types of alcohol, improve crew morale, more temporary stat bonuses.

Will add more ideas later as they come up.

[tawdry dome]

I don’t think the devs will ever add hunger as a mechanic

You can use hungry Europans for that if you’d like, though

[hazy halo]

They will not

This isn't a survival game

Also why nutritionist?

Why not

...

Chef?

Also the captain already has an alcohol talent tree

[kind night]

the only nutrition we need

[robust delta]

This is in fact a survival game

[hazy halo]

No

[robust delta]

Self described by the devs

As well as the steam store tags

[hazy halo]

Well it isnt

What IS a survival fame

What are the things you do in one?

[robust delta]

Survival doesn't just mean Minecraft-esque

[hazy halo]

What are the core mechanics of a survival game?

In your opinion

[robust delta]

The ability to create new equipment from raw resources, in order to better oneself against encroaching danger

That's a horrible definition

[hazy halo]

We'll find a better one then

[robust delta]

More specifically Barotrauma is a survival-horror game

Which falls under survival

With the caveat of having a set objective

[hazy halo]

Well in my opinion a survival game is a game where you gather resources (materials, food, ...) to survive

Gathering ore is 100 percent optional

You can buy everything you need

[robust delta]

Still counts as gathering

[hazy halo]

A survival game is that you MUST. Gather food and resources, that it is a or the core gameplay mechanic

[robust delta]

Yes, you must acquire resources such as ammo, fuel rods, and medical supplies in order to survive

How you do so doesn't matter

[hazy halo]

The main squirting method is buying not gathering

[robust delta]

squirting

[hazy halo]

Well this doesn't matter because cheff as a job is a bad idea, but I would be against cooking in general

[robust delta]

Buying is still gathering the resources

[hazy halo]

As a possibility not something you have to do

As it would fit the gsme

[robust delta]

Just through the exchange of currency

[hazy halo]

Yea doesn't matter

Not in this case at least

[tawdry dome]

Surviving

[hazy halo]

shut up

[tawdry dome]

Rude

[hazy halo]

🤓

[kind night]

idk Barotrauma seems to fit the description pretty well

[open mortar]

Well it fits bc that's what it is, not every game has to follow a 100% to the T basic survival (food, water, etc), here is what survival is "the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances", ngl I don't see a requirement for water & food and etc needing to be added, therefore they aren't required in order for a game to be a survival game, hell any game is one if you can die :^

[rustic walrus]

Whilst food and hunger is a fun/interesting idea for a survival game, it doesn't really fit in with Barotrauma

You can make it work, but the game wasn't designed with that in mind, so you have to change a good chunk of code to accommodate it

Thank god we have Hungry Europans

[hazy halo]

The problem is it would break up game flow and just be annoying so you'd just shove in a whole bread while fighting

[kind night]

would make it especially irritating if you have to micromanage all your ships npcs

especially in multiplayer