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For _every_ zombie? I really hope not. As has been pointed out before it'll render sleepers hiding in the dark useless by rendering a HP bar above their head. I also like the idea of being uncertain whether the zombie you've just knocked down is truly dead. It takes more away from the game than it adds. :-/
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How about once you've hit a Zombie and engaged it in combat, you can see the HP bar but not until that pre-req has been fulfilled. Which, mind you, every website that bothers with 7 Days To Die is stating will be the way the HP bar is being handled.

Should you engage a new zombie, you will have to whack the old zombie again to see its HP bar.

That does not render sleepers hiding in the dark useless. You can't scan an area for zombies. You can't even see the HP bar of previously engaged (but later disengaged) Zeds HP bar.

Now, Ima tell you a not-so-secret secret. It's okay to not like something with the information you had, but once you are properly informed it is totally okay to have a change of opinion. It doesn't make you any less of a human!

I wouldn't like to scan an area for Zombies by HP bar, but I also knew from the get-go (because those websites relaying patch information) that it wouldn't be how it's done. So I do happen to like it :) . You probably will too.

 
I just noticed today the awesome thumbnail art that was made for Joel's latest video. If you guys missed it you should check it out (you can see on pretty good on the blog link for the video). I am guessing that Joel made that himself. Not sure if anyone else pointed it out as I haven't been able to keep caught up with the forums lately.
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I noticed it too, it's pretty cool.

He actually states in the youtube video description it's an 'unknown' artist and thanks them for it.

 
The repetition made me read that as dramatic music :-)
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Hah me too...

Though it sounded more like: "Dand dand dahhhh", in my head ;)

 
I just noticed today the awesome thumbnail art that was made for Joel's latest video. If you guys missed it you should check it out (you can see on pretty good on the blog link for the video). I am guessing that Joel made that himself. Not sure if anyone else pointed it out as I haven't been able to keep caught up with the forums lately.
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I noticed it too, it's pretty cool. He actually states in the youtube video description it's an 'unknown' artist and thanks them for it.
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Not sure if this is the original artist but I think it was the post that had the pic. I also think there is at least one other pic out there by same person.

https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?84096-A17-Where-are-you&p=816011&viewfull=1#post816011

 
Some love for the night time immersion

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In the last video Madmole showed us adding the new tress that you can see at a distance. I wanted to know if there are any plans to add lights at a distance?

Fore example: At night, I can see a lamp post and the light (if on). But if I get back form I can still see the lamp post but the light goes away.
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If they found a way to do this with longer distances/distant rendering, and at a reasonably low performance hit that would be so awesome. Although I would probably get jumped and killed by zombies while admiring the skylines at night :biggrin1:

 
I agree. But I think our feedback will only be taken into consideration after we have actual empiric evidence, i.e. after playing A17 for a while. I'm sure that directly after experimental is out there will be scenes of madness in this forum but even then it will be too early.
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I can see the bug reports now... "yes, there's a red bar on my screen."

 
How about once you've hit a Zombie and engaged it in combat, you can see the HP bar but not until that pre-req has been fulfilled. Which, mind you, every website that bothers with 7 Days To Die is stating will be the way the HP bar is being handled.Should you engage a new zombie, you will have to whack the old zombie again to see its HP bar.

That does not render sleepers hiding in the dark useless. You can't scan an area for zombies. You can't even see the HP bar of previously engaged (but later disengaged) Zeds HP bar.

Now, Ima tell you a not-so-secret secret. It's okay to not like something with the information you had, but once you are properly informed it is totally okay to have a change of opinion. It doesn't make you any less of a human!

I wouldn't like to scan an area for Zombies by HP bar, but I also knew from the get-go (because those websites relaying patch information) that it wouldn't be how it's done. So I do happen to like it :) . You probably will too.
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Fair point on the sleepers but that still removes the threat of not knowing for certain the zombie you just knocked to the floor is dead... or more dead than it was... deaderer?

 
Download a car? Like for a 3D printer?I'd doubt the viability of that. =P
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You can download and print the individual parts. It would need one hell of a printer to be able to produce the body. And who knows if the parts you 3D printed would be able to hold up to the heat inside an engine. I'm sure someone is out there trying to do it.

Edit: check this out

 
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Download a car? Like for a 3D printer?I'd doubt the viability of that. =P
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Given the amount of 3d printed parts you can do these days, 35% of an aircraft engine last I checked, I'm pretty sure it's actually possible to print an engine block and pistons which woud be the hardest parts to do. I doubt you're going to have such capabilities in the home for quite some time yet though. :-)

 
Sorry friend but the World Cup ENDS July 15. It STARTS on June 14. Next week. So adjust your DVR.... :crushed:
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OMG! Well my amazing, "Convince TFP for an early release", is down the toilet as well as now everyone knows I dont know anything about the World Cup!

I had to ask my wife who seems to know everything. According to her, there are over 80,000 Americans coming to Russia to watch the games as well as about 2 million fans around the world.

 
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