Neuromancer
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Sometimes its worse than other times but, yes, it's not uncommon.
Let's just put it this way, this is not a game you want to play for the graphics.
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State Of Decay |OT| Eat Flesh
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Let's just put it this way, this is not a game you want to play for the graphics.
TemplaerDude
Member
The textures exist merely to serve as a visual aid to you smashing zombie faces.
Shame to hear that. I can forgive unstable frame rates, tearing and glitches but pop in has always bothered me more than it should.
I remember playing Mercenaries 2 and a whole city popped in a few feet away leading to me crashing into a building. I turned the game off.
Neuromancer
Member
I mostly notice textures popping in, not entire objects in this game.
Nealand Liquor
Member
I'm far more forgiving then you by the sounds of it. The game is visually buggy but I don't see it as nearly as the big deal some people feel it is. The game is nearly perfect in its gameplay and so much fun, my fav this year by far. I couldn't dream of avoiding it, due to what I feel, is a very minor issue overall (but I'm a massive SoD fanboy). If I were you, I'd wait for the PC version if your PC can take care of the visual problems, instead of avoiding the game all together.
Neuromancer
Member
I think I'm getting near the end of the game. Without spoilers, can someone tell me if I'll be able to continue playing after finishing the final mission? Or should I save my game just before to an alternate device?
The mission I'm getting is
?
The mission I'm getting is
Exit Strategy with Sgt. Tan, I've got to be pretty close right
You are close indeed. After you beat the final mission the game will drop you off back at the base before the final mission. You don't need to save.
Neuromancer
Member
Thanks guys.
Neuromancer
Member
So I know the IP is owned by MS, or at least that's what people are saying... But Undead Labs is independent. I guess there's what, zero chance Class 4 could come out on other systems then?
Neuromancer
Member
Finished the game. Bring on sandbox mode!
Miles Quaritch
Member
PC is a given, but that's about it unfortunately. It's a shame too, as some people will end missing out on what will be a generation defining title...
What did you think of the ending?
And yes, bring sandbox mode the hell on.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Well it shouldn't be improved besides having no tearing, I was worried that we may had an American Nightmare scenario where v-sync crippled the performance but that doesn't seem the case with this one.
As a guy said above if it's not worse after the patch it's probably triple buffered which is an excellent way of getting rid of tearing while at the same time keeping the frame-rate at the same levels as it was before.
VibratingDonkey
Member
I once had an entire block of buildings not draw in for like 15 seconds. It was amazing. But that'd be once over like 50 hours. I don't even notice the small object pop-in any more.
When I started playing BF3 on my PC I was impressed by how smooth it was. So that's a positive side effect I guess.
More_Badass
Member
What are the leaderboards up to? Haven't been able to heck, my times been divided between The Last of Us and Hotline Miami
Neuromancer
Member
Pretty abrupt, haha. That's OK, I knew to expect it from reading this thread.
My favorite part of the story was
going to the reservoir with Sgt. Tan and seeing all the bodies. Kind of reminded me of Cabin Fever.
I can pretty much guarantee I'm down for any DLC they throw my way. Sandbox mode sounds good but I'd also love to get a new region someday, maybe something snowy up in the mountains.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
I'm amazed at the time I've spent with this game. I've finished it once, but I immediately restarted with ideas on how to improve my base and which location! I've also immensely enjoyed taking over people and sending them to their deaths if they don't have any traits I'm looking for. If I'm able to take down a Juggernaut with nothing but fists, then they can stay. I haven't been successful yet, but I eventually will win that battle and I will level the hell out of that character.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Yeah, I loved that entire mission and that small town in general. So creepy.
Anyway, sales are just shy of 708k as of this morning. Simply incredible. Will absolutely 1m by the end of the year I think and will hopefully see similar numbers on PC too.
CitizenCope
Member
I suck at this game. Watched a few of the noob friendly videos. Marcus dead under my control. Zombies everywhere. Give me a second to breath damn it.
The "Class" titles are codenames....I don't believe Class 4 will have to be a State of Decay game. It probably will be though as Class 3 and 4 were both announced as coming to Xbox 360 back in 2009 or 2010 (I think).
Hey you should check this out I've got a transmission coming in sounds like they're in trouble maybe you should go downtown to Marshall don't forget to pick up Doc i've contacted a new of survivors we're low on ammo we could use some food
lol, they could've added more space with the mission spawn rate.
