PC Alpha 19 Dev Diary

[Phoenixshade35]

Some will be very similar to the original like the screamer and fat cop. Spider looks a little more monstrous now and slightly mutated. The screamer has more of a witch look to her and her mouth hinges very wide and has a glasgow smile and rows of sharp teeth, black eyes, etc. There is a radiated zombie with tumors all over his back like the hump back of notre dame almost and he can tear one off and throw it at players causing radiation damage and several others we can reveal as they progress. We are still working on visual design though so things can change some as we work through the iterations.

loving what i am hearing, so does that mean the radiation suit will make a comeback?  I loved that outfit

 

[madmole]

Love vultures but would love other flying atrocities as well.

Maybe bring back the wasps for certain biomes that would be wicked. 

I have an idea for a mutated fly human gross looking thing but we were a little worried it might turn into a hornet 2.0 issue that people wouldn't like it.

 

[MechanicalLens]

I have an idea for a mutated fly human gross looking thing but we were a little worried it might turn into a hornet 2.0 issue that people wouldn't like it.

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Yeah, it's a great concept... but probably not for 7 Days To Die, no.

 

[Phoenixshade35]

I have an idea for a mutated fly human gross looking thing but we were a little worried it might turn into a hornet 2.0 issue that people wouldn't like it.

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i would be calling it the pixie, and hornet issue, if thats the case bring it on, ill still beat these things down haha, open a room in a poi and have like 4 of these things come out at you buzzing, molotov for the win hahaha...... and i burned myself..... worth it

 

[Pegasus]

The biggest mystery for me will be how people keep spelling words wrong that they can clearly see written correctly hundreds of times in previous posts or replies and when in doubt have many means to look up. Is it laziness? Most likely. Some form of disability? Possible. Or pseudo edginess trying to trigger grammar nazis? Hey, it's the internet after all. Thanks for dealing with this phenomenon in a slightly (but not too) snarky and creative way.

P.S.  The noun "synonym" instead of the adjective "synonymous" is in order, since you preface it with an indefinite article.

Not everyone is a native English speaker. Not everyone reads and writes in the same way. Sometimes it is people's phones doing weird things.

But belittling someone because you, personally, have OCD and cannot just overlook the error is just as annoying to some as the errors are you to you.  (Okay, and to me, but I take a deep breath and move on.)  

There's no reason to be mean ... it is entirely possible that the person you are mocking is communicating in a non-native language or has other issues with spelling/cognitive function.  I have a dear friend who is one of the smartest people I know, but he cannot spell to save his life. His brain just doesn't work that way.

So get your head out of your behind and stop being a supercilious (insert common nickname for male genitalia). If it really bothers you that much ... perhaps you should stop reading.  Or just skip over the posts from those who commit these atrocious assaults onto your tender little eyeballs.

 

[Laynie]

Some will be very similar to the original like the screamer and fat cop. Spider looks a little more monstrous now and slightly mutated. The screamer has more of a witch look to her and her mouth hinges very wide and has a glasgow smile and rows of sharp teeth, black eyes, etc. There is a radiated zombie with tumors all over his back like the hump back of notre dame almost and he can tear one off and throw it at players causing radiation damage and several others we can reveal as they progress. We are still working on visual design though so things can change some as we work through the iterations.

Did you read this @SolutOdka the screamer will basically be mistress Tilly You better watch out!

 

[madmole]

any planned changes to intelligence? since crafting stations are kinda easy to find now and schematics are easier to find since quests can just restock buildings and most buildings have a few books shelves not to mention the trader selling work stations and vehicles It makes the entire or most of the intelligence tree kinda pointless to get. like better bartering is the only decent one to get and that's because it unlocks more of the traders secret stash which then really makes the rest of intelligence pointless.

It probably isn't 100% done but I'm pretty sure you haven't played an intellect build and you are just saying this from reading the perk trees and have zero actual experience playing it.

