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[psiclops]

Surely you can't be serious.

Surely...

Might be more useful to add eating into the game than hygeine imo.

[Mongoose87]

Unless it adds temporary CHA bonuses.

[Deva]

Hmm.. although it would add some realism to the BG world, unless it had any affects on your character, would it actually be worth it? Maybe you could change the idea slightly so that the NPC's can get haircuts which change their portraits, or the one's with the beards to have them shaved... I think that'd be cool.

[psiclops]

"Forgotten Wars paging JPS..." - NPCs are lining up for a shave as we speak

Just think, if you added personal hygeine, you could add all kinds of conditioners and moisturisers into the game!! Only Ribald's would sell Pantene of course...

[psiclops]

CAUTION! --- Whilst perhaps impressing Rose Bouquet, wearing excessive aftershave may inhibit her ability to distinguish between guril-berries and bark...

[psiclops]

I shite you not... this is an actual screen-cap from before I entered this thread right now. And I haven't been visiting the thread to up the numbers... I just happened to notice this anomaly as I scanned the list...

How is this even possible...

[jester]

Stupid idea! Next up is a mod that makes everybody say ' Are we there yet?

Why do I need shorter cutscenes when I have to send my NPCs to the Loo every other hour?

[BobTokyo]

It is worth noting that the only indoor bathrooms in all of Amn are apparently in Nalia's keep.

This may explain its importance.

[Gabrielle]

I knew the day would come eventually when intelligent ideas for mods would end.

Edited by Gabrielle, 31 August 2004 - 02:58 PM.

[psiclops]

You must exit your party before issuing forth...

[JPS]

It is worth noting that the only indoor bathrooms in all of Amn are apparently in Nalia's keep.

This may explain its importance.

It is also worth noting that one of the toilets in there has a gem in it. I don't normally go rummaging though other people's toilets, but i found it by accident the first time I had Jan in my party...

[MantraSong]

Actually, it would be pretty funny, it just needs to have some effect on the characters

[psiclops]

Hey sheol. Sorry I was so hard on this. It's not because the idea sux completely - you obviously like it for a start! - it's just not the sort of stuff most people play this game for. This game-type is better catered for by games like 'The Sims' and 'hygeine mod' was going to be slammed by me no matter who had posted it, within reason. It's just my opinion.

Unless it adds temporary CHA bonuses

I actually thought this was a really good idea if it's the sort of thing you wanted to do. Brush you teeth before you leave the inn in the morning, or you wander around with a bad reaction adjustment all day.

I asked if anyone thought it was a good idea, not a bad one.

Are you actually requesting only positive feedback? How could you possibly learn from that? Stroke the ego when the money's in the bank dude!

That's OK. I do think that my vampire or werewolf mod is a good idea though. I never said it was intelligent, but it would add realism. Apparently realism isn't wanted.

Some of the most successful people in the world have people above them vetoing their work every day without even getting a reason (maybe). Because ideas get exposed, they may have to be discarded for more important projects, even if they are good in their own right.

People are just giving you their opinion sheol16... wouldn't it be a little strange if all your ideas were great, and everyone thought so?

Obviously there's a big market for games that include hygeine ('The Sims'), so you're obviously on to something, just please don't go stocking my BG2-stores with beauty-products man!! For the love of everything 'machismo'...

Edited by psiclops, 31 August 2004 - 08:03 PM.

[Chevar]

I would like to thank everyone for their positive feedback Not one person had anything nice to say. I asked if anyone thought it was a good idea, not a bad one. That's OK. I do think that my vampire or werewolf mod is a good idea though. I never said it was intelligent, but it would add realism. Apparently realism isn't wanted.

Realism? Those two golems in the first level are guards.. a haircutting gnoll wouldn't be a good guard to replace them. Everything in there is in theory under the inflewence of the resident BG2 evil overlord..

Then again he's never read the evil overloard list, so I guess why not?

The problem is if you add something that has no effect on the actual character people wont go for it. If it were to give them a temporary CHA bonus - enough to help them when they go to buy something, and last long enough to get to a shopkeeper it would be worthwhile..