ethanwdp Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Insects. They're everywhere, except for Westpoint and Muldraugh, for whatever reason. Which brings me to my suggestion: Add Insects.You can find them and eat them, for a small bit of hunger and a large amount of unhappiness. They can infest safehouses if you leave food everywhere, and they will gradually wear down your safe house if you don't take care of it.If you venture into the woods at night without bugspray, mosquitoes will annoy the shit out of your character and will cause a bit of pain. Go through tall grass in the summer without bugspray and ticks will suck your blood until you remove them (with a success chance based on your first aid skill)If you have the Outdoorsman perk, you won't be bugged as much by, well, bugs, including the consumption of them.This would balance out the wilderness. If you decide to make a base in the middle of the woods, you're going to need a supply of bug spray at night, anti-mosquito bed nets, constant upkeep, making bug traps, and dumping a few points in Outdoorsman if you don't want your character to be affected as much.With the natural ecosystem being disrupted by the sudden disappearance of humans and a sudden appearance of shambling easy prey, mosquito's are going to multiply after every winter (and mosquito's will NOT carry the zombie disease)Sure, if you make it to winter then the bugs will be gone, but they will be multiplied after everything thaws depending on the amount of zombies in the area. You better keep a stock of bugspray and keep the zombie population in check, or mosquito's will beat the shit out of you.This would also allow for two new traits: insectophobia, and arachnophobia. bumblemore, uberevan, dnk3912 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svarog Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 So you're basically suggesting a mosquito apocalypse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethanwdp Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 So you're basically suggesting a mosquito apocalypse?No, I was just suggesting pests. Didn't have time to flesh out the rest of them Locusts, mosquitos, flies, etc will make living in the wilderness more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptKaspar Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 There sort of already are insects, just not like how you describe. Crops can become infested with 'pests' and you can forage for grasshoppers, crickets, and cockroaches. Kuren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblemore Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I like the idea of ticks and lice, I can imagine what a pain they'd be in an apocalypse- obviously they'd just be represented as a mood let like the common cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King jjwpenguin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I agree. I do like the ideas of pests and insects. Snails and slugs could also be another pest. And I also like the buff to the outdoorsman perk. I feel it would be better placed in the park ranger occupation though. Also another thing that would be cool was if fire repelled the pests due to smoke while being near rivers, water barrels, and out in the forest would increase it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asparagus Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Insects are a great source of protein. I approve of this. We can scavenge/forage for them and would be a great source of emergency food but should decrease a little from happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King jjwpenguin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 You can already forage for them but this would allow more with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asparagus Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 ...All I've managed to scavenge so far are rocks and stuff... some berries, and some edible flowers... and worms...O__O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethanwdp Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 And insects could also be important when malnutrition is added; as Asparagus said, buga are a good source of protein. That would be an entire nutrient source gone over the winter, making it harder to survive. Asparagus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberevan Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King jjwpenguin Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 only if surviving was this easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Wolfy Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'd love to see bees and mosquitoes added in, think of the hilarity. "Did you pack the bug spray?" "No." > Cue the entire journey being spent with the Unhappy perk due to mosquitoes. uberevan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King jjwpenguin Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'd love to see bees and mosquitoes added in, think of the hilarity. "Did you pack the bug spray?" "No." > Cue the entire journey being spent with the Unhappy perk due to mosquitoes.BEEEEEEEEESSSSS! just all the bees. death by bees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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