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

Watchsurvival Message Board / Forums is up!

Hello survivors! I'm posting to let everyone know the Watchsurvival Message board has now started up.  You can reach it at the link up top now or by clicking here  http://watchsurvival.proboards.com/

Keep in mind it is currently very basic and will obviously need more work but I figure it is a great start. My time was short so I'm not finished with it just yet.   Looking forward to hearing everyone's survival gaming discussions.  Please sign up and start up some chatter!  I've also already added a post for everyone to post their suggestions for the Survival Games List.   Thanks everyone and enjoy!

Don't Starve Update Trailer Six Feet Under

Don't Starve has released their newest update trailer for us labeled Six Feet Under!  Check out the trailer below and visit the forum link for more information.

Video
http://youtu.be/3_QEZ9zwIRQ

Forums
http://forums.kleientertainment.com/index.php?/topic/28264-update-trailer-six-feet-under/

Long Winded Watchsurvival updates! New Games! News and My thanks!

Good day survivors!  I had some time off tonight so I thought I would go through some updates with all these recent comments.   The website is really picking up and I think that is great.  It is very awesome to see so many contributing to Watchsurvival.

The Watchsurvival facebook page is starting to pick up as well and is getting followers and likes. https://www.facebook.com/Watchsurvival   That doesn't seem like much to a lot of you I am sure, but to me I think that is really great.

 I also want to note I do not "advertise" Watchsurvival,  I do not buy "likes"  Every like on facebook and every comment on this website are all from the real deal survival gamers.  You found this website on Google or from my posting on survival game forums or from friends.   I think it is silly to try to force people into likes or gaining followers.  I will not "buy" likes.  I don't want random people who have no clue "Liking"  Watchsurvival on facebook or joining in on Watchsurvival.  I want the real gamers and real survival game fans to enjoy this.  This community is growing and it's all because of you real survival gamers supporting the cause.  For that I give you all a very big Thank You. 

Which also brings me to another problem and that is spammers.  If you visit the site often you will probably see these comments from time to time.  I'm on edge about it because on one hand I get so many awesome comments from a lot of you under anonymous and get good new game info from all of you Anon's as well.   This is the part I enjoy.  People can post quickly and not take up much of their time worrying about memberships and logging in ect.   The problem with this is that it makes it very easy for Spammers and spam bots to also post on this website.  For the time being I am keeping anon on because of all you awesome anon's that post. I am posting a warning here though. If the spamming gets too out of hand or too out of control I will be forced to take action and disable anonymous posting.  I just wanted to give all you friendly anon's a heads up.  Keeping anon posting for now but may have to disable in the future.

Which brings me to another point.  It's obvious a lot of you enjoy your time here and a lot of you enjoy good survival game discussion with other fellow survival game fans.   Because of this I am considering opening up a Message Board/ Forum for Watchsurvival!  This will probably be happening sometime soon in the future.  


Anyways on to the reason your here! The games!  New games added to the survival game list are:

Sir, You are being hunted
Wrecked (mini game)
Xsyon  (MMO)
No Return
Nether (MMO)
Zombox
The Stomping Land

All Comments I have addressed are below for your viewing pleasure.

"Darkwoods has a forum btw http://forums.acidwizardstudio.com/"

Nice Catch! I've updated the survival games page with their forum link.

"A survival game called 'Sir, You are being hunted' has recently came onto public alpha on Steam and other stores. "

Added this game and their forums to the Survival games list.  Thanks for finding it.  

"Here's one to add to the list, it's called "Wrecked"

Done. I've added it to the outdated section as I'm honestly not sure what category to post this one under, perhaps I will make a "Mini Survival" games section in the future. 

"survivor fps
  xsyon
drath's list Wilderness Survival Games"

Survivor fps is already added to the list thanks. Good Eye on Xsyon I've added it to the list under the MMO section.    As for the Wilderness Survival games list, I have noticed a lot of those are already on Watchsurvival. I will review the others soon that are not on Watchsurvival and add them accordingly.  

