Is there a time limit?

[Pugs]

I received a mission from this lady on day two to take her walker husband out and retrieve his wedding bandon the second floor of the blue mansion...I did a bit of exploring on the side, killed the husband, and all of the sudden some bell rings and I am sprinting to the boat to survive.

I went back to that same location on day 3 (I don't remember the name) to complete the quest and the lady who offered it to me was gone...

So, does this game have a level time limit? And is it possible for quests to end in between days? Feels like a bummer since I like taking my time to explore and roam around the levels. There's a lot of loot!

Edit: A typo

[Wonko Den Friske]

I am also curious how this works. Also is the number of days limited?
The game does tell you about the bell and your watch so I did not get caught outside and finished the quest with time to spare but I would have liked more time to completely explore.

[Rabble]

Is sleeping to go to the next day the only way to save? I died in a crypt and didn't get the option to continue, had to go back to a auto save

[Wonko Den Friske]

Originally posted by Rabbel:

Is sleeping to go to the next day the only way to save? I died in a crypt and didn't get the option to continue, had to go back to a auto save

I think sleeping or travelling is the only way

[XDeathxReconX]

When I died on my way back from the blue mansion it spawned me back at the boat and all my loot was at a backpack icon where I died so I could go retrieve it. I checked the location of the girl and she disappeared even before I got onto the boat. I'm assuming if you don't turn the quest in before the bells ring you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥ which is stupid. The quest also vanished from my journal before I could finish

[Pugs]

Originally posted by XDeathxReconX:

When I died on my way back from the blue mansion it spawned me back at the boat and all my loot was at a backpack icon where I died so I could go retrieve it. I checked the location of the girl and she disappeared even before I got onto the boat. I'm assuming if you don't turn the quest in before the bells ring you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥ which is stupid. The quest also vanished from my journal before I could finish

Man that is such a bummer to me. I really enjoy exploration in VR and this game doesn’t seem structured for it. :-/

[Puma]

They really need to increase the amount of time you get before the bell rings

[PeaceMaker]

1.Yes, it`s on a Timer. Watch your watch. If you die you have a chance to get it back. Die before that and it`s gone for good. Best to head back when you have a Quarter of time left.
2.If you run out of time the game doesn`t end, it just gets very, very hard with zombies everywhere. you can survive for a bit (I did), but your equipment won`t and that`s when life gets difficultt.
3.Leave before completing that person`s Quest you won`t get to do it again, it`ll be gone.

[Pugs]

Originally posted by Socratatus:

1.Yes, it`s on a Timer. Watch your watch. If you die you have a chance to get it back. Die before that and it`s gone for good. Best to head back when you have a Quarter of time left.
2.If you run out of time the game doesn`t end, it just gets very, very hard with zombies everywhere. you can survive for a bit (I did), but your equipment won`t and that`s when life gets difficultt.
3.Leave before completing that person`s Quest you won`t get to do it again, it`ll be gone.

This is not good for me. I work 8 hours and play games stoned. I don’t want to be under stress when exploring...sigh.

[Baguette]

Originally posted by XDeathxReconX:

When I died on my way back from the blue mansion it spawned me back at the boat and all my loot was at a backpack icon where I died so I could go retrieve it. I checked the location of the girl and she disappeared even before I got onto the boat. I'm assuming if you don't turn the quest in before the bells ring you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥ which is stupid. The quest also vanished from my journal before I could finish

You expect her to stay there and die lol?

[PeaceMaker]

Originally posted by PUGS:

Originally posted by Socratatus:

1.Yes, it`s on a Timer. Watch your watch. If you die you have a chance to get it back. Die before that and it`s gone for good. Best to head back when you have a Quarter of time left.
2.If you run out of time the game doesn`t end, it just gets very, very hard with zombies everywhere. you can survive for a bit (I did), but your equipment won`t and that`s when life gets difficultt.
3.Leave before completing that person`s Quest you won`t get to do it again, it`ll be gone.

This is not good for me. I work 8 hours and play games stoned. I don’t want to be under stress when exploring...sigh.

I expect stress in a zombie game, but I don`t know why we have to be stuck on a Timer. If they had made the zombie horde more dynamic , (a horde might happen now and then), so you may have a long time to explore,I would`ve been happier with that.

[Puma]

Yeah honestly I was halfway through looting the mansion when the timer went off and I just sat tight and kept looting because I thought the point was to hunker down somewhere and wait for the hoard to pass and the timer to reset. Honestly that sounds way more fun than having a very short timer to complete a map.

[Priest of Dagon]

Agreed. As long as you are in a room with a door there should be an option to "barricade" yourself and wait out the night. My idea was for a flask that you could take with you.

[warb]

Originally posted by Carrot:

Originally posted by XDeathxReconX:

When I died on my way back from the blue mansion it spawned me back at the boat and all my loot was at a backpack icon where I died so I could go retrieve it. I checked the location of the girl and she disappeared even before I got onto the boat. I'm assuming if you don't turn the quest in before the bells ring you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥ which is stupid. The quest also vanished from my journal before I could finish

You expect her to stay there and die lol?

Maybe she could come back the next day? In this game, every side quest NPC dies when your alarm goes off after you talk to them.

[Baguette]

Originally posted by warb:

Originally posted by Carrot:

You expect her to stay there and die lol?

Maybe she could come back the next day? In this game, every side quest NPC dies when your alarm goes off after you talk to them.

You expect her to just wait there forever? Everything in the world seems to be designed to seem real which is what I guess they were going for here. She's not going to wait around forever in hopes of your eventual return.

I can see why you might not like it but I think it's good, keeps the tension up and gives more meaning to the bells.I'd love to see more options though, perhaps a difficulty mode that disables the bells/people disapearing?

[warb]

Originally posted by Carrot:

Originally posted by warb:

Maybe she could come back the next day? In this game, every side quest NPC dies when your alarm goes off after you talk to them.

You expect her to just wait there forever? Everything in the world seems to be designed to seem real which is what I guess they were going for here. She's not going to wait around forever in hopes of your eventual return.

I can see why you might not like it but I think it's good, keeps the tension up and gives more meaning to the bells.

It doesn't seem real at all. Every side quest character you talk to vanishes forever when your alarm goes off. How did any of them survive up until that point? The timer is way too short for this to not seem silly. I've not finished a single side mission.