PC A18(B155) Is this how the heat map is intended to work? 1 torch = screamer spawn

[AtomicUs5000]

According to the b4 patch notes, heat from the torch (and anything that shares the same heat class) is now scaled to the day length setting. So, anybody testing this out should specify their settings, number of torches and real-time minutes.

They just made this change, there could be bugs yet, but more importantly who knows if it’s even been balanced.

 

[Sythalin]

According to the b4 patch notes, heat from the torch (and anything that shares the same heat class) is now scaled to the day length setting. So, anybody testing this out should specify their settings, number of torches and real-time minutes.They just made this change, there could be bugs yet, but more importantly who knows if it’s even been balanced.

If I'm reading the file right, default should be 1 heat/hr now. Whether that's the sweet spot or a bit too long, as you suggested, is yet to be seen.

 

[Ghostlight]

According to the b4 patch notes, heat from the torch (and anything that shares the same heat class) is now scaled to the day length setting. So, anybody testing this out should specify their settings, number of torches and real-time minutes.They just made this change, there could be bugs yet, but more importantly who knows if it’s even been balanced.

I'm on 90 mins. With my 16 Torch setup that would be 3.5 Screamers per full in-game day cycle, if I never left the base, given what I observed in the 15 mins I watched it. I get more than that but I run Forges 24/7. The point is that 2 Forges makes a hell of a lot more difference than 16 Torches.

 

[TheDay755Hero]

This bug is kinda weird to be honest, because up to day 21, I had like 20 forges all running 24/7 and didn't get a SINGLE screamer with all the settings on default, after day 21 tho, I started getting s***tons of screamers every 4 in-game hours!

 

[zaaephod]

We started a new map on Sunday running off a server. Only 2 of us was on yesterday morning and no torches or anything what so ever. Started to cook food and less then 5 seconds screamer killed it and the zombies got back inside and another, we repeated this 4 or 5 times. Thought something might of got changed in the settings by mistake. Glad to see it is being worked on and hopefully fixed soon. I don't mind screamers but one right after another gets a little much with no breaks to work on stuff and such.
Also I have admin rights on the server and I can go into DM I have hit F8 twice but nothing comes up just the FPS. I hit once FPS, hit again FPS stays on with nothing else above it or anywhere on screen. Hit again and FPS goes away. Does it work differently when running on a server vs running off a PC? Or is it something that has to be added into the servers config or whatever?

I did some searching online, but I couldn't find a way to check the heat% on my dedicated server, either. I'd really like to know if there's a way.

More info on my testing yesterday, this was a single player game, nomad difficulty, 90 minute days. I did run into an oddity in one particular area. There was a house in the desert where the heat% increased by 3% per minute. I looked all over the area to find what was causing it, but never did. I moved to a new area to start my testing.

The last time we played on my dedicated server, nomad difficulty, 60 minute days, day 34, was when we finally decided something was wrong. We had been able to deal with screamers and zombie spawns up until then, but eventually we were out of ammo, overrun, and honestly tired of it, so I gave everyone creative abilities, and we nuked the whole site from orbit

 

[AtomicUs5000]

I think the important thing here is that this is horrible for a new player. If you place a few torches and don’t even have a forge yet, a good week in game should pass by before triggering a screamer.

 

[zaaephod]

I think the important thing here is that this is horrible for a new player. If you place a few torches and don’t even have a forge yet, a good week in game should pass by before triggering a screamer.

I don't know if it follows the dev's ideas of how the game should work, but I wish it were something that you could control directly. Doing well, busy busy making cement, ammo, food, and lighting up the world with torches? Fine, some screamers should spawn, but say a random horde comes through and wipes out your supplies, you should be able to completely stop, or at least slow production to a point where screamers won't spawn at all while you get back on your feet a little. IMO, hiding in a hole with one torch and a camp fire should never spawn them.