New Game +
kodyjay
United States Join Date: 2018-01-30 Member: 236223Members
United States Join Date: 2018-01-30 Member: 236223Members
I recently finished the game to completion, and now I'd like to play some more without having to give up everything I had. So, I was hoping some kind of New Game + could be added. You don't need to let me keep everything, but some kind of perk or advantage would be quite the boon. Perhaps it unlocks a skill tree and gives a certain number of skill points for every major milestone? With such skills as "Increased movement speed by 50% with flippers" or, "Get thirsty half as fast" and at the very bottom of the ranking perhaps something that for a new player would be game breaking but for an experienced player would be helpful, such as "Reaper and ghost Leviathans now leave you and your vehicles alone" so that we can fully explore the map without their annoying attacks.
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But how to mesh it the narrative so it doesn't seem like an arbitrary restart?
I'd suggest that when leaving the planet the player is given the option of experiencing a failed launch. They could then return to the planet in another lifepod but at a random location anywhere except the safe shallows.
Obviously, this will provide very little challenge if you have comfy bases constructed everywhere. One possibility would be for the teturning player to find these aged and unsalvagable in the manner of the Degassi bases. How come? Well the PDA could explain that ten years has passed due to the relavistic side-effects of your exploding quantum drive engines (or some similar sci-fi hand waving)
As for increased abilities, your PDA could inform you that you time on 4546B has increased your stamina in 'x' and let the player select from a skill tree.
As for increased game difficultiy I guess that the behaviour of certain fauna might have been altered by 10 more years of Kharra infection. And maybe, considering the game's ecological subtext, there would be no game-wide resource repawn.
What say you?
Wow, didn’t even think of that. I just bought one off of amazon.
Yup you're quite right there. But some of us are interested in game design and use this forum to chat about ideas. And tt's always possible an idea gets picked up in another context - maybe by a modder, or even considered in future Subnautica games. But thanks for your input.