[Nailing the nailgun]

It used to have quality-levels before alpha 17, but that was before modding were a thing.  And yes, i know no one in their right mind would choose the nailgun over other ranged weapons!  Its a tool, and it should have worse offensive stats than proper firearms! BUT it would very nice to have the option to mod it, since we can mod all other tools. 

 

Think of the players that are out of their minds, and enjoys nailing chickens, vultures and zombies! xD 

Also that could help save the more expensive ammo for more important encounters! (But its mostly for the fun part, it would be quicker to just bash their skulls with a sledge if we talk efficency) 

[Nailing the nailgun]

How come that of every item in the game that has a durability bar, the nailgun is the only one that doesnt have a quality level?  I get that its a tool ment for building and thus modding it/changing damage and durability isnt very relevant in many cases. But the hammer and all other tools have those benefits, and that is awesome!  As a player whos primary melee weapon is a steel pickaxe, i really enjoy using tools as weapons. They arent as good as sledges or clubs, but still oddly satisfying..! 

 

So back to the nailgun, if one were able to craft higher qualities of it, and be able to mod it with like, a full auto mod and magazine extender... Oh boy~  still worse and even more inaccurate than a held junk turret, but oh so lovely for everyone out there that have the angry-unhinged-mechanic survivor dream!

 

The pimps are doing a very good job in general to be open and unrestrictive in terms of gameplay, so i just thought it was odd of them to remove the quality and modfunction on 1 single item with a durability bar. 

[Can't 1 shot ore with 20% chance]

Think about it more like this: For every hit you make on an ore with a pick or auger, there is a 20% chance that the ore will break immediately! 

This means you might be unlucky and have that 20% chance occur on the same hit that would destroy the ore anyways!

Using an auger however seems alot more effective with this perk, since you have a much more rapid rate of which you hit the block!  That means you will faster be lucky enough to have the ore destroyed sooner!

I hope you understood what im trying to explain xD

 

Edit: Basicly, to increase effectiveness with the 20% chance, its not about hitting harder, its about hitting faster! 

[Cool Ideas for Game Modes?]

For something short-term ive done a challenge a handfull of times where you have around 20 minute days, bloodmoon every day, and then see how long you can survive!  I never bother building any base(not enough time) so i mostly just board up wherever location im currently in when bloodmoon strikes!  I usually increase exp and loot-gain for this mode, but thats optional, just as the difficulty of zombies  

And yes, if you die, the game is over!

 

[Almost 1 year since the last "major" update]

I dont know how the fun pimps work, but from own experience, when ive worked on public projects, and people demand this and that to be done a specific date, the quality often suffers. 

I think its probably better for them to work in a way that dont cause them stress, and keeping their motivation on top!

Yes, ofc i would enjoy having more frequent updates, but i understand their reasoning behind the "its done when its done". 

 

After all, apart from a few features i really miss, the game overall has improved over the years ive played, so their strategy kinda works! 

[Almost 1 year since the last "major" update]

Its been kinda lika this since alpha 16, there was about 1,5 years between 16 and 17, and after that it has been around a year per new alpha! You get used to it after some time... xD   If you ask the pimps, they will respond "its done when its done" and that about as accurate answer you will get regarding the time to the next alpha!  But keep a look out for when streamers start getting access to the experimental version, that usually means it will be released to the public soon!   As for myself, i would guess we might see alpha 20 i early summer? But i have to idea, really! 😅