Storage Boxes Items...

[Larn]

hey guys, it would be nice that all stuff in the boxes will automatic use on crafting.
i have 8 storages and its lame to go to every storage and take the items out for crafting... its wasting time ingame to do that :/

any plans?

[Amoliski]

Seconding this, it'd be a huge quality of life improvement!

[tankanidis]

+1

Please don't make us micro manage our inventories to craft

[Sadie]

-10 don't ruin the immersion by pulling from an inventory across the yard/ in the house. Do increase chest capacity (if there is not already ways to upgrade it)

[Sojiro]

I think that automating and simplifying the crafting process is something that has to be done carefully. Crafting is pretty much the core of the game's gameplay and experience. The less involved the character is in the process, the more distance it puts between the player and the game. Same is true for reducing the involvement of the player in the process.

If you simplify and automate things too much, you end up with an incremental game, which can be fine but is another beast altogether. Look at what happens if you remove a bunch of the limitation the interface puts on the player: don't require the player to carry materials to the machine, automatically refuel the machine, don't limit the size of the crafting queue, and allow the player to access all the machines from a single point (maybe even from anywhere via the menu). At that point, just add an option to remotely purchase from store s(buying online!) to access the basic resources and you do have an incremental, if one with some nice optional activities.

Now that's not saying that automation is not good. In fact it can be at the core of the gameplay, like it is in Factorio. But you have to be careful how you abstract things. For example automating the process of fetching things from boxes by letting the machines use material from storage boxes directly next to them (or otherwise connected) would be a way to get most of the quality of life improvement without damaging the immersion.

And there are some quality of life improvement that really should be made. Like being able to directly type the number of items you want when you split a stack, or at least the option to split them in half rather than just all or nothing. Being able to immediately max the crafting queue without clicking the button 10 times is all good, and it would be better if we could remove some more useless button mashing.

[johnknightt]

it would be nice if it was kind the same as fo4, 1 container for all crafting, just make it big enough to store everything in it

[Dragonsblade]

Sounds like a nice idea.
Hope we get some bigger storage in the future aswell. Don`t like having lots of boxes all over the place.

[Sojiro]

Originally posted by A Vicious Koala:

-10 don't ruin the immersion by pulling from an inventory across the yard/ in the house. Do increase chest capacity (if there is not already ways to upgrade it)

For what it's worth, I agree that the damage to the immersion would not be worse the convenience.

Originally posted by johnknightt:

it would be nice if it was kind the same as fo4, 1 container for all crafting, just make it big enough to store everything in it

That would not be any different. That would be giving the remote feeding option, and then limitting it to a single chest but then making it so that the game doesn't limit what you can store there. So it would combine the effect of this suggestion and remove storage as a concern.

[Dragonsblade]

Another possible idea, is maybe have really large storage, and then have inventories connected to the tool/workbench. You then have to move mats to the tool/bench inventory and craft.
If you played conan exiles you will know what I mean!

[Amoliski]

Sojiro, yeah, you don't want to take it too far for sure. That said, running in and out of your house (little black loading screen/animation) and searching through chests for items with their somewhat-clunky system is also an immersion breaker.

[Dragonsblade]

Originally posted by Amoliski:

Sojiro, yeah, you don't want to take it too far for sure. That said, running in and out of your house (little black loading screen/animation) and searching through chests for items with their somewhat-clunky system is also an immersion breaker.

I have all my storage outside, next too the tools. Why have them inside, as that space is meant for furniture to boost stats.

[Sojiro]

Originally posted by Amoliski:

Sojiro, yeah, you don't want to take it too far for sure. That said, running in and out of your house (little black loading screen/animation) and searching through chests for items with their somewhat-clunky system is also an immersion breaker.

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Why don't you put some chests next to your machines? I have some inside for long term storage, but for the bulky raw materials I have a couple of them next to the furnaces (and one next to the machines and the assembly station for processed materials). It doesn't take up that much space.

Although I agree that given how small their models are, they could be made to take half as much floor space in your yard. Or at least include a higer level storage item that is much more compact.

[McWilleybury]

so dont put your chest in your house and you elimiate the load screen issue.

[Sojiro]

Originally posted by Dragonsblade:

I have all my storage outside, next too the tools. Why have them inside, as that space is meant for furniture to boost stats.

All the space in the yard is meant for your furnaces and planters. The more storage you put in, the smaller your fields are. (furnace are basically fields where you grow bars by planting ore ).

Less space in the yard means you make less money

[Dragonsblade]

Originally posted by Sojiro:

Originally posted by Dragonsblade:

I have all my storage outside, next too the tools. Why have them inside, as that space is meant for furniture to boost stats.

All the space in the yard is meant for your furnaces and planters. The more storage you put in, the smaller your fields are. (furnace are basically fields where you grow bars by planting ore :parts:).

Less space in the yard means you make less money :gold_coin::gold_coin::gold_coin:

Don`t have any issues with my setup. i`m making money, and not wasting time, running in and out of the house.
Imagine not getting enough parts, and having to go in and out again! Urgh!

[Sojiro]

Originally posted by Dragonsblade:

Don`t have any issues with my setup. i`m making money, and not wasting time, running in and out of the house.
Imagine not getting enough parts, and having to go in and out again! Urgh!

Oh yes, obviously. I did say above that I have chests in my yards. Saving on the travel time (and loading screens!!) is most definitely worth some non-negligible loss of income. I was just explaining what's the upside of putting them inside.