Island Sanctuary

[kaynide]

Just 1 day messing around with it and have basically done everything I can (gotta wait a real day or whatnot to progress).

The actual content/map/story/vibes are great, but the mechanics… I felt some jankiness.

Like the need for various “modes” could have been more contextual. As in, have the pet bar pop up with relevant skills when contextual things are going on (like interacting with livestock), or utilize existing jobs (botanist/miner) to collect materials. Or why the need to go into “watering mode” when I could just interact with the garden bed. Or the sow mode, when we have a perfectly good garden system from housing.

The gimmicks could all be the same, but it just feels like they could have utilized existing systems.

I guess they are trying to emulate the hot bar from animal crossing or stardew valley?

Some nitpicks, and minor ones… Otherwise, I am enjoying it.

[Deveryn]

Just 1 day messing around with it and have basically done everything I can (gotta wait a real day or whatnot to progress).

The actual content/map/story/vibes are great, but the mechanics… I felt some jankiness.

Like the need for various “modes” could have been more contextual. As in, have the pet bar pop up with relevant skills when contextual things are going on (like interacting with livestock), or utilize existing jobs (botanist/miner) to collect materials. Or why the need to go into “watering mode” when I could just interact with the garden bed. Or the sow mode, when we have a perfectly good garden system from housing.

You stumbled on the likely answer there in your comment on botanist / miner. The modes basically work the same as those jobs. When you switch to a gatherer anywhere else, the respective nodes go active. The same is happening with these modes.



It makes a little more sense when you use a controller.

[Cylla]

Just 1 day messing around with it and have basically done everything I can (gotta wait a real day or whatnot to progress).

The actual content/map/story/vibes are great, but the mechanics… I felt some jankiness.

Like the need for various “modes” could have been more contextual. As in, have the pet bar pop up with relevant skills when contextual things are going on (like interacting with livestock), or utilize existing jobs (botanist/miner) to collect materials. Or why the need to go into “watering mode” when I could just interact with the garden bed. Or the sow mode, when we have a perfectly good garden system from housing.

The gimmicks could all be the same, but it just feels like they could have utilized existing systems.

I guess they are trying to emulate the hot bar from animal crossing or stardew valley?

Some nitpicks, and minor ones… Otherwise, I am enjoying it.

After playing around for a bit, I still love it, but I agree with you on the mechanics as well. I don't much like the whole switching modes nor do I like that I can't track materials needed for a craft.