Alpha 17 Persishton

[@Games4Kickz]

Can't wait. New POI (Dungeons), the stat meter changes and zombie healthbar as well as the vehicles are such a great addition. Love the sound effects on that Silencer but yes, headshots should do a little more damage than body shots.

[@bothellkenmore]

Healthbar on the animals while hunting, heck yeah!

[@Phoenix-oc9ro]

actually i think the damage in general is bugged. even the 3x stun damage did 10 damage with the pistol.

[@k.t.1641]

I think healthbars sort of take away from the suspense of knowing if the zombie is dead or not. Especially in a horde where you cant just focus on one.

[@thecoloursno1348]

It all looks so good. I can't wait to see the huge improvements to the zombie A.I. That is going to be a game changer for horde nights.

[@Games4Kickz]

I assume this could be easily turned off in the UI xml files though it would be cool if some of those UI things could be turned on/off from the main menu or through command line.

[@danic933]

Don't like the zombie health bar, to me it was more fun not knowing if they were dead or not! But I have to say this looks amazing and I can't wait to play, this by far is my favorite game!!!

[@danic933]

We need to have a "Take away the health bar" petition lol

[@adrianskultety8826]

Swizzel Stick it is only in dev mode just like pickup everything mode

[@danic933]

Thanks, I was scared there for a second lol

[@jessemorgan2009]

Headshots should be one shot kill, shooting 10 times to the head to kill is just silly. The bullet sponge concept gets old.

[@matthewbarnes6444]

You do that the game becomes too easy. Oh no a radiated cop boom dead from head shot.

[@mrsheol]

Joel said, repeatedly, that it has yet to be balanced.

[@destinal_in_reality]

Very rarely a human could stay up with a shot to the head, two to the head strains belief. Missing and not hurting them I understand, but a head shot with a pistol should inflict serious damage, not like a BB gun.

[@jaxteller7185]

so you want to run around and one shot the 6 zombies that spawn in the wild on day one. Sounds like a fun game to me. Just turn zombies off mate.

[@FangtheFluffy]

The guns in the build he is using are broken (no dmg multiplier) and low lvl (aswell as he has no gun perks as stated) in the current game build its ez to kill with just a low lvl bow and sneak bonus headshots all but the fats and frozens just make sure to follow up with stun dmg and good aim. stealth is the most powerful weapon followed by stun dmg following up early game. Fun fact currently a green hunting rifle can 2 shot a cop without him going into sprint.

[@LetsPlayCrazy]

IMPORTANT: at 10:50 you shot a grounded zombie, the popup said "3x multiplier" but you still only dealt 10 damage! PLEASE fix. And pls upvote this so they can see.

[@B2kGames]

LetsPlayCrazy I saw that too

[@Hexadecimal187]

I saw this as well. I am also pretty sure that there was no headshot multiplier being applied to headshots. I sincerely hope this is a bug, if headshot damage is only unlocked through skills that would be very upsetting to me.

[@NaturalBornCamper]

Also at 8:05 and 9:22, getting on the bridge is damaging it. That will become very annoying to constantly having to fix ramps going up our base because of this

[@LetsPlayCrazy]

YEah it is... but its not a bug per se... they should make it so that you are slow you deal no dmg.

[@mikeemmons1079]

good catch.

[@LikeABoss2016]

Hey Joel, I would have liked to see how the new AI pathing is working at night. I hope the zombies will not just run in circle at 100MPH like they do now.

[@mysticarchfire]

Like A Boss It's rather amusing when they do though.

[@LikeABoss2016]

I am not sure how zombies should behave but I don't think is like they do now...lol

[@Kelgoroad]

Someone needs to make a short video of zombies running in circles with the Three Stooges Curley "Woop Woop Woop" sound playing.

[@dolly52ru80]

There are a fix for circle run in a17 diary thread on forum.

[@NaturalBornCamper]

HAHAHAHAAA! Don't forget the zombies doing jumping jacks when they meet an obstacle

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

Hello. Just want to say that I'm writing through Google translator) I want to express an opinion about the strip of health in zombies. I think this really spoils the plunge into the game. For the interest itself, when you do not know how much more. And many people will support me in this. Some suggested that it be turned on or off. But it seems to me, there will be a feeling of some kind of discomfort, when the player will actually tame himself in what to limit. Do not use all the benefits of the interface. I wrote you 3 messages, I hope to receive an answer, at least on the issue of biomes

[@Jexorz86]

I rather like the health bar. But fear not im sure other would and do agree with you and there will likely be an option or a mod to turn it off. So you dont have to worry too much about it, i for one am not all that concerned with realism in a game where you can carry 5000 tons of stone in your back pocket and mold metal ingots into tools with your bare hands.

