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After a couple of (in-game) days, I'm already getting my ass kicked. There are literally HORDES of zombies just outside the church. From runners to the soldier zombies. It's just non-stop. It seems like I spend my entire day (ingame) just fighting off zombies, get tired and switch chars, then do it again. I can't even reach any supplies cuz I run out of melee weapons since they always break.
Is this normal? It seems awfully early for them to be so overwhelming. It wasn't that bad when I first started the game. Am I doing something wrong? I really think it's only been about 4 game days for me. Well, that I'm aware of anyway. Not sure how much time passed when I wasn't playing for a day or so.
| couleur wrote: | Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder.  |
| couleur wrote: | | If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s |
| russ80 wrote: | | Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON. |
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Nov 2013 07:56 Post subject: |
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The game is a bit random but if the zombies do get a hold in the area by establishing infections and killing off nearby survivors then you get into that situation.
(There's a couple of buildings that are very popular for zombies to infest and that causes hordes and other special zombies to appear more frequently plus they start attacking nearby survivors more aggressively.)
The church is also not a very good location for a home base but early on you won't have anything else available nor the materials (And men.) to actually establish another base.
(Establishing depots in nearby buildings with valuable materials and trapping them can help, just don't loot the building entirely of resources and you'll have that option.)
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Nov 2013 08:04 Post subject: |
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| JBeckman wrote: | | ...(Establishing depots in nearby buildings with valuable materials and trapping them can help, just don't loot the building entirely of resources and you'll have that option.) |
I've read about not searching the entire contents of a building to make it respawn the next day I believe. What you mention sounds a bit different though. Do you mean I SHOULD search it all, but leave the loot there?
And did you mean outpost? Or is depot something else?
| couleur wrote: | | Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. |
| couleur wrote: | | If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s |
| russ80 wrote: | | Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON. |
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Nov 2013 08:26 Post subject: |
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Thanks, JB!
| couleur wrote: | | Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. |
| couleur wrote: | | If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s |
| russ80 wrote: | | Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON. |
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Nov 2013 12:00 Post subject: |
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harry_theone
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Nov 2013 13:43 Post subject: |
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The game runs really well but I just can't play it normally because whenever my character moves, the animation is jaggy as hell when running, the guy or gal just stutters around but it has nothing to do with performance since everything else is fine, when walking it's not as servere but I thought this was a bug in the early version, it still pertains.
Anyone got a clue?
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Nov 2013 15:12 Post subject: |
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| harry_theone wrote: | The game runs really well but I just can't play it normally because whenever my character moves, the animation is jaggy as hell when running, the guy or gal just stutters around but it has nothing to do with performance since everything else is fine, when walking it's not as servere but I thought this was a bug in the early version, it still pertains.
Anyone got a clue? |
Seemingly it's a bug some people have since the last update. There's a patch coming the week after next I think so maybe it'll be fixed then.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 02:43 Post subject: |
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The game feels so much better for me after all the patches, even mouse controls are decent now (except for the acceleration/deceleration when aiming, but I'll have to deal with that  ).
Too bad that after a week of inactivity my virtual world has gone to the dogs, with friends dying out of nowhere (apparently because of an infestation), god damn it . Imma restart everything and apply the Standard Time launcher so I don't get trolled anymore 
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 06:18 Post subject: |
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| Mikey5449 wrote: | After a couple of (in-game) days, I'm already getting my ass kicked. There are literally HORDES of zombies just outside the church. From runners to the soldier zombies. It's just non-stop. It seems like I spend my entire day (ingame) just fighting off zombies, get tired and switch chars, then do it again. I can't even reach any supplies cuz I run out of melee weapons since they always break.
Is this normal? It seems awfully early for them to be so overwhelming. It wasn't that bad when I first started the game. Am I doing something wrong? I really think it's only been about 4 game days for me. Well, that I'm aware of anyway. Not sure how much time passed when I wasn't playing for a day or so. |
It's funny you should mention this because I was going to ask the same thing. I've been playing it a few days and moved my base to a bigger one, and all of a sudden hordes of zombies appeared out of no where. I went to do a survivor rescue mission and everywhere I went seemed to be teeming with zombies. And it wasn't the regular horde zombies which are marked on the map and HUD, there were swarms of them coming out of the houses etc. It was like wave after wave. I was like WTF, never had that happen. Any time there was a msg about too many hordes or infestations, I would clear them out immediately. I'm wondering if it has to do with how many in game days you've played or possibly storyline progression.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 06:43 Post subject: |
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| n0puls3 wrote: | | Mikey5449 wrote: | After a couple of (in-game) days, I'm already getting my ass kicked. There are literally HORDES of zombies just outside the church. From runners to the soldier zombies. It's just non-stop. It seems like I spend my entire day (ingame) just fighting off zombies, get tired and switch chars, then do it again. I can't even reach any supplies cuz I run out of melee weapons since they always break.
