Introducing Halloween Madness!
We're going to be running a Halloween event that will start on Wednesday 31st October and continue through until Sunday 4th November. During that time all players will be able to hunt a new, rare class of infected that will only appear through Halloween. What's more, they'll be dropping some very special Halloween themed loot. Oh, and we'll be chucking in an extra +50% EXP for the entire 5 days as well! Don't miss it! :-)
And now for something completely different...
Everything has been going to plan nicely with the recent set of updates. As of now, here is what has already been completed:
- 40 new missions
- 2 missions per day system
- Increased level cap to 220
- Ultra Boost was introduced for people with Dusk Shop access. This $100m upgrade should help fight inflation in the DF economy in the long term.
- Ammo loot locations were tweaked to provide a more even supply for those who need it.
And here is what I should have finished before the end of October:
- Another 20 Fort Pastor missions
- New harder end zone
- New tougher enemies
- Improved anti-cheat provisions primarily aimed at preventing exploits in the PvP arena.
- Bug fixes
New equipment will be coming, but unfortunately it won't be in-game until January 2013. This is mainly due to the time needed for our 2D and 3D artists to complete all the required pieces. I had previously said that there would be almost 100 new pieces of equipment, however after going through the details more closely, it turns out that number will actually have to be closer to 50. Sorry for the confusion.
I'm also very keen to get a complete overhaul of the multiplayer system implemented very soon. The main goal would be to convert the system from TCP over to UDP. This would allow for much more rapid communication which in turn should lead to vastly improved sync, and less lag related bugs. In theory it should also lead to an improved frame rate. I'd really like to get this done in early November, but I can't make any promises unfortunately.
Sounding good admin - Thank you! These updates have made me play the game again. ;D
ReplyDeletethank you admin for the newe update and it will be more exciting and more updates the more the game will be famous and maybe millions will play
ReplyDeleteSounds good, can't wait. Also good to hear more from you as to what's happening.
ReplyDeleteHEY ZALURON CAN YOU PLEASE TELL IKIMEJOHN TO CHECK WIKI :*( i was banned and i friggin hate it there releasing everything and its making me really mad and sad. i didnt do anything.
Deleteps. its blue PLZ TELL IKIME TO CHECK WALL
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteAdminPwn. You're doing it right. Keep us informed and everything will go fine and dandy.
ReplyDeletei like that.Neil,there is a bug(or i think it is a bug)in the fear the reaper mission.
ReplyDeletei was killed when i was about 80 reapers.
when i returned to finish the mission i was at 0 reapers.
is that a bug or a new ''Death penalty''???
thanks.
i think it was most likely a ug like in the mission kill 2k zombies the count goes to 0 if you lag a litle.
Deletei had no lag
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ReplyDeletei cannot get those people with iphone 5 and with $100 phone interent a month. my home internet is like $35 and it has a rate of like 10 mb download
Deletedang admin! im really glad you're back to keeping everyone informed. cant wait for the next few updates!
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ReplyDeleteAdmin , could you tell us exactly how ammo locations were tweaked? i KNOW that 7.5 can be found in the End Zone for GMs now , but what about the .50 ? is it still that rare ( i've noticed some increase in the numbers , but not much) , semi-rare or common like the 12.7 ?
ReplyDeleteBecause it doesn't make sense to have the ammobox carry 800 when you can't even keep up with the rate of the 12.7 you find (which has less ammo per boxes , but is still found more frequently i guess).
Did the frequency that you can find 12.7 in the EZ decrease? i have noticed that , not sure if it's only me tho.
But what i wanted is that you keep the 12.7 supplies high, for good loot profits , but raise .50 commoness as well , it would make more sense , not decrease 12.7 and keep .50 still rare like you did =/.We need explanations admin , if possible.
Anyways it got a BIT better imo.
And BTW what exactly is the "Ultra boost"for people with Dusk Access that you mentioned?
ReplyDeleteis that DRUG that can be used , for damage? or Exp ? or a boost to DUsk Weapons damage? uhh i'm lost >.<
It gives all the stat boost but for 1 year.
Deleteaccording to the screen shot on forum, it gives all boosts for 262980 hours, which is like 30 years!
DeleteAnd were the updates that you listed on the Progress Report already implemented ? or they still didn't ?If someone could answer me.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Yes mike they have and thanks for helping me with that F.G.S.
DeleteSo, you never replied to my email :l
ReplyDeleteis dead frontier down? its not working on my computer :(
ReplyDeleteYes cannot wait for the Halloween event thanks admin :)
ReplyDeleteand hey ADMIN , you could implement a THREE MONTH subscription for us , 6 is just way too much for me and people that don't work or just study :|.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure a lot of people would buy it instead of the 1-month GM for times like school vacation and such :) ,it would be great and also raise your earnings by a good amount.
anybody!!! is dead frontier still down???
