Suggestion: Recreation

[TalDrageron]

Recreation feels limited to just one thing in the game right now. The devs have put a lot of effort into the enchantaphone so instead of adding other kinds of recreation the suggestion is to make the dancing more robust.

A new research line to learn new songs for the enchantaphone or upgrades to the music player itself would be nice. Maybe different songs offer a short term buff or effect. Maybe new dances to go with the music. Maybe new effects for the enchantaphone so its themed.

[Jilocasin]

Even though I like the enchantophone and would like new songs for it I really think variaton in recreation would be nice. Not sure if possible in Mind over Magic but I like the Rimworld approch where recreation gets nerfed if you use just one type.

Right now I feel recreation decays too fast. Maybe slowing down the decay rate if you have a wider variety of entertainments? I would like that.

I would suggest boardgames, book reading, some kind of dart game? Should be magical themed

[la sanie des siècles]

Damn, just got the game yesterday and was hoping to find another recreation option to put on Common Houses like chess, boardgames.
I'm sure they have planned it out but a Duel Ground would be nice for both teaching and a minor recreation gain.
Loving the game so far, but would also like a ''bigger'' objective than the currently incomplete Underground School, like, on Spell Caster University we had minor incentives to specialize and earn bonus through graduations, here we have the relics but it feels kinda lackluster.

[yipiyip]

Originally posted by Jilocasin:

I would suggest boardgames, book reading... Should be magical themed

Obviously wizard's chess. And scrolls.

I was actually thinking some kind of drink, like a 'sweet potion' or something for relaxing. You would need to brew them at an alchemist station and supply them for mages to drink in recreation rooms.

[Ivydoom]

I still want certain activities to add to recreation, if only slightly.
Such as gardening for the mages that have 'love gardening' and/or main nature skill. Same can go for other activities like cooking/hunting, mining, chopping, crafting...
I'm no fan of the new quirks-system, but expanding on recreational options would go hand-in-hand with quirks. A mage may love to read and therefor gain rec faster from reading/studying than dancing to the enchantophone.
I am hoping the devs can find a direction to follow, so much has changed already since the early days and dragons won't keep me around.

[Cthonyxa]

Just darting in to add my +1 to everything people have suggested so far. Idk when the devs plan on updating the recreation stuff, but hopefully they'll take ideas from this thread!