I think it would be really awesome to have a sandbox mode, and by that i mean a mode when you have tools you could use to spawn in items, terraform the world, spawn mobs, npcs, everything! one big playground with everything the game has to offer! Also control aspects of the game like, gravity, health, ammo, weapons, biomes, brightness, colors, mabye even controls and also if the player should be able to detroy blocks or not. It could be used to create some kind of "adventure maps" and "puzzle maps" and other kinda maps or just mess around and have fun!(it should be multiplayer too). To go with this there should also be a "mode" where you could load up maps that other people have made! ofc. all this should in NO way conflict with the normal game! (no cheating in items for yourself ) Come with your thought on this! i hope i made myself clear! if anyone is better at explaining/writing than me feel free to re-write my post
In my opinion that would kind of break the game if you could start off with everything. People would easily cheat in the best gear for themselves on multiplayer. I know they would have to live with having spoiled the game for themselves and not enjoy it for as long, but still, it would pretty much break the game. Especially if you had a PvP enabled server. Oh God.
When does people start reading the whole OP? i wrote "all this should in NO way conflict with the normal game! (no cheating in items for yourself )"
The thing is, with character transfer across worlds which I assume will be added, you can go about breaking things rather easily. Even if it is by use of a friend creating a world in which you can get items from him, leave with the items tied to your character, and go elsewhere. I didn't address this to begin with because I thought it would be relatively obvious. Besides, I think this is a bit of convoluted to be coding. You're basically asking them to be able to make you a mode in which you can affect the game's core mechanics along with the more simple things.
and by saying that the mode should in NO way conflict with the normal mode i ofc. mean that there should be separate characters for each mode im no coding genius but i know that its very possible to code stuff like a slider for let's say, gravity.
Mate, this is a wary good idea. The ''creative'' mode would be separated from the main game and the characters you create in creative mode wouldn't be able to go to your main world. Those people just don't understand, or didn't read the whole thread.
i swear i remember a post where someone said something about tiy saying something about a dev mode? from what i recall its basically what you're saying, dont remember if its guaranteed to be in game though
I don't think you understand though that trying to implement a mode like this will slow down development from what is already planned, pushing it back from their late Summer release if it was part of the vanilla release. Having admitted to not being a coding genius, I don't think you realize how it would affect it. If however a developer mode is already in the makes and Duex's information is correct, then I do suppose it's all good- even if it would come in a later update. I only raise protest because making it to where there is the differentiation of a dev mode specific and the player mode really is a bit more than the small task you make it out to be, else the game be massively exploited from a kink in the system. Especially from your new suggestion of there being characters created for these the specific modes only and the codes which would have to be created for that. It would truly be a bit complex to try and get them that way. No one wants to see Starbound fail, yeah?
i never like sandbox modes in the game it makes everything else in the game seem hollow boring and original im not sure if others feel the same way but creative mode in minecraft made survival mode feel useless.
I must agree, and one being put in at the start is just... not that great for a game that is supposed to be all about adventuring and the story, SNES style. As a game developer, you wouldn't want to hand everything out right away (even if only for user made planets), you'd want your game to be enjoyed the way you envisioned it. Basically, this is not Minecraft. This is not Terraria. It is Starbound. Like Mundo, it goes where it pleases.
ya its like nocliping in skyrim and going underground everything less real and adventure like and starbounds all about adventure!!!!
1. This update could come post-release 2. If you talk about spoilers than make it available only when you complete the game once. And to make that I'm sure it is NOT that hard to code especially post release where there aren't any other stuff distracting.
still i would go on once and never think of starbound being as fun as it used to not spoliers just it takes the hard working adventure aspect out of it, its already a sandbox you just have tasks to complete to get sandboxing. games have challenges for fun not as obstacles so you beat them and than have fun. i completely oppose this idea no offence creator of this thread.
