Suggestion : Machetes and Coconuts

[kainfury]

Currently, it takes about 4 hits with a Machete or a Stone Axe (3 with a Steel Axe) to crack open a coconut.

In real life, locals use machetes to crack open coconuts, and they do it fast !

I think the Machete should crack open Coconuts in 1 or 2 hits, compared to the other tools (a Steel Axe is stronger, but IRL it would slip often on the coconut instead of splitting it).

What do you think?

[Morgan Freeman]

locals also have years of expirence in opening coconuts lol

[kainfury]

Originally posted by Morgan Freeman:

locals also have years of expirence in opening coconuts lol

Well, your character seems to have experience in climbing palm trees like a monkey, as well as spearfishing sharks and tiny fish :)

[hqrmony]

And having Survival Watch for any plane crashes

[Morgan Freeman]

shhhh i can neither confirm nor denie that your character is Bear Grylls.

[Vexare]

I think tool and weapon durability needs a lot of tweaking right now. That's to be expected with a very early alpha build.

The machete seems too weak. I had one and it seemed to degrade as fast as the stone tools. Sure it's probably old and rusty from being in that wreck but it should last longer than the stone junk you make.

The stone axe on the other hand seems to be a shark DESTROYER and maybe too powerful. No clue why when it doesn't seem to really cut palms or coconuts that fast.

The spear is useless against a shark and that's probably normal...it's just a little stone shard afterall. It does fine for stabbing fish and crabs.

The stone shard, held in hand, does not degrade at all, this is clearly a bug as the same stone shard crafted into a stone knife or spear DOES degrade and break.

[kainfury]

Originally posted by Envie:

I think tool and weapon durability needs a lot of tweaking right now. That's to be expected with a very early alpha build.

The machete seems too weak. I had one and it seemed to degrade as fast as the stone tools. Sure it's probably old and rusty from being in that wreck but it should last longer than the stone junk you make.

The stone axe on the other hand seems to be a shark DESTROYER and maybe too powerful. No clue why when it doesn't seem to really cut palms or coconuts that fast.

The spear is useless against a shark and that's probably normal...it's just a little stone shard afterall. It does fine for stabbing fish and crabs.

The stone shard, held in hand, does not degrade at all, this is clearly a bug as the same stone shard crafted into a stone knife or spear DOES degrade and break.

I would like to see specific uses for the Knife, Axe and Machete. Right now, they seem to have all the same role, but wth a different effectiveness.

Ex:
Knife: Needed to craft some tools, bad chopping power, weak weapon
Machete: Good for splitting coconuts, good overall weapon, decent chopping power.
Axe: Good for chopping down trees, average weapon
Spear: Good for fishing, weak weapon, could be thrown