PC A20 Developer Diary Discussions

5 hours ago, Laz Man said:

He was probably referring to better terrain tools then what we have in the editor today.

Something like this as an example.

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That's already doable. Like, all of it. 

 
Jost Amman said:
I see Madmole didn't have time to play test A20 and give feedback... otherwise we would have a much more sleek system now.

Nothing against the QA guys, mind you, but MM has his own Fun Pimp perspective that others lack IMO.  :ohwell:
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I'm confused; he's one of the owners, you don't think he has input in the game?

...with all of the "rust buddy" changes he's made that I've railed against for years, I disagree. :)

 
Ianua said:
I appreciate the way that TFP looks out for the player base by encouraging us to get up and move our behinds.  My play time would be 5 mins of game play. My motion sickness is really very awful. if I watch someone else play it, it happens as well. I've heard that those curved monitors help.  Still a great game, just might have to limit the playing.  I do adapt a little after long playing cycles, but I have to concentrate really hard and not jump around.

I'm only playing on something like a 22inch as it is.  Since it happens when I watch other people play (standing or sitting behind them or to the side, I don't think it is distance that will help.  I get motion sick in carwashes. It is pretty ridiculous.
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I have no problems playing shooters or 7days myself, but watching other people play, especially from the side, can make me motion sick. I think this is more because you never know the direction of movement, whereas you know that when you play yourself.

 
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meganoth said:
I have no problems playing shooters or 7days myself, but watching other people play, especially from the side, can make me motion sick. I think this is more because you never know the direction of movement, whereas you know that when you play yourself.
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I suffered motion sickness for about 2 1/2 months. It was so bad that even scrolling a page would make me sick. Turned out it was caused by my vitamin C supplement, which was not non-gmo. I can take the non-gmo  supplement without problem.

 
Guppycur said:
I'm confused; he's one of the owners, you don't think he has input in the game?
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Where did you read that? I said he probably didn't play-test the game like he did in previous versions, just that.

I remember when he actually made all those videos of him actually playing the (unreleased) upcoming new alpha from day 1 to day 100 or something.

Did you see him doing that for A20? I don't think so.

Hence why I said that.

 
I'm sure he's played A20 a fair bit since he's MadMole, but yeah I don't think he's the primary play tester anymore. They mentioned in one of the videos that he's been in charge of the drone stuff, but he also said once he played A20 he couldn't go back to A19 so I'd say he's getting his share of time in even if he's not active on the forum anymore

 
Jost Amman said:
Where did you read that? I said he probably didn't play-test the game like he did in previous versions, just that.

I remember when he actually made all those videos of him actually playing the (unreleased) upcoming new alpha from day 1 to day 100 or something.

Did you see him doing that for A20? I don't think so.

Hence why I said that.
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Well because they haven't reached that point yet for his playthroughs... you've been around long enough, you know darned well he plays his own game.  Much to our amusement (bow drop anyone?).  I still think that one's my favorite, but where he had his turrent shoot his own car is a close second. 😃

 
If I remember correctly Mr. Mole said he was busy with an unannounced game and hasn’t spent a lot of time with A20 or 7D2D lately or something like that 

edit: to be clear this doesn’t mean he has checked out and doesn’t care, it means he spends less time with it. He made a post a few months ago saying something to that effect.

 
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Guppycur said:
Well because they haven't reached that point yet for his playthroughs... you've been around long enough, you know darned well he plays his own game.  Much to our amusement (bow drop anyone?).  I still think that one's my favorite, but where he had his turrent shoot his own car is a close second. 😃
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Didnt he also jump out of his gyro copter one time and end up dying? or was that just a strange and completely in character dream...

 
Are you serious for your game ? Take a look of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ln3jrW-uYc

It's in french but that explain nearly the way to do to don't have zombie during BM because zombies don't spawn on player block (here tested with/without claim/bed)

& so I think if we place "one million" blocks all around us to +500m, we will not have zombie during BM ? ? ?

If it's right, that will be very stupid...

 
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Life_For_Dead said:
Are you serious for your game ? Take a look of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ln3jrW-uYc

It's in french but that explain nearly the way to do to don't have zombie during BM because zombies don't spawn on player block (here tested with/without claim/bed)

& so I think if we place "one million" blocks all around us to +500m, we will not have zombie during BM ? ? ?

If it's right, that will be very stupid...
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believe me, in most games you can find similar loopholes. But first, think about whether you will be ready to spend a few game days or a few hours of real life just to lay the terrain in blocks? It is unlikely that beginners will do this. But players who have "already seen everything" are capable of this. There are still about 10 "legal" ways to avoid BM, but in this particular case, if a player puts a huge piece of terrain in blocks JUST TO AVOID bloodmoon, then the problem is not in the game, the problem is in the player, I think :)

 
Games'n'Grumble said:
believe me, in most games you can find similar loopholes. But first, think about whether you will be ready to spend a few game days or a few hours of real life just to lay the terrain in blocks? It is unlikely that beginners will do this. But players who have "already seen everything" are capable of this. There are still about 10 "legal" ways to avoid BM, but in this particular case, if a player puts a huge piece of terrain in blocks JUST TO AVOID bloodmoon, then the problem is not in the game, the problem is in the player, I think :)
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Yes, I know too multi skip BM since they changed the mechanic of it, but I don't talk specially to skip it.

Actualy on a private server +50 players, we build a big city 1000x1000 since the beginning of a19. The base anti-horde is build in the center of the city 0.0. We not yet build street & so if we do (we plan to put blocks in cobble & concrete), well I think BM's zombies will not spawn... Or maybe they will spawn but outside of the city so at 500m from the center ?

 
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Life_For_Dead said:
Are you serious for your game ? Take a look of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ln3jrW-uYc

It's in french but that explain nearly the way to do to don't have zombie during BM because zombies don't spawn on player block (here tested with/without claim/bed)

& so I think if we place "one million" blocks all around us to +500m, we will not have zombie during BM ? ? ?

If it's right, that will be very stupid...
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You can also turn off BM on the settings. Zombies not spawning if you spend countless hours laying down blocks in a large area is not a problem -- in fact, one might argue it is within the goals of the game. Having zombies spawn inside your base is a much bigger of a problem but what, exactly, is your base in a game that places very few limits on what you can do?

I'd say the balance right now is pretty good.

 
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