Teh Pizza Lady

I would 100% try without mods first. Never assume the base game is at fault.

Then that would put you in the 3rd category, staring into the face of Dave and daring him to personally visit your front doorstep.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if they don't implement rivers, then waterwheels will probably be delayed. But procedural dungeons? I'm intrigued. Possibly fishing? Possibly interested... I have to ask just out of curiosity more than anything... if you're that upset about the state of the game and have lost interest in it, then why do you keep coming back here and being negative? Your comments are really bumming me out, dude.

I think you are close to realizing that the storms are supposed to be terrifying and that the player is actually discouraged from trying to battle it out because of how terrifying they're supposed to be. For some, they are. For others, they're merely an inconvenience. You missed the 3rd category. Mid/Late game, you stare into the face of Dave and dare him to invade your lands, sword and shield in your hands, ready to cut down any drifter, shiver, or bowtorn that would stand in your way.

1. Yes 2. Yes! 3. Disagree about the wolves, but bears, yes.

this is a fun suggestion and I like it. A nice alternative to the stool if you have wood but no cloth to spare.

Alternatively, the other block game's progression is unrealistically way too fast! You mine ore, you put it in a simple furnace made of stone and get entire ingots made without little else effort. And then crafting is a joke. 3 ingots and two sticks to make an iron pickaxe. No hammer and anvil needed, just the magic power of the crafting grid! Other, similar, instances of instant progression can be found elsewhere and I think we're all probably familiar enough that I don't need to spell it out. My point is that while VS feels slow by comparison, it's because what you're comparing it to is incredibly fast. So, if I am understanding you correctly, you're saying that the world of Vintage Story feels uninhabited, but you haven't started the main story, correct? Honestly, trust me on this, once you start the mission and dive into the story, you'll understand why it feels uninhabited and you may even find some other survivors out there, if you keep your eyes open! To reiterate my previous point, once you start the story (craft a tin-bronze pickaxe and give it to a trader. Ask him about other locations first), the game will start to feel more alive to you and less like a slower, more complicated version of the other block game (TOBG). It really sounds to me like you're experiencing burnout that comes from getting what you want too quickly. I've felt that. You think something is going to take a while, you get it done super fast and start to second guess whether you're doing the right thing. It shouldn't be this easy! Or maybe you're just really good at gaming! Mastering the Propick is something that a lot of players struggle with. But the progression is there for a purpose. Just like TOBG has Wood, Stone, Iron, Diamond, and beyond for tiers of tools and weapons, Stone is needed to mine Iron. Iron is needed to mine Diamonds. Diamond is needed to mine Netherite. That's about it. However, in VS, Tier 1. Stone tools are limited to simple implements for resource gathering. Copper and/or tin must be collected from the surface or panned Tier 2. Copper is your first somewhat durable tier. I consider this the "starter" tier. Copper tools are needed to mine more copper and tin, and to make the first anvil which allows you to make the chisel (which can be turned into a soldering iron). Tin is needed to make bronze (unless you choose to go the black bronze route which is considerably more difficult without the ability to mine crystal veins. Tier 2.5. Bronze tools are top tier for the "starter" set of tools and weapons you can make. More durability and faster speed when collecting resources. The Bronze anvil is needed to unlock iron. Tier 3. Iron is superior to Bronze in every way. This is the lowest of the "good" tier of tools and weapons. Iron is so good that we stopped being able to make spears of the iron quality because they would be too OP. Iron is your friend. Iron is also very easily processed by getting a helve hammer and windmill setup. Your first major flax harvest should provide you with enough flax to make the windmill sails needed to power a helve hammer. You should be nearing your first winter by this time if you are keeping a steady pace. Tier 4. Steel is the best of the best. Steel armor is insanely durable. Steel weapons are sharp and hard to break. Steel tools almost never wear out. Steel is also required to mine Chromite. Chromite is necessary to make the top tier backpacks to finally expand your inventory to the max. Steel also takes a lot of resources to make and process correctly. Maybe it's just me, but the progression seems more than worth the effort it takes to get there. Even if you never touch the story and just play VS as a survival sandbox game, you should still find the progression satisfying, so I'm not sure if you're just rushing through it and getting frustrated by your lack of progress or what is going on here.

bois and gurls I think we solved it. It definitely sounds like OP is hearing wild deer around their place.

I ran out of reactions, but I am reading all your replies and I love the discussion!

@radfast Thanks for the clarification that pausing the normal hunger drain when injured is intended behavior and your explanation as to why.

Oh hmm... okay. I see. So it will just be reset every tick when the EntityBehaviorHealth class OnGameTick method triggers the call to ApplyRegenAndHunger. Hmm... so this means that the EntityBehaviorHunger class OnGameTick method still will not trigger ReduceSaturation until hungerCounter stops being reset? I can live with that, though I think I would like to see the normal hunger mechanics not be paused by the hunger drain caused by health regen. But hey, that's what mods are for! LOL

I guess I need to go see *how* it was patched now.... EDIT: Nevermind... the GH repo hasn't been updated yet. XD

My earlier point still stands. You complained. We tried to help. You got nasty. End of story. Change your attitude or leave.

MOM!! LOOK!!! I'M ON TV!!!

No, that title of recognition would belong to the Philips CD-I. Calling me ignorant when you don't even have your facts straight is somewhat hilarious.

No his criterion of success is "I pulled it out of my butt". Sims has sold over 200 million copies worldwide. Call of Duty has over 500 million copies worldwide. There are far more Call of Duty titles than there are Sims titles. Call of Duty sells worse per title than The Sims. Call of Duty is worse than The Sims. Call of Duty is a fail.

That's just downright insulting all around. Way to fail at being a good person.

I'm just glad Twitch isn't the authority on anything or else we would all be sitting in hot tubs in stead of actually... idk... having lives and enjoying video games.

No, I am saying that the Sims games are great games, loved by many. You don't share that opinion so you think They are bad games. They aren't worth anyone's time The people who enjoy them are idiots You are correct Everyone else is wrong Your poop doesn't stink when you use the bathroom We must bow to your lordship and proclaim you the true High King of Knowledge and Wisdom You know who the Bay Harbor Butcher is. Sound accurate? If not let me know where I went wrong here.

No one on twitch plays Sims 2 either.

Careful... you're close to telling me you know nothing about VS aside from what you see on the surface. I don't recall recognizing you as any source of truth. You are a YouTuber, see, and the last one we had come through here got himself banned after starting many arguments and fights by insisting he was the only one with the truth, so please understand that when I take any opinion you have about one of my favorite games with a mountain of salt, it's not personal. We've only just been down this road before and gotten burned. So forgive me if I seem dismissive. It because I am. We tried to help. You got rude and nasty just like the last guy. End of story. Change, or leave. Your choice. Or go eat some pizza and come back when you're feeling better.

Also, my least utilized mechanic in the game is mining up those decorative blocks. I enjoy picking away at the blocks, but I don't tend to do a lot of chiseling, because when I do it's more for architectural things and less artistic. Finer details are not my thing when it comes to sculpting with voxels. As a hunter, my most favorite is animal husbandry because it makes gathering the meat for pizza toppings SO much easier!

I'm curious. Please read the two questions and answer as truthfully as you can.

It's also for sleeping

From what I can tell diving into the game code, there are certain levels of comfort that cause your hunger to raise or lower. Being outside on a cold day will certainly raise your hunger rate, but I haven't found the exact line of code that computes the hunger rate based on that condition. All I can say is to record it happening so we can see the exact conditions you're experiencing in-game. Maybe there's something you're we're not figuring out that we would see in a video because you didn't know to mention it.