 'NO RETURN' -- 3D Open World Wilderness Survival & Hunting Game"

Added to the list. Thanks for the find.  I've included the indiedb page as their forum page.

 "Nether -- SURVIVAL-HORROR MMO"

Done. Added to the List under MMO Will update forums once they add it in.

"This game looks promsing and you might wanna add it to your list :) (Cool site btw, just needs better categories I think! eg. Zombies! haha)  Zombox
Cool as :)"

Nice find! I've added Zombox to the survival games list.

 "Hey just found your website and i was looking through the list and i didnt see a survival game i have been following, the name is "The Forsest". And Now that i think of it, Not sure if you have it or not, but Also "The Stomping Land".

The Forest is already listed on watchsurvival thank you!  As for The Stomping Land I've add it to the list under the MMO section!  Thanks for that, good find!

State of Decay Steam PC version is out! Early Access!

Hello survival fans! Just writing a note to let everyone know the PC steam release of State of Decay is out!  Please remember this is the early access version which means there is still updating to do and bugs to fix ect. As of this post the game seems to only work with an xbox controller as PC controls are probably being worked on.  Finally get to play this wonderful game.  I've been waiting for the PC release for a while now.   Read all the information below at the link.

http://undeadlabs.com/2013/09/news/greetings-pc-players-the-steam-release-date-is/

The Steam Early Access Page below

http://store.steampowered.com/app/241540/

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)

Dayz Stand alone Developer's Blog Update from Rocket September 2013

Hello and well met! I thought I would make a quick post to show off some new Dayz Standalone information.  Rocket has released a developer blog recently that explains what is going on and what they are up to and some of the new features.  Check it out below.

Project Zomboid Updates

Hello! I've not talked about Project Zomboid in a while so I thought I would take some time and post about the newest updates going on.   The developers have been hard at work smoothing out the game and making things more fluid and easy to use while adding in new content.  The most recent update was about now getting the game on your steam account through desura! Official Steam release is not ready yet but will probably be ready to go very soon.   However for current Zomboid players you can now use desura to transfer to a steam key for the game.  There is also a short video on the new zoom features going into the game.  The update is below.

http://projectzomboid.com/blog/2013/09/steam-keys-available-to-all-customers/

Also in case some of you missed it.  I'm placing last weeks update on here cause it is pretty cool and includes some good news like more map updates coming soon.

http://projectzomboid.com/blog/2013/09/whats-steam-in-russian/

Keep surviving out there!

Watchsurvival Updated with Playable Tags!

Hello survival fans!  I've updated the survival games list with part 1 of the new tagging system I'm working on.  The survival games list will now inform you if the game is playable or not without having to figure that part out yourself.   I've also moved all games marked as playable to the top of their categories.  Hopefully this helps you game more and research less.   Have a good day everyone!

Z

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!

The Dead Linger is coming to steam soon.

The Dead Linger recently made a blog post about getting into the Steam Greenlight program.  This is good news as I enjoy having as many of my games as possible on steam.  As I can see people that already own the game will be getting a key to add it to steam so all is well with the world. Read all the info on their blog post listed below.

http://www.thedeadlinger.com/archives/2128

Watchsurvival Updates! Games Added: Survivor FPS, The War Z Name Change, Starbound, Rust, Stranded 3,

Hey everyone!  Decided today was the day I had some time to do some updating.  I've updated according to most comments and suggestions and a few of my own additions as well.  Going to use this post as well to round up everyone's comments and add my own.

Q: "Awesome blog! I've been following it for a few weeks now, great stuff! Have you heard of the game called Survivor FPS?"

A:  I have now!  Thanks for letting me know I have updated the games list.  

Q: "Hello friend! Here is a few games I thought you should add

Left 4 dead

Left 4 dead 2

Dead Island Riptide"

A: Sorry but I do not feel those games meet Watchsurvival's requirements. Please read the requirements on the survival games list page

Q: "The War Z changed there name to "Infestation:Survivor Stories" So you should change that."

