PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

  • A18 Stable is Out!

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Nice, man the game really does keep looking better and better, anticipation boosted even more.
Jumping a 2x gap eh, was that normal before? I always kept such gaps at 3 or more, but although I never built ramps like that, I did work similar methods into a few POIs I modded for horde night which basically did the same thing. If they managed to get so far along the path made, which rarely happened, they would fall and have to start over. So same principle.

Sounds like you kept them out from underneath, not so hard on 1st horde night. The one time I used that POI was actually in an MP game, it was beyond night 7 and there were 3 of us up there... so tons more Z in total. They clumped up below and were taking out our floor. Good times. At the end of the night we noticed our neighbors still up top and this noob girl one-shot it in the face the nano-second we took the door down. Twas memorable, wish I hadn't had coffee in my mouth when it happened, my poor keyboard.
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I think I saw the testers making cheese ramps and it made me mad so Faatal gave them a pretty good jump over gaps, it makes for some interesting moments with the AI now.

 
Hang glider is the only thing that made sense for jumping off buildings other than a wingsuit, which would be difficult to make into a "vehicle". A para sail would look weird sitting there fully fluffed up as you place it.
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Have an totally unrealistically emergency wingsuit integrated into your backpack. You'll drop all your stuff, but you can glide into safety :)

 
I think I saw the testers making cheese ramps and it made me mad so Faatal gave them a pretty good jump over gaps, it makes for some interesting moments with the AI now.
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Ohhh, alright. Alright. Yeah that's why I never did it, felt cheese to me. Though again I admit I essentially used the same idea a few times...

But that, was, smart, and shhh... can't wait to see who misses this tweak and gets swamped on horde night when A18 drops and their cheese ramps prove Faatal.

 
@Madmole

I was curious if you have seen the video "7 Days to Die is Back! But When's the Premiere?" posted a few days ago on Neebs Gaming youtube channel and there comments on A17 and some of there requests they pitched to TFP regarding changes?

They start talking about the changes and stuff at 6:00 minutes in.

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In the grand scheme of things we added 500 awesome things to A18. If we messed up two (turned down zombie spawns and farming) then I'd say even the guy I banned will be super happy.
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I am very excited for alpha18 overall. I have no doubt that it will be better than a17. I’m mostly worried about the motif of the game and it’s flexibility to varied poi ideas. I’ll just have to see how it goes and weather I’ll shrug it off.

 
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There is an xml command that you can add that bypasses the animation, you can see it on the new books in the book videos. Its there for a reason, if you can spam eat a bunch of things or spam heal with a bandage It kind of removes too much pressure from the player. Waiting to bandage is good for game play because you can't fight back while you are bandaging and it adds tension.
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I can understand the bandage animation, but can't you reduce it specifically on the food/water items?

 
I doubt it, unless we miss Friday's ship date, in which I'll have a couple more weeks to do nothing but make videos and test.
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If that happens, the crew on a break or will y'all remove the feature freeze?

 
try 80% dead, all dead and where would we get the material to make some of the seeds?
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I'm sure I'm late to the conversation (been away from the forums) but...

Pre A17 harvesting dead corn crops could produce corn seeds. Maybe put something like that back in? Not that you automatically get seeds, but maybe there's a 1% chance of harvesting seeds from dead crops.

Or, maybe that could be a perk you have to buy into - at level one there's a 1% chance of seed harvesting, level 2 has a 5% chance, etc. (Obviously I'm just throwing numbers out there, you'd have to find a good balance.)

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I have been saying the same thing about the dogs for a long time. They need to make some damn noise before they aggro you. Also, coyotes tend to run away from people not attack them.
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(again, catching up, sorry)

I guess the idea is that they're starving so will attack anything they can eat. But it would be cool to introduce AI that's similar to how packs actually hunt.

So, the chance of attacking the player would increase by pack size - a single coyote won't attack you, but the chance goes up the more there are. It would also be cool if they decide to attack more if you're injured, similar to how vultures act now.

I just re-read Call of the Wild, and the first chapter of that book will give you a sense of what I mean.

 
So Madmole after being on both sides of the development process.

This is strictly using Unity experience, and 7 days to die.

If you wrote a book, tutorial for Ultimate game development, Topics

Future demographics vs legacy for longevity, Theoretical vs Applied,

Micro vs macro management and distribution. Which would you advise a

game developer as being more fruitful from your experience?

 
@Madmole
I was curious if you have seen the video "7 Days to Die is Back! But When's the Premiere?" on Neebs Gaming youtube channel and there comments on A17 and some of there requests they pitched to TFP regarding changes?

They start talking about the changes and stuff at 6:00 minutes in.

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Their first episode is out now too... I'm just waiting until they run into the level gates, and experience the new AI on horde nights, etc, other big A17 changes. I really wish they'd held out for A18, they are so late to the party on A17 as it is, but I imagine they'll flip over at some point, hopefully. Is weird they started the series now.

I must confess that I got used to having no loot in Z's anymore, however there was one A17 mod that seriously increased the bag drop ratio, and that was actually a very very nice change, kind of evened it out. Certainly eased the pain of that loss. I def think the higher tier Z should drop more often if nothing else. But it's just an opinion, again I have gotten used to it.

 
Their first episode is out now too... I'm just waiting until they run into the level gates, and experience the new AI on horde nights, etc, other big A17 changes. I really wish they'd held out for A18, they are so late to the party on A17 as it is, but I imagine they'll flip over at some point, hopefully. Is weird they started the series now.
I must confess that I got used to having no loot in Z's anymore, however there was one A17 mod that seriously increased the bag drop ratio, and that was actually a very very nice change, kind of evened it out. Certainly eased the pain of that loss. I def think the higher tier Z should drop more often if nothing else. But it's just an opinion, again I have gotten used to it.
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Yeah I've seen it. I watch every one of there videos. They sorta know what to expect but yeah, I'm looking forward to them experiencing all the changes.

I've never cared for the loot drop so the change in A17 did not affect me at all but every single friend of mine hated it and i get the feeling most players did as well. not sure if everyone has gottin' used to it and do not care anyomore.

 
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well, tomorrow it's my birthday so... You can release the kraken now. Thank you, what an amazing birthday gift!
Edit: Thank you so much for the early a18 access key! You guys rock
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happy birthday trankitas!!!

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Well, tomorrow it's my birthday so... you can release the kraken now. Thank you, what an amazing birthday gift!
EDIT: Thank you so much for the early A18 access key! you guys rock
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You actually got 18 early? I don't believe you

 
My 2 cents: with the addiction of the random stats loot (borderlands style) it would be also cool to have a new window that pop up when you look at a weapon? I mean atm if you drop a weapon on the ground you can't see his stats until is in your inventory, it so annoying. Every Rpg game has this thing and it could be useful IMHO. On the other side i'm really looking forward to play a18.
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I agree. It would be nice being able to compare two items. This could be done by selecting an item in your inventory and holding down Alt to reveal another window that shows the stats of the item you are using/wearing. Example: I have leather gloves equipped and another pair in my inventory. I select the ones in my inventory, hold Alt, window appears displaying stats of my equipped gloves, enabling me to quickly see the differences. This could be extended from not only items you have equipped, but even the items on your tool belt.

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Image is from Path of Exile (I reference this game a lot because it’s my favourite game lol)

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