PC Alpha 19 Dev Diary

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I can also read the xml's, and I too noticed that part didnt change, but this part

    <property name="BreakingPercentage" value="0.5"/>
    <property name="BrokenPercentage" value="0.25"/>

doesnt seem to be calculating. it is taking damage all the time instead of the percant chance
Sry for implying you couldn't/didn't check the xml Wolf, wasn't my intention. When you brought this up it reminded me I'd meant to look as I'd thought blade traps might get a nerf.

On the percentages bits I could easily be misinterpreting these, but I read them as, 'at x block health, switch to this state'. I could certainly be wrong though.

Wish I could add real data to this, but I haven't gotten far enough in an a19 game for blade traps yet. 🙂

 
Sry for implying you couldn't/didn't check the xml Wolf, wasn't my intention. When you brought this up it reminded me I'd meant to look as I'd thought blade traps might get a nerf.

On the percentages bits I could easily be misinterpreting these, but I read them as, 'at x block health, switch to this state'. I could certainly be wrong though.

Wish I could add real data to this, but I haven't gotten far enough in an a19 game for blade traps yet. 🙂
no prob, tired. i just noticed that 4 builds ago, they deprecated at about a 1/3 of the speed they are being damaged now.

 
@Gazz / @faatal  

I don't know if it just me, but it feel like the new bookshelf have extremely low chance of looting book/schematics. I have to hunt buildings with the old shelf to find books and schematic.

I just skimmed the last 100 page with dev reply to catch up so sorry if this had been addressed.

 
@Gazz / @faatal  

I don't know if it just me, but it feel like the new bookshelf have extremely low chance of looting book/schematics. I have to hunt buildings with the old shelf to find books and schematic.

I just skimmed the last 100 page with dev reply to catch up so sorry if this had been addressed.
I personally don't see a problem with this. Imo a player shouldn't walk into a bookstore and walk out with three dozen read books and schematics. Maybe a half-dozen to a full dozen at the most on average, but it was way too OP before.

Besides, with the new large Crack-a-Book store, if all the bookshelves in there were the conventional ones, you'd walk out with a fifth of the schematics and books in the game.

*original, not conventional

 
I personally don't see a problem with this. Imo a player shouldn't walk into a bookstore and walk out with three dozen read books and schematics. Maybe a half-dozen to a full dozen at the most on average, but it was way too OP before.
I loot this book poi like 3-4 times, nothing but paper. 12 x3, 36 loot chances and nothing but paper. IMO, that a bit off. 1/5 chance or something I'm fine with.  

I have more luck going to the large church or visit houses with the old bookshelf in it vs a poi that primary purpose is to... have book.

edit: and im at GS 154 too.

 
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I loot this book poi like 3-4 times, nothing but paper. 12 x3, 36 loot chances and nothing but paper. IMO, that a bit off. 1/5 chance or something I'm fine with.  

I have more luck going to the large church or visit houses with the old bookshelf in it vs a poi that primary purpose is to... have book.

edit: and im at GS 154 too.
The truth is is that like the rest of us, you've been spoiled for years on walking into a bookstore or a POI that has a generally large conglomeration of books and having a field day. The majority of the reading material would have been picked off by survivors, most of which probably died years before the factions formed and Noah and the Duke rose to power. There's bound to be very slim pickings, especially on firearm almanacs and the like. You can't win them all, and if you can't accept that, then just do a little bit of roleplay.

 
I’ve had the most fun on this Alpha since A16. Finally got a rough version of the Spencer Mansion done on Survival, Day 135ish, Permadeath. This is my 3rd map, about 300 90 minute days in A19 so far.  I really don’t have any complaints aside from wanting more paint textures and decor. 
 

I am also someone who prefers to loot versus craft.  Even in A19, I find quality tools and weapons long before I care to craft them.  Tool, weapon, and armor parts are just extra dukes to me. 

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Looks cool.

