Where are the cowboy zombies ?

[Zaidah]

They used to be there a few alpha ago, are they gonna return ?

[Ogami]

Most likely not. They had a lot more different zombie types at one point. Also the system that could generate random clothing and other body parts for more diversity.
But it dragged down performance so badly and they never were able to fix that problem. So in the end they decided to take out all the different zombie types and concentrate on only like a dozen different ones but so the game was able to sustain higher numbers at once.

Add to that the upcoming NPC bandits that will also strain the performance i dont think we will see many more new zombie types till the game hits BETA.
But hey, you never know, maybe they surprise us with some new abominations.

[MiSFiT77]

I miss the Cowboys. The Zombie Village people (cop, biker, soldier, construction guy) just ain't the same without him.

[Kara]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Most likely not. They had a lot more different zombie types at one point. Also the system that could generate random clothing and other body parts for more diversity.
But it dragged down performance so badly and they never were able to fix that problem. So in the end they decided to take out all the different zombie types and concentrate on only like a dozen different ones but so the game was able to sustain higher numbers at once.

Add to that the upcoming NPC bandits that will also strain the performance i dont think we will see many more new zombie types till the game hits BETA.
But hey, you never know, maybe they surprise us with some new abominations.

Is it fact based on what they said or assumption?
I miss the football zombies and cheerleaders, and even the zombie University t-shirt. There is a college jacket, so why is the shirt gone...Most of the things they do don't actually make sense it seems.

[DthBlayde]

The UMA texture system, while murder on system resources, was not the reason the cowboys were removed. They were part of the category of "location specific" zeds that didn't make much sense showing up outside of their respective locations.

Cowboys outside of the old west desert towns, the footballers and cheerleaders outside of the school campuses. The candy striper nurses replaced by generic scrub wearing EMT zombies. Even the "stripper zed" was swapped in for the mini dress wearing "party girl". It was to make their appearance anywhere in the world more logical and sensical.

[Crater Creator]

Another factor not mentioned (Edit: until DthBlayde ninja’d me ) is utilization. The game has more office buildings than football stadiums, so when reductions became necessary football players were on the chopping block before businessmen. I’m not positive if this affected the decision on the cowboy zombie specifically, but it’s been cited for other zombie types.

[Kara]

Considering each town has agriculture, and there still are old west towns(for some reason), the cowboys have plenty of places to reside.
maybe those guys are still in the options for poi editing. Oh well...

[XC3758]

You want "Cowboy Zombies" just go to the Calgary Stampede every summer .. those seven days will make sure you won't want to see another one for over a year.

[Crater Creator]

Originally posted by Kara:

Considering each town has agriculture, and there still are old west towns(for some reason), the cowboys have plenty of places to reside.
maybe those guys are still in the options for poi editing. Oh well...

Yes, I must admit that argument has merit. Especially when they've doubled down on the 'Old West' environment art with covered wagons, nooses, wood carved bears and whatnot. It seems like a legacy environment at this point - not worth cutting but not worth fleshing out more either.

[DthBlayde]

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Another factor not mentioned (Edit: until DthBlayde ninja’d me ) is utilization. The game has more office buildings than football stadiums, so when reductions became necessary football players were on the chopping block before businessmen. I’m not positive if this affected the decision on the cowboy zombie specifically, but it’s been cited for other zombie types.

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