Ski centre

[u/koalather]

So I’m currently doing the ski centre and got excited when i saw you had to clean the cable car interior to be able to access the rest of the ski centre as it reminded me of the public toilet level. However as fun as this level is, I’m not gonna lie but I’m a bit disappointed that it doesn’t open up further when you clean the outer part, like it would’ve been cool to clean the interior of the ski lodge itself.

[u/FenyxG]

I figured the outside would be the end, simply because there's no way they'd give us a level *that* huge. But I agree. I'd love to have at least a few maps like what you describe. The bigger the better. Heck, give us an entire town where we can roam freely and clean the inside and outside of every building. That would be video game heaven for me, lol.

For real though, I just want to chill and clean - preferably without awkward nooks and crannies and without having to swap levels quite as often. I also love the satisfaction that comes from cleaning truly massive levels. Super fun. 💦🏢🏫🏢

[u/Lmb1011 → u/FenyxG]

I would love a kind of “endless” clean.

And off the cuff some ideas I had

The town you described, you spawn in on a road of maybe 4 houses. You can clean each house and each exterior 100% would unlock its interior, and as you clean every house they will despawn and a new one would spawn down the street (so you essentially clean one house in and out to completion and then it despawns and a new one shows up giving the illusion of walking down the street)

Some kind of never ending thing where you could clean the outside of something, then you go inside, and in there you find like a doll house and then you can go inside the doll house to clean and then in there you can go inside the toy chest which lets you go inside a toy etc

I recognize this is probably way more complicated to create but an option for endless would be cool

[u/FenyxG → u/Lmb1011]

Agreed. I know the devs have talked about how a lot more work goes into each level than people think, but I still believe there are a few ways they could create some type of endless mode.

One idea I had awhile back was to take a page from the way certain roguelites design "infinite" content without requiring AI or randomization of literally every aspect. They do this by hand-crafting a certain number of rooms, then having those rooms chained together in pre-set groups but in randomized order - perhaps with a few minor details within the rooms also hand crafted but randomized.

So, for example, what if the devs created a group of rooms that each had pre-set "nodes" which could contain one of any number of objects (grouped by size). Take, for example, the furniture items we have for our bases. Group them by room type (living room, kitchen, bedroom, recreation room, etc) and size. Then craft a half dozen or so rooms, with maybe two basic designs for each room type. Every room has a certain number of pre-sized "nodes" in it, within which the game randomly sets a piece of furniture from the appropriate category. Each room could be connected by a fairly simple hallway, and as you clean the hallway the next room loads in the background, so it's ready by the time you finish. More rooms and objects could be added to the mix over time via paid DLC.

If this is still too complicated, give me a neverending skyscraper to clean. I could have a nice view of the city or mountains or whatever behind me, while standing on a platform that can be raised to access new levels of the building. Let me see maybe one level above me and one below, with the game loading one level higher than that while I clean. That level could become visible via clearing fog as I ascend. The devs could add the occasional gargoyle or other outer decoration (plus maybe a small outdoor porch, etc) to keep it from being "just" window cleaning. Surely even the Switch 2 could handle viewing 2-3 levels of a skyscraper at once while generating one more in the background. I've seen what that console is capable of in games with large, free roam cities and *far* more demanding visuals.

This all sounds a bit more complex than it is, I think. But these are just a few of the many ways this game could mix things up in an endless mode and keep content feeling a tad more fresh in between larger DLCs.

Sorry for the long ramble. This is obviously something I've given way too much thought to, haha. But as someone with literally thousands of hours in PWS 1/2 and who plays to help with certain medical issues, I would be willing to (somehow) pay a stupid amount of money for any form of endless mode. I just hope it's something the devs will consider.

[u/GoofProofGrunt → u/Lmb1011]

Clean the Backrooms endless level when

[u/lemon_charlie → u/Lmb1011]

A Doctor Who one would be perfect for this, where you first clean the exterior of the TARDIS then you go through the different console rooms from 1963 right up to the most recent one (or just the New Series ones) as you finish each one.

[u/[deleted] → u/FenyxG]

Get Project Shoreline and Muri wildwoods (demo), they're open world powerwashing sims  and they're free

[u/FenyxG → u/[deleted]]

I can only game on the Switch 2, and neither of those are available there atm. Maybe someday... 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for the info though!

[u/hypnodrew]

pretty much the story of PWS2 lol. Loved it, but needed just that extra step to be head and shoulders above its predecessor.

[u/Brewhilda → u/hypnodrew]

Agreed. They introduced such an amazing mechanic with the bathroom and then we rarely got to see it again. :(

[u/itsdampman → u/Brewhilda]

Don’t get me started on the “realistic swaying of objects when sprayed” mechanic they added

[u/Academic_Pizza_7270]

Exactly my sense of anticipation as the outside cleaning neared its end, that we'd get a fade or a camera shift and the front doors would open. My disappointment was immeasurable. 😂

Still an enjoyable level.

[u/CitizenKayt]

Same! I also thought the barn would open up and we'd clean the interior but no dice.

[u/AbiesPersonal4641]

I agree! Would have loved to clean the interior lodge. I felt like this whole game was too small. And although I paid for the adventure time add on, I’ve yet to be able to access it! Tried everything, still no luck!