PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

  • A18 Stable is Out!

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No I don't look at mods. I have a bunch of programmers that mod in whatever I can imagine, so why bother? The game is my perfect modded out version, so I don't need mods, its exactly what I want to play. If there are mods that add professional quality voice acted followers and AAA quality armor and clothing let me know, I'd be interested in those.
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Hey, once the game gets professional quality voice actors, followers and AAA quality armor and clothing, will you let US know?

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But I actually know your name. I know like 3 or 4 guys on the whole forum by name and your change would be stupid and ruin the experience for me.
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Alright, that's fine. (: I'll just change my name on the Discord forums and such then. I used to have another account on here that had Sage at the forefront, but I lost the password for it, so I was just wondering... Again, no worries! (:

 
Could have but I wasted too much time arguing with Guppy.
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Yes, because you allow me to be the master of your destiny? I get to control what you do? Hey, I've got some dishes that need'a'doin', come on over. =)

 
Lolz, you forgot your ball.
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I don't get it. Seriously man, stop all the bs. Make guppy's mod and prove to me with half a million downloads on nexus and I'll have a look at some of your ideas.

 
Yes you did in A16 when i first played the game i use an Xbox One controller and you would click down the left thumbstick while moving forward and you would start to run. now in A17 you have to press it down while pushing forward. it went from toggle to press and hold. please restore for A18
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PC never supported it with a keyboard and mouse setup is what I am saying. Maybe you can get Alloc to fix it but it should be added to PC keyboard.

 
PC never supported it with a keyboard and mouse setup is what I am saying. Maybe you can get Alloc to fix it but it should be added to PC keyboard.
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U can map in the steam controller setting which is what I have done. its kinda wonky though but it works. I just though it was one of the 1's or 0's that got out of whack going from A16 to A17. if you get it fixed AWESOME if not I'll have to make do with my wonky set up.

 
Easy.. I'll explain it again, though I just explained it to Guppy a page or so back.
I'm playing on a couch 10 feet or so away from a 75" 4k hdtv using our home theater system. Keyboards do not have 10 foot long cords, and wireless keyboards start dropping signal about 6 feet away from a pc.

Game controllers however don't have that limitation. I can play skyrim, fortnite, no manys sky, empyrion, and even diablo 3 using a controller with zero issues. I can;t use a keyboard because there is no table in front of me, and the keyboard drops keypresses or mouse commands because of the distance.

A lot of console players also have gaming pcs like we do, and use their controllers on the pc as a result. I used a kb/mouse for 15-25 years, and my pc gaming goes back to an atari 400 in 1982.

Using a kb/mouse is simply not practical couch playing, and more and more people own both consoles and gaming ocs for gameplay.

For reference, I've probably made about 50 corrections to the post either because of a typo, or the keyboard dropping a letter or space while typing. I've tried several wireless keyboards over the years, and they all have the same problem... reliable range after 6 feet or so.

Does it make sense NOW why I use a controller in 7 days? Because other than sitting 4 feet from a 75 inch tv, I can;t play it any other way.

(My wife has a desk and 65" tv, and she usually uses the controller over the kb/mouse as well, even though she has them available.)
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Yes "NOW" it makes sense. My last response was not meant to insult you. I litterally could not think of any other reasons why some use a controller for a fps. What I said was in no way a judgemental statement against you or anyone else. I could care less people other people prefer, mouse, controller etc. whatever makes them happy more power to them. I can see why in your case you would, I'd do the same exact thing. I personally would love to use a controller for some games I have, never a fps though as I play very competitively.

 
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Pretty harsh considering Gups made some great strides oin the modding community like making your Blood Moons actually last longer than 5 minutes and added all kinds of vehicles.
But if the pre-requisite for having an opinion on your game is developing a game myself challenge accepted. Me and the 2 fans of my mod will do so and we will see you at an E3 so we can talk.

Is that confirmation that you will actually be GOING to an E3 with 7 Days?
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Its not harsh, I did research on the topic and gave him a professional answer then he went full Orsey on us and beat a dead horse to his drum that wasn't even researched at all. If you want to have a conversation with me, at least do your research and not pound your dead horse drum with no logic behind it.

