Infestation: The New Beginning Update Thread

[Silenterror]

We were thinking to keep you guys also updated here on a extra thread since not everyone is using discord.

[Silenterror]

Right now we have 15 players testing the new loot non-stop. More testers will be added in the future.
Our main priority right now is the loot. There is nothing more important than having proper loot in an open-world game.
We have planned a lot of new features and some cool changes such as night zombies, which are more aggressive but also give more XP. This is just an example of what is coming, but we only announce something that has been added completely, so we don't create false hopes.

My focus right now is on the map, buildings, and layout. I would say the map is 50% done. But we also work constantly on the loot tables depending on the feedback of our testers.

Overall we wanna bring Survival as a basic WarZ edition meaning new features that we have added in the past, won't be there on the release. We will check one by one if something makes sense and if it's needed. We feel like we added a lot of cool things over the years but sometimes it feels like we lost the focus on a Survival game. We won't touch Arcade because I mean it's called Arcade for a reason but now we have a chance to bring you guys a proper Infestation.

[Silenterror]

I forgot to tell you guys but one thing will stay only on Discord and that are polls since Discord is giving us better tools to do so.

As of right now we had already a couple of polls.
Overgrown
Yes : 139
No: 29

Colorcorrection of the grass
Yes: 130
No: 11

Then most of the polls about which version of a building people want, like the old WarZ or the new NewZ version and also asking people what they think will be the best for a location such as building change etc.

[Silenterror]

UPDATE 17.07.2023
Map is do 80% done when it comes to loot and buildings/towns.
On the screenshot you see where I am done (thats not the current minimap, just one for the development)
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1077187772437237850/1141703521796898816/image.png

Update 24.08.2023
Started working on Boulder City. Buildings and objects are already replaced/fixed. Starting to place loot today.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1077187772437237850/1144197193692086313/image.png

[Jannibalector]

Looks good man

[Silenterror]

Builder City progress:
- I had to adjust like 4 buildings where the doors were too small for Zombies and players were able to hide in there
- Loot placement got delayed because of the previous point but I would say it around 30% done.

Boulder City is such a big town, I am also planning to fix all the interiors and bug there aka misplacements, etc.
The good thing is, it's not much left after Boulder.

You can also check out @IamBananaJoe | KAG#8806 or @darioxix on discord during the weekends, they usually stream the beta test and answer questions.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1077187772437237850/1148332763720724570/image.png

[Silenterror]

Boulder City is close to being finished. The amount of work that town needed is actually crazy. We not only fixed and adjusted a lot of buildings, but we also placed a lot of new props between these.
Overall I would say loot is done to 70% + additional zombie and vehicle spawns.
Beta testers are testing and focusing on Super Zombies right now. It will only drop 1 item by the time and only spawns between Xam-Xpm. The exact time is not discussed atm but our goal is, that it's worth fighting this zombie type but also calculating that it's quite easy for most of the community.
Images of the update can be found on our discord server. https://discord.com/channels/255399562468917250/1077187772437237850/1151078015351136306

[Silenterror]

We are looking again for some testers. Currently we have 8 free slots. But before you scream here, read the following:

Right now main priority is looting non stop
We don't ask for much but every few days a bit looting and bringing feedback is necessary
Able to write in English
No warning on the discord server
Age 18+

If you think you have enough experience and time to join us, write me a DM on discord. First you need to join our discord server and then simply write me a message. https://discord.gg/thenewz

[Silenterror]

We finally finished our upcoming feature for the new Survival start. We might explained this idea already here or some streamers explained it but I will recap it for the new people that arrived here.
We have thought about how can we set up a nice balance between private and official servers when it comes to loot.
So basically the more players are on the server, the higher the buff for the loot will apply. And no worries, it won't be overpowered on any side. Let's say you rent a server and only farm alone, then your server will have a loot debuff meaning X% less loot will spawn. But if you are on an official server with like 50 players on it, then the server will have a buff by X%.
I am writing X because the amount of % is not fully decided yet but it will play around like min and max 25%.
This way owner of a private server will maybe have like a little bit less loot but still have the rights to farm in peace
This might sound complicated but in reality, it will make sense.
You also might figured the rework takes longer than expected. This is because of the Halloween event, the upcoming new Season Pass, and Xmas. We also would love to finish the rework and bring it out ASAP but we can not leave everything else and have to bring content so players enjoy while waiting.

[brittzlestey]

I love playing this game, and my husband and I have for years! I remember playing the original infest before the 2020, but can we please have better loot rates. It becomes rather boring farming towns esp. the airport and military base and finding next to nothing. Loot drop from the super zombies is lame to.

[Silenterror]

Hey everyone
So basically there is only Norad left to do from the official town list.
Testers are going to finish their tests afterwards and I will jump to the crafting list.

Re-cap:
- Finishing map
- Finishing tests
- Crafting list + crafting components loot table
- Working on POI around the map (hidden spots and such)

[Silenterror]

Now I wanted to jump on missions because I think we should bring back the map missions and there were a lot of items back in the days without a purpose such as batteries, soap, sugar, etc. and I wanted to implement these into the missions, like collect items and bring to x.
What do you think about that?
We can also implement events with like double XP on missions, so it would be another source of XP for your skill tree.

[Jannibalector]

actual question, surely at this point wouldnt it be better to just create a whole new game instead of trying to keep this one alive?

[Silenterror]

Originally posted by Janni Janni Janni:

actual question, surely at this point wouldnt it be better to just create a whole new game instead of trying to keep this one alive?

Yeah, if we would have the resources and budget for that.

[Spoony]

Dude this game is still alive????? Its lookin like someone else has the rights now? I had this since before the name change and havnt played since the name change. Guess I should re-install and take a peak.

[Jannibalector]

Originally posted by Spoony:

Dude this game is still alive????? Its lookin like someone else has the rights now? I had this since before the name change and havnt played since the name change. Guess I should re-install and take a peak.

bruh the name changed like what 4 years ago and its daily player base is like less then 100.