DoombatINC posted:

My hype level for this game has gone from "Might pick up when it's cheap and established like I did with KF1" to "Probably getting on release when it's a little more put together" to "Definitely buying over my phone when Early Access drops and remote downloading so it will be ready when I get home" in, like, a week.

It must be incredibly exciting for Tripwire to have so many people with such intense interest in an early access release, but I certainly don't envy them right now.

Dr. VooDoo posted:

This is the first game ever I've wanted to map for. Is there any kind of resources online for someone completely new to mapping to get an understanding of mapping for unreal?

Lemon Curdistan posted:

Knee Deep in the Dead is the entire first episode, not one level. Hangar (e1m1) wouldn't make a good KF map because it's essentially one corridor. If you wanted to adapt one map from episode 1, any of e1m2, e1m3, e1m4, e1m5, e1m7 or e1m9 would work pretty great with nearly zero alterations (you'd want to add connecting passages between adjacent sections of the map that normally aren't connected, that's about it).

RoadCrewWorker posted:

I'm sure the devs are sitting on the full game and are just holding out on us. What else is tripwire hiding?

Mr. Unlucky posted:

he got the layout and general look right but its missing the atmosphere, there's no green haze of fog which pretty much made that map imo

its way too clean, its like a movie set or something. it's arranged messy, not actual messy.

Slybo posted:

Are older UE map files compatible with the newer engine map editors?
They should release all the old UnrealEd map files as open source and let people update & re-build them for KF2.

Mindblast posted:

Alternatively if you got ATI then you should look into dxtory. There is a freeware driver that allows you to tap into the same hardware that enables Shadowplay for nvidea. I just can't recall the first ati card that had the hardware for it.

Mindblast posted:

I know of raptr's software for ATI cards. Thing is it's far from fool proof. It doesn't seem to let you record whatever game you want to attempt a recording for, it needs to be on the list and detected. On top of that it seemed crash prone if you turned on recording.

Crabtree posted:

drat, they still haven't done anything new or at least make an announcement that Tripwire is still alive? I didn't know Early Access was this boring.

Eonwe posted:

SWAT needs a riot shield that can break and they get XP for blocking damage

Fina posted:

Sounds like Healing Grenades with the armor perk just got nerfed.

Magres posted:

COME ON AND SLAM! WELCOME TO THE JAM!

What do you use for your gifmaking? This game is rife with excellent gif opportunities and I would like to join in. Gotta say, the new, more robust gibs system is easily one of my favorite things they added for KF2.

Magres posted:

Do you just generally hit record when you hit zed time? Not a bad idea if you do, just curious how you anticipate good clips

Inside Out Mom posted:

Swat needs one of these, so you can punch big holes in to zed chests

http://steamcommunity.com/games/232090/announcements/detail/794107293842784935 posted:

Alas poor Berserker! I knew him, community, a perk of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. Or one might say “Out with the old, in with the new!”. It is no secret we’ve been redesigning the perk tree for the Berserker. I am pleased to announce we are now testing those new designs in game. Now keep in mind, what you are about to see is still subject to change before the content update as we will be playtesting and iterating on the design. That is why final numbers are not included here as they are very much a work in progress, and the skills themselves could go through changes.

Berserkers who have reached the first skill tier (level 5) will now have their pick of resistances. X% Sonic or X% poison resistance. Which do you feel is the greatest threat to your playstyle, Bloats or Sirens? After you’ve made your choice, fear not your hated foe!

At the next skill tier (level 10), the choice comes down to additional max health or to regain health everytime you make a kill. Is it time to wade into that clot horde or go toe to toe with the large zed menaces?

At the halfway point (level 15) you must decide if you want to be a “striker” with fast hits or being one who takes a blow to dish it back out harder in return. This means your choice is between faster attacks overall and harder hitting hard attacks or a large boost to your damage after blocking an attack.

Have you mastered the parry or do you just feel you need to hit harder so you don’t need to? At this tier (level 20) your options are between having a successful parry increase your attack speed for a time or having heavy strikes do more damage and increased knockdown potential.

So when you’ve made it to the end and Zeds fall before you if you so much think of stepping their direction with a swing of your favorite weapon. The final tier (level 25) skills are your Zed time skills. So which option will you pick? The first option will grant you (in zed time) increased attack speed, successful parries will cause enemies to be knocked down (instead of a stumble back) as well as the ability to move in real time. The second option will grant an increased stun power on head hits, increased stumble power overall and the ability to move in real time as well.

Overall we feel zerker lovers will have much to be happy about as we finalize the new skill tree. As mentioned previously we are still working on the final numbers and percentages for the initial rollout of this new tree and we will likely be making tweaks up until the release.

Blazing Ownager posted:

So what happened?

I was considering picking this up largely in part due to Tripwire's dedication and constant content infusions being impressive. Are they now slow, silent and full of microfees?

Section Z posted:

Has my wishing things would pick up the pace a bit after two months of nothing patch wise been worded in a harsh manner? (Not sarcasm I've been known to ramble incoherently my way off a ledge)

Questioner's been decent about things so far either way.

Stanley Pain posted:

Yeah I disagree with you on all those points which is fine. The act of levelling is not content, gating content behind levels is dumb, more so in a CO-OP game. Nothing of worth would be lost if they completely got rid of it. People who don't care for it will get around it anyway.

I play all my games because I find them enjoyable, if you don't, please find something else to do

closeted republican posted:

The same thing happens in KF2.

LuciferMorningstar posted:

SaffronKit posted:

On the other hand, having to pull out your pistol as any class because crawlers are gnawing your legs off in the dark is a death sentence if there are any big bads around, or if you accidentally fat finger your flashlight button and slowly pull out your pistol as a scrake chainsaws your face.

I think it's cool and good and will be a great addition to the feel of the game.

Metrohunter posted:

literally paydaygate all over again

Alteisen posted:

I imagine the poo poo with Payday 2 is still fresh in people's minds so most are against the idea of the cosmetics.

And again, the game isn't finished it, the implication at least for me, is that the updates have been slow because they where working on introducing this.

I am sure that I am WAY OFF and they just had to separate teams or something working on it, but if I made that assumption, others might have.

Psion posted:

The other recent microtransaction debacle aside from Payday 2 was Skyrim so take your pick.


Sure, Payday has disappearing guns, but KF2 has disappearing players

Ludicrous Gibs! posted:

It looks like Armament isn't worth taking anymore if you're only 10-19. 25% less healing in exchange for 1% armor? If I knew how armor factors into damage taken I might have a better idea how much of a nerf that is, but it sounds pretty goddamn drastic. It really looks like you need to pair it with Vaccination now to make it worthwhile. With Armament alone, I don't think you could keep Hans' target alive solo.