PC Alpha 19 Dev Diary

[Roland]

A missed Oppurturnity, but maybe A20.

I don't think it is a missed opportunity. I think it was a calculated prioritization. They were able to create more content that the greater part of the player base will experience instead of content that the smaller part will experience. Extended endgame content is great for post gold updates but for the gold release TFP is trying to flesh out and pack content into the first 30-50 hours of gameplay. I'm not saying they won't add some more T5 quests. With bandits they might even activate the currently dormant T6 level of questing. But their priority is getting the game to gold and having a fully fleshed out game for a solid playthrough --not counting going and redoing T5 quests twenty times.

 

[Adam the Waster]

There aren't any new T5 quests for A19, afaik. The team's focus was on providing more of the lower tiers since those will be experienced most often by more people.

i though that Red mesa, Dishong, Higashi and others where tier 5?

 

[SnowDog1942]

I don't think it is a missed opportunity. I think it was a calculated prioritization. They were able to create more content that the greater part of the player base will experience instead of content that the smaller part will experience. Extended endgame content is great for post gold updates but for the gold release TFP is trying to flesh out and pack content into the first 30-50 hours of gameplay. I'm not saying they won't add some more T5 quests. With bandits they might even activate the currently dormant T6 level of questing. But their priority is getting the game to gold and having a fully fleshed out game for a solid playthrough --not counting going and redoing T5 quests twenty times.

Bandits??? T6??    KISS ME

 

[SnowDog1942]

We'll be in content lock soon and you guys will certainly have a stable 19 before the Steam summer sale.

Okay, you got me... I've searched the internet and can't find ANYTHING about Steam moving the summer sale to September

 

[jenniann]

new cement mixer for A19

https://twitter.com/7DaystoDie/status/1257888010609229831/photo/1  link

                                                                                                                         how i feel sense sense my pc pooped out on me 

Spoiler

Love the new Cement mixer look. Can't wait to see in game how it all looks

 

[Laz Man]

You can short their reach in the XML.
However in A18, making their reach shorter gives them the ability to push you around and I've been pushed INTO and THROUGH walls numerous times!

 

A full month and 3 weeks, crazy. Would be a short year if there were only 8 months!

Let's see what they do about the zombie reach in A19.  It has been acknowledged and hopefully will be an improvement over A18.

Okay, you got me... I've searched the internet and can't find ANYTHING about Steam moving the summer sale to September

He didnt say what year summer sale...

 

[bdubyah]

Could some smaller POIs be reused for higher tier quests? Could just spawn in more difficult enemies or something to compensate. At least that way we would have more than 2-3 options at T5. Sucks constantly getting the exact same building over and over. 

 

[BobbyLee298]

MM will the cement mixer have a spinning animation?

 

[wolfbain5]

Hi, my name is SnowDog, come here often?

run, hide, protect the sheep and the sheep dog too

 

[faatal]

Added underwater fog (darkens with night, worldglobal xml has density, speed and color settings).

 

[Blake_]

Added underwater fog (darkens with night, worldglobal xml has density, speed and color settings).

For those who are wondering, A19 b112 +/- 1 

 

[Kanaan Brood]

I have to say that I am looking forward to alpha 19. That water shot looks very cool. I always had a build in mind that was underwater. Bond villain lair kind of thing.

Keep up the great work !

 

[Annihilatorza]

Added underwater fog (darkens with night, worldglobal xml has density, speed and color settings).

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This is going to be such a huge update, I really cant wait for it.

 

[Odetta]

Added underwater fog (darkens with night, worldglobal xml has density, speed and color settings).

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Nice

 

[Laz Man]

Incoming snowdog joke to faatal's underwater screenshot.....I called it....

 

[DaVegaNL]

Hi, my name is SnowDog, come here often?

Down, boy!

 

[Khulkhuum]

Added underwater fog (darkens with night, worldglobal xml has density, speed and color settings).

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Me mentioning full pants... Now someone found the place i tried cleaning them...

 

[Survager]

A20 it will use gas.

@madmole, will this thing spin when it works?

 

[Jost Amman]

@madmole, will this thing spin when it works?

AFAIK only entities can be animated, not blocks.

 

[Survager]

AFAIK only entities can be animated, not blocks.

The flag on the location of the trader is a block, but has animation.