Inventory: Allow items to be used while over encumbered

[OrangeSquashZucchini]

It would be very useful if items could be used while overencumbered. It would be extremely helpful and helpful and would make a lot of sense.

[foolaloo]

Particularly ammo; loading a pump action shotgun halves the total weight.

[Ezekiel]

Allowing you to empty guns and then drop them to bring you within your weight limit would be nice when you're near the limit and only searching for ammo.
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Sihoiba said, "Unfortunately he resisted arrest by lighting himself on fire"

[honalululand]

Or, you could pop a pill to keep you going. Or you could read a book and... eat it, I guess is what you do afterward. I really like this idea.

[Liche]

Not being able to do anything is the entire point of being overencumbered. Inventory management is something everyone has to deal with, and there's even a skill to increase your carrying capacity if you find yourself often with too much stuff.

Being able to act while encumbered will just mean people will use up their consumables when they're in such a state. Things like books, food, reloading weapons, and whatnot. So the question then becomes, what actions are allowable? If you can read books and load weapons, why not craft as well and use up some components? Why not attack?

I think the way the system works now is fine. You should have to manage what you carry, and either make sure you have enough room to carry what you want to carry, or read those books and eat that food before you start picking up more stuff off the ground.

[ChuckTheRighteous]

[Rincewind]

It seems somewhat silly to be overencumbered by picking up say, a lemon, then being unable to even reload a weapon.

Technically you could put the lemon down, reload the gun, then pick up the lemon, so really you should be able to do some stuff while overencumbered.

Maybe reloading and stuff while overencumbered should cost 2ap instead of 1?

[honalululand]

[honestmistake]

I know I often found that the item I wanted rid of to drop my encumberance was my armour (esp if I just found a new set) Problem? You can't take it off to drop it!

[pharo212]

Well, what actions wouldn't be allowed? We should probably start with that. Attacking, searching, and moving, right? Anything else?

[honestmistake]

For simplicity's sake I would say only allow actions directly from the eqiupment pannel ie: load/unload/drop/wear/remove.

[ChuckTheRighteous]

[honestmistake]

they do both make sense.... just make it slightly less simple. Oh and I forgot use, eat & drink. Was probably obvious anyway though

[pharo212]

Yeah. Set-up is basically dropping something, but you can pick it up later, (or shoot it) so that's definitely in.

[Meph]