[@Ramsteinrig]

I am pretty sure they will implement a way to turn the health bar off. When I first saw it I thought to myself that someone will complain about it. Personally, I like it. But I can see why some would not want it to maintain the element of immersion and surprise. I would prefer the option to turn it on or off, but not a complete removal. I like choice.

[@Jexorz86]

Yeah, i also like it for things like irridated zombies and for the idea of testing out ideal damage combinations and whatnot

[@aFewBitsShort]

Then just leave it as an option so everyone is happy.

[@scyris99]

Yeah it'll most likely be in the options to have the healthbar show, if not, you can prob edit the xml to hide it. Me? I don't mind it so much, as I usually am like "Ok takes 3 pistol headshots to kill this zombie" and thats how I remember it.

[@VerucaKatt]

If the plains biome is "boring" then do something to make it "better" rather than remove it. Personally, its my favorite biome to create my base in. Less isn't always more, Joel.

[@pcppbadminton]

I liked it too, but I think his point was that you can get the same effect from chopping down trees in the forest biome.

[@blakephillips5354]

In all seriousness this game needs to be more aggressive especially coming from the zombies.the healthbar to me is going to cause the game to freeze up during horde night simply because there's gonna be too many zombies in the crosshairs at one time. Instead of doing away with the plaines biome make it better despite the fact I hardly ever us it But it does give the game mystery. Instead of getting rid of the plains biome add like a dust storm in the biome occassionally where the sun dims for a hot sec. I mean even show us a new items list. Another person made a good point and said something about breedibg animals which cant take too much longer than growing trees.

[@milehighgenisis7872]

Yea i feel like completly removing it was a bit much.

[@ryanlynd8832]

I agree, my favorite base biome.

[@FaeryVixen]

maple forest was my fave.. so of course it is gone too

[@GameHopping]

I hope that Bicycles are available early. That stamina system looks harsh so traveling on foot will be ugly.

[@HaliaxOfTheChandrian]

there's already a buildable minibike you can ride

[@advorak8529]

Sprint a bit, jog a bit, sprint a bit, jog a bit ... nothing wrong with that, and not all that unrealistic.

[@GameHopping]

Spencer DeRose, I mean the actual bicycle (not powered) that is suppose to be going in for early game usage.

[@advorak8529]

@hello huh? Look up "Phineas Gage" and tell me again about the 1 head shot equals death myth --- and then, how it applies exactly the same to zombies (which are already dead in first place by many definitions). And "body shots should never kill"? Puncturing the heart, collapsing the lungs, nicking arteries (even in arms and legs) or simply shock or bleeding out from a number of otherwise non-fatal shots are all quite deadly for normal humans. At the extreme end put an explosive next to the torso and have it explode (rocket launchers are but one possibility), and then tell me how that is not fatal ...

[@scyris99]

Well it seems they sped up non-sprint movement, as it looks to be nearly as fast as sprinting in A16 would be when walking normally in A17.

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

Hello, again I'm writing through an interpreter) But perhaps I will always warn about it, so that readers have in mind who do not know this. It seems a bit unfair to me that when the meat is cooked, an empty bottle is taken after cooking, given that it is brewed using a pan. I think it would be convenient if the completion of cooking, at the output of the fire would have been meat and a bottle. Otherwise at the beginning of the game, having only 10 bottles, it is not profitable to cook meat

[@ClimberD-tn3xl]

By Krash I agree it is kinda odd. But once you build a forge you can make as many jars as you want. Just put sand in the forge to make glass and good to go

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

Yes, I know about the forge. Just this moment seriously annoying that the banks disappear.

[@NaturalBornCamper]

Even the deers are overpowered in 7dtd :( 5 bullets to kill a deer? Never have I played a game where I felt my guns were as useless as 7 days. I know it's moddable, but imo they are way underpowered

[@Shame_Wizard]

play on normal, not on ultra stupid hard

[@NaturalBornCamper]

The fall damage at 7:22 is only 10 points, so Joel was clearly on normal difficulty when he shot that deer, not on "ultra stupid hard". Guns are shitty, end of story

[@mastercow5126]

Did you hear when he said they hadn't done any balancing yet?

[@stefanbergmann1884]

Play the division where every enemy is a tank, taking several mags to kill

[@NaturalBornCamper]

Yep I heard :) It almost gave me hope, then I remembered it's been like this forever in 7dtd and won't likely change. You know very well how crap is a shotgun compared to other games

[@jacemachine]

I love these new features. I'm less excited about the NPC LIFEBAR though. It really takes something away from the "unknown horror" aspect that is so special about this game. I really hope this will be a feature that we can toggle on/off. Thanks for the update Joel! I'm super stoked about Alpha 17's progress!

