Hallodoid

[mint kindle]

they did that for b41 so i’d expect

[unborn portal]

Talking about before B42 unstable release

[rare sinew]

If b42 is starting to be tested I reckon it's the later half of development, I'd day unstable will be out in the span of the next year

[sturdy oak]

My optimism is still holding onto a late November or early December unstable release. But if it goes into jan 2025 so be it.

[sinful geode]

operational, functioning, usable

[topaz nexus]

oh right my b

[serene bough]

WHY IS AMZ STILL TYPING

[topaz nexus]

really? im hype (joined after b41)

[serene bough]

someone’s getting a beating

idk who

[finite glacier]

lol

[slim bane]

The friend we made along the away

[mint kindle]

yeah ambiguous amphibian streamed it last time

[brave forum]

on what evidence is this claim created?

[topaz nexus]

dope

[serene bough]

i feel like amphibian made it famous lol

[mint kindle]

amz is chill

[finite glacier]

time to hand out the halloween frienshipchip bracelets

[serene bough]

they said they show stuff that are complete enough to show

[fair yew]

"Somewhat" is your own interpretation of these thursdoids but what speaks against a dev estimate for a feature?

[mint kindle]

cuz estimates cause time crunch

and puts pressure on devs

[serene bough]

the only one with the key to access skelly animals

[mossy willow]

just let TIS cook

[sinful geode]

because it's pointless and useless to tease stuff that's no even animated or added in the internal build

[finite glacier]

noo!!

[serene bough]

cooking update??

[brave forum]

sorry but they also said that it would be released in 2024, and if I remember correctly some people dont mind if this is a false claim

[finite glacier]

also ratball hair puff should be in the game as a easteregg

[serene bough]

what does this have to do with things that are complete

[finite glacier]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/986951681822580736/1233853492771160144/attachment.gif

[sinful geode]

every feature you see is in an presentable form meaning work on basic coding is done

[mint kindle]

no, they are made only to develop my favourite game. they don’t get breaks or free time

[finite glacier]

lol i didnt mean that gif woops

[serene bough]

b42 could be 99% complete then the 1% takes a month

[sinful geode]

otherwise you will see a wall of code

[serene bough]

🤤

[mint kindle]

the last 1% is the longest and most important

[brave forum]

if all these things are so complete then why is there testing and no release yet?

[lethal pike]

🎉

[last nymph]

Looks like we're getting closer if external testers are trying things out.

[lethal pike]

[last nymph]

Yeah, can't stress that enough

[fair yew]

Then that estimate is not that good, devs know their own progress very well

[sinful geode]

when you see a new tile, 3d animation / action it's work beyond basic coding

[mint kindle]

i rly hope we see b42 beta even in streams or videos from pz creators even

[fair yew]

I think coding take a lot of time in zomboid, right devs?

[mint kindle]

in november^^

[mint kindle]

it’s lua

[serene bough]

testing to see if the complete stuff are fun? they said this

[sturdy oak]

Feature complete doesn’t mean bug free complete.

[topaz nexus]

same i want a callmekevin stream

[grand mortar]

this is crazy

[sturdy oak]

They could implement a feature that’s “complete” which could have bugs or create bugs with other added features.

[serene bough]

i didn’t say estimate i was giving an example of how even if it’s feature complete it doesn’t mean it’s a short time left bc bugs can take a lot

[fair yew]

But does that matter?

[mint kindle]

it’s a great way to satisfy a community and also give more information to b43

[topaz nexus]

the new buildings and lighting look sooo good

[mint kindle]

42^ shoot typing walking

[topaz nexus]

yeah!\

[signal sparrow]

if you read the previous blog posts, you would’ve read that it is considerably far from ready for public testing so there’s the indication it wasn’t going to come out so soon. We still have November and December (i.e., rest of 2024). If it’s goes beyond 2024, then so be it. Indeed it would suck, but then again 2024 was also an estimate.

Also, I do agree statistics and probabilities are relied on heavily, but it doesn’t really help in this case. It’s not a matter of random chance on what day B42 unstable will be released. They probably have a date for all we know, but they won’t tell us since development/bug testing is all so unpredictable. All eyes are on TIGS so it’s reasonable that they’re treading carefully in terms of what they’re including and when it’ll be out and what info they can give us

[sturdy oak]

Fr I see nobody talking about this, rosewood is looking fire.

[serene bough]

the lighting in the traffic jam too

[lean forge]

these towns are looking more detailed than ever

[topaz nexus]

the house in the beginning of the newspaper video was on raven creek level of build imo

[sinful geode]

I don't follow the logic nor the reasoning behind this statement, please restrain from replying

[lean forge]

even the rooftop of the grocery store in rosewood is more detailed now.

[topaz nexus]

amen

[finite glacier]

ok where im blind lol

[brave forum]

i think we won't find common ground in the definition what almost complete means but even animal anmiations were shown several months ago, so by your definition they were complete, but that doesnt matter because they are not released, cause they are held back by other thinngs. So in conclusion it doesn't mean anything if something is complete becasue it is held back by other things

[grand mortar]

i want to walk in the darkness now

[sinful geode]

you think this is easy?

[finite glacier]

gosh thats so cool , i remember in alaska those lights looked so cool during winter

[mint kindle]

what? do u want them to release a bug filled game where one wrong button combination crashes the game?

[serene bough]

new one literally feels like an old horror movie now

[mint kindle]

i feel like b41 daytime looked better than b42 daytime

[sinful geode]

I rephrased that, and said operational / functional or usable if you desire

[brave forum]

isn't that what it is going to be anyways?

[lean forge]

I like the new lights on the lamp post they look much nicer with the yellow color appearance and not looking like modern LED

[sturdy oak]

I love the lighting gives off that 90s nighttime vibes.

[brave forum]

nothing is easy. What is your definition of easy?

[brave forum]

overlooked the rephrasing sry

[sinful geode]

I'm not gonna have a discussion about easy

[lean forge]

over 1000 posts in a single day on this thread

[burnt bronze]

So nostalgic

[lean forge]

florescent light bulbs do look nice.

[fair yew]

Okay I agree. Development is hard. But just bugfixing as information would be cool

[burnt bronze]

Ppl be keen

[finite glacier]

yah i hate those white bulbs you find in stores n stuff they hurt

[sinful geode]

bug testing is very serious no one will be happy with a build that breaks every 10 mins

[serene bough]

I miss when unstable branches were actually seen as unstable branches where ur going in by ur own choice. I think TIGS feels that people will forget too fast that it’s a favor to be given public beta and would be complaining as if it’s a stable update

without this i think it would’ve been fine to send out b42 earlier but people are babies

[burnt bronze]

Death to LEDs!

[lean forge]

pack of light bulbs

[last nymph]

Feedback and iteration is pretty core for a game. It looks like combat still needs some new iteration to get the right feel to it based on the latter half of the blogpost.

This isn't the same as "this is a clear bug" (as an example, if zombies were to suddenly moonwalk towards you if a xylophone is on the screen)

[finite glacier]

speaking of lightbulbs have you ever had one in game break/burn out ?

[fair yew]

Nice bulbs bro

[finite glacier]

i hope we can pick up the fairy lights or whatever , ball lights

[last nymph]

Happened a fair bit of the time when I constructed my own base from scratch

[brave forum]

bulbs looking neat, can I touch?

[lean forge]

would be cool to have some christmas lights on our base

[finite glacier]

does it take a while?

[serene bough]

i’m not surprised if during development, a whole day would be taken up because “microwaving butchered chicken was causing all doors to move out of their tile” or smth dumb like that 😂 it really is so stupid what bugs can do

[finite glacier]

LOL

[last nymph]

I don't remember how frequent it was, but it did align pretty well with how long halogen bulbs tend to last

[mental token]

Christmas in July?

