Ways to do with Power Glove

[BenCheung0422]

The code for the power glove has existed but considered to be removed, as described in #258. However, completely removing the item is not a way, as we need an alternative to handle furniture holding.

Suggestions

There are several plans to be done on the power glove:

Remake it as an equipable gear

The item may be renamed, but the use is similar. Player needs to equip the glove onto their hand before picking up any furniture, but without the extra hotkey. The hotkey is useful only for picking up furniture, so the usage may not be high, thus the removal is recommended (as per my previous comments elsewhere).

Based on #718, it can be made as an equipable gear, so it can be directly enabled on the HUD like the map (#568), or just staying in a slot on the hotbar instead. If it is an equipable gear, the hand must be empty to use the glove; if just staying on the hotbar, only switching to the slot is required, and even more simple. When it is used, player can just use (may along with sneaking) on a furniture. Player would still be able to put it back to inventory, but the implementation depends (on the furniture), since it may not be a good idea for a filled chest to be put into inventory as portable storage (too powerful).

Proposal A (comment):

When glove is not equipped

Player cannot pick up any furniture

When glove is equipped on hand

Player can only pick up furniture and only one capacity

When glove is equipped on hand and occupied

Player can only put it down before picking up another furniture

When glove is equipped in inventory

Player can equip the glove onto hand when hand is empty

Additional features:

• Stamina consumption: In the current implementation, picking up does not consume stamina, but should be and just for the action (not continuous consumption as it could be troublesome)

Combine it as an integrated picking up function

Just as the removal proposal (basically #258), completely removing the item from the code. And it would be completely integrated as an interaction function besides attacking and using.

[BenCheung0422]

We should also have an ability to pick up tiles like signs like torches and non-empty furniture.

[JamesTDG]

Suggestion: Player gets the power glove item upon spawning, but it functionally acts as a "grab" mode that the player can toggle. Item should despawn from inventory upon death.

[BenCheung0422]

If understand your point, you mean let it act as an equipable tool?

[JamesTDG]

That is correct

[BenCheung0422]

Then, Proposal A for the new system:

When glove is not equipped

Player cannot pick up any furniture

When glove is equipped on hand

Player can only pick up furniture and only one capacity

When glove is equipped on hand and occupied

Player can only put it down before picking up another furniture

When glove is equipped in inventory

Player can equip the glove onto hand when hand is empty

Hmm, maybe a new inventory system has to be done before adding this glove system.

[JamesTDG]

That may be ideal. Speaking of which, what was decided upon for the system, weight of an object (seen in Ark or Rust), the size/shape of an object (seen in Subnautica or Backpack Hero), or stack limits per dedicated slot (seen in Minecraft)

[BenCheung0422]

Interesting ideas. Actually weights can be complicated in Minicraft, but should be something addable by mods. Size/shape may not really fit the game system. Stack limit is implemented, but not fully (scalable).