Control bracer acquisition#1092

It doesn’t quite make sense for us to have the hand computer since the beginning, since it uses COG tech to some extent. I don’t think it should be an item either, since it is very important. So here’s what I thought :

Once you have crafted the core, you speak to the captain to get the “claim drillship quest”. It would have additional text about how the Captain made this device that should allow to control some of the systems from afar, and accepting the quest automatically gives it to you and then you get to keep it forever. In multiplayer, all players would get it at the same time, to simplify things. And for those who don’t take quests, they would still automatically get it the moment they claim their first ship.

How l9ng are you thinking it takes players to get the first ship?

Or is this more of an RP thing?

I think the current state of things makes it so the ship can be acquired in about 2 minutes, but I guess new players could spend 10 doing I don’t know what.

Not sure about the point of that question or what you mean in general.

Im just going why make a mechanic that will add the bracer for a time frame of the game that will last 1 - 10 minutes

I will be considering your comment meant “Why add a mechanic that unlocks the bracer after some time”.

First off, it wouldn’t really be a mechanic. It’s just about making the keybind do nothing for some time, and activate it after a certain point. I don’t think it would be too hard to code in.

Secondly, it is planned for the first drillship to be acquired after a lot more work and effort than what it is currently, they want to make your drillship feel like a real achievement, something you work towards, instead of this thing you complete easily in a few minutes. It will also allow the story to start building nicely, making players figure things out slowly before claiming their ship.
Although the last update actually did the opposite, I believe it is still the long-term plan.

Lastly, it would just make sense story-wise. Why would we come on that island with some COG tech already on our arm, when we can’t even imagine the existence of the COGs ?

If the ships become hsrdrt then i support this idea

As usual, I recommend reading other ideas. They have a different take on it.