[finite glacier]

i hope we get a compliation from amz for b42 bugs n stuff

once it comes out lol

[serene bough]

like the chicken video

[finite glacier]

lol yea

[serene bough]

when are we getting the race car video part 2

[lean forge]

fireworks to distract zombies or even fire crackers

[serene bough]

what about fireworks

[brave forum]

https://tenor.com/view/fallout-dog-zomboid-suspicious-gif-10712400350108666363

[fair yew]

Yoo that build 42 leak, sick

[fair yew]

https://tenor.com/view/what-da-dog-doin-what-da-dog-doin-gif-22078277

[serene bough]

already 1116 messages

[lean forge]

we could make it to 6666 ina few days

[burnt bronze]

Post gon be locked after a week

[signal sparrow]

close it at the 1128 message count for Thanksgiving

[finite glacier]

nooo lol

[lean forge]

lets try and make it to 7777

[dawn ruin]

Bruh

[serene bough]

6969 new goal guys not 6666!

[snow phoenix]

Has people’s addiction been sated some yet?

[tropic valve]

We want herobrine in B42

[finite glacier]

lmao

[serene bough]

made worse

[burnt bronze]

HA!

[tame sky]

I'm gonna play zomboid and go to west point

Yall have fun whining

[brave forum]

does political theory have any connection to build 42?

[snow phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/chapelle-dave-tyrone-biggums-gif-12898292

[dawn ruin]

Muscle strain after killing 15 Zs? wtf?

[tired stirrup]

Could be mediocre stats

We'll also see big changes in how you pick your fights in B42 though

[novel plinth]

Become strong

[dusty lake]

Im so excied for Waverly Hills to be in game! Ive been there for a night tour and its really spooky

[dawn ruin]

Hopefully also new builds

[ripe notch]

knew it, still no B42

it wouldve been way too optimistic

[burnt bronze]

Gotta have some incentive to get fit

Give it a few days of surviving and that number probably increases

[unborn portal]

What if we get a 'first half of 2025' and they miss it and they actually sell the game this time

[lean forge]

dies of cringe in PZ

[lunar fractal]

Is half of the thursoid about the Devs praising themselves?

😐

[serene bough]

yes

[lean forge]

Thursdoids is the only way to get good information these days for PZ

sin of pride

[sudden marsh]

Self praise = higher self esteem = better mental wellbeing = better production quality = high quality build 42

[dawn ruin]

So did someone like get sick for a whole year and they just stopped making the game? What is all that about? Weird to mention something like that, I'd assume they had sick days covered after 10 years 😮

[humble latch]

ywa, as usal

[serene bough]

Yes i think Nitro?

[lunar fractal]

🤨

So, is B42 coming out or not?

[dawn ruin]

Hope they feel better, I thought the team doubled in size so we wouldn't have mom and pop dev problems lol

[humble latch]

never

these desfgs

[serene bough]

LMAO Turbo* 😂

[humble latch]

they 100%^ hate ys

crazy sahit

[serene bough]

Turbo is the crafting update lead i think

[dark wolf]

It's so over

[humble latch]

yes its voer

we should jump off a fucking building

[serene bough]

bro said sick days as if someone’s boutta work in a hospital

[dark wolf]

Is it my fault for thinking they would've released b42 today? It just made sense

[humble latch]

it does matke sense ythey are absoliute moron

[serene bough]

lol no one ac thinks that it’ll be today so interesting u thought that

[sturdy oak]

There was no indication it was releasing today.

[lean forge]

imagine being on vacation when build 42 finally releases

[burnt bronze]

TIGS rarely makes sense

[serene bough]

good if vacation at home otherwise rip

maybe you’ll come home to some bug fixes tho

[dark wolf]

nO oNe
Many in pz chat thought the same. We just had hope

[humble latch]

yes its logical

[serene bough]

except everyone who thought that had the plunger rank

[dark wolf]

But Waverly Hills being added made it worth it

[humble latch]

they slow asf and they try to make it feel like its making sense

[sturdy oak]

Majority of that chat were trolling. If you read the dev blogs you would see there was never an indication it was releasing today.

[serene bough]

yeah and trolling

[humble latch]

its shoudl e be outa arledy and nas

[dark wolf]

An elitist huh. I just so happen to never talk in here

[sturdy oak]

No it shouldn’t. They’ve said multiple times it’s not ready.

[serene bough]

Ur lucky i let you in

[humble latch]

yeah tbh it should be out novbody expefcfts it to be because its not to be expected from TIS

[dark wolf]

I know buddy

[humble latch]

ofc thye did

[signal sparrow]

don't take the bait

[lean forge]

troll bait

[serene bough]

Lmao wasn’t frank normal a bit ago

[humble latch]

im normal :)

[serene bough]

wassup

[humble latch]

helklo

[serene bough]

let the inner peace be outer peace

[humble latch]

nbeterr bet this year thoug before december im dying

i need it

[dawn ruin]

Why hasn't The Prof just made this game yet? That's the minecraft god dev they hired over a year ago. 🤣

[humble latch]

agree with me

[serene bough]

sounds like ur on life support

[serene bough]

he did wilderness, biomes, foraging updates

[humble latch]

cool stuff yea

[dawn ruin]

what updates lol

[humble latch]

no nupdateds

they dont like us

right hpnotwist

[dawn ruin]

just a reminder b41 released 5 years ago

[serene bough]

like biome zones, foraging zones, animal tracks too actually, and wilderness generation

[humble latch]

ofcouras it did

[serene bough]

it didn’t lmao

[humble latch]

oh ofcuirse it didnt

[serene bough]

it was put on unstable that time

obviously they don’t just work on b42 when it’s on unstable

they stopped working fully on b41 almost 3 years ago

[dawn ruin]

IWBUMS release

5 yrs

[serene bough]

oh yeah thanks for the reminder, 2 years ago*

[finite glacier]

Some people only played stable tho

[serene bough]

what are you tryna show tho

you don’t start the timer when b42 goes on unstable for example bc it’s not done

[dawn ruin]

2019 at the bottom bucko, everyone here is for b42 beta

[humble latch]

whon tf cares baout it anyway

we want 42 number

[dawn ruin]

yes you do, because we the public can play it, that's why that date was recorded.

[humble latch]

ok i care from now one

[serene bough]

yeah but if ur arguing that the devs were working on b42 for 5 years then that’s wrong

[finite glacier]

[dawn ruin]

not what i said at all actually, just that gap is too large

[serene bough]

if all u care about is the b41 number being in ur steam then sure yeah 5 yrs

[humble latch]

i cae abiuyt numbers 10043

i mean 100%

[dawn ruin]

it also shouldn't ideally have taken them 2 yeras to release that patch hahaaha

[finite glacier]

What lol what do you think they qere doing from that first b41 release

[serene bough]

how long should it take

[finite glacier]

Ugh lol nothing ever good enough

[humble latch]

righty

absuolutely rightas

[dawn ruin]

Hypno why are you glazing so hard, everyone agrees this patch should not have taken this long

[humble latch]

because we want more

[serene bough]

they also expanded in the middle of b42 development and did a LOT of internal changes that will speed up updates like crazy

[signal sparrow]

looks like Frank here had a little too much bourbon during this run

[humble latch]

tbh i agree its loing but lets brreal its this year people

[finite glacier]

and they literally apologized in todays blog lol

so theyre probably going to do different things in the future

[dawn ruin]

A year ago they showed off like dozens of feautres for the patch, why sandbag us and release a whole new version of the game instead of pieces every few months as things come stable? Seems reasonable instead of waiting 3+ years for a patch.