A:  Done.  I've updated the websites for that section.  

Q: " Check out this game: Rust"

A:  Cool find!  Added to the games list.   

Q: " Zargo, The Survivor Zero link is to an unused domain now! Not sure what is happening with it! 

A: Strange Indeed! I'm not sure what went on there but I did find a new website location to follow development and updated Survivor Zero to go to that link instead for the time being.  Thanks for the heads up. 

Q: Stranded 3 is now in development

A:  Nice eye!  I"ve added Stranded 3 development blog to the games list for now. 

Watchsurvival news and The Old World developers still going strong!

=Re-posted from Watchsurvival Facebook page. =  https://www.facebook.com/Watchsurvival

So the developers of "The Old World" recently contacted me and told me that Watchsurvival has recently been giving them the majority of hits to their website. They have also told me that although indiedb has not been updated recently they are indeed still going strong and are working hard on an update!

 Also apologizing here for not updating Watchsurvival recently I promise I am reading all your comments. Don't worry I'm not dead. Real life (job) been keeping me busy and I actually stop to play games and enjoy them instead of pretending I play games to make money. Have a great day everyone! Keep surviving out there!

Project Zomboid: So close we can feel it Monday Status Update 7/1/2013

Hello again!  I've not updated about Project Zomboid in a little while so I thought I would post up the Project Zomboid Monday Update today.   Check it out below. 

http://projectzomboid.com/blog/2013/07/so-close-we-can-feel-it-but-you-can-play-anyway/

--copy and paste--

Hello Zomboiders,
Since Rezzed, we’ve been tirelessly trying to get the latest build up to Desura release quality. Regulars to our forum will be aware we’ve started doing a short run of test builds (with the file strategically uploaded to the servers for short periods to minimize on the crazy bandwidth bills we had the last time, and mirrors created soon after)
It’s so close it aches, and after a long long day of trying to finally nail the reoccurring and endlessly frustrating ‘teleporting crops’ bug and finally think we might have got it. Then just as we start finally writing the Mondoid, we find out that the recently repaired carpentry stairs may still have a few issues. Such is game dev, I guess. Then it turned out the farming was still an issue. Some days it all slots into place, and others bugs repeatedly beat you across the head a bit and don’t go down without a fight.
Anyway, since these are both vital things people have been waiting for since the last stable version, we’d rather wait until we got it in there. And as it’s 8:30pm it looks like we’re running out of time for today. That doesn’t mean we’ll stop work, and are looking to fix these two issues as we speak. And as soon as we nail these two issues, we’ll post the next version on the forums. We’ll likely be working for a good few hours yet, but didn’t want to delay the Mondoid any more and keep people in the dark. That’s not to say it’ll be tonight, it all depends on if we nail these pesky things.
To anyone who the news of forum test versions is news, please be VERY careful to read the warning at the top of the forum post. It’s VITAL to back up your saved worlds, since the 8b -> 9 conversion process is one way, and there are some rare issues that stop saves from converting properly. If this happens to you and you don’t back up your world, then it’s gone. Forever. If you back up, you can copy your backups back in and load up on the Desura build until we get these sorted.
If you’re not comfortable with copying files, then be very careful not to attempt to load any world from the previous version if testing. We can’t be held responsible for any loss of your game data.
If you do have issues, and could post a zip of your original save (the original backups, not the converted ones) on the forum so we can bugfix, it will allow us to iron out any remaining conversion issues to make sure everyone who has a world on build 8 will be able to carry it onto build 9 without problems.
So with all that in mind, please look at the following thread for the latest versions:
Full version 3 build: http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=206404#p206404
Hotfix for build 4: http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=206522#p206522
So to sum up, remaining issues stopping a Desura build are:
- Farm plots teleporting around the map due to unknown streaming / saving issue.
- Carpentry stairs sometimes resulting in character floating through air.
- A few bugