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[nenjin]

Ok, that was a sucker punch to the gut.

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The asshole and your many chances to take action and die. Gut wrenching stuff. And apparently, 3 minutes after shooting me and my wife, he's still out front of the house murdering zombies. Lol. Make that 5+ minutes while I edit this.

If you guys can pull out more of that kind of stuff for the rest of the game, I'll be a big supporter. You guys are nailing the mood, from the writing to the atmosphere. Are you guys going for the "storyline that gets hard to play because it's so morose?"

And while I know you're tech demoing for the most part, save feature, srsly. If we manage to get a ways it would be nice to put it down and come back.

[nenjin]

So is anyone else actively trying to play this? Is there some thing I'm not doing right? Because once you get one zombie, you get the whole horde. I had....probably 70 or 80 zombies outside my house. Sure, the shotgun could kill 10 with one blast, but then you turn around and find there are 50 more zombie behind you (not having full 360 vision is a bitch!)

Is it really meant to be playable in that sense? Because you get just enough time to get comfortable and set up...and then your house and you are surrounded. After I killed 60 or 70 zombies, and had that many or more outside my house. Is it pretty much obligatory you have to kill/abandon your wife to see anything more than your immediate surroundings?

[mendonca]

The shotgun is very noisy, hence the rushing horde.

Try using the bat to off the odd straggler, or better still, stick a few nails in the bat and off them in double time.

[Vibhor]

So does this game resembles Survival Crisis Z in terms of gameplay?

[nenjin]

I can't seem to go longer than 3 days. Even without using firearms and taking huge detours....the horde just kind of migrates to the house and uses psychic zombie powers. I'll go to bed one night with no zeds at the door, wake up, and there are 30.

I mean, I really enjoy the game, I do. And I'm bearing in mind this is an alpha. But it seems like the horde or how it moves or just how it spawns isn't really designed at this point. I'm struggling to find a way to play the game that doesn't involve smothering my wife day 1 and just running for my life. I keep hoping that some kind of randomization may keep the zombies off my back, but by day 2 it's almost always untenable and the house is surrounded on 2 of 4 sides, the ones with the doors.

[lordcooper]

Move to a different house.

[nenjin]

Do I have to.....

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Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

[ElTacoLad]

Do I have to.....

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Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yes.

[nenjin]

Eh. That sounds like it's begging for a patch. I may wait on an update or two before diving back in.

[DarkerDark]

Do I have to.....

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Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the only time you can move her.

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Now I'm wondering, does a giant horde of zombies always greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you're dragging your wife out of the spreading inferno? There were so many of them, and they climbed that staircase so fast that I would have mistaken them for the fire brigade had they not all been moaning and wailing like the undead are want to do. I really wish I could have captured a screenshot. I had no chance in hell, but really I guess that's the point of the game.  ... Still, given the situation I would have liked the option to dump my wife and immediately jump out the nearest window. Shards of glass and broken legs be damned, I want the zombies to have to work for their next meal!

[Bdthemag]

Do I have to.....

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Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the only time you can move her.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Now I'm wondering, does a giant horde of zombies always greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you're dragging your wife out of the spreading inferno? There were so many of them, and they climbed that staircase so fast that I would have mistaken them for the fire brigade had they not all been moaning and wailing like the undead are want to do. I really wish I could have captured a screenshot. I had no chance in hell, but really I guess that's the point of the game.  ... Still, given the situation I would have liked the option to dump my wife and immediately jump out the nearest window. Shards of glass and broken legs be damned, I want the zombies to have to work for their next meal!

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Yes because I believe it starts a fire alarm that alerts the zombies, and when more zombies die because of the smell of burned flesh even more zombies arrive.

[lordcooper]

Do I have to.....

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Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the only time you can move her.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Now I'm wondering, does a giant horde of zombies always greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you're dragging your wife out of the spreading inferno? There were so many of them, and they climbed that staircase so fast that I would have mistaken them for the fire brigade had they not all been moaning and wailing like the undead are want to do. I really wish I could have captured a screenshot. I had no chance in hell, but really I guess that's the point of the game.  ... Still, given the situation I would have liked the option to dump my wife and immediately jump out the nearest window. Shards of glass and broken legs be damned, I want the zombies to have to work for their next meal!

