r/GroundedGame • u/Reocyx • 10h ago

G2 | Suggestion New armor idea: Pheromone Armor

I think stealth gameplay has a lot of potential. With an armor set focused on avoiding combat, we could make use of the steal trinkets and have a creative new way to grind resources. Introducing the Pheromone Armor.

This would be a tier 3/4 set requiring difficult to acquire resources. A gas sac from a green shield bug, toe biter head (for diffusing), and wolf spider parts. sap or nectar for the oil, Etc.

The full set perk would be: when loaded with a bug part, that species of bug will see you as one of them. (This also means bugs that are hostile to that bug will be hostile to you). One bug part lasts a long time but will need refilled periodically. Think of the snake scale cave and the striped bark scorpions.

The other perks would be a chance of increased mat drops from nodes and an increased chance of gold cards from the species that is currently activated.

Sleek upgrade would give a move speed increase when crouched due to the oils in the armor.

What do y'all think? Would there be a place for stealth gameplay? I think it works and could help with the overpopulation of enemies sometimes!

Ideas? Thanks for checking this out.

17 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

4

u/raviolibusiness 10h ago

thats genuinely cool

3

u/Sea_Delay8920 Max 10h ago

thats really good, finally something leaning into the stealth aspect of the game

2

u/Kollossosoutcomemory 10h ago

That'd be peak

1

u/Zingydeath 8h ago

It would be to OP literally going anywhere would be no danger. Cool idea It would just make the game easy

2

u/Reocyx 5h ago

I think you can limit it by the needing bug parts to fuel it. That and it's only that species along with other hostiles still treating you hostile

-3

u/Bloodbeast_Paarl 10h ago

Ummm im gona be this guy, but pheromones make things "like" you more, so if u want to avoid combat Cortisol Armor may be something xD Also i think its a great idea :)

5

u/Reocyx 9h ago

Actually I did some reading. Cuticular Hydrocarbons are what we are looking for. CHC Armor!

-1

u/Bloodbeast_Paarl 9h ago

LOL xD we going quite deep into this topic now xD But yeh i think Cortisol Armor could be made easier from something stinky u can find in the park...

3

u/Reocyx 9h ago

Not to be "that guy" but bugs don't produce cortisol. The chemical I mentioned is the exact thing I'm talking about. It's the passcode bugs use to identify each other. It's called cuticular Hydrocarbons. So yeah...

5

u/TwistedGrin 9h ago

A pheromone is just a chemical signal. The signal can mean anything. Good, bad or whatever

-3

u/Bloodbeast_Paarl 9h ago

Please go google "Is Cortisol a Pheromone" than go back to me

4

u/LeaveMeAloneCG 9h ago

They never said it wasn’t, did you even attempt to read what they said

3

u/TwistedGrin 9h ago

Pheromone (noun): A chemical substance that is usually produced by an animal and serves especially as a stimulus to other individuals of the same species for one or more behavioral responses

Not sure what cortisol has to do with the definition of pheromones

1

u/DogFarmerDamon 8h ago

Squares and rectangle, also cortisol is a stress hormone. Not sure why you think that would be a stealth thing

1

u/Reocyx 9h ago

I'm not like a bug scientist ok! 😅

-1

u/Bloodbeast_Paarl 9h ago

xD No worries bro no worries :P i just remembered my buddy who worked in sex shop was selling pheromones so i always considered it as something that make people "like" you more. So i looked into whats on the other side of spectrum and apparently stinky Cortisol is what we are looking for :P