PC Alpha 21 Dev Diary

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Any talks on tweaking repair kit functions with allies? I cant stress how much I have accidently wasted repair kits on allies in the game. I think it would be good to have it be a more deliberate action instead of a quick action on the fly as the default.

 
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Save Games 🤘

We all had some good times ingame, even minutes before a new release is out, and was really good time we had out there, c`mon

...who of us has never been at a train station waiting for the train ? 

*Repeat after me kids, what train is on it`s way to get on and have some more fun ?*

*The Hype Train*

 
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Roland said:
I guess it depends on whether you end up liking the changes or not. For those who don't, I'm sure they will feel like it is a repeat of A17 in length and play.
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The only thing I really don't like "from what we know" is Learn By Reading and change I liked the most "survival water".

 
lord_ahriman said:
The only thing I really don't like "from what we know" is Learn By Reading and change I liked the most "survival water".
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We all really have never tried these to give any sort of feedback.

There were many changes among every new alphas, that we were afraid of, or in some way sceptic from. 

Everyone is curious in some way, but if we haven`t gave a hit with it we really can`t say if it is good or not. 

 
ROCKGENERATION said:
Any talks on tweaking repair kit functions with allies? I cant stress how much I have accidently wasted repair kits on allies in the game. I think it would be good to have it be a more deliberate action instead of a quick action on the fly as the default.
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Repair kits of First Aid Kits?

 
Roland said:
You are correct. There are 6k, 8k and 10k map. They have generated a new 8k map while the 6k and 10k still say in red letters (A20 not compatible)
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When they create a pregen map can they update them each alpha like navezgane are they equal to navezgane or navezgane is more important ??

 
maxousara said:
When they create a pregen map can they update them each alpha like navezgane are they equal to navezgane or navezgane is more important ??
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I could be off, but I think one of the main purposes of the pregen maps is so players don't have to generate their own maps if they don't want to.

It also gives us the opportunity to add any POIs that may have not been included by the random generation. (E.g. manual placement).

 
maxousara said:
When they create a pregen map can they update them each alpha like navezgane are they equal to navezgane or navezgane is more important ??
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Just to add to Laz, Navezgane is important because it is their handcrafted map. POIs are placed where the developers want them and are not randomly generated wherever. The POI layout of Navezgane is always the same. It changes during updates since new POIs are added but when the game eventually releases in its final form, Navezgane will be locked into its final form. Pregen maps are simply randomly generated maps that are pregenerated when the game is installed so that there is no wait time for a new player to have to generate their own. They can just start playing on a random map that is different than Navezgane. The developers do make sure to add in anything that is missing as Laz mentioned so that the pregen maps are usually good and solid maps to play the game with.

The community also starts listing good maps that are found shortly after each update and these can be generated by anyone using the seed name that is shared.

 
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Laz Man said:
I could be off, but I think one of the main purposes of the pregen maps is so players don't have to generate their own maps if they don't want to.

It also gives us the opportunity to add any POIs that may have not been included by the random generation. 
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Pregen maps can be even cooler now with the new generation options: all plains, all wasteland, etc.

How are POIs by the way? Did you guys managed to integrate the ridiculously huge new asset list into your POI or is it still in flux? It would be pretty nice if you tell us something about your works too, like how many, how cool, how awesome they are, etc. Not that I'm asking for a screenshot mind you. Only the tip of one will suffice, lol.

 
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Blake_ said:
Pregen maps can be even cooler now with the new generation options: all plains, all wasteland, etc.

How are POIs by the way? Did you guys managed to integrate the ridiculously huge new asset list into your POI or is it still in flux? It would be pretty nice if you tell us something about your works too, like how many, how cool, how awesome they are, etc. Not that I'm asking for a screenshot mind you. Only the tip of one will suffice, lol.
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The level design team is still cranking away at integrating all of the new art (and shapes) into existing POIs.  

Apart from that we do still have some tasks for new POIs and quest improvements to existing POIs as well.

Hopefully, we will be able to share more info. soon.  Especially about unannounced features / improvements. 😉

Edit: The POI in the previously released flame hazard video is one I created.  It is an HRSG power plant.

Googling that should give you a rough idea of what to expect.  Hopefully, it will be a memorable experience for players. 😎

 
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Laz Man said:
The level design team is still cranking away at integrating all of the new art (and shapes) into existing POIs.
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I should point out that this is the main reason for the long development cycle this time around. There has been a major overhaul of old art and introduction of new art and the task to integrate it into existing POIs has been monumental. It is all part of the process of replacing placeholder art with original art assets owned by TFP so that much much more of the world will look unique to this game instead of everywhere you turn you see the same assets you see in all the other Unity games.

I'm not saying, "Blame Laz" or anything but if you've got a pitchfork or torch in hand already and you don't want it to go to waste...well...he's right over there.

(BTW...pitchforks and torches are half-off right now on my new website!)

 
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