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[More_Badass]

NEO Scavenger is in the latest weekly Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

If you were hesitant for some reason, now you can get the game for $1. Don't miss out on this one

 

[Toma]

Every update is like Christmas to me. You all should get on that bundle, this game is amazing.

I havent checked it out in ages. Anything big that was added in the past 2-3 months?

 

[More_Badass]

I havent checked it out in ages. Anything big that was added in the past 2-3 months?

Some stuff from the recent updates

Added new major encounter/location in wilderness.
Added new faction with wandering creatures.
Added new faction equipment.
Added new hex art for Allegan, Isotope Mine, Zom Zom's, and Strange Forest.
Added encounter illustration by Max Antonov for Haggerty Health Clinic.
Added combat ability DMC guards to summon sniper.
Added crawl towards and away moves, for when AI is crippled and fallen, and tends to choose passive when it shouldn't.
Added code to anger AI if player is ignoring talk and ceasefire offers.

Added DMC Guard faction to game. Guards patrol around DMC sprawl, slightly favorable to player, and attack any hostiles and monsters. Carry special equipment.
Added armor to the game. New armor items added, and old clothing items now have armor values.
Added new clothing types and a firearm to game.
Added non-hostile NPCs to game. Some NPCs will ignore player, and even fight against common foes.
Added factions and reputations to game. Creatures will remember good and bad experiences with other creatures, and will share this info with any allies they meet.
Added ability to talk with wandering NPCs. Each has default greetings, and some have multiple conversations.
Added ability to offer ceasefire to enemy at the penalty of one extra move. Can also accept enemy ceasefire.
Added ability to right-click a creature in the same hex to re-engage after talks/ceasefire exits battle.
Added crippling effects to arms and legs for severe cut damage.
Added item damage when wound slots hit.
Added Project Zomboid button to title screen.
Added ability to ditch vehicle in combat.
Changed NPC names to be "Stranger" unless they attack or talk to player.
Changed creature names to show "Leader" if that creature is followed by others nearby.
Changed creature sprites on map to show what they are wearing and holding.
Changed raiders and bandits to Bad Muthas and Blue Frogs gangs, to better match lore.

Yes, a lot of stuff. I'd say some of it is even game-changing (non-hostile NPCs, NPCs marked neutral until the players knows if they're hostile or not, factions, reputations, etc.)

 

[dcfedor]

You guys beat me to it!

And thanks for catching Toma up, More_Badass! Indeed, I'll try to keep each new build interesting! (Or at least put out the blazing fires from bugs)

 

[Toma]

You guys beat me to it!

And thanks for catching Toma up, More_Badass! Indeed, I'll try to keep each new build interesting! (Or at least put out the blazing fires from bugs)

A PM just went your way

 

[Toma]

Title updated and the OP overhauled with the most recent info on updates/links and whatnot.

 

[Sub Zero]

Looking forward to trying this out, looks like my kind of game. Will definitely share my impressions.

And thanks to Toma for his kind offer

 

[Archaix]

Toma dropping in to the Steam thread at the very least sold a $1 tier for this game. I've got almost everything in the weekly humble sale already so I was going to pass, but this looks pretty cool and I'd never seen anything about it before.

 

[Tesseract]

hello there, i'll play and post impressions when i can. thanks for your generosity.

 

[Kuroyume]

I'll check it out and post impressions. And again thanks for the generosity.

 

[Toma]

hello there, i'll play and post impressions when i can. thanks for your generosity.

Super unrelated, but TesserAct is also the name of a neat 3D puzzle game that I played the alpha of a few days ago and is currently in development:
http://propelledbird.com/Tesseract/

I'd want to know about Toma-related gaming news, so I figured I might as well let you know

 

[Cth]

Hey Toma!

I haven't been able to drop by the Indie thread lately, so this one flew under my radar. I've played the other games in the bundle, so I'm on the fence about picking up the bundle.

If the offer is still good, I'd like to check NEO Scavenger out and post some impressions in both threads.

Either way, as always thanks for raising awareness for games like these!

 

[Sarcasm]

Will try to get this, thanks for letting me know.