[@DianddraD]

I hate the bright red bouncy exclamation marks; ruins immersion.

[@johnblaze8092]

Agree.

[@mikahytonen929]

I remember he said that you wouldn't see them unless you have the quest

[@DianddraD]

yeah but if you have a quest, having a big red bouncy ! is like the game saying "over here little baby, mommie will show you where it is" its hand holding.... and just immersion breaking. the way fallout 4 did it is much better, less intrusive. I'd be ok with it if you can toggle the ! off.

[@mikahytonen929]

DianddraD yea I agree with you, but just clarifying if someone got the wrong idea

[@k.t.1641]

This patch seems to be adding a lot of stuff that is taking away immersion. How much do you want to bet that after it’s released, and people hate it. They will remove it ? I bet the health bars and quest markers are the first to go.

[@TheDoctot]

put the thirst and hunger meter on the hud so we dont have to open character screen to see it plz.

[@edwardbahr7574]

Snack-Pack Gaming there is no thirst snd hunger meter so why would you have one on the ui.

[@TheDoctot]

yes there is when you open the character screen on the top right

[@AndiKoehn]

Snack-Pack Gaming o god please NO! seriously, i don't want even more crap on the screen! Is it so hard to press b to check it? And also it's already showing up when it gets low. I really hope they get rid of that pointless eye thing and the healthmeter! Already hate it!

[@ChewyChops]

I totally agree. Yes it does come up when you are low on food and drink but some times its easier for forward planning to just have the stats on screen all the time. Same with temp.

[@TheDoctot]

agreed

[@DEADSTEP12]

I am not even halfway through the video yet and I am already very impressed at how this game is coming along. I didn't think I would ever come back to this game, but please keep working on this great game simply amazing

[@johnblaze8092]

Those zombies take waaaay to much to kill with that pistol. Where are you going to get that much ammo from and why would you sit there and pump 20-30 hits into each zombie? 2-3 headshots should do it. The shotgun too, just looks pointless using them imo. One shot to the head and it should be gone, skills or not.

[@ashworth614]

Yep, bullet sponge enemies will sap all the fun from the game. I was excited about the changes at first, but this has me worried.

[@hebbu10]

pistol had trash quality so it would deal little damage so he could show the dragdolls

[@GeThoro]

Actually it's quite decent quality, since quality range is 1-6 in A17, not 1-600. What got me worried is that stunned damage bonus x3 but zombie still took only 10 damage.

[@williamdoody]

Go too 20:55

[@evilspyke5760]

Pistol is the worst gun, it's quality is medium, the silencer might be effecting it. You can also play on an easier difficulty, the easiest difficulty is pretty much 1-2 head shots for anything.

[@damstr8gaming]

Loving the hard work you guys put in really looking forward to A17 thank you for sharing

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

Wish it would come out already!

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

Hello. A few questions and suggestions about the game mechanic (game mechanics) 1.How is the damage calculated for the player? Does it matter where the zombie strikes? For example, if he hits the hand, then the damage is compensated by the glove? On the head, the damage doubles, and is compensated by a helmet? Or does all the armor add up, and any hit is simply dropped from the total armor? 2. Do you think you want to add insects? Because bees made their own variety, and honey was very handy, it was more interesting. It was also possible to add giant spiders that could even spit cobwebs, and slow the character. 3. I would like to know about the spawn of zombies, setting the figure of 64 per player, on a bloody night, to me for the whole night comes a maximum of 16. What is it connected with? As before, there seemed to be a parameter that was responsible for the number of zombies in the world, it was removed?

[@Vedui42]

The new POI's really look amazing, can't wait to see those in action. Outside and inside it's such a game changer to have the updated POI's. The gun play and game mechanics seems to have been not working well in this showcase, but the POI's are looking wonderful :D One thing I noticed though, is that the zombies did seem to NO longer destroy things inside as they go looking for the player. That's a huge problem in A16, sleepers spawn inside, and destroy everything making it Swiss cheese, chests/containers busted, so half the loot is gone by the time you get there. Fingers crossed that this really is fixed in the new version :D

[@someguyxddd]

Thew???????????????? POIs**

[@scyris99]

Yeah, the headshot multiplier of x6 on pistol in A16 is not there, nor is the triple dmg for hitting a stunned zombie, it'll be fixed most likely, because if it turned into this where I might as well body shot everything, it'd lose alot of the fun, as I love doing near clip range headshots with the bow/xbow.

