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[phantomspiker]

Yeah, the mutants are pretty amazing. My favorite encounter happened while I was spear fishing. I look down and after about 30 seconds I look back up to change my position only to see about 3 mutants staring right back out me. I got the fuck out of there quickly.

 

[jacksepticeye]

It's a shame that the game isn't scarier. I was startled by the natives the very first time I encountered them but now they're like Zombies in DayZ, not much of a threat and more of a nuisance.

 

[sunnz]

It's a shame that the game isn't scarier. I was startled by the natives the very first time I encountered them but now they're like Zombies in DayZ, not much of a threat and more of a nuisance.

I always find the way they just stand there and stare at you unsettling, all the time.
The times were they walk by and don't see you but you see them are pretty intense, since you scramble to hide and be unseen ( which makes me ask, does covering yourself in mud make you less visible? logic says it should but doesn't seem to be the case)

But they are annoying sometimes though, like fuck off, I just want to build a nice cozy place

 

[ChosenPredator]

It's a shame that the game isn't scarier. I was startled by the natives the very first time I encountered them but now they're like Zombies in DayZ, not much of a threat and more of a nuisance.

9. Are the Cannibals all part of one large clan? Or will there be separate clans spread across the islands (ones that are less aggressive than the others, etc.) ? If so can we expect to see interactions between them, such as trading, invasions, or ritualistic/cultural ceremonies?

We have multiple types of cannibals and these have different actions, both towards each other and towards the player - but due to spoilers can’t really discuss them.

should be more interesting encounters in the future to keep things fresh

 

[Pachimari]

The mutants are super easy to get rid of though. Just throw a molotov cocktail and they're gone - and you have a lot of molotovs.

 

[jacksepticeye]

should be more interesting encounters in the future to keep things fresh

Yeah there were mutated ones in the trailer that looked cool.

Right now they're just not much of a threat, they show up and run into my fires all the time and end up killing themselves.

I think it's cos the game just hurls them at you constantly, instead of like waiting for night to fall and they sneak up to your camp in the bushes. They'res no mystery to them or suspense

 

[IMACOMPUTA]

I only played for a couple hours, but it seems like if you look away from them, they can teleport to you.. It was really lame if that was the case

 

[TTUVAPOR]

Yeah there were mutated ones in the trailer that looked cool.

Right now they're just not much of a threat, they show up and run into my fires all the time and end up killing themselves.

I think it's cos the game just hurls them at you constantly, instead of like waiting for night to fall and they sneak up to your camp in the bushes. They'res no mystery to them or suspense

They attack me all the time, no matter how many axe swings I do, they never seem to die. I end up dying, going into the cave, then going back to my home camp, and then get attacked again, still swinging my axe at them...then I die.

It's frustrating, I can't seem to figure out the damage model on them at all. It's also frustrating that you can't defend yourself unless you build an insanely large defensive wall that takes forever in a day.

 

[phantomspiker]

A patching is downloading. 55 MB.

 

[JambiBum]

A patching is downloading. 55 MB.

If you can save pls tell me and I will buy it immediately.

 

[xBladeM6x]

If you can save pls tell me and I will buy it immediately.

Right there with you.

 

[Korten]

Right there with you.

Isn't the point of the game to delete your file when you die..?

Or do you mean there is no way to save currently and thus quitting also deletes the file?

 

[xBladeM6x]

Isn't the point of the game to delete your file when you die..?

Or do you mean there is no way to save currently and thus quitting also deletes the file?

If you quit the game even once, there's no save file. That's the bug. Your'e forced to start completely new for just turning the game off.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Saving isn't fixed, I just tried it out.

 

[xBladeM6x]

Saving isn't fixed, I just tried it out.

 

[Condemned]

Heh:




Haven't been patched yet.

Ok thank you. Ill wait until its patched then.

=)

 

[phantomspiker]

Saving isn't fixed, I just tried it out.

Yup, bummer.

 

[charsace]

I watched a few streams(boy, the streamers talking sucks) and the enemies in this are fucking creepy.

 

[Pachimari]

I could stream without talking if anyone's into that?

 

[crazepharmacist]

A patching is downloading. 55 MB.

I'm new to Steam. Do you have to manually check for updates or does Steam do it automatically?

 

[Pachimari]

I'm new to Steam. Do you have to manually check for updates or does Steam do it automatically?

It does it automatically.

 

[Grief.exe]

I'm new to Steam. Do you have to manually check for updates or does Steam do it automatically?

If you are in a game then the patch won't download, but as soon as you quit Steam will automatically queue it up.

 

[DJSebolski]

So what did the patch fix?

 

[Grief.exe]

I can't find any notes or information on the latest patch.

 

[DJSebolski]

Here is the official statement on the ETA of the Save fix, as well as what was in the small update we recently recieved;

"Ben made a really quick bug fix, We had some really minor clean up issues and some steam technical issues. There's going to be the proper hot fix with saving loading and some performance improvements Monday or tuesday"

 

[phantomspiker]

Here is the official statement on the ETA of the Save fix, as well as what was in the small update we recently recieved;

"Ben made a really quick bug fix, We had some really minor clean up issues and some steam technical issues. There's going to be the proper hot fix with saving loading and some performance improvements Monday or tuesday"

Nice, thanks for posting this.

