Sun mechanic

[Frosty21]

please tell me this gets more tolerable in late game... this is just dumb, i effectively just hide half the day, i cant even do stuff in my base because i dont have a roof yet lol

[Angel_Fyre]

Originally posted by Grailer:

sun silver and garlic hurt vampires . there is no religion in this game so crosses dont work

Not accurate. There is the Dunley Monastery, which has the games "religious symbol". You can see it glowing and when you enter you start taking damage from holy radiation.

Not to mention the word itself, holy.... its religious lol.

[Boiledteabag]

Originally posted by Squaul:

Originally posted by Cheyen:

Have you missed the point, that you are a vampire?

Have you missed the point, that vampire aren't real and so aren't tide to any rules ?

No wait, hold on people. They actually have a point here.

[Enorats]

As you upgrade your cloak you gain more sun resistance, which reduces the damage you take from the sun. It also seems like it makes it take longer to actually start taking damage. Potions can also grant sun resistance, as well as some other late game buffs.

To be honest, after a couple hours I stopped even really paying attention to the sun. Just walking down the road normally will generally keep you in the shadows enough that you don't ever start taking damage.

The only problem that really can happen is if you get caught in a boss fight when the sun comes up. That can be pretty dangerous. I got caught fighting the wyvern soul shard boss in the sun, and after it wiped out almost every tree and stone in its area I was forced to hide in the shadow of its wings to avoid sun damage, and even then halfway died to it.

[Yian Yan]

Originally posted by CerusSerenade:

If the mechanic dictates that you can only AFK for several minutes at a time in the early stages it's a bad mechanic.

There are several places where the sun will never reach that are safe (aside from PvP) in early game for you to AFK. Running out of blood would be the real anti-afk mechanic and both can be countered solidly by just building and resting in a coffin.

[Count D'Cinamon]

Originally posted by HammyBread:

Originally posted by Squaul:

Have you missed the point, that vampire aren't real and so aren't tide to any rules ?

No wait, hold on people. They actually have a point here.

even tho they are mythical, there are certain traits that people often associate with those creatures. certain trait like how vampire cant get direct sun light, etc.

sure you can take or change them and make your own spin to it. but don't expect people to easily recognize them as the original mythical creature they are supposed to be. especially if you take out such recognizable traits like that.

imagine a medusa, but instead of turning you into stone, she made you ♥♥♥♥ your pants. and instead of snakes for hair, they got porcupines. would people then still know that they are still supposed to be medusa?

[RedBrigade]

Originally posted by HammyBread:

Originally posted by Squaul:

Have you missed the point, that vampire aren't real and so aren't tide to any rules ?

No wait, hold on people. They actually have a point here.

Not really. They have rules in this game, they have been decided, and the game has been built around them.
It's up to OP to find a game that he enjoys, it's not up to the devs to cater one to him.