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Add Anti-Grief Measures

To help improve player experiences in Ale & Tale and reduce the potential for griefing, we really need some anti-griefing tools. Below are some ideas for settings and options that players could use to better control their taverns and interactions with others:

Player Toggles for Permissions

These toggles could give hosts control over what other players are able to do within their taverns:

  1. Toggle for Gold Spending

    • Allows the host to decide whether other players can spend their tavern’s gold.

  2. Toggle for Moving/Removing Furniture

    • Prevents others from accidentally (or intentionally) messing with decorations/furniture.

  3. Toggle for Completing Quests/Progression

    • Grants or restricts permission for other players to progress quests or tasks within the shared space.

  4. Toggle for Opening/Closing the Tavern

    • Controls whether other players can open or close the tavern without hosts permission.

Password-Protected Lobbies

  • Hosts could have the option to create lobbies with a password. Only those who have the password could join, providing an extra layer of security for private tavern sessions.

  • Not everyone wants to add other players onto their friends list so this adds a layer of accessiblity to multiplayer.

Kick/Ban System

  • Hosts would have the ability to kick or ban disruptive players from their lobby.

  • Banned players would be prevented from rejoining the session, ensuring a grief-free environment for everyone else.

If you can think of anything else add it to the comments here!

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  • Котик мурка

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    Mar 19, 2025

    Opportunity to toggle on/off ability to for other people to sell/throw out stuff fom tavern (disehs, potions, ingridients)
    Lock on chests.

    Dude just joined my game, chatted for a bit, seemed adequate. I left on a hunt for hound claws and when i returned all of my items were gone and i had +like 20k gold. I was so sad. cuz i was finishing farming for my imperial quest and i stacked everything in that chest. It would be nice if people coouldnt sell my stuff or if they take it they could not be thrown out. or a lock on a chest. thanks. gonna go back up my save rn cuz this sucks.

  • Leongraze

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    Jan 12, 2025

    Show the Steam ID / Username for the banned players so players can take note of such players just in case.

  • Al

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    Dec 25, 2024

    GF and I have been really enjoying the game, great job. Here are a couple of items that would make the game more enjoyable.

    Splitting stack default to 50%
    Ability to move all of the same items into the chest
    Locking items to a square. I would rather not move my bucket down to the lower inventory every time i refill.

    Increase customer flow
    ability to click an item in the stove vs inventory.

    Thanks for the consideration of these items. Looking forward to future updates and DLC’s.

  • susannahsaurus0943

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    Dec 20, 2024

    A way of marking/acknowledging other players as “helpers” or safe would be neat, too! I know it’s usually because they’re afraid I’m another griefer, but it makes me sad when I get kicked after joining. I’ve finished most of the game and find much more enjoyment joining and assisting newer players. - Greeeee

    • jcheung

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      Jan 3, 2025

      so like a user upvote system?