Starfield and Baldur’s Gate 3 both weigh the player down with encumbrance. Love it or hate it, it seems like it’s here to stay.

  • @sederx
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    810 months ago

    Tbh I could do without in most games. I spent more time throwing stuff than shooting enemies in starfield so far

    • @[email protected]
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      710 months ago

      Inventory mods are often the very first thing I go after. I don’t care how unrealistic it is, I’m not playing a storage simulator.

      • CMLVI
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        110 months ago

        Yeah, I added a ship upgrade and never even got it beyond halfway full. Granted I don’t pick up everything, and I usually sold spare armor/weapons each town visit out of habit, but exotic materials and resources I always grabbed, and ended up with like 1100 mass out of 2600 on my ship.

        • @[email protected]
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          210 months ago

          Man, my class A 90% of the weight is resources. I absolutely fucking hate it. I feel like I am being punished for doing their stupid mining mini game.

          • CMLVI
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            110 months ago

            You can modify your ships without having any of the shipbuilding stuff I think. You are limited, but you can add cargo space with some penalty to range and mass to help ease it that. Additionally, storage via outpost is cheap. It’s like 3 iron, 2 aluminum, 2 adaptive frames for 250 mass resource storage. Build a couple of those at an outpost and you’re set. If you do a…I don’t remember the name, but a storage link between your ship and containers, you can transfer straight from ship to container without taking it out of cargo. Just mass dump things into storage and be cleared out.

            Alternatively, if you have a lot of credits, Shieldbreaker, a class B ship at New Atlantis, is a wonderful ship. Like 2300 mass stock, and you can add more if needed with minimal penalty.

            • @[email protected]
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              110 months ago

              I have 1500 cargo space on my class A. 90% of it is resources and ship repair parts.

              I just hate this game loop.

              • CMLVI
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                210 months ago

                It takes 4 minutes to craft like 30 storage containers and the piece to move stuff off your ship easily.

                Every single Bethesda game since at least Daggerfall has had carry weight. This isn’t a new concept within Bethesda games. If you are hoarding crafting materials, why not…use them to craft things so you can hoard more?

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      510 months ago

      They’re always the first mods I installed in skyrim. So many times you get a surprise dragon fight after just clearing out and looting an entire dungeon. I hate killing it and then not being able to pick up the bones because oooh no you’re already carrying too much!