kb0nly Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Ok so after playing it a while today here is my main gripes...1. Food... My god, my character needs to eat like a sumo wrestler in heat...In 8 hours he had to consume three cans of pork and beans, one can of peaches, two candy bars, and a granola bar. I'm all for a realistic experience, but i spend 6 of those 8 hours in the camp office learning how to get wood and start a fire, melt snow and boil it for water, standing by a warm stove ain't going to take that much food!2. Wolf Defense... Seriously i have a hatchet and i can't use it when a wolf attacks me? Tell me you would use your bare hands if you had a hatchet? Flares? They work 1 out of 10 tens so far for me. One time i lit one and tossed it at a wolf and he ran away so i was like cool hoard the flares for defense, then the very next wolf that crossed my path i lit a flare tossed it at him and backed off and he literally walked RIGHT OVER THE DANG THING and kept coming til he killed me.3. Controls... I cannot express here without using many obscenities how much i HATE WASD for controls, absolutely positively 100% despise it with a complete and utter gut felt passion. Please make the keys assignable, if you do nothing else please add key mapping!!! I have big fat fingers and i have to cramp my hand pretty bad to use that combo. I generally play with F for forward, G for back and A and Z for strafe left and right, this allows my hand to comfortably lay on the keyboard for hours. I got killed twice by wolves because i literally had to stop and think how to hit the keys to get out of there!After my last death i just said enough for today, give it a couple days off and i will explore some more, its just too utterly frustrating with the keys setup as they are, thats my main #1 complaint, i only listed it as #3 because i believe its probably going to be less of a problem for some but its top bidding for me.Also, the last death i starved after 1 day and 31 minutes. I STARVED in 24 hours? Come on really? Yeah i know, its cold, blah blah, lots of calories, blah blah, but ask anyone that knows survival or has been in a rough situation and food is days before its a serious problem. Its almost like they should have reversed the Water and Food, the food goes down ten times faster then the Water. If i was in this situation i would be more worried about dehydration then i would food. Oh but water is easy to get so i guess the food has to go down at ten times the speed. Ugh...Ok all that aside, i want to say that while i sound like i hate the game it couldnt be further from the truth! I LOVE THIS GAME... Finally someone made a survival game with no dang zombies or monsters, that line in the descriptions i read online were my primary reason for even buying it, getting sick to death (no pun intended) of zombie games, they just arent interesting anymore.I think with a few tweaks and added features this is going to be a rock star of a game for people that want to challenge something where its just you and the elements. But i do think the realism needs some work yet regarding the food. I can see if i was out running all day, but sitting in a cabin next to a warm fire shouldnt take around 5k calories a day. I had to make him binge eat to survive basic tasks of lighting a fire and boiling water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdoar Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 TO sound like a broken record:The calorie intake is modeled after real-life circumstances, and accelerated proportionally for the increased time speed.I suspect you are trying to maintain 100% condition.In cold weather, the body needs 6000-8000 calories to mantain condition. In the game, if you eat nothing, and take care of everything else, you'll live for 4 days before condition drops to zero. This captures the real-life aspect. Sure, you're hungry, but you can push on for a while before it seriously affects you.In real life lost survivors are never at 100% Maintaining 100% condition is not the goal of the game. Try this next time you play... take care of everything else, but don't worry about food until your condition drops quite a bit. Then feed yourself to >2000 calories, ensure all other needs are met, and rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccbullet Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I was wondering about the keyboard controls. I was playing for the first time this AM on the train on a macbook (without a mouse), and I finally figured out most controls, but then a damned wolf attacked me and I couldn't figure out how to fight with LMB / RMB with the trackpad. Does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdoar Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 TatooedMac might have some suggestion.I think you tap w/ one finger for LMB, and 2 for RMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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