dymanoid
Chirps
An idea posted by @RenaKunisaki in https://github.com/dymanoid/RealTime/issues/207#issuecomment-493248633
One thing I've been thinking about that would fit in nicely here: more chirps about conditions with traffic and work. Like:
- Where the heck is the bus? I've been waiting an hour!
- This traffic is insane, I'm going to be late again...
- Sorry folks, [business name] is still sold out of [random product]! The delivery trucks are taking their sweet time...
- My house burned down because the fire trucks couldn't get through traffic!
- It's impossible to find parking at [place]!
- I can't get to work with the roads flooded out...
I think this would be a great addition to RealTime - there are some of us who keep the chirper. I think RT chirps would be even more useful than vanilla chirps, because they could better reflect the life experiences of cims rather than just general city statistics that vanilla focuses on.
I would add some positive chirps too:
- Just sold my #car - who needs it with such a great #metro system?
- Another lovely day in [park name]!
- I love this quiet neighbourhood!
and so on... not as useful, but a bit more realism.
Some additional chirp ideas:
- I hate mornings
- something about night shift
- Park closing, heading home
- Urgh, rain. (if cims are heading indoors during rain)
- Oooh, ahhhhh.... Whoooo! (during weekend-only firework displays)
- I'm trying to * whoosh * get some * bang * sleep here! (during firework displays in a NIMBY policy district)
IMO i would not add any "positive chirps" at all, because that is what made chirpy so annoying for me in the first place. too much spam that could all be ignored. i mean, "I love this quiet neighbourhood!" is nice .. but not if it clogs up for the 10th or 20th time your chirpy log, and you have to click it away again. you could convince me though if there was a rule like "for every 10 really useful messages, 1 'positive' message is allowed".
@DaEgi01, maybe it could be an option in Real Time. Like: "also include meaningful and positive chirps" or similar.
The positive ones might be annoying for experienced players, but for newbies they're a hint that you're doing things right. So being able to turn them off seems ideal.
The positive ones should only happen after a corresponding negative one has happened.
For example:
- Problem: "It's too noisy, I can't get any sleep!!"
- User fixes up the noise pollution
- Fixed: "I love this quiet neighbourhood" <- this chip only allowed if there was previously a problem