[Suggestion] Hand-held Shield Crafting

40 votes

This concept has been proposed a few times on various Dischord channels, the idea being the ability to craft leather, wood, copper, iron or graphite shields to defend yourself against animal attack and/or use as a limited capability melee weapon. Ideally, this would be combined with ability to carry/use a knife/spear in one hand and the shield in the other.

Done Suggested by: Clipper Steen (23 Nov, '21) • Upvoted: 05 Jan, '23 • Comments: 13

Comments: 13

23 Nov, '21
Gaspra Moon
Use of left hand items such as shields/torches/lanterns/flashlight does not seem to be included by the Dev Team since none of them seem to be Left Handed. Because we lefties are the only ones in our right mind.
24 Nov, '21
Clipper Steen
You got that right !
10 Dec, '21
Insaneguru
totally agree with crafting shields and using the left hand. If I dropped into an alien planet and can craft a gun, I for sure would be crafting a shield. I mean cave men did it, why not on Icarus?
12 Dec, '21
Lyzrac Merged
Off-hand shields to block/parry would make melee combat much more interactive, as well as allow for more defensive playstyle for party play vs. exterminate targets/bosses.
19 Feb, '22
Leon Merged
So, our prospectors have mastered the science of breathing rocks and building 3D Fabricators from scratch, but they can't seem to master technology that's been around since the bronze age? Lol.
I think shields and a blocking system would go a long way in surviving icarus, if just a bit longer. Just something to put between yourself and that big pair of teeth coming your way...

Maybe start with just a basic oak shield, something that breaks semi-quickly. T1
Upgrade to an iron shield for T2.
And for T3 split into 2 kinds, extra durable shields and spiked ones that damage attackers (like hedgehogs). using copper or steel as well as iron.
And heck, for T4 maybe some kind of titanium/carbon fiber taser shield that can stuns attackers for a few secs, giving you a chance to either take them down or flee.
could use the light slot for it, or maybe another new slot? either one would work.
20 Feb, '22
Davinci Merged
Wood, aluminum, iron, mix.
23 Feb, '22
Elissa - Producer Admin
"Sheilds" (suggested by Davinci on 2022-02-20), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
23 Feb, '22
Elissa - Producer Admin
"Add off-hand shield for melee combat" (suggested by Lyzrac on 2021-12-12), including upvotes (4) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
23 Feb, '22
Elissa - Producer Admin
"RETURN TO THE BRONZE AGE! (Lets make shields a thing!)" (suggested by Leon on 2022-02-19), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
01 Mar, '22
Carlos
1,000% Agree! We need shields! I love that spike shield idea to damage attackers! It really doesn't make sense that these prospectors would leave themselves SOO defenseless against these ridiculously aggressive animals... and... aliens which i'm sure we'll see more of in the future. Please make a way to block attacks! It's very depressing not having ANY sort of defense mechanic in the game. Especially when you get attacked out of literally nowhere while you're busy skinning an animal, mining stuff, hanging around a cave, walking, breathing, minding your own business, etc.
It doesn't even need its own slot, (but it would be nice) just make it to where we can use the left hand to hold it, and another (one handed) weapon on the right. Heck, even if I can ONLY use the shield, that would still be a great start!
Also, thank you so much for all the weekly updates, they've been phenomenal and have made me enjoy playing again, even though there are still a lot of improvements needed.
23 Jul, '22
Rob Merged
Unable to use with bow or guns as they are the meta right now. Allow use of shields with spears, knives and other items to balance.

Different tiers like wood, iron, steel, composite/riot

Could help rebalance some of the other weapons?
25 Jul, '22
Elissa - Producer Admin
"Add shields, place in left hand and remove ability to throw items." (suggested by Rob on 2022-07-23), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
08 Sep, '22
cmopatrick
Still a great idea. I would submit that in a pinch, one would find a way to shield oneself before coming up with any form of thrown weapon. Come on, this isn't rocket tech... the average 5 year old knows to block something coming at them.