 

[doctorcdcs]

Hopefully someone here can answer this for me:

Is there an actual storyline to this? As in, is there a single-player campaign? Or is it just a sandboxy-survival mode game? I'd like to get it, but I think i'm a little burnt out with "survive as long as you can" games for now.

 

[dcfedor]

Hopefully someone here can answer this for me:

Is there an actual storyline to this? As in, is there a single-player campaign? Or is it just a sandboxy-survival mode game? I'd like to get it, but I think i'm a little burnt out with "survive as long as you can" games for now.

There is, but it's also one of the more incomplete parts of the game at the moment. I'm trying to set it up such that the player follows clues in a non-linear way, and there isn't much hand-holding or guidance. I'm hoping that players can "finish" the story with different answers and interpretations of the events, depending on their choices.

However, I know I won't be able to compete with the likes of, say, Fallout 1/2, Arcanum, and similar. It's just me

So I guess the TL;DR is: there is story to follow, it's unfinished, and much of the game is sandbox/emergent story to fill in the gaps.

 

[More_Badass]

Hopefully someone here can answer this for me:

Is there an actual storyline to this? As in, is there a single-player campaign? Or is it just a sandboxy-survival mode game? I'd like to get it, but I think i'm a little burnt out with "survive as long as you can" games for now.

As the dev said, there's a story, but I've found just being the world creates stories of your own. The way all the systems come together and how combat is set up, it feels like you're dropped into the middle of The Road and barely surviving

The raiders left you with nothing, nothing but the ragged clothes on your back and a glass shard. It had been foolish to rest in such an exposed location but the desperate search for shelter from the freezing rain had trumped your nagging exhaustion. And now your mistake had cost you dearly. Another night, another restless sleep in the rain. Hypothermia is a given now. Have to find shelter, real shelter, and supplies...or else death would be coming for you sooner rather than later.
Movement. A lone bandit in the distance. You hurriedly cover your tracks and hide. From your vantage point, you can see the rusted crowbar, the patchwork hide clothing, the backpack. Supplies, warm attire, weapons. The opportunity is too good to pass up.

It's hard to explain. Just traveling and surviving in the game creates this satisfying emergent narrative

 

[eroots]

Picked this up, will be diving in soon

 

[doctorcdcs]

As the dev said, there's a story, but I've found just being the world creates stories of your own. The way all the systems come together and how combat is set up, it feels like you're dropped into the middle of The Road and barely surviving

It's hard to explain. Just traveling and surviving in the game creates this satisfying emergent narrative

alright, cool.

Is it easy to get into? From the youtube video on humble, it seemed like there might be a bit of a learning curve to it.

 

[More_Badass]

alright, cool.

Is it easy to get into? From the youtube video on humble, it seemed like there might be a bit of a learning curve to it.

It's not an easy game. You will die a lot. But it's not unfair. Rather it's just very realistic. If it's raining and it's cold and you go to sleep outside, you're probably die from hypothermia. You can die from an untreated cut that gets infected.

 

[Toma]

Sent a message regarding keys to:

Cth
Sub Zero
Tesseract
Kuroyume
Sarcasm

Still 10 spots open for a free game.

 

[Aurongel]

Did somebody say freeeeee...?

 

[tebunker]

Sent a message regarding keys to:

Cth
Sub Zero
Tesseract
Kuroyume
Sarcasm

Still 10 spots open for a free game.

Pretty sweet and nice of you. This game looks cool, and I think your post has pushed me into wanting this now.

 

[Toma]

Did somebody say freeeeee...?

If you are interested in trying it and writing some impressions here (good or bad) instead of only having it rot in your backlog, then we have a deal

 

[outunderthestars]

NEO Scavenger is in the latest weekly Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

If you were hesitant for some reason, now you can get the game for $1. Don't miss out on this one

Bought! Thanks for posting this.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Sent a message regarding keys to:

Cth
Sub Zero
Tesseract
Kuroyume
Sarcasm

Still 10 spots open for a free game.

Well fuck...eh, still bought just to support. Now if I could figure out how to play this damn thing...!

 

[Rickenslacker]

Does the Humble Bundle with this offer individual keys or are they grouped into one?

