Make clothes detoriate

Bear · Postby **Bear** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:42 pm

and finally fall to pieces and disappear.

SekoETC · Postby **SekoETC** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:46 pm

That would create some market... but it would be awful if something expensive fell apart. They shouldn't deteriorate in storage at all, and in ordinary usage, very little. But being attacked (at least with sharp objects) should cause rapid deterioration. Repair should be possible but there should be some limits to that. Maybe only an expert could make it look brand new.

tiddy ogg · Postby **tiddy ogg** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:52 pm

Clothes should certainly deteriorate a damn sight quicker than tools. Not, perhaps when stored. (does Cantr have moths?) but certainly when being worn.
All the arguments are the same as with tools.

Arlequin · Postby **Arlequin** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:05 pm

I agree. But then cloth manufacturing time should be cut down, at least for the expensive ones, like cotton cloth. Making cotton throusers requires about twelve days of work, if I recall it right. Mostly because of the fixed 100 grams per day collection rate for raw cotton.

Dust Puppy · Postby **Dust Puppy** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:58 pm

SekoETC wrote:That would create some market...

I don´t think so. Many people don´t bother making or buying clothes as it is now, why would they suddenly start spending time on something with no practical use when it will fall apart anyway soon? And, seriously - don´t we have enough repairs already? Please, no more things that can fall apart! We have enough naked people in Cantr.

Kreed · Postby **Kreed** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:15 pm

I have to agree with dust puppy on this one.
At least until weather is implimented and clothes have a real purpose.

Wilmer Bordonado · Postby **Wilmer Bordonado** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:11 am

I like the idea of clothes' deterioration a lot. An excellent idea!

If tools or weapons have a certain amount of deterioration, I don't find why clothes -useful or not- don't deteriorate at all. It's a kind of a bug in the game balance.

Wilmer B.

N-Aldwitch · Postby **N-Aldwitch** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:33 pm

No!! Clothes are difficult enough to get without wasting time when you could get something VALUABLE for your time, such as a better weapon, a home, a boat, a better shield, etcetera.

It would be so very irritating, taking clothes off, putting on repair, repairing, repairing, repairing, repairing, putting on, taking next one off, repairing..

Improve, don't incline, the already steep learning curve.

Averus Wolfmaster · Postby **Averus Wolfmaster** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:38 pm

No. Like Aldwitch said, there isnt enough time for making clothes so if we would have to repair them then we would have a simulator of nudist society.

Bear · Postby **Bear** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:36 pm

I haven't changed my mind, just that you know :wink:

They should detoriate.

Sicofonte · Postby **Sicofonte** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:42 pm

Arlequin wrote:I agree. But then cloth manufacturing time should be cut down, at least for the expensive ones, like cotton cloth. Making cotton throusers requires about twelve days of work, if I recall it right. Mostly because of the fixed 100 grams per day collection rate for raw cotton.

¡Oh damn, yeah, we need some tool to improve that!

deadboy · Postby **deadboy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:33 pm

Ok, if clothes deteriation is implemented I shall never wear clothes full stop, and right now I only ever wear clothes that are given to me for free. I have only ever made clothes once, because they are pointless. So basically, you implement this, and clothes shall become even more pointless

Sicofonte · Postby **Sicofonte** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:41 pm

Aesthetics is pointless, but it dominates the world.

SekoETC · Postby **SekoETC** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:02 pm

If only there were graphics... *sigh* I rarely bother to read the clothing descriptions, although if there's something unusual then I might take a second look.

Did you know by the way, that people were using jewelry far before they invented clothing? So the primary function is not protection, it's about being imposing. And there's also magical purposes (you wear a necklace made of bear claws - you get the bear's strength).

Postby **Surly** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:32 pm

I don't think graphics would make much, if any, difference... and I think clothes would have to be made much cheaper to compensate for deterioration.

However, thats not to say I wouldn't like to see deterioration of clothes... just those clothes would have to be much, much, much cheaper. And I'm talking those cotton trousers taking a day to make.

Or maybe... just the clothes never fall apart? They just reach the old, tatty stage and you can buy more.

Still should make them cheaper though, before any kind of deterioration.

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