KeighnMcDeath
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Inventory tetris masterrace reporting in.
She can pack rat a bunch of this for a snack.
Inventory tetris masterrace reporting in.
And old is better or even pnp???but what do any of those images mean? They're just icons. They don't convey anything in RPG terms.Try to portray this inventory system in text only, it will be a lot less intuitive:
As you can clearly see from the very intuitive iconography of this inventory, there are slots for armor, helmet, gun held in your hands, and facial equipment on your character.
There are also several additional inventory slots based on what armor/accessory you're wearing. Notice the holsters on your belt? They only hold pistols. This is depicted by the empty slot having a holstered pistol icon, making it clear that it's a slot for pistols. Makes sense, right?
Slay's outfit allows him to carry two pistols in his holsters, one knife, a rifle slung over his shoulder, and two launchers in his backpack.
Meanwhile Cate's backpack has different slots than Slay's, allowing her to carry a sidearm and a couple of tools in there. One of her holsters also has a slot for an SMG.
It's a complex inventory system where equipping different vests and backpacks allows you to carry different things. But it's depicted in the most intuitive and easily readable ways possible.
you can't possibly know without hovering over every single one individually, it purposely obscures information.
(not actually CoQ, but it's a nice mockup)
From a single glance I can see:
- how much damage a weapon does
- weapon penetration values
- how much damage each type of ammo does
- what material an item is made out of
- the quality an item
- whether an item is modded
- the weight of an item
- the charge of batteries
- the charge of batteries inside an item
Holy shit it's like RPGs should be about giving you information rather than obscuring it behind pretty graphics. Saying you don't prefer list-based inventories is saying you hate information.
Something like this:
"Inventory (American English) or stock (British English) refers to the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale, production or utilisation"
Inventory management is a discipline primarily about specifying the shape and placement of stocked goods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventory
Based on the above, inventory purpose/use is to store until use, often for a form a trade.https://www.shopify.com/encyclopedia/inventory
"Inventory is an accounting term that refers to goods that are in various stages of being made ready for sale, including:
- Finished goods (that are available to be sold)
- Work-in-progress (meaning in the process of being made)
- Raw materials (to be used to produce more finished goods)"