Survival Games List small update! Starbound, Nether, and Rust now playable Steam Early Access. 7 Days to Die also comes to Steam Early Access.

I did a quick update to the survival games list today and added playable tags to the following games, which are all now accessible on Steam's Early Access program.

Starbound
 http://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/

Nether
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247730/

Rust
http://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/


7 Days to Die which has been playable for some time now also comes to Steam Early Access.

7 Days to Die
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/?snr=1_7_15__13

Project Zomboid Monday Status Update, 7 Days to Die Alpha 4 is ready.

Hello and well met!  Had a few minutes to spare and thought I would post a quick spot about two of my recent favorite games giving out even more updates.

Project Zomboid Monday status update is out and let's us know what is going on.  Seems like some good map working is in development and Items and loot are getting bug fixed and improved.  Check it out below.

http://projectzomboid.com/blog/2013/11/next-steps/


7 Days to Die is also releasing updates faster and faster recently. Their Alpha 4 update is already ready to go and I just posted about Alpha 3 not long ago.  This update adds some cool melee weapons and new recipes for the crafting system and also a good mix of bug fixes as well.   Check out the patch notes below or read my copy and paste.

http://7daystodie.com/alpha-4-is-available-for-consumption/



-copy and paste-

 7 Days to Die

Official Alpha 4 Release Notes

Added

• Added scrap metal recipes from candy tins, air filters, and hub caps
• Added new feature for preview position and rotation for placing blocks. Before placing a block a semi-transparent preview of the block is displayed and player can rotate it using LMB
• Added Femur bone club\crafting item
• Added Hunting Knife
• Added Bone Shiv
• Added recipe for bone shiv
• Added recipe for hunting knife
• Added femur to zombie & deer loot
• Added hunting knife to loot
• Added new block rotate sound set
• The“empty glass” can now also be filled with water at toilets

Changes

• Reduced polygon density on the barbed wire fence trap, candy tin landmine, hub cap landmine and air filter landmine for better performance and to keep people from reaching max vertices in a chunk
• When pressing the ALT key in 3rd person the camera can be moved freely around the player. Old state was: when shooting it was shot through the screen middle. New state: the crosshair is removed and shooting is done along the players view
• When the Z menu is opened, the full text search is auto selected and the old entered text is cleared
• Increased time that zombies play their roam sounds
• Increased block damage on explosions to allow better TNT chain reactions
• The turn speed of entities (like zombies or stag) is now dependent on their speed: the faster they move the faster they turn
• Increased colliders for inventory slots so that horizontally there is no space any more. Vertically there is still a small gap in the bag
• Spikes can now be placed only on a solid cube. So stacking of spikes isn’t possible

Bug Fixes

• Fixed problem that chunk could not be saved when building a column > 190 blocks
• Configure Controls: fixed bug that “left shift” and “right shift” were not selectable
• Fixed problem that when placing a bedroll/bed the other block was removed without a check. This could be abused for fast mining. Also set the orientation of a bed correctly
• Fixed problem that when running a server for a long time and the entity ids get greater than 16 bit, no player was able to connect to the server any more
• Added delay to food items so they don’t disappear until used

Known Issues

• Animals get knocked back quite far when hit
• When you light a pipebomb and don’t throw it, it will explode but the pipebomb is not “deleted”/removed from your inventory. If you die, all of them are dropped, including the one that exploded.
• Stability on Bridges are still a little weak in the middle
• Players can sometimes get stuck in small vertical spaces less than 2 blocks high like on top of a cinder block or trash pile
• Sometimes there are missing polygons in the world

7 Days to Die Alpha 3 Update, Project Zomboid Update, Minecraft 1.7.2

Hello fellow survivors! If you are following Watchsurvival on Facebook  (https://www.facebook.com/Watchsurvival )  you have probably seen this information. I wanted to let everyone know about a couple of recent fun updates.  First on the List 7 Days to Die has just released a new update after only 10 days or releasing the last update.   This game is coming along nicely.  Read about all the additions and changes below.

http://7daystodie.com/alpha-3-is-out-oh-my/


Project Zomboid has recently released their newest Monday blog which talks to us about their most recent updates and all the new wonderful things in store for zomboid, which keeps getting better and better. 

http://projectzomboid.com/blog/2013/11/buildin-it-up/


Probably already old news to quite a few of you but Minecraft also released a new update that was quite awesome 1.7.2 The Update that Changed the World.  I'm making a note of this update because it has been a long time since I've picked up Minecraft and played it and I found this update worth checking the game out again. Others that have not played in a while might find this one worthy of your time.  The new biomes are a great addition to the game in my personal opinion and really help freshen up the seeds  and make the world more fun to explore again.

https://mojang.com/2013/10/minecraft-1-7-the-update-that-changed-the-world/


Keep surviving out there!
Z

7 Days to Die Alpha Update 2 is on the way.

Hello everyone! Just making a quick post to inform everyone about the recent 7 Days to Die update that is rolling out soon.  This game just got a ton of new features and a lot more difficult.  I can't wait to try this out. From the previews cropping up it looks pretty deadly.  Check it out below.

