Isn't that Day Z game kind of open world survival?
There's no kinda about it.
I always wondered why nobody tried to make an open-world zombie-survival game before [meaning, Dead Rising but taking place throughout an entire town].
Isn't that Day Z game kind of open world survival?
There's no kinda about it.
It's also terrible.
Undead Labs' hugely ambitious open-world zombie survival game State of Decay is due this Wednesday, 5th June on XBLA.
All the issues people are having isn't making it a hot buy at 1600, though.
And one of the great moments I already had was taking a partner into a house to search for supplies. Well, as I was searching I noticed there was a zombie horde walking down the street. Well I wasn't in their plain of sight and went about my business. I notice they aren't on the minimap anymore and try to quickly open the last supply box, which of course makes a lot of noise and alerts the horde. The horde swiftly rushes the house and we are overwhelmed. I tried to put up a fight, but their numbers were so overwhelming that I chose to jump the fuck out of there and leave my partner. I mean I simply did not have the supplies to put up a fight.
Hola fellow survivors. Just wanted you to know we submitted Title Update 1 to certification this afternoon.
Title Updates have to go through a "mini certification" process, so it will be a bit before these roll out, but we wanted to let you know what was coming. We expect the update to be available next week. We'll keep you posted as we have more specific information.
Here is what we've fixed:
NEW: Playable characters can no longer be killed by the simulation
Workshop now repairs weapons and vehicles at game dawn rather than the next real-world day.
Reduced cooldown times of commands in the Radio Menu, notably Words of Encouragement, Words of Inspiration, and Medical Advice.
NPCs no longer get stuck behind the counter or on the stairs at the gun shop in Spencer's Mill.
The "Too many infestations!" event will now only occur when there are too many infestations within 500m of your Home, rather than anywhere in the world.
The "Too many infestations" to-do item is now cleared when there are fewer than three infestations within 500m of your Home, rather than anywhere in the world.
You must now be close to the ranger station for the Memento mission scene to play. Previously you would be teleported to the station if you left before the end of the mission.
Community members will properly interact with Facilities in your home. Previously they would stop after a period of time.
Feral zombie now properly dodges vehicles approaching at an angle.
NPCs will now reliably reach warehouse between Mt. Tanner and Spencer's Mill when called to gather supplies.
You can now punch out through the windshield of a vehicle if both doors are blocked.
Zombies and NPCs no longer get stuck behind the grocery store in Marshall.
NPCs now properly move to the proper location during cinematic scenes.
Zombies no longer fall through floor in the Marshall courthouse.
Zombies can no longer get under porch or floor at the Wilkerson's farmhouse.
Fixed a few rare crash bugs.
Fixed various translations bugs.
Arthur Gies @aegies 8m
in other news: state of decay is apparently the second fastest selling game in XBLA history behind minecraft, which is awesome.
“We are still working on the PC version, and I don’t have a really good estimate for completion. Too much depends on third parties. It isn’t going to be soon by any meaningful use of the word ‘soon’.”
Third party pc port? Ruh-roh!
spent like 10 hours on this today and State of Decay is an accurate name. There is no comfort zone as the game ramps up difficulties as time goes one. Buildings will have more zombies in them, there will be more hordes (large wandering clusters of zombies) and you'll get begged to do more missions. Ignore the missions and you lose morale, lose morale and things get rough around the homestead.
Great game but as the game progresses without you.....it was really hard to find a stopping point. I know that when I come back it will all be tears.
Yeah, I know, but I also know they're not the most reliable way of doing them. My impression is they usually result in less efficient ports, requiring more horsepower in the target PC.Third party pc port? Ruh-roh!
Not uncommon, really.
spent like 10 hours on this today and State of Decay is an accurate name. There is no comfort zone as the game ramps up difficulties as time goes one. Buildings will have more zombies in them, there will be more hordes (large wandering clusters of zombies) and you'll get begged to do more missions. Ignore the missions and you lose morale, lose morale and things get rough around the homestead.Patch coming next week might take care of some of that, but I am already feeling some despair. I finally got used to swapping out characters when they're tired, and sent a "fresh" Marcus out to pic up the Doc at the Wilkinson's farm. My ammo ran out, and I thought I would not be able to keep the barricades up, so I thought to go out and rear attack the horde -- bad idea.
Great game but as the game progresses without you.....it was really hard to find a stopping point. I know that when I come back it will all be tears.
