PC a19 blows - bring back the auger

Kandrathe said:
well. here's my miners motto...
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Full text for serious miners...

"This is my auger. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My auger is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

Without me, my auger is useless. Without my auger, I am useless. I must use my auger true. I must dig straighter and faster than the zombies who are trying to kill me. I must out dig them before they find me. I will ...

My auger and I know that what counts in life is not the gas we burn, the noise of our drilling, nor the exhaust we make. We know that it is the ore that counts. We will dig ...

My auger is alive, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its modifications and its fuel efficiency. I will keep my auger repaired and ready, even as I am prepared and ready. We will become part of each other. We will ...

Before God, I swear this creed. My auger and I are the defenders of my mine. We are the masters of the earth. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is mine and there are no more zombies, but only everlasting peace!"

 
Kandrathe said:
I feel the game will be a major blockbuster success.
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Considering the steamcharts data i dont think this game is close to reach any kind of "BIG" success. It works and gets people, the chart is rising slowly but its nothing compared to stuff like Among us what managed gain more than 200K players this year while being 2 year old or Apex legend what got released on steam and instantly gained 100K players. 

 
Solomon said:
its nothing compared to stuff like Among us what managed gain more than 200K players this year while being 2 year old
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Who could've predicted the impact that distance learning on zoom for public schools would catapult Among Us into the stratosphere. It is currently the number one activity to be doing while "attending" your zoom class, just saying....

 
The fact that birds can slow/stop vehicles is outrageous. Instead of actually doing something that makes sense and will prevent people from driving vehicles during the blood moon, they just take the lazy rout. Instead of adding a parachute they just added candy that disables fall damage, kind of lazy.

If people like cheesing the game let them have fun. Everytime a developer adds excessive anti cheese features they are ruining many peoples fun. And if they're gonna add anti cheese it shouldn't be done in such a lazy way like; birds slowing down your motorcycle or a candy that disables fall damage instead of parachutes. People will always find a way to cheese the game, if it's what they like doing.

I too think the stamina has been annoying for a while now.

 
Roland said:
Who could've predicted the impact that distance learning on zoom for public schools would catapult Among Us into the stratosphere. It is currently the number one activity to be doing while "attending" your zoom class, just saying....
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Im honestly suprised just how popular that game got, most games will be happy to gain 20K players with a big patch and this game got 200K.

 
jeromeN7 said:
The fact that birds can slow/stop vehicles is outrageous. Instead of actually doing something that makes sense and will prevent people from driving vehicles during the blood moon, they just take the lazy rout. Instead of adding a parachute they just added candy that disables fall damage, kind of lazy.

If people like cheesing the game let them have fun. Everytime a developer adds excessive anti cheese features they are ruining many peoples fun. And if they're gonna add anti cheese it shouldn't be done in such a lazy way like; birds slowing down your motorcycle or a candy that disables fall damage instead of parachutes. People will always find a way to cheese the game, if it's what they like doing.

I too think the stamina has been annoying for a while now.
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Small indie developers have to cut corners sometime.

I'm ok with the birds generally, but a possible improvement might be that birds just throw off drivers from the vehicle (works very well for all vehicles except 4x4).

 
solarplexus said:
There is an old salesman adage: you cant take a feature back once you give it a customer.

1. bring back the auger as a craftable item. I have 50steel tool parts and 100 motor tool parts (or the opposite, can't remember) ... but cant craft a chainsaw or auger.

2. stop having birds slow/stop a motorcycle: really?

3. consider improving stamina loss/regen.

That's your answer to make the game more challenging? you turned the game on its ear and ruined it. I get there are people out there who love ridiculous challenges, but not me. The base game is simply too hard now. Believe it or not, there are a lot of players who like to take it slower.

1. no auger, check ... np ... will mine

2. lose stamina doing everything especially mining, uhh monkey turds, check

3. can't mine fast enough, so can't build ... (collar checking nervous) check

4. get motor cycle built , check

4. blood moon birds stop you on motor cycle no matter what: *sigh* and the monsters run almost as fast a motorcycle: or respawn close to the motorcycle: not sure, don't care.

... if there was at least an auger recipe, or trader joe/josephine sold an auger: no sign after 30 days contrary to release note about augers:

  • Auger no longer has a low priority to be for sale at traders
(not sure what that even means)

30 hours wasted.

dumping game and waiting for a better patch.
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Anything outside the perks, is either in a book or a blueprint. In the world that I share with my sister, I was able to purchase a g3 augur and a tank mod before the second blood moon.

Deserts, ugh. Those damn vultures either concus my head or break my leg. I can see getting chased down by cougars, wolves, or cyoats. But not vultures.

Perks! Whether it's a sexy t-rex that swears by cardio workouts, or a STRONG miner who swings a pick while punching bears, - tools and weapons are governed by their own perks and your physical traits. Cooked food and certain drinks, will give you a stamina regen buff or one of many others.

As for a base, you're better off starting with an existing POI. Gather wood, stone, and clay. Upgrade the outside walls to cobblestone ( I like two or three blocks high ). You can get this done within the first day or two. 
In a random map that I'm soloing, I was able to slap cement onto a fire station and place spike traps around it, all before my first blood moon. You can gain points for INT 3 and two levels of "advanced engineering" rather quickly.

If you wish, you can build a "floating base" ( go to 7:40 ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T6S0oZFI8c

Good luck!

 
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About Mods and cash flow:

-Small game companies have to be very careful with their money.

-Dev created mods are a great way to keep up cash flow while they make new games. 

-"Paradox Interactive" is a perfect example of a (once small) game company's success through Mod deployment.

-Player made mods give a cash multiplier on each game for the devs (and sometimes the modders). Case in point: "The Old World Blues" (Fallout) Mod for "Hearts of Iron 4", is maybe the best strategy game ever made!

To the OP: Your complaint shows that a better tutorial might be needed.

 
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meganoth said:
Small indie developers have to cut corners sometime.

I'm ok with the birds generally, but a possible improvement might be that birds just throw off drivers from the vehicle (works very well for all vehicles except 4x4).
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blood from birds splatters over windscreen so you cant see where you are going?

that would make it interestng...

 
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