Goonhub
07-09-2021, 02:06 PM
I'd be happy with basically any change that reduces the amount of motive spam in chat, because having it cluttered up with "You stink!" "Someone around here smells like a butt!" "You drank something two minutes ago but then you existed for two minutes!" in red text contributes to making the chatbox something that people get used to not paying attention to. And that's definitely something people complain about on RP!
That being said, I think we can do better than just making it more punishing. Why not some carrots instead of just sticks?
- Teeth brushing. It increases hygiene and makes you feel minty fresh! A small Refreshed buff maybe?
- Deodorant. You apply it and it prevents you from automatic hygiene decay. You can still have your hygiene reduced by things like standing in miasma or puking on yourself. Find it in the bathrooms or crew quarters! Or make it somehow!
- Cleaning grenades also increase the hygiene of everyone standing in the soapy foam. Because sometimes you don't want to stop RP just to deal with smelly people. Someone pop a grenade and we can move on. (Maybe make the radius smaller to compensate, so that janitors aren't totally out of a job?)
On the subject of stink lines:
- If it does happen, it should be only when hygiene is at 0%.
- All admin mice should have them permanently. It's realistic that way.
That being said, I think we can do better than just making it more punishing. Why not some carrots instead of just sticks?
- Teeth brushing. It increases hygiene and makes you feel minty fresh! A small Refreshed buff maybe?
- Deodorant. You apply it and it prevents you from automatic hygiene decay. You can still have your hygiene reduced by things like standing in miasma or puking on yourself. Find it in the bathrooms or crew quarters! Or make it somehow!
- Cleaning grenades also increase the hygiene of everyone standing in the soapy foam. Because sometimes you don't want to stop RP just to deal with smelly people. Someone pop a grenade and we can move on. (Maybe make the radius smaller to compensate, so that janitors aren't totally out of a job?)
On the subject of stink lines:
- If it does happen, it should be only when hygiene is at 0%.
- All admin mice should have them permanently. It's realistic that way.