PC Developer Discussions: Alpha 17

[stasis78]

I didn’t know horde mode was a thing. Why remove it?

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Making the mistake of creating a problem to make a perk viable. Maybe change the perk to make it desirable, add another ability to it?

I’d rather pull aggro on an entire POI than get hit from behind.

Welcome change.

 

[Gareee]

Today I did add the action 2 (xbox B button) for hop (down on gyro), but they had already started building b240.

Awesome.. I was thinking that specific button would work well for the ps4 controller. (For us I think thats the O button.)

 

[Gareee]

Awesome.. I was thinking that specific button would work well for the ps4 controller. (For us I think thats the O button.)

As far as wandering horde size, I'd like to eventually see it randomly generated. Sometimes you just see a few, and sometimes you just quietly go elsewhere. The screamers sort of do that now later game, dragging all hell in on top of you, but a value maybe gotten from a random generator or maybe a calculation based on the actual clock time divided by date might work.

We just generated a really crap world, mostly wasteland and desert with a smattering of snow and forest. After a few hours I spawned in a gyro to scope out the map, and we are generating a new one.

Don't bother with the seed "xmasweekend".

 

[RCADICT]

Well devs in my opinion (for what it is worth) this build is much better balance wise on the perks and leveling.

People can still unlock the forge fairly soon anvils are east to find which gives access to iron arrow heads and forged iron to repair whatever tools you may find. Upping the level for crafting iron tools is a benefit in that you will be crafting pretty good tools buy the time you unlock the perk.

Nice job everyone!

 

[madmole]

I want it to go there. I like being forced to explore and explore and explore until I find that item I need.

Been there and done that with forge and minibike books. There are still parts you need, but it shouldn't be nigh impossible to find.

 

[madmole]

Well devs in my opinion (for what it is worth) this build is much better balance wise on the perks and leveling.
People can still unlock the forge fairly soon anvils are east to find which gives access to iron arrow heads and forged iron to repair whatever tools you may find. Upping the level for crafting iron tools is a benefit in that you will be crafting pretty good tools buy the time you unlock the perk.

Nice job everyone!

I have a full suite of iron tools I found on day 1 and needed ingots to repair them and just got my forge up on day 4. I still can't craft iron tools but I can maintain what I have so I'm happy about that.

 

[madmole]

Stealth was too easy from day 1. We noticed that there was no reason to buy From The Shadows perk, since you were already great at doing it in the beginning. Now the perk actually matters.

Its still way too easy, I am not buying any archery or stealth perks and cleanging out POIS silently. Very few detect me, but I don't wear armor and I sneak slow. The ones that do eat my sledge hammer which is OP too, 2 shots to murder everything I don't even have to power attack. time to nerf nerf nerf and nerf. Just kidding, I need to see how late game is before we nerf anything. And play with armor and see if they hear me. Its pretty easy though on default settings for me right now though.

 

[Odetta]

Anyway to add the autumn forest in? For the editor down the line at least. I thought it looked awesome. The orange and yellow leaves set an atmosphere for sure.

 

[Jugginator]

I have a full suite of iron tools I found on day 1 and needed ingots to repair them and just got my forge up on day 4. I still can't craft iron tools but I can maintain what I have so I'm happy about that.

Yeah I really like that. You can smelt forged iron for repairs before you can craft iron tools, and you can buy steel from the traders if you find steel tools. I like where that's going. Agreed on stealth being too easy, no stealth perks and you could sneak up and almost kiss a zombie on their necks before they noticed. I bought 1 rank in shadows once, literally sat crouched a few feet away from 2 zombies walking around at night (I was beaten/bleeding/scared on survivalist on day 12 after a feral wight +feral zombies fight hiding in some rubble heh).

Never did notice me. I even ate next to em lol

 

[archergod]

Its still way too easy, I am not buying any archery or stealth perks and cleanging out POIS silently. Very few detect me, but I don't wear armor and I sneak slow. The ones that do eat my sledge hammer which is OP too, 2 shots to murder everything I don't even have to power attack. time to nerf nerf nerf and nerf. Just kidding, I need to see how late game is before we nerf anything. And play with armor and see if they hear me. Its pretty easy though on default settings for me right now though.

I am playing on low setting.. and nothing is 2 shot to murder even if I get head shot... It take 3 melee attack on simple z like nurse...

Not saying it is difficult, but it is not 2 attack kill..