Neuromancer
Member
Anyone find any interesting locations (like the crashed airliner?) I've finished the game once and I'm looking for cool things I may have missed now that I'm on my second playthrough. (Or third depending on how you look at it.)
Most of the bigger offending glitches are gone for me, but some people still have complaints.
I guess I'll spoiler this for people that may want to stumble upon them organically:
Some of the notes are cool too.
I guess I'll spoiler this for people that may want to stumble upon them organically:
The plane is the most obvious one, IMO. Apparently there's a cage nearby? There's a burned out building you can't enter in south Marshall across from the supermarket. There's a creepy abandoned church not far from the cemetary, and there's a weird gas station with some houses in the northeast. You go there on the Wilkerson's errand, but it's worth visiting to scout of the homes for weapons.
Some of the notes are cool too.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Let's go out with an unmitigated disaster I say. I'm moving my 21 people to the Alamo.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I'm doing this with my current play-through, haven't reached that far yet though, but will be insanely fun to see how it all plays out.
Anyway, 725k sold.
Neuromancer
Member
In what ways? It's been pretty smooth for me lately.
i ended up writing a review for the game and I don't know if this is saying something or not but this is the best game I have played so far this year.
http://www.playereffort.com/?p=4194
http://www.playereffort.com/?p=4194
Miles Quaritch
Member
Good review. Pretty much lays out everything I love about the game but also makes sure to warn people about the technical issues.
thanks! the game reminds me a lot of dragons dogma in a sense that you always need to be prepared before heading out too bad it got slandered by critics
MightyHedgehog
Member
On one hand, I fucking love the game and Undead Labs for making one of the best games this year and, IMO, the best zombie game ever made. On the other, fuck Undead Labs for baiting and switching with the comments about patching in co-op.
Neuromancer
Member
I had assumed it was off the plate since they made that decision awhile back. That's ok, let Class 4 be the MP game, I'm totally cool with more SP content. The sim mode and maybe a new region.
CitizenCope
Member
Starting to get the hang of it but what exactly is an infestation? I stay clear of these but should I be wiping them out?
Neuromancer
Member
You definitely want to wipe them out. They can cause bad morale at your base and also (I think) make people go missing at times. Be prepared, they are pretty tough. If possible bring someone else with you. You know the missions where you pick up someone at your base and then walk and talk with them for a while? Those guys are perfect to bring along to clear infestations.
At the beginning of the game I think they also will pair you up with someone automatically, if there's a green icon on the map for it and it's not just a red house.
Quick combat advice : LB + A to dropkick and then LB + Y to do a finisher is a great way to clear out zombies.
At the beginning of the game I think they also will pair you up with someone automatically, if there's a green icon on the map for it and it's not just a red house.
Quick combat advice : LB + A to dropkick and then LB + Y to do a finisher is a great way to clear out zombies.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Yes, keep them in check or find yourself overwhelmed when travelling in those areas or have morale drop low if they are starting to appear all around your base. The easiest way to approach it, IMO, is to come with a few Molotov cocktails/petrol bombs/enough ammo for one extra magazine or two revolvers' worth of rounds, a good melee weap and a replacement for a well-experienced fighter/shooter character. To make it easier, take another survivor with you when one of those 'someone needs a talking to' or anger/melancholy missions appears at home base where you take someone to a location to kill a few zeds and bring them back, averting a psychological breakdown and inevitable semi-suicide/murder/whatever. Instead of taking them back to base, though, take them with you to the infestation and by the time you clear the building, you'll likely have boosted your trust rating with them in the process and cleared it out much more easily with some backup you otherwise cannot get.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Unsurprising. As many have pointed out, the game isn't really designed with co-op in mind. Would have been a gargantuan effort to rework the game to properly accommodate a co-op mode and I'd much rather see them devout that time to developing some story based DLC or a new town to explore or a sequel to SoD.
Yep. More single player content please. And I hope we get a sequel to SoD before the MMO, as unlikely as that is...
Miles Quaritch
Member
Don't force it Undead Labs, Sandbox mode is pretty much all I need for the future up until Class 4 comes out.
I would also happily buy booster packs for weapons, new boss zombies and such sort of stuff
Don't listen this guy. We demand more story based DLC and new towns. Lots of new towns. Hell, give us a new city while you're at it too.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Hey I have not ruled out towns
Good man. We also need a new city.