New movement function - personal (water)craft

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Klapaucius
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New movement function - personal (water)craft

Post by Klapaucius »

New feature that allows movement similar to SHable boats but a bit faster. Provides real-time slow but AP efficient movement across water.


Overview
- Personal watercraft can be deployed on any square adjacent to a water tile.
- Deploying requires a direction and costs several AP.
- Once deployed, you immediately move one tile in the selected direction.
- Subsequently, you will move another tile in that direction once per pet tick, at a certain % chance.
- Can be redirected at any time for a small AP cost.
- Stop on the first land tile you encounter, and need to be redeployed at that point.
- Could change the player icon to a sick little boat for the duration.


Deployment options
- Can be deployed from certain tiles, like docks
- Can be deployed from any tile if you're carrying an appropriate item.


Ultimately, could be extended to craft that cross void, or even land tiles.

Suggested items
Theme - stronger as they get heavier/rarer.
Carryable ones are reusable. Heavy ones drop automatically on arrival.


inflatable raft
8 weight
6 AP to activate
5% chance to move per pet tick. Average 4.5 tiles per AP tick, or about 4 hours to cross the map


kayak
15 weight
6 AP to activate
7.5% chance to move per pet tick. Average 6.75 tiles per AP tick. About 2.5 hours to cross the map.


jet ski
30 weight
4 AP to activate
10% chance to move per pet tick. Average 9 tiles per AP tick. About 2 hours to cross the map.


dingy
HEAVY
3 AP to activate
7.5% chance to move per pet tick.
Commonly found on dock tiles, beaches, and similar locations.


speed boat
HEAVY
3 AP to activate
15% chance to move per pet tick. Average 13.5 tiles per AP tick.
Rarely found on beach/waterside tiles. More commonly found on dock tiles.
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