To clarify,, The reference to hurd is just a example. I am not saying make something like hurd but rather a reference to the approach.

 So referring to a game base combined with a layer approach so the hard like guts will be like a game kernel or components that do not change by description. And the reference to a hurd like layer more like a added layer of things that can and may change. Also not thinking of anything pertaining to rewrite the game engine rather modifying. So any reference to hurd like is just a reference not the desired results.

 guess a simple example would be say having a combat system where the core has the core guts and may load a different module pertaining to what he is armed with say a different file for say a sword or a bow as the systems are a bit different where there may be the long attack range set with this module. Hopefully this might allow say for a firearm in a different aspect.

 But more importantly as this was based on the fact that Planeshift is about developing a game engine would be what can we do now with little work or disturbance to game engine development.

 Hi Guys

 K came up with interesting thing a long time ago where regeneration is handled a bit differently than normal regeneration as in a normal regen would give say 1 hp a tick. Now this works on a variable curve where say regen had different levels for say hp, now the stat will be broken up in % groups so 1-20 would be very fast, 20-50 would be a bit slower, 50-75 still slower, and 75 to 100 would be slower still which would be the normal regen rate. Now not saying tweeking normal regen but rather a regen spell or skill such as meditate could use this variable curve in regen. This is balanced in that though if recovering hp stam and mp it would be very easy to regen some hp stam mp but as the players % goes up it will take longer to a point where say anywhere from 60% or so regen will be neer a normal rate.

 This would allow a player to quickly gain a little stam, mp and hp but not fully recover maintaining some game balance.

 Also it could be limited in other ways such as stamina and magic points would recover much more than hp.
 Also in the future t his might be very usefull for mental stamina.

 Hi Guys not sure how to implement something like this as per coding but think this is interesting.

 Now stamina and running with regeneration is pretty basic but am thinking it may be possible to heavily tweek this with multiple options pertaining to race, stats etc. Thinking of a tweek starts getting pretty complex and this kind of needs a race stat etc part to make it work. Now as for walking and running it might be interesting to add jog to this so you can walk normally, jog that will use less stam than running and running with high stam drain.

 This gets really complex with racial and stat modifiers. I though of the racial stuff a long time ago before I started playing here but generally works on stat modifiers. This works on the basis that it may have a racial bonus and can also have a racial handicap but generally would have say a agile race may have a +10 for jogging and running allowing them to run using less stamina. A huge race might use a lot of stamina but regenerate it quicker than weaker races.

 This can also be used for stamina regeneration where races can have + regeneration. Now this is a bit I find a bit sticky but thought that regeneration can also be affected by what got you tired so say a long run could take a little more time to generate than say from jogging might move slower than a run but the regeneration after would be quicker.

 So now you can have (this is just virtual to explain it) 3 bars so when you run you have a run bar, when you jog you have a jog bar, when you walk you have a walk bar. After jogging a bit and say you start walking you add to the walk bar but the jogging bar goes down. The result if you run out of stamina and have to stop it would take the numbers from the bars and add them up into a regeneration rate.

 Now this allows for more options pertaining to what a character is doing so say he is travelling with say a walk and jog it will help could help that or if a player is running full tilt from a monster he will be very tired afterwords much like real life (I used to jog lol)

 This may also allow stamina in fighting to be tweeked with its own regeneration rate and possibly a attack and defence system where defence is treeted a bit different similar to the scales that can affect regeneration during combat which may also utilize defensive natures of some weapons. So say you have a quarterstaff that is good at defence the stamina drain would be treeted different that may help classes with low stamina.

 Now stats can also interact with this witch is another aspect in say a char with a lot of stamina and agility could be at par with a char that has this racial trait though its lower stats.

 Also some races classes seem to have crappy stamina but might benefit from quicker regen rates for running sort of but not using the same amount of stamina running as a lower agil race at say a quick jog.

 Another aspect is run speeds and from playing other games this was interesting where a agile race mage could out run a heavy fighter with heavy armor. 

 This is a very rough idea so far and need a lot of input

 Fish for a poison puffer fish that can be used for making poison possibly for thrown weapons.

 That would make fishing and ranged more desirable.

 Fish for food.

 Fish big tough fish for there hide or rather heavily armoured scales. (there researching a ancient scales fish and trying to apply it to body armour as it interlocks and makes it more affective) Might be interesting for for super armour, light and medium armours that are more affective. Trade skill only to keep there value.

 Fish for items to make cures and potions.

 Hi Guys.

 Thought of something interesting for the game, I noticed this on some games where you fly around the map out of game. But generally you can fly up and look down on the map. Not sure if it is possible but I was thinking of having say a spell or item to do certain things such as scrying or magic eye.

 The magic eye would generally allow a player to say cast magic eye or use a item to use magic eye. The player would then kind of be in the magic eye in that would kink of be up in the air looking down on the area he is in. One problem is that his char would still have to be on the ground and be seeing the ground from up in the air.

 Scrying may be similar where a char would sitting in a area and be seeing through a magic ball where he can move and look around at higher than run speeds but could be limited in the range from the character.

 Kind of got thinking about this as it uses what is there all ready in a different manner that fits into rpg elements.

 I played a mud a long time ago and they had something interesting similar as in a racial or class weapon. The racial bonus was based on the fact that other weapons could be practised to 100% but a racial weapon skill could be practised above this, think it was 110%. or 120%.
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 The general idea was that this weapon was a lot more affective for the character. Such as say a raced mage using a quarterstaff with 110% staff which would enhance the players combat abilities with that weapon type. This could be implemented with say a % bonus say 10% for example. This may be applied to a players skill as he starts a level with a 10% bonus on the base and also can be added to the high end above say 99%.

 As for damage that may be nice but for some being much more accurate and able to hit and damage a monster may prove an impotant ability.

 As for racial weapons it would have to give some sort of noticeable difference be it damage, accuracy, or both. Also from what I noticed so far actually doing damage may be a bonus where a player would do damage to a monster when it would not as opposed to a monsters defence or countering it. Another option could be that it may do 1/2 or 2/3 damage against a monsteres defence when it would do no damage.

 You hit the monster in the chest, the monsters plate armor partially blocks your attack,, you do crush damage  to the monster.