Latest experimental features

Pip · 2014-07-27T12:15:05.000Z

Found a bandit cabin just now … was met by a “friendly” bandit who greeted me with his double barrel …

Sentientdeth · 2014-07-27T21:06:48.000Z

Learned the combat style “Brawling” from punching a bunch of z’s dead.

KA101 · 2014-07-27T22:00:41.000Z

Sentientdeth:

Learned the combat style “Brawling” from punching a bunch of z’s dead.

Brawling’s been around for a little bit, but I gave it some specials last week. Hoping they help you out!

KA101 · 2014-07-28T02:49:54.000Z

Doubleposting for having merged Acidia’s latest: a collection of NPC tweaks, primarily tightening up the barter system. That should put an end to cycling gear back/forth for a profit (unless you’ve barter 10 or so, and at that point, you’ve probably got better things to trade for).

kilozombie · 2014-07-28T05:02:20.000Z

At Barter 10, I have this mental image of PC staring at the trader holding a flower bud, saying, “Yeah, I bought this from you for $100. Don’t you remember?” before handing it over as the trader almost brainlessly shoves $110 in his direction.

KA101 · 2014-07-29T01:50:34.000Z

From the Jenkins you hear a ding!

detahramet · 2014-07-31T04:55:27.000Z

Kevin Granade:

Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Kevin, if i liked men and wasn’t already devoted to someone, I would give you the sloppiest blowjob ever for this.

KA101 · 2014-07-31T05:44:11.000Z

detahramet:

[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:140, topic:5582”]Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Kevin, if i liked men and wasn’t already devoted to someone, I would give you the sloppiest blowjob ever for this.[/quote]

That would be HuXTUS you’re hypothetically fellating there.

There’s a Big Tent and crafting recipes can now create useful byproducts. Careful with zeds, though, as some of 'em now wait to rez until you’re Too Close.

JazzGuru · 2014-07-31T18:56:09.000Z

Not sure if anything has been done to the map generation in the latest experimentals, but just lately I seem to be getting really awesome starts! I prefer to be away from any sizeable towns (my town size is set to 3) and in the game I started today, the Evac Shelter had a tiny town with 2 houses, a fire station (which is now my base) and a clothing store nearby. To the west of this is a farm, and there is a FEMA Camp far to the NW, along with another Evac Shelter. Awesome!!!

Also, not sure how long they’ve been in, but I encountered my first Survivor Zombie yesterday! It took me a while to kill him with my Combat Knife, after leading him into a bush…

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-07-31T19:15:54.000Z

It’s called RNG being nice. Don’t dwell on it.

Snaaty · 2014-07-31T20:58:36.000Z

I’m not sure, if this is really a recent experimental feature, but I encoutered it, and it was awesome:

Survivor Camps.

Plenty of quests, pretty decent interactions with NPCs.
Unfortunately my adventurer died shortly after, but I did notice, that most of the quest goals where really far away, so I had to scroll for some time on the big map. Maybe that can be reduced a bit.

So, even if it’s an old hat, I reallylike this feature, it just feels right. Keep up the good work.

KA101 · 2014-08-01T02:13:41.000Z

[quote=“Snaaty, post:151, topic:5582”]I’m not sure, if this is really a recent experimental feature, but I encoutered it, and it was awesome:

Survivor Camps.

Plenty of quests, pretty decent interactions with NPCs.
Unfortunately my adventurer died shortly after, but I did notice, that most of the quest goals where really far away, so I had to scroll for some time on the big map. Maybe that can be reduced a bit.

So, even if it’s an old hat, I reallylike this feature, it just feels right. Keep up the good work.[/quote]

Fairly new, actually. Acidia’s been going at it for some time now, and I’m glad you like xyr work too.

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-08-01T05:04:28.000Z

Oh god, does bloated zombies actually explode with the blood splatter and tainted meat chunks around it? Because I think it does.

KA101 · 2014-08-01T05:11:00.000Z

FunsizeNinja123:

Oh god, does bloated zombies actually explode with the blood splatter and tainted meat chunks around it? Because I think it does.

Nope, just toxic gas. Didn’t even damage adjacent corpses when I tested.

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-08-01T05:13:06.000Z

Really? I shot a bloated and the surrounding area with filled with blood and tainted meat. Lemme post an image…

KA101 · 2014-08-01T05:15:45.000Z

FunsizeNinja123:

Really? I shot a bloated and the surrounding area with filled with blood and tainted meat. Lemme post an image…

Might have gibbed the poor thing, but that’s not exclusive to bloated zeds.

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-08-01T05:20:55.000Z

Ka… They do indeed blow up in blood. Are you somehow behind?

KA101 · 2014-08-01T05:48:59.000Z

[quote=“FunsizeNinja123, post:157, topic:5582”]Ka… They do indeed blow up in blood. Are you somehow behind?
[/quote]

No, as I said, you’re gibbing it–probably has a low threshold. Try using .22 rat-shot or other small-game ammo, and it’ll just pop into gas.

KA101, being a core dev, is unlikely to be behind

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-08-01T06:13:06.000Z

Mmm. But I was shooting bloaters a few versions ago, doing the exact same damage, and they were just exploding jnto gas without blood. Wevs.

Zireael · 2014-08-01T12:53:09.000Z

Some great stuff getting done in the experimentals.

A larger tent, for instance.

P.S. Any word on when 0.B will be out?