PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

  • A18 Stable is Out!

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Nice, I love 7DTD but am also a huge sci-fi buff. So let me know if you want some badass robot designs, I have a few anatomy types I've been drawing/modeling for years that the world has yet to see, and boy oh boy would they be amazing in a game.
Actually, if this game takes place in the future, post-war, we could put some believable robot enemies and companions in this game even, eventually, maybe... you know I want to!
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Like the wolf companion that was originally planned. I have a robot version that would be akin to combining a wolf with a motorcycle/jeep. 20 year old idea, but been talking to some peeps in Switzerland who are actually making something very similar now, finally. They make one of the most agile 4 legged robots on the planet right now, the ANYmal, and consider my designs the future. In game it would be like a mobile turret/scout with eagle eyes, super hearing, insane mobility(wheels for feet)... well, it could easily be OP, main issue would be how to balance.

 
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Like the wolf companion that was originally planned. I have a robot version that would be akin to adding a wolf to a motorcycle/jeep. 20 year old idea, but been talking to some peeps in Switzerland who are actually making something very similar now, finally. They make one of the most agile 4 legged robots on the planet right now, the ANYmal, and consider my designs the future. In game it would be like a mobile turret/scout with eagle eyes, super hearing, insane mobility(wheels for feet)... well, it could easily be OP, main issue would be how to balance.
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thought this was a forum to discuss A18 not pitch a pyramid scheme about zombie mechs and such....

 
Like the wolf companion that was originally planned. I have a robot version that would be akin to combining a wolf with a motorcycle/jeep. 20 year old idea, but been talking to some peeps in Switzerland who are actually making something very similar now, finally. They make one of the most agile 4 legged robots on the planet right now, the ANYmal, and consider my designs the future. In game it would be like a mobile turret/scout with eagle eyes, super hearing, insane mobility(wheels for feet)... well, it could easily be OP, main issue would be how to balance.
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....or a really mediocre tween movie...

 
Here's a "philosophical" question to ponder over: if consoles had somehow managed to keep up with the average PC's specs, then games (AAA titles, surely) would be fundamentally more advanced than they are currently. But would computer technology, and our wallets, have been able to keep up? I'm not saying that everything happens for a reason, but cost wise, maybe consoles being so far behind current PC tech is somewhat of a necessary evil. *Shrugs*
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Intel and AMD make their money with a wide range of customers, gamers are only a small part and not the only customers with a demand for fast hardware. The biggest influence games have is probably with GPU's, but likewise there are supercomputers driving the development there as well.

If your theory were correct I would expect the hardware to be making big steps when new consoles are developed. Not seeing that though. Intel makes big steps whenever their eternal competitor AMD kicks their butts, as always competition drives advances.

I also don't see AAA companies avoiding features because they can't use them on console. See raytracing. A few games already have raytracing included even though it can't be used on consoles and even on PCs with an AMD GPU. It surely would be more if RT were less demanding on hardware.

 
Whatcha got regarding A18? I'll discuss.
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ooo let us talk about how in A18 I heard there was a drop from Demolition zombies that if you hit them in the sweet spot with a rock they explode into diamonds you can pick up?

This could be factual to the point that MM secretly calls them " alchemists" and not demolishers thus making rock into diamond realistic

 
20 MF's its not looking too good. We'll make the official decision tomorrow. MP and RWG stuff mostly. Junk turrets disappear of a dead body dies by it, which really sucks. Thrown spears against rage zombies goes right through them, another can't ship bug. Good thing I'm doing INT Perception build. RWG 8k won't work on radeon. Some RWG maps have no trader at all, towns spawning in rad zones. We'll get it, but its too much on one guy right now. 15% this Friday chance IMO, 90% chance for Oct 4.
I sure could use a couple more weeks to polish perception/intellect too. As much as I am having fun I'd like those builds to have my stamp of approval too. No idea if they are horde viable.
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As you have said before "it takes as long as it takes". I say take as much time as needed, sure I would like it to be released this friday, but what ever you decide I will be happy with it.

 
ooo let us talk about how in A18 I heard there was a drop from Demolition zombies that if you hit them in the sweet spot with a rock they explode into diamonds you can pick up?
This could be factual to the point that MM secretly calls them " alchemists" and not demolishers thus making rock into diamond realistic
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Demolishers drop the same bright yellow bags the rest of the zombies do. The only difference might be a higher percent chance to drop one. It might be interesting to have them drop a different type of bag with its own loot group so that diamonds could be part of the drop.

 
Demolishers drop the same bright yellow bags the rest of the zombies do. The only difference might be a higher percent chance to drop one. It might be interesting to have them drop a different type of bag with its own loot group so that diamonds could be part of the drop.
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does make some since. I would love to have zombies each have their own loot table. yes redundant fluff but demos could have a chance to drops dynamite or something, football dudes football helms and cops could drop magnums etc etc.

 
Whatcha got regarding A18? I'll discuss.
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I for one am eager to play with the new electric drawbridges and doors, finally having them in the right proportion is also exciting, a true gift to base design. Think we're just stretching thin now while we wait, we have covered so many things in depth already. Glad the MF list keeps shrinking, Friday may be a long shot, but merely being that close is exciting.

 
20 MF's its not looking too good. We'll make the official decision tomorrow. MP and RWG stuff mostly. Junk turrets disappear of a dead body dies by it, which really sucks. Thrown spears against rage zombies goes right through them, another can't ship bug. Good thing I'm doing INT Perception build. RWG 8k won't work on radeon. Some RWG maps have no trader at all, towns spawning in rad zones. We'll get it, but its too much on one guy right now. 15% this Friday chance IMO, 90% chance for Oct 4.
I sure could use a couple more weeks to polish perception/intellect too. As much as I am having fun I'd like those builds to have my stamp of approval too. No idea if they are horde viable.
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Ok, so the only things that matter to me really, keep it cooking until its good then, I can wait.

 
does make some since. I would love to have zombies each have their own loot table. yes redundant fluff but demos could have a chance to drops dynamite or something, football dudes football helms and cops could drop magnums etc etc.
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They did that in A16, military zombos usually had mil armor and high tier weapons etc. The punk zombies always had mech parts on them for some reason, and so on. So it was in place at some point. I hope they not only bring that back but also increase the ratio of bag drops, one of the mods I played did that and it greatly eased the pain of losing Z loot from A16.

 
sure. where i live its rained so much crop insurance pay outs are through the roof and yields for soybeans are down 10% due to the fact that the prices are not even reflecting it so being a farmer atm kind of sucks.

OH but everything would be solved if the farmers in my area still had hoes to use....was a bad idea for the farmers almanac to get rid of hoes and go to a grid like system where we dont use a hoe anymore...

 
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