 

[Grief.exe]

Here is the official statement on the ETA of the Save fix, as well as what was in the small update we recently recieved;

"Ben made a really quick bug fix, We had some really minor clean up issues and some steam technical issues. There's going to be the proper hot fix with saving loading and some performance improvements Monday or tuesday"

Excellent.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Anyone else a bit bothered by this game? lol I thought I'd seen it all. It feels very cruel. It's the scariest survival game I've played in a while. Maybe that's because it deals with cannibals and not dumb moving zombies.

 

[red731]

Most canibalistic, DJSebolski. Thanks, man.

 

[littleworm]

Went cave exploring and found two of the bigger monsters. They didn't do anything though.

Also be careful chopping up dead people.

 

[rafbanaan]

Here is the official statement on the ETA of the Save fix, as well as what was in the small update we recently recieved;

"Ben made a really quick bug fix, We had some really minor clean up issues and some steam technical issues. There's going to be the proper hot fix with saving loading and some performance improvements Monday or tuesday"

Thanks for it! Was searching for an ETA and what the patch was about.

 

[KCroxtonJr]

Another update? almost 600mb? Or is my steam trippin'?

 

[rafbanaan]

Another update? almost 600mb? Or is my steam trippin'?

I just had the 55MB update. Nothing else for now.

 

[KCroxtonJr]

I just had the 55MB update. Nothing else for now.

Hmm weird...

 

[Spoo]

Also be careful chopping up dead people.

Fucking this.

Was having a great game (built my own fort, a fire, had tons of supplies + flare gun, armor, and my fort was *right next to an enemy camp* -- surviving the first few nights was crazy), all to end by dead-body launching when I went to build a large effigy.

I really dig the vision of this game, but man, it's going to be a hard couple month wait until the game stabilizes itself to the point where we can truly start talking balancing and mechanics with devs and have a *good* back-and-forth about it. There's a laundry list I have of possible features (like, having the log-holder automatically "suck up" wood you cut down to make it more useful and time-saving), but I feel like those are discussions that, in general, have to take a backseat to general game stability because they aren't really game-breaking.

 

[rafbanaan]

Hmm weird...

On which build are you?

 

[KCroxtonJr]

On which build are you?

Says v0.01, guess something just went wrong with the actual update, idk.

Looks like they fixed some, if not all of those extremely ugly rocks with no texture on the sides of cliffs

 

[xBladeM6x]

Any word on the save patch, since it was rumored to be out today? (Don't own the game yet, so I can't test for myself.)

 

[rafbanaan]

Any word on the save patch, since it was rumored to be out today? (Don't own the game yet, so I can't test for myself.)

Today or tomorrow, but no word

 

[Grief.exe]

Anyone else a bit bothered by this game? lol I thought I'd seen it all. It feels very cruel. It's the scariest survival game I've played in a while. Maybe that's because it deals with cannibals and not dumb moving zombies.

All part of the fun!

Imagine if DayZ had enemies like this.

 

[teokrazia]

Played my first game, long about half hour.
So many things to catch, so much unpolished/incomplete stuff, but the overall feeling is promising.

 

[Zaphod]

I've had fun so far. It looks amazing for a game from a small team, and not just how the forest looks. The movement of the cannibals is extra creepy.

I hope the save bug gets fixed soon, although I'm not lasting that long to really need it so far.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

The Forest looks incredible, it's only $15 as well. I don't usually buy Early Access games but that's a very tempting price.

It looks better than DayZ/Stomping Lands (like, way better) and seems to have an actual main quest.

 

[Northeastmonk]

All part of the fun!

Imagine if DayZ had enemies like this.

Oh I know. I don't see why other games like this (7 Days to Die or Rust) don't go all out with the atmosphere. Sure if there was an actual zombie attack you'd have limbs and/or body parts everywhere. I like this because you're sensing the fear before you even see the enemies. I think that shows a lot of western horror or just Texas Chainsaw Massacre. You sense your threat is making a base for themselves, not just showing up in packs and roaming the area. Which is still creepy, don't get me wrong.

You get one of these games and another one comes out with the same survival strategy and you can't get everyone to purchase every single game. I own most of the other survival/building games and I believe this one is the scariest of the lot. Worst part is, they're all in Alpha or Beta! They also seem to be taking after one and/or another, for example; the cargo drop (7DTD now has cargo drops because Rust had them first I guess).

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

But I see it has no cards.

No sale.

 

[Grief.exe]

But I see it has no cards.

No sale.

Soon

Achievements/Trading Cards coming down the line for The Forest

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Then I shall buy closer to final

or tonight

 

[uomoartificiale]

The gameplay loop (gathering and crafting) is really tedious, but it feels actually quite tense in the end. The bugs are so pervasive at this stage though that it's reaLly easy to mess up your efforts. Will surely fire it up again in a couple of weeks.

On a sidenote, I bought Capsule together with this game (also 20% off atm). I had a better time with that game - beware the lenght though.

 

[Applesauce]

I know the game is in Alpha but this cracked me up :

Also had 2 of them running around under the sailboat and killed 1 with molotov under water, lol. This game has a ways to go but I am enjoying it anyways.

 

[red731]

Was playing this with a friend yesterday.

There well canibal camps everywhere we went in search for good spot to lay low and create something.

We startled some canibals and the batlle was broght to rocks near beach. We were fighting for our lives and then we've turned the opposite way to run away -

two, not moving motherfuckers, stared right into our souls and we both yelled.

Scariest thing ever.