Better optimization because more builds more lags :D in low in 640*480 50-60 fps if i start - i build much and now 12-20 FPS
Here are some features that should be included into Raft, and also any other player will have fun with:
*Play with friends in LAN (Basically playing with players in your network)
*Have boats so you can go a certain island or multiple and have palm trees so you can use your axe (Melee Weapon or Tool) to chop them down for wood & thatch!
*Have the ability to mine ores when setting sail to an island on the shore
*In order for the suggestion above this one you are reading needs to have the requirement tool added to Raft: A pick (Made out of stone)
*Be able to make stone walls as another player has said in the recent replies
*Have more options and be able to add an amount of ram to raft so then the game can run a bit slight faster (Not saying my PC cannot run Raft that well) and also have a control menu in the top left or right hand screen so then you can see the list of controls much more easier then going into game directory and then finding ReadMe.txt file and then trying to know the controls better then your previous experience
*Also have multiple modes such as Unlimited Mode, or OP Mode and Creative mode (Ability to fly and get a item menu like in Minecraft) and also have some difficulty in case people want to be CHALLENGED in Raft (SuperEasy/Easy/Medium/Hard)
Also if you are playing Medium or Hard the shark should take a foundation chunk out of your raft more often then Super Easy and Easy difficulty!
*That is all I have as idea's or suggestions! Hope this help the Raft Developer a whole ton!*
The ideas you listed were very thought out and could have more of a different approach to what developers were thinking. You listed a lot about having an island and obtaining stones and such. The game is called "Raft", not "Islands". Although I like how you indirectly incorporate islands as a "goal" for the player. If you were to keep the whole game set on a raft, you could have a lot more challenges then finding an island. Possibly attaching sails to go around traveling to different areas of the seas which have different types of enemies other than sharks. Stingray? Eels? Other than that, your suggestions were good. I like the idea about LAN, also the stone walls, but made out of metal (to actually have more of a use to metal). Your suggestion about the difficulty is nice, but I really don't think we need a copy of Minecraft Creative. I'd just stick with the Easy/Medium/Hard. Instead of just more/less sharks, maybe alter your hunger/thirst and attacking period of sharks.
Just brainstorming some ideas:
Banana and/or pineapple plants for the tree growbed.
More sorts of fish you can catch(some kind of random selector).
Birds that fly across the sky.
Bow and arrows/ throwing spears to shoot the birds with(you swim out and get them when you kill them(can't use to kill the shark)).
Food that spoils after a sertain time span.
I love the game and would love to see it reach its highest potential possible, but that will not happen until it is added on steam. The fact that it is not on steam is the only reason i do not play RAFT anymore... I want to be able to see how many hours i put into the game and eventually i will want to be able to unlock achievements. Even if the game is still a prototype you will still be able to receive mass amounts of support through steam and easily put a price tag on the game to help out develop the game further.
In conclusion i am basically saying i will not play this game until i can pay to play it on Steam. Lol.
I suggest adding mod support so you could have more maps/game modes, etc and by that you could build a bigger community. + i want to learn programming (have already a little) and i really like raft and with this i could enhance my programming skills and 3D modeling, and get more contacts associated with all of that. Thank you :)
Hi
ive played the game for a couple hours now, and i love the essence of it, survival at its finest. Now it does need some work.
As for the game overall, it became repetitive, so i suggest creating some new topics; raft upgrades (a foundation that can hold the shark longer, as the game moves forward the raft becomes too big to reach the shark in time). I did get a bit frustrated at the attack animation, it was unpredictable, sometimes not effective or simply not satisfying (yes... proper attack sound is a plus). but also i found the way of defending the raft boring. So i propose 2 things, a spiked foundation or spike attachment to the foundation to hurt the shark as it destroys its target, and also a roped spear or simply a bow and arrow... in order to make it a bit more fun to kill the shark.
Also, the shark thing became predictable, i somehow managed to synchronize my character´s thirst with the attacks(almost, a short time window), so you could make the attacks RNG or introduce new enemies. like fish that break the nets or even birds that steal the food you leave a while in the cooking station after it´s done. In order to make the player be more aware of it´s surroundings.
After my raft became big enough i thought i could repair the foundations that were damaged by the shark, only to realize its easier to destroy the damaged one and create a new one, as repairing it consumed way more resources. which makes the repair option worthless, so you could improve it or just remove it from the game.
When chop´ping down the palm trees, its not very responsive... sometimes i have to find a different angle than last time for it to start working.
And lastly a bit more noob friendly, after 2 or 3 hours i realized i wouldn't die if i fell in the water.... which at the moment caused quite the laughter, but also annoyance for the inconvenience of avoiding every water net. This is also directed to the food topic.. after 3 games i realized i could craft the fishing rod early instead of saving resources for more foundations.
PS: make the crafting menu bigger, and block the player´s movement while in the menu.. thats how i found out i wouldn´t die in the water.