Restricted Sprint?

[PutraenusAlivius]

[quote='Hirnwirbel' pid='206574' dateline='1362745974']

I don't think so. Not only is encumbrance and fatigue one of the most annoying features in games (it has absolutely no place in games - if I want to feel encumbered I'll go run a marathon while carrying a washing machine), it makes literally no sense within the horror idiom. The human body is capable of almost anything in times of intense fear - if you're running away from a monster you simply are not going to stop sprinting and suddenly start walking because of a want for energy.

Maybe there should be some kind of "adrenaline mode" which deactivates any restrictions, e.g. if the player is chased by a monster. Maybe with increased running speed, but negative effects when this mode ends.

I agree 100%

However now, because its negative effects, it should be player activated, not jst activated when a monster comes near.

I don't know, a player activated adrenaline mode would kinda miss it's point, wouldn't it?
You can't activate and deactivate panic as you want. Maybe there is a way to combine it with the player's sanity level.

Yeah, maybe the last two stages of your sanity will engage panic mode.