Idea : Bed could be useful

[Mr.Lux]

Hi, I love the game and I cannot wait to see how it will evolve with time.

The fact that you need to plan your routes, and maybe not take a specific contract because the timings are off is a great idea. But I find it hard to plan a route when the estimated time to get to another system is not always accurate. A lot of the times, I get to the system 30-40 minutes earlier than expected and I have to sit in my truck for that amount of time before I learn where to drop my cargo. And 30-40 minutes, I cannot do any jumps to shred the time off.

So that is where the bed could come in handy. We could use it to rest for a specific amount of time, 30min, 2 hours... So players do not need to sit and wait for that long. And you could simulate the wear of our submodules. So let's say you go to bed with 10% O2, well you could die while sleeping. So checking all the systems before going to bed would be very important.

I think this would be a nice addition to an already great game !

What do you guys think?

[NEXISS]

nice idea

[Alialun]

This was suggested many times and I don't think they will do it as it defeats the entire purpose of just in time jobs. I don't like just in time jobs in general and avoid them but the planning to be there exactly in that time window is the entire purpose why they exist.

[Ivvelis]

even if it doesnt have gameplay function i wish we could just lay in it.

[DUCK]

yeah laying in it, could be nice. I guess the choice between nap 1-2h, 12-24h or x hours sleep? (restart new day or restock shop). Could be some sort of gameplay mechanic, but sounds a bit sketch and around balancing.

maybe an schedule tab for the jobs place could be a lot better, loading up more requests so you can stack jobs more easily, but is only complicated time ones.

[JimmyJava]

Originally posted by Mr.Lux:

And you could simulate the wear of our submodules. So let's say you go to bed with 10% O2, well you could die while sleeping. So checking all the systems before going to bed would be very important.

That sounds like the sleeping in "The long dark" if you don't have a fire stoked and energy before sleep you die in your sleep.

I like the Idea.

[JimmyJava]

Originally posted by Alialun:

This was suggested many times and I don't think they will do it as it defeats the entire purpose of just in time jobs.

To be fair its not too far fetched, I knew a few truckers at my last job that would sit in the stage area and sleep for a few hours and get rest time in waiting to drop. Would it ruin the dev's purpose for the just in time jobs, sure. Would it ruin the game play, I don't think it would.