PC V2.0 Storms Brewing Dev Diary

[Javabean867]

I'm not really a fan of turning cardboard boxes into loot. POI designers need some things that are loot-less placeholders, otherwise you might turn things like warehouses and storage rooms into massive loot fests. It would have to be done with care. Would you prefer to have cardboard boxes that had a 10% chance of containing loot but otherwise would be empty? Current cardboard boxes have no interaction and players learn not to bother checking them ... it's efficient.

I experimented with custom crates that had no content. People hated them. They spent lots of time figuring out they had no content. I eventually concluded the current approach to cardboard boxes made the most sense.

yeah fully agree.  if i need paper/plastic i go chopping at those boxes quite often.  turning them into more things to loot.  not thank you.  I am always swimming in loot, so i don't need more containers.

plus there has to be some sort of overhead for  game to have all of those lootable containers.

 

[Adam the Waster]

@Laz Man

Hey man how you been and what are you working on?

 

[Outlaw_187]

And another football player to the stadium. They were funny, they knocked me off my feet.

Agreed. I always thought it was funny seeing the football ball dude running at you, arms stretched out.  

Bring back the Cowboy and Cheerleader too. 

 

[Laz Man]

@Laz Man

Hey man how you been and what are you working on?

Hey Adam,

Most notably, I am working on a new upper tier POI for the wilderness.  Hoping to have it finished before experimental is released. *crosses fingers*

 

[Adam the Waster]

Hey Adam,

Most notably, I am working on a new upper tier POI for the wilderness.  Hoping to have it finished before experimental is released. *crosses fingers*

Ooooh more wilderness pois the better I'm currently doing a no town playthrough I only have wilderness POIs 

 

[trogs]

I'm curious about the Navezgane makeover. Did you rearrange the biome's borders? I hope the snow biome is still far from the desert, it's the one thing I don't like about random gen, most of the time those 2 opposites are neighbors.
Do you have plans to eventually include all 900+ POIs in Navezgane?

 

[beerfly]

Hey Adam,

Most notably, I am working on a new upper tier POI for the wilderness.  Hoping to have it finished before experimental is released. *crosses fingers*

All of us cross fingers now. Good job

 

[Laz Man]

I'm curious about the Navezgane makeover. Did you rearrange the biome's borders? I hope the snow biome is still far from the desert, it's the one thing I don't like about random gen, most of the time those 2 opposites are neighbors.
Do you have plans to eventually include all 900+ POIs in Navezgane?

The biome borders have shifted some but they are mostly in their original places.  We try to include new POIs when they come online but we also try not to insert them without a design consideration.

For example, in 2.0 you will see more T1 POIs closer to Trader Rekt, more T2 POIs closer to Trader Jen, etc.

More work will certainly continue with the Map post 2.0 as well.

 

[Adam the Waster]

For example, in 2.0 you will see more T1 POIs closer to Trader Rekt, more T2 POIs closer to Trader Jen,

Thank God

Doing missions for rekt sucked I can't wait to play navezgane again 

 

[jetZeds]

I'm curious about the Navezgane makeover. Did you rearrange the biome's borders? I hope the snow biome is still far from the desert, it's the one thing I don't like about random gen, most of the time those 2 opposites are neighbors.
Do you have plans to eventually include all 900+ POIs in Navezgane?

Here in AZ, you can go from Phoenix(desert) at 80 degrees to Northern AZ with snow during certain times of the year

 

[Adam the Waster]

Here in AZ, you can go from Phoenix(desert) at 80 degrees to Northern AZ with snow during certain times of the year

Homeboy lives in navezgane.  How's the Duke doing 

 

[jetZeds]

Homeboy lives in navezgane.  How's the Duke doing 

He's doing great. I take him to the range to shoot the Pew Pews and he shares his weed.   good times 

 

[Space4Ace]

Hello @faatal,

Anything you can share as to what you've been working on these days?

I (and I'm sure, many others) do enjoy your posts. It gives us something to look forward to while waiting for Update 2.0

Many thanks for the great work you guys are always doing.

 

[Jugom]

Sometimes it feels like that very same question is asked every week with no exceptions.

 

[Space4Ace]

Sometimes it feels like that very same question is asked every week with no exceptions.

Well actually yes, but we usually get answers, which is always nice. 

 

[Dead Smarty]

Sometimes it feels like that very same question is asked every week with no exceptions.

Isn't that normal for a work in progress?
I would be worried about the communities involvement if they stoped asking

 

[Adam the Waster]

Sometimes it feels like that very same question is asked every week with no exceptions.

I mean we are hungry for news!!!

 

[Jugom]

oh, don't get me wrong. checking if faatal posted is one of the only reasons I religiously check this thread, but he already shared some over the weekend. give the man some time to cook.

 

[Door228486]

I still hope that version 2.0 will use updated music from the soundtrack

 

[d3.nephalem]

Wrong questions. It is not "what are you working on?" The right question is: How is pre-launch 2.0 testing going?