#HideousDestructor ( #HDest ) is still fun after all these years. there’s really no game like it, although Beyond Citadel got kinda close

also, I think Ugly As Sin (a Hideous Destructor mod) is my absolute favorite implementation of food and drink as survival mechanics in a game, ever

you don’t need to eat or drink, but they give you small buffs if you do. eating/drinking is a manual process, and when you do it, it actually plays sounds of you eating and drinking - which I find incredibly grounding. each type of food and drink even has some flavor (heh) text so you can imagine how it looks and tastes

I think this design is completely brilliant because it:

• doesn’t create any time pressure like the vast majority of survival games do. you won’t starve or die of thirst so you don’t have to rush, ever
• but, it gives you a gentle incentive to use those systems anyway by giving you small buffs if you do
• it also subtly encourages you to slow down and ground yourself in the game’s world, which helps stop you from rushing or playing mindlessly and helps you immerse yourself more at the same time
• also if you’re playing in multiplayer it gives you a great opportunity to find safe areas and sit around and relax for a bit and talk before moving on

I think it’s actually perfect. I wish other survival games would do something like this. I know Valheim kinda does but idk vikings aren’t really my thing

@kasdeya Highly recommend running Ashes 2063 (sterilized) if you haven't already. The survivalist vibes both bring compliment each other imo.

@Lightman68 omg I’ve been meaning to play that! I’m a little intimidated to learn a whole new ZDoom mod but I’ve heard so many good things about it. thanks for the recommendation ^_^