This week we’re continuing to make improvements based on player feedback and finished work on a handful of systems to make gameplay more fun. First thing on our list was looting.
We know how important it can be to grab the goods quickly off a body when you’re in the middle of a fight. However, being able to instantly loot an opponent creates problems as well. After a few iterations, some persistence work, and listening to your feedback we made a couple of updates that should make the “getting stuff” process better (at least for now).
First, we made improvements to our quick looting system. If you just want to grab everything and sort it out later, you can hold “F” and scoop up every last bit of backpack filler on a body.
Best of all we put a little preview window in the game so you can check out what’s inside a container without actually opening it. Just hover your mouse over a box or crate and you’ll get a quick peek inside.
We added fiber this week, a new resource for many of your crafting needs. Instead of trees producing twine and wood, chopping away will now yield fiber and wood.
Thanks to your feedback and a few of our playtests ironing things out, we increased the number of resources a totem can hold, giving players a longer amount of time before their structures begin to degrade.
We fixed the 127 converter in the Thorcon Power Plant so it is correctly converting 127 into energy and that energy is persisting properly. That’s good news for anyone looking to operate the advanced smelter or craft some of the top tier items!
We fixed the party system so if the leader of a party leaves or disconnects the next player in line will now be promoted to leader. As much as it pained us, we also fixed a bug that would allow players to harvest meat from corpses by shooting them. Being a cannibal was never so easy. After some spectacular player falls we updated fall damage and added an impact noise when a player receives any damage from falling
Mr. Mixer Head (nickname pending) is offering a new weapon for purchase inside his booth. Players will be able to buy a compound bow now, perfect for those who aren’t fans of close combat or the price of bullets.
Since players have a new ranged option we decided to take a look at the closer side of combat too. We made a number of improvements to how melee combat works including changing the way we calculate swinging weapon distance, making it easier to drive your shark-toothed club through mutant flesh.
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