 

[Jay_ombie]

I have an idea for a mutated fly human gross looking thing but we were a little worried it might turn into a hornet 2.0 issue that people wouldn't like it.

Oh god, I love it... 

Its very my kind of biblical monstrosity of the zombie horror kind.. haha.. 

 

[Pegasus]

@Kam R.

I'm one of those that constantly struggles with spelling & grammar. Have my whole life. I was lucky and had a 5th grade teacher who could relate. He himself wasn't a natural born speller and one day recognized that a big part of the problem was that I was trying to force everything to be consistent and logical. Because that's the way my brain works. I hate simple memorization. Things only really make sense if I fully understand the fundamental underlying reasons and logic.

So Math, Physics, Chemistry, Computers, things that are consistent, those give me no trouble. Yet something that should be a simple spelling rule; if two vowels are seperated by a single consanant then the first vowel will sound as a long vowel (and I probably have this incorrect) constantly trips me up.

Is it 'quality' or 'quallitty'? While I will usually <-- see? notice that there are too many letters in the latter, sometimes I won't. Luckily I've always been a reader so, as you say, I have ample examples to pull from that help quite a bit. Yet relying on things just 'looking right' only works sometimes. I've noticed that if I've been doing a lot of *nix command line, where things look like a hopped up monkey spazing out on a keyboard, then it's far more likely that even bizarre spellings won't trigger the, "hmm, that doesn't seem right...". So it won't even occur to me that I need to look up the proper spelling.

Guess you could look at it this way. My sister has the same bad luck around sharp objects as Pegasus. I actually keep a very dull knife just for her to use when she visits. And as a joke I place it along with a first aid kit out on the counter before she arrives, heh

Spelling & grammar are my sharp kitchen knife. I will cut myself. Regardless of how good my intentions are.

Try not to laugh out loud, offer a bandaid, and know that, just like the cat who falls off the table, I am all to aware of my own clumsyness.. :classic_wink:

:grouphug:

Don't let them get to you.  You can only do what you can do, and you do just fine.  

 

[MechanicalLens]

Some will be very similar to the original like the screamer and fat cop. Spider looks a little more monstrous now and slightly mutated. The screamer has more of a witch look to her and her mouth hinges very wide and has a glasgow smile and rows of sharp teeth, black eyes, etc. There is a radiated zombie with tumors all over his back like the hump back of notre dame almost and he can tear one off and throw it at players causing radiation damage and several others we can reveal as they progress. We are still working on visual design though so things can change some as we work through the iterations.

These sound like fantastic, terrifying concepts!

Just spitballing here, but I think it would be cool if there was a zombie variant or two that fluidly changed your playstyle around them. Perhaps a mutated type that discourages you from melee or ranged combat, for instance.

Also, the new cop vomit looks great, I only recently noticed it. Are there any plans though for it to deal player damage (if the player steps on it) or even corrosion damage to structures while the bubbling puke lingers around?

 

[madmole]

Oh god, I love it... 

Its very my kind of biblical monstrosity of the zombie horror kind.. haha.. 

That is just a random image off the internet. It would be zombie looking on the "human half" and even the fly would part would be undead ish with holes in its wings and fly feet twisted, etc.

Another pretty crazy gross one here we won't do but it is something you cannot unsee which I like.

 

[Laynie]

That is just a random image off the internet. It would be zombie looking on the "human half" and even the fly would part would be undead ish with holes in its wings and fly feet twisted, etc.

Another pretty crazy gross one here we won't do but it is something you cannot unsee which I like.

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Eewww! I'm never sleeping again

 

[MechanicalLens]

That is just a random image off the internet. It would be zombie looking on the "human half" and even the fly would part would be undead ish with holes in its wings and fly feet twisted, etc.

Another pretty crazy gross one here we won't do but it is something you cannot unsee which I like.