ReplyDeleteit hasnt worked for me for the past 3-4 days :(
ReplyDeleteDeadfrontier is up and running, also cant wait for the new items etc and the diffculty being increased also nice to know you still care a bit about 2d :), keep up the good work admin.
ReplyDeleteI noted i can runover spiders...hahaha...ty for the fix it helps...A LOT :D
ReplyDeleteI still can and the irony was i ran on a spider then ran on a normal zombie then ran on a bone it was fun
Deletelol last day i was stucked id have to pass by a horde of them that followed me but i was stucked too by two cars in my back, whilist i tried to hold them back with my high tech highly specialized Criss Victor Smg (Forgive my lack of modesty :P)a leaper appered among them , but a spider apeared betwen the two cars, it tried to pass betwen but i jump it over and....HAHHAHA I SAVED MY ASS!!!!
DeleteOh god... These Updates Will Most Likely Make players Return and more players to say!
ReplyDeleteI will stay on DF mainly of the New zombies, I love Dead frontier, but i have reached a point where i have got bored of the same zombies, i even had times where i fought 28 titans in the mission, dont know if that is a bug or anything, was fun though.. until i got in the middle of them and got raped...
But oh well, great to hear about the updates! looking forward for them neil!
can anyone tell me why it isn't working for me? i haven't done anything to get banned and im assuming u get an email if u do. PLZ HELP!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy did it say you were banned?
Deleteit didnt. it just wont load any dead frontier page. plz help!
DeleteTry uninstalling unity if that dosen't work have your P.C.cleared.
Deletenvm i fixed it. for some reason my internet would let me go on any website but dead frontier. i reset the connection and it works fine now. thank u tho
DeleteHay neil 2 things i saw an fgs in a O.A. and remember requesting for bosses so thnx for that but when it killed me i respawned and it was gone i would like it to be a %100 chance in a boss every O.A.
ReplyDeleteAlso when is the Corpse destroyer comin out cause i want to know whether i should wait for the C.P. or just buy an m60 now?
i meant C.D. not C.P.
DeleteTake your time with the multiplayer system transition, it isn't a major problem (yet)
ReplyDeleteNice updates... prob gonna be more than the usual 2000-3000 on the 5 day event.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty hyped about this :3
ReplyDeletelooking forward to this so much
Hi Neil,where can we find Dead Frontier Outbreak 3?
ReplyDeleteI played the 2 previous parts and i want to play the third.Is it released or it's just a future project?
I still can't wait for the Corpse destroyer and admin when is it comin out?
ReplyDeletei like how no one really gives a crap about the limited time zombies lol. in the meantime sas zombie tower defence time!
ReplyDeleteNew tougher enemies?! Im already having trouble!! GAHHH!
ReplyDeleteHey adminpwn ,will the Limited Time zombies be just common zombies , special or bosses? as always you never specify/explain things to people.
ReplyDeleteObviously they'll be be...hard bosses.
Deletenice
ReplyDeleteAdmin,
ReplyDeleteJust when I think you can't get any worse at your job you go and do something like this...AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!
Good job buddy.
I still think aggro during boss fights could be toned down just a bit for those playing in single player mode though. Just a suggestion.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL IKIMEJOHN TO CHECK HIS WIKI WALL
ReplyDeletei was banned for no reason and i dont know how long or if its permabanned :*( its making me really sad. if anyone knows anything or can help me can they email me at awesome1821@hotmail.com
Yay we're gonna have bosses with a dual miniguns :)
ReplyDeletemight go back to play this game for a while, but honestly im done paying money for a FREE TO PLAY game its rediculous id just buy a actual game.
ReplyDeleteNew enemies!!! love you Admin!!!
ReplyDeletefinally! a reason to play again!
ReplyDeleteCool, I'll come check it out when all of this is released on Oct 31st, 2015.
ReplyDeleteI just wish that you implement the missions timings based on per players respective time zone basis.
ReplyDeletecan someone please tell ikimejohn to check his wiki message wall or tell germboy to tell ikimejohn to check his wiki message wall and ill pay
ReplyDeleteMake a new boss as a giant reaper? Add flamethrowers to the game?
ReplyDeleteflamethrowers ? Seriously ? Didnt some missions tell you why its not a good idea ? The zombies might mutate and its useless against flaming zombies and the most important is the fuel is needed for vehicles .
DeleteBut yes ... giant reaper , nice idea ^_^
@Everyone : I have stocked up on fm mitrail ammo ( 7k ammo ) just for those new zombies .
If i'm correct in what they'll be then you'll need a lot more.
DeleteIf anything a water hose is more effective then :)
DeleteLate comment. Good job Neil. Hoping to look for more updates.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else notice that the new weapons weren't on the newsletter?
ReplyDeleteKind of makes me worry if we'll see them this year.
Did you even read the last blog post by adminpwn cause your replying to it.
