PC Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!
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Trankitas
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Lol! Maybe I should!You should increase the size of your avatar's eyes by 150%, that may draw him back in
But I am sure the silence, plus release of 18.1 as stable (and no new exp branch) means they are likely working to move to A19 now. Always silence when they go to a new alpha.
Do you think they wouldn't be releasing any A18.1+ from now on?
Haidrgna
Tester
I have a suspicion yes, although it could still be that they do a A18.2 for like Xmas since its not likely A19 will be done by then, unless they are actually finally making true the promise of shorter releases.
But the short time 18.1 was experimental, only 7 builds, means it was mostly being used to fix the most glaring issues and make A18 stable, which was already quite stable. Before they polished a lot during exp, now they did that during the final months of its development.
But its wait and see, but the signs are there.
Sure, but the unexpected multiplayer bug in stable will need a fix.
Roland
Moderator
They are already working on A19. Anything they commit to the A19 branch that doesn't require users to restart or that doesn't risk harming old saves gets moved to the A18.x branch. I'm sure there will be an A18.2 and a probably A18.3. There is still plenty that they are doing balance-wise and also bug fixes that can be safely transferred over.
Mechanimal
RangerRedd
Wait, what is this MP bug in the latest release you speak of? Was reading back through forum and cannot find mention of it. Wondering because I've been on a server with friends for about a week now and we have a big night ahead of us, host even shut down the server so we can coordinate on discord before we boot it back up and all go back in for it. Just be nice to know what to look out for, hope it's nothing too severe.
ZombieSurvivor
Banned
He might be talking about the drop in FPS in multiplayer.
See this: https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?134083-A18-1-b7-stable-bug-report-thread&p=1060928&viewfull=1#post1060928
gwensparkle
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My random feedback after playing 18 awhile
I really like the graphical biome changes, particularly the look of the desert overall color and rock formations, and the burnt biome's burned out towns.... really eerie.
I like I can finally easily make planters and overall the farming is ok. However, I miss being able to hoe a block in the world and plant a roadside flower or a small garden patch.
Of the new weapons, I really like the stun baton and the junk turrets. I like quick hits, so the sledgehammer never worked for me despite it's effectiveness. The baton is quick and though I feel mean when I add a fire mod to it, I rather like the zombies going out in a blaze of fire and electricity. I still like archery and guns too. I haven't used the junk turret to it's full potential yet, but I set a few up around the perimeter of a roof and fought a horde off nicely. Whichever turret I was near would enable and that worked well, since I'd go where the zombies were.
I like the new poi variations, although I'm sure I haven't even seen them all yet and extra objects. I do wish we could craft more of them and a bed that didn't look dirty, but that's just me, lol.
Still wish female hair would get some love. For 17 and now 18, my character's red hair turns black when she puts on a helmet or hat. (submitted bug report in 17)
It could be fun if there were a few more variations of zombies. Not a big deal though as the ones that are there are distinctive.
I do like the combo of recipes and perks system - it adds an element of luck to gaining an ability to do something, but if luck isn't with you then you can plod up to the ability via points.
The books are fun. Some interesting abilities in them although I haven't seen them all. I trust you've made sure they aren't overpowered.
Poor Jen, still has laryngitis or something!
Looks like there's a bit more water in random worlds, at least the pre-generated one that our server is using. I'd love if we could craft a raft or canoe or something and there was a world with a lot of water, but I know that won't happen. I just live near an ocean in real life and miss water activities in the game. Oh yeah, and I don't fish in real life, but that might be a fun way to get food in game. Hah, or diving for pearls or treasure. Yeah ok, getting a bit out there.
Those were my initial random thoughts that came to mind. Overall, I like 18. Some stuff I see as not better or worse but different, but the overall effect is good fun.
I really like the graphical biome changes, particularly the look of the desert overall color and rock formations, and the burnt biome's burned out towns.... really eerie.
I like I can finally easily make planters and overall the farming is ok. However, I miss being able to hoe a block in the world and plant a roadside flower or a small garden patch.
Of the new weapons, I really like the stun baton and the junk turrets. I like quick hits, so the sledgehammer never worked for me despite it's effectiveness. The baton is quick and though I feel mean when I add a fire mod to it, I rather like the zombies going out in a blaze of fire and electricity. I still like archery and guns too. I haven't used the junk turret to it's full potential yet, but I set a few up around the perimeter of a roof and fought a horde off nicely. Whichever turret I was near would enable and that worked well, since I'd go where the zombies were.
I like the new poi variations, although I'm sure I haven't even seen them all yet and extra objects. I do wish we could craft more of them and a bed that didn't look dirty, but that's just me, lol.
Still wish female hair would get some love. For 17 and now 18, my character's red hair turns black when she puts on a helmet or hat. (submitted bug report in 17)
It could be fun if there were a few more variations of zombies. Not a big deal though as the ones that are there are distinctive.
I do like the combo of recipes and perks system - it adds an element of luck to gaining an ability to do something, but if luck isn't with you then you can plod up to the ability via points.
The books are fun. Some interesting abilities in them although I haven't seen them all. I trust you've made sure they aren't overpowered.
Poor Jen, still has laryngitis or something!
Looks like there's a bit more water in random worlds, at least the pre-generated one that our server is using. I'd love if we could craft a raft or canoe or something and there was a world with a lot of water, but I know that won't happen. I just live near an ocean in real life and miss water activities in the game. Oh yeah, and I don't fish in real life, but that might be a fun way to get food in game. Hah, or diving for pearls or treasure. Yeah ok, getting a bit out there.
Those were my initial random thoughts that came to mind. Overall, I like 18. Some stuff I see as not better or worse but different, but the overall effect is good fun.
Mechanimal
RangerRedd
Ohhh... so THAT's what that was. Yeah, we updated our server yesterday and were experiencing this issue off and on ever since. At least we know now. I hope they find a hotfix soon. Thanks.
dcsobral
New member
Let me suggest a few pretty straight-forward legendary items:
* A stun baton that stuns zombies in an area. If they can make it so lighting jumps from the zombie hit to other zombies in the area, purely as a cosmetic effect, even better;
* A sledgehammer that ragdolls zombies around you when you hit the ground;
* A spear that teleports back to your hand after being thrown;
* A bow that guarantees 100% arrow recovery (well, except exploding ones, I suppose).
* A stun baton that stuns zombies in an area. If they can make it so lighting jumps from the zombie hit to other zombies in the area, purely as a cosmetic effect, even better;
* A sledgehammer that ragdolls zombies around you when you hit the ground;
* A spear that teleports back to your hand after being thrown;
* A bow that guarantees 100% arrow recovery (well, except exploding ones, I suppose).
Ayrton
New member
I hope that in 18.2 they already include the promised translation into Spanish! people shout for it, only they don't scream in English and they don't use the forum either, not knowing what makes the 200 books and skills, forces you to use the instinct for every icon in the book.
Jugginator
Moderator
Only problem with that is if they do a translation, then fix / add more text, then they have to pay them again to do more, then again when they add / fix more.. etc.
They said it's coming and it will once they get most of the text finished. And polished, man the grammar errors in the text atm xD
If TFP would accept a grammar-fix for free, I'll gladly send a corrected XML noting changes lol.
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