[serene bough]

i follow so many dev logs of different games. This does feel slow but definitely not unrealistic

[slim bane]

Wut guys talkin about

[humble latch]

b42

becuase its important

imo its shoudl be today logically

[serene bough]

especially because of them taking time overhauling to make the future faster even if it makes this update slower

[slim bane]

I know nothing about that

[burnt bronze]

I think the only way to know what's reasonable is to be part of the team

[humble latch]

but its okay 2024 2 weeks infront decemeber

[slim bane]

Hop on b41 we have new animations

[humble latch]

ofocurs

[signal sparrow]

awesome lol

[slim bane]

And reworked combat system

🔥🔥

[humble latch]

nice b4124

[burnt bronze]

So glad theyfinally looking at this stuff

[humble latch]

b41\

[serene bough]

fighting zombies that are above you is the hardest part of this game lol

[humble latch]

yes hypnnop

[burnt bronze]

Shooting down from a high place can be a bit fucky too

[polar swift]

Skeleton dog/wolf at 50 seconds? https://youtu.be/cqLvIgahty8?si=y3cgzX4_YM1kxkxK

[serene bough]

same model as last year yeah

[humble latch]

wow

[finite glacier]

its a sheep lol

[humble latch]

oh

we love sheep topo

whyt be mad

[signal sparrow]

I thought Amz was typing for a good while. Did she ever send the message?

[slim bane]

Bro this new b41 looks so sick cant wait to see what they'll deliver next

[serene bough]

why is frank typing like

https://tenor.com/view/sunmanosdetijeras-gif-23377892

[slim bane]

Thanks ubisoft

[humble latch]

haha

[finite glacier]

franknbeans

[humble latch]

not my fault

[finite glacier]

bean blamer

[dawn ruin]

At the end of the day it's a 1 of 1 game, a genre of it's own so development is just all over the place. Sad to see they are still 'learning lessons' that heavily impact dev after 10+ years working on the game but that just is how is has happened.

What's everyone's guess for b42 unstable drop, AI final phase drop, and 1.0 drop?

[leaden rapids]

Was gonna clarify a few bits but stopped 😄

[finite glacier]

lol

[serene bough]

:(

[finite glacier]

pumpkin decor?!

[burnt bronze]

Fr its not worth it 😅

[versed kestrel]

[humble latch]

my typings is ni a perfect state

[versed kestrel]

I hope these are growable

[humble latch]

people should get used it it

[finite glacier]

i want the leaf as a hat

leaf crunch

[versed kestrel]

That would be sick!

[serene bough]

can we hide from endermen w the pumpkin

[finite glacier]

korok mask!!!

wait nm that be too nintendo lol

[humble latch]

enederman?

[versed kestrel]

https://tenor.com/view/minecraft-gif-8771396784413748958

[humble latch]

oh minecraf

[versed kestrel]

enderman

[humble latch]

yes pubmking can actually do a great job

wheres everyonme

[humble latch]

hello

[burnt bronze]

I love this. Sounds like we're getting closer to the right apocolypse vibes

[humble latch]

its cool but far outisde of reach

[burnt bronze]

Id still love deeper zed "activity" settings though

[humble latch]

imerssionj

[burnt bronze]

Im in no rush

[humble latch]

yea well

[wraith wagon]

this newsletter feels a little lackluster

[humble latch]

i agree

[burnt bronze]

Cant argue

[humble latch]

100% no release in november

so its december ffs

[finite glacier]

i wonder how this will work with foot stomping , because i cant take out like a lot of zombers doing this

push shove stomp , push stand on and stomp

[burnt bronze]

The muscle strain? I guess you're gonna wreck your legs instead of your arms resulting in slower movement haha

[humble latch]

yayburtters]

[wraith wagon]

oh no, they are making combat even harder because i lose more endurance???

[signal sparrow]

Volt Mojo Electricians

[night pagoda]

harder combat, paired with fewer zombies

[burnt bronze]

I think thats just at the start. Probs will only take a couple fitness levels to get it comfortable

[night pagoda]

I think that really adds to the survival horror aspect, and will probably prevent every character from becoming the terminator on day 2

[burnt bronze]

And less aware zeds too. Sounds perfect to me

[wraith wagon]

fuck it, fitness level 10 always then

[marsh wigeon]

Great start people.... great start.

[wraith wagon]

Hate grinding strength and fitness

[finite glacier]

i mean it makes sense , i think your foot would hurt after stompering so much lol

[hot dragon]

yeah i'd love combat to be harder

[wraith wagon]

just feedback 🤷

[finite glacier]

LOL

[humble latch]

get to work

[finite glacier]

bruh its night time lol

[hot dragon]

bruh

[humble latch]

yes even at night time we work

no worries soul flichetetr

[signal sparrow]

what happened to HorZeless Headman? there's still time to change it

[humble latch]

you are wlcome

[marsh wigeon]

I'll talk to Pat

[finite glacier]

lmfao , you guys would run them into the ground like a 1880s race horse and be like , its fine

[humble latch]

exactly

[night pagoda]

HorZeless Headless HorZeman

[humble latch]

soulkd flitcher agrees

[finite glacier]

its soul snacker

[humble latch]

no its says soul flitchere

[burnt bronze]

Maybe it'll be easier 🤷‍♂️

[finite glacier]

lol howd i miss that

[pearl sluice]

build 42 in 2024? is this real?

[finite glacier]

omg were gonna need batteries

[burnt bronze]

Ppl always assume theyll be playing b42 features in a b41 environment

[humble latch]

batttersaries run out then what people

[signal sparrow]

did the tan sofas on the right always have those pepperoni pillows or is that new?

[humble latch]

idk

all good

[finite glacier]

wait what

[leaden rapids]

https://c.tenor.com/zwUy3dXwe60AAAAC/tenor.gif

[humble latch]

yesss

fire we are ancient and tbh i ike that

[finite glacier]

ya i forget theres other things rofl

i brain farted , i did

[lunar tangle]

I love the lighting comparison, especially the spoopy orange streetlights in LV highway

[wraith wagon]

i love the new lighting 🤩

[humble latch]

.n

[wraith wagon]

and door animations, honestly QoL changes are the best thing in b42 for me

[leaden rapids]

I mean, you can use lighters/candles (Im using candles for light in the sanatorium video)
Theres also newer light sources we showed a bit back too

[finite glacier]

whats this drawing of

its a sekrit i know it

[dawn ruin]

Godspeed team 🙏 Keep doin your thing

[humble latch]

yes ofcousr

people chill all is good why woorry

[finite glacier]

i love the candles! i think its the bestest id use those over flash light just cause of the ambience shtuff

[marsh wigeon]

It's you Puppers, we didn't want to reveal it so soon, bt that's clearly you! /s

[weak badge]

Are the "Optimization Fixes" talked about a few thursdoids back pretty well wrapped up?

Thats what I'm looking forward to

[finite glacier]

a friendship bracelet

[signal sparrow]

lol

[humble latch]

@serene bough get the fuck into the conbo

[dark wolf]

No b42 and no gf, can I be more miserable?

[humble latch]

yes

[vivid crane]

Yes

[humble latch]

no house

no job

no money no

[vivid crane]

No friends

[finite glacier]

its pancake the hedgehog going fishing clearly

[dark wolf]

I don't have these either

Lmao

[humble latch]

yes you do liar

[vivid crane]

No bones

[finite glacier]

did you mean convo?

[humble latch]

i guess guys loose

whres he

[marsh wigeon]

Well, now it doesn't look like you anymore

[finite glacier]

lol

[pearl sluice]

no family

[humble latch]

insteresting conversation people

we are taking notes

[dark wolf]

I wish I could get into the closed beta

[dark wolf]

Ok ok I can definitely be more miserable I just wanted some love

[humble latch]

nver

[signal sparrow]

rest assured that Spiffo loves everyone

[finite glacier]

were family

[humble latch]

no love for uo., i deserve love not you

[leaden rapids]

All I can say really is the team is working their arses off, and it is all getting there for sure
Few bumps in the road here and there which is generally a given, which we know and do understand the wait is frustrating, we want it all out and finished so you guys can enjoy it to its fullest too

[vivid crane]

I have patience. While it would be cool to learn some of the new crafting mechanics I like a bit of anticipation.

