TheSuperPleb
Refugee
Elevators would be so useful for base construction. If you want a sky tower or a deep underground lair or something in the middle. having to climb stairs and ladders gets old and really limits player building and base design.
Player crafted and powered elevators
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EastCitySurvivor
Refugee
@BFT2020 true that! I usually take the stairs IRL. But in 7D2D, one doesn't get fit (or lose weight) by climbing stairs. And elevators would be a cool gimmick for base building.
IMHO, there should also be low tech alternatives. Lowest of the low would be rope ladders, that can be lowered and raised. A step up from that would be a manually operated platform, which can be raised/lowered by operating a winch. Actually, a winch could open all sorts of nice possibilities, such as a winch operated portcullis or draw bridge. And of course, the higher tier versions of the winch would be powered by a gasoline or electrical engine.
Naturally, this sort of thing would require quite a bit of work: new game mechanics/physics, new resources (rope, iron chain, steel cable), etc. But think of the possibilities!
IMHO, there should also be low tech alternatives. Lowest of the low would be rope ladders, that can be lowered and raised. A step up from that would be a manually operated platform, which can be raised/lowered by operating a winch. Actually, a winch could open all sorts of nice possibilities, such as a winch operated portcullis or draw bridge. And of course, the higher tier versions of the winch would be powered by a gasoline or electrical engine.
Naturally, this sort of thing would require quite a bit of work: new game mechanics/physics, new resources (rope, iron chain, steel cable), etc. But think of the possibilities!