PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!
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MechanicalLens
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I've dyed quite a few weapons and most appear like this.
Ehh, it's fine, I suppose. Just a little too cartoony, for my taste.
Blake_
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Done. It appears to work up to some degree. I disabled everything from my Graphics card settings. Fps definitely improved (5-15 fps more outside on average). It still has a lot of problems and some serious drops because of those high resolution terrain textures and shader , but I can play less slow motion than before.
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NukemDed
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hi all
has anyone put together a summary of what to do to try and improve fps?
i see bit and pieces scattered thru the thread but tbh, i dont understand what they mean or where to set them
af forced off?
Texture Filtering Anisotropic Sample Optimization "ON"?
i cant see these in the options.
after googling i see they are nvidia card settings.
i dont even know how to see even if i do have a card at all on this stupid win 10 os :-(
has anyone put together a summary of what to do to try and improve fps?
i see bit and pieces scattered thru the thread but tbh, i dont understand what they mean or where to set them
af forced off?
Texture Filtering Anisotropic Sample Optimization "ON"?
i cant see these in the options.
after googling i see they are nvidia card settings.
i dont even know how to see even if i do have a card at all on this stupid win 10 os :-(
Quantum Blue
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Hey NukemDed: Got a couple things you might be able to use.
WINDOWS 10 Computer
1: Seeing what you have - About OS
Go to Start (or hit the [Windows] key)
type 'About' and hit [Enter]
..(or select the gear icon and then select 'About')
..You should have general pc info.
..You can also select 'Display' in here to see some general display info.
(now close these window(s)...)
2. Getting your display adapter info
Go to Start (or hit the [Windows] key)
Type 'Device' and then select 'Device Manager'
..Inside Device Manager now select (double click usually) Display Adapters
..You should now see what kind of video card(s) you have.
(now close these window(s)...)
3. Adjusting NVidia Antisotropic Filtering:
IF you have an NVida card:
Right click your desktop. Hopefully you will see 'NVidia Control Panel'
..If you don't you might want to visit the NVidia site and install latest drivers, which should correct.
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
Select NVidia Control Panel
..Select 'Manage 3D settings'
....There is a 'Global Settings' and a 'Program settings' tab.
....You probably want to use the programs tab so settings for 7D2D don't muck up a different program.
....(or you could try changing the Global Settings cuz you don't care or it might help other apps...)
....Select the 'Programs settings' tab.
......It should now scan your system for various apps. Be patient.
......When it stops you should be able to select [Add]. (or you can try at various times...)
......Select '7 Days To Die'. (Usually right at top!)
........Now in the menu below (7D2D settings) Set 'Antisotropic filtering' to off.
........(you can play with values if you like.)
..........Make sure to hit [Apply] at bottom right!
Hope that helps!
(If you have problems with these instructions you could probably also Google something similar to my bullets that may have better or different instructions.)
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Axe13
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Here in California the power company decided it was a good idea to start doing preemptive power shutoffs to prevent fires when it gets windy and dry. Of course they would threaten to shut it off for the first time this week. They said maybe last night, so I rejoiced when I awoke with power this morning, then to find out it might go off tonight...like in 15 min.....pray for me.......
Frankencow
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@TFP. My feedback after the day 7 horde.
A18 is great fun! Don't seem to have the FPS issues that others do (lucky me). Average 70-90 inside, 30-50 outside (playing in the snow biome). Full textures.
I think the balance of everything feels really great. Took me until day 6 to finally find a cooking pot and every "natural" workbench out there was destroyed so I couldn't make one. Food is difficult but not impossible early game, and my first run in with food poisoning was well timed to make for a dramatic need to deal with it. If it was up to me I wouldn't make the food supply/poison any easier-feels exactly the way a survival game should! (I've always enjoyed the early game struggle though, so the challenge of being on that edge between survival and not in my dead-is-dead games is my favorite part. Currently playing on the difficulty one notch above the default).
Had a wonderful moment of getting an 8x scope to put on my crappy hunting rifle which made me feel brave enough to hunt mountain lions for food. I came out on top (barely) both times; but those are the risk/survival decisions to make in-game that make it fun.
I have three observations, that I won't call bugs because I can't tell if they are by-design or not.
1. I keep hearing about the buried treasure quests being a source of food. I've done 8 or so tiers 1 & 2 and never gotten any food--either in the chest or as a reward. Is it only for the higher tiers?
2. Every mod for "sale" in my secret stash is free. Not complaining, but wondered if that is intended? Both this and the one above are at Trader Jen.
3. I don't seem to be able to scrap wood frames in my inventory. Discovered this on horde night when I ran out of wood and couldn't repair my bow. I ended up placing the wood frames and then chopping them to get the spare wood I needed for the repair.
Thanks for a great update. I know you're fixing and balancing and such still, but it is playing great for me.
Looting, perks, books, everything has been great fun so far.
A18 is great fun! Don't seem to have the FPS issues that others do (lucky me). Average 70-90 inside, 30-50 outside (playing in the snow biome). Full textures.
