Just thought I'd let you guys know where I'm up to at this stage:
Right now I'm putting the finishing touches to the next batch of 40+ missions and they should be released before the end of the month. I'm also working on bug fixes, optimizations and smaller improvements to the game/site. In addition I'm going to be adding some music and day/night/weather cycles to inner city in a couple of weeks.
I expect to begin serious work on interiors/barricading in late October or early November.
Not all that exciting, but I thought I'd mention that I've commissioned a new 3D rendered cinematic intro, which I expect to be ready sometime in December.
Some of you were wondering why the beta warning was removed from the login page. I'm not trying to say that the game is finished, because it definitely isn't. I just don't want new players to feel scared that they're going to lose their account at some point, or that they're going to encounter tons of bugs, because that isn't the case. The game is actually very stable at this point.
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ReplyDeleteGood job admin!
Dec 21, 2012. DF will be finished. :P
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Nice one, Admin! :D
ReplyDeleteThat sounds epic in every possible perspective...
ReplyDelete40 missions should keep the complainers with their mouths shut. *crosses fingers*
Nice job, Neil :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell who'll be making the new intro?
People can do decent stuff these days so hope you won't hire some noob ;)
Vuko you can do the new intro for us "you are fucking awesome in animations" :D
ReplyDeleteI was working on one in the past but I guess the project just went down lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm not that skilled when it comes to animations anyway as doing it mostly for fun.
Hopefully the new guy will do something really decent.
Vuko, what if you made an animation ''just for fun'', and it came out as something excellent for DF? Maybe with your animation, we could have 2 intro's for DF, or 1 of the animations could be used for something else, EG. a short movie for (a specific) mission...
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love the new layout for DF, Neil, with the background behind the forums and inventory and all...
Thank you Admin for your hard work and dedication to the game.
ReplyDelete40 missions? day/night? weather? music? HOW AWESOME IS THIS!?
ReplyDeleteYay! My coat will get a chance to dry now! :D
ReplyDelete40+ Missions? Will there be something for us noobs at FP in there? :P
Good, keep it up admin!
ReplyDeleteNo more constant rain? We'll have to get a new water supply :P
ReplyDeleteGreat Job admin.
Anyone else wish that Behemoth was brought back as a boss? I know it's pretty similar to Titan, but maybe Admin could make it so Behemoth has all the characteristics and aspects of all other bosses. Speed of a spider, hit length of a titan, tentacles from a wraith, vomit and explosion from Mother.. and not to mention tough as hell. Then maybe it could be nicknamed the Dreadnought or something :P Either way, loved Behemoth in 2d, and think he'd make a great addition to 3d. BTW, nice job Admin :P
ReplyDeleteHonestly, that day/night/weather cycle might be enough to get me to come back. The game is terribly mundane right now.
ReplyDeleteDAY AND NIGHT WOOO YOU ARE AWESOME and 40+ missions awesome :D
ReplyDeleteVERY GOOD JOB
ReplyDelete40 MISSIONS OH MY GOD
MY LIKE DEAD FRONTIER
FINALLY
WILL I
LEVEL UP
TO TOUCH
Thank You very much for the update Mr. AdminPwn It is EXTREMELEY appriciated!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!!
ReplyDeleteThe game is probably one of the BEST Browser based games out there ^^
Sounds great Admin, seriously can't wait.
ReplyDeleteGood job Admin. Adding day and night has been what a lot of players have been putting in the "Ideas and Suggestions" section of the forum. I suggested it once, its a really good idea. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThis game is the best browser game out there. can't wait for the weather and night day effects.i was just wondering? when will my shovel not look like a stick anymore? lmao. good job admin.
ReplyDeletegood job neil :)
ReplyDeletemy opnion on this is " hahah you haters you thought he wasn't working on anything till bam. also i think the more in deth animation of weapons will be added after all the big stuff is added. for now i play mine craft. very good game for adventure and if you want to build but it gets boring after you made your first mansion. this game. this will never get boring after the updates. also a mmo rpg is never i mean never finished. there are always going be new stuff. cause i have like 1000 ideas that would make this game beast and others have 1 mill+ ideas. okay i am exaggerating but there is ltos and lots.
ReplyDeletealso if you like rap battles go to " epic rap battles of history" videos on youtube they are awesome!!! the guy that makes them is called " nicepeter
ReplyDelete@luis.401
ReplyDeleteHey man, You on Xfire?
I just hope there's a notice board that comes with those 40+ mission. Great job Niel!
ReplyDeletealright then, glad to hear it Neil, For what little it's worth, you have my support.
ReplyDeleteGreat work admin, you legend!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update. How often do you plan to update anyhow?
ReplyDeletegreat work cant wait to see all the new missions and daylight you've got my money. :D
ReplyDeletegooberdoopoer what is xfire?
ReplyDeletewow. now i cant wait >.< so much awesomeness i cant resist!
