PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!
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beHypE
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Well, if we want to be pragmatic, releasing keys early for modders gives them the opportunity to go through all the new / reworked XMLs, in order to provide an A18 compatible version of their mod quicker... It's also a small compensation for all the hard work accomplished throughout the years, because while I could envision how creating my own mod could be fun (I've only done non-released modlets for my friends and I), I can't even fathom porting some of the larger mods from one Alpha version to the next...!
But isn't this already in the game? Even without alt-key, notice the red or green numbers behind the stats. Sure, they are not as comfortable and complete as one might wish. And there is the problem that boni from mods or ammo are included in the worn item (MM seems to be aware of it).
One difference between A17 and A18 is that in A17 finding a higher quality weapon did not immediately make you better, you needed mods as well. In A18 a higher quality weapon has on average better stats (especially damage).
Another difference between A17 and A18 is the slower progression of gamestage, so a luck bonus that was equivalent to getting the loot table of a week from now (A17) might be equivalent to a 2 or 3 weeks bonus (A18).
In effect: Even if LL was balanced or weak in A17 and nobody changed the perk it still might be OP now.
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Guppycur
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But then who do you say is a "dedicated" modder? Where's the cutoff? What metric do you use to determine "dedicated"?I'm not a streamer nor a modder, but I agree that dedicated modders should get a key if any keys are given out before official release.
And in case there's too many, well, be likable boys
Slippery slope.
Guppycur
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Now this IS something I don't understand... Releasing the xmls... It can't hurt to release them the same time streamers get access, because let's face it, the streamers are going to ruin any surprises anyway, AND it would be a good "thank you" to the guys who keep the game going during the incredibly long dev cycles between alphas.
beHypE
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Well it kinda depends on how many keys you want to give out, but it's not different than picking streamers... it's no secret some mods have more success than others, I don't even follow the mod community much and I could probably hand pick a fistful of what I deem "deserving" modders. At the end of the day there's always some guys that will be disappointed.
In regards to releasing XMLs, in the grand scheme of things 2 or 3 days don't change much anyways, and on top of that they might actually be happy with the fact everyone needs to play vanilla for some time.
In regards to releasing XMLs, in the grand scheme of things 2 or 3 days don't change much anyways, and on top of that they might actually be happy with the fact everyone needs to play vanilla for some time.
chriswheeler22
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So I havent been follow this much since August, but what happened to the Sept. release?
Do we have another estimate?
Do we have another estimate?
KhaineGB
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So do I... but...
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Also, random question for any dev...
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madmole
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Thanks for the long post. Its easy to forget how hard the game can be for a noob, but TFP is experienced and were having issues that felt unfair or unbalanced. Of course veterans will always want more challenge but that should be handled elegantly and not buggy, like old spinning dogs, or stealth wolves, etc. Even after thinning zombies some of the team are still complaining that they are surrounded buy guys in the wild, so like I said its just not ridiculous anymore, I know it was a good performance call and with the better AI the average person will still be yelling at us because they got rekt.
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