 

[Aldranon]

I am playing on low setting.. and nothing is 2 shot to murder even if I get head shot... It take 3 melee attack on simple z like nurse...
Not saying it is difficult, but it is not 2 attack kill..

Sledgehammer.

 

[JaxTeller718]

Been there and done that with forge and minibike books. There are still parts you need, but it shouldn't be nigh impossible to find.

I can agree with this to a point, but you gave us all these awesome POIs and dungeons to search. Now you have to fill them with exclusive stuff we can ONLY find there. Otherwise there's no reward for the risk it takes going through the whole thing in the first place if I can loot a gun or some mods that I can find in safer places elsewhere.

Lets get those survivors out there and searching

 

[MrSamuelAdam]

Its still way too easy, I am not buying any archery or stealth perks and cleanging out POIS silently. Very few detect me, but I don't wear armor and I sneak slow. The ones that do eat my sledge hammer which is OP too, 2 shots to murder everything I don't even have to power attack. time to nerf nerf nerf and nerf. Just kidding, I need to see how late game is before we nerf anything. And play with armor and see if they hear me. Its pretty easy though on default settings for me right now though.

Yeah, imo I still think it's pretty easy. I walk/ run outside at night and chop trees and hit boulders and some nights no zombies at all...

 

[AtomicUs5000]

Anyway to add the autumn forest in? For the editor down the line at least. I thought it looked awesome. The orange and yellow leaves set an atmosphere for sure.

I'm missing this as well. I used to make it a priority to find those trees just so I could start planting them around home.

These trees would make a nice way to transition from a snow biome to a forest biome.

 

[wiggleslap]

I believe TFP are now working really hard on a stable release!!!!! The past updates have shown that their asses are not planted in a chair drinking beer and watching CNN. I have loaded evey release and played it as a player (fresh start every time). I am glad they reduced the "Gated" upgrades to a point - they can do more to let the player pick their options or preferences. Now, the dying part? They got rid of the reaper thing, but when you respawn you only have like 15-25% stamina, not enough to get you backpack back nor get supplies because you are dying... That has to be fixed IN MY OPINION.... Since the game is almost completed, when are TFP going to incorporate awesome graphics into the game? Like the bushes that have "1980's graphics" the grass, sticks and so on... Just asking... Don't hate me and take away my green..

P.S. Is anyone good at Graphic Art? I need a really nice picture made for me with "Brain Worms". That is what my avatar is, but it is generic. I need a picture of "Brain Worms" eating my brain with "7DaysToDie" in it somehome..

Paul

 

[wolfbain5]

anybody notice the water drain is faster this release or is it just me? the releases are getting better with all the tweaking.

 

[Jay_ombie]

Yeah I really like that. You can smelt forged iron for repairs before you can craft iron tools, and you can buy steel from the traders if you find steel tools. I like where that's going. Agreed on stealth being too easy, no stealth perks and you could sneak up and almost kiss a zombie on their necks before they noticed. I bought 1 rank in shadows once, literally sat crouched a few feet away from 2 zombies walking around at night (I was beaten/bleeding/scared on survivalist on day 12 after a feral wight +feral zombies fight hiding in some rubble heh).
Never did notice me. I even ate next to em lol

Kind of reminds me of WarZ law where you could luturally be yards away from them yet if silent they didn't attack.

 

[Jay_ombie]

I can agree with this to a point, but you gave us all these awesome POIs and dungeons to search. Now you have to fill them with exclusive stuff we can ONLY find there. Otherwise there's no reward for the risk it takes going through the whole thing in the first place if I can loot a gun or some mods that I can find in safer places elsewhere.
Lets get those survivors out there and searching

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Defiantly this. We need specific loot for the end rewards. I did mention it moons ago that its needs to be unique to warrant us to go there in the first place.

Only so many POI we will do "just because" ..... when we got nothing better to do.

 

[DaVegaNL]

Anyone else notice an incredible slow-down in the generation of a random gen in the last two builds? I'm waiting now 10-15 mins easily for the smallest map-size.. Earlier builds this was maximum 3 minutes.

 

[khzmusik]

They got rid of the reaper thingl

Did they? I haven't noticed that, but I only played a couple hours with this build (so I was not yet at a level where the Reaper would kick in when I last died).

If so... well, I wasn't opposed to the idea, but I agree with those who said the times were too long. Time will tell to see if I miss that or not.