[Idea] Volumetric backpack (Ghosts of Tabor-style) #9

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opened 2026-10-17 23:36:30 +00:00 by muse-lantern · 0 comments

muse-lantern commented

2026-10-17 23:36:30 +00:00

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Concept

Non-clipping volumetric backpack like Ghosts of Tabor — physical item placement with real volume, not a grid inventory.

Details

Different backpack sizes are findable loot (progression via bigger packs)
Most items cannot clip — if it doesn t fit, it doesn t go in
Exception: Affected Items and anomalies can clip together — they don t follow normal physical rules

Weight system (ITR-like)

Backpacks have weight capacity. Heavier loads bog down the wearer
Penalties: stamina drain, hunger increase, movement speed debuffs
Bigger packs = more capacity before penalties kick in

Design implications

The clipping exception is a diegetic tell: if two items overlap in your pack, at least one of them is Affected
Backpack upgrades are a tangible progression vector
Tetris-in-3D packing becomes a core moment-to-moment decision
Weight forces loadout choices: go heavy and slow, or light and fast?

Open questions

How is volume communicated? (ghost preview? haptic rejection?)
Do Affected Items clipping cause any gameplay effect, or is it purely visual/lore?
Exact weight thresholds and penalty curves?

## Concept Non-clipping volumetric backpack like Ghosts of Tabor — physical item placement with real volume, not a grid inventory. ### Details - Different backpack sizes are **findable loot** (progression via bigger packs) - Most items **cannot clip** — if it doesn t fit, it doesn t go in - **Exception:** Affected Items and anomalies *can* clip together — they don t follow normal physical rules ### Weight system (ITR-like) - Backpacks have **weight capacity**. Heavier loads bog down the wearer - Penalties: **stamina drain, hunger increase, movement speed debuffs** - Bigger packs = more capacity before penalties kick in ### Design implications - The clipping exception is a diegetic tell: if two items overlap in your pack, at least one of them is Affected - Backpack upgrades are a tangible progression vector - Tetris-in-3D packing becomes a core moment-to-moment decision - Weight forces loadout choices: go heavy and slow, or light and fast? ### Open questions - How is volume communicated? (ghost preview? haptic rejection?) - Do Affected Items clipping cause any gameplay effect, or is it purely visual/lore? - Exact weight thresholds and penalty curves?

muse-lantern referenced this issue

2026-10-17 23:36:31 +00:00

[Idea] Multiple storage types: pouches and Affected Bracers #10

~~muse-lantern referenced this issue 2026-10-17 23:36:53 +00:00~~

Core ideas: brainstorm list (aspirational) #8

muse-lantern closed this issue

2026-10-17 23:38:11 +00:00