[@hollowhearted83]

Lookin Great Joel! Keep up the great work :) Very excited to see what will all be in A17 upon release. Thank you for continuing to make a great game! Thank you to the entire team!

[@capp00]

Awesome, can't wait. I I can't wait for the new house models, more dungeon-esque style to them. And the healthbars over zombie heads will make my random testings so much more enjoyable. And of course the new Pathing will open up a lot of new things to try out. Keep up the great work!

[@michaelfarrell4824]

Will be looking forward to your videos

[@capp00]

[@tombo3425]

Capp00 ayy capp

[@joannhempen8210]

Wow I just can’t say enough! The hard work and dedication y’all have put into this game is really showing. I’m so excited to play Alpha 17! Love how the zombies rag doll and have an Health bar. The atmosphere looks so much better. I love how the Jeep runs over garbage and smashes concrete blocks. Take your time! It will be so worth the wait. Thank you!!!

[@Xanerithe]

I am concerned with this damaged stamina.....if you are at 100% food how can you restore it? As it is now if you are full you can't eat. I don't get the reason for this.

[@melonenlord2723]

I think it's like before and you have to drink water for gain stamina back fast. Eating never gave you stamina. But it could be a problem if you are not thirsty. Maybe than you can drink without being thirsty.

[@l33tsamurai]

FFS person, if you get HUNGRY you lose some max stamina. therefore eating will let you get back up to max. kinda like in real life your body needs food to have energy.

[@conorthemick]

Keep the up the good work! I've never followed a game so closely in Alpha before - you already have an awesome product and i am excited for Alpha 17!

[@thornofnight]

With a couple thousand hours of playtime, it's safe to say that I love this game. The fact that it's not fully 'released' doesn't bother me all that much. Yes, there are some things I don't like. The fact that there's no ability to swim down faster than sinking with the overabundance of riverbed chests and airdrops can be annoying until you get enough points to hold your breath long enough to go for them a few months later. The fact that the fog of war on the player's map vanishes in a first-in-first-out method seems like a punishment for exploration. I feel that if a player wants to explore, they should be able to still see where they've been. There must be a workaround. That said, I love the game immensely anyway. And most of my affection for the game is the immersion. Lights off, headphones on, not enough sleep, and hopped up on caffeine... then BOO! HERE'S A PACK OF DOGS! It's great! And this is what I'm most concerned about, the immersion. The addition of action bars seriously would take this game down to a different feel. I would humbly request, as would many of us, that the enemy health bar be able to be disabled. That and the ability to swim down, and keep your whole map revealed... those would be swell, too!

[@lmays11mc97]

I agree, 7 days is a great and immersive game... and i also think that Zombie health bars will take away from the immersion, they should be optional, like, there should be a setting to turn Zombie Health Bars On/Off. And swimming would be nice too, or at least a way to move faster downward in water >.

[@FerMeister]

One of the things makes this game so cool is that the devs vision of the game is so cool, that doesn't happen every time so please Joel, live long!

[@danievdw]

Looking awesome. Thanks for taking the time to share the videos !

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

I'm writing a translator through Google. also noticed some strange problem in the smelter (smithy) when I throw 10 lead in it, 1 remains and does not melt. I throw 3 brass goblets, 1 stays and so on

[@CodingWithUnity]

Really hoping the rework on the core structures of the game will help the FPS on the next release also that realistic ragdoll when he falls down looks like he fell onto ice with grease on his ass lol If the AI isnt the next thing that's worked on after the world graphics update and the character /skill system update in the a17 release i think the games going to die. Currently the game has enough features for me to be entertained for 100's of hours. But as soon as you rly start noticing you dont need a huge fancy base and the AI is shit, kinda ruins the immersion of everything else and makes the game feel pointless.

[@esmokebaby]

i know what u mean it like in hords ya they are a pain in the ass but sence they are dumb and weird it become a pain to deal with rather than fun at least i think that is what you mean

[@CodingWithUnity]

Yeah, and you can stop them from attacking you with random various objects like chairs and chassis. They dont apth correctly, they glitch into walls often. The dogs just spin in circles. The zombies dont know what to do in a lot of elevated situations. The sensory is out of whack for detecting and spawning. But they said its getting a massive overhaul. Just doesnt say it will be in A17. The games still amazing either way, and honestly this is one of the best alpha dev teams i've ever seen. I just hope they dont lose focus on whats important from seeing the game too much. If that's understandable

[@CodingWithUnity]

And with the current AI, that 30 hours of dungeon gameplay, is going to be a repetitive mess of looking for items while dealing with buggy zombies getting stuck trying to get to you in the new path specific houses that seem very crowded. Not that they look bad, but they look bad for the AI lol

