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Also if you a new player who is first child to an eve, PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY. I once had a first child who was "totally an experienced player" Too bad he kept insisting we needed to light a fire  instead of gathering resources for me- despite not having any rabbits or a kiln. Pretty much single handedly destroyed a promising eve run because he used up all our resources keeping a useless fire going before i could get the base built

To Eve Stupid/My Son Eagle (I think?)

Thank you for joining in the nomad life with me- you were a lot of fun! Also you are not stupid- you were doing very well! It is too bad my brother was a trolled who killed me before we could properly adventure together- I do not think he ever had any intention to travel with us but oh well, sometimes that happens. I hope you made your seal skin coat. When I respawned I finally got to live the nomad life I always dreamed of- my one regret was I never got to run into you again.

-The Nomad

Tbh I've been thinking that in the extreme cases like the one OP described, no amount of in game mechanics is going to solve the problem.

I think things like medicine were a much needed addition to the game as they are a counter again low level griefing (the odd bored killer etc). Unfortunately for the people who genuinely have something *wrong* with them in real life- the ones whose only joy comes from exerting power over other people- any new mechanic is probably just a challenge for them. Even if you took away killing completely these types of people would still likely get joy (or as much as they can understand of that emotion) from trying to disturb others over the chat (aka rp'ing as a pedo Etc). In these extreme cases literally the only good solution is banning them completely from the game. With the family tree system, psycho players should be easy to identify so I think a post game reporting system could be possible- although unfortunately since this game is only made by one guy, it might just be too much for Jason to handle right now

I was a Storm too- what a great town, the baking station was A+!

As a girl I was lucky enough to stumble upon the old chiefs clothes as he died- from that day on I was Lucky the Baker. I dedicated my life to baking pies (and cooking various other foods) for the town, with my son Vegeta as my assistant. It was a very good life- my only regret was that I accidentally starved my only non-suiciding daughter.... and also that I never figured out how to make tortillas!

Town was still going strong when I died

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To the Space Family:

Sorry my nameless daughter and son; your names were meant to be Venus and Earth. Somehow I messed up when naming you- I must have forgotten to utter the words aloud. My bad.

Also sorry I had to die so young- It was a good spot we spawned into, I hope future generations get to enjoy it!

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Although I do genuinely think that you make some good points and the grave sheep pen thing is a pretty creative cool idea, but I agree with Spockulon here- you spend ALL your time on the forums bitching about other players. And honestly? The one life I know I've been in the same town as you, you weren't that helpful. In fact in that life you gave me huge griefer vibes even when you were still a baby lol. Also you bitched on the forums about me not being able to feed you, despite the fact I was obviously a menopausal woman so maybe its not that every other player being bad, but you just being unobservant?

P.S. Are you the reason I keep finding these towns with sheep but no shears!? Honestly sheep can grow back their fleece so having them all shorn is no big deal. I would rather have the shears available for everyone to use otherwise it means we just end up wasting resources making a new pair.

lol so that's what they were ranting about in the other post.....

I think what we all have to remember is that 5% of the human population are clinical psychopaths who are literally incapable of feeling empathy.

Since they can't actually relate to other people I would imagine that a large part of the game would hold no interest for them- after all if you can't connect with other players you are not going to get any real joy out of the social experiences like raising your kids, making friends, or passing on skills to new players. Consequently the game gets boring for these people the moment the top of the tech tree is reached. When this happens they turn to the only social interaction they really understand- exerting power over other people.

Unfortunately the way the game is currently built, psychopaths get a disproportionate amount of power. Weapons are impossible to build quickly and use up valuable resources so a smart village of empathetic players will be inclined to build as little of these items as possible. But if a psychopath comes along and gets their hands on the knife, then its pretty much all over for the entire village- there could be 50 really good, hardworking, cooperative players there but the game mechanics render them useless the moment a psycho starts killing.

As many people have mentioned in previous threads, there needs to be more in game ways to counteract murderers. There have been plenty of good suggestions made already(medicine for victims, lassos can capture murderers etc etc). Tbh I don't think it matters exactly what solution is picked, but I do think that whatever counter strategy is made available should have one requirement- it needs to require empathy, good teamwork and cooperation.

