QoL Inventory / Gameplay flow / Option flow

[Pufty]

I will be bringing another topic for QoL suggestions as JoJo the meme dealer sparked more interest in how we all somewhat want the same things in our own ways to be improved upon. All that this shows is that these areas specifically need attention from all of us, as he asked us all separately and we still aligned in vision. His video showing this alignment -

It’s actually interesting to take note from and I got featured, so that’s epic!

Inventory as it is now is not very easy to use in combat situations and slow when quickly trying to do things. I’ll point also to two topics that also mention those things that somewhat aligned in the video -

QoL Quick Actions (Equip Gas Mask; Switch Quickslot Item)

These suggestions are focused on style and ease of access when the player is outside the inventory and menus. There are about two suggestions that I would like implemented for style and easy access. :exclamation:Suggestion 1. Gask Mask - Hotkey to equip. Request With animations, I’d like it to be a mask the player pulls out of their jacket (just because there’s always a jacket). This one works on smarter play and easier navigation. This suggestion heavily would rely on the immersion factor. …

NPC Evolution (Challenges, NPC Trust, New gameplay loop)

This one’s called ‘NPC Evolution’, because since they’re now here in their barebone state, I think we should push them further. Right now they’re idle and even idle are unresponsive statues, unless triggered. I’m going to introduce three ideas that in whole is one large idea. NPC Evolution is about making some of them from each faction or survivor group set challenges and gain trust for these NPC’s to earn level rewards. Through this, you get a new gameplay loop entirely. The original first tho…

What specifically I wanted to add to all of this is more specific ways of making the inventory flow better.

Suggestion 1. Inventory flow / Options flow

• Request Make the inventory be completely navigateble with keys and key presses. Create an option between mouse users and keyboard users for PC to combine the most optimal flow. In addition apply this to options and other list items to go through things with keypresses.
• Actions WASD are used to navigate in inventories to then use combinations of E or R to select items or in case of options, Enter to apply. In options, as they’re a vertical list, WS to move up and down the list, A D to select an option that changes by the horizontal arrows, then enter to apply changes.

In addition to Inventory flow, I want to bring a bit of that grid system in the inventory without changing this new inventory. There are pros and cons from when we first had the grid system and now when we have a weight system.
Suggestion 2. Inventory items on Screen

• Request Make the inventory have two cells Horizontally of items show by shortening names and using static images for items to reduce loading time for these items when scrolling. In combat specifically, you’re trying to be quick and even are precise with your presses in this clunky system, but it still takes time to load the images which still makes me wait and get damaged as I try to select the items I need.
  This still ends up pointing to This QoL topic I made that mentions the 2nd point.
• Actions Player enters inventory and sees 2-3 cells of items horizontally to see more items on-screen, reducing the necessity to scroll vertically down and have to wait for items to load in. The player ‘could’ choose in options to select whether they prefer only icons or only names of items with shortenings. Ammo in this case would have distinct icons to show the different types. The player uses regular mouse scrolling and clicking or Keyboard to AD or ZC around the top strip of the main categories, then S (W would go above, which would end up going to the the Map/Skill/Inv selection), so when the player navigates down with S, they can hold S to imitate a scroll with a mouse wheel, but with keyboard presses. This can make it that even if there are still many items to scroll through vertically or horizontally, the player can hold with a small acceleration to holding WASD buttons around the 2x10 (example) grid to go through things quickly.

This point is just to please let us see more on-screen choice and navigate quicker through with keyboards to take the best out of the grid system and weight system and combine in something better for use. Overall what I feel is needed is this flow for using mouse or keyboard on PC to have the best of both worlds in how the player navigates inventories. Some won’t have to rely on their clicking accuracy in inventory, but rather memory of specifically what keys in what order they pressed to get their usual standard medkits, if the automatic refilling in hotbar won’t be a thing

Example

[Gysbert]

Inventory as it is now is not very easy to use in combat situations and slow when quickly trying to do things. I’ll point also to two topics that also mention those things that somewhat aligned in the video

Slow, but kind of true (timewise) to a real life situation where you have that much items with you stuffed in one heavy backpack. Imagine a backpack with everything you carry, it would be really hard to get that of your shoulders, more so because you also carry three equipped weapons. where at least one (sometimes two) are also hanging on your shoulders. I bet you wouldn’t even try to get something out of the backpack in a combat situation if you don’t have shelter. Mind you I don’t mind change, I will adapt, but I also don’t mind how it is now.

I have a totally different QoL thing I would like and it not helpful for combat. But I would like to see on screen what time it is of the day. So I can be on the right spot when the sun sets or rises. Now I’m always roughly guessing.