It already has help, hints and so on. The mod itself is complex and cannot be made simpler. A text window UI element that I can place anywhere where I want with customizable background opacity and text size would be nice. Currently I give help with MOTD because it's multi-line and big and readable enough (yellow chat messages without a background are not). But it is placed at the centre so I cannot use it for tips and on boarding cause it prevents player from doing anything in game as its in foreground. Broadcasts I use as short hints but they don't have background, too big and 1-2 lines long.(edited)
07:28
So they're not suitable for explaining and commenting what's going on in game in parallel too, just stating something.
07:30
Even simplest game provide on boarding but I don't have proper UI elements to do that.
I have thought about making a map level to learn people play it, but nobody will come to an empty server
08:13
Boarding process examples
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08:19
Right now infClass in general is frustrating for newcomer for the first 1 to 2 weeks.
And I don't have tools to make learning process more pleasant.
People (except most hardcore players) mostly just feel like they're fallen into a pit with wild animals with so much things going on.(edited)
08:20
"I don't get an idea what's going on, is that supposed to be fun?" is the most common feedback from about-to-quit newcomer if they bother to write any.
08:21
Helping people in chat doesn't help because 1. It's slow 2. I don't know what's going on 3. people cannot explain properly what's going on near them
08:22
But all this doesn't mean that mod is not fun, it just have a steep learning curve. I would like to have tools to make it less steep for newcomers.
Problem: complex mods like infClass have a steep learning curve and a new player have a hard time to get game mechanics and even the basics. Currently most of players leave because they don'...
@Deleted User I know it was a separate client mod but it seems this could be done with a serverside mod with syncronised envelopes too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMoYsr92II8
