Dust storms

[Redarmy]

Im curious how people are finding dust storms..

iv spent alot of time in spider plains,and storms there are fne. When i go to the great desert,its blinding. Of course i understand its intentional and i really like the immersion factor.Though the frequency of the storms rolling in AND the fact your completely blinded for moments(which i do like too) is making me really not want to ever build there.

How do u like it so far? i personally would love to see more severe dust storms,but more intermitent. perhaps have them roll in for an extended period of time,then once subidden its somewhat peaceful for a while.

[nex]

i kind of like kenshi because you don't just have a minimap/osd with all enemies marked in like many RPGs and MMOs..

often at night i just wandered into enemy patrols because i didn't see them..

[Runner Girl]

I personally enjoy the dust storms in the Great Desert. It really adds to the aesthetic of the game.

[russmiller4445]

Hi, I wore dust storm protective gear, saw no inprovement in my ability to see better. Went back to wearing a hard helmet for greater protection. In my opinion, this is a game flaw.

[Runner Girl]

Well, just because you wear protection doesn't mean you will be able to see better. The weather protection is more for being able to survive in the weather better than seeing through it. Think how wearing goggles in real life would allow you to keep your eyes open in a dust storm, but it would not really help you see past all the clouds of dust.

[russmiller4445]

Good point, thanks. Think I'll stay with the hard helmet. I see greater benefits from it when I'm skimming.

[Scrubby Spammer]

Originally posted by redarmy:

Im curious how people are finding dust storms..

iv spent alot of time in spider plains,and storms there are fne. When i go to the great desert,its blinding. Of course i understand its intentional and i really like the immersion factor.Though the frequency of the storms rolling in AND the fact your completely blinded for moments(which i do like too) is making me really not want to ever build there.

How do u like it so far? i personally would love to see more severe dust storms,but more intermitent. perhaps have them roll in for an extended period of time,then once subidden its somewhat peaceful for a while.

Yeah I hate dust storms, it basically makes settling in The Great Desert a no go because there are nonstop storms there. Really settling anywhere with persistent weather effects sucks, it tanks performance and it's just annoying. The least intolerable is rain IMO, like normal rain not that weird blood rain in Vain, so I could handle a Swamp outpost if it wasn't ALWAYS so dark and gloomy.

I seriously wish weather in all areas was less consistent, like Swamp should have clear days like any normal swamp, the Great Desert should be still more often, normal deserts with brush should get occasional rain... I guess Vain should just be vain since blood rain makes no sense at all.

[comphys]

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."

Sorry, had to do it. But anyway, I agree with you. I think dust storms would add a lot more to the atmosphere if they were much more intermittent and had more severe penalties, making you actually want to avoid them and/or wear wheather protection. I'm talking severe movement penalties and crippling combat debuffs (try to walk through a dust storm irl, I'd imagine you wouldn't have a good time without goggles and a mask), otherwise it just seems like a mild annoyance to deal with that lowers your framerate from time to time.

[Skeldarkday]

Originally posted by russmiller4445:

Good point, thanks. Think I'll stay with the hard helmet. I see greater benefits from it when I'm skimming.

If you check your stats in the bottom left you will see them in the negative if you are in a dust storm with no protection. Good example for the difference is the goggle which are 100 per cent. You will see your stats go back to normal .

So your decision is to go for more protection with your helmet or go for your stats instead wearing your goggles.

[russmiller4445]

I'll experiment with it again. Doesn't seem to interfer with my crossbow when shooting skimmers. But if I get struck by a skimmer, my head takes a lot of damage without the helmet. That's what I notice the most. Helmet or rag top in a dust storm, which has the greater over all protection?

[Skeldarkday]

To protect my crossbowmen what I do is when I see we are to be in a fight I pause and place my crossbowmen away from the front line . Make sure you put them on hold so that way they won't move where you put them but still shoot.

[russmiller4445]

Okay, I get skimmers in a cross fire by taunting them two chase me. So do you prefer to wear dust protection over a hard helmet? Which as the greater benefit for your team over all?

[Skeldarkday]

I would say the goggles as my crossbowmen never get hit so their weapons works without having no negatives because of the weather.

[Donkasha]

I really like how the walls look when built along the sand dunes. That plus free food and loot as long as you're quick makes the desert my favorite area so far.