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Yes because I believe it starts a fire alarm that alerts the zombies, and when more zombies die because of the smell of burned flesh even more zombies arrive.

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Does that mean it's worth burning down houses that are a fair distance from yours?

[Bdthemag]

Do I have to.....

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the only time you can move her.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Now I'm wondering, does a giant horde of zombies always greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you're dragging your wife out of the spreading inferno? There were so many of them, and they climbed that staircase so fast that I would have mistaken them for the fire brigade had they not all been moaning and wailing like the undead are want to do. I really wish I could have captured a screenshot. I had no chance in hell, but really I guess that's the point of the game.  ... Still, given the situation I would have liked the option to dump my wife and immediately jump out the nearest window. Shards of glass and broken legs be damned, I want the zombies to have to work for their next meal!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yes because I believe it starts a fire alarm that alerts the zombies, and when more zombies die because of the smell of burned flesh even more zombies arrive.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Does that mean it's worth burning down houses that are a fair distance from yours?

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I never actually thought of that, but I believe that the fire can spread.

[nenjin]

Do I have to.....

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the only time you can move her.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Now I'm wondering, does a giant horde of zombies always greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you're dragging your wife out of the spreading inferno? There were so many of them, and they climbed that staircase so fast that I would have mistaken them for the fire brigade had they not all been moaning and wailing like the undead are want to do. I really wish I could have captured a screenshot. I had no chance in hell, but really I guess that's the point of the game.  ... Still, given the situation I would have liked the option to dump my wife and immediately jump out the nearest window. Shards of glass and broken legs be damned, I want the zombies to have to work for their next meal!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yes because I believe it starts a fire alarm that alerts the zombies, and when more zombies die because of the smell of burned flesh even more zombies arrive.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Does that mean it's worth burning down houses that are a fair distance from yours?

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I never actually thought of that, but I believe that the fire can spread.

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Oh yes, it spreads. The fire I started made it all the way from my kitchen almost to the street. But it started petering out from there. I can't tell if rain actually affects it or not. It certainly doesn't stop you from burning.

I figured the zombies showing up was some dramatic scripting. If your house is on fire and your wife can't move, why not throw a horde of zombies automatically breaking down your door? Although the fire alarm makes perfect sense.

I just hope at lot of that scripted doom is for alpha demo purposes, and doesn't reflect how things are going to play out in the full game. That stuff makes for a good single or multiple play experience, but I feel like I'm playing an adventure game more than a sandbox game right now, because it's going from option to option, event to event, to see how they expect you to fail and succeed.

[blackmagechill]

Do I have to.....

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Set the house on fire to be able to pick up my wife? Because that's the only time I've been able to move her

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the only time you can move her.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Now I'm wondering, does a giant horde of zombies always greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you're dragging your wife out of the spreading inferno? There were so many of them, and they climbed that staircase so fast that I would have mistaken them for the fire brigade had they not all been moaning and wailing like the undead are want to do. I really wish I could have captured a screenshot. I had no chance in hell, but really I guess that's the point of the game.  ... Still, given the situation I would have liked the option to dump my wife and immediately jump out the nearest window. Shards of glass and broken legs be damned, I want the zombies to have to work for their next meal!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yes because I believe it starts a fire alarm that alerts the zombies, and when more zombies die because of the smell of burned flesh even more zombies arrive.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Does that mean it's worth burning down houses that are a fair distance from yours?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I never actually thought of that, but I believe that the fire can spread.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Oh yes, it spreads. The fire I started made it all the way from my kitchen almost to the street. But it started petering out from there. I can't tell if rain actually affects it or not. It certainly doesn't stop you from burning.

I figured the zombies showing up was some dramatic scripting. If your house is on fire and your wife can't move, why not throw a horde of zombies automatically breaking down your door? Although the fire alarm makes perfect sense.

I just hope at lot of that scripted doom is for alpha demo purposes, and doesn't reflect how things are going to play out in the full game. That stuff makes for a good single or multiple play experience, but I feel like I'm playing an adventure game more than a sandbox game right now, because it's going from option to option, event to event, to see how they expect you to fail and succeed.

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I put something in a spoiler tag (hehe)....Is there an ETA on the public demo?