ZomDay News

Hi! Dear friends,
2019 has arrived, all of our INTOGAMES colleagues here to extend a beautiful blessing to the New Year! Thank you for your continued support of ZomDay, so that our team can grow smoothly. After the release of the last Halloween development status post, it has been nearly a month. In this news post, we continue to introduce the development status of the manual reload in the hard core mode.


Here is a gif:

As in the real case, the shotgun that uses the tubular magazine to store the shell must manually press the shell into the magazine one by one. Note that there will be a magazine slot on the right hand side, which is located next to the right gun slot. When your right hand picks up the weapon,a magazine (or bullet) will be generated in the mag slot.


So you can put the shell directly into the bolt when the bolt is open to reach the max shell capacity.


You can fire as fast as you can since it is all manually.


Is Benelli M4. It has a little difference with a pump action shotgun since it can bolt action:

When bolt catching , player can put the shell directly into the bolt when the bolt is open.


So it is DT11:

You may notice that i'm swing the barrel to close it :) And of course you can also use the reload button to close the barrel.


Here is the reload process gif of M1911:
The first way is press the reload button after mag inserted. You can see the slider and bolt will go back to fire position.
The second way is dragging the slider and release(or manually push back) , the slider will go back to fire position.



AKM：


MK18：


MP5：




When our players turn on the hard core mode, the DPS reduction caused by the manual operation will make the game more difficult, so we will balance the numerical calculation.
The value of the damage is an example. After the hard mode is turned on, the base damage of the firearm will increase. Also, distance-based attenuation will be added for shotgun weapons, and the closer the distance is, the higher the damage.

More numerical balances are still under discussion, including greater benefits, and the ultimate goal is to make the hardcore model a more attractive mode for players - :)

But an important thing is the players who are using hardcore mode can play with players who are using arcade mode(default mdoe) in a multiplay.



At present, the logic part of manual operation program has been completed, and the next work will focus on the numerical calculation part.
I really hope we can release this new version before Chinese lunar new year
...... X_X

The new features are under intense production, so stay tuned!ːsteamhappyː

Hi，Dear fellows

We have received feedback since the popular Beta 1.4 release. Beta 1.42 then added the features and new features that players desperately need after the Beta 1.4 release!


Here is the update list：



a.Now the grab will be auto！You only needs to position hand close to the grip/guard position of the firearm, and the dual hold state will be triggered automatically. When you want to exit the dual hold, just move your hand away.



b.If you want it manual，you can turn it off in the system settings.



c.Now you can customize the grip position of the double hold! You can customize your position in the picture below! The blue point is the grip position.





The zombie shooting game without bloodshed is unqualified! From this patch we will continue to improve and upgrade the violent performance in the game! In this version, when a monster is head exploding or exploding, the blood will splash into the environment and affect the environment.






Now you can use the landmine to pre-empt the enemy! The low price and simple operation is simply a tool for brushing difference difficult level.

Unlock it after complete Level 3 in Hard difficulty.

Note that landmines can be hurt and can be detonated by attacking. At the same time, mines may also have the effect of a chain explosion if they are placed too tightly.



In online games of 4 or more players, players often face the difficult situation of insufficient ammunition. Now,Shared ammunition or blood bags will appear in the game. These golden items will be picked up by one player and will be added to all players!




Now a friendly fire ranking will appear after level complete.













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We used to collect the weapons that players want from at Beta 1.3 news
https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791459498815/announcements/detail/1678024334214732160
This is certainly not a bad check.：）
In the next version, at least 3-4 new weapons will be added to the arsenal, so stay tuned!




The theme of the bloody feast will not be limited to special effects, we plan to extend it to the level of gameplay. For example, an attack on a zombie limb will cause the zombie to fall. If you have any good suggestions, please leave us a message.



Many players are referring to the manual reload of the pump-type shotgun. We will try to add this feature, but in a more 'arcade' way, it won't fully emulate, making the operation too hard, but there will be more fun.


Good hunting！
INTOGAMES

Hi,Dear fellows
A week after the resounding launch of Beta 1.4, we are now launching the Beta 1.41 patch. This patch has been fixed and optimized for many aspects such as 8-person online and dual-armed systems. In this patch we focused on optimizing network speed and online room searching capabilities, and fixed bugs caused by the new features added in Beta 1.4.


