PLS add a writable journal

[Syrdiman]

For someone that's an adult and has to work full time. It gets hard to find time to play. So sometimes I go a week or two not finding time to visit my game world. The issue is I tend to forget what i needed to do and lose precious in game time to prep for winter for example. Having a writable journal would make life so much more organized and we wouldn't need to find clues as to what i left off at before every game session. Thanks in advance!

 

P.S. I know there's mods that solve this. But this feature should be in the vanilla game considering how intricate the mechanics are.

[Maelstrom]

I know what you mean.  I'm in the same situation with work, kids, chores, my own schooling and on and on and on.  Heck I can lose track of what I was in the middle of after just a couple of days.  Until such journals are included, you could do the old MC thing of placing signs with writing on them to remind you what you were about when last you left.  

 

HEY!  Stop throwing things!  I was being facetious.  

[Michael Gates]

You joke, but I've put up "NEXT RESIN COLLECTION DATE" signs by my house more than once

[ifoz]

You can already do this!
Make yourself a book, as well as an ink/quill.

Hold the quill in your offhand, and you can write in the book! 

[Thorfinn]

I find sticky notes on the margins of my monitors  works great. 

[Never Jhonsen]

Sticky notes are great, and my monitor is covered in them. However, in terms of Vintage Story they're a bit too "4th wall breaking" for me, so I like to use ingame materials.

Book and Quill is a great way to take notes, but I prefer a much simpler way; Chalk Board

One sign, and a writable material, and you have yourself a board to note away on. I'm using Limestone as my house is built on that stuff, but Charcoal, Chalk, and even that Lapis you get from all the early game copper panning will work on a sign (Anvil required; signs need boards)

[Lemurface]

I've also started putting down signs (2 Board, 1 Stick) and writing on them with Charcoal, I had a few too many oopsies with planting the wrong crops on my farmland.

[Thorfinn]

On 6/4/2025 at 9:43 AM, Maelstrom said:

Heck I can lose track of what I was in the middle of after just a couple of days.

Just you wait. I can make a special trip to the shop, then wonder why I'm holding this pair of pliers...

Edited June 5, 2025 by Thorfinn

[Maelstrom]

Ok mister I'll One Up You...

I'll forget to get my wife a bowl of ice cream when venturing from the TV coz I see the cats need water, get my own ice cream and come back to her drumming her fingers, tapping her foot and a most unpleasant look on her face.

[Tom Cantine]

23 hours ago, Maelstrom said:

Ok mister I'll One Up You...

I'll forget to get my wife a bowl of ice cream when venturing from the TV coz I see the cats need water, get my own ice cream and come back to her drumming her fingers, tapping her foot and a most unpleasant look on her face.

Oh yeah? Well sometimes I

[Maelstrom]

1 hour ago, Tom Cantine said:

Oh yeah? Well sometimes I

#me2

Edited June 6, 2025 by Maelstrom