I absolutely do not like the fact that this plays itself when you're not on. I hadn't been able to play since Friday, and my base was a mess. Piss on this game if they don't patch in the option to turn that shit off.
State of Decay is great except for when it's super fucking frustrating, like when you are in a mission and the game spawns a feral (super fast, super tough zombie) killing one of your buffed up survivors. so you take a morale hit from the loss of the mission and a morale hit from losing one of your people.
Lost Marcus when a feral sprang out of nowhere and ran me down.
My trick is I haven't ever used a gun.
Well, I am still pretty early in the game and only have 7
Well, I am still pretty early in the game and only have 7
Title Update is now live.
LONG LIVE THE UNDEAD FLESH.
Title Update 2 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for Title Update 2 (TU2). TU2 is in final QA and we hope to deliver to certification early next week.
Please note this a draft list, and we may add, remove, or change entries before certification.
Big changes here. We're excited to get this out!
Jeff
TU2 Patch Notes
Fixed rucksacks falling through floor and being unrecoverable. Rucksacks are now moved to an easily accessible location within the same building.
You can now manufacture homemade painkillers in the Medical Lab.
Stockpiles that are over the maximum storage provided by your current Facilities (the "cap") will no longer drain while you are not playing. Instead, Stockpiles that exceed the cap will drain every five minutes of play at the following rate: 2 if you're 100% over, 1.5 if you're 50% over, and 1 if you're 15% over.
Improved awareness of Stockpiles that are over the cap. The Assets page now displays both the current amount and cap for each Stockpile. Stockpile amounts that are over the cap will be displayed in yellow, both in the Assets page and the Home Status panel.
Influence in excess of Fame no longer drains while you are not playing, and the rate of drain during play is reduced from 6 per minute to 2 per minute.
The rate at which Stockpiles are consumed no longer factors in the number of missions played during the current day. It was causing Stockpile consumption to be too high.
Fixed a bug that caused some characters to be given 100 ammo.
The "Too many infestations!" to-do item is now properly cleared if you relocate your Home to a site with fewer than two infestations within 500m.
Fixed several areas on the map where the player can get stuck.
Fixed several pockets of deep water.
Fixed a bug that could cause unexpectedly large numbers of zombies to spawn near the Mt. Tanner cabins.
Fixed a bug that caused games with large communities to fail to load.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to get stuck in the abandoned farm house north of Marshall.
Removed several sections of fencing around warehouse near fairgrounds to improve navigation for missions in the area.
Made it easier to navigate fairgrounds in vehicles.
Adjusted draw distance of dynamically generated vehicles to match pre-placed vehicles.
Fixed a bug that caused character to become stuck in a falling state when dropping from a ladder into a group of zombies.
Fixed a bug that prevented weapon durability from being reduced by certain combat moves.
Made it easier to execute "Double Kill" move.
Fixed a bug that caused a Feral zombie to react incorrectly if you dodged while he was leaping.
Fixed a bug that briefly displayed debug text in the main menu after selecting a storage device.
Made major adjustments to Facility action times to make Facilities more useful during the current play session:
Globally changed Want delays from 1 real-time day to 4 real-time hours.
Duration of Fitness Regimen, Combat Training, Big Meal, Feast, and Firearms Practice changed from 3 real-time days to 2 game-time hours (where "game time" means time playing the game, not counting time that elapses while you are paused or logged out) so you get the full benefit of the bonus while you are actually playing the game.
Cooldown on Big Meal and Feast changed from 22 real-time hours to 3 game-time hours. This means your community is "full" for 1 game-time hour after the effects of Big Meal and Feast wear off before the Facility actions can be used again.
Trade Opportunity action time changed from 1 real-time day to 90 real-time minutes.
Train Outsiders action time changed from 1 real-time day to 90 real-time minutes.
Preservation Attempt action time changed from 3 real-time days to 90 real-time minutes.
Create Biodiesel action time changed from 3 real-time days to 90 real-time minutes.
All Library research actions changed from 2 real-time days to 4 real-time hours.
You now receive a Stockpile bonus upon claiming a new Home site. Each site comes with a specific number of Stockpiles, based on the size and number of Facility sockets in the site.
Fixed a pathing bug that caused zombies to get stuck in the floor during a "Besieged" mission.
Added a "Stick Sensitivity" option.
The game will now repair saves affected by a bug fixed in TU1 that could cause Lily to be killed by the simulation.
Characters selected for Mercy Shot mission can no longer recover from their injuries.
Mercy Shot missions can no longer select playable characters.
