PC My A18 feedback

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Played a little bit of 18.3. I liked 18.3, but it was still not as good as 16.

I would like to say I was very disappointed in 17 and 18 is a step in the right direction.

However, Alpha 16 was an almost perfect game. All we needed were some bigger bosses that could do more damage to bases. It seemed the difficulty leveled out after a certain point. Rather than fixing those small issues, the developers gave the game an entire facelift.

 
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Hi Kevin welcome. All opinions are welcome just know we all do not agree with eachother all the time when it comes to the context of opinions voiced but for the most part, opinions are respected. It makes for some good debates and idea sharing. *thumbs up* :)

 
A16 + bug fixes + A17 vehicles, POIs and weapon mods = perfect alpha
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Remember when the zombies would do this in A16? lol :-P

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A16 was way to easy due to the horrible AI.

A16 + bug fixes + A17 vehicles + A18 AI, POIs and weapon mods = perfect alpha (maybe) :)

 
A16 + bug fixes + A17 vehicles, POIs and weapon mods = perfect alpha
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Far from it imo, even though I miss LBD and some other stuff. Many things were meaningless or could be abused in A16 (besides bugs) - wellness for example was great as a concept, but terrible at its implementation. I do agree though that they should have built on it, applying balance and fixes instead of making radical changes.

 
Far from it imo, even though I miss LBD and some other stuff. Many things were meaningless or could be abused in A16 (besides bugs) - wellness for example was great as a concept, but terrible at its implementation. I do agree though that they should have built on it, applying balance and fixes instead of making radical changes.
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I love LBD and wish that system was never changed but improved on. At the same time I hated it though because all my friends abused it to get to level 100 with a day or two. ALL my friends when just do auto mining while they were away from the computer in order to level up. It used to drive me crazy because I saw it as a form of cheating and refused to do it.

 
My main problem with a18 is that it seems like you can't craft anything anymore without a damn schematic of some kind. I can't even make bacon and eggs without being a master chef(wtf?). And I can't even figure out what skill I need to make a first aid bandage, being that none of the wikis for this game have been updated for a18 yet. It seems almost unplayable at this point. I've always hated the idea of schematics for 90% of items. I get the concept of needing one to build something ridiculous, like a car or a high tech firearm, but needing them for simple ♥♥♥♥ like basic food any 10 year old with a frying pan can cook, or a damn bandage? Ridiculous. Can anyone tell me how to unlock first aid bandages without spending 150 weeks looking for a schematic?

 
My main problem with a18 is that it seems like you can't craft anything anymore without a damn schematic of some kind. I can't even make bacon and eggs without being a master chef(wtf?). And I can't even figure out what skill I need to make a first aid bandage, being that none of the wikis for this game have been updated for a18 yet. It seems almost unplayable at this point. I've always hated the idea of schematics for 90% of items. I get the concept of needing one to build something ridiculous, like a car or a high tech firearm, but needing them for simple ♥♥♥♥ like basic food any 10 year old with a frying pan can cook, or a damn bandage? Ridiculous. Can anyone tell me how to unlock first aid bandages without spending 150 weeks looking for a schematic?
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The game doesn't do a great job at explaining how that works. For most items you either need a recipe OR a schematic. You can craft first aid bandages by getting the "Yeah, Science" rank 2, for example.

 
You can craft first aid bandages by getting the "Yeah, Science" rank 2, for example.
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Incorrect. I have rank 2 of that skill, and I still can't craft a first aid bandage. It still tells me I need "Yeah, Science!" and a schematic.

 
Incorrect. I have rank 2 of that skill, and I still can't craft a first aid bandage. It still tells me I need "Yeah, Science!" and a schematic.
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Can you show video of this happening for better clarification? *jumping in game now to see brb*

 
Can you show video of this happening for better clarification? *jumping in game now to see brb*
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Eh, not really. That would require me to record a video a couple gigs in size and upload it. I'll see if I can get a couple screen shots.

 
Eh, not really. That would require me to record a video a couple gigs in size and upload it. I'll see if I can get a couple screen shots.
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Roger that. I'm checking now as well to see what is required for it in game with all default setting etc. I've heard of a few servers that like to turn stuff off and often times they fail to communicate that to there players.

 
Done. everything seems to be working fine. In my test all I did was use the schematic and it unlocked and i was able to craft. Note that it can be unlocked via schem or perk.

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Can you show video of this happening for better clarification? *jumping in game now to see brb*
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Nevermind. Apparently it's unlocked, but it still shows the unlock tab which shows what is needed to unlock it, which I took to mean it was still locked. a18 is weird. But, there's still the problem of needing to be a maxed out chef to cook anything more complex than a damn boiled egg. Cooking enough food to survive has become a real problem.

 
Nevermind. Apparently it's unlocked, but it still shows the unlock tab which shows what is needed to unlock it, which I took to mean it was still locked. a18 is weird. But, there's still the problem of needing to be a maxed out chef to cook anything more complex than a damn boiled egg. Cooking enough food to survive has become a real problem.
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No worries man this happen a lot more than you would think. Yeah I'm always struggling with food because I hate using vending machine so I feel your pain.

#StarvingToDeath #SkinAndBones

 
Incorrect. I have rank 2 of that skill, and I still can't craft a first aid bandage. It still tells me I need "Yeah, Science!" and a schematic.
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Nevermind. Apparently it's unlocked, but it still shows the unlock tab which shows what is needed to unlock it, which I took to mean it was still locked. a18 is weird. But, there's still the problem of needing to be a maxed out chef to cook anything more complex than a damn boiled egg. Cooking enough food to survive has become a real problem.
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The crafting UI is convoluted, true, but the craft option appears if it's unlocked.

Just get Master Chef rank 1 and you are set for life. Make bacon and eggs when you can, otherwise grilled meat.

 
Played a little bit of 18.3. I liked 18.3, but it was still not as good as 16.
I would like to say I was very disappointed in 17 and 18 is a step in the right direction.

However, Alpha 16 was an almost perfect game. All we needed were some bigger bosses that could do more damage to bases. It seemed the difficulty leveled out after a certain point. Rather than fixing those small issues, the developers gave the game an entire facelift.
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Disappointment doesn't even begin to cover how I felt about 17, and it starts to cover 18. I loved 16 and wish it had just been expanded and refined, not thrown in the trash. Really miss LBD as well.

 
No worries man this happen a lot more than you would think. Yeah I'm always struggling with food because I hate using vending machine so I feel your pain.
#StarvingToDeath #SkinAndBones
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i am confused with the struggle people have with cooking. i get heaps of recipe schematics in cupboards, and the buried supplies gives a recipe nearly every time.

i do struggle early game to get enough farm plots going for ingredients, but not recipes.

am i missing something?

 
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