I think the balance of everything feels really great. Took me until day 6 to finally find a cooking pot and every "natural" workbench out there was destroyed so I couldn't make one. Food is difficult but not impossible early game, and my first run in with food poisoning was well timed to make for a dramatic need to deal with it. If it was up to me I wouldn't make the food supply/poison any easier-feels exactly the way a survival game should! (I've always enjoyed the early game struggle though, so the challenge of being on that edge between survival and not in my dead-is-dead games is my favorite part. Currently playing on the difficulty one notch above the default).
Had a wonderful moment of getting an 8x scope to put on my crappy hunting rifle which made me feel brave enough to hunt mountain lions for food. I came out on top (barely) both times; but those are the risk/survival decisions to make in-game that make it fun.
I have three observations, that I won't call bugs because I can't tell if they are by-design or not.
1. I keep hearing about the buried treasure quests being a source of food. I've done 8 or so tiers 1 & 2 and never gotten any food--either in the chest or as a reward. Is it only for the higher tiers?
2. Every mod for "sale" in my secret stash is free. Not complaining, but wondered if that is intended? Both this and the one above are at Trader Jen.
3. I don't seem to be able to scrap wood frames in my inventory. Discovered this on horde night when I ran out of wood and couldn't repair my bow. I ended up placing the wood frames and then chopping them to get the spare wood I needed for the repair.
Thanks for a great update. I know you're fixing and balancing and such still, but it is playing great for me.
Looting, perks, books, everything has been great fun so far.
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Quantum Blue
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I kid you not, we lost our power (Central MI) at ~6 PM yesterday (Tue). (I believe it was auto accident related.) We were lucky it was only for about 4 hours. And while I have several hobbies (music, gaming, carpentry, etc. - and I couldn't do any of them) the thing that was driving me insane was not being able to play 7D2D! (Luckily I have a UPS, and was able to safely shut down, so I wasn't worried about a corrupted game!)
NukemDed
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OMG!! following your instructions took me to where i could see the gfx card. yes a nvidia. right cllick update drivers. then turned off theat setting and wow!
from 14fps outside and about 30 in, i upped the resolution to match my screen (1920x1080), took the texture from quarter to full, and am now getting 20 out and up to 50 in
thanks dude!
was faster at 1/4 but now slightly better out but looks way better
Marinxar
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Great fun.
Had my first horde night, and was disappointed. 23:20 and it was all over.
I did die once, from a sand clot that fell on me...literally..a thin fraction of one block thick sand collapsed while digging out a treasure chest, and that sand clot fell on my toe, and BAM dies 10 horrible deaths...and I'm not even over-exaggerating.
Otherwise great fun. I decided to go Ranger. So in true spirit of that, my character is hybrid Perception and Agility, since what ranger can't track ♥♥♥♥. Tracking is awesome... and the ragdoll effects from zombies being shot by Hunting Rifle.. PRICELESS... makes me want to drink a potion of forget and respec in to more Huntinf Rifle perks, haha..., but since there is none, I'll push on.
...honestly guys, if playing solo...get tracking 1 at least. It works amazing and I hope to unlock more of that soon. I will craft me now a nice yellow bow, and start looting some of the big buildings nearby.
Current thoughts :
Stealth may be a tad OP. I'm on lvl 3, and I can dry hump a zombie against the foreface, as long as I'm sneaking, and they will just look around and wait for the knife.
Had my first horde night, and was disappointed. 23:20 and it was all over.
I did die once, from a sand clot that fell on me...literally..a thin fraction of one block thick sand collapsed while digging out a treasure chest, and that sand clot fell on my toe, and BAM dies 10 horrible deaths...and I'm not even over-exaggerating.
Otherwise great fun. I decided to go Ranger. So in true spirit of that, my character is hybrid Perception and Agility, since what ranger can't track ♥♥♥♥. Tracking is awesome... and the ragdoll effects from zombies being shot by Hunting Rifle.. PRICELESS... makes me want to drink a potion of forget and respec in to more Huntinf Rifle perks, haha..., but since there is none, I'll push on.
...honestly guys, if playing solo...get tracking 1 at least. It works amazing and I hope to unlock more of that soon. I will craft me now a nice yellow bow, and start looting some of the big buildings nearby.
Current thoughts :
Stealth may be a tad OP. I'm on lvl 3, and I can dry hump a zombie against the foreface, as long as I'm sneaking, and they will just look around and wait for the knife.
Quantum Blue
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Awesome! You are very welcome! (Maybe they might even help someone else. Post #31153)OMG!! following your instructions took me to where i could see the gfx card. yes a nvidia. right cllick update drivers. then turned off theat setting and wow!from 14fps outside and about 30 in, i upped the resolution to match my screen (1920x1080), took the texture from quarter to full, and am now getting 20 out and up to 50 in
thanks dude!
was faster at 1/4 but now slightly better out but looks way better
And I agree with you, 1/4 textures runs twice as fast but objects are REALLY ugly. Am trying to tolerate 1/2 for a while... (cuz I am NOT giving up my 3440x1440 resolution!)
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