[humble latch]

no antipciapaton

we want it now

[vivid crane]

Impatient fools

[leaden rapids]

Yes 😄 Candles and lighters are the best for spoop!

[signal sparrow]

(on the left) there's a pig head lol

[humble latch]

no fools. intelectuals

[dark wolf]

I have patience too, I'm just kinda sad today

[vivid crane]

pumpkins are in the game? I honestly don't remember

[humble latch]

we ar elal sad

id kill pumpkins

fuck halloween

[finite glacier]

cant wait to walk around in a creepy basement and get jumpscared to some zomber lol

[finite glacier]

lol i thought that was a freaking chicken

[vivid crane]

I can't wait to find a creepy basement and then sprint into a wall because for some reason a million zombies are down there

Then somehow survive just to accidentally burn my foot and slowly die to death

[humble latch]

yeah soon

keep dreaminhg peopler

[vivid crane]

I'm not a person I'm an otter

[humble latch]

ottefr from whre

[vivid crane]

Earth

[humble latch]

earth is a great planet p[eo[ple

[tardy crown]

My bets are on Q2 2025 after weeks and weeks of "polishing" and "QA procedures"

[humble latch]

its an absolute gem

[tardy crown]

Anyone wanna take me on?

[humble latch]

we always tlak about leaving earth but whyh not preserve it

[finite glacier]

2024

how much you want to bet lol

[tardy crown]

Let's do 50€

[finite glacier]

i bet one pig string

[humble latch]

beta release 2024 better or i jump off a building. so nasko you decide

[tardy crown]

Do a flip

[vivid crane]

I bet one of my otter hairs from the top of my head

[humble latch]

death or beta b42 easy option

[finite glacier]

ok and we can make a friendhsip bracelet

[humble latch]

nice bet otter mab

[finite glacier]

is this pigskin rug

[humble latch]

otter man is betting

[dark wolf]

Lmao now I imagine them working their asses off thinking "do it for Frank"

[humble latch]

stuypid hairs

they better because i will

fuck iot

[vivid crane]

For real?!

[finite glacier]

[weak badge]

The wait is what it is, it be what it do

[finite glacier]

a TURNIP

[humble latch]

soon b42 because of me

[vivid crane]

🥹

[finite glacier]

or whatever lol

[humble latch]

how great am i people

[vivid crane]

I finally have friend

[humble latch]

nice

otters have fucking friewnds now

greaqt

[vivid crane]

I am literally crying I never had friends before this. I will cherish this friendship bracelet forever

[humble latch]

good do it

we want you to be happy its important

[finite glacier]

[humble latch]

we want people to live until ages never seen before incredble

happy people is the best ever because we want that in this age of digital destruction of the mind

lets get deep people

[dark wolf]

I remember I said I'd shave my butt if b42 came out today, I'm glad it didn't lol

[humble latch]

wtf, id bet to shave my fucking head i just know its not comign out

stupid bets because odds against. devs are ruthless

[heavy cradle]

The best of Halloween treats--a thursoid

[finite glacier]

LOL

awh man

[signal sparrow]

looks like TIGS forced Pat to conjure up some names lol

[mint kindle]

hey thats me

also how accurate is that value for 1993

not accurate at all

$43,000 in todays

[cursive fulcrum]

Keep out of my life

Keep out of my life

[mint kindle]

yet another LAZY TIGS moment. /j

[cursive fulcrum]

The prices are accurate.

[signal sparrow]

lol my apologies, Pat

[cursive fulcrum]

Within reason

[mental token]

Is every street in the game named now?

[cursive fulcrum]

No

[finite glacier]

awh

[mint kindle]

a two story house isnt $43,000, pat. maybe in ireland

[finite glacier]

francis bigglesworth street

[cursive fulcrum]

The same street might have two different names also

[mental token]

Are they probably going to all be named at some point?

Like, properly?

[mint kindle]

would be nice if we at least got more buisness names

[mental token]

It'd be super neat

[native bluff]

Hyped about the darkness vibes, really hoping there's going to be a wearable headlamp so 2-handed weapons can still be used in the dark

[cursive fulcrum]

Probably but it's up to the mappera

[mint kindle]

instead of shouting out words like "yeah im near a coffee shop in downtown"

[finite glacier]

i love the little fliers

[signal sparrow]

now Pat has to write 220 pages worth of carpentry reading for even more immersion

[mint kindle]

yeah, whats taking them so long?

[haughty yoke]

It's about showing that a lot of their feedback has been positive enough that there won't be repeated phases of testing

[vivid crane]

the slow reader trait duh

You got to get that extra two perk points

[mental token]

Ooooh, you could have every street named after major people who have contributed to the game in some way!

[distant locust]

are we there yet??

[versed kestrel]

Ecn Ave.

[mint kindle]

how'd you contribute

[haughty yoke]

We get there when we get there!!

[gilded forge]

I would be a great limited tester you guys should really let me be a limited tester

[cursive fulcrum]

No one on this Discord so

[signal sparrow]

[serene bough]

Hypno st

[mint kindle]

hey pat! can i be a tester instead of apocexgopped? i have a pz tiktok with 11,000 followers, so i think im eligable.... thanks!

[serene bough]

you really don’t have to, but if you must

[mental token]

Darn. Rip Penguin Ave.

[haughty yoke]

I am a normal person and do not expect to be acknowledged directly by the game

[versed kestrel]

I have been around since 2011 :D. Also you see those gnomes around? I pointed out they should make them collectable, and then they became collectable

[mint kindle]

reverse pyschology

[cursive fulcrum]

No to all

[mint kindle]

ok thats kinda cool

[vivid crane]

Ottermando Street. Because I am otter

[signal sparrow]

is the street where Spiffo HQ resides named Spiffo Ave?

[serene bough]

wow! i sent death threats to change the school and they did!😄

[versed kestrel]

[distant locust]

hmmmm.... so...
are we there yet?

[mental token]

I'm joking about Penguin Ave, just so everyone's aware

[mint kindle]

joking right

[finite glacier]

can we get a brand of lima beans called ligma beans

[serene bough]

this is why they don’t take us seriously

[mint kindle]

i like that idea

[serene bough]

GUVE HIM PENGUIN AVE

[finite glacier]

lol

[humble latch]

oh hypno man is back

nice i missed you

[serene bough]

missed you too luv

[hot dragon]

btw guys is there any new channels coming up?

[humble latch]

yes

[serene bough]

yeah

and vhs

[hot dragon]

ooh nice

more silly films to watch with my friends

[low cosmos]

oh man, zomboid is about to become much darker and I'm not gonna lie, it's going to give it that creep factor that's missing

[hot dragon]

im excited for that too

[humble latch]

whiuch is good

[finite glacier]

where

[vivid crane]

My tooth bones hurt

[low cosmos]

100% "whose watching" vibes

[humble latch]

necer get sacared but its absolute genius

[low cosmos]

yep

[humble latch]

idk what im talkimng about

[low cosmos]

you'll scare yourself honestly

[vivid crane]

Does anyone have shells for me to bite into

[versed kestrel]

looking at this heatmap video - I am curious what x16 looks like considering those numbers

gonna be even more wild

[finite glacier]

[leaden rapids]

Did that to myself while filming tbh 😄 thought I had cleared all the zombies for the scene... turned out I had not

[humble latch]

its true

[finite glacier]

LOL oh noo , i still get physically jumpscared when playing pz , it may scare me but it has saved my life in the process lol

[vivid crane]

I once got so scared once that I made my toe bleed because I accidentally kicked my desk when I jumped

[humble latch]

wtf

[vivid crane]

Literally the only other game that made me do that was stupid Minecraft when a creeper jumped out of nowhere

[versed kestrel]

LOL I was playing PZ recently and got jumped scared so badly the worst part is I had a cat on my lap sleeping and he went flying cause I jumpscared him too

[humble latch]

creepers are horrible creatrures

infact i will extirmate them everydtime

[leaden rapids]

Ngl but the shadows and new lights do make for more jump scares for sure 😄
I believed I was Immune to the scares! Turns out I believed wrong!

