7 days to die

[mok]

Obviously, no one has any idea when the next version of this is going to occur. There are all sorts of rumors floating around steam about how broken the build is, etc, and it is really difficult to tell what exactly is happening. I have heard wide ranging rumors from the upgrade to Unity 2017 screwed it up to all the programmers did their own branches for a year and then they all tried to merge together at once. I doubt the real story is known and it is all speculation.

To keep with that tradition of confusion/lack of information, a previously locked thread on their website got an updated post 2 days ago:

@locked thread

New special event added to the second post. QA Testing team will be running a stream. Some of you who aren’t into the whole streaming scene have said that you would be more interested in watching those who actually know about A17. Well…who knows more than the testing team right?

The referenced second post section is this:

@referenced section

QA TEAM

Twigg, Wretched Dollie, and Kumquat from the QA Team will be doing a special stream event during the weekend where they will talk about their experience testing and talk about the changes in A17. These guys know the ins and outs of A17 and are expert players of 7 Days to Die. If you are looking for information and good gameplay be sure to tune in here!
Details on times will come once the actual event dates are known.

This is the entire thread in question:

https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?84850-Alpha-17-Stream-Event-Coming-Soon

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And another one. So these are coming out:

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And the flurry of videos continues.

edit: This video does hint at a couple of things.

#1 He announced gyrocopters will be in A17
#2 He eludes to “future alphas”

[Nesrie]

I like the videos but man I would just like the update sometime soonish.

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And another:

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so going to continue to post news on this game if I see it.

“Roland” (not sure of his role but I think he works with them) has started an AMA thread on Steam which does have some info on the upcoming release:

A17 Q & A :: 7 Days to Die Questions & Answers

It includes this:

@The Roland Guy

The developers have stated that they are confident that the update will be out before the end of the year. More than that I can’t say but I am very hopeful that you me and everyone else will be playing with loved ones during the holiday season. I’m thinking that those who buy this game during the WInter Steam Sale probably won’t even know what A16 is…

[Doctor_Hillbilly]

@mok

I’m thinking that those who buy this game during the WInter Steam Sale probably won’t even know what A16 is…

That’s a risky statement from Roland given TFP’s update history. I’ve really enjoyed 7Days at various times, but I’m not sure they’re evolving the game in a direction that works for me. I only play solo, which is probably where some of my disconnect comes in.

[mok]

Here are a few more Roland quotes that may be of interest:

@On Building

Building is mostly the same. There are always new blocks. This time there are lots of new blocks.

@On Game difficulty

Difficulty is much higher.

@On "Get Hit To Hit" Melee

Rubbish is what it is. I bet Madmole is now hitting without getting hit most of the time now that he’s practiced up now. You will get hit more often if you aren’t careful or if you are used to charging through packs of zombies Scott free.

@On Zombie Loot Drops

It is rare but better loot and it drops as a backpack separate from the zombie body. Backpacks dropped this way will always have loot and the backpack is dropped immediately so you don’t have to wait around for the body to disappear.

@Zombie Base tricks (like no first rung ladders)

It probably won’t be perfect but it will be a huge improvement and you will have to fight to survive against a horde of zombies assaulting your place of safety.

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and an interesting update re: Console Versions and Telltale (emphasis mine for the gist)

Many are speculating as to the future of 7 Days to Die on consoles and The Fun Pimps wanted to give the community an update. The news of Telltale’s demise and insolvency was both a saddening and shocking event. With no warning, we learned the news the same day as the gaming public.

Upon hearing the news, The Fun Pimps immediately terminated its license agreement with Telltale, which only allowed publishing rights on the console ports of the 7 Days to Die game. The termination also severed Telltale’s rights to any future updates or sequels of the 7 Days to Die franchise.

In the weeks following, we’ve been working in good faith with the remaining management at Telltale to regain control over the console versions and allow us to provide support and updates on those platforms. So far, these efforts have failed

Like you, we are incredibly frustrated by what has happened. We are pursuing all options to regain our rights, including legal remedies. Despite the damage that Telltale’s actions have inflicted upon our company and upon our console community, we wanted to let you know that The Fun Pimps are supremely committed to our fans and will continue to support 7 Days to Die game on the PC, as well as continuing efforts to aid console players in the future.