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Looks awesome. I'm assuming buying from the dev will net him more money than buying off of Steam?

 

[dcfedor]

Looks awesome. I'm assuming buying from the dev will net him more money than buying off of Steam?

It will! Though, I won't be upset if you go the bundle route. The open source tools it benefits are a large part of the reason I could build NEO Scavenger in the first place!

Does the Humble Bundle with this offer individual keys or are they grouped into one?

Separate, I believe.

Thanks, guys!

 

[Nillansan]

Looks awesome. I'm assuming buying from the dev will net him more money than buying off of Steam?

I am picking up the Monkey Wrench edition from the dev site.

Link.

 

[Tagyhag]

Sweet this was on my wishlist, will get.

 

[Nillansan]

Ah screw it, I picked up the Yukon Edition instead, this game has been on my wish-list for far too long, it is finally time to try it out.

 

[NervousXtian]

Does the Humble Bundle with this offer individual keys or are they grouped into one?

Individual keys, though they are doing it by linking your account or gifting the key. They used to just supply the keys.

 

[Majukun]

the concept seems cool,i'll try it.

 

[Salsa]

bought, god damn toma

 

[Toma]

Ah screw it, I picked up the Yukon Edition instead, this game has been on my wish-list for far too long, it is finally time to try it out.

*salutes*

bought, god damn toma

I see you still cant resist a good sale, no matter the game.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Individual keys, though they are doing it by linking your account or gifting the key. They used to just supply the keys.

Thanks, I just don't like getting bundles that force games that I have no intention of ever touching onto my account just to get the one that I do.

 

[NewFresh]

bought, god damn toma

Seriously... Also bought

 

[Ingueferroque]

I love this game. And the developer is an amazing guy, he deserves all the success he can get

 

[Jintor]

i'll buy it for a price

 

[Toma]

i'll buy it for a price

A high price?
http://bluebottlegames.com/main/node/5

 

[Jenga]

bought

 

[DaBargainHunta]

So awesome of the dev to give out free keys. I decided to buy though. Tried the demo on the site and I really love the unique gameplay concept.

 

[Toma]

So awesome of the dev to give out free keys. I decided to buy though. Tried the demo on the site and I really love the unique gameplay concept.

I am not the developer, just in case you were confusing that. Props for this awesome game all go to dcfedor.

 

[More_Badass]

So awesome of the dev to give out free keys. I decided to buy though. Tried the demo on the site and I really love the unique gameplay concept.

LOL

Toma's dedication to indie games is unmatched, but he's not the developer

 

[DaBargainHunta]

My bad. Either way, really cool of Toma. This thread and his generosity got the game a sale from me.

 

[Gen X]

When I heard someone compare this to old school Fallout I was sold. Will check it when I get home especially for $1. Be stupid not to.for that price.

 

[Majukun]

checked the demo..damn i don't know how to do rpetty much anything in this game..i always die after a couple of hours,beaten by a bandit or from hypothermia..i can't find any bag so i can't carry objects excepts for th ones i have in my hands,and the UI really doesn't seem that intuitive..
well i'll check it again tomorrow..maybe i'm missing something

 

[Ingueferroque]

checked the demo..damn i don't know how to do rpetty much anything in this game..i always die after a couple of hours,beaten by a bandit or from hypothermia..

You're doing it right!

You're not supposed to live forever.. it's a bit like FTL in that.

 

[Toma]

checked the demo..damn i don't know how to do rpetty much anything in this game..i always die after a couple of hours,beaten by a bandit or from hypothermia..i can't find any bag so i can't carry objects excepts for th ones i have in my hands,and the UI really doesn't seem that intuitive..
well i'll check it again tomorrow..maybe i'm missing something

Dont worry, thats pretty much everyones first impression of the game.

You go out, cant find anything and die. Then you start finding out about using cardboards to carry stuff, or even small carts, figure out how the food system works... and then die because you were too noisy in a city.

Maybe someone else will have some other hints for you, but dont give up. Its really just a matter of understanding how to do things and what to look out for.

 

[Link Man]

Slightly off-topic, but does anyone have an extra key for Offspring Fling from this deal? I'd love to take it off your hands.