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another concept was pulling a Kingsway and making it so the inventory was like.. an old Explorer style window.
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@icedquinn the inventory system I like the most is the classic list of everything, sorted into categories for finding stuff easier if you have a lot of stuff in your game.
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@icedquinn@blob.cat @beardalaxy@gameliberty.club yes but it IS user friendly and accessible
fwiw i love inventory tetris. but really the inventory system should be determined by the gameplay. for diablo it works because inventory space is precious, because the gameplay is about finding items.
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item grids are also on the table (i liked when NMS inventories had playing card shapes they are sadly all pure squares now boo.)
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@icedquinn @purple I was gonna say, if you find the list too boring you can always spruce it up a bit by doing an icon grid instead. Serves the same function but it's a bit more condensed and doesn't require as much reading. The easiest solution if you're trying to have a limited inventory imo is to just assign weight values to things and have a max weight limit. I realize I'm just describing D&D lol but it's been that way for a long time because it works pretty well.
For my TTRPG I've been developing, I don't use actual weight but instead "slots." Different packs have more or less slots, and you also have immediate access to a certain amount of slots on your person. Every item has a value assigned to it of how many slots it will take up. It's much easier than dealing with actual weight imo. Less numbers.
