Allow dead players to move around like ghosts

[Tony]

Instead of removing dead players from the map, why not instead have them become ghosts? Living players cannot be given the ability to move, for this may allow them to delay trials. But what about dead players?

If you scared that dead players might somehow communicate with the living by doing charades or some shit, why not have them become invisible except to other dead players? That way, living players just see shimmers or some shit while all the dead guys have ally vision.

[Dagaen]

Umm...But why do you want to move after being dead? This would require implementing new controls and serves really no purpose.

[Nick]

Helps to direct stupid living town to the correct lynch.

[CmG]

Listen to Nick you must....
Just play on full window mode and surf or do somthing else until your precious points roll in. I don't see how a "ghost" feature would make the game any better. It seems like extra work for nothing.

[Deantwo]

Listen to Nick you must....
Just play on full window mode and surf or do somthing else until your precious points roll in. I don't see how a "ghost" feature would make the game any better. It seems like extra work for nothing.

^this.

[kyle1234513]

it wouldn't be for nothing. its a great idea so long as it can have no impact on the ongoing game. extra work, ofc. but then again more options for the dead = more reasons for the dead to stay. instead of "I died, time to quit and join another match" or "I died, time to afk or alt tab"

[maccabbe]

it wouldn't be for nothing. its a great idea so long as it can have no impact on the ongoing game. extra work, ofc. but then again more options for the dead = more reasons for the dead to stay. instead of "I died, time to quit and join another match" or "I died, time to afk or alt tab"

I never understood why players care if dead players stay. If you want players to stay until the end, give them a legitimate reason to do so, such as a new game starting, don't rely on points and mini-games as much.

[Anguss]

Helps to direct stupid living town to the correct lynch.

Exactly why it will never be implemented.

[Slaol]

New Role
Medium
Town
Town Random (only)
Ability: see the dead people walking around
Special Attributes: dead people now walk around but are invisible. The Medium can see them and may attempt to understand their movements.
Options:
Only the most recent dead may 'communicate' [x]

[creedkingsx]

New Role
Medium
Town
Town Random (only)
Ability: see the dead people walking around
Special Attributes: dead people now walk around but are invisible. The Medium can see them and may attempt to understand their movements.
Options:
Only the most recent dead may 'communicate' [x]

This belongs in that one thread for roles that will never make it.

[Damus_Graves]

Im pretty sure that multiple people moving across the map breaks the game.

[Tony]

Helps to direct stupid living town to the correct lynch.

First of all, they are cloaked/invisible. Second, even if they were visible, who's to say the ghosts aren't lying?

Second of all, for those of you who say "Well, this is pointless. What does this add to the game?" I'll give you my answer: it adds ghosts to the game. And that should be reason enough. Why is there a town in the background? Why not have SC2Mafia be a text-based game?

Shakespeare added ghosts to many of his plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, etc. and those plays were better because of this. I have no doubt the addition of ghosts would likewise improve SC2Mafia.

[Damus_Graves]

First of all, they are cloaked/invisible. Second, even if they were visible, who's to say the ghosts aren't lying?

Second of all, for those of you who say "Well, this is pointless. What does this add to the game?" I'll give you my answer: it adds ghosts to the game. And that should be reason enough. Why is there a town in the background? Why not have SC2Mafia be a text-based game?

Shakespeare added ghosts to many of his plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, etc. and those plays were better because of this. I have no doubt the addition of ghosts would likewise improve SC2Mafia.

I can't tell if your trolling or being serious.
If you are being serious my answer is: This will not be implemented because of the lack of game improvements and the ability to increase cheating with the whole shimmers buisness.

If you are trolling my answer is: LOL No.

[Slaol]

This belongs in that one thread for roles that will never make it.

And yet... it is the best 'talk to the dead' role that will ever be suggested. Funny.

[creedkingsx]

And yet... it is the best 'talk to the dead' role that will ever be suggested. Funny.

And yet, no talk to the dead role will ever happen. >: )

[Kefka]

How about this. Ghosts can haunt people at night but they don't show up in lookout reports. All it does is display a message to the player saying they were haunted.

[maccabbe]

How about this. Ghosts can haunt people at night but they don't show up in lookout reports. All it does is display a message to the player saying they were haunted.

"Haunt me if 1 is mafia"
You have been Haunted 8 times.

Wouldn't mind if dead players could haunt their killer if they were killed by non-town.

[Burnt Eskimo]

Make dead players ghosts and make them not allowed in trial place with other players. problem solved and now u get to keep all the adhd kids playing ur game. also gives ghosts chance to be obnoxious and walk around in the camera at night

+rep me cuz this is fucking genius

[Dr. Cheis]

I don't think I've ever seen so many people misunderstand an idea being proposed as in this thread.

The idea is that the living players cannot see the dead ghosts. Not that they're "cloaked" SC2 style. There is 0 interaction between living and dead players.

I still don't think it's a good idea, but at least try to understand the idea instead of just making up things about it and saying "no" for that reason.

Better idea IMO would be to make the "Graveyard" a physical location on the map, visible at night during camera pans. Transparent ghosts of the dead players could be seen there.

[Damus_Graves]

I don't think I've ever seen so many people misunderstand an idea being proposed as in this thread.

The idea is that the living players cannot see the dead ghosts. Not that they're "cloaked" SC2 style. There is 0 interaction between living and dead players.

I still don't think it's a good idea, but at least try to understand the idea instead of just making up things about it and saying "no" for that reason.

Better idea IMO would be to make the "Graveyard" a physical location on the map, visible at night during camera pans. Transparent ghosts of the dead players could be seen there.

The game uses sc2 engine to run, and uses sc2 models. A cloaked unit is still visible if looked at closely.

[Dr. Cheis]

The game uses sc2 engine to run, and uses sc2 models. A cloaked unit is still visible if looked at closely.

Then don't cloak it. Just change what each player sees.

Though the amount of coding required for this is probably hardly worth the effort...