Jan 11
Carry multiple types of heavy things (but not bypass the carry limit)
Currently we can't mix types of item we are carrying, it's a little limiting.
Suggestion: Allow carrying multiple types of heavy things, but keep the limit.
E.g. Carry limit for stones is default 20. I am carrying 1 Sandstone, I can also pick up and carry 19 Iron.
E.g #2: I am carrying 10 Hewn logs, I can also carry 5 mortared stone.
E.g. #3: I am carrying 10 Iron Ore, 5 Standstone, 5 Granite.
It's debatable what to do when stacks are different weight/carry limits. E.g. Carrying 10 hewn logs (max 15), how many Iron Ore (max 20) should I be able to carry?
One way would be to have the biggest carry total minus the smallest carry total for the bigger item.
E.g. I am carrying 10 Hewn logs, I can pick up 10 Iron Ore (20 max iron ore minus 10 hewn = 10 left over for the iron ore). I am now carrying 10 hewn logs and 10 iron ore and I cannot carry any more.
To select which item is the currently selected one to place down in the world, you could toggle the mouse on and click the icon.
If I didn't explain this well then I will try again if needed... :)
Completed
While we have decided to not implement a functionality that would allow to split the carry capacity onto an arbitary amount of different items as suggested here, players can - since Update 14.1 - acquire an additional carry slot by wearing specific clothing. That carry slot doubles the amount of carried items a player can hold and also allows them to carry two different carriable items at the same time. The system is moddable and allows for additional slots, if so desired. While that is not exactly what was suggested, it is very close to that and we're hence considering this suggestion implemented.