Youtube Preview from Rhinocrunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAZp5hd7oVw

 
Forum Posts

http://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?134-Alpha-2-Out-Next-Week


http://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?212-Alpha-2-Preview-Video

7 Days to Die 1.1 Update

Well met! 7 Days to Die has released a new small update for us.  This one includes a lot of bug fixes and few recipes and mac support! Also includes more server options for multiplayer.  Read all of the patch notes below. 

http://7daystodie.com/alpha-1-1-official-release-notes/

Alpha 1.1 Official Release Notes

• Mac version support
• New recipes for brick, decayed brick, pavers red wood
• Fixed console pop up on errors bug
• Improved Memory management
• Duplicate item exploit fixed
• Fixed damage delay on spike traps for the player
• Fixed bug that when placing chest it was filled with loot
• Fixed bug that zombies dance on stairs
• Fixed bug that fat zombie broke the stairs
• Server checks client on connection if this client is activated
• Max player limit is now 6 in GUI mode
• Password is encrypted now in registry and on web access
• Fixed bug when close shots went through zombies
• Fixed bug that doors had wrong orientation on placing them
• Fixed problem that if during reloading clip was removed gun was full though by removing clip on start of reload
• Fixed exploit that two people could pick up an item at the same time
• Important – New dedicated server command line syntax change you use -OPTION=VALUE, like -port=8 (old was -port 8)

New Dedicated Server command line options

• gamemode=0|1 (0 = coop, 1= pvp). In pvp you dont see the other player on the map
• maxplayers=X (any number <= 64 is valid). In GUI mode max players is always 8
• difficulty=X (X between 1 and 10, limits the wave spawning to day X)
• world=X (name of the world to load, currently only Navezgane)
• name=X (name of the game)
• dedicated (must be last option to start the dedi server)
• ip=X (ip the dedicated shall listen on, this is only for the extra socket connections. Unity listening cannot be limited)

7 Days to Die Information Roundup.

So a lot of you have brought 7 Days to Die to my attention through comments and emails and after doing some research I must admit it has impressed me and seems to be a wonderful game.  I thought it would be great to share a lot of the information with others as well as those of you who have never heard of the game may want to keep your eye on this one.

 They (The Fun Pimps, http://thefunpimps.com/) were recently successfully funded on Kickstarter (over 500k) and have already made a huge amount of progress on their game. This game impresses me because it combines a lot of my favorite elements from different survival games into one game and appears to do so very smoothly.  According to their website the purchase page is currently down as they are changing servers but will be back up tomorrow, so those of us that didn't have the chance to support the Kickstarter can still buy the game and get access to the alpha version build as they continue updating it (like Minecraft, Project Zomboid, Don't Starve, ect).

Anyways on to the information, Starting with the basics.

Homepage  http://7daystodie.com/
Forums http://7daystodie.com/forum/

Kickstarter page (Already funded)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/7daystodie/7-days-to-die-zombie-survival-game

Steam Greenlight
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=160808204&searchtext=7+days+to+die


Youtube Videos / Let's Plays / Trailers

Official Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh2D15oy_sQ
Kickstarter Trailer  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVFc0esJiSQ

Let's Plays

Rhinocrunch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqmHuO0mUQ8

DevilDogGamer First Look Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=681Lt93w944

FRANKIEonPCin1080p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2P3gr92Ap8

PsiSyndicate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE6-XIMLf0A

Dead at the Gate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZ59DKL0d8

Following those will also take you to a few more videos if you're wanting more.  All of this should mostly get you up to speed and updated though.   Looking forward to this!  Keep surviving out there!

Survival Games List updated! Six more survival games added: Timber and Stone, Wurm Online, 7 Days to Die, Miscreated, Zday, Survivor Zero

Hello survivors! Took a little time off today to update the survival games list with some fresh games.  I just want to again remind everyone that I read all your comments and your suggestions and I try to get to them when I can, please do not think your comments or suggestions go unnoticed.  2013 is the year of survival games as the survival games list just keeps getting bigger and bigger!  Keep the suggestions coming!  Also I am looking for more feedback for the website. If any of you have website suggestions on layout or features or anything else for that matter please leave suggestions or comments. If you think everything is fine as it is, feel free to say that as well.  I feel like as a whole the survival genre needs a community so I may possibly be adding a forum in the future to watchsurvival if others agree and think that is a good idea.   Don't forget to give Watchsurvival a like on facebook as well https://www.facebook.com/Watchsurvival as I share all types of survival game related stuff there as well (no spam I promise) anyways, on to the reason you came here. The Games! 

Timber and Stone (Roguelike)
Homepage: http://www.timberandstonegame.com/
Forums: http://www.timberandstonegame.com/forum/

Wurm Online (MMO)
Homepage: http://www.wurmonline.com/
Forums: http://forum.wurmonline.com/

7 days to die
Homepage: http://7daystodie.com/
Forums: http://7daystodie.com/forum/

Miscreated (MMO)
Homepage: http://miscreatedgame.com/
Forums: http://miscreatedgame.com/forums/forum.php

Zday (MMO)
Homepage: http://zdaygame.com/
Forums: http://zdaygame.com/forums/

Survivor Zero
Homepage: http://survivorzero.com/
Forums: http://survivorzero.com/forum/