We're getting ready to ship, now is not the time for pie in the sky arguments over a recipe. I am here to answer questions not argue game design philosophies with someone who hasn't even shipped a title. Do you talk to a ditch digger about brain surgery for your tumor? No you go talk to a brain surgeon. I have professional designers I talk to. Having an idea doesn't make you a game designer either.

No offense meant in any of this. Guppy is a great guy and so are you. We've seen zero reports saying "making tires is bs" so why talk about it when I should be fixing bugs and testing. Keep on doing what you guys are doing, but when I give an answer I expect it to be respected otherwise I'll just skim over your posts and you won't exist any more. Its going to get nuts in here soon anyway when this thing drops.

His problem is he thinks problems are solved in black and white. Turn up zombie spawning... no thats irresponsible. Design an event manager so game staged encounters are happening and the player sees all these things going on, but its performant and he can interact with it or run away, either way its over with and doesn't leave the game running poorly. Same with the tire recipe. He'd prefer some workstation added and make some repair process that requires a bunch of bs just to craft a tire? Lets just abstract that the player took scrap polymer (an old tire you can harvest off the road gives it) and some acid and workbench and you managed to hodge podge it together. Its a simple mechanic using a familiar system. You don't invent one off systems for something you do a few times in a 100 hour game.

 
But I actually know your name. I know like 3 or 4 guys on the whole forum by name and your change would be stupid and ruin the experience for me.
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LOL, good one. May I suggest using sharp hotkeys? I miss those. And more caps. Forums feel unthreatening and empty, back in the day we had lotz of caps and I was thrilled and overwhelmed in a D cup chinese furniture sort of way.

 
Have the tool speeds been balanced at all.
The nailgun and hammer were way closer in speed than they should have been.
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All I know is the nailgun is way better. It takes 1 hit instead of 2.

 
I don't get it. Seriously man, stop all the bs. Make guppy's mod and prove to me with half a million downloads on nexus and I'll have a look at some of your ideas.
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A half mil? That's it? Jax, he's all yours buddy.

...look MM, it's your game, you're gonna do what you're gonna do, but clearly for some reason I'm under your skin, and doesn't that say something? That maybe, just maybe, you also agree that the game is a little lacking in the zombie count department? Or that some abstracts are just silly and can be done better?

I mean, I know you would love to have higher counts, but can't because of xyz reasons... and I know that some things are easier just left alone this close to gold... but don't let your hubris of having hit into a successful genre take away from the wondefrul ideas your community has presented to you over the years... I don't mind the insults and bullying, because well, it's the internet and I don't know you so your name calling and insults are humorous to me, but I do kinda mind a game that I love dissolving into lackluster in key areas... I've *always* been supportive of TFP and this game, but I'm not always on board with the choices y'all make.

It's up to you what you do with that.

 
Alright, that's fine. (: I'll just change my name on the Discord forums and such then. I used to have another account on here that had Sage at the forefront, but I lost the password for it, so I was just wondering... Again, no worries! (:
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I was just joking, do what you need to do :)

 
Yes, because you allow me to be the master of your destiny? I get to control what you do? Hey, I've got some dishes that need'a'doin', come on over. =)
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Can I clean your toilet? I haven't given out a proper swirly in a few years :)

 
U can map in the steam controller setting which is what I have done. its kinda wonky though but it works. I just though it was one of the 1's or 0's that got out of whack going from A16 to A17. if you get it fixed AWESOME if not I'll have to make do with my wonky set up.
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I could swear I tried that when the stick push thing happened. I gave up using my XBox controller cuz I hated it so much. Maybe the Steam game interface has gotten some improvements since I last tried so I will try again. Thanks Zaroff.

 
I could say that about alpha 13 to 17, but 18 is legit the game I've been wanting to make all these years, minus bandits, gold polish, etc. The core experience is amazing and it has that replay ability that Skyrim and Fallout have now regarding a new character build and a whole new feeling with each build, strengths, weaknesses. I'm barely playing any Skyrim now mostly play 7 days at night in my free time.
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I figured that was the case for this alpha. It must be refreshing.

 
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