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Suggestion: Survivor Thought Box

Suggestion: Survivor Thought Box

Postby CamAus » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:17 pm

This War of Mine is a great game that works very hard to evoke the desperation and tough choices of survival situations. One way it does this is by each Survivor having a "Bio Box" which records their thoughts about the challenges they face every morning. This is a great part of the game, but it is unfortunate that reading the Bio Box pauses the game.

It is a problem that sometimes players would like to read the Bio Box without having to pause

Currently, reading the Bio Box can disrupt the pacing of the game. For example, when I'm waiting for Franko to arrive in the morning, I don't want to read Bio Boxes because it will mean waiting even longer. Furthermore, many players may ignore reading about their Survivors because it's a minor inconvenience to click to open to Bio Box. It's a small task to click the Bio button, but an inconvenience none the less which, sadly, means that many players won't bother reading the Bio Box.

I suggest that non-backstory updates in the Bio Box be added to Survivor's thought bubble dialogue, and/or new Bio entries appear as a popup at the bottom of the screen. See picture

This War Of Mine - Thought Box.jpg
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This would allow players to maintain the pacing of the game while still enjoying psychological insights into the Survivors. If the player is busy making decisions, they will likely ignore the Bio updates, just as a person in a real war scenario would ignore their own doubts and concerns as they focussed on surviving. Only when things calm down do people allow themselves to pay attention to their thoughts and memories.

In game terms, players who wish to pause to read bio info could still do so by clicking on the Bio Box. However, for players spending time waiting for something, the bio popups would be a welcome addition.
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Re: Suggestion: Survivor Thought Box

Postby wimspree » Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:45 pm

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Re: Suggestion: Survivor Thought Box

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