I have a BIG concern about the current build of Starbound that makes this game very easy and I hope it gets changed in the very near future! Here is the issue....when a very hard monster is running towards me, I simply encase him in a hard-packed mud wall...and then calmly walk up with my hero sword and own his face! I think this could be changed with the following changes; Easy Change - Melee weapons CANNOT go through walls and hurt monsters on the other side!! Hard change - No building can be done while in combat Has anyone else did this way of killing things easy? I have gotten to a point where it became so easy that I made a secret promise to myself that I was not aloud to do this while I play....It makes the game much more enjoyable. Anyways, that is my Game-Balance suggestion...and this is my VERY first post about this awesome game, so I hope to hear people's thoughts and I really hope this gets to Chucklefish!!! Saeble
I don't think that no building in combat is a good idea. Lets say you are in a cave and you have a high level monster after you that you know you can't defeat. The only solution would be by blocking up the way with dirt or something so it can't get through and you can escape. However your idea about removing the fact that you can hit through walls makes sense. It just makes the game easy
The patch DID seem to make it a little harder...but it still works... instead of slashing through 2 pixel blocks, the block has to be 1 pixel wide. I also agree with Gangsta Goose...the fact that you can just escape a boss....or better yet an enemy with a nasty sniper rifle that one-shots me, by just throwing up a huge wall is silly and breaks the game balance. With this being said, I think this game has HUGE potential and I love playing it...some people have some awesome ideas for this game, like adding research or collecting aliens, is such a neat idea! I look forward to hearing more from the fan base about this "EZ mode" issue! Saeble
Yeah they definitely made a big step in the right direction stopping melee weapons slashing through blocks, but you can still trap a monster like Saeble mentioned which needs to be adjusted imo maybe Mobs should just have a no build radius around them that's fairly large. Plus if u dig a 1 block hole you can just execute them through the hole with a gun to the head. Kind of funny in a sick sort of way. Makes me feel like I have mutant powers though, or like one of the planeteers mostly the one that controls earth.
I know that when I last played, which was with the new patch prior to Frustrated koala, they had fixed the ability to attack monsters through structures/blocks. Fon't know if that's changed now (bug?) with the new patch that has been released, frustrated koala, but I'll do some testing to see. Otherwise, let's just say you can still attack creatures through blocks of dirt/structures; I agree this should be fixed. As for preventing one from building around a monster. I don't think a larger build radius should be created for a monster, or that one should be prevented from building around one as doing so are natural mechanics which are not outliers in regards to the game's overall method of construction/play/movement/flow. As in, that is not a bug to build around a monster.
I have another idea how to fix this! Just let the monsters BREAK the blocks if they are trapped! I know this could lead into problems and/or issues if a creature comes to your beautiful house and it mows it down! LoL My point is, I believe it can and should be fixed! Could you imagine that in a real world situation....someone is walking up to you and all of a sudden your in a mud tomb! Rofl Saeble
Actually, having monsters break blocks would provide a good reason to build traps and place guards around your base. Right now I feel like they are just cosmetic in use. Although, a problem I would see occurring is that new characters would have a difficult time on their starting world if they can't build a safe haven from the start.
