PC Developer Discussions: Alpha 17
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lord_ahriman
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Madmole, why loot timer? I like loot being something that you feel rewarded, but not being able to get those bags during horde night is a bit unfair. Imo, those bag should last all horde night and then a timer to get it, let's say one game hour.
icehot
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I'm really surprised b238 wasn't released as stable, it's playing really well for me, got to day 8 so far (been playing all day), and it's pretty good, nothing game breaking at all, that I've noticed.
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(edit added comment by QA Tester-unholyjoe)
there are other issues that might need attention too.
thanks for your insight, glad to hear you have no game breaking issues.
enjoy
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(edit added comment by QA Tester-unholyjoe)
there are other issues that might need attention too.
thanks for your insight, glad to hear you have no game breaking issues.
enjoy
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HIREDGUN
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IMO that would be ideal, each zombie would have a range of speed... (min and max) or a factor of "up to bonus %".
+1 to +5% variance would add a lot of randomness to their movement changing timings and making us on edge often rather then swing-power-step back-swing-swing routine every time.
The first thing I do each new build is go into my entityclasses.xml and change the "timestayafterdeath" values for animals and loot bags to 3600. Then at least I can survive until morning and then skin all the dogs that died during a bloodmoon and loot all the bags.
Maybe it's an idea to give us a dropdownmenu/slider for this in the menu when making a new game?
Also another suggestion: A "trader restock" setting in the options when making a new game. So we can change it from the default 3 days without having to modify the xml file. (just like the airdrop option we already have).
I like to have my trader restock every 7 days, just like my airdrop is set to 7 days. I consider it my reward for surviving a blood moon.
Sullen Skulls
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Yeah. I've been running some tests (using the console obviously) to get a better idea of how it functions. Opened 50 working stiff crates for each variant of my skill setups to see how noticeable the perk points were.
I tested:-
Level 1, Gamestage 1
Level 10, Gamestage 10 - perks spent on Perception 5/Lucky Looter 3
Level 10, Gamestage 10 - perks spent on other perks
Level 50, Gamestage 50 - perks spent on Perception 10/Lucky Looter 5
Level 50, Gamestage 50 - perks spent on other perks
Level 100, Gamestage 100 - perks spent on Perception 10/Lucky Looter 5
Level 100, Gamstage 100 - perks spent on other perks
Level 150, Gamestage 150 - perks spent on Perception 10/Lucky Looter 5
Level 150, Gamestage 150 - perks spent on other perks
Each category, tried using them with and without goggles.
Now, I get that by only testing it this way, and not levelling naturally, the difference in gamestage is going to be vastly different, so the results may be less obvious than if comparing level 50 and 150 in a real game, but that is not likely to be testable until we reach stable branch, so maybe the best I could manage for now.
However, whilst it was possible to notice a difference in loot quality as the tests progressed, the difference between spending the perk points on Lucky Looter, or spending them elsewhere, seemed relatively negligible. In fact, out of the 850 crates that I opened, I only looted 1 level 6 item, and 2 level 5 items - the level 6 item coming in a set when I didn't have Lucky Looter perks.
As I said, I understand that whilst the method of testing I have used is of little comparison to natural gameplay, my conclusion is that becoming a Lootmaster specialist early on is definitely not a worthwhile strategy compared to a jack-of-all trades build that occasionally picks a looter perk.
Although may I say, seeing its the first time I have really bothered to use the console for anything significant, I figured I would test a fully specced and equipped archer stealth build, and am really happy to discover that it is a beast, so will be looking forward to working down that route when the time comes to actually be able to play a lengthy game again. Great work TFP.
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Love the changed you did so far and the new features, including the level gates (btw in my opinion the previous system where all main atributes were level gated was great, but this one is good too, it pushes end-game to become a lot later, which is needed). I would like to see farming a bit more difficult, there is way to many plants in world and setting up a farm is rly easy compared to older versions.
Is there any chance we will see stable before christmas?
It would be great since most of us will have a lot of time to play and wipe after long holidays would be unfortunate. I would realy like that, especialy since I cant find any game-breaking bugs - game is running great atm in my opinion.
Is there any chance we will see stable before christmas?
It would be great since most of us will have a lot of time to play and wipe after long holidays would be unfortunate. I would realy like that, especialy since I cant find any game-breaking bugs - game is running great atm in my opinion.
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Unfortunately there are still no minerals underground, only stones (and few iron from stone nodes).
I dug for 20 minutes in creative mode with lot of explosives at bedrock level + 10-15.
no iron nodes
no coal nodes
no nitrate nodes
Maybe I'm very unlucky but I don't think so...
I dug for 20 minutes in creative mode with lot of explosives at bedrock level + 10-15.
no iron nodes
no coal nodes
no nitrate nodes
Maybe I'm very unlucky but I don't think so...
dregonazure
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with all the balance issues they are having right now, i doubt we'll see stable this monthLove the changed you did so far and the new features, including the level gates (btw in my opinion the previous system where all main atributes were level gated was great, but this one is good too, it pushes end-game to become a lot later, which is needed). I would like to see farming a bit more difficult, there is way to many plants in world and setting up a farm is rly easy compared to older versions.
Is there any chance we will see stable before christmas?
Sullen Skulls
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Did you choose to dig underneath an area that had surface boulders. From what I understood, the ore nodes are supposed to be directly beneath these areas.
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