davdes Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 ''7 yards to hit you'' It's my suggestion I give for a most precise title for the game since that's the range zombies reach you when they swing a hit then still hit you even though you ran away before they touch you and although you saw the hit did not reach you at all on your screen. Gives you the feeling they got 7 yards to hit you on melee. Right? Please fix this annoying game mechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhandroid Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 davdes, I agree that the melee range of enemies is too long as well. Hope they fix that. In the meantime, there's a mod available that will shorten the melee distance. https://www.nexusmods.com/7daystodie/mods/501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeraal Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Their arms seem to be as long as mine are with a sledgehammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telric Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I can only imagine the zombies are having the same conversation about player reach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthjake Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I can only imagine the zombies are having the same conversation about player reach... Now that I have a spear, they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HungryZombie Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I think the reach the zombies have is the only chance they have to ever score a hit on someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFlu Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 The reach isn't terrible on SP, but on a friends hosted game, yeah, no. And I only mean that gameplay-wise, "realistically" they're far off the mark. From the game mechanics perspective, you don't need to get hit outside of unlucky enrages in SP, even with knives / fists. Usually. Some additional glitches make it worse.. hit boxes seeming to be "off" occasionally and such. From animation and POV-camera perspective, yeah, 7 yards is pretty close, esp on MP .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCrook1028 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Um.............isn't the player reach still longer than the z's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Um.............isn't the player reach still longer than the z's? Yes. But then there’s ping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaxTeller718 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Yes. But then there’s ping. And short arms. Why have we excluded the short armed people of the world. They need representation. Kevin Hart would be furious over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCrook1028 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 - - - Updated - - - Yes. But then there’s ping. Yea but that's the point. OP is asking for a change to the "game mechanic" of long zombie arms when in fact their arms are shorter than ours. The game can't fix server ping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeraal Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I play SP and feel like their reach is greater than mine with a club or sledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringkeeper Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I play SP and feel like their reach is greater than mine with a club or sledge. Same here.... that's why i installed Jaxteller718's Modlet for Zombie reach fix... you still have to be careful but it doesn't feel bad anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFlu Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I've started making melee bases where I make half block walls to let zombies into easy melee range. I can hit them, they can't and won't hit me. I can't lean on the half block without getting beaten, but it gives a little more reach if something staggers out of reach etc. Club/sledge/fist/knife, all seem to work for it - as long as they're not really moving towards me. Some of it may be that they're targeting the wall, but not all - they'll swipe at me whenever I venture too close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDog1942 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 - - - Updated - - - Yea but that's the point. OP is asking for a change to the "game mechanic" of long zombie arms when in fact their arms are shorter than ours. The game can't fix server ping. Better net code could help. My friends and I can play ANY other multiplayer game and it doesn’t feel like this happens. I honestly think it’s a cop out to blame servers when there is another issue that can be making it worse than it should be. Yes it’s a sever, yes it’s never gonna be perfect, yes all games have MP lag, It just feels much worse in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I kid u not. This one time I was on top Dishong pretending I'm batman. Out of nowhere I got hit, so I pulled out my ak looking for the vulture. There was no vulture. I looked down on the ground, a biker zombie was laughing at me giving me the bird. Cheatin sown b****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMPlayin Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Their arms seem to be as long as mine are with a sledgehammer. Totally agree with this. Playing last night and didn't connect with my club despite my aiming being spot on then walking backwards, the Z still got me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White-Gandalf Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 The hitboxes are still crappy. Every other 1st person role playing game does that better, even those 30 years back. Given the fact, that the funpimps don't see it as possible to correct the game mechanics for hits in fights in foreseeable time, and given the fact that the same applies to server lags, it would be the most simple workaround to shorten the enemies' reach or to lengthen that of the players. As long as no real solution is provided. That way a lot of frustration would be taken out of the air. (I do not know of any lets player on youtube who did NOT criticize the fighting hitboxes problem.) Of course, we are able to modify the xml's ourselves. But why not implementing such a trivial workaround by default? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganeden Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 It's about 2/3 the reach of a sledgehammer, you can test it pretty easily with a zombie in a doorway stuck behind a frame. Not sure with the club since I never use one, I imagine the spear has greater reach if you're having problems with wandering into the zombie's hitbox on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganeden Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 The hitboxes are still crappy. Every other 1st person role playing game does that better, even those 30 years back. Haha it's not quite that bad. It is like a 15 year old RPG though, reminds me of Oblivion which is not a compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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