Is this normal? It seems awfully early for them to be so overwhelming. It wasn't that bad when I first started the game. Am I doing something wrong? I really think it's only been about 4 game days for me. Well, that I'm aware of anyway. Not sure how much time passed when I wasn't playing for a day or so. |
It's funny you should mention this because I was going to ask the same thing. I've been playing it a few days and moved my base to a bigger one, and all of a sudden hordes of zombies appeared out of no where. I went to do a survivor rescue mission and everywhere I went seemed to be teeming with zombies. And it wasn't the regular horde zombies which are marked on the map and HUD, there were swarms of them coming out of the houses etc. It was like wave after wave. I was like WTF, never had that happen. Any time there was a msg about too many hordes or infestations, I would clear them out immediately. I'm wondering if it has to do with how many in game days you've played or possibly storyline progression. |
Zombie population has been increased after release patch. People were bitching it was too easy and they weren't a threat.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 09:58 Post subject: |
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Last edited by celltech on Fri, 3rd Aug 2018 10:04; edited 2 times in total
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 10:40 Post subject: |
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No, the sandbox mode is part of the upcoming DLC.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 11:01 Post subject: |
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I have no idea how outposts work with the traps. I built an outpost at the gun store just down from the church since I figured ammo is an important thing. Then I saw this random 'trap' option that I have no idea what it does. I know it kills passing hordes but it auto-builds everytime it gets used? I have no clue. There are lots of things about this game that need more documentation in game IMO.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 11:05 Post subject: |
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| Mchart wrote: | | I have no idea how outposts work with the traps. I built an outpost at the gun store just down from the church since I figured ammo is an important thing. Then I saw this random 'trap' option that I have no idea what it does. I know it kills passing hordes but it auto-builds everytime it gets used? I have no clue. There are lots of things about this game that need more documentation in game IMO. |
You have it exactly, traps automatically kill any hoards that shamble into the radius and then they have to be replenished - it's not automatic though but it is a simple click of a button to replenish all traps at once. They have another benefit too; adding traps significantly increases the monitored/safe radius around each outpost.
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zmed
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 11:14 Post subject: |
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They only need replenishing after a set amount of time. As long as that timer is still counting, the traps will blow up any horde, and will automatically reset the traps (the progress bar under the symbol on the map).
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zmed
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 11:28 Post subject: |
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When you activate the traps it's only temporary. But as long as the "boost" is active, the traps will automatically reset. Just lure a horde into any active outpost and you'll see the green progress bar star filling up after the fireworks.
You know it's time to reset the traps is when the safe circle shrunk back to its original size. I don't think the mine icon even turns green before that.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 11:31 Post subject: |
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Here's how they work. They don't even need arming, the mine icon only sets the radius of the traps, they still work even inside the small circle.
http://stateofdecay.wikia.com/wiki/Outposts
| Quote: | | An outpost has a radius around it where zombies never spawn in known as a "Safe Zone"; it is also automatically armed with fire traps. If a horde (not single zombies) gets inside the Safe Zone, the traps will activate and destroy the horde. Safe Zone radius can be increased temporarily (2 real time hour) at a cost of 1 fuel and 1 influence. |
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 12:04 Post subject: |
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Is this still beta/early-access or released?
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 12:08 Post subject: |
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Released but not quite fixed yet, there's a patch planned for next week (I think it was next week at least.) and then that sandbox DLC (free?) after that.
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prudislav
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 12:42 Post subject: |
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yep next patch should fix mouse accelaration and add key remapping among other fixes
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 22:21 Post subject: |
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I dunno about everyone else, but I think the game is now unplayable. It's literally impossible to complete missions when hordes of zombies now spawn out of all the buildings in your surrounding area. I lost one of my favorite survivors because after I cleared at least 20 zombies that spawned in the area, another 10 or so spawned after that and ran over to me and overwhelmed me.
It's like every zombie is now alerted to your presence regardless if you're quiet and don't use guns.
Just walking into and area is now like you've set off a bomb or something and alerted everything!
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prudislav
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 22:26 Post subject: |
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At first it was too easy for some and now too hard 
If you dont screw it up its fine
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 22:37 Post subject: |
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It's retarded that walking past a single building spawns hordes, plural not singular! They just keep coming now to no end. Once you fight them all off, the system spawns a new set.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Nov 2013 22:46 Post subject: |
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| n0puls3 wrote: | | It's retarded that walking past a single building spawns hordes, plural not singular! They just keep coming now to no end. Once you fight them all off, the system spawns a new set. |
This is what I was describing in my post towards the top of this page. It's just massive amounts of zombies now. I can't get past the initial perimeter of the church at this point and it's only been a few game days at most.
| couleur wrote: | | Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. |
| couleur wrote: | | If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s |
| russ80 wrote: | | Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON. |
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