7Days has curves as well, although they are all pre-rendered shapes. Even when you have a curve, it still takes up the entire voxel space. That still introduces an issue where you want to abut or stack items where the curved shape takes up the voxel and there is an air gap between them.
The cool part that Landmark was working on was making those voxels clip into each other, which a lot (most or all?) voxel builders don't currently do.
In a system like No Man's Sky, Grounded, or ARK those items can clip, if snapping is turned off, so you can get creative, but they (and the entire world) doesn't have the same feeling of interactivity that voxel worlds do.
That is why I would love to see technology that merges the strengths of both kinds of systems. I have a feeling that would take a lot of processing power to manage and track all those changes, at least with current technology. From what I gathered Landmark was working on this kind of thing. Just resizing voxels is pretty powerful and not a common feature.
I think landmark was actually having a kind of "tension" value for voxels. I can kinda "guess" the maths behind, it was quite smart. Their engine was amazing, it's really a shame we lost that game and the subsequent Everquest Next. I really hope this game will bring a bit of that back.
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16 players isn't bad, but it would be nice to see one like this with 100 plus.
Yeah 16 isn't bad and when I do play with friends it usually isn't more than 4 - 5 of us at once. If we all played it still wouldn't go past 16. However, I would like to see a higher cap as well, something like 35 - 50 personally.
If the game is easily modded, you might see that. I have seen Valheim mods that up concurrency to well over 50. I do think there has to be rules about how close everyone can build or something, but pushing it above 16 may be in the realm of reality. We'll have to wait and see how mod support goes I guess.
I think there is too much press for games to 'redefine' 'revolutionize' or otherwise go where no game has gone before. The genre and games need to evolve for sure. However, I think that many of these games fail because their vision is too grand.
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16 players isn't bad, but it would be nice to see one like this with 100 plus.
16 is good ! If the game is good, I will definitely setup a permanent server for me and my friends.
I'm running a permanent 7DTD for my friends, less than the cost of a single EVE sub.
Now, where to find more friends to fill the other open slots....
It's the game, not you
True, most murder hobos play more PVP oriented games.
Last night I was helping a friend lay in about 2 or 3K dirt blocks...fun...
Is OK, it was part of his elaborate underground Kill Box construct, (1 city block wide and deep) had to bury it all before the next blood moon.
Tonight we complete the tunnels in and out of our crafting base.
I'm starting to understand why people like game worlds which can be modified by players. But as the server admin I'm kicking anyone who tries to build penis shaped structures.
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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I'm starting to understand why people like game worlds which can be modified by players. But as the server admin I'm kicking anyone who tries to build penis shaped structures.
I was going to ask to join your server but you killed the fun.
The game itself looks interesting but I don't think it's for me since it's a survival game and I haven't actually enjoyed any of the survival games I've played.
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Respect, walk
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- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023
Their engine was amazing, it's really a shame we lost that game and the subsequent Everquest Next.
I really hope this game will bring a bit of that back.
Respect, walk
Are you talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?
- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023
If the game is good, I will definitely setup a permanent server for me and my friends.
Respect, walk
Are you talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?
- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023
Respect, walk
Are you talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?
- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023
Now, where to find more friends to fill the other open slots....
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
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Last night I was helping a friend lay in about 2 or 3K dirt blocks...fun...
Is OK, it was part of his elaborate underground Kill Box construct, (1 city block wide and deep) had to bury it all before the next blood moon.
Tonight we complete the tunnels in and out of our crafting base.
I'm starting to understand why people like game worlds which can be modified by players. But as the server admin I'm kicking anyone who tries to build penis shaped structures.
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
I can see from the first video it has that finnicky PITA wont snap into place properly that all these game tend to suffer from.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
They still have much time to make such details better.
Respect, walk
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- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023