[@CR0Wnembourg]

^^ i thought the same thing when i saw him fell. i agree with FPS drops, it's the first thing to do because this is what makes me stop playing even if i love this game. even powerfull gamer computer lags when they close to a city and i saw some streamer so annoyed with this they just stop to play, and because of the hit animation latency on servers too bug chairs is really too effective. and there is more effective than chairs to avoid bloodmoon. dig a hole in dirt ant dig a line in the wall 1block under the top to stop spiders. when they are all in, go away and you can walk all night everywhere with no zombies. when i understood this i thought, why should i have to mine for hours when i have a such easy way to go throw bloodmoon and don't have to deal with spinning around zombies. like you said the game felt pointless after a while but it shows there is a problem with the zombi wave system too because there is no sleepers anywhere

[@snowydeath1778]

If you pay attention, they already said they reworked the AI lol. You would know unless these videos are your only source of information.

[@elheffe80]

Wow- great update! I loved watching the jeep take down the tree! Those different buildings are all amazing too. The amount of work going into all those individual buildings is impressive. While I admit the ragdoll physics needs some love, and the pathing is still in progress- this looks amazing. I am glad to see the progress being made.

[@ruethybarden2680]

i noticed while he was in the jeep his stamina wasnt recharging i figure to point that out

[@White_Tiger93]

also dood, I LOVE the new animation when you hit something with an axe! the anims happened when it touch the object, it slow down a bit to show off the immersion! awesome! keep up the good work dood!

[@TheTopDogG]

Ever thinking of adding fish? 0r the ability to farm animals? I would also like to see more traits for archery and sneak or skilltrees for all of the weapon types. Is there is gonna be weight can there be a way to turn it off and on,and I would like to see a expansion of weapons and armor like Katanas,Throwing knives,and lmg would be nice.BTW great work so far.4 years ago the game looked like a minecraft ripped off now it looks like a triple A game Good job

[@matthewmiller7132]

Love it Joel. It looks great. I'm stoked and was very fun to see you play.

[@germang.4514]

Enemy health bar It´s a terrible idea.

Recommend option to turn it off.. Common sense vs the devs decision.

[@douhgremuro150]

Khaos Inoculation or only in creative

[@jokangpua2152]

IMO, If possible, create a separate skill - tied to the show/hide enemy health bar. Thus, users/players who don't want to see the enemy health bar, just don't have to 'waste' skill points for it. To make it more difficult, make the skill only learnable by skill book or after completing a certain quest.

[@Deadganon]

dont worry, im sure if their isnt a option to turn it off, someone will make a mod to turn it off....

[@Donbd83]

Will be good if you are testing things like damage etc, but for gameplay I really want an option to turn it off.

[@littlecuddles4348]

love the new add ons... one question have you looked in to the reason that the Trader Joe's guys keep despawning? I have not build near them and they will pull up shop.

[@ArmoredStone]

PLEASE make it so we can switch weapons without needing to reload first T^T I'm asking nicely

[@leokrupp4442]

Think of it as a RPG aspect, your character has crippling OCD.

[@kubrick5073]

400 hours played. I still love every moment of it. Cant wait for the next update

[@oliviakfcbucket2159]

Looks lovely can't wait to play when the update comes keep up the good work ♥️♥️♥️

[@WhiteBeardDetail]

Loving the overhaul! Hope there are new weapons as well that look different from what we've had. Thank you for the update Joel, waiting patiently for the experimental

[@B2kGames]

finally thank you for the update even tho I'm on console and won't be seeing any of this for a long time.😢 theirs not many survival games for console and been waiting for any news or updates. hope we see some of this new stuff soon . keep up the great work and don't stop this time lel

[@CL-un4ci]

B2kGames I’m on console too. I’ve been debating on picking this up on pc because I don’t think we’ll be seeing this... ever.

[@ThePwemtay]

Nut up and get a PC. I poured like 500 hours into xbox and realized this isnt even the same game. Play it on PC or dont play it. Itll be years before they resemble eachother. Plus its MORE expensive on console than it is on PC and its like 1/4 of the game....

[@RaunchyPixels]

you bought a pc and re bought the same game just for a little more content? and you call that nutting up? now that's sad

[@raymanovich3254]

You guys have been doing great work. I'm looking forward to the next build.

[@CatLizWheel]

Please make head shots count for more. Not a fan of lost stamina or the ragdoll but not dead thing. Hate to complain, but ...

[@pcppbadminton]

I like that they'll ragdoll even if they're not dead, it's way too easy to tell when a zombie is dead at the moment.