[versed kestrel]

🤣

[humble latch]

ofcoiurser you aint

get scared to death

boring chat here

[versed kestrel]

sorry

[signal sparrow]

new graffiti referencing some developers/testers/other TIGS affiliates?

[leaden rapids]

Only cool British Street names allowed also! 😄
https://citydays.com/blog-assets/media/images/Whip_ma_Whop_ma_Gate_4.max-1920x1080.jpg

[finite glacier]

haha wat the heck

[finite glacier]

yay i love the graffitit'd places

[vivid crane]

British...

[finite glacier]

ahahha

[vivid crane]

I imagine the boing sound effect playing when the cat jumped

[versed kestrel]

pretty much! LOL

[finite glacier]

are those new beep beeps

is that a tiny dash rancher?!

[lean forge]

toy cars confirmed

[vivid crane]

Yay I can't wait to play with toy cars.

[lean forge]

using toy cars as distractions

[vivid crane]

I can't wait to put them nearby stairs so when the zombies come by they slip on the toy cars and then fall down the stairs

[lean forge]

home alone traps for PZ

[vivid crane]

Legos just instantly kill Zeds and players

[finite glacier]

lol

[lean forge]

https://tenor.com/view/home-alone-gif-15171455

[signal sparrow]

“the streets are called gates, the gates are called bars, and the bars are called pubs” lol

also, I just searched up some more British streets and there's some interesting ones like Butt Hill Road, South Yorkshire or a community in Wales termed Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch

[leaden rapids]

Can you pronounce it though?

[finite glacier]

lmao i want butthill road

[vivid crane]

I imagine them slipping on the cars and the zombies doing a funny cartoon backflip down the stairs

[signal sparrow]

yes! I just so happen to be that one weather reporter who nailed it quite well haha

(I can only get to Llanfair)

[finite glacier]

😆

[vivid crane]

Shotgun traps nah spike traps nope toy car traps now that's where it's at

[sturdy oak]

scotland has it fair share of funny town names too

[leaden rapids]

We have alot over here 😄
Theres alot of rude sounding ones too, Twatt in Scotland is one of my faves tbh lol

A challenge for y'all lol 👇
https://youtu.be/fHxO0UdpoxM

[signal sparrow]

apparently there's also something known as UK's Rudest Road Trip

gonna add that to the bucket list

[bleak bane]

i want to play test

[vivid crane]

Well you have to go to school for that

There are plenty of tests in school

[compact zephyr]

Are these devs going off of a movie in regards to the zombies? Like how they group up or act or how they wonder?

[lean forge]

https://wkdq.com/20-kentucky-town-names-that-make-you-say-what/ funny town names in kentucky

[vivid crane]

Zombies have wonder? What do they think about?

[lean forge]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey's_Eyebrow,_Kentucky

[vivid crane]

Lol

[compact zephyr]

Like they wonder Into the woods randomly, or they wonder into a building

[vivid crane]

I think you're looking for the word wander

But I do Wonder what they're wandering is like

[compact zephyr]

Wander? Now I may not be an English major lol but I’ve never heard of that lol

[vivid crane]

I'm American so that could also be it

[compact zephyr]

Me too hahaha I’ve never heard of that

[signal sparrow]

[compact zephyr]

Well you learn something new everyday

[lean forge]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bone,_Kentucky

[finite glacier]

lmfao i needa go

[vivid crane]

Butthole Lane lol

[finite glacier]

almost spit out my soup lol

assloss lol

[signal sparrow]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon,_Kentucky

[lean forge]

Government in the UK has a good sense of humor with naming these streets

[signal sparrow]

facts

[vivid crane]

Crotch crescent

[lean forge]

I wonder how many people in the UK sip tea

[vivid crane]

Probably all of them.

Good thing we dumped all of that tea in the Boston sea

I would be so scared if tea was a real thing

[lean forge]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingus,_Kentucky

[signal sparrow]

they gotta bring back Hot/Cold Cuppa in a future patch

[lean forge]

sipping tea like a true British person

[leaden rapids]

Fun fact, back in the day when Tv was watched by most
The electric company's had a deal with the Tv company because of the electric surge that would happen on each commercial break due to the amount of kettles being boiled in sync

[lean forge]

fish and chips as a cooking recipe for build 42 would add some nice touches.

[vivid crane]

You darn tea drinkers I don't want dirty leaf water I like my dirty Bean water better

[mental token]

Anyone else playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard tonight?

[lean forge]

Just need some Russians drinking vodka in PZ

[leaden rapids]

Blasphemy!

[finite glacier]

you clearly never had a good barley tea :U

[vivid crane]

I've never had tea I drink nothing but coffee. Although I've had cold tea before and it's not horrible I still prefer coffee though

[signal sparrow]

I mix my tea and coffee

[leaden rapids]

The only good tea is Yorkshire tea

[lean forge]

imaging growing some tea leaves in PZ having unlimited ways of making tea.

[finite glacier]

are you trolling lol

[signal sparrow]

absolutely not! When have I ever trolled? I throw tea leaves and coffee beans into a blender then pour the remains into some hot water or milk. Yum!

[finite glacier]

teaoffe drinker!!

[lean forge]

looting all these teabags

[signal sparrow]

teabagging the zombies = placing a bunch of teabags you looted on top of their corpses

[lean forge]

gamer slang is here

[sonic stump]

Will b42 have more or less zombies its hard to tell based on the thursdoid blog. To me it looked like they had significantly increased the density across the board (im guessing) on default settings

Or is it just that they only showed the dense areas and didnt show the much emptier rural change?

[safe harness]

More zombies but it is harder to see them all unless you do something like triggering alarm I think

[sonic stump]

Is it harder for them to see you?

Id hope so

[last nymph]

Zed Awareness / Stealth
Something the new lighting and zed spawn has flagged, given as it has is that our ‘zed awareness’ needs some polish.

While its inclusion will likely not be as a part of the Unstable beta, we are rebalancing zombie senses so that they better take into account sneak levels, zombie focus and direction as per usual – but also take into account lighting, low obstacles like fences and bushes, and (yes) weather effects like rain and fog.

[sonic stump]

Hmmm

[lean forge]

I always play with higher zombie spawns

[sonic stump]

So more zombies that you cannot see as well but hopefully their sight will be a bit worse is my hope for balance

Icic

[burnt bronze]

It will be apparently but the tester feedback in the doid is just due to the changes in spawning/grouping i tink

[burnt bronze]

Same

[last nymph]

My playstyle of "find one or two good weapons and walk around hollering like a banshee" is going to be in shambles

[burnt bronze]

No more barb runs lmao

[sonic stump]

it never struck me as a particularly fun way to play

although the fire kills you can get are p impressive

[raw seal]

i wonder if theyre reworking endurance?

[burnt bronze]

But nah to be real if you start physically fit you can probs still play like that

[signal sparrow]

they changed their distribution, not necessarily the number from my understanding. Last month's blog post mentions:

Now, a criticism of the current zombie spawn is that it isn’t realistic. We veer away from the feeling of a classic zombie movie slightly because zombies aren’t always in realistic places. Zombies are all over the roads, in random fields and basically… a long way from where they probably died.

