faatal 1,358 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 A related question about the AI - how does the zombie AI consider spikes when trying to get to the player? Are they treated like walls/doors that the zombie considers them a hard obstacle and will go around them if possible - and if they can't get to the player by doing that they'll stand next to them and attack them (taking damage in the process)? Or are they treated as "difficult" terrain that the zombie will prefer to go around unless it makes the route significantly longer, in which case they'll walk through them taking damage? Or are they ignored, and the zombie will attempt to walk through them as if they weren't there and take damage from them? Zombie spike interaction is weird ATM. They treat them as solid blocks and will walk around them or jump over if that is cheaper, but jumping on top makes them slow fall into the spike, which makes them appear stuck and they attack the spikes, but take damage since they are on them. It just looks odd as they slowly fall into and then slowly walk on top of spikes. Link to post Share on other sites
wolfbain5 188 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 While I've gone from Bear, to Blimp, to Batman. I'll need another B avatar soon. Bandit, smokey and the Link to post Share on other sites
compuguru992000 1 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) 1800! Edit: awww, 1801... I quit Edited August 16, 2018 by compuguru992000 (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Roland 2,858 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 5,000,000 views for the last year since the thread started and we'll gain another 3,000,000 on just the Sunday night to Monday morning after the the A17 Stream Event. Link to post Share on other sites
DanLW 20 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1800! Edit: awww, 1801... I quit Yeah, but yours WAS the 27,000th post in this thread! Link to post Share on other sites
DUST2DEATH 207 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yeah, but yours WAS the 27,000th post in this thread! #27001. Link to post Share on other sites
DanLW 20 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 #27001. Oh... Would you believe... the 27,000th REPLY? Link to post Share on other sites
faatal 1,358 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Making yourself heard is not discourage here at all, in my opinion. Everyone is welcome. But you need to conduct yourself with some tact! Most wouldn't act like that to others in life. It's just too easy to be "brave" when sitting alone behind your screen. Indeed, which is why a lot of posts are not read or just ignored by developers. Demanding things outside of the realm of an early access game does not fly. A17 has been a massive pile of changes and the work continues because releasing E with lots of bugs and unfinished features will just lead to a lot of complaints and helps no one. I'd rather have complaints about it taking longer, than complaints about someone's 10 things that don't work and they can't play. Link to post Share on other sites
Lonestarcanuck 29 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I Demand the Screamer chick has a real name and back story for A17. I am sure she is related to the girl in The Ring. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
faatal 1,358 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Whats the cost of water, compared to a free air block? Will they try to pass a river, or rather run along the shore? Can't recall testing water blocks, but they are open, so should be treated as air as far as pathing goes. When we say experimental, we mean it. Link to post Share on other sites
wolfbain5 188 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Can't recall testing water blocks, but they are open, so should be treated as air as far as pathing goes. When we say experimental, we mean it. landmines? they are not very intelligent creatures, but when I put mines in between myself and them, they will walk around instead of over. Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrton 10 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 5,000,000 views for the last year since the thread started and we'll gain another 3,000,000 on just the Sunday night to Monday morning after the the A17 Stream Event. Then we will have something this Sunday? or my translator does not work well? Link to post Share on other sites
Scyris 174 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 You're a software developer and you're calling for optimisations during alpha? You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means. I expect optimizations to start coming once beta hits, as beta is usually mostly feature complete and its more fine tuning, fixes and optimizations. Expecting massive optimizations in a alpha is kinda silly, with the nature of that testing branch. We do get some though which i'll gladly take. Lets just be glad its not monster hunter world on pc, the game is a unoptimized mess, even a top end pc has some issues running it at a steady 60 fps, its not that graphically impressive of a game either, it looks pretty enough but yeah its a poorly optimized mess especally if you have a AMD videocard. Link to post Share on other sites
Scyris 174 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Why did they take out (smells) in the first place? I've always thought they were stupid to have smells in the game in the first place. Its well known zombies find you by sight, or hearing. If it was by smell people would never be able to hide. Link to post Share on other sites
The Gronk 414 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I've always thought they were stupid to have smells in the game in the first place. Its well known zombies find you by sight, or hearing. If it was by smell people would never be able to hide. Whether or not zombies use the smell system isn't the only factor, there are also wolves in the game and a canine's nose is far better than a humans. Link to post Share on other sites
