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Developer Discussions: Alpha 17

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Some Findings:
1) I was able to fight dogs from a tree house. I spawned in 25 of them and they did not attack the tree and I killed them all using a crossbow from above.

2) The crossbow is every bit as Everdeen as the bow.

3) Beer and Grain Alcohol are working very differently now. Not sure if they are broken or if they have a new effect or what. I got a message that whatever their effect was would last for 3 seconds. I think it must not be hooked up properly yet.

4) The mix of lootable/non-lootable containers in a POI do not randomly reshuffle at respawn time.

5) Stealth is pretty awesome now. Making noise increases the value and you can be spotted now at night if you aren't careful. But if you are careful you can sneak past zombies who are just five meters away from you and they won't see you. Better yet the distraction feature of throwing a rock works better than I have ever seen it. Quite a bit of fun actually to sneak around with a stack of rocks to lure zombies away from your intended path.
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Stealth is the game changer in that list for sure. Now a player has more choices, potentially some very suspenseful choices.

Will anyone try working through a POI full of zombies in stealth? Of course. The moment it fails? Priceless! :)

 
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Some Findings:
1) I was able to fight dogs from a tree house. I spawned in 25 of them and they did not attack the tree and I killed them all using a crossbow from above.

2) The crossbow is every bit as Everdeen as the bow.

3) Beer and Grain Alcohol are working very differently now. Not sure if they are broken or if they have a new effect or what. I got a message that whatever their effect was would last for 3 seconds. I think it must not be hooked up properly yet.

4) The mix of lootable/non-lootable containers in a POI do not randomly reshuffle at respawn time.

5) Stealth is pretty awesome now. Making noise increases the value and you can be spotted now at night if you aren't careful. But if you are careful you can sneak past zombies who are just five meters away from you and they won't see you. Better yet the distraction feature of throwing a rock works better than I have ever seen it. Quite a bit of fun actually to sneak around with a stack of rocks to lure zombies away from your intended path.
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you are setting there enjoying the stealth and other stuff ,you call it testing, i call A17 gameplay :)

its awesome news that the stealth 2 is much better now, but i have a question,

if MM let those things be revealed what is the secret he is hiding?

 
Are developers aware of this? Do u know if this could be fixed in a future update? (like 17.x) :)
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I hope not. I like it when a tactic is a solution to some problems but not others. A tree house is safe from a mob of dogs but a single zombie will knock it down if you don’t kill it.

Kinda has a Rock Paper Scissors feel to it.

 
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I'm a newbie here, so can someone say when will an experimental version of a17 be released? Still waiting for a year:)

Btw greetings from Russia, we love your game here xd

 
I'm a newbie here, so can someone say when will an experimental version of a17 be released? Still waiting for a year:)
Btw greetings from Russia, we love your game here xd
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Welcome to the forums, they have not said when yet. Because of some people they decided to just say when it is ready it is ready. Know that might not be what you want to hear. It shouldn't be to much longer if that helps any.

 
I hope not. I like it when a tactic is a solution to some problems but not others. A tree house is safe from a mob of dogs but a single zombie will knock it down if you don’t kill it.
Kinda has a Rock Paper Scissors feel to it.
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Thanks for the answer. Don't want to bother you but can u confirm if bears can take those treehouses down?

 
I do not believe this is correct....If I place a bedroll..zombies should not spawn in that area according to TFP.
Madmole, Faatal or Roland can you confirm??

MTFGA
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I know you asked for dev or roland but I just recently had them spawn in my bedroll area when I was offline. Was told it will happen if you are off and someone passes close to your bedroll you put in a poi. Was also in Ravenhearst but don't think that would have mattered.

5) Stealth is pretty awesome now. Making noise increases the value and you can be spotted now at night if you aren't careful. But if you are careful you can sneak past zombies who are just five meters away from you and they won't see you. Better yet the distraction feature of throwing a rock works better than I have ever seen it. Quite a bit of fun actually to sneak around with a stack of rocks to lure zombies away from your intended path.
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Please tell me you can also distract them by throwing the poop. The poop MUST work also. The Poop. Poop.

Was that enough times saying poop (had to get that last one in)

 
i will not throw that to distract .. its used for fertilizer how can i throw that. mmmm. maybe not to distract .. to paint there faces hehehehe ;)

 
have you tested to see if they fixed the extended aim drift?
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Explain to me what you mean by extended aim drift with an example if you please. I read your original question about it but am not sure what you are referring to.

 
There is no class system. Instead you pick the set of skills and perks you want and eventually your character will develop into a specialized character.
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A couple of related questions to do with character progression...

  1. I gather that the basic progression system is still:
     
    Do <variety of stuff> -> gain xp -> increase in level -> get given points -> spend points on perks
     
    Are there still some active skills that are increased more directly (like Athletics or weapon skills)?
     
    Do <specific activity> -> increase skill
     
     
  2. What about the ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, etc.)? Do they increase through action? Do you spend points on them? Or something else?


[*]With the new Food/Water/Health/Stamina system there is no more "Wellness". What happens when you die?

 
This has been asked before, If I remember correct 80%/20%. Where 80% are Dungeons.
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i dont want them to be all over the place. coz as far as i know, there must be a boss in each of them.. so if its every where iam going to have ton of good loot . if bosses dont drop good loot . this will be disappointing

 
i dont want them to be all over the place. coz as far as i know, there must be a boss in each of them.. so if its every where iam going to have ton of good loot . if bosses dont drop good loot . this will be disappointing
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I understand. I just hope they are not too large. Since I always prefer to build my base inside a prefab. Would be a shame if the houses will become so large that it will be extra hard to build your defenses.

 
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