PC Developer Discussions: Alpha 17

[wolfbain5]

nature sounds like creepy laughter and a woman sobbing in the distance lamenting her dead baby that is giggling

 

[Jedo]

Reduce a bone guys

Think about your grandmother? Baseball? Being stung by a bee?

 

[GrumpyGringo]

Heeeeey maaaaaan

Whos ready for A17

I neeeeeed it

You got any Alpha 17 maaaaaan? I got these cheeseburgers maaaaan.

 

[InsKill]

Coughs * VIDEO * Coughs

 

[dhlmaster]

Whos ready for A17

I am!

 

[unholyjoe]

there used to be this guy driving around in a beat up old van with "I Got Candy".... but now it has "I Got Alpha 17"

ima tell ya... its not safe out here anymore.

 

[Demonoid74]

and strangers in vans always had the best candy!

 

[killedman2]

I need my fix man.

-Nervously scratching elbow-

 

[Crater Creator]

I'd really like to know more about quests, if anyone can share more information on them. When I actually sit down to do some mod planning & writing, I realize I can only do so much without knowing the structure and what's accessible. For instance:

• Can a quest spawn a specific entity in a POI?
  Example: "Trader Jimmy might help you. He's over at the church today."
   
   
  
• Can a quest spawn a specific block in a POI?
  Example: "Be careful, bandits have booby trapped the place with landmines."
   
   
  
• Can a quest require placing/upgrading/repairing/destroying specific blocks in a POI?
  Example: "Fill all the holes in the wall with cobblestone blocks."
   
   
  
• Can a quest spawn a specific item inside a loot container?
  Example: "I hid the ammo in the medicine cabinet."
   
   
  
• Can a quest spawn a whole POI?
  Example: "Bandits have set up a new campsite nearby."
   
   
  
• Can a quest replace a whole POI?
  Example: "We couldn't get in before, but now zombies have breached the garage entrance."
   
   
  
• Are quests finished when the last objective is completed, or do you 'turn them in' to the quest giver, or both?
   
   
  
• Will POI changes, like those above, revert when a quest is completed, or are changes permanent?
  

 

[chaosterone]

Instead of a hammer, how about a pickaxe? Steal ideas and modify... don't most games do this?
We can call it, Roland's mighty toothpick.

Roland already has a weapon with special abilities, he's even shared it with other players. Its called "Roland's Wrench of Explosions". It dismantles cars, ovens, refrigerators, and he claims it diffuses landmines......

It might even become a good melee weapon someday.

 

[DaVegaNL]

Anyone wanna bet that A17 gets released in 2 weeks? I'll pick the 'no' side, just for clarification..

 

[KingSlayerGM]

I'd really like to know more about quests, if anyone can share more information on them. When I actually sit down to do some mod planning & writing, I realize I can only do so much without knowing the structure and what's accessible. For instance:

• Can a quest spawn a specific entity in a POI?
  Example: "Trader Jimmy might help you. He's over at the church today."
   
   
  
• Can a quest spawn a specific block in a POI?
  Example: "Be careful, bandits have booby trapped the place with landmines."
   
   
  
• Can a quest require placing/upgrading/repairing/destroying specific blocks in a POI?
  Example: "Fill all the holes in the wall with cobblestone blocks."
   
   
  
• Can a quest spawn a specific item inside a loot container?
  Example: "I hid the ammo in the medicine cabinet."
   
   
  
• Can a quest spawn a whole POI?
  Example: "Bandits have set up a new campsite nearby."
   
   
  
• Can a quest replace a whole POI?
  Example: "We couldn't get in before, but now zombies have breached the garage entrance."
   
   
  
• Are quests finished when the last objective is completed, or do you 'turn them in' to the quest giver, or both?
   
   
  
• Will POI changes, like those above, revert when a quest is completed, or are changes permanent?
  

Here you go

For A17 there will be three quest types:
1) Clear all sleepers in target POI

2) Fetch an item from target POI

3) Find hidden cache in target POI

There are 1-2 additional quest types planned for A18

Plus we’ll have to see how creative modders can get.

 

[TSBX]

Anyone wanna bet that A17 gets released in 2 weeks? I'll pick the 'no' side, just for clarification..

Nobody cares.

 

[crazywildfire]

Anyone wanna bet that A17 gets released in 2 weeks? I'll pick the 'no' side, just for clarification..

It is already released just not to you because you missed it and now have to wait and um yeah I don't know I will think of something more and get back to ya

 

[Kamikaze]

Will claimblock protection also reduce block damage caused by vehicle collision?

 

[The Batman]

We're gonna get a surprise release..

Everyone waking up on a thursday morning looking at steam and a sudden update.

"Downloading Alpha 17 Zipline edition"

 

[SittingDuck]

Whos ready for A17

 

[Darkfoxx117]

I am ready for a release.

Something.

Anything.

But not Rolands socks.

*cough* VIDEO *cough

 

[Robbing Zombie]

Come ooonn A17! Daddy needs a new pair of bases.

 

[Jedo]

Think of it this way: When MM releases a gameplay video, the next Friday should be release to streamers. The week after that is experimental for everybody else.

So, if you think about it, the last thing we are waiting for is a video. Personally, I'm taking all of this silence (faatal being the exception) as the calm before the A17 storm.