About Mannequins
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:14 pmDear Salemites,
I am grateful for our gods to have introduced to us the usage of mannequins. However I feel like they don't work very well in the context of Salem and could use some improvements. Let me explain:
Why using Mannequins?
With the introduction of more and more sets needed to perform various tasks, it was an important improvement that to allow Salemites to quickly change sets so as not to waste time between various activities.
Yet what is wrong with Mannequins?
It is currently faster to use mannequins than to strip naked and to jump in your new set. However there are many problems that makes it only so by a thin margin. First off the problem of the toolbelt. You have to remove all tools from your toolbelt in order to wear the set on the mannequins. And as you probably want to wear your toolbelt if it's a working set then you have to strip off the tool belt too. Then the issue of masks. I understand that the executionner's mask has a slot. However it's a rare mask and most people don't have one. As Mannequins should be primarily used to quickly exchange slotted clothing and as most masks don't have slots it shouldn't exchange masks unless you specify it. Same apply for the tools you hold in your hands which can be a pain to retrieve and that you may think you have lost.
What could be done to improve Mannequins?
As a quick fix you could make it so they won't attempt to swap masks, toolbelts and items in your hands.
As a more permanent solution, I advise a flower menu when right clicking on a mannequin with the options: Swap clothing and Arrange clothing. The arrange clothing would allow you to place the clothing you want to swap with As well as greying out the slots you never wish to swap with. For example you could grey out the mask slot and this mannequin will not try to swap with the mask. This would allow for a major gain time while at the minimal cost of a flower menu.
Thank you for reading this and I hope this will start a discussion on mannequins. Do you agree with my idea? Do you think Mannequins are good as they are? Do you have another idea? All thoughts are welcome as long as they advance the discussion. I would like it very much if one of our gods could comment on this.
Sincerely,
Tynendir Endeniel.
I am grateful for our gods to have introduced to us the usage of mannequins. However I feel like they don't work very well in the context of Salem and could use some improvements. Let me explain:
Why using Mannequins?
With the introduction of more and more sets needed to perform various tasks, it was an important improvement that to allow Salemites to quickly change sets so as not to waste time between various activities.
Yet what is wrong with Mannequins?
It is currently faster to use mannequins than to strip naked and to jump in your new set. However there are many problems that makes it only so by a thin margin. First off the problem of the toolbelt. You have to remove all tools from your toolbelt in order to wear the set on the mannequins. And as you probably want to wear your toolbelt if it's a working set then you have to strip off the tool belt too. Then the issue of masks. I understand that the executionner's mask has a slot. However it's a rare mask and most people don't have one. As Mannequins should be primarily used to quickly exchange slotted clothing and as most masks don't have slots it shouldn't exchange masks unless you specify it. Same apply for the tools you hold in your hands which can be a pain to retrieve and that you may think you have lost.
What could be done to improve Mannequins?
As a quick fix you could make it so they won't attempt to swap masks, toolbelts and items in your hands.
As a more permanent solution, I advise a flower menu when right clicking on a mannequin with the options: Swap clothing and Arrange clothing. The arrange clothing would allow you to place the clothing you want to swap with As well as greying out the slots you never wish to swap with. For example you could grey out the mask slot and this mannequin will not try to swap with the mask. This would allow for a major gain time while at the minimal cost of a flower menu.
Thank you for reading this and I hope this will start a discussion on mannequins. Do you agree with my idea? Do you think Mannequins are good as they are? Do you have another idea? All thoughts are welcome as long as they advance the discussion. I would like it very much if one of our gods could comment on this.
Sincerely,
Tynendir Endeniel.