With 42’s current (experimental) zombie heat map we are trying to address this a little. The map is more intricate, and we hope feels more real.

Now if you see zombies, it means there are houses, businesses and lootable locations nearby. Zombies also appear in groups more than before, and spawn less on the road – unless there are parked cars or traffic jams.

This also makes for more requirements to sneak by the horde, and a generally more realistic-feeling apocalypse. Random empty spaces will have less zombies, and places of interest and choke points will have far more.

[safe harness]

From the line about muscle fatigue it does seem like there is endurance rework

[sonic stump]

yeee I read that but just from the video there looked to be 4x more but thats likely from the places they chose to show

[raw seal]

hmm i never thought of endurance as particularly unfinished so im curious as to what they will do

[leaden rapids]

The heatmap video is basically showing a different zombie spread, so not necessarily more zombies for the settings chosen, moreso the zombies will appear in places that make sense a little more , so town areas will have more, country roads will have less

The zombie sense work is something else thats being looked at later on to make sure they react as we need them too

[safe harness]

Like there would be more acute effect when you swing a weapon too much I guess

[raw seal]

tbh i do like the idea of muscle strain and being in pain when running a lot or using ur arms a lot

[sonic stump]

well theres the court ruling on the matter

thanks!

[safe harness]

Oh nice!

[raw seal]

also stress rework when (its useless if you dont have smoker or hemophobic)

[dull berry]

since building is mentioned btw, any word on what the carpentry/metalworking/building ui is gonna look like? im not a big fan of the context menu that exists now... too spoiled on the building menu mod

[last nymph]

High Thirst, Hearty Appetite, Smoker, and Fear of Blood was a fun moodle management simulator for a playthrough

[safe harness]

I remember some of the older blog mention no more right click menu and there will be actual building menu but can't remember which

[dull berry]

👀 neat

[raw seal]

im playing with general anxiety mod rn and actually having to manage stress is quite fun

[lean forge]

riverside farm areas having large hoards of zombies makes no sense and its also weird how the campground have soo many zombies like its size of a town

[fast idol]

True

[gritty niche]

I recall going for the campground expecting a out-of-town but still close enough for loot runs and it was just swamped

Does break the 'grounded in reality' / expectations

So I'm very hyped for the change.

[untold sentinel]

Their changing horde settings? (I skimmed so i think i missed this)

[gusty marsh]

Heatmap change is nice; next I still hope a sound-radius change is somewhere on the horizon. Having spawned Zombies come down 10 flights of stairs to attack me because I killed 1 on the ground floor is annoying, as there's no vertical sound fall-off

[novel plinth]

I’m pretty sure that’s confirmed

[untold sentinel]

It would be cool to add a sound thing for us to know how loud we are compared to what is around us etc, and same rule with zombies, could expand on their sound radius

[bleak bane]

is their way to play test the new build

[serene bough]

noo

[finite glacier]

make sink drip noises so i can go around trying to find the dang ole drippy

[untold sentinel]

Now that would be funny to watch

[gusty marsh]

add more subtle SFX to make Hard of Hearing/Deaf even more of a detriment

all that beautiful foley

[versed kestrel]

Speaking of sfx, those new zombie sounds are great 🥰

[finite glacier]

wait wat howd i miss that lol

ohh thats rosewood?!

[signal sparrow]

yeah

[lean forge]

very nice van livery

[finite glacier]

yay noice! i liked rosewood just felt it was lacking shtuff

[lean forge]

liveries are starting to look much better than the vans in build 41

Rosewood has always been my location for looting

[finite glacier]

ya its my 3rd fav town

[lean forge]

police cars look much nicer than they used to be

[finite glacier]

i hope theres an opposite team so we can have team wars!!

[lean forge]

agreed

[finite glacier]

kentucky binkies lol

[serene bough]

lol like axe vs crowbars

[finite glacier]

yah lol

[serene bough]

lord binky

[finite glacier]

TELEPHONE

wait i just saw a rug lol

[signal sparrow]

big jumpscare when one of those ring

[silver spade]

how can i become tester? I tested a roblox game before trust me

[finite glacier]

is that a furry rug?! lol

oh nice couch

[lean forge]

houses do look much better now

[finite glacier]

what is that brown part on the floor lol

a wooden banana

[signal sparrow]

butters been staving off the doomsayers and is now deeply analyzing the Thursdoid lol

[finite glacier]

lol

i gotta find the sekrits

[signal sparrow]

Spiffo’s Sekrit Sauce

[finite glacier]

its probably in that lab at the bottom!!

[signal sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/cocooning-black-and-white-evolution-gif-16648482

[finite glacier]

[rigid grove]

Pumpkin pie slice

[finite glacier]

oh shit it is

[burnt bronze]

This plus a quality sleeping bag equals a damn good nights sleep

[signal sparrow]

don’t forget the Spiffo plush

[burnt bronze]

He protec

[signal sparrow]

makes sleep quality go from poor to good

[burnt bronze]

Or if nothing else, wards off bad dreams

[signal sparrow]

speaking of beds, just noticed that the large medical bed is the only bed that comes with a pillow

[steel gulch]

Will we get pillows and covers

[leaden rapids]

https://c.tenor.com/R4AngZNsgZEAAAAd/tenor.gif

[lean forge]

lack of pillows or blankets on the beds look weird

[serene bough]

yeah still have no idea why they did the work NOT to put a blanket😭

[steel gulch]

[finite glacier]

More doileys

[signal sparrow]

they did update couches, tho they don’t show all the couch variants on the wiki. Have to look at the wealthy homes in LV on the Project Map to see the rest of the couches

[steel gulch]

Where is the asylum located

[haughty yoke]

Updated couch!

[finite glacier]

Gonan need yhat honey ham couch

[novel plinth]

Wait there will be no updated beds?

[steel gulch]

Couchdoid

[signal sparrow]

that we know of atm

[tame sky]

are we behaving now chat

[finite glacier]

Ya

[signal sparrow]

doomsayers left already

[tame sky]

good

[finite glacier]

Theyre in steamforums now lol

Wheras beanbag chairs

[steel gulch]

are you a real goon of nasko

[tame sky]

yes

Im glad the users who are entitled have left

[steel gulch]

are you like an intern

[tame sky]

now its back to normal I hope

Im whatever you want me to be

[steel gulch]

Does anyone know if the death tunnel in the asylum will be underground?

[signal sparrow]

probably Louisville. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS1dAb0cPMk

[finite glacier]

I wanna go in the pqdded room

Im not really big on huge places but that place looks fun to explore!

What sekrits lie in the creepy

[signal sparrow]

massive place

[steel gulch]

Interesting

[steel gulch]

would be nice for a massive faction base in multiplayer

[finite glacier]

Im gonan die there

[tame sky]

Oh wait I missed

[finite glacier]

Me and francis chickenwing the 3rd

[tame sky]

The sanatorium

[steel gulch]

Will we be able to spawn our own skeleton animals in debug mode

[finite glacier]

Lol

I wanna see a chicken one

[steel gulch]

I want to start a skeleton farm

[finite glacier]

Rofl , the click clack factory

[signal sparrow]

I wager it'll be in a pretty remote location on the map (southeast of LV) given it's size

[finite glacier]

Was the door amz enetered part of the santorium?