[@ashworth614]

The ragdoll looks a bit silly at the moment. I hope they fix it or go back to the old system as there was nothing wrong with it.

[@how2pick4name]

No "this is a dead such and such zombie" when you point at it? Then it's alive... :P

[@l33tsamurai]

FFS person, if you get HUNGRY you lose some max stamina. therefore eating will let you get back up to max. kinda like in real life your body needs food to have energy. and ragdoll makes it look more realistic. people don't fall down exactly the same way every time.

[@RadeonVector]

The headshot thing is because, as he said, there's no balancing implemented yet, in fact not only the head but anywhere he attacked the damage stayed the same.

[@ltyeck6575]

I am really looking forward to Alpha 17! Thank you Joel for sharing the awesome videos.

[@TheDoctot]

fix head shots.i dont care who or what you are a shotgun blast to the face at close range your head is gone.it shouldnt take more than one shot to the head from a shotgun come on now.

[@gwhitty12]

So are you basing this on real world zombie killing? Because I served 3 tours in great voodoo wars of the 1990s and I can tell you zombies we battled you had to shoot them 5-6 times in head to kill them.

[@flybywire5866]

The amount of bullets you can put into zombies, especially the dogs, should leave them liquified.

[@TheDoctot]

Gerard Whittey you are full of shit sir

[@TheDoctot]

alien parasites? when was that ever said?

[@jpendersen1294]

Any new news to leak??? I love the changes you guys are showing us so far, looking forward to release!!!

[@rougeneon1997]

Perishton in the snow biome with high cliffs around it TOTALLY reminds me of "Wayward Pines"......lol anyone else? love love loving the new stuff so far!!

[@freedomandwhathaveyou4062]

the game that keeps on giving, ive been playing since ALPHA 11 and wacthing on youtube longer, thanks joel!

[@Uradamus]

This video nicely highlights a long standing problem with this game. Gunshot effectiveness should not be tied to skill; skill with guns comes down to accurate aim. So if you insist on having artificial shooting skills, then they should only affect your ability to aim. Low skill means you have a stronger random jitter to your aiming. Then the higher your skill level gets, the steadier your hands become. Gun damage variability should only come down to the type of ammo being used.

[@MyDigitalParadise]

With 10's of thousands of scripts, graphics, animations, pathings, interactions with many different possible results, so on and so forth. I do not think many people realize the man-hours involved for such a massive effort. I've only been playing for a few months but I'm enjoying the creativity combined with the suspense of attacks at unknown intervals. Remember that this is an alpha effort no matter how long it has been played as such. I can only begin to imagine how much work even debugging an nearly finished release is. Keep it up and looking forward to the new aspects.

[@pihl2268]

when does alpha 17 come out?

[@tristanovic2-531]

once it is finished

[@TerminatorCZ1]

2057

[@jaredrussell4056]

TerminatorCZ1 yeah ikr

[@eiloen]

Tomorrow. Just wait, one day this will be true.

[@Thesk8guy]

Most likely, sometime in June

[@vintageroller]

Love the dedication you guys have for this game. Im hopeful that these additions will make their way to the ps4 some day

[@DirtyHarry771]

Wow!! Lovin the church.

[@nicholi8933]

Everytime a new video comes out it always makes me happy. This game is so much fun. I am really looking forward to alpha 17. 16 was so great and 17 just looks so much better. So excited.

[@droidekaone2339]

So, what's the ETA for A17?

[@TheRADIOMAN03]

Love the fact you're driving over the smaller items on the roads and forest. Getting stuck every time you hit something is a drag. Nice silencer, great new health bars and very excited about all the new dungeons. I would agree, the artists have done a great job on the update. I can't wait for it to hit.

[@cracklitosyt7827]

Thanks for make my game favorite (:

[@carmodycaramel8664]

This is looking great! Amazing work! And thanks for sharing with us, Joel!

[@skullwiggler2845]

Thanks for the updates on your progress, I like seeing developers that talk about and show off what they're working on Also, I've been reading a series, the first book called Rot and Ruin, and I thought you or other developers should check it out, it takes place during a zombie apocalypse, and there's a lot of interesting ideas and concepts. Just thought I'd mention.

[@axelord1942]

AlphaInferno22 When you finish that you should check out another book called "Monster Island". More zombie goodness with some interesting twists.

[@NickyByloo]

Thanks Joel! I play a few survival games for the last few years and 7d2d is in my top three. When I first got it in 2014 I knew this was going to be the ultimate survival game. I'm sure once feature complete will be at the top. So excited for a17. I hope there are plans for more enemy types. Also procedural colour variations (clothing and skin type) for the zombies would go a long way for variety.

