Ideas on making Aetherlight better💡💡

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

I would appreciate a better inventory management system. Maybe two or three chains? I think I have lost more of my life flipping through inventory than any other thing in this game as it gets bigger and bigger, and with Episode 4 it's only going to get worse...

Better weapons would also be appreciated.

[Xonos_Darkgrate1]

I have similar sentiments with @Miss_S. With the excess and constant addition of newer and sometimes unnecessary gadgets, it just gets harder and harder to navigate throughout the surplus of technologies we have. I think that dividing similar gadgets into categories or "types" might help. This goes for costumes as well. I would appreciate a hat/mask/costume/dye divided system. With the corresponding "shortcut" keys of course.

While I definitely enjoy using my "winning strategy" with my particular choice of weapons, I think a great idea would be to allow multiple types of weapons to be produced. Since there's so many more episodes to come, I'll be stressed to change my weapons roster just to fight specific types of Automatons.

[Hanna_Brassheart]

While I definitely enjoy using my "winning strategy" with my particular choice of weapons, I think a great idea would be to allow multiple types of weapons to be produced. Since there's so many more episodes to come, I'll be stressed to change my weapons roster just to fight specific types of Automatons.

I think this would make the game too easy, unless the automatons became harder. And that's a vicious cycle. More weapons, harder automatons... until it gets unreasonable.

Other than that, I agree. The inventory system needs an upgrade badly.

[Hans_Oddcraft]

@Goku_Ironheart, I’ve noticed that a lot of other forums have an “off-topic” category, I know that the “Aetherlight fans” category kind of is this but that category is defined as being:

About the Aetherlight Fans! category

where you can share in your fandom!

Feel free to discuss all things Aetherlight here but keep it friendly!

I think an “off-topic” category would do better in describing a topic that has nothing to do with Aetherlight itself.

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

I thought General was the off-topic category.

[Hans_Oddcraft]

No, “General” is for

About the General category

general conversations about the Aetherlight.

@Miss_S

[Goku_Ironheart]

I can't believe I hadn't replied to some of the ideas here.

@Miss_S @Xonos_Darkgrate1
I don't know what to say, I just 100% agree, it has been brought up at the studio multiple times. We were working on prototypes of new inventory systems but I am not sure where those got to.

As for the weapons, I feel like Hanna hit the nail on the head.

@Hans_Oddcraft
I guess an off-topic category is probably a bit overdue yeah.

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

I actually have an inventory system idea to implement. What do you all think of this?

(pardon my bad drawing skills)

The idea is that items could be dragged and dropped between chains. I think this could be implemented either as new Great Engineer Tech or as something in the options menu. Then if you need a particular group of items, you could just take the chain and use it. This may not work as well for the wardrobes, although a button could be made for this in the top right corner of that screen, perhaps with the categories that @Xonos_Darkgrate1 wanted.

This system could easily be modified to add category names for chains or add more chains with a scroll bar. But maybe the studio has a better idea. :shrugs:

[Awesome_Lensfun1]

They should just add a search bar!

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

How would that work? Typing in names of items? What if you forget the item's name?

[Awesome_Lensfun1]

Then it shows how much of a fan they are and encourages them to become a bigger fan!

[Granville_Darkgap1]

wow! I didn't think there were that many of us. (the people who play Aetherlight)

[Drmeh_Orangescope]

Just saying, they kind of already have a search bar. Except, it only has buttons. There's key items, normal items and weapons. Maybe there will be more categories as the game is developing.

[Hans_Oddcraft]

Maybe, instead of charging people 1-3 times for the episodes they could pay a small monthly fee for access to all the episodes. Or another way you could make money (I know that the game isn’t all about money but it does help) is to forget about even charging people for the episodes all together but instead make lots of things in game take longer to complete, a bit like what you do with the honey and flowers, and to attach an actual clock to it and then give the players the opportunity to speed it up with in-game money which they can earn very slowly in-game or, if they so chose, they can buy with real money. This is a very successful way of making money.
@Goku_Ironheart

[Rachel_Blackruin]

@Hans_Oddcraft, I am not saying that you can't give out ideas for the business side of Aetherlight, but I don't think @Goku_Ironheart, or the team really needs it. They might be taking in these ideas and possibly making them happen, but I feel like this topic was more about the game, or forums. @Hanna_Brassheart, @Goku_Ironheart?

[Hans_Oddcraft]

This is about the game, @Rachel_Blackruin, and for making it more convenient, plus the more money Scarlet City Studios has the faster new episodes will come out!

[Xonos_Darkgrate1]

@Rachel_Blackruin, I think it's fine. All these are just suggestions to help Aetherlight, and in the end, it's up to Scarlet City Studios to choose what happens.

@Hans_Oddcraft has shown his ability as a strategist and savvy mindset (that sounds wrong for some reason...), so I think it's fine if he throws out ideas for SCS. Even if they don't particularly need it.

I'm sure that you wouldn't want people telling you that you can't give out certain ideas if you were to post them on this topic.

[Hanna_Brassheart]

Maybe, instead of charging people 1-3 times for the episodes they could pay a small monthly fee for access to all the episodes.

Well, I was thinking about the same thing awhile ago, and I've come to the conclusion it simply wouldn't work. Let's say membership is $7 a month. You could easily speed through episodes 1-3 in that time, and instead of getting $30, the Aetherlight would only get $7. That is a big difference, and one the Aetherlight can't afford.
Another thing: to implement that system would take a lot of changes to the way the game functions. For instance, what happens if your membership expires while you still have quests? Would the quests disappear? What about rooms and clothes you've unlocked? Do they all disappear, or do you get to keep access to them? Do you get to finish the quests you're on and then no more show up? It would be like a whole different game set-up.

forget about even charging people for the episodes all together but instead make lots of things in game take longer to complete, a bit like what you do with the honey and flowers, and to attach an actual clock to it and then give the players the opportunity to speed it up with in-game money which they can earn very slowly in-game or, if they so chose, they can buy with real money. This is a very successful way of making money.

Alright, this may be a successful way of making money, but it's very frustrating for the player. I'd more likely give up playing the Aetherlight than spend money in the In-App-Purchase fashion.

[Hans_Oddcraft]

happens if your membership expires while you still have quests

Then you can’t access the game until you renew it.

very frustrating for the player

The In-App purchases would be completely voluntary.

[Cinnar_Ratchetloop]

I really don't want a membership. Like Animal Jam? A membership for one year is like almost 50 dollars- or more. I don't think it was exactly worth it. Hypixel (Minecraft server), on the other hand- BIG SALE! $18.00 for the best rank- MVP+. FOR A LIFETIME! WORTH IT!