Time to geocache

[signal sparrow]

apparently, someone on Reddit was working on the sanatorium sometime a year ago. Don’t know if they released it as a mod or not. Curious if it's the same person or if TIGS were inspired by them

[lean forge]

turning abandoned buildings into bases very nice idea

[finite glacier]

The roof crust is nice

[tame sky]

Is that not what most people do? 🤔

[shut moss]

t

[steel gulch]

That’s massive

[signal sparrow]

well, all the buildings are abandoned when we spawn in

we get what you mean tho

[lean forge]

deserted buildings like the abandoned town near riverside

[signal sparrow]

and the country club

[pearl radish]

sup

have to see hallodoid for another month before a new title is seen

[lean forge]

great place to make bases more fun.

[rough oxide]

new carpet too

[rough oxide]

why would you curse me with this knowledge

[signal sparrow]

gonna take a lot of work to fix some of those places up with (1) wallpaper (https://projectzomboid.com/blog/news/2023/07/bagz-of-fun/) and (2) wide-scale cleaning (https://projectzomboid.com/blog/news/2023/10/cellar-door-doid/)

(1) https://youtu.be/uaOJbdvhU7o; (2) https://youtu.be/sH-AGOQuG7M

[lean forge]

cleaning is something that will make the abandoned factory in that town more fun

[signal sparrow]

lol did you also know about the pig head?

[rough oxide]

[signal sparrow]

[lean forge]

this could be the best thursdoid of 2024 so far

[finite glacier]

Thats my fav base area lol

[fiery dragon]

I wonder to what extent a z-index is used, because it looked like in some clips the trash on the floor still clips with the player. Immersion is definitely going to be way better

[finite glacier]

Ahem whers amz id card and certification for osha saftey?!

[signal sparrow]

March and April had pretty beefy blog posts as well. Def top 3

[somber hull]

Does B42 have torches? If it does, how does it perform (i.e. how many tiles does the light reach).

This new lighting system is quite brutal, and a sustainable light source is really important now.

[signal sparrow]

probably plastered onto the wall behind some wallpaper never to be seen again

[vapid zenith]

I'm still curious about the ID cards

[lean forge]

I hope the battery in flashlights will last longer

[finite glacier]

With a body!!

[finite glacier]

Yah same, like will we spawn with them

[vapid zenith]

I know they're probably just drivers liscences but it makes it feel like every character is working for a lab or something lol

[lean forge]

I hope wallets will be useful for carrying some cash

since vending machines being functional I would love to find ways of carrying some money.

money wrapped in rubber bands would be useful lol

[rough oxide]

Same, really excited to see if the millitary base zeds have special id cards.

[signal sparrow]

maybe some duffel bags with cash in banks or in hidden floorboards from survivor homes

[lean forge]

keycards for security doors would be more logical

[finite glacier]

Ooo beeper cards!!!

[lean forge]

glad that certain zombies will carry certain keys like in a police station where the officers can only have keys to the arms locker

[signal sparrow]

need a set of keys or a ID card to access the vault to Spiffo’s Secret Sauce that’s 32 floors under Spiffo HQ

also, I hope we can finally use those military-themed curtains

[finite glacier]

Military fruit rollup

[lofty spindle]

I can not be any happier rn 🙏🙏

[dull gazelle]

What do you mean? We can use them in B41

Another thursdoid without horses

[signal sparrow]

really? I recall being unable to hang those up

[peak falcon]

they have said horses arent coming out b42

horses and dogs wont be coming out until b43

because they need more advanced AI

[dull gazelle]

I swear I've closed them before

[dull gazelle]

I know... It's a shame

[lofty spindle]

[signal sparrow]

I don’t think they’ve explicitly stated this before

[dull gazelle]

Kinda weird for a build that focused on crafting. They want the players to be able to create medieval societies, allowing us to craft replacements for every item we can currently only loot. Kinda weird that there's not replacement for cars smh

[finite glacier]

I dont recall anything about dogs or horses

Whers the donkeys ?!

[signal sparrow]

maybe we’ll be able to teleport with a new vegetable other than corn

[finite glacier]

Wait is there goats

Goat malk

[finite glacier]

Lol

Wait ok was that real or a meme

[signal sparrow]

we are the GOATs

[signal sparrow]

def real

just like

[finite glacier]

Lol

[peak falcon]

they are adding pigs, cows, sheep, rats, and deer

[finite glacier]

Gonna watch deer from my lil house

[lean forge]

Wild turkey

[versed kestrel]

We love The Indie Game Store! ❤️ 🎉

[safe harness]

ain't no body got time for buying with money like civilized people in a zombie apocalypse. smack that vending machine till it spill its content.

[raven wraith]

Lmao newb doesn't know how to use telecorn, what's next, have you never spawned New York? /S

[finite glacier]

What telecorn?!!!!

Ug WHAT lol i dont wanna go down the hole

[signal sparrow]

until the admin in the MP server has BreakVendingMachineGlass = false

[safe harness]

inside joke for the community that got around for a while already. You should have know this pupper

[signal sparrow]

iirc eat some canned corn and you shall go where your heart desires (most of the time)

[finite glacier]

NO

Lollol somekne

[jagged pier]

Не хуйня удаляйте 42 билд

[signal sparrow]

[jagged pier]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1140228306940211250/1243654384848732301/photo_2024-05-22_02-13-37.gif

[signal sparrow]

lol that was not what I thought it would translate to lol

[signal sparrow]

all praise The Indie Game Store

[versed kestrel]

❤️

[signal sparrow]

I’m glad we have this channel b/c #pz_b42_chat is something else lol

felt odd not having a #1019996461095735456 to ramble in on Wednesday

[versed kestrel]

pz chat moving too quickly lol 😄

[finite glacier]

It was super fast earlier lol

[signal sparrow]

yeah. They were talking about something PZ-related then helicopters then aliens then cicadas and now Fallout. Oh, it’s back to something PZ-related now

[finite glacier]

Lmao pz chat is my adhd

[versed kestrel]

this tbh

I deal enough with my adhd I don't need others seeping

[finite glacier]

Lmao

Pz vhat is my wiki , always can count on them lol

[jagged pier]

А вот русский язык самый лучший и богатый матами

[serene bough]

[signal sparrow]

I think I’ll avoid cows in B42. Don’t know if Spiffo’s fed the cows with something that’ll give us Knox

[serene bough]

[slate sapphire]

Craftable wall lamps!?

[serene bough]

cant u just dismantle it

[slate sapphire]

I think its player made walls and either the wall lamp was crafted or transferred from another house

[burnt bronze]

Looks a bit ornate to be a craftable

[west galleon]

i need to go to that sanatorium once b42 releases

[serene bough]

so its a new building?

[west galleon]

yes

[serene bough]

where

[west galleon]

on the new towns tehy are adding i think

[serene bough]

oooo

[burnt bronze]

Must say, as much as im excited for the lighting/darkness overhaul i cant help but be worried about the total pitch black areas. Mainly because sound wont be any help in properly locating threats in the dark unless they visualise it in some way

[serene bough]

flashlights more useful now ig

[burnt bronze]

Yeah but in those situations where you run outta batteries or lighters or whatever, would be kind of shit if you can hear zeds but cant tell where they are in order to avoid them

[serene bough]

new zed awareness update might fix that

[burnt bronze]

Not sure that helps you avoid bumping into them in the dark 😅

Keen to hear more about that though yea

[serene bough]

yeah but atleast they don’t see u from a mile of darkness away lol

[burnt bronze]

Yeah for sure

[serene bough]

basements are always scary irl with no power in a zombie apocalypse so

[burnt bronze]

There really has to be a mechanic for eyes adjusting to darkness over time. Just has to be

[sturdy oak]

Take cats eyes trait?

[burnt bronze]

Absolutely. Just irl sound is more helpful than in game

[serene bough]

well remember that blue tone

pretty sure that’s brighter than b41

[burnt bronze]

Looks a little too bright still doesnt it, even for dark adjusted eyes haha. Its a really hard balance to hit

[sturdy oak]

Having the pitch black is awesome imo. Also I’m assuming if you play with the zombie hit outline then you’ll still kinda see them.

