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Thread: Mini-Proposal Sitting Vendors
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Tinkergirl
Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:42 am
#1
Mini-Proposal - Sitting Vendors
Overview
To suggest that in the preinitialised phase of placing an NPC vendor, the option to have that vendor in a sitting position be offered.
Main
All vendors stand. While this is fine, and there's no game mechanic reason for them not to do this, it would be a nice option to have sitting NPC vendors.
Simply put, when you drop a vendor and have the option to rotate that vendor, give the option to have the vendor sit/stand. This would just call the set of idle animations for the relevant stance - it would not actually interact with a chair as such. You'd have to position a chair under them to make it look as if they were sitting properly.
This would only be a cosmetic change. It would only serve to let our NPC vendors look more in keeping with the environment we place them in.
It's not an urgent issue, nor a Combat Revamp staller - but hopefully it would be a small enough change to get in through the cracks.
Overview
To suggest that in the preinitialised phase of placing an NPC vendor, the option to have that vendor in a sitting position be offered.
Main
All vendors stand. While this is fine, and there's no game mechanic reason for them not to do this, it would be a nice option to have sitting NPC vendors.
Simply put, when you drop a vendor and have the option to rotate that vendor, give the option to have the vendor sit/stand. This would just call the set of idle animations for the relevant stance - it would not actually interact with a chair as such. You'd have to position a chair under them to make it look as if they were sitting properly.
This would only be a cosmetic change. It would only serve to let our NPC vendors look more in keeping with the environment we place them in.
It's not an urgent issue, nor a Combat Revamp staller - but hopefully it would be a small enough change to get in through the cracks.
Hylidex
Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:54 am
#2
In a small vendor revamp proposal such as this one, I would also like to see a certain level of merchant be able to create a single "Greeter," ie. a vendor with no storage or vending capabilities that does not count against the maximum number of vendors. The vendor verbally greet customers and direct them to locations within a store that they might not have thought to check.
Example: "Greetings, Tinkergirl. Welcome to the Moenia Mall. Don't forget to check out our bargain basement vendors--in the basement, of course," Niktira Vasudri laughs.
Customers would interact with this vendor in the same way as a barking droid for a second message, but like other vendors, it could only be in a player building.
Another possible addition: droid vendors, crafted by DE's but usable by merchants in the same method as the other vendors.
Hylidex
Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:20 am
#4
LaurnaRose wrote:
*cough* /sneaks in idea - let IDs ID vendors - *cough*
Oh, wonderful thought! No more ugly vendors except when ugly vendors are perfect for the job.
Nubari
Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:31 pm
#5
Maybe make it so you have to give it a chair, the way you give it clothes
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