#Closet Timer

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undone summit
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Something that’s pretty bad for the AI on a stealth side is the fact the player can stay in a Closet for as long as they want, so here’s something that can be done:

A lot of people don’t realize that when you enter a Closet Quentin holds in his breath, you can hear it too, so what can be done is have it to where the longer your in a Closet the more blurry and distorted your screen gets due to not breathing before eventually Quentin will black out and fall out of the Closet before getting back up, the amount of time before blacking out I think should be 50-120 seconds.

This would both make the Games stealth much more tedious and would make the Game more realistic and unique.

split zephyr
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I agree with this

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it would definitely up the horror

last pecan
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Quentin dosent hold his breath, you can hear him breathing…

heavy canyon
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I don't see why not this is a bad idea Good Job!

narrow dagger
# undone summit Something that’s pretty bad for the AI on a stealth side is the fact the player ...

I like your feedback but instead of making Quentin get a black out which is a bit unrealistic, the closet could work similarly to the hiding places in Friday the 13th the game that allows you to hold your breath for a certain amount of time by pressing space and therefore you have to manage your oxygen correctly so as not to get discover. the consequence of holding your breath too long would be to no longer be able to hold it and therefore pant harder than before. I hope I have translated my idea in the right way so sorry if I wrote strange things

undone summit
undone summit
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narrow dagger
spice oyster
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I´m sorry to say, this would not help stealth.

This would just break a bit the game design. There´s other things that can be suggested to make the "stealth" better, not this.

last pecan
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agreed

undone summit
granite ingot
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I think this would EXTREMELY overcomplicate the games hiding system

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They should just make it so that the AI can learn over time to predict if a player hid in a closet, making it more intense

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If you are seen hiding in and around the same spot repreatedly, the AI will learn to check that closet

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We don't need some goofy passing out mechanic or oxygen system

undone summit
granite ingot
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You might as well be constantly mashing space to not have a heart attack!

undone summit
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Dude it’s just a time thing, your making it sound like this is some Souls Game Combat Mechanic.

granite ingot
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In game it would only be annoying

undone summit
granite ingot
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What's wrong with camping in a closet? Games don't have to constantly force the player to progress. That's just needlessly stressful.

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If a player wants to sit in a closet and watch their neighbor for a few minutes, then they should have that freedom.

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But again, I'm not saying closets should be completely safe. Having the AI learn to check the player's previous hiding spots would be a more natural and interesting risk.

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A timer mechanic is just boring

undone summit
granite ingot
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Ah yes, getting repeatedly booted out of the closet is a peak gameplay mechanic

whole iron
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I think that if an AI goes near a closet, they could hear you breathing and open it unless you hold a button to hold your breath. The timer would then start.

granite ingot
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Bto this isn't Fears to Fanthom!

whole iron
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I though fears to fathom used the microphone

granite ingot
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A hiding mechanic can be in it's self a simple mechanic, we don't need some goofy ah passing out or holding your breath mechanic to overcomplicate things

whole iron
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Yeah good point

granite ingot
whole iron
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I mean hiding counts as stealth

undone summit
granite ingot
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Oh, wow. Thanks a lot!

whole iron
granite ingot
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Thanks for agreeing

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Exactly

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Me hating the mechanic of hiding is a pretty outlandish statement

whole iron
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I just liked this game called alien isolation and the monster in that game could check if you were in a locker by listening for your breath

undone summit
undone summit
granite ingot
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Huh, how would you stop the alien from hearing you breath?

whole iron
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That might not be good for hello neighbor though since it might be easier to breath in a wardrobe

whole iron
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Otherwise it would rip off the door

granite ingot
whole iron
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It would scare me sometimes since I would let go of he button too early

granite ingot
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That sounds pretty cool, but I don't think it makes sense for a game like Hello Neighbor. Which is more based on interesting interactions with the neighbors then hiding mechanics

potent temple
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all the game needs is for the ais to check the closets like regular human beings
if you make noise near a closet or hide there too often then they check it
but camping in closets if you haven't alerted the ai at all has every right to be completely safe and it's no different from camping under a table or in a hard to see place

undone summit
undone summit
granite ingot
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Bro that's literally what I was saying

granite ingot
granite ingot
undone summit
granite ingot
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Unlike me?

brittle haven
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the two of you are being unreasonable

sudden thorn
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I think a timer would make the game for new players way harder and more annoying

brittle haven
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I personally think that this should be in a difficulty option

sudden thorn
undone summit
# granite ingot Unlike me?

“We don't need some goofy passing out mechanic or oxygen system” this isn’t even the only one, this is being unreasonable.

granite ingot
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Why are you so aggressive?

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ME AFTER

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ME TYPING

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ME TYPING THE MOST INSANE KEYBOARD WARRIOR REBUTTLE

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Yeah I don't what I'm doing, I just want to bring some kind of dumb humor to this

sudden adder
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jesus christ