ReplyDelete*goes to buy $35 worth of credits*
Where the fuck were all you when people talked shit on his sick days?
ReplyDelete@Torque
ReplyDeleteI was not aware of his blog at that time, but i was a GM at that time, did that answer ur question?
@luis.401
ReplyDeletehttp://www.xfire.com/
in that case no i am not. why you ask?
ReplyDelete@df player "I was not aware of his blog at that time, but i was a GM at that time, did that answer ur question? "
ReplyDeleteNot exactly, there were just several people who complained that he wasn't getting enough done and that he should keep working though his sick day and just generally being assholes. And because of that, he stopped regularly giving us weekly updates on what he was up to. Just because some dumbasses were paying for a Beta expecting the full game.
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ReplyDelete@luis.401
ReplyDeleteI wanted to add you on it. But no worries. I was gonna send you info to my MC server if you wanted to join it, but Nevermind.
Good Job!
ReplyDeleteBeen playing since the game was 2d. This is my Favorite game. Thanx for putting up with all the players' crap and continuing to progress the BEST free zombie mmo online!
ReplyDeleteDay and night??! *orgasms* Nahh...just playin'. This game is gonna pwn!
ReplyDeleteYES 10 POINT XD
ReplyDeleteTo AdminPwn:
ReplyDeleteHey, I just wanted to say great job on this browser game! I played this back during the older version and even then it was addictive :P
To AdminPwn and the rest of the bloggers here:
Any of you know how to get this working on a mac? I recently got a mac...great graphics and all but really sucks for gaming haha
I'm getting stuck on the "unity 3d" not installed while using Chrome and Mac Leopard. If anyone knows anything, please help me out. It kind of works on Safari, but its really glitchy (no HUD and drawing errors), can't load town while Chrome loads in town perfectly but cannot load the inner city.
Thanks.
@Nugety
ReplyDeleteUse prism, I used to have the same problem as you when I started using DF on my mac. Hud wouldn't load properly, map is screwed up, shift wouldnt work for sprint and so forth.
Download the stand-alone application, put it in your applications folder and configure it to open the DF page when run. Works like a charm. Mini-map still isn't perfect but its a small price to pay
http://prism.mozillalabs.com/started/
:( i like 2d intro they best not cut 2d of altogether thats were most my df mems are :/
ReplyDeleteFUUUUUU
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have night most of the time(Unless it's rapid change-4 hours day, 4 hours night, 4 hours day, etc). Not complaining, I love night time.
MUSIC??!??!? OMG FINALLY I CAN TELL IF THERES AGGRO/IF IM IN ENDZONE!!
Weather? (Dies inside).
40+ missions? 10 of which will most likely be FP's. Hopefully it's time for hte notice board, and more random missions.
New intro?!?!? No idea what to expect..
Interiors/cades delay? I r disappoint.(Delay them until the summer plz :P)
Sounds good, can't wait for the interiors/barricading. One thing I would really like to see is Mercs. Would be cool to spend cash on hiring a NPC guy who follows you around, maybe for 1 trip only? Eh, i'll probably post this in the ideas forum later :P
ReplyDeletemercs. like npcs? been thought of. and i think it should be for all the time you are out of the holdout. you buy it inside. you head out then if you come back in for ANY reason you loose them instantly but only till then. well unless they die which they could i think.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the awesome work Admin!
ReplyDeleteIf i was you i would keep it in open beta FOREVER, once you get it to where you want it and your satisfied. Just keep adding on to it as you please. there is always room for change and new stuff to maintain interest.
ReplyDeleteJust a thought for AdminPwn, does anyone ever wonder what is in those big empty spots on the map? i think it would be awesome to have semi wooded trails that lead to a mansion or graveyards, this could add some refreshing twists to the story line, and more places to explore. lol
loving the missions...
ReplyDeletebefore i had to loot to get scratch and as i usually end up looting on crit i only manage to get 1-2k worth of loot a trip and i am only successful like 20% of the time the 11k or so per mission makes it a far nicer and more user friendly game...
great work
love to see what is coming up next
personally i am hoping for a look inside some of the buildings
@Omegaspectre
ReplyDeleteHaving any NPC following you around will just add to the list of things to worry about. Not to mention there will be flaws with its path finding or just getting stuck and dieing and probably getting you both killed if he decides to go chase down a burn spider or anything.
So yea NPCs that follow you around are a bad idea. They'll get into stupid situations and knowing games cost ALOT. So the better thing to do is see if you can hire an actual player who is willing to do the same thing only not be stupid...
List of things to worry about:
Staying alive.
Keeping my friends alive.
Keeping my expensive NPC alive.
And much much more! :P
I don't think NPCs would ALL be just a bunch of random survivors you picked up and told to fight along side you... all the character classes have some sort of vauge story (I think), and the NPCs will too.... whenever they happen to show up... read the mission descriptions, there are already waring clans of survivors....
