PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!
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crazywildfire
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Yes please, if possible come up with some questions and answers when it opens. If you get the question wrong the horde will come if you get it right you get a reward. Could be questions that are built around the game or other questions. Either way I'm sure yall come up with something good. Lol
madmole
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I don't mind fist sponges. I one shotted a fat cop and gibbed his head, it was glorious. I never dreamed of brawling against a fat cop but here we are. Fortitude you are very hard to kill if you grab everything heavy armor, mod it, pain tollerance reduces damage taken, combined with wolverine health regen its actually a ton of fun and pretty viable.
I think the power curve is better now, but I'm yet to face radiated enemies. So far I'm brawling with ferals and switch to AK when things get a bit hairy or stamina is low with no problem. I cleared a T4 quest last night using mostly spiked knuckles.
No, I was just using that as an example. Say like you do a mission for a trader the trader unlocks a skill level for you as a quest reward.
In a way it would seem that the trader is teaching you how to do stuff like build a workbench or cook or shoot to better. Things like that.
OFC this would be one of a few reward options.
Mechanimal
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I'd say it's somewhat related in topic here, lot of those games laid the foundation for modern games like this one, and this is dev talk. As long as we don't overdo it, but the history is relevant.
CS:GO is Counter Strike and is very much still around, and it is admittedly weird to see, few of the same maps even, just a ton more detail to it, and loads more overall content. It's also the first major mods of an FPS game like that I can remember(Team Fortress was another one), it was built with the Halflife engine back before Steam even existed, and it seemed like no one knew wtf to do about splitting it out into it's own thing, the whole thing created a ton of buzz at the time. Not only is it one of the first mods of a game that gained mainstream popularity, it somehow remains highly popular decades later. The lifespan of it is nuts.
But to bring it close to home and more on topic, and I am curious if madmole knows this one, was another early 3D game that used a voxel engine: Delta Force. The 3D assets were asstastic, as one would expect from 1998, but the terrain was amazing. Not only were the maps huge, like miles in size, but they were incredibly smooth, especially for back then. The method of voxelation was a bit different though, and I don't know if anyone has done it the same way since. Ready for this: every pixel had a Z. The pixels were not on polygons, they were each floating in their own unique position in 3D space. One version had tall grass, when you got close to it you could see the stack of individual pixels that made it. So as far as voxel engine FPS games go this would be one of 7DTD's earliest ancestors, and the tech it used remains impressive over 20 years later. Here's a decent vid about it:
I too am super pumped for A18, it's going to far better compliment the major upgrades from A17, the highlight of which to me was the incredibly large amount and detail of new POIs. That seemed the biggest part last time, this time it's far more gameplay focused, the new books, etc.
And yes I am going to look back on this in 20 years too, in my breaks between sessions of Alpha 42 via Neuralink.
JaxTeller718
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I played a lot of modded in 17, and was quite critical but I am always a fan at heart. Even if as a hardcore type player I was disappointed in the initial 17 offering, I am excited to go back to vanilla for 18 and see what you have cooked up. Everything so far sounds very fun and interesting so Im very willing to look at 17 in the rear view and dive back in to 18. A lot of us were a bit jaded to some of the major changes but now that they have settled in its exciting to see what 18 will do with those changes.
Its been a crazy ride, through every Alpha but never would I ever say i regretted any of it. Your passion project has done more for me in my life than i could ever express in proper words. Heres to a fantastic launch and a big thank you for your entire team and the work they put in to bring us this game we all love in one form or another.
Venger7Days
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That sounds cool, I always thought it would be nice if there were different levels of Z's hearing you. IE hearing you at a distance triggers pathing/shuffling toward a random spot in your general vicinity, so they move somewhat scattered in your general direction, whereas visual detection or hearing you from very close triggers the beeline (and faster movement).
Would work well with distractions too.
Callum123456789
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i imagine the team is working hard to make sure the bugs are fixed
Pipmaister
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Wild Ones
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Hi thanks for the feedback, was thinking about those you find in the wild, I guess harvest bonus doesent work on those? Havent really checked that (hehe). Those we plant from seeds should ofcourse be as they are.
Cheers Pip
What I have noticed is that it seems harder to stir up trouble by making noise on the outside of a POI. I do that on purpose just to cause a ruckus inside. But I sometimes have to literately break through part of the wall and fire a gun just to wake them up.
Why does it seem easier to get into trouble going in and shooting?
Why does it seem easier for zombies to hear noise from the outside?
Finding that out may allow zombies in the streets in towns.
On the other hand, back in playing Alpha 9.3. Being sandwiched put a real fear in me when I was raiding a house in a town Stealth was a must. Sometimes that wouldn't work and I would have to jump out of a second story window with only a part of a roof-ledge to land on.
Good times.
Why does it seem easier to get into trouble going in and shooting?
Why does it seem easier for zombies to hear noise from the outside?
Finding that out may allow zombies in the streets in towns.
On the other hand, back in playing Alpha 9.3. Being sandwiched put a real fear in me when I was raiding a house in a town Stealth was a must. Sometimes that wouldn't work and I would have to jump out of a second story window with only a part of a roof-ledge to land on.
Good times.
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