 
The truth is is that like the rest of us, you've been spoiled for years on walking into a bookstore or a POI that has a generally large conglomeration of books and having a field day. The majority of the reading material would have been picked off by survivors, most of which probably died years before the factions formed and Noah and the Duke rose to power. There's bound to be very slim pickings, especially on firearm almanacs and the like. You can't win them all, and if you can't accept that, then just do a little bit of roleplay.
Say that to the church_01 PoI, that thing is filled with book cases that WILL mostly likely get you 3-5 books.

I honestly would prefer a bigger variety of loot blocks that we can get those books from (for example shotgun messiah related could have the weapon books).

 
Say that to the church_01 PoI, that thing is filled with book cases that WILL mostly likely get you 3-5 books.

I honestly would prefer a bigger variety of loot blocks that we can get those books from (for example shotgun messiah related could have the weapon books).
...Which has not been updated with the new bookshelves, but I except that to be happening at some point.

 
I have a question, when pulling out the blunderbus is it supposed to have little flames flickering at the end of it for a few seconds or is this a bug?

For a second i thought i had equipped a flamethrower 

 
I'm sure this has been brought up before but has it ever been considered to add "bait" into the game? Think this would be a cool option.

Maybe not since food has never really been an issue, at least not in single player. 

However, as of b178, I'm practically starving. I'm on day 7 & I just ate my last can of food. Aside from a few rabbits & chickens, I've found no game to kill. 

I'm not trying to bit*h, I realize they have been balancing the livestock but....dayumn....a brotha is starving over here!!

 
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I have a question, when pulling out the blunderbus is it supposed to have little flames flickering at the end of it for a few seconds or is this a bug?

For a second i thought i had equipped a flamethrower 
ever see IRL the black powder guns? they will do same thing because of residue while loading... i have seen them smoke and seen flames at the barrel end. so seems natural to me when i seen this in game... but not everyone has seen this before or would appreciate it. :)

I'm sure this has been brought up before but has it ever been considered to add "bait" into the game? Think this would be a cool option.

Maybe not since food has never really been an issue, at least not in single player. 

However, as of b178, I'm practically starving. I'm on day 7 & I just ate my last can of food. Aside from a few rabbits & chickens, I've found no game to kill. 

I'm not trying to bit*h, I realize they have been balancing the livestock but....dayumn....a brotha is starving over here!!
we have bait... hop onto a bicycle to bait out vultures. :)

 
ever see IRL the black powder guns? they will do same thing because of residue while loading... i have seen them smoke and seen flames at the barrel end. so seems natural to me when i seen this in game... but not everyone has seen this before or would appreciate it. :)

we have bait... hop onto a bicycle to bait out vultures. :)
🤔 If only they gave fresh meat. You are correct though. 

Afraid I'll need to venture into the winter biome. Plenty of @%$*#!s there to eat my face....I mean to hunt

 
🤔 If only they gave fresh meat. You are correct though. 

Afraid I'll need to venture into the winter biome. Plenty of @%$*#!s there to eat my face....I mean to hunt
Try air drops?  They usually contain food ... until you can get a sustainable food source planted.  Or venture out at night ... the big predators come out at night.

 
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What's going on with this quest not available thing?
It means that someone is already working on a quest in the building.

If you are playing single player it likely means that you glitched out during a quest.  Sometimes if you restart your game entirely (I mean log out of the game, restart steam, that kind of thing, not start a new save game) it will fix it.  Otherwise you might need to wait a game day or two ... or turn in this quest and get another.

If you are playing multiplayer, just wait until the person finishes their quest then you'll be able to start yours.

 
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It means that someone is already working on a quest in the building.

If you are playing single player it likely means that you glitched out during a quest.  Sometimes if you restart your game entirely (I mean log out of the game, restart steam, that kind of thing, not start a new save game) it will fix it.  Otherwise you might need to wait a game day or two ... or turn in this quest and get another.

If you are playing multiplayer, just wait until the person finishes their quest then you'll be able to start yours.
Another way this can happen in Single Player is if you take multiple quests from different traders and two of them end up being in the exact same POI, once you start one, you can't start the other until you've returned to the trader and gotten the reward for the first quest. At least it was like this in A18 anyway

 
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