[@evry1tookem]

This awesome game looks better and better with every update and it brings a single happy manly tear to my eye.

[@laserbeamchaser]

in the world of EA games i have the most respect for what yall do. you can really see the growth of the company and the game. Proud to be apart of it.

[@forwatching6708]

I hope there will still be plenty of non-dungeons. Seems like your trying to make the game play more like an MMO and less like a open world survival.

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

I do not know whether this will be plagiarism or not, but in left 4 dead, there is a cool counter, there is a peeple on the bomb, from which all the zombies begin to rush into the bomb, and it is undermined afterwards. So I wanted to offer you the craft of this pikalki, the sound of the source, which you can then attach to homemade bombs, dynamite sabers, etc. Increase the effectiveness of explosives

[@Shiwenha]

I wish there were donkeys that could be used for transport.

[@CR0Wnembourg]

^^ i saw a video with a horse, a dragon, and a flying mop, not sure for le last two but the horse/donkey could be fun

[@j8vi3r]

Amazing work Joel! Love the new improvements cant wait!!!

[@sycamoregamingz5506]

It's taking awhile, but the update will most likely be one of the best, even topping out A16.

[@coaber]

Sycamore Gamingz it already tops up A16, no doubt.

[@RadeonVector]

Every update tops the previous, which is kinda scary, lol. Let's pray it goes on.

[@YashaMikage]

Love it! Looks like you guys still have some work ahead of you though... a few bugs with items cropped up during the video. Looks really exciting though, can't wait to play it!

[@ranwolfFARM]

I can't wait!!!! It is going to be like Christmas when 17 comes out. Thank you for all the hard work you do to bring great entertainment to us fans.

[@SvenicusGermainus]

Ranwolfalfa it's going to be exactly like Christmas because it probably won't be released till then lol

[@BennyNater]

SvenicusGermainus I thought Ranwolfalfa meant what you had said, then i read what you said and realized thats not what she meant, but i totally agree we won't see this until end of 2018/2019

[@Mister_Speaker]

No, literally, it will be Christmas when they actually release something. This game is a joke for development.

[@akramahmad3363]

Great jop guys.. love new dungeons and really wanted to see one active quest.. And does those dungeons and quests apply one RGW

[@casperhr22]

Bone items could be an option to make. Bone arrows, spikes, drinking glasses...... Plenty of zombie bones have been collected on my server.

[@lyssabet]

Zombie bone drinking glass? Trying to get infected Grey Warden style or something?

[@casperhr22]

Going for the GoT poisoning trick.

[@CR0Wnembourg]

yeah i want to drink in a zombi skull^^ you're right they is no reason we can't make bone arrows or spike, we already can make a knife with it

[@Donbd83]

Should be a stone knife instead of bone, you can make stone arrowheads and the same skill is needed to make a knife i.e flintknapping. Glass could be used in the same way.

[@freedaweed306]

Excellent work Joel and the whole team. really can't wait to play A17.

[@Universal.G]

The Jeep seems to be damaging a lot of stuff. You should raise the plow at the front so it has more ground clearance. Looks like an F1 car now lolololol

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

I'm writing a translator through Google. Since the 16th update, the behavior of zombies and animals has become terrible, as well as their spawn. Previously, biomes had a lot of zombies and animals, now 2-3 zombies per square kilometer, rarely a zombie raid. If a zombie shoots from a hill on which he can not climb, instead of breaking it, he just stops noticing you, and just walks about his business. It has already happened several times that I shoot a zombie from an onion, I get it, he does not pay attention, and then goes on. Even the shots from the pistols do not react. Animals are even worse if they shoot from a distance, dogs or wolves just start running around in circles, that's all. They start to catch up only if they come close. If you are on a hill, they also move randomly along a circle

[@rougeneon1997]

I cant believe ppl are arguing (forum) that the devs are sexist because some female zeds have lower hp........geez

[@CR0Wnembourg]

XD i never saw this post on the forum

[@ashworth614]

It wouldn't surprise me. The sad thing is the devs actually pay attention to it rather than laughing at them like I would.

[@zelevcare8182]

ahaha, thanks god, my 3rd world country do not have so much idiots like this

[@nickt3306]

Looking awesome. Pumped for Alpha 17. Thanks for the vids.

[@Wesuwius]

That huge enemy health bar looks kinda crappy. How about a smaller ones over their heads? No idea why the game needs enemy health bars at all tho.

