DEVELOPER JOURNAL #4 - Crafting 🛠️

[p][/p][p]One of the gameplay mechanics of I Hate This Place that we haven’t delved into too much for these Dev Journals is the crafting system. It’s time to change that - today, we will be taking you through the design of the crafting system, why should you even care about crafting in the first place and how crafting can transform your base - the Ranch! [/p][p] To start with you need materials and a place to do your crafting. For the materials part, you will have to explore the world and find resources to use - later on, you will be able to create more of a passive resource gathering source, but that will have to do for now. Once you gather all the necessary ingredients, you need to craft your very own Workbench. This is where the ‘’magic’’ happens.

[/p][p]Initially, you won’t be able to create much, but once you progress in the game further, you will discover more and more Blueprints & Recipes to use on the Workbench. Just like Elena, you will have to gradually get better at crafting to actually survive in the f**ked-up world of I Hate This Place[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Alright, so you know how to build a workbench and craft a few basic items. But why should you even care? [/p][p]Well, crafting in I Hate This Place is fundamental to the way you explore the world and deal with monstrosities along the way. Elena is strong mentally, but in no way, shape, or form prepared for what this world has to offer, so she needs her tools to survive. In order to, for example, get better weapons or more ammunition, you will have to do it yourself. [/p][p]
More nutritious food? It doesn't come from cans. Electric Grenades & Molotovs? They don’t grow on trees, even in this world. Full Auto Rifle? Yeah, this and many more need to be crafted. Also, if you want to test out all the new weapons, there is a friendly Scarecrow who is just waiting for you to start blasting away.
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Besides the creation of tools and weapons, the Workbench can be used to expand your base of operations - The Ranch - as well. In the beginning, it will be nothing more than a run-down shack with creaky floorboards and leaking roof. No facilities whatsoever. But, you can change that through the Building system as you progress in the game itself. Better ways of collecting resources, source of cleaner water and more food come with upgrading The Ranch to its fullest potential. [/p][p][/p][p]The Ranch can be expanded with such buildings as Water Pump, Garden, Scrapyard - all essential for surviving in the wilds. They won’t be cheap, fast or easy to build, but those improvements will make the base much more secure and sustainable in the long run. [/p][p]
[/p][p]That’s all for now. Let us know if you would like us to continue sharing our journey with you through the Developer Journals! We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments 🙂[/p][p][/p][h2]Can't wait? You can wishlist the game now![/h2][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Thank you for all your continuous outpouring of support and love - you give us motivation each day to keep improving the game further. You are awesome! 🖤 [/p][p]Feel free to also join our Discord and discuss there[/p][p]https://discord.gg/xDKBG2VS8S[/p][p]
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