We have added a room exact search function.---- All you need to do is enter the password of your friend's room ! The password is exactly the code when host a private room. And now the code will display above the level information in the lobby room.


Attention：
1.
Now the encrypted room will not appear in the list of 'Find a match' .

2.
It has now been found that when the network is congested, steam may not be able to find all the rooms that are currently in the game lobby, which means that the number of rooms you can find may be lower than the actual number. If you want to join a favorite open room, then you may need to search multiple times.

3.
If join fail, try again :)


Now, we have built ZomDay's Steam news browser in the main interface of the game. Now you can view the update news directly in the game.




a.Fix the bug that the pistol switches the rifle or the rifle to switch the pistol.
b.Fix pistol AP85 two hand hold bug.


a.Optimize the player's head and hand movements to synchronize transmission efficiency over the network
b.Optimized AI generation logic



Now you can throw grenade very easy！





a.Optimized the internal logic of dropped items
b.Fixing the drop item model is not uniform on the client and server
c.Now when the drop item is generated for more than 30 seconds, it will disappear.


Non dropped items are weapons\ammo placing in the map, or things spawn from the shop.
a.The weapon that exists in the scene will disappear after being idle for more than 900 seconds.
b.Non dropped ammunition\experience\blood packets that exists in the scene will disappear after more than 600 seconds of inactivity








Now the OC device will not automatically lower the framerate after the helmet is removed, which is very beneficial for multiplayer Room owners using OC devices, which means that when the OC Room owner takes off the glasses, the multiplayer The game's network connection will not be affected.






The microphone function in the game will now be enabled by default. If you want to turn it off, use the T key to turn it off, and press the T key one time to turn it back on.


Enjoy!
INTOGAMES

First of all we must thank you for your support of ZomDay!
It is everyone's love for ZomDay that will make this game perfect and give us more energy!ːsteamhappyː

Now we can be proud to announce ：
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After reading the anniversary comics, let's take a look at what's in this update :)

Over the past few months, the ZomDay team has massively upgraded the entire GamePlay and network system architecture and fixed a number of bugs. Thanks to these upgrades, this update will bring you many new features that players have been waiting for for a long time!



Thanks to the optimization of the gameplay framework, ZomDay will officially support 8 people online at the same time! The delay in shooting due to slow network or the problem of not being able to shoot the gun will not occur again. Call your teammates! But don't be too happy, the difficulty of the level will still increase dynamically with the increase of the number of people. Focusing on cooperation is the key to customs clearance.。






The upgraded recoil system will accumulate the angle and offset caused by the recoil. This means that the muzzle of an uncontrolled continuous shot will continue to jump, and the accuracy of the shot will be greatly reduced.







It's here! The new two hand weapon system! When the weapon enters dual-hold, the recoil of the muzzle and spread of the projectile will be significantly reduced.







Attention，the holding of rifle weapon is different from a pistom weapon：
Rifle：

Pistol：


This feature is still being perfected, please give your opinion and help us improve it！


Melee weapons will continue to inflict damage as they swipe across the enemy's body. So all melee attacks are significantly more powerful.


These optimizations will greatly enhance the player's smooth experience, especially when multiple people are online, and these features will support more enemies and players rendering on the same screen.


The dynamic response of the monster is more natural after being hit, and the monster model will no longer be overstretched when attacking zombies with a high speed machine gun.


Benefit from architecture upgrades，Client players in multiplayer mode will no longer have trouble throwing grenades.And new hand grenade throwing tips.



Experience this new level of challenge! You will unlock a new weapon after passing this level!




Now ZomDay will have native Tracker support, you don't need to turn Tracker into Controller anymore! Easy to use custom devices such like PPGun. This is helpful for a large numbers of arcade shops using custom peripherals.

This feature is still under development, and you should be aware of the following：
a.

Stay in the same state as above：One Controller，One Tracker

b.There is a known Bug in SteamVR at present, which will result in invalid input of Tracker. To use Tracker, please switch the version of SteamVR to the version shown in the picture, and SteamVR will be re-installed after switching


c.You still need to turn on the PPGun mode, otherwise this feature will not work

d.If you still want to keep the Tracker as Controller, you don't need to make any changes。

e.Tracker will be your right hand, and the Controller will be your left hand.



At the end of each wave, all players on the scene will now show their kill rankings.















Good hunting!
Team INTOGAMES
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