Architect Archive

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OwNaGe_by_Ireco wrote:

Just tell me if you think these ideas are good or not, if your a developer then if you can tell me if this is possible.

1. Architects should be able to build walls to place outside, a limit of 5 per player, however those 5 cannot connect to make a "dead end". As well as no more then 5 can be connected at one time, so no one could make a huge wall.

2. Architects should be able to build garages/decks/fenced in area for pets. With this you could control say 2 more speeders with your garage, but they would have to be inside, so you can show them off if u wanted to. But you could not access them unless you went to a terminal and selected a option that put the vehicle into your datapad. Decks would allow players to place a house on a hill and place a deck sticking out front/back so that a player can make his house look better. Also with the placement of a deck it should be allowed to hold say 20 items so you can place stuff outside for once(if ur not in a city). I really think that you should be able to place a number of items outside that are meant to be outside.....AKA lamps, fountains, and statues, there would be a limit of say 20, and only within a 10-20 meter radius of you house. I do know that this could make it laggier, but it can give a house more customability. If you could get say a fenced in area you would be able to put your pets on display as well........Now if anyone has done a certain quest you will remember a fenced in area at a house with a patio.......if they can do it there why not here? Now if you live in a city the mayor has the power to decide if you can place items outside and such, as to not clutter stuff up.

3. This is a long shot but I will try. I think architects should have a wider choice of house floor options, they should be options that the architect can select himself. Even if there was just a system that would allow a architect to place a small room here, a large room here, and a stairway here(limits depending on what size house is). You wouldn't have to make everything customizable just more choices, so you can custom fit a house for a certain place, as well as have a choice to what it looks like inside, nothing complicated just a simple layout system that you could assemble the house in and when its build you can place it where ever you need to. You could even assemble the house in a screen then when you hit done it will tell you what you need, then you get the supplies you need and go back and craft it(it will go into your datapad like a manufacturing schematic, but cant be used in harvies). This way you don't have to re-craft and you don't spend more or less necessary then nessisary for the house you are building

4. You should be able to "paint the walls"/put in a type of tile, it may not be much but it can give houses more pizaz.

I have more, but im out of time right now, ill post more don't worry

Anyway I just wanna know what you think about these, and if they are possible/resonable.

Thank you

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Talon001 wrote:

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OwNaGe_by_Ireco wrote:

Just tell me if you think these ideas are good or not, if your a developer then if you can tell me if this is possible.

1. Architects should be able to build walls to place outside, a limit of 5 per player, however those 5 cannot connect to make a "dead end". As well as no more then 5 can be connected at one time, so no one could make a huge wall.

2. Architects should be able to build garages/decks/fenced in area for pets. With this you could control say 2 more speeders with your garage, but they would have to be inside, so you can show them off if u wanted to. But you could not access them unless you went to a terminal and selected a option that put the vehicle into your datapad. Decks would allow players to place a house on a hill and place a deck sticking out front/back so that a player can make his house look better. Also with the placement of a deck it should be allowed to hold say 20 items so you can place stuff outside for once(if ur not in a city). I really think that you should be able to place a number of items outside that are meant to be outside.....AKA lamps, fountains, and statues, there would be a limit of say 20, and only within a 10-20 meter radius of you house. I do know that this could make it laggier, but it can give a house more customability. If you could get say a fenced in area you would be able to put your pets on display as well........Now if anyone has done a certain quest you will remember a fenced in area at a house with a patio.......if they can do it there why not here? Now if you live in a city the mayor has the power to decide if you can place items outside and such, as to not clutter stuff up.

3. This is a long shot but I will try. I think architects should have a wider choice of house floor options, they should be options that the architect can select himself. Even if there was just a system that would allow a architect to place a small room here, a large room here, and a stairway here(limits depending on what size house is). You wouldn't have to make everything customizable just more choices, so you can custom fit a house for a certain place, as well as have a choice to what it looks like inside, nothing complicated just a simple layout system that you could assemble the house in and when its build you can place it where ever you need to. You could even assemble the house in a screen then when you hit done it will tell you what you need, then you get the supplies you need and go back and craft it(it will go into your datapad like a manufacturing schematic, but cant be used in harvies). This way you don't have to re-craft and you don't spend more or less necessary then nessisary for the house you are building

4. You should be able to "paint the walls"/put in a type of tile, it may not be much but it can give houses more pizaz.

I have more, but im out of time right now, ill post more don't worry

Anyway I just wanna know what you think about these, and if they are possible/resonable.

Thank you

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looks good. made a few changes.

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I REALLY hate the wall idea

I like the more floorplans thing

And some houses already have 'decks' and I wish you could place like chairs and plants out there

I like the painting idea too, and I have suggested it.

The vehicle display one would be cool. I don't think this would be a killer. It would have to be inside a structure, and it could overload the "Call" radial menu option.

The devs have said that outdoor house decorations are problematic because they can cause lag, and consequently can be used for exploits too easily. This sort of puts the kabosh on them, unless some type of "enclosed" outdoor area is implemented. House and PA hallbalconies are not enclosed, as evidenced by the fact that you can see them and the people on them from the outside.

I also like the house painting/ texture/ flooring ideas. A little bit of customization could go a long way.

I have also always wanted to be able to make defensive destructable walls along with faction buildings. I think this would help the GCW and create a renewable source of income. This however will never come to pass as the devs have said that they hate walls as they lead to exploitable situations, griefingand all around bad things. When I say never I really mean NEVER, this was reinforced at FF2.

Customization = good

Walls = Bad