Moved "Horde Alerted!" banner higher on the screen and reduced size to avoid interfering with driving.
If you move your Home site when a Trade Opportunity mission opportunity is active, the mission opportunity now relocates to the new Home site.
Lily no longer reminds you to come to the final mission site. It was annoying during sandbox play after winning final mission.
Edged weapons are now effective against Feral zombies.
Fixed bug relating to Juggernaut reactions to incendiaries.
Fixed a bug that notified you of simulation events affecting NPCs that are not in your community.
Searching for Stockpiles with the radio is now more reliable.
Fixed bug causing stimulants to have permanent effect. Stimulants such as coffee and energy drinks now properly wear off over time.
It is no longer possible to establish an Outpost or relocate your Home while on a mission.
Improved audio volume mixing.
Improved music track selection logic.
Fixed a bug that could cause unexpectedly large numbers of zombies to spawn near the Mt. Tanner cabins.
If you didn’t already see the news out of Microsoft headquarters, we’re having an exciting day. (The banner might have given it away.) You can follow the link there for the official version, or you can hit the highlights right here:
- Yes, you guys took us over the half million mark. Actually, that milestone is SO last Friday, Jeff says. Now we’re over the 550,000 mark. We still don’t know what to say besides thank you for your encouragement and support. We didn’t know what to expect, so your continuing enthusiasm is humbling.
- Yes, it’s your feedback that helps us to determine the priorities in the Title Updates, and #2 is in the early phase of certification.
- Yes, when we release on PC, it will be via Steam. Date still TBD.
- And yes, Jeff DID just drop the sandbox mode bomb. We’re working on a pure sandbox mode for State of Decay, in large part because you asked for it. Again, the date is TBD, but we wanted you all to know it was coming.
Can’t stop us now! Thanks again for riding along with us.
Are they running into cert delays or something?
Hola survivors,
I'm happy to announce that Title Update 2 has cleared certification and will go live for all players worldwide starting in about 13 hours from now (Friday 09:00 UTC).
Thanks for your patience!
Jeff
Title Update 2 Patch Notes
Status: Submitted to Final Certification
NEW: Fixed story getting blocked if you refuse Quentin's request to talk to the sheriff.
NEW: Fixed soldier and zombie pathing in "The Armory" mission.
NEW: Fixed character getting stuck in passenger seat if hit by a zombie right when you enter the vehicle.
NEW: Corrected displayed weapon type for Hockey Stick.
UPDATED: It is no longer possible to establish an Outpost or relocate your Home while on a mission.
There was one more change we slipped in right at the end there. Something to do with a sink. The sink? Heat sink? 'N Sync? Oh, right:
NEW: Enabled V-sync to eliminate screen tearing.
Find Missing Survivor mission opportunity timeouts increased from 30 to 60 minutes.
All mission opportunity timeouts pause while not playing.
Fixed Leaderboard crashing for profiles with a large number of friends on the SoD Leaderboards.
Fixed incorrect camera angle in final mission.
Reduced frequency of "I brought you a pony..." line.
Fixed rucksacks falling through floor and being unrecoverable. Rucksacks are now moved to an easily accessible location within the same building.
You can now manufacture homemade painkillers in the Medical Lab.
Stockpiles that are over the maximum storage provided by your current Facilities (the "cap") will no longer drain while you are not playing. Instead, Stockpiles that exceed the cap will drain every five minutes of play at the following rate: 2 if you're 100% over, 1.5 if you're 50% over, and 1 if you're 15% over.
Improved awareness of Stockpiles that are over the cap. The Assets page now displays both the current amount and cap for each Stockpile. Stockpile amounts that are over the cap will be displayed in yellow, both in the Assets page and the Home Status panel.
Influence in excess of Fame no longer drains while you are not playing. Influence in excess of Fame drains for every five minutes of play at the following rate: 2 if you're 100% over, 1.5 if you're 50% over, and 1 if you're 15% over.
The rate at which Stockpiles are consumed no longer factors in the number of missions played during the current day. It was causing Stockpile consumption to be too high.
Fixed a bug that caused some characters to be given 100 ammo.
The "Too many infestations!" to-do item is now properly cleared if you relocate your Home to a site with fewer than two infestations within 500m.
Fixed several areas on the map where the player can get stuck.
Fixed several pockets of deep water.
Fixed a bug that could cause unexpectedly large numbers of zombies to spawn near the Mt. Tanner cabins.
Fixed a bug that caused games with large communities to fail to load.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to get stuck in the abandoned farm house north of Marshall.
