MechanicalLens
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Don't worry, I'll be there. I've got 80 years to kill until the 21st of March (which happens to be my birthday) is the Spring Equinox once more. Now to kick back until the year 2100.
PC Alpha 19 Dev Diary
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Jost Amman
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Guess you didn't hear about the asteroid headed towards Earth... :flame:
They asked NASA an ETA but they just replied with a dry "We don't give dates."
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MechanicalLens
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You mean the giant marshmallow that will solve world hunger?
Yeah, I've heard of it.
madmole
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From what I hear they mostly subbed out Fallout 76 to other studios. That is why it was a POS IMO. They let them try some wild stuff, then when the world declared it was a big steaming pile of crap they reeled it back in by adding human NPC questgivers which is what it should have shipped with in the first place. They will probably massage it for a few more years into something reasonable, but it will never feel like Fallout 5 which is sort of what everyone wanted, not what we got.I wonder if the slower pace of development has something to do with mr. Howard's "Sometimes it doesn't just work"hwell: perhaps it's Fallout 76 that's slowing them down? Not only it needed some polishing which costs them time and resources they could use elsewhere, but they also have to keep working on it continuously since it's a multiplayer game that evolves? I don't really know as I don't have Fallout 76 yet. I was thinking about getting it, but those negative reviews kinda drove me off.
I know you love Bethesda games, same here. That's why I also love 7 Days to Die, because I can see those similarities here and there between your game and their games and I guess 7 Days to Die would've never been what it is now, if it wasn't for you. I wish you to live long enough to enjoy many more games from Bethesda and I hope they will really pick up the pace again, for all of us lol
I think its taking forever because they are making a brand new IP Starfield, doing some new stuff they have never done before, and after the fallout 76 fiasco I'm pretty damn sure they need to knock one out of the park.
I played the crap out of Oblivion, but I modded the crap out of it too, that was a ton of fun just tinkering so I can relate
Game dev is like crack.We won't let you know when it's done because we'll all be ash lol.
As a reminder ... just because you are playing by yourself doesn't make this a single player game. The game is strictly multiplayer ... you just happen to be playing a multiplayer game all by yourself.
unholyjoe
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so many people have missed that concept when the options were changed... now they are used to it and overlook it.
You forgot ice cream. And cookies.i got 12,346 hrs currently... i will be sending you the bill... internet, compy upgrades, electric, caffeine drinks, snacks and aggravation.. forum and wife hazard pay too.
pregnable
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Yeah, but the skill will probably still get changed, because it will be useless for most people, and also extremely OP in large groups.
The last rank will probably get changed to give a small buff or something to the person who takes it... some reason to use it.
The last rank later game can be as much as 15 levels worth of skill points to every person getting the buff... probably should not exist lel.
It will be here when it gets here. LOL
Well, I am sure they will balance it as time goes on.
But the original request was for the skill to be changed for single player. I was pointing out that there is no single player and the game likely will not be rebalanced for something that no longer exists.
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And, because i am me and cannot resist ... @madmole ... A19 stable ... Are we there yet? Imma keep kicking the back of your seat til we get there ... drive faster!
Hook up coffee IVs ... these people don't need sleep!
Hehehe.
Also, does anyone else think it's slightly mean that they keep giving us teasers about A20? Now I'm looking forward to A20 and A19 hasn't even been officially released yet.
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One suggestion I'd like to throw out there in case it hasn't already, but a "mini-map" on the HUD would be great (like GTA V for example). It would be EXTREMELY helpful when traveling so I don't have to keep pulling up the entire full map every turn to make sure I'm going the correct way. To add on to this, perhaps a craftable GPS for, say, the 4x4 truck? You could select a POI on the map and the GPS will give you directions there. I know this is the zombie zombie apocalypse but GPS satellites should still be working since they are solar powered and out in orbit. Perhaps make them unusable while it's snowing (blocks signal) or raining, or in the wastelands/burnt forest due to the fog/haze.
pregnable
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Well it is still actually being balanced for solo play though. They just removed single player because multiplayer is basically the same thing when no one is in the game heh.
The skill probably should get some type of bonus for the person investing in it at the last rank, cause it is completely useless solo atm. They probably planned on it working for pets and followers, which might not make it into the game.
The balance for it is way off though... it is probably the most OP skill that almost no one ever uses. It is balanced so that it is just a completely dead perk line for solo, and when it would actually be useful, in a large group, is completely OP...
I would be shocked if it did not get changed heh.
mr.devolver
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I honestly hope they will make it a great new game that would start off a new series. When I think of Starfield, I imagine No Man's Sky done right - in Bethesda style we all love, so if it's a successful game, that would probably make up for the Fallout 76 fiasco, at least for hardcore fans, but I'm worried what's behind the attempt to let some other studio do a new Fallout. I know they have done that in the past with New Vegas, but that one turned out well, many people love New Vegas and still play it to this day, but Fallout 76 was a huge disappointment. Could it mean they are trying to kill the Fallout series? Perhaps in favor of something new, like Starfield?
Jost Amman
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They should use Blackstrap coffee!
Boosts development endurance! :ranger:
You mean like this? :heh:
Roland
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One of the best things this game ever did was ditch the minimap. The day players stopped playing with their eyes glued to the corner and started looking around the actual world was amazing.
Unfortunately TFP stopped there and never gave us an option of removing the rest of the HUD...
No Man's Sky in 2020 is No Man's Sky done (mostly) right. Still won't be for everybody, though.
I have sort of a love-hate relationship with BGS games. I like the Elder Scrolls games a lot, but I can't stand their Fallout titles. Seems weird, since they have so much in common, but there it is. Loved Morrowind. Liked Oblivion a lot, hated Fallout 3. Loved Skyrim, loved New Vegas (not developed by BGS so it doesn't count.) Hated Fallout 4. Not going anywhere near 76. I guess something about the way they do post-apocalyptic just puts me off.
CovertOrreo
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We should be on Alpha 37 by then, I should be closing in on 10k hours at that point
Adam the Waster
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Damn Unturned got a hell of a update!
Jost Amman
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To be honest I wasn't complaining about the pace of development... the time they have taken up until now (barring some hiccups) has been all used to develop a better game.
What I was joking about is that we like the game so much that we'll keep playing it even after Win10 will become obsolete. :heh:
faatal
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But the Rust players are leaving to play Empyrion. On the Empyrion forums they are leaving to play Space Engineers. On the Space Engineers forums they are leaving to play No Man's Sky. On the No Man's Sky forums they are leaving to play 7 Days To Die.
Roland
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