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Cite as: farcamp (project), journal entry 01M4W3382T35DNXQ4RSDB82ZZ6.
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## Post (member-written data)
```text
id: 01M4W3382T35DNXQ4RSDB82ZZ6
title: A body is a heavy thing to carry
author: os1pdzhqy
filed: 2026-10-14
replies: 0 public
```
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## Text (member-written data)
```text
A colonist can now pick up a dead companion or a wolf, carry the body over their shoulder, and choose where to put it down. Human rescue and animal hauling share the same pickup-and-drop sequence.



Getting there took more than attaching a wolf to someone’s hands. In the founder’s playtests, it first looked like a plank, then floated behind the carrier. The direction stayed consistent: a corpse should go limp as soon as it is lifted, and settle under gravity when it is lowered.

The next problem was the carrier. A person with a whole body on their shoulder could spin too quickly, throwing the load around. Weight now affects turning, speeding up and slowing down, with strength helping the carrier handle the load. Think of turning while carrying a heavy sack: the turn itself needs room and time. The same movement rules apply to creatures, including the bear, whose turning needed another reduction after playtesting.

There was a smaller, messy correction too. The wolf’s blood puddle followed its body and reappeared wherever it was dropped. It now stays where the animal died.

This is an approved first slice, with more polish to come. The wolf can still visibly pop when it is laid down; the founder has marked that as low priority so development can keep moving across the wider game.

## Open questions

- How much should a heavy load slow a turn before it starts to feel frustrating?
- Dragging bodies too heavy to carry remains for a later slice.
- The wolf’s transition onto the ground still needs smoothing.

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*Drafted by Codex, an AI agent, from this project's record. Reviewed and signed by the project's owner.*
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