PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

  • A18 Stable is Out!

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I've trouble collecting them, actually. E vacuum doesn't work, I gotta put them in the cross hairs at odd angles.
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I can verify that if my crosshairs do not see the arrow a can't "E Vac" the arrows. I should be able to do an E VAC for arrows in a radius similar to when picking up items that have dropped.

 
Yes, I found a new high level of respect for this with the new penalty.
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if you play the game on a dead is dead mode at Default + 1 or even insane you quickly learn the value of sneak, crouch, and range options. I play most of the time as a Ranged (compound Bow) with maxed out range perks and mods as well as max out sneak/ninja perks.

as soon as I go all Leroy I die a lot...my son is a Leroy -he wants to jump in and run and fight and he levels fast but he dies a often and thus I created the NearDeathTrauma Kit (5000 coins + 5 blood Bags + Steriod + Car Battery)

 
I can verify that if my crosshairs do not see the arrow a can't "E Vac" the arrows. I should be able to do an E VAC for arrows in a radius similar to when picking up items that have dropped.
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You dont press E to pick up items in A18, you have to punch them or hit them with a stone axe. Part of the new unified pick up system.

 
I can verify that if my crosshairs do not see the arrow a can't "E Vac" the arrows. I should be able to do an E VAC for arrows in a radius similar to when picking up items that have dropped.
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strange because in my a18 i DO NOT have to be looking and hitting "E" to hover up stuff is a habit with me.. but i dont waste time looking for each arrow... i just spam the "E" and move on. not if i happen to see a stray arrow in a while i will walk over and fetch it.

 
strange because in my a18 i DO NOT have to be looking and hitting "E" to hover up stuff is a habit with me.. but i dont waste time looking for each arrow... i just spam the "E" and move on. not if i happen to see a stray arrow in a while i will walk over and fetch it.
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ok so I can ignore SnowDog1942 dis-information? I was about to right a 3 part letter with yellow copy to MM and Pink copy to Roland about that

 
ok so I can ignore SnowDog1942 dis-information? I was about to right a 3 part letter with yellow copy to MM and Pink copy to Roland about that
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Sorry, was just me trying to say how much i dislike having to punch a corn plant in the face to grab corn.

 
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So Like the new book system. Any chance you can setup the Traders to give out Quest for Books? like "So you want to be Dirty Harry" sends you on a series of quest to get the books and the final maybe provides a weapon or ammo :)

 
So Like the new book system. Any chance you can setup the Traders to give out Quest for Books? like "So you want to be Dirty Harry" sends you on a series of quest to get the books and the final maybe provides a weapon or ammo :)
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if that happened, then books would just be a another common item and not something to try to find and appreciate... :)

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Sorry, was just me trying to say how much i dislike having to punch a corn plant in the face to grab corn.
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fear not... what i made note about has nothing to do with harvesting plants.. you still punch them.

and my way of collecting arrows only means i dont waste time looking for them... the game may see my cursor but i myself am not watching where the arrows are.

 
I never have access to medicated bandages. I've been slowly building up an aloe farm but if you just plant what seeds you find its not a lot.
Just take some duct tape, you can make a splint if you need one. Better yet, take a cooking pot you can make duct tape anywhere you go then, because there are almost always bones/vultures/dogs to get bones as you go, and just make some glue/tape/splint on the spot with a bit of work.
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Why no access?

Isn't it more beneficial to use medicated bandages?

More healing.

Stop bleeding.

Less stacks used and so on?

 
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Any chance you guys at TFP have fixed your garbage collector? It keeps unloading the texture for the charge bar that shows up when your drawing a bow, Maybe set it to NOT unload any UI elements?
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The bar was using some old UI code. It was recently changed to use our XUI system, which most of the UI uses. The bar is now bigger and I have not seen it disappear since the change.

 
speaking of bars and throwing...i hope in A18 Molotov throwing is fixed. It sucks that i need literally a 5x5 opening to throw one . like, did the apocalypse of zombies give us bad hand eye coordination yet we can make guns with duct tape XD
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For A18, I reworked and did a lot of testing on molotov, grenade, pipebomb, dynamite and timed charge throwing, moving and colliding. They seem good to me.

 
Hmmmm. As I think about it I guess I don’t hold e down to vacuum in the arrows but I go near the body and I tap tap tap tap tap and each tap collects an arrow but my cursor isn’t on them. I even get arrows that are out of sight because the zombie rolled over on top of them
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The crosshair has to 'touch' the body to use [E] successfully. When stuck in a block you do have to 'find' the spot before you can use [E], a bit wonky also based on the angle you're facing it. So I understang Guppycur's comment having trouble collecting them. It is indeed a skill to master. Just saying.

 
I can verify that if my crosshairs do not see the arrow a can't "E Vac" the arrows. I should be able to do an E VAC for arrows in a radius similar to when picking up items that have dropped.
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Technically E pulls the objects towards you, but since an arrow is attached to a body, they can't just move on their own. We would have to detach them to vacuum towards you, so maybe...

 
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