You Are Not Alone (suggestions)

[Forrestdumps 1]

Because the map is so huge, you don't often see people. Below are a couple suggestions to help make you feel like you're not the only survivor in the wasteland by providing ways to track, find, and communicate with survivors (even indirectly)

-It'd be nice if the smoke of campfires rose to the sky, and you could see it from a distance. This would change the game because it marks prey for bandits, or helps a lone survivor to find travelling companions by a visible marker that appears natural, and doesn't clash with the feel of the game. Or, if you're feeling malicious, to draw survivors to a seemingly abandoned campsite, for an ambush. It's your choice

-It would be nice if you could send smoke signals as well, with a bit of that could be dropped by survivors or bandits. Or maybe even zombies at a reduced rate, but diseases... ehhh.

-You should also be able to find like spraycans so that you can create a number of fixed/custom messages/arrows on the walls. It will help provide you with a feel that you're not alone in the zombie apocalypse without explicitly showing people, adding to the atmosphere. You can leave behind things for a survivor in need by pointing to a cache, etc.

-1/10 zombie corpses should last for like 15 minutes (considering the avg lifespan is 45 minutes). So you can know that people came through, and that they have weapons.

-Gutted animal corpses that last a bit. Ewwwwww....

-A ham radio station would be good. Especially if you could broadcast to everyone who had or was near a radio.

-dripping blood that lasts no more than 45 seconds minute a trail. this feature should only be active when you are bleeding at a significant rate. Should be a toggle-able feature to spare some people the resources. Maybe zombies can follow it to extend their awareness range?

-examining a body should show how warm/cold (3 levels?) it is and if it's stiff or not. This is time based as well.

That's what I got for right now. Tell me what you think, suggestions, comments, etc. I will probably add more stuff as I continue to enjoy this game.

[Senrain 148]

One on the most immersive sounding suggestions I've heard in a while, though a few of these sound like they simply won't be possible unfortunately.

[opticalshadow 27]

in one of the interviews radios, and radio stations were brought up, and rocket fell in love with it, going in depth about how importent it would be for a clan to control it and such, i think its a safe bet that our global communications will eventually return in the form of radios.

some forms of communication do exsist in game if players are clever enough, morse code can be used effectivly with flash lights.