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Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!


madmole

Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!  

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  1. 1. Alpha 18 Dev Diary!!

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I REALLY DON'T want the new pois spoiled. Leave us some surprises!

 

@MADMOLE: I know you are at content lock, but since 18 exp is hitting in october, maybe some seasonal Halloween deco ike the christmas items could be worked in? Maybe rotted jack-o-lanterns on porches that could be used as an additional light sources, or a witches hat with loot properties like the lucky goggles?

 

The Graphic guys are probably just sitting on their thumbs anyway, and there are always those seasonal Halloween themed game recommendation lists.

 

Shame the demolishers didn't show up.... when they changed the damage to blocks maybe they broke them spawning in on horde nights?

 

No they are super busy you guys have no idea what is coming.

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Madmole, you have long said in one of the videos that in the 17th alpha additional types of barrels will be available: with water and with oil.

 

We got an analog of water barrels; these are 20 liter bottles and coolers. Do similar containers appear in Alpha 18 from which oil can be obtained?

 

Maybe it could just be black barrels at the service station?

 

Maybe the white ones with gas made it in. More in 19, we ran out of time.

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I start questing immediately so I have an expendable income and buy ammo and find mines ASAP so I have all the ammo I need. All you need is a choke point and feed them melee one at a time, numbers are irrelevant then. Like they say in Skyrim "Only a fool lets himself get surrounded".

 

Anyhow you guys should know

 

I'd like to see you do an updated challenge of the same thing in a18. Challenge issued. 😎

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While I like the subway idea TFP's would need to answer a few questions like:

 

1. How will a working subway work on the map in random gen, RG.

2. Would it just connect to city's or other places like neighborhoods, parks and so on?

3. Would players fast travel or would they travel normally?

4. What to do with zombies, bandits and other threats?

5. Would the subway be destructible like the rest of the world? If so what happens if it's damaged and the route crippled?

6, Finally, is the work put into building a subway and network be worth the time?

 

Reply to 6: Definitely!

 

Reply to the others: pick an answer and I'm sure many will love it regardless.

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I start questing immediately so I have an expendable income and buy ammo and find mines ASAP so I have all the ammo I need. All you need is a choke point and feed them melee one at a time, numbers are irrelevant then. Like they say in Skyrim "Only a fool lets himself get surrounded".

 

Anyhow you guys should know

 

What's with the food and water meters?

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I start questing immediately so I have an expendable income and buy ammo and find mines ASAP so I have all the ammo I need. All you need is a choke point and feed them melee one at a time, numbers are irrelevant then. Like they say in Skyrim "Only a fool lets himself get surrounded".

 

Anyhow you guys should know

 

no running backwards that fast any more.

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Yeah I thought of that after I got started but since it wasn't land claimed I couldn't pick them up :( We need at least 2 bedrolls and 2 land claims in options, or allow pickup of stuff if it ISN'T land claimed.)

 

I vote for the 2 bedrolls and 2 landclaims otherwise people will just steal workstations they find in other people's bases or in POIs.

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@madmole

 

I'm old and decrepit - Forgive me if you have already responded to these questions (possibly from me even).

 

Do the vehicles now make sound for others (passenger in truck) or is that an A19 fix?

 

Are the touches like wheels spinning on truck (for others viewing ingame) and the gyrocopter blades spin in A18?

 

Let me know if you need more clarification on these questions. My phrasing may be a bit unclear.

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If I could melee 20 old glitchy dogs back in the day, then yeah they are nothing now. THe problem is people are stupid and don't use cover, don't wear armor, don't have a bandage ready, don't run away when it might be a losing battle, don't have meds, etc.

 

Doggos at level 1, lol. I still haven't been there because what kind of loot can a dog place have? But my point stands I jump down into the horde and melee dogs no problem on the earlier horde nights so I can harvest their leather and bones.

 

Well to be fair, back when dogs were a threat, they'd glitch through cover, armor didn't work, and bandages only STOPPED bleeding. You've changed those aspects of the game to actually be viable methods. =)

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Being able to backpedal as fast as a rottweiler can run does not feel right.
Yeah back in the day it was like that. Since a17 you can't backpedal from them anymore, and neither can you run away from them encumbered or in heavy armor. That video is pre a13
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While I like the subway idea TFP's would need to answer a few questions like:

 

1. How will a working subway work on the map in random gen, RG.

2. Would it just connect to city's or other places like neighborhoods, parks and so on?

3. Would players fast travel or would they travel normally?

4. What to do with zombies, bandits and other threats?

5. Would the subway be destructible like the rest of the world? If so what happens if it's damaged and the route crippled?

6, Finally, is the work put into building a subway and network be worth the time?

 

Not sure how it would work but would love to have a subway and/or train system. Even if there were strict parameters.

 

- Tracks would have to be perfectly straight from start of line to end.

- Tracks would have to be same level from end to end ( you would have to dig or fill in spots)

- Tracks would have very high HP damage but would be able to be destroyed. So expensive to make.

- Cars would only take either passengers or materials, not both.

- Would only be able to take maximum of 6 players (including driver) or have small number of slots.

- Train could only have 2 cars max. (2 passenger, 2 materials or 1 of each)

- Would not be able to shoot from them same as with other vehicles.

- High fuel consumption/maintenance so most likely would have to be team/community managed.

 

Could be more but that is how I would like to see it so far. Maybe if it was possible you could figure out more tweaks.

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