ReplyDeleteNext topic! I will discuse on this blog post!
The new layout works.... looks better, runs a little faster, makes everything look shiny, seems very streamlined now. I LOVE IT!!!
Personal gripes!
The trading system is not streamlined, I must write ddown a players name, go to a base, enter theur name in the buddy list, and then sell them my item/ tell them to sell me the item..... it works when you have already made freinds ingame, or are trading with your real freinds, but otherwise it kinda takes a while...
Why can't I sell a weapon to someone from the private trade screen in the marketplac? Search a name then trade directly from that.
And trade notices should have a link to the market....
That is all.............
HISTORY SHOULD CONTINUE ADMIPWN
ReplyDeleteCREATE A STRONG CALL OR LABORATORY SECROM deadzone
OFF THE MAP
CAN ONLY ENTER LEVEL 150 AND 200 AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MEET A COUPLE OF MISSIONS STRONG, COMPLETED
BRIEF HISTORY SUMMER THERE A CURE BUT ONLY to fulfill that LAST MISSION LEVEL 200
THE LEVEL OF STRENGTH ARE UP 150 IS EXPERIENCE.
MEET THE SPECIAL MISSION WHEN THEY LAST 200 LEVEL END DEAD FRONTIER
Learn to English, And not caps.
ReplyDeleteMy friend! I just can say one thing! THANK YOU FOR SHARE THIS GREAT GAME!
ReplyDeleteAwesomeness! I can't wait to see what kinds of music you implant into the game man. Also hearing that you'll be putting level 40+ missions soon makes me excited on what to expect sooner in the game. Over all this is really awesome Admin! Great Job! - Jose DFlor
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ReplyDeleteThere should be an option to download the game to your desktop to lessen the load time and possibly lessen the frame lag of being on a browser. Just an idea, though I'm probably wasting my time, 'cause Neil is pissed at all of us.
ReplyDeletedownload the game? what you mean so you could hack it more easily? or so you can play offline? take note these are all just questions
ReplyDelete"This is just fucking idiotic, AdminPwn.
ReplyDeleteWE HAD ENOUGH WEAPONS.
I think AdminPwn needs to listen to his community for one fucking momment."-Max
This retard. hunt him.
zraii please shut up this is why admin closed the daily update scheme because of all you complainer he is busting his ass off to get this game to its full potential.
ReplyDelete@zombiesfeelpain
ReplyDeleteHe may be referring to hunting max not AdminPwn.
gooberdooper wait mine craft server? is it classic or full game? any way yeah if you would add me to be able to build i would like it. i could make an account but just want a confirm from you. also my name is " MrAwesomeLuis "
ReplyDeleteanyone else notice df is coming up as a 404 not found site? got of work today and thts all ive been getting. It kinda sucks.
ReplyDelete@luis.401
ReplyDeleteIts a server for beta which is the current version of Minecraft. I'll add you ASAP. :P
i would like a different health display instead of the status indicator i would prefer a numerical display...
ReplyDelete@jjppmm29 I agree with you there. I'd prefer to know my exact health, rather than guessing within the range of my status. Same with armor durability.
ReplyDeleteAdmin, can you post another update when the weather cycles are up and the music?
ReplyDelete@jjppmm29 and redmen_nightmare
ReplyDeleteIf you want to see actual percentages you can look up your character on http://www.fortpastor.com/. Im not sure how accurate they are but there seems to be a lot of in depth information about players.
@Matt Thanks for the help, but it'd be a bit more convenient to actually see your percentages and statuses in the inner city, without having to open your map, inv, or menu, wait 10 seconds, open a new page and open fortpastor.com, look up your character, then close your menu in DF and get swarmed by zombies :P
ReplyDeleteI AM 5000 CREDIT BUY 2 CORSEP ARMOUR XDXDXDXD
ReplyDeleteCan't wait.
ReplyDeleteThings I'd like to see.
Weather Cycle: Randomized, Sunny, Cloudy, and Rainy. During winter time, you can replace Rain with Snow.
Day-Night Cycle: Morning, Noon, Afternoon, Evening.
Music: Similar to 2D, however in addition to zone an aggro music, add a boss music.
Cheers, Neil.
Gotta say. I'm pumped for Day and Weather cycles. Lets hope we don't have to wait long.
ReplyDeleteCant wait for barracading and weather!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck Neil!
@forbsie592 Yeah, it was a little disappointing to find my battle axe looks like a wood axe but i can see why. They are focusing on the big stuff and bugs still! :D I would rather that then a glitchy game and a good looking weapon xD
ReplyDeleteDidn't realize you meant 40 or more missions YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThought you mean missions for level 40+. I should knee down upon my blade and save a humiliation but what the hell, laugh away!
awesome! looking forward to the day/night and weather cycles! and can't wait for those interiors!
ReplyDeleteHey, its possible to change the control keys? its annoying the w+shift combination
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