[serene bough]

irl you wouldn’t be going in a pitch black area would be my argument

it’ll make you check ur batteries and stuff now

[west galleon]

looking forward to new zombie awareness system

[sturdy oak]

Exactly, flashlights now being a must have I really like.

[burnt bronze]

What if your torch dies in the middle of one? Or you get hit and drop it? Shit happens. Would be good to be able to rely on your hearing properly in such a situation

[serene bough]

yeah that’s why you check ur batteries

[burnt bronze]

Haha

[west galleon]

i always carry spare flashlights and batteries

[serene bough]

but yeah ig hearing

i guess technimcally with better hearing giving you a bigger circle around u it shouldn’t be affected by light since you don’t technically see it

[burnt bronze]

Another point of contention might be the perception of dark areas from within a lit area, and vice versa

[half musk]

Are there still no car door animations in B42 😂?

[burnt bronze]

Car doors are mythical devices and dont make sense when you apply logic to them

[brisk notch]

Im sure mod that adds that will get updated

[signal sparrow]

wdym? The lighting system is too generous; I’m gonna go pitch black in all my runs

[burnt bronze]

S'got nothing to do with pitch black. Like, when you stand outdoors in the daylight, its nearly impossible to see inside an unlit building. Same goes for the reverse. Its hard to see outside at night when inside a lit house

Just wonder if they can make a system for that

Gotta get right up in there like this to be able to see much ^

[steel gulch]

hallodoid

[burnt bronze]

Happy halloeen

[signal sparrow]

forgot to include the drunk emote, but yeah I see what you mean. I mean it’s still difficult to see outside going off this video: https://youtu.be/t0ey-ZNv8PA

also, I hope y’all had a Happy Halloween 🎃

[burnt bronze]

Ah yes true, the lit interior to dark exterior works naturally already sort of. Just not quite to the extent i mean i guess

[cursive fulcrum]

No way, this isn't Metal Gear Solid

[burnt bronze]

Yeah nothing so overpowered as TLOU listen mode either, please

But something to provide vaguely reliable directional and distance feedback in a subtle way would be nice

[raw seal]

lmaooo that’d be so funny

i would like it to be a bit more obvious on what makes noise vs what doesnt though

[night pagoda]

might as well add fulton extraction too if we are at it

placing big ass baloons onto zombies and then hearing Ocelot sayin 'HE's COMING TOO ? '

[left saffron]

I didn't understood this:

"One thing, however, we would dearly like to improve is the current requirement on players to draw their own ‘animal zone’ around sheep/pig/cow enclosures to ensure that they feed, mate and develop while the player is off-screen.

During the development of 42 we have expanded our team and knowledge pool, and can now likely improve this – and as such the Prof is looking into ways to use an algorithm to automate the process around each animal, thereby removing the need for manual zoning from the player"

[left saffron]

Do this mean that animals will mate, grow and product resources in autonomy (if player is not there) only if they are "inside a perimeter established by players"?

[burnt bronze]

Yeah they just want to avoid forcing the player to define the area

Managing memory is hard, but you want certain things off screen to be monitored and modified

[left saffron]

Ah ok, well if animals will continue to work for me is ok, define an area is not a problem.

If they manage to avoid this better.

[brittle oxide]

https://tenor.com/view/let-there-be-light-austin-evans1-light-up-switch-on-the-light-lights-on-gif-17352933

[night pagoda]

this is a nicely done building kudos to the author

[lunar fractal]

I hope they also allow us to progress beyond medievel times.

[night pagoda]

it's literally beta 42 looking lol, those vents on roof and all other stuff

[obsidian forge]

Chat chat. Are we blessed?

[lunar fractal]

I like to idea of the world slowly progressing into a pre-mediecel era and forming a new society after the apocalypse but I also want the ability to progress beyond that stage aswell.

Let me progress enough so that one day, even if it would take alot of effort, I can rebuild society to its previous glory.

[cursive fulcrum]

I like MGS4's "threat ring", it provides only a little more feedback than sound

[cursive fulcrum]

Just play The Sims and skip all that

[lunar fractal]

😐👍

[burnt bronze]

Beautiful 🤌

[tough kayak]

this looks sick, i like how they fixed up some traits and made darkness way more aggressive, should be a interesting experience

[carmine arrow]

holy shit

best day ever

[burnt bronze]

Thats what i said lol

Hopefully no more gettin peppered with vision checks neither lol

[brittle oxide]

honetly could tie that into the way u provide the ability to look around, you have the "view" area and then u have the "detection/hearing" area which would be like a dimmer light

[lunar fractal]

I would but that is just not economically viable anymore

The game has more DLC's than the amount of Toilet paper in the Toilet paper house.

[wild roost]

Just strange when zombies can see you in fog as same as in normal conditions

[wild roost]

Also best day ever that smoker trait got nerfed

[carmine arrow]

meh i guess its okay

doesnt matter

[raw seal]

Bro I’m so happy

Flashlights will be actually useful outside of pitch black

[left saffron]

Also it seems that now they have much personal and key role people for emergency, so work on next builds will probably speed up.

[silent fossil]

How does one become a tester for this stuff? or is it random selected from the community?

[real gazelle]

I could totally test the B42 no problem, without getting anything in return

this game is so good that if I ever get married (not that I expect that to happen), I want my dress to have a Spiffo print

[frigid sapphire]

Why not go the extra mile and wear a full spiffo suit

[elder sandal]

We have no shortage of testers, but it's unlikely that someone we do not know or aren't aware of is getting in.
Don't wanna sound harsh or the like, it's just not randomly selected.

[silent fossil]

nah it makes sense, i just wanted to know how it worked is all,

[elder sandal]

It's never gotten boring to see people's excitement tho, we're really fortunate that people are so interested

[frigid sapphire]

If they don't let me in I will release the feet pics

[silent fossil]

look at the game u made, how could people not be? PZ in my opinion will always be one of hte best impacts to the survival genre, especially zombie survival

[silent fossil]

woah

[elder sandal]

And it is always worth sticking around for small indie games you like. If there are games smaller than us that you really enjoy, def pay their communities a visit too. Plenty of them are sometimes looking to recruit from within their communities too, because they know them to be passionate but fair

[elder sandal]

I release them to anyone who asks, this is an empty threat

[elder sandal]

Sometime, we forget momentarily lol

[silent fossil]

small indie games are amazin, gettin to get into those games communties early on and watch them grow over the years is awesome, i wish i had gotten into PZ sooner, seen it for awhile but unfortunately couldn't get it for awhile so,

[elder sandal]

But yeah, it never fails to amaze how big both the community and game have gotten

[frigid sapphire]

Love the indie support, not just now but in general

Always nice to see callouts like that

[elder sandal]

Never too late either, and we appreciate anyone who likes the game or talking about the game, no matter their financial resources

[silent fossil]

i only been around for pz since like 2021-2022 i think? unfortunately didnt getta see OLD pz first hand, but i've watched alot on older versions and the games growth is awesome, i just wish people had more patience with game devs yk? people who dont know howm aking games work at all dont get models, coding, scripts, animations, etc take a long damn time to make refine and work pro-perly id assume anyways i have zero knowledge of this stuff either xD

and i've seen games get ruined with a rushed release like ARK in the past lol, didnt take their damn time and it released in sucha buggy unrefined state, u guys however i see take ur dang time and i greatly appreciate that

[elder sandal]

Still pretty long.

And I think peoples waning patience is understandable too. It sucks sometimes, sometimes often, but going radio silent also isn't appreciated (Silksong pls) so we'll just try to keep people updated, even if it causes frustration in between these big content drops