[Request] More decorative items

[ArtaxDarkmane]

I would like to be able to place tables and chairs outside a base, say on a foundation or level ground. Round or long narrow grow beds would be nice, and kitchen appliances and utensils as well. A human waste recycling station would also be very welcome. It would be nice to be able to plant any of the existing flora for decorative purpose as well. Exterior design ideas; BBQ grill, Tables with umbrellas, candles in colored glass jars, bottles of a few different designs, a place setting (a plate, utensils, and drinking glass as a single place-able object), books, curios, and other things suitable for placing on the shelves. It would also be nice to have the large door hatch as an option on above sea level bases. A small (1m x1m) square platform for transitioning from land to foundation would be greatly appreciated. If anyone decides to undertake any of these please maintain the core aesthetic of the game. Thanks :)

[shoeson1]

I think some of your ideas stretch the limitations of what people are willing to do, but if someone modeled and meshed things I'd take a crack at skinning them. no idea how the unity engine deals with entities and the models/skins. Last time I pissed around with a game modification system was probably Half-Life 2, and this ain't Source engine.

 

I for one agree though, more decorative items would be nice. However, I think the best way to do this would be to duplicate some items we have to work with and reskin them, or use the entities that are there and duplicate them. The placeable items could easily be doubled with a little effort. My thoughts are the fluid/analyzer and other lab equipment can be skinned to look like toasters/microwaves/tupperware very easily. The flasks and beaker could be made into cups with ease. As for plates that'd take some work. Making a new mesh and skin. Candles would look way out of place imho. This is a sealed habitat and a random fire as a light source seems wacky, even wackier would be to find them on a spaceship like the Aurora. Fire in compressed system=bad. Books could easily be made from reskinning the entities there, and I agree, a small shelf of books would look right in place there. I definitely think all your outdoor ideas go way outside the aesthetic. How the hell would there be a BBQ on the Aurora? Or why would a table with umbrellas be inside the Aurora to scan? That is not the aesthetic of the game. However, maybe a fabricator that looked more like a microwave or a stove could make for a kitchen area/decorative option.

 

I think more kitchen like objects would help since it seems like there's a couple incomplete themes as far as that goes. You can get a cafeteria feel going with the table and chairs, but how come there isn't a school lunch bench buildable. Would fit right in with the vending and coffee machines and would make sense sitting in the Aurora, though there is no mess hall in the ship from what I remember. I'd really love a second large picture frame that looked more like a monitor or TV screen. Could mock up a screenshot to make it look like an outside camera. Would make a nice placeable in the scanner room or moonpool. What makes me say, "Why not?" is the fact that the devs never implemented a fridge where cooked fish and plants could be stored to elongate their freshness but I guess that's going overboard. Could still make a cosmetic fridge easily by reskinning a wall locker.

 

I think more personal items would look good. You mentioned books, but I think thinks like workout equipment like a space-age looking spin cycle, maybe some dumbell weights and a flat bench with a barbell. the dumbells would look sensible next to the bench. Easily make a gym with just a few items.