DeleteI wish I could play Dead Frontier, even though I repeatedly get emails about this new stuff, even though I cannot play since I am banned for "Misinforming a moderator" Everytime I see an email... I am like "I wish I could play Dead Frontier." which makes me go on a rant.
ReplyDeleteStart a new better than nothing.
Deletetendrils are too op
ReplyDeleteand your to on. over noob, lol jk
Deleteluis -.- The most powerfu lvl 42 -.-
DeleteWell .... i've stocked up on Fm mitrail just for this occasion ^_^
And a ton of chicago typewriter ammo helps as well ..... hopefully many bosses will appear .
These updates just keep on coming, good job Neil.
ReplyDeleteLate response to this...but yea should be a great week next week! :D
wow I am floored. No wonder you dont have time to PVP me. Keep up the good work
ReplyDeletei thought you quit and threw everything away
Deletehey anyone notice on the other blog post when he said outbreak 3 he made this face :D if you write outpost 3:D it looks like he said it would be in 3d? possible?
ReplyDeleteThe Conspiracies have begun :3
Deleteoh admin and by 3d artist do you mean the guys who make one or two skins for all the submachine guns and make each one have the same skin? or maybe the guys to lazy to put a metal part on top of the shovel making it a plain stick? or maybe the ones who couldn't just copy one side of the regular axe and make it the same on the other side to form a battle axe?
ReplyDeletexD luis, i agree with everything you just said.
DeleteMaybe admin was tight on the budget when those were made :P
More likely it was rushed or he was lazy.
DeleteI doubt he was TOO lazy to copy one side and paste it on the other. (mirror)
Deletecant missions be told to players according to their timezone?
ReplyDeletecoz when i login i have only 2-3 hours and i think im not the only who wants that.i think a lot of players form different countries and timezones want that.it would be great.
i also dont expect anyone to add this to the game but,who knows,maybe when i have childs they can do the missions from my 45788 leveled account and have time more than enough to do them.
3 or 4 hours remaining on your missions? You are lucky, I only get the 2nd mission
Deleteok but when i have 2-3 hours i only can play the 1st mission for 2-3 hours and not the second(this only on friday night and saturday night)because im a student and i have to go to bed
DeleteLET ME PLAY ON MY ACCOUNT! I did NOT do anything wrong it was a "MISUNDERSTANDING" Please let me play i love this game i payed a lot a money too ... A LOT OF MONEY SO PLEASE Re view my stuff I DON'T do it!
ReplyDeleteDidn't do it*
ReplyDeletehey im having a lot of disconnections or server errors or internal server errors or simply cant
ReplyDeletelogin into game sometimes
im the only or more guys are like me?
I've encountered it.
DeleteAlso, occasionally different sections of the outpost will take a long time to load, and the sound will fail. I.E. Consumption sounds, footstep sounds, and upon loading the Inner City sound won't exist there either. I've isolated this to be the game and not issues with my own system.
Sweet you brought back the long arms, dunno what the other new zombie is but it really fits in with the death row feel, keep up the work Neil!
ReplyDeletewaiting for new weapon with good damage for new EZ !
ReplyDeleteRed long arms and red short arms were nice additions, and Damn the Mega Titan is bad ass.
ReplyDeleteI HAVN'T PLAYED SINCE A LONG TIME AGO. but since i am hearing newzombies are out and wiki hasn't put them up i am eager to go see how they look like and how tough. and a mega titan? did admin really add that after someone posted the idea? and new endzone is already up? guess i a got some playing to do.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcBGX7yEgAQ
ReplyDeletelooks pretty boss. but it kinda looks like something that would be in doomwarrior, not deadfrontier :B (not much red, and he kinda looks like it's a demon thing with armor)
Deletei know right that is what i said in the comments. it looks medivel and metal and stuff not a zombie boss. but who knows maybe it would be a boss in domwarrior and admin took it and made it more zombie for df not dwarve fortress but dead frontier.
DeleteWhy not improve the game overall?
ReplyDeleteIts okay just add some weapons that are already done. the rest will leave to this:
1.Add a luck proficiency. (increased loot quality/more "?" places)
2.Add something "special" to the Melee attacks.
(i noticed that the firing button is both left and right mouse button) Change the right mouse button to a (heavy attack) resulting in...
KNIVES or light weps:left Click=normal attack=1.5sec
right Click=Heavy attack=2sec
Blunt or heavy weps:leftClick=normal attack=2sec
RightClick=Heavy attack=3sec
3.Add special effects make it a bit colorful cause its a bit dull. much like an RPG game with RPG elements. Like Slash effects. when you attack with your melee for example:
Baseball bat = brown slash effect
Katana = White slash effect
Corpse crusher = red slash effect
4. please improve the walking and Running animation. because the player looks so stupid running/walking with his hands down...much like a robot.
the rest of the weps 1/2 or 1/4 of them will be added later 2013. but please read this. I would also like to help you but im pretty full on my hands here.....life and all hehe. keep up the great work.