The Fun Pimps will keep you updated as more information becomes available.

https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?93092-Telltale-Update

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some farm info:

@On Farming

First of all big gardens are going to be a lot tougher to grow in A17. All plants give only one crop and no seeds. You can craft a seed by combining five crops but only after you’ve purchased the perk for it. So farming is going to be a lot more gradual.

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Plants are no longer destroyed when harvested. They revert to the first growth stage and then eventually become harvestable again. Also buying more deeply into the farming perk will increase the yield. So if you spend the points you can more quickly get a farm going but even if you don’t you can eventually have a producing farm just by purchasing seeds or find them as loot. Once you plant, those plants will keep producing so you don’t have to replace them.

1 seed = 1 plant garden
1 plant = 1 crop
5 crops = 1 seed (with the perk)
+1 seed = 2 plant garden

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Well, if all is true they must be getting close to a release, as the end of the year is nigh…his latest quote is “less than 40 days”.

Here is some more info from the Roland thread:

@On Weapon Modification

Quality tiers give greater durability and more slots for the mod attachments. Every mod attachment no matter what it does also adds a small +damage modifier to the weapon.

Brown: 0 slots
Orange: 1slot
Yellow: 2 slots
Green: 3 slots
Blue: 4 slots
Purple: 5 slots

Without mods a purple shotgun does the same damage as a brown shotgun but add five mods to the purple shotgun and it will do a lot more damage plus gain other abilities as well.

So if you only have two mods then a yellow tier weapon is basically the same as a purple tier weapon other than repair kit use frequency. The purple tier weapon will only be better if you can find more mods to attach to it. All weapons have mod slots.

All weapons, armor, vehicles, and tools have mod slots based on their quality. Basically if something has quality then it has mod slots.

Question: the mini bike. It works but when I ride it, the game gets wicked choppy. I have a high frame rate but when I ride around my game seems to go off in every direction. This may be an error on my part but is there optimization coming for that?

Answer:All new code for A17. We’ll see.

There are more special zombies planned. For A17, all the zombies are more special thanks to AI and pathing.

[mok]

And rumors are starting to come out that the game may be in streamers hands this weekend:

Glock9 (glock9gamer)

Capp00 (Capp00)

[Nesrie]

Have they done that before, just released it to the streamers ahead of everyone else?

[mok]

It was the idea they had the last time they were going to release in July - first to the streamers and then the general public later. I suspect this is like a “test” mixed with marketing. I know of at least one other game taking this approach as well.

[Nesrie]

@mok

It was the idea they had the last time they were going to release in July - first to the streamers and then the general public later. I suspect this is like a “test” mixed with marketing. I know of at least one other game taking this approach as well.

Good to know. It seems odd for a game that’s been out so long, but I’ll try to keep my excitement low then until the rest of us might soon get access.

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@Nesrie

It seems odd for a game that’s been out so long,

Yeah, but from past history the one thing you are almost always guaranteed with these guys is that it is a brand new game with every major release. Previous mechanics are often thrown out the window as new ones are brought in. So for good or for ill, it is a new game every time.

A vocal sentiment from the public seems to be they are growing weary of this - but at the same time they are craving something “new”. Supposedly the “final infrastructure” will be in place with this release. It is all a speculative crap shoot.

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in your hands on the 19th…

https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?84850-Alpha-17-Stream-Event-Coming-Soon&p=868099&viewfull=1#post868099

The current plan is to release A17-e to members of the stream team on Friday November 16 and then to everyone on Monday November 19. This time schedule is subject, of course, to issues that may or may not come up. I invite you to look at the list of streamers and check them out between now and Friday to see who you might like to follow this weekend. Most if not all the secrets will be coming out and there will be some amazing shows to be sure.

Check out the top posts as they show the list of streamers as well as our special events where developers and testers will be streaming and talking about their favorite parts of Alpha 17. There should be something for everyone and if you are wanting A17 to be a total surprise then make sure to stay away from everyone this weekend.

EDIT: The top of that linked thread also shows the referred-to Streamers List

Further EDIT: The ‘e’ in A17-e is ‘experimental’ - meaning it is not on the default Steam branch.

[Nesrie]

Well that sucks. I guess streamers get the weekend and no one else does. I don’t watch streamers. I don’t play game to watch other people play them.