Let the greater number of nice players be an actual advantage (also it would make better stories if uncle joe was able to throw himself on the knife to disarm the killer and save the village,as opposed to "everyone ran away and hid when the murders started" type stories).

I like the idea of adjusting the hunger chime to the time left until you starve, rather than a set amount of squares-makes much more sense to me.

Additionally having an extra 15secs grace or making the last 2 boxes be worth more sound good to me BUT with one addition- if a player lets their hunger level drop this low, food is worth LESS. So for example if a carrot usually has a food value of 8 while eaten on a semi full stomach, on an empty stomach it would only be worth 6. That way you punish bad play while also being a little less frustrating for new players.

I don't think its stupidity that kills them, I think its impatience. There's so many players out there bitching about carrot sponges that the moment you can feed yourself I feel there's alot of unspoken pressure to help out immediately. You may have dropped the kid by the farm, but what state is the farm in? Is the water source nearby or are they going to die getting lost on the way to the well? Is there flint nearby for them to shuck corn with? Seeds? A working hoe? A player with just enough experience to notice something missing might kill themselves in their attempt to help out too young.

I've personally found that the kids I take time to reassure ("stay by farm until grown", "do this job when older", "don't die" etc etc) have a much higher survival rate. I myself have certainly made more effort to survive in lives where I've had a family member tell me my job is to stay alive. I think it actually serves a duel purpose of 1) telling the other player its ok to relax a little, and 2) it makes people actually want to stick around  (I know I'm way less likely to get bored and take dumb risks when I'm playing with a nice family).

That's not to say that you will still keep every kid- there's still a chance you will get a very new (or just plain bad) player, but good communication can definitely up your kids chances of survival

Yes to what all these guys have said, but also to go along with it some other jobs are:

Village Janitor: Doesn't sound glamorous but can literally be lifesaving! Often people working in time intensive jobs don't have time to clean up around the site. Take on the role of removing broken tools, stacking items in boxes/baskets and setting out a consistent storage area for unused furs/clothes/whatever. This makes for a cleaner base which means less travel time for everyone and less chance of people dying in dumb situations like accidentally dying from picking up the broken hoe instead of the lifesaving carrot. In particular don't be afraid to splurge out on basket/box/cart making for storage around the farm as the faster farmers can harvest and replant crops, the less likely a village is to starve.

Tailor: Ironically in many of my more productive lives have been spent completely naked because I haven't had time to find/craft clothing. Start making and delivering clothes and backpacks to hardworking villages to make their lives easier.

Clothes dyeing: If the town is doing really well and there's wool clothes around than make some dye! I did this once and found myself absolutely swamped by excited people hoping to pimp out their woolly hats. It may not be a very practical job but its fun and people enjoy it!

Build Hunters Camps: This is actually a new one I've come across that I think will be a great addition to the meta. Essentially find an area a good distance away from town that is near rabbits and a water source. Set up a small berry farm and leave a clay bowl beside it for watering. Leave a snare nearby for the rabbits. If you're doing really well, also add a milkweed farm and bone needle so hunters can craft on site. Finished that? Add a bow and arrow! This is not only great for keeping people doing long range hunting trips alive, but as I found in a previous game, it is a great anti griefer defense as it provides a safe place to hideout and wait for things to calm down. If we built small hunters camps in each direction it becomes much harder to destroy a town as more people could escape into the wilderness and get the chance to arm themselves.

To my family in Berryhaven (or Berryheaven? I may have renamed it lol)

Mum and Uncle Mike- I survived the murders and continued on the town. I hope I made you proud- the berry bushes were still growing well when I died.

To my children- there was so many of you I'm not gonna list you all by name, but you were all great fun! I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye or finishing my corn farming lesson, unfortunately I lagged out and couldn't eat I didn't get to pass on my knife but it seems there were no murders after me so I guess someone responsible found it. It was a great life and I'm glad I got a chance to help out some new players in a safe environment.

-Lola
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(i know I wrote about part of my story elsewhere on the forums but thought it would be nice to leave a message here as well).