[@ppxd4245]

i just want to say u are making the best zombie survival games in history and keep up the great work, btw i have been playing this game for years and seeing it grow is amazing much love(no homo)

[@davidkissner6354]

Please don’t put in the health bar. Everything else is looking awesome but no health bar... it takes away from the life like gameplay

[@TechTexNGamer]

11:48, is that a double-barrel mod for shotgun? I know you went over weapon mods in another video and I can't remember if you mentioned the double-barrel or not. If so, I look forward to trying that out!

[@weswarhammer9713]

Would liked to see more melee and arrow action. 20 shotgun blasts to the face is stupid. I know it’s “not balanced” but still

[@jokangpua2152]

Thank you for the video update regarding the Upcoming Alpha 17. Also, will the ability to return any time soon. It was in much earlier aplha, then that just disappeared.

[@republicofcasuals]

7 Years To Alpha 17!

[@THESPLINTAH]

When is alpha 17 gonna come out

[@Latecheckoutfee]

New add - ‘Zombie crucified’ 😂

[@Adam-118]

The ending sold it to me. 4x4 climbing? That alone will allow me to spend hours making courses throughout the switchbacks to race with friends. Now the hype is real for me lol.

[@crackpottexas311]

Great video and thanks for the update. I can't wait for A17, you guys are doing a great job. I really hoping you would make a resting buff, you know to pick up your health and stamina while you stand on your bed. And maybe some food spoilage, now that we have electricity. Thanks again for the update.

[@user-wv3fn2ge6i]

I'm writing a translator through Google. I also want to say that it is not convenient that there is no level monitoring. More precisely, monitoring the experience, how many scored and how much is left, as it is on perks (skills of the type of mining tools)

[@davids1159]

When will the ps4 version get electricity 🤔

[@tristanovic2-531]

How do you run your ps4 without it?

[@davids1159]

tristanovic2 - that was a very stale joke but I would of wrote the same 😂

[@RadicalEdward_115]

zing, high five

[@axelord1942]

David WLPG lord only knows. The memory limitations of the consoles makes adding huge features like that a real pita

[@davids1159]

Yeh I know man I just wish we had answers

[@FourthWall4]

Hope there is plans for the gun icon updating with gun mods.

[@shong.4807]

Please, for the love of God, work on the crosshairs! Please change them to neon green and bold. Not white so you lose them every time you move. Thank you.

[@ramue5749]

Are you sure you aren't color blind or something? I have never had that issue.

[@edwardbahr7574]

Same i have never had an issue. They are in the center.

[@pcppbadminton]

Never been a problem for me either. It looks crap in the video because of how encoding works. In proper, uncompressed 1080p it's fine.

[@flybywire5866]

I do have the same problem.

[@dumpy9398]

They need to ad crosshair customization in the menu thats what they nees

[@thedirtycasualYT]

Love all the update videos keep it up! Everything looks amazing I can’t wait! =)

[@TranslucentOrigin]

PLEASE! PLAYSTATION 4 UPDATE!

[@Mister_Speaker]

YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! The whole reason this game has taken sofaking long is cause of cucks who want a console version for a PC game. The BIGGEST mistake TFP made was taking Sony money.

[@Grayson9191]

Looks amazing! Great job to everyone working on this.

[@Shywer]

Npcs missing so hard :-/

[@TheAxebeard]

If you've played any mods that added NPCs, you'd know their a terrible idea.

[@Shywer]

Well so no Bandits till 2025? or what do u want to tell me?

[@TheAxebeard]

Horrible AI, shit animations, no point in adding them.

[@CodingWithUnity]

i wouldn't expect a mod to do the NPC's any justice at all, nor would i base my opinions on their NPC quality off a mod lmao. But on the same note, no way in hell the current AI system can handle bandits. Not a ice cube's chance in hell

[@TheAxebeard]

I don't expect the AI to get good enough for NPCs. I don't think it's a priority for them and don't think it would add anything to the game.

[@djskagnetti]

I wonder if things are coming together?

[@djskagnetti]

Love the healthbar you should add another so all zombies have 2 healthbars.

[@djskagnetti]

Also don't listen to those console crybabies, make them wait a long time.

[@jjsy69]

please add to the zombie animation to hold the player and paralyze him

[@CR0Wnembourg]

it's already in the game, it's called fps drops and freeze zombi skill :p

[@CorpVin]

So are we going to get traps with the new update? I haven't seen anything about it, but being able to place bear traps or have cages for animals would be great! My father and I play a lot of this game and he always wants to use mods to add animals traps since they're tough to find in certain areas. Thanks!

[@_Sebastiaan]

10 dmg p. bullet, is not so much.

[@bothellkenmore]

Lvl 4 gun

[@GoatMaster93]

can you add boats because its a pain in the butt to swim to other places or get the airdrop that lands in the water