Illness adjustment - more dynamic

I am a tester and remember a period where we thought illnesses were dynamic and then many were disappointed to find that they were not. I feel like illnesses should have periods of time where they are more or less common in order to reflect how they act in real life.

Heatstroke

• More common while working during a heatwave and in hotter biomes (Ie: Desert). Possibly more common during Summer and less common during Winter.

Ticks

• Higher chance of contraction in Autumn, lower contraction rate in Winter.

Fleas

• Higher chance of contraction in Autumn, lower contraction rate in Winter. (Src: here. Fleas thrive in autumn)

Ringworm

• Infection rates could probably be more prominent in summer for more wetlandish areas like the Swamp and Rainforest due to those places being a breeding ground for bacteria and illness-harboring mosquitoes.

Cough

• More common in Winter and colder biomes.

Influenza

• More common in Winter and colder biomes

Infection

• Able to stem from an uncured open wound on rollover. So a wolf that has an open wound, upon rollover, may instead get an infection because the wound got infected?

Open Wound

• No adjustment on contraction but may result in a scar (perhaps a new type of scar or just a random one?) due to the wound being so deep/persistent.

Poison

• Able to be contracted specifically by fighting enemies that gives poisoning in a battle

If anyone has any other illnesses you think I should add, comment below! :)

Comments to Consider

"Support! Though I do think all biomes should have their own "plagues" so no biome would really be fully illness-free zone to make it balanced. Like, why would you ever explore in ______ if it has a much higher chance of contracting disease randomly than _____?" - (#489)

Support! Though I do think all biomes should have their own "plagues" so no biome would really be fully illness-free zone to make it balanced. Like, why would you ever explore in ______ if it has a much higher chance of contracting disease randomly than _____? 

Support.

I think having a more seasonal illness or even a biodome illness will help keep herbalist busy as you have to be prepared for certain illnesses due to the seasons or if you are going to linger in certain biodomes then heatstroke should be a higher factor.

I am unsure if there could be an allergy or sensitivity to certain types of pollen in the spring (that may mean a need illness and cure setting up make this happen). Dogs scratch and bite as pollen falls on the skin so I think a tree pollen would be the main source as we have several wooded biodomes.

Rabies I would not say create as I think it's basically you got it you die? But maybe heartworm again that would mean adding a cure and illness into play.

@ Kahvinporo I could definitely see where you're coming from. You have any thoughts on how I could fix my suggestion to be more balanced

Huge support. Illnesses make no sense right now

To balance out the ones you have listed for summer and autumn, cough and influenza could be more common in the winter. Im not sure if its the same with canines as humans but it would make for some nice parallels.

For your comment on wetlands being breeding grounds for bacteria and disease, ringworm is typical in hot and humid climates (could be a candidate for a swamp or rainforest plague @Kahvinporo was talking about).

Support, honestly hoping the game eventually has more detailed mechanics like this suggestion!

Alright! Looking at the biome thing here's what we have so far for our "plagues"

• Desert - Heatstroke
• Swamp, Rainforest - Worms
• Glacier, Tundra - Cough

So we still need ideas for all the forests, grasslands, prairie, taiga, and mountains.

@Sasha I like the idea of allergies. Rabies, I agree, would be a no. It's incurable and lethal and so it would kinda suck to have alround.

Yeah, if rabies is in the game it should be an explore encounter with a rabid animal with no actual chance to get it.

Adding onto the biome "plagues", maybe for riparian woodland its fleas, for the 3 starter areas its ticks. Im not sure what it would be for prairie, coniferous forest or taiga hmm.