JackTrenton Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) So my idea is to decorate settlements to make them look like battlefields, with bodies strewn about, crashed vertibird debris, and varying degrees of carnage littering the battle. I had this idea after seeing the Minutemen vs Brotherhood battle in 'With Our Powers Combined'. I mean you shoot down all these vertibirds, kill all the BOS Knights that come in, but the wreckage only burns for a few seconds, the debris disappears after a while, and bodies eventually go away. It's the same deal with the Mirelurk Queen after you retake the Castle. But what if I want the carnage to remain? It is immersion breaking to have it all go away so quickly. My idea is to add faction corpses into the workshop as decorative items. BOS, Minutemen, Institute synths, Railroad, raiders,super mutants, Gunners, mirelurks, deathclaws, etc. Decorative puddles of blood and mincemeat would be good additions as well. Pieces of wrecked vertibirds that continuously burn (like the fire barrel, lantern, and camp fire in the workshop) would be nice touches too. The role playing possibilities would be endless. You could decorate settlements to create imaginary wars and battles between factions. The next time "another settlement needs our help" you can go there and see bodies laying around to add to the realism. You can get to that Minutemen outpost only to find your comrades dead and a new righteous fury to inspire you to hunt down the perpetrators. You can also create epic battlefield scenes to just soak in the magnitude of the war you are in. I liked how the Witcher 3 did that with various battlefields that had thousands of bloody bodies laying around and torn flags whipping in the breeze. There was little actual combat for the player at those places, but the visual effect made the war real. Edited May 20, 2016 by JackTrenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackTrenton Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 No one likes this? I thought it would add to the immersion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassyalabolus Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) I think it's a great idea. I've been looking for a way to "decorate" my settlement with corpses. I know this topic is about two years old but better late than never. Hope you found/made what you were looking for. Edited April 4, 2018 by glassyalabolus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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