Making the neighbor feel more natural and at home

[quick abyss]

One of the most immersive things seen throughout the Hello Neighbor series is seeing the neighbor(s) traverse their own home, doing small, pointless tasks. This, however, is not the case for Secret Neighbor for very obvious reasons.

It's simply not worth going AFK for a second just for the sake of immersing your opponents. But what if we made it worth it?

I suggest adding in a feature where the neighbor has a small list of tasks he can do throughout the match. They're short, simple, and do not require much effort. For example, simply pressing E on a chair near a TV to watch TV for five seconds. Maybe even going into a room upstairs to retrieve firewood and putting it into the fireplace to fuel the fire. Cook something in the oven, adjust bedsheets, fix a floorboard, put books on a bookshelf, emote in the yard, whatever. The reward would not be much, but it would give you 2 experience points and 1 coin maybe. These tasks should be able to be cancelled if the neighbor needs to get up and catch a nearby explorer.

This will deter camping and will give something for the neighbor to do besides wandering the house, as well as making the environment feel more immersive. However, I do need to stress that these SHOULD BE OPTIONAL. A player should not, by any means, be forced to do these tasks. That woud take away from the main point too much. If a player does not want to do such tasks, they should not be forced.

These tasks should be limited to a few per match and be only available on quick play to avoid farming and distracting from the main focus of their role: catching kids. There should be more focus on their role instead of these tasks, with these tasks being something you can do only when no one is around.

Just a random idea I thought of. Thought it might be an interesting inclusion.

Screenshot comes from me playing a Hello Neighbor mod that adds the Butcher into Hello Neighbor 1 by Fran.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2288192559

[dry mesa]

I've always wanted something like this! great idea!

[honest hinge]

In this game, the neighbor should not give himself away lol

[daring warren]

ironic for u to use this argument

[dire barn]

I like this but it doesn't really fit with the whole "secret" neighbor aspect. The neighbor is meant to be a secret task. going out of your way to do this would give yourself away. I say this despite the fact that 90% of the playerbase, when neighbor, immediately begin attacking other players and they don't make an effort to hide themselves. the only way i see this working is if they are tasks for the rescue squad aswell. Like investigating certain objects for coins/tickets. This idea would however, fit more in with RBO.

[timid marsh]

he tells this to fix campers

[toxic venture]

I agree.

[honest hinge]

But after all, if the game says that you need not to give yourself away, and then says that you should walk around the house in the guise of a neighbor - this is nonsense

[daring warren]

what..?

[honest hinge]

This idea are bad

[dire barn]

Still doesn't fit in with the game.