#21

Okey dokey Sir Gregularse of Smegularse.

#22

Picked this up last night and played for about 3 minutes and my experience was thus:

- Having made a black character, dressed in black, I had to good fortune to join a server that was currently in the dead of night; this was as far as my luck held.

- After spawning, I could make out a barn with a small light about 30 meters away so I worked out how to move and walked over.

- I could not see where I was going so used to NOIS (Nearest Object Impact System) to find my way around. This involves walling into walls and other such objects because you can’t see where you are going.

- The navigation was getting me nowhere so I decided to try and find some light.

- After working out the button for the inventory (tab) I realised I had a torch, YAY.

- I tried and failed to equip the torch and just ended up dropping it on the floor.

- As it was pitch black, I could not see the torch on the floor so I just stood there for a second contemplating my next move.

- Suddenly a light turns on. Some guy had been in the barn the entire time with night vision watching me silence of the lambs style.

- As this guy had just watched me walk into walls, drop a torch in the middle of the floor then just stand in the dark he did what any one of us would do in his situation. He shot me in the face to put me out of my misery.


Bit early to tell is the game is any good but it made me laugh. Me and Dyson are playing tonight if anyone wants to join us.

#23

Well you probably didn't want to impose, just stand there in the dark bur?

#24

Hmmm, interesting. So how many players are there is the game online at any one time? Can you not do friends only matches?

I will hold off on getting this one for now, until you can play it a bit more and let us know I think.

Last edited 16 Jan 2014 at 11:20.

#25

I believe you can host a game and have it friends only, I just quickly joined the first game in the list .A lot of the games are on persistent servers which in this instance means that when stuff has been looted it is gone untill the server is refreshed.

Should you decide to play it and use your server, this would be cool as it would force us to head out on more risky runs to get supplies and the likes.

I will probably host one tonight so it’s just myself and Dyson.

#26

Cool, well it does sound promising, and the ability to host a persistent server sounds like it could be good. I will await your further investigation...

How does the game play so far? Is it Left 4 Dead-y, Dead Island-y, or something else entirely?

#27

Probably a bit early to say, I would go for Stalker if I had to draw a comparison but you guys have not played that so not much use to you.

It is fairly buggy by all accounts but most of the glitches sound really funny. One such example is that the sound of opening a tin is global, so groups of people are opening loads of tins near other peoples hideouts to draw in zombies from all over the map.

#28

Thought this may be relevant.

 

#29

Had a crack at it yesterday and I was good fun. Didn’t have any trouble with people killing us at all.
When you start out you have no map or compass or anything. After Dyson had finished pissing about with his graphics settings we both got in the same game and tried to meet up, which we did by complete accident.

The first server was in the night cycle so it was really difficult so do anything but we joined a day one and it was much better.So we did a bit of scavenging and found some stuff, unfortunately all the good stuff had been taken so we ended up with some rotten fruit and several hats.

When you log off your position is remembered so if you switch servers and restart you end up in the same place.Need to get into it a bit more before I can give you any more detail but looks like it will be a laugh.

#30

Sounds to me like it's either run your own server or don't bother at all. Reviews I have read echo the same thing. It also sounds quite buggy. Regardless, I will keep my eye on this one (in-case it's on discount anytime soon). It is something I would be interested in, but it does not sound like it's worth 20 notes ATM.

Could you not host your own server then?

Given that Space Engineers multiplayer is out, I think I will be playing that or Titan Quest for the next month or so though. I have already put quite a bit of time in on both, and loving them.

Also, did you like the pic above?

#31

No joy with our own server unfortunately, I hope they make it a bit easier to host one as the game develops as it’s really hard to get a foot hold when the spawn points have been scoured bare.

Me and Dyson really enjoyed it and will be playing again. It currently lacks any direction other than ‘survive’ but that poses so many challenges that I can see a fair amount of entertainment coming from it.It would be really nice to have hosted my own server and locked it so we had a bit more of a chance but I am sure it will come in time.

Some of the glitches were hilarious! Dyson was continually falling unconscious but the game kept generating this running apparition of his character whilst he was in a heap on the floor. This running ghoul sprinted in a straight line spewing blood in every direction until it hit a wall and exploded. This would distract the zombies long enough for me to tuck the unconscious Dyson into my trousers and run to a safe spot.

Also the pic was good, just didn’t really hold a lot of resemblance to our actual experience.

#32

Update:-

I Had a bit more fun in the game last night, please note the I, Dyson might disagree.

I worked out some hand to hand zombie fighting techniques and a method to stop bleeding to death as soon as a zombie touches you which makes for some more prolonged gameplay.

So me and Dyson finally get on to a server that is in day time (difficult as these are always full) and managed to get our bearings using a map we found online so start to try and meet up .

On the way I found some loot that the swarms of others had missed, a backpack, an axe, some medical supplies and other useful items. Dyson found two hats and a shoe.

Dyson got lost on the way to where I was so I went to find him. During this time he had acquired a follower, this chap was a French speaking ne'er do well wearing only pants. The two idiots were running round a shed slowly collecting an ever increasing army of zombies which were ineptly chasing them.

I suggested to Dyson we throw his disciple under the bus, so take his legs out with the axe on one of their passes and let the zombies get distracted. This resulted in a lot of angry French being shouted over the game chat.

We move inland in search of glory and plunder.

After a time the character prompts us that we are thirsty so we go in search of water. I find a well and take a drink. The game mechanic is such that every time you drink the thirst level is slightly reduced, this means you have to drink multiple times to completely satisfy your thirst. So I take about 10 ‘sips’, stop and the thirst is gone. Dyson takes about 57 ‘sips’ , gets up then vomits everywhere, walks 10 paces, and vomits again.

When he had stopped blowing chunk his character was prompting him that he was hungry as he had just emptied his stomach over the floor so we go in search of food.

We walk along the map with Dyson’s character letting out loud moaning noises at increasingly regular intervals .

After a while we find a 3 story barn. We stop and search it, I take one side, Dyson takes the other. We find some items on the third floor and head down to share the loot. As dyson approaches the bottom of the steps he veers off the side to save some time. He falls about 1.5 feet and promptly breaks both legs. He is now only able to crawl (this has not been properly animated so he appears to be slithering across the floor).

We continued along the road at a snail’s pace with dyson slithering along behind me until he got stuck in a shed. At this point he gave up.  



I have not laughed so much in ages, this game is really pointless but it is so funny that I think it is worth getting just for the laugh factor.

#33

Well it does sound fun! And Captain Gout is obviously that sort of person.

#34

Due to unforeseen consequences and against my better judgement, I "accidentally" picked this one up yesterday Owww no, my wife's (literally) gonna kill meeeeee! 

Last edited 29 Jan 2014 at 11:14.

#35

Nice one Greg, looks like a zombie fest for Friday! I will see if cap gout wants to join us.

#36

Shiny! Is Dyson interested in getting 7 Days?

#37

Just this second texted him to ask. Would be good if he does get it.

I really hope you find DayZ as funny as I do.

#38

Cool, be good if he does, what with the server and all. I still think I will prefer this over DayZ - but then, I haven't tried DayZ yet so who knows. As you say, they both have lots planned and it's still too early to see which will come out on top. I do however, forsee that 7 Days will become something good. I saw "stealth" gameplay was on their todo list - which looked interesting

Ask him to get his gouty-ass on the site, ain't spoke to him in ages.

#39

We gonna fire this up for a bit tonight?

#40

I haven't tried it yet so would be up for that, yes. What with Space Engineers as well, we may find we have a busy night ahead...

You will have to show me the ropes on this one.