Removed several sections of fencing around warehouse near fairgrounds to improve navigation for missions in the area.
Made it easier to navigate fairgrounds in vehicles.
Adjusted draw distance of dynamically generated vehicles to match pre-placed vehicles.
Fixed a bug that caused character to become stuck in a falling state when dropping from a ladder into a group of zombies.
Fixed a bug that prevented weapon durability from being reduced by certain combat moves.
Made it easier to execute "Double Kill" move.
Fixed a bug that caused a Feral zombie to react incorrectly if you dodged while he was leaping.
Fixed a bug that briefly displayed debug text in the main menu after selecting a storage device.
Made major adjustments to Facility action times to make Facilities more useful during the current play session:
Globally changed Want delays from 1 real-time day to 4 real-time hours.
Duration of Fitness Regimen, Combat Training, Big Meal, Feast, and Firearms Practice changed from 3 real-time days to 2 game-time hours (where "game time" means time playing the game, not counting time that elapses while you are paused or logged out) so you get the full benefit of the bonus while you are actually playing the game.
Cooldown on Big Meal and Feast changed from 22 real-time hours to 3 game-time hours. This means your community is "full" for 1 game-time hour after the effects of Big Meal and Feast wear off before the Facility actions can be used again.
Trade Opportunity action time changed from 1 real-time day to 90 real-time minutes.
Train Outsiders action time changed from 1 real-time day to 90 real-time minutes.
Preservation Attempt action time changed from 3 real-time days to 90 real-time minutes.
Create Biodiesel action time changed from 3 real-time days to 90 real-time minutes.
All Library research actions changed from 2 real-time days to 4 real-time hours.
You now receive a Stockpile bonus upon claiming a new Home site. Each site comes with a specific number of Stockpiles, based on the size and number of Facility sockets in the site.
Fixed a pathing bug that caused zombies to get stuck in the floor during a "Besieged" mission.
Added a "Stick Sensitivity" option.
The game will now repair saves affected by a bug fixed in TU1 that could cause Lily to be killed by the simulation.
Characters selected for Mercy Shot mission can no longer recover from their injuries.
Mercy Shot missions can no longer select playable characters.
Moved "Horde Alerted!" banner higher on the screen and reduced size to avoid interfering with driving.
If you move your Home site when a Trade Opportunity mission opportunity is active, the mission opportunity now relocates to the new Home site.
Lily no longer reminds you to come to the final mission site. It was annoying during sandbox play after winning final mission.
Edged weapons are now effective against Feral zombies.
Fixed bug relating to Juggernaut reactions to incendiaries.
Fixed a bug that notified you of simulation events affecting NPCs that are not in your community.
Searching for Stockpiles with the radio is now more reliable.
Fixed bug causing stimulants to have permanent effect. Stimulants such as coffee and energy drinks now properly wear off over time.
Improved music track selection logic.
Title Update 2 also includes all changes from Title Update 1:
Playable characters can no longer be killed by the simulation
Workshop now repairs weapons and vehicles at game dawn rather than the next real-world day.
Reduced cooldown times of commands in the Radio Menu, notably Words of Encouragement, Words of Inspiration, and Medical Advice.
NPCs no longer get stuck behind the counter or on the stairs at the gun shop in Spencer's Mill.
The "Too many infestations!" event will now only occur when there are too many infestations within 500m of your Home, rather than anywhere in the world.
The "Too many infestations" to-do item is now cleared when there is only one remaining infestation within 500m of your Home, rather than anywhere in the world.
You must now be close to the ranger station for the Memento mission scene to play. Previously you would be teleported to the station if you left before the end of the mission.
Community members will properly interact with Facilities in your home. Previously they would stop after a period of time.
Feral zombie now properly dodges vehicles approaching at an angle.
NPCs will now reliably reach warehouse between Mt. Tanner and Spencer's Mill when called to gather supplies.
You can now punch out through the windshield of a vehicle if both doors are blocked.
Zombies and NPCs no longer get stuck behind the grocery store in Marshall.
NPCs now properly move to the proper location during cinematic scenes.
Zombies no longer fall through floor in the Marshall courthouse.
Zombies can no longer get under porch or floor at the Wilkerson's farmhouse.
Fixed a few rare crash bugs.
Fixed various translations bugs.
Most people here seemed to like this game, right?
I'm guessing that'll be covered by the next version of the game, which is planned as an MMO.
Played about an hour and half today and I'm really loving this game.