7 Days To Die Dev Tracker

Originally posted by ⚜ JOST AMMAN ⚜: Thanks @Crater.

IMO faatal could save performance by reducing the area each zombie can be aware of.

So, for example, suppose zombies now "feel" the block strength in a 100x100 area around them... the pathfinding would need to find the path that far.

But if you reduce the area to (e.g.) 50x50 and apply the changes we suggested, maybe we could have enough processing power to make it work without tanking the game.

Now, if you reduce the area you can have other types of problems, like (e.g.) zombies never being able to find you on a Blood Moon. In that case my suggestion would be to use a very straghtforward, "light" pathing algorithm when the zombie is approaching from afar...

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Splitscreen is not a feature of the PC version.

Basically, the current AI gives each zombie complete knowledge of all the blocks in the area. It's one thing for a zombie to know that a flagstone block is easier to destroy than a concrete block.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1797567696

It's another thing for a zombie to 'look' at a solid wall in front of them, and know that the wall is double thick in some places but only single thick in other places, and target the thinnest part of the wall.
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Originally posted by slaideri:

Originally posted by Shane: aka unlimited ammo is the problem, you have to have a vital resource....
this game is brass...

i disagree (but) we are talking mods which are optional... so...

It makes guns a bit boring when the only sustainable gun is the Junk Turret. All other guns need constant running around looting buildings. Either for paper for shotguns or brass for other guns.

I don't think boring is the right word. If you ha... Read more

No no, It's likely just an issue with one of your mods. You can, with enough levels, buy every single skill in the game (Requires level 278 currently); You're never locked out of any tree or subsection of a skill tree. The only limitation now is the level of the primary attribute required for the skill (EG: To buy rank 3 of Better Barter requires level 5 intellect)

Those two skills should be marked as 1pt to purchase.

Originally posted by vgifford:

Originally posted by Shurenai: Edit: To clarify, the 'Wet Concrete Block' used in the first drying stage is identical to the wet concrete block used in the second. There is no difference, it is literally the same block.

They are wet and dry, are they not? Or am I missing a step?

Had to backdate to stable and log in to check, but you're right. I stand corrected. The first wet concrete stage does actually have 250 less ... Read more

Originally posted by Darkside99x: I meant more that the tower defence aspect pretty much overshadows the other aspects after a certain point.

New players going about the game as someone would a typical survival game will be in for a rude awakening once they hit a higher gamestage and have hours of work ruined by attacks that are more severe than they expect.

If someone new plays a builder and perks into that (especially if building aesthetically) likely wont have a great base design or the means to defend it, and theres been a fair few rants from new players on the forums for similar issues from new players.

Knowing from the start that you have to prepare for what comes later needs to be clear, while 7days has pr...

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It's a randomly generated map that you created, There's not going to be a map online for it.

Originally posted by Darkside99x: First and foremost that the game, despite appearances is neither a survival game nor a horror game by default at this point.

Anyone attempting to play the game as such is in for a bad time.

On the contrary, To a newbie, it is more of a survival game than it ever has been. It's much harder to survive in general, harder to reliably acquire adequate amounts of food, harder to manage your health due to the critical injuries system, Infection is an actual threat if you don't have antibiotics, and more..

To an old hat, sure, the game isn't much of a survival game anymore. But, that's purely because we're so experienced with the game at this point that it doesnt matter what changes, o... Read more

Originally posted by vgifford:

Originally posted by Shurenai:
There is no visual structural or HP difference between the two stages of drying concrete, It may appear when upgrading a second time that you're just making concrete again, but it will in fact become reinforced. :)

Are you sure on that? I thought wet concrete isn't as strong as dried concrete?

It's not. I didn't say there wasn't. I said there was no difference between the two stages of Wet concrete; Both the fir... Read more

Originally posted by Equinox: If you're upgrading your base blocks, use rebar when you have the ability to access the forge and a bunch of cement. Saves a crap ton of resources.

Instead of upgrading from Frame
You just go RebarAn addendum to this, You can also just craft Flagstone blocks directly, and skip the frame/wood step. Or alternatively make scrap iron blocks iirc which is a side-grade to the flagstone/cobblestone blocks.
So your options in actuality are as follows:

FrameFlagstoneIron FrameRebar
Of note, is that upon upgrading to Concrete or Reinforced concrete, you will get a 'Wet Concrete Block' that have a drying period before becoming hardened. The wet blocks also ahve different structural support val...

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We should try to get away from calling it a heat map, and call it an activity map, for the sake new players not getting confused when screamers come for activities that don’t put out much heat in the thermal sense.

Anyway, I think gamestage is the most important mechanic for new players to understand. Gamestage is a number the game computes that’s directly related to your player level, and it dictates what zombies you’ll face as well as what loot you’ll find. Raising your XP gain in the options is, for most people, not going to make the game easier. And if you find some cheap/unbalanced/artificial way to make a ton of XP fast, you’ll likely only hurt yourself. The game is designed to work with your rate of progress, whatever it may be. You get ahead of the curve through efficiency, not by inflating your XP.

Originally posted by Shane: General feelings at first seems to be not a issue, but only because it appears we are all mostly making multiple forges to bypass it..

If the player could only make One forge, then yeah, the 'issue' has some merit. But this is a game with building/tower defense game where you can expand your base and add as many forges as you want.

It'd be like going over to Factorio and complaining that a single starter smelter doesn't smelt at 1,000 ingots per second to carry you through to the end game without having to make a second- It's an argument that just doesn't fit when the game gives the player the ability to build more any time they feel constrained.

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If anything, it'd be more likely for crafting times to increase. But personally, I think it's fine as is. You can always add a second forge, or a third, or a seventh, provided you use them in moderation and dont leave it running 24/7 to attract screamers.