Arachnophobia mode please

[Luna♥]

My boyfriend and I are so keen on playing this game, but unfortunately he has arachnophobia. Our current strategy is that whenever a spider does spawn he'll just stay in the ship and monitor, but an arachnophobia mode would be cool so even people with set phobia can enjoy this game to the fullest. Me and probably many more would appreciate such an addition to the game

Edit#1: Alright I see some comments that are making me quite furious so i'm gonna have to comment on this
First of a fear and a phobia are two completely different things that don't need to mix to make a good horror game. A phobia is kinda like a irrational anxiety attack, which makes you respond incredibly uncomfortable to a set thing/location. I'm only asking for this so even people who have set rational anxiety once they come across a giant spider, so that more people can enjoy the game. Comparing the addition of a phobia mode to the violence mode in Doom is a fundamentally idiotic comparison. In terms of games where gore for example is a big factor, it might as well be very unappealing for most, but in this game it is literally just a single mob of many more. Changing something like maybe it's model to something arachnophobic friendly or allowing to disable set entity for arachnophobic players would be a god saint. At the end of the day it would literally be just an option for those who need it. You players who dislike this idea simply because you don't need it or find that it ruins the game should consider the idea, that you don't need to turn it on in the first place. It's called an option for a reason. Stop whining about this and consider the feelings of others for a change

Edit#2: I WON YOU IDIOTS HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
p.s I never asked for the spider to be removed. I myself think it's a really cool enemy. I simply wished for the developer to think about such an option. I know it's an one dev only team so I'm not saying "DO THIS NOW" but instead to maybe add this to the drawing board of ideas to add in the future

[Kyle]

There's a post on the discord about this and the dev has said they aren't against it, so it's looking good. They haven't committed to it yet, though.

Dunno when it'll be added though or if they'll change their mind. Saw this for a moment and thought this was the argument filled version of this topic >->

[Jasta]

I have everything-a-phobia to most of this game. It's the whole point!

[krakex]

This is Horror, dude. It is supossed to make you poop your pants

[MedikPac]

no

[Pokemon Sapphire]

[Rats Offtoya]

i ♥♥♥♥ bricks when i see that thing run up to me. I get the dude's fear, but that's the point of the game to be afraid of it.

[Wild]

The dev seems to like the idea so it’s very possible! Not sure why there are so many ppl being so critical about this, I have a few friends with arachnophobia and while it makes for funny clips, I certainly wouldn’t blame them for opting out of having spiders in our games.

[Mr. Rawbawto]

Wouldn't arachnophobia be a blessing when you want to play horror games? Please explain. I do hope you get what you ask for so you can enjoy the game.

[Obby]

Originally posted by Kyle:

There's a post on the discord about this and the dev has said they aren't against it, so it's looking good.

Dunno when it'll be added though or if they'll change their mind. Saw this for a moment and thought this was the argument filled version of this topic >->

thats unfortunate news. Its the same energy as playing doom and asking for violence to be removed because your squeamish. Or asking a fair to make a roller coaster shorter because your scared of heights. Me personally id never censor my art for a small minority of people, but thats just me

[Kyle]

Originally posted by Obby:

Originally posted by Kyle:

There's a post on the discord about this and the dev has said they aren't against it, so it's looking good.

Dunno when it'll be added though or if they'll change their mind. Saw this for a moment and thought this was the argument filled version of this topic >->

thats unfortunate news. Its the same energy as playing doom and asking for violence to be removed because your squeamish. Or asking a fair to make a roller coaster shorter because your scared of heights. Me personally id never censor my art for a small minority of people, but thats just me

Those feel like false equivalency, it'd be better to relate it to Doom putting in a gore slider because not everyone likes gore, or putting an idea in the idea box for a more tame coaster because you can't enjoy the super fast ones.

Sorry if this is a bit blunt, but this isn't your art. You aren't the artist here, not every developer is going to be super turned off or upset by someone suggesting something they disagree with, viewing valid feedback as an affront to your intentions. They can just say no.

Not to mention the actual valid benefits, if you just want to keep your original intention, great. But arachnaphobia is one of the most common phobias in the world, expanding the community and potential sales with a super easy and quick to implement asset toggle is ultimately going to do more good than harm. It doesn't have to be a lot, this isn't some multi-day long lasting project, it just has to be enough to justify the time spent on it.

[Kyle]

Originally posted by Du_umah:

The Playstation 1 spider isn't real. It can't hurt you.

no he's real he's real he's coming to get us turn around, they're coming out of the disc slot!! (that would unironically be terrifying)

[Shot of Depresso]

I think this is a little bit silly considering that the game is supposed to scare you, and playing off of phobias is one of the biggest common threads in the vast majority of horror media, but hey, not my game.

[Kyle]

Originally posted by The Bows are Back in Town:

I think this is a little bit silly considering that the game is supposed to scare you, and playing off of phobias is one of the biggest common threads in the vast majority of horror media, but hey, not my game.

I agree with this, actually. It's just that the audience this suggestion is for isn't people who are having fun with being scared, but people who have their fun interrupted and their experience ruined, or fully turned off from purchase.

Originally posted by Du_umah:

Real talk, this and the other arachnophobia post are spoken like someone who's never had any experience with game development. Instead of bugging a one man dev team to remove something that makes a horror game scarier, why don't you people sit down and work on a mod to do it yourself? You might learn a thing or two about how much effort goes into making stuff like this.

Development is indeed hard! I however do have experience with asset replacements. If this were asking for new mechanics or an extremely detailed asset though I'd understand. Making a mod is actually a very good idea, but it'd be even greater to have it in the game. (Hence this being a suggestion). IIrc someone already made a mod to replace the bracken.

No one is saying it doesn't take effort, this sort of response is reserved for people who think every small thing takes ages and thus we shouldn't suggest it on that basis alone. No one wants everything dropped and this attended to right now, either, but seeing "no, the ideas bad because it takes time" is silly. It's okay to just say you don't like it.

Unrelated I'm a fan of the actual calmer arguments compared to the old thread, they're more fun.

[Goldsnake55]

Has your boyfriend considered, being a man and not let a pixely video game control his emotions?

[Kyle]

Originally posted by Du_umah:

It's a stupid idea in general. I'd get it if you were talking about the frostbite spiders in Skyrim or something, but if these Redditors seriously can't handle a Playstation 1 spider than I'd suggest playing something more their speed, like Slime Rancher or Minecraft.

Understandable, thanks for arguing reasonably btw.

I think this comes down more to a preference thing, like retro horror is still scary despite old graphics right? I'm sure that the style reduces the fear factor for some people, but there are definitely good scares in games with retro/older style.