Carry more than one item?

[Mr. Bob Dabolina]

it would be great if you could carry more than one item at a time is there any word of an inventory being implemented?

[Kubix]

Nice idea

[Sky Render]

I will second this suggestion. Even a simple Backpack buyable from Teimo's for 260 markka (about $60 USD in 1995 money, about right for a decent backpack back then) that lets you carry around a fixed inventory space of items and slows you down a bit based on how heavy your load is would be great.

[Mikhail Reign]

If anything, I would prefer it if I could lift up and carry items and they would still maintain their clipping. That way you could carry 2 slabs on top of each other, Or put ya oil and brake fluid on the case of beer can carry the lot to the car in one go.

I got around it by parking the sliding door of the van RIGHT in front of the door and just throwing everything from the counter into the van.

[JWNoctis]

Something similar to what Jalopy did* would be good for a start.

*Three inventory slots rotated by mouse wheel

[Mikhail Reign]

Yeah I don't really like the idea of an inventory tho. Who carrys a case of beer and some chips everywhere? If you want that stuff with you, put it in the car you are using, or carry it in your hands.

I feel that the boot/back of the van/cab space IS already a moveable inventory. I always store a few chips in the cab of the work truck. Van has a few bits and bobs kicking around on the floor. Thats how real life works. Ya store stuff somewhere till ya need it. Ya dont carry it on ya person at all times.

[Sky Render]

Originally posted by Mikhail Reign:

Yeah I don't really like the idea of an inventory tho. Who carrys a case of beer and some chips everywhere? If you want that stuff with you, put it in the car you are using, or carry it in your hands.

I feel that the boot/back of the van/cab space IS already a moveable inventory. I always store a few chips in the cab of the work truck. Van has a few bits and bobs kicking around on the floor. Thats how real life works. Ya store stuff somewhere till ya need it. Ya dont carry it on ya person at all times.

That is one way to live, yes. However, there is such a thing as backpack living. As well, as anyone who's gone on a hiking or camping trip can tell you, there are times where it makes good sense to bring food and drink on your person even when you do have a car. A great deal of the exploration potential of My Summer Car involves moving about on foot, as there are many areas that cars just plain cannot reach.

[Mikhail Reign]

I get ya point - but I dont really feel walking is a key part of the game. Its a punishment for when you have 'fu<ked up'. The way I see it, if you wanted to do that, you would drive to where you wanted to go - leave some food and drink in the car, hike the rest of the way and then come back to the car when you needed to replenish. At worst, maybe carry a case of beer up with ya to drink while ya look at whatever.

The point tho - is that the car should be the focal point. It acts as a mobile inventory and a force enhancer (speed). Making the player more resiliant without a car sort of goes against the general vibe of the game.

[Sky Render]

It's all a matter of perspective, really. I'm not asking for an enormous backpack; it shouldn't be possible to pack one with anything massive like a jerrycan. Just something I can plug a pack of sausages and a carton or two of milk in, as well as the flashlight if I really do space management well.

[Mikhail Reign]

But thats my point - those things? Thats exactly what the boot is for. If I can just carry everything I need on my person I would never need a boot. Hell a pack of sausages and a couple of cartons of milk is like 3 days off food....

[Kirmukarmu]

Some kind of a functional basket would be useful.

[Rat Slapper]

I agree, doesn't even have to be a backpack, what about pants pockets? but you can only fit like 2-3 small items