wolfbain5 188 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Whether or not zombies use the smell system isn't the only factor, there are also wolves in the game and a canine's nose is far better than a humans. dont forget the zombie dogs and zed bears and actual bears. and if guppy doesnt take a bath soon, even nose dead smokers will be able to track him Link to post Share on other sites
NukemDed 43 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 landmines? they are not very intelligent creatures, but when I put mines in between myself and them, they will walk around instead of over. ha! if they walk around them then they will be more intelligent than me! mines are about all that get me these days. there was one on top of the crane in joe bros the other day. I was sneaking along the top, sniping zds as they came into sight and I missed seeing the mine altogether. nearly s**t myself. very dead after a long fall. Link to post Share on other sites
Ouch Quit It 113 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Zombie spike interaction is weird ATM. They treat them as solid blocks and will walk around them or jump over if that is cheaper, but jumping on top makes them slow fall into the spike, which makes them appear stuck and they attack the spikes, but take damage since they are on them. It just looks odd as they slowly fall into and then slowly walk on top of spikes. FAATAL, Is there a way to code it that if the zombies are taking damage from the front faces of a block ..they wont jump on top of them?? Injury stops them from jumping ??? Regards Ouch Coughs * VIDEO * Coughs Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo Sabi 0 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Indeed, which is why a lot of posts are not read or just ignored by developers. Demanding things outside of the realm of an early access game does not fly. A17 has been a massive pile of changes and the work continues because releasing E with lots of bugs and unfinished features will just lead to a lot of complaints and helps no one. I'd rather have complaints about it taking longer, than complaints about someone's 10 things that don't work and they can't play. This is exactly why I wish there was some test branch instead of experimental or prior to, that would allow only a select few of us in helping debug. I guarantee there are more than a handfull of us in the forum willing to join a test branch and be professional about it. If there is a place to signup and a secure format for communicating our findings, I would be glad in helping speed up the process. Atleast for me, fun is found in problem solving. Link to post Share on other sites
Guppycur 965 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 This is exactly why I wish there was some test branch instead of experimental or prior to, that would allow only a select few of us in helping debug. I guarantee there are more than a handfull of us in the forum willing to join a test branch and be professional about it. If there is a place to signup and a secure format for communicating our findings, I would be glad in helping speed up the process. Atleast for me, fun is found in problem solving. This already exists. Link to post Share on other sites
sillls 117 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I've always thought they were stupid to have smells in the game in the first place. Its well known zombies find you by sight, or hearing. If it was by smell people would never be able to hide. Depends on your since of smell. I have a dog that could track me down anywhere in the house. On the other hand most zombies were former humans. Meaning that there since is much worse than a dogs. So unless you are being hunted by a dog zombie the smell would have to be very strong. Otherwise they could never find you that way. Link to post Share on other sites
Tearstone 6 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I would totally do bug hunting and QA. I've done it before. I don't know much about fixing them, as far as code goes... but i have plenty of experience finding, and reporting. And since i'm now okay for streaming and recording, I can take vid of it and make gifs so people see what I see, and even see the logs, etc. Or can package up the logs in the report and send them, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Razorpony 53 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Depends on your since of smell. I have a dog that could track me down anywhere in the house. On the other hand most zombies were former humans. Meaning that there since is much worse than a dogs. So unless you are being hunted by a dog zombie the smell would have to be very strong. Otherwise they could never find you that way. Sense, not since. Just my two cents. Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo Sabi 0 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 This already exists. I get that for the most part Guppy, but then where does one go to signup and help in the process? I guess I just think instead of releasing experimental (beer may be kicking in) there should be a more structured branch devoted only to testing. Filter out the whiners and those that dont understand that its experimental. I guess if there is such a branch, someone can message me and others in the forum. Link to post Share on other sites
Guppycur 965 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I get that for the most part Guppy, but then where does one go to signup and help in the process? I guess I just think instead of releasing experimental (beer may be kicking in) there should be a more structured branch devoted only to testing. Filter out the whiners and those that dont understand that its experimental. I guess if there is such a branch, someone can message me and others in the forum. ...and there is. Look for the blue people (unholy joe). The latest addition to that team was added (I believe) do to the detail in their bug reports for experimental. Post good bug reports, and if there's an opening, they'll tap you. Link to post Share on other sites
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