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Hey, sorry to necro post, but I have a question related to the discussion. You said that when an NPC gossips with another NPC, they each swap the entirety of their known rumors? If so, then: 1) Is there any way to limit it to one rumor, in the way one might exchange a secret with someone else? Which...

Excellent. Thank you!

Cool, thanks! And no rush, just curious

Out of curiosity (and not to rush you, but) when do you think the next version might be out?

So wait, in that case, is Affinity representing a good/bad thing, or an important/insignificant thing? Or is that Impact? And I agree, from what you said, it seems like the current model can represent that already. Great ideas! I think the first option is more what I personally would be looking for ...

Right, if someone has -100% affinity towards themselves, then they would utterly despise themselves and probably welcome being punished--not because they like it, but because they think they deserve it. As far as that goes, that would function correctly. People hurt themselves in the real world when...

Hey Tony, I've been thinking about this all morning and I think I found a better solution. So, first off, the "Towards Self" and "Towards Others" distinction for Personality Traits is probably not the best idea, especially since some wouldn't actually make sense with a "Towa...

Neat! That's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks for setting up that example scene! Hmm regarding the affinity for "actions towards self" vs "general idea of the actions," I'm not sure that a custom EvaluateRumor method would accomplish a distinction there, unless...

I was thinking about it more, and I figured there should probably be a way for a Faction to have a relationship with itself. For instance if someone doesn't like who they are (self-loathing), or perhaps if they absolutely love who they are (like a narcissist), having a relationship affinity score to...

Excellent! Thank you! I'm looking forward to the update!