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Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

  • A18 Stable is Out!

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Ah just remember what happened to him when he cried out 'Geology isn't a real science' during paintball.. ;)
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And during his presentation where he forgot his pants...

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I know I'm late to the show, but just need to shout a big YES to the addition of more tools and perhaps workbenches.
Love that sort of progression and reward in the game.
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I say we have enough of tools already. really not fan to switch fireaxe with pickaxe to break doors already.

 
I think they take up to 1/3 their health falling, and great chance to ragdoll if its a long distance.
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Speaking of ragdoll, the way the Z'd twitch after they die suggests that the CPU is still doing calculations to those entities. This would be a Faatal question, but is there any way to stop that? After the Z has settled on the ground, the only way I can think of wanting it to ragdoll again is maybe if I shoot it or run it over with my vehicle.

UNLESS you can get a way for the Z's to pile up, like realistic gore blocks? But I'm doubting that.

The only other interaction I can think of is if a block was to be dropped on the dead Z, but I'd just be happy if it squash them flat and destroy the entity.

 
I say we have enough of tools already. really not fan to switch fireaxe with pickaxe to break doors already.
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Just use a sledgehammer. You can install the mods for the tools on a sledgehammer. The sledge hammer is also suitable for safes.

And by the way, you can never have enough tools. Especially not enough power tools. :D

 
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I say we have enough of tools already. really not fan to switch fireaxe with pickaxe to break doors already.
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maybe a there could be a crowbar that you could uses that breaks doors(of any kind) and safes faster

 
When you suspect the meteorology department has been messing with your research...

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Lol mate!

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And during his presentation where he forgot his pants...
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Yeah exactly. That's what you get for calling geologists 'dirt-people'..

Did I ever tell here on the forum that the most efficient way to quickly determine grain-size of dirt is to eat it? I guess that's not so different from licking rocks :)

 
I just know I have the absolute latest version, that is all that really matters no?
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yes. as long as you are not play/testing an old build, then yes you are good to work in that model. Build numbers are important to Dev and Test teams to make sure that bugs/fixes are lined up for the testers.

 
Just use a sledgehammer. You can install the mods for the tools on a sledgehammer. The sledge hammer is also suitable for safes.
And by the way, you can never have enough tools. Especially not enough power tools. :D
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I agree on power tools, all power tools are bad in A17, nail gun, auger, never need to use chainsaw, axe is much better. So, not sure if new tools are required or making those better is enough.

 
Lol mate!
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Yeah exactly. That's what you get for calling geologists 'dirt-people'..

Did I ever tell here on the forum that the most efficient way to quickly determine grain-size of dirt is to eat it? I guess that's not so different from licking rocks :)
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aaaaand he is back! Welcome back, we have all missed you over the weekend lol.

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I agree on power tools, all power tools are bad in A17, nail gun, auger, never need to use chainsaw, axe is much better. So, not sure if new tools are required or making those better is enough.
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In what way is the axe better than the chainsaw.....? lol

 
aaaaand he is back! Welcome back, we have all missed you over the weekend lol.
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Lol yeah it seems I missed quite a lot of references back and forwards.

Quite a busy weekend with hospital visits and the like..

 
yes. as long as you are not play/testing an old build, then yes you are good to work in that model. Build numbers are important to Dev and Test teams to make sure that bugs/fixes are lined up for the testers.
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That’s not completely true. There could be a few branches that get separate development and then merged at different stages. Versioning software keeps track of changes for each line of code.

 
I say we have enough of tools already. really not fan to switch fireaxe with pickaxe to break doors already.
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Yeah, I'm not saying to switch on a regular basis like that. But, oooh choosing a topic at random, ummm...FARMING, a distinct task like that.

Lol. Okay, I kid, let's not go down that path again. But something that you're not typically going to be switching to and from tools like that. Something like if you wanted to harvest more fuel from a car, you could use a siphon. It would still destroy the car, but add a higher percentage of fuel to the loot randomizer.

Maybe something like a special pocketknife that gives a 50% increased chance the Z will drop loot.

Waving a white handkerchief in front of the Duke's castle reduces your risk of having to pay the blood tax for bothering him.

A 'get our of jail free' card if the bandits capture you.

Not just tools, but special things that you can find in loot like that.

 
Hi Forum Moderators,

Just some update comments for page 1:

Change detonation zombie information as it seems we now know what he will be doing.

Add death loop cycle prevention for BM night.

Remove "New Options" - drop nothing on death as this is already a feature in A17.

Was the sticky grenade in the game yet?

New zombie alert sounds (or old, but new for us as the game wasn't playing them).

Improved Z AI (alternate pathing for some Z's)

World Changes: add the mining changes and new surface ore top blocks

Were all the dye colours something added now? Something about losing black dusters but being able to dye them.

Maybe also include weapon mods?

 
No. 50% of the damage calculated by the fall. Say a player fell 20m and takes 80 damage, but that same fall would do 40 damage to a zombie. Then the damage is clamped to 33% + 2 of their max health, which is the actual limiting factor.
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Now THAT is some interesting information.

By the way, Fataal, I have to report a serious AI problem: The football player zombie should try to gain possession of pipe bombs and grenades. Except when there's a flag on the field for intentional grounding. :cocksure:

 
SO then wireless relays? I suppose that could work, provided that you could still have separate circuits somehow.For me, when it comes to the electricity stuff, all that really matters is that I can have at least two circuits on switches. This way I can turn on and off lights on the daily but turn on traps when needed (for horde nights).
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I just had two switches, one for lights, one for traps.

 
I agree on power tools, all power tools are bad in A17, nail gun, auger, never need to use chainsaw, axe is much better. So, not sure if new tools are required or making those better is enough.
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Oh, come on. We're getting new weapons and ammo in A18. So why not also new tools ?

Nobody complained about the new weapons and the new ammunition.

 
Hard to guess with all the changes and I have not done any A17 comparisons. There is definitely room for improvement, but functionality and bug fixing has been higher priority. I can make an 8k map in about 25 mins, but it would depend on your computer speed.
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wtf kind of potato are you running on that it takes 25minutes?

 
Hell yeah i do brother, i was referring to that other guy who seems to insist you added diggers JUST to screw with underground players last year. They were ALWAYS in the cards, but like I mentioned, EA and all. Different things are focused on at different times.
It doesn't mean digging was never going to come back. Thats what I was trying to convince Mr "Its a conspiracy against my play style"

I used to LOVE the diggers in A12 and am glad they are back new and improved.
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Ah cool. Yeah you really need to watch out for them early game. I keep thinking the easiest quests are the tier 1 and 2 digs, but most the time someone will drop in on you and there is nowhere to run. I stopped doing the 1 meter straight down hole, I dig a hole with a ramp so I can always escape now, because sure enough they somehow find their way to my location even if I'm only down there for 30 seconds and they were 1/4 mile away that last I checked.

 
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