maddogx

I've also noticed FPS drops, especially when being chased by zombies. It is known that the scripting commands used by new LOS spotting mechanic can be heavy on performance, so I guess the LOS check is simply called too often when the Z's are chasing you or searching for you. (This will be primarily CPU-bound, btw.)

You need the latest beta - as of this post that's 93825.

Gameplay-wise the patch is absolutely fine the way it is. Now that you can lose zombies that are chasing you, aggroing them without weapons/ammo is no longer a near-certain death sentence. You just have to change your playing style. Unlearn what you have learned! I played for around eight hours yesterday with a friend and we never had problems finding a weapon after spawning, despite being chased by Z's on multiple occasions while unarmed. The three times we/I died were mainly due to other players and my/our own stupidity: first because of not clearing the area after killing two bandits (then getting killed by their friends while we looted their corpses), the second time I was shot while looting a supermarket too carelessly, and the third time I was simply outclassed in a "duel" with another guy. Sneaking around zombies while looking for weapons is an absolutely thrilling challenge, and I hope it is left in, despite all the whining.

Good stuff. Is the performance issue also fixed, as mentioned in the recent tweet?

My dumbest death ever occurred today: I logged in and realized it was night. Hit escape and wanted to click on options to increase HDR... accidentally clicked on "Respawn" instead.