Code Suggestion

[DustMight]

Remove wearable animals.
Please.

Edit to add: Or at least make them targetable with ranged weapons.

[Barsook]

What's your reason?

[DustMight]

What's your reason?

Unadulterated hatred.
Or jealousy.
Nope. Just checked. Hatred.

[ShaLeah]

shoot songbird elf


Yesssssss!

They won't, but yes, I'd like this.

[Barsook]

What's your reason?

Unadulterated hatred.
Or jealousy.
Nope. Just checked. Hatred.

Is it because no one really uses them in roleplay?

[BuNutzCola]

^ they do, just when it's a convenient "I AM ONE WITH THE LAND" roleplay.  In a tavern? My hawk is awesome and I feed it. While wandering about in a sandstorm fleeing from raptors and hacking gith (or vice versa), that falcon is in invisible mode.

Edit: Mostly anecdotal, but I've seen like probably 200 pc's with animals worn in my years here. Of those, maybe I've seen 5 emotes ever related to the creatures.

[Lizzie]

The figure in the dusty, bloodied burnt sandcloth duster is here.

<on left shoulder> a dusty, burned, bloody pink-polkadotted songbird

I would love to see them eliminated too. For the same reason.

[i love toilets]

>put bird bag

[Sephiroto]

Idea: Bird + Cage.  When the bird is in the cage, it is fine.  When outside of the cage it has a hidden timer that, once zero, causes the bird to fly away.  Combat, falling, and being in a sandstorm also cause the bird to fly away.

[Lizzie]

Idea: Bird + Cage.  When the bird is in the cage, it is fine.  When outside of the cage it has a hidden timer that, once zero, causes the bird to fly away.  Combat, falling, and being in a sandstorm also cause the bird to fly away.

As long as the cage doesn't fit in ANY sized backpack and can only be held loosely in inventory or held (or placed on a table or the ground, of course)...

I'd like to see people who -really and sincerely- want to have a pet falcon, or pet snake, or pet songbird, or pet whatever else, have to be somewhat inconvenienced in exchange for the privilege of keeping it in their possession 24/7.

[flurry]

>put bird bag

>write bag
Dead Dove. Do Not Eat!

I always chuckle when I find bird objects in people's clan lockers.

[ShaLeah]

Wearable cages from Kadius. Make it happen!

[DustMight]

I feel so less alone.

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

Idea: Bird + Cage.  When the bird is in the cage, it is fine.  When outside of the cage it has a hidden timer that, once zero, causes the bird to fly away.  Combat, falling, and being in a sandstorm also cause the bird to fly away.

Yes.

[Barsook]

Idea: Bird + Cage.  When the bird is in the cage, it is fine.  When outside of the cage it has a hidden timer that, once zero, causes the bird to fly away.  Combat, falling, and being in a sandstorm also cause the bird to fly away.

Yes.

[KankWhisperer]

Make their cloaks smelly from getting pooped on too. Or random pieces of gear.

[Yummri]

I would like to see more an application to have these animals. Personally(I haven't figured out pets yet too newb) I would roleplay my pet being there because that is what should be happening. They are not a decoration, they are a live thing.

I'd like to see some way to use them for hunting or moving small items like notes or something. Hunting hawks and messenger birds. A pet that retrieves thrown weapons or bodies like a hunting dog. That would be really cool.

But that's just me. I can see why people would b frustrated by people not rping the pet or being silly with them. I'm neither for or against this.

[Bushranger]

Why all the hate for wearable snacks? Next thing you're going to be banning the edible thongs Blackwing markets.

[Inks]

The dwarf Murdle was awesome rping with a caterpillar pet.

[Fujikoma]

The dwarf Murdle was awesome rping with a caterpillar pet.

"Don't put living things in the fire, it's cruel."

[Refugee]

 

[Synthesis]

literal pet peeve

[Desertman]

I don't have a problem with these going away.

I don't see that they add much to the game if anything.

At best they are OOC'ly jarring once you enter situations where they aren't treated realistically.

At worst, most people just forget they have them until it is convenient, as mentioned above.

I am an offender of this and I admit it. I am horrible about forgetting I have a bird on my shoulder, so I try not to have them.

I am fine with the idea of having pets that aren't combat capable. So long as they are coded in a way that makes them less "what they are now". More realistic I guess.

I would even be fine with having some pets that are combat capable/follow you like a guard etc..etc..so long as they aren't over powered.

I would find it kind of cool to have a pet quirri that could follow you like an actual pet into tavern etc...etc...and would have realistic room echoes and what not.

A tamed domestic version of a gortok that would follow you and fight with you or whatever.

I don't think it is needed, but I can see how it would be fun for me personally.

Anyways, I am pro "getting rid of wearable pet items".