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Hey, I think it would be great as a new mutated type, so long as there is even a vague explanation on how it came to be.  Otherwise, it'll just be like the hornets of old, standing out for no apparent reason other than it "looking cool".

 

[Jay_ombie]

That is just a random image off the internet. It would be zombie looking on the "human half" and even the fly would part would be undead ish with holes in its wings and fly feet twisted, etc.

Another pretty crazy gross one here we won't do but it is something you cannot unsee which I like.

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Surreal and yet fascinating.

Reminds me of that scene from Body Snatchers.

 

[Phoenixshade35]

That is just a random image off the internet. It would be zombie looking on the "human half" and even the fly would part would be undead ish with holes in its wings and fly feet twisted, etc.

Another pretty crazy gross one here we won't do but it is something you cannot unsee which I like.

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to adapt and extract from those cute abominations, we could have humans that are half slug, move kinda like the crawler right now and the feral version could move even faster, mutations, i like to roleplay that the zombies are created by the duke in a cloning facility of some kind, thats why so many are alike, and i like to think of some aberations like the fly, demolisher, tank, demon, spider and such (some i got in my head) and he unleashes them on you as a "test"

 

[Jost Amman]

:grouphug:

Don't let them get to you.  You can only do what you can do, and you do just fine.  

Hi Pegasus, maybe you should chill and re-read what everyone was saying, because you completely misinterpreted the tone...

No one was attacking disabled people or people that have difficulty spelling, we are all friends and/or fellow players here.

No need to be the white-knight of non existing quests.

Kudos to FileMachete and the others who correctly interpreted the lighthearted tone, especially because it was a joke on the misspelling errors and not on the people who write them (it can happen to anyone). Peace.

 

[Toban]

Some will be very similar to the original like the screamer and fat cop. Spider looks a little more monstrous now and slightly mutated. The screamer has more of a witch look to her and her mouth hinges very wide and has a glasgow smile and rows of sharp teeth, black eyes, etc. There is a radiated zombie with tumors all over his back like the hump back of notre dame almost and he can tear one off and throw it at players causing radiation damage and several others we can reveal as they progress. We are still working on visual design though so things can change some as we work through the iterations.

The screamer sounds awesome

On a side note, it must have taken you a while to figure out the round tower. I was trying to make one earlier on a new castle and man, it was such a pain I went back through the post looking for the one you made haha. Finally made one

 

[madmole]

These sound like fantastic, terrifying concepts!

Just spitballing here, but I think it would be cool if there was a zombie variant or two that fluidly changed your playstyle around them. Perhaps a mutated type that discourages you from melee or ranged combat, for instance.

Also, the new cop vomit looks great, I only recently noticed it. Are there any plans though for it to deal player damage (if the player steps on it) or even corrosion damage to structures while the bubbling puke lingers around?

Yes, the cop acid will degrade your gun and armor if you get hit and cause DOT to structures probably.

The fat hawaiian shirt guy will be like pig pen and have a cloud of toxic gas that causes asphyxiation. No more spoilers for a while

 

[Pegasus]

Some will be very similar to the original like the screamer and fat cop. Spider looks a little more monstrous now and slightly mutated. The screamer has more of a witch look to her and her mouth hinges very wide and has a glasgow smile and rows of sharp teeth, black eyes, etc. There is a radiated zombie with tumors all over his back like the hump back of notre dame almost and he can tear one off and throw it at players causing radiation damage and several others we can reveal as they progress. We are still working on visual design though so things can change some as we work through the iterations.

Ewwwwwww.  Never gonna sleep again....  Good job.

 

[Phoenixshade35]

Yes, the cop acid will degrade your gun and armor if you get hit and cause DOT to structures probably.

The fat hawaiian shirt guy will be like pig pen and have a cloud of toxic gas that causes asphyxiation. No more spoilers for a while

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oh i love it, even gives ideas more mods such as respirators and gas masks to counter the effect even for a short time