In SSI's "Eye of the Beholder" the designers would manage the keys, such that if the player picked a lock, then a key for it would disappear; the player was none the wiser (it wasn't one that they had found), and it prevented a surplus of redundant keys.AdrianKnight wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:14 pmI must explain this choice. In this mod the total number of lockpicks is perfectly balanced with the total number of locked chests present in all game areas. But I decided to put more lockpicks than chests only in the four Ulqerak town areas because only in these areas chests contain essential keys necessary to progress further in the game. All other chests contain additional items. So it could appear as a casual loot spawning, but it is not.I have 25+ lockpicks (!) because they are just copy-pasted as loot.
Not really a fan of endless bullets. This is the same problem afflicting nearly all modern shooters. Scarcity of ammo adds tension and a sense of value to the choice to fire (and panic when they run out; elation when they find a few pellets more). This is absent where ammo is free and plentiful.Yes. There are many pellet boxes. I don't like when the party run out of ammo. If we use skillpoints in firearms we should always have the possibility to use firearms, in my opinion. Further in the game there is also the possibility to create pellet boxes and cannon balls.You also get 80 ammo as loot.
This is a good idea. I will consider this idea if I will produce other mods.With scripting it is certainly possible to manage the availablity of keys, based on where the party has explored, what they carry, and what's not been found.
I must correct my previous affirmation. Locked chests with essential items are located in: Ulqerak dungeon, Ulqerak town in all four areas, Ulqerak mine, Ulqerak mausoleum level 3, Ulqerak forest (east).But I decided to put more lockpicks than chests only in the four Ulqerak town areas because only in these areas chests contain essential keys necessary to progress further in the game. All other chests contain additional items.
I agree in general, but in this particular game the player can choose to use its skillpoints also in other ranged weapons skills: missile weapons and throwing weapons. A character skilled in missile weapons or throwing weapons has no ammo problems (since missile weapons and throwing weapons ammo can be recovered). So, in my opinion, it is probable that most players would choose missile weapons or throwing weapons skills rather than firearms skill, if they know that in a certain mod there is scarcity of firearms ammo. I prefer to keep firearms ammo very plentiful to try to keep the balance between the different ranged weapons skills.Scarcity of ammo adds tension and a sense of value to the choice to fire (and panic when they run out; elation when they find a few pellets more). This is absent where ammo is free and plentiful.