[evilcabbage]

I can get behind a tamed gortok as long as you can bring hunger code in effect to such a beast. Can you imagine having to constantly feed an animal like that to make sure he doesn't go feral in the middle of a tavern? And what would happen to you if he went feral in a tavern and bit a -noble-? WHOOPS.

[X-D]

I am in the "Get rid of wearable pet items" camp...for all the reasons above and then some. And while we are at it...add in code to make that stupid trunk fall on the ground from that HG's inventory should he enter combat, ride with anything in his hands...starts crafting...casting etc. (only posted that because it is a -pet- peeve.

LOL.

[Quell]

I can get behind a tamed gortok as long as you can bring hunger code in effect to such a beast. Can you imagine having to constantly feed an animal like that to make sure he doesn't go feral in the middle of a tavern? And what would happen to you if he went feral in a tavern and bit a -noble-? WHOOPS.

I had something similar to this happen to one of my recent characters under the existing code. I was so surprised when she wasn't executed.

[Tenua]

A long time ago Kadius had two pet gortok. I think they were only in Allanak though? It was over 10 years ago too.

[Harmless]

in this thread: people requesting code changes for things that have absolutely no significant consequence on plots or the setting, in order to inconvenience some of the playerbase whose inconsequential distractions were mildly helpful for several little things such as: character development, biding their time in long boring moments, adding a tiny bit of variety to their RP when there weren't any other easy ways to think of doing it, and or making a tiny amount of frill money in the case of pet sellers.

[HavokBlue]

in this thread: people requesting code changes for things that have absolutely no significant consequence on plots or the setting, in order to inconvenience some of the playerbase whose inconsequential distractions were mildly helpful for several little things such as: character development, biding their time in long boring moments, adding a tiny bit of variety to their RP when there weren't any other easy ways to think of doing it, and or making a tiny amount of frill money in the case of pet sellers.

This.

Also, I played a noble with and owl, and roleplaying the care and hassle of owning a pet owl was one of the few things that kept me sane during the slow bits.

[Desertman]

I just realized Havok's avatar blinks every now and then.

I never once noticed it until just this moment.

I had to sit and watch it for a few more seconds to see it do it again just to make sure I wasn't losing my mind and seeing things.

Mindblown.

[Lizzie]

Another code suggestion (has nothing to do with pets but this is the code suggestion topic, not the pet suggestion topic, amirite?)

One of the graphics in Shaleah's promotion post looking for brothers inspired my interest in a new way to communicate:

Using synonyms for "says."

The example of now:

At your table, the dark man says, in sirihish, snappishly, his piercing blue gaze narrowing, "If you don't let me win this kruth game I will kill you."

The example of how it might be:

At your table, the dark man snaps, in sirihish, his piercing blue gaze narrowing, "If you don't let me win this kruth game I will kill you."

Possible syntax:

talk _snap_ (his piercing blue gaze narrowing) If you don't let me win this kruth game I will kill you.

Possible allowed substitutions for the "says" or "exclaims" or "asks" when using "tell," "talk," or "say":

snap, cry, trill, blurt, babble, admit, squeak, squawk, warn, hint, assert, advise, mimic, complain, comment, tease, cluck, sneeze, conclude, giggle, taunt, joke, sob, snarl, fret, chide, retort, wail, roar, protest, cheer, rant, query, ponder, inquire, puzzle

Benefits:
An added dimension to verbal-communicated roleplay (you no longer -have- to include tone of voice in the ( ) part of the talk, you can make it short and sweet with a single word as the actual method of conveying your character's voice).
More room to add other details to the emoted part of the communication (since you no longer have to say "in a whine," you now have room to add "pouting" or "arms crossed" or whatever else might not fit and cause you to get truncated if you're normally a very verbose emoter.

[Barsook]

I dig this.

[perfecto]

A little song-bird Wounds you viciously in the eyeball! Taking it with him The little song-bird flys off chirping in a laugh-like tone

[ShaLeah]

I am in the "Get rid of wearable pet items" camp...for all the reasons above and then some. And while we are at it...add in code to make that stupid trunk fall on the ground from that HG's inventory should he enter combat, ride with anything in his hands...starts crafting...casting etc. (only posted that because it is a -pet- peeve.

LOL.

Or at least make them wearable.on the back!

[KankWhisperer]

I was under the impression people wear certain pets because of a skill boost.  It never made sense to me so I didn't care for them.

[evilcabbage]

shows what you know Kank

they wear pets because they're badasses!

[Fujikoma]

Also, sets you up for lines like asking people if they'd like to pet your snake.

[Bushranger]

shows what you know Kank

they wear pets because they're badasses!

Totally Badass!

[Lizzie]

It makes it easier for him to eye little girls with bad intent.

[evilcabbage]

It makes it easier for him to eye little girls with bad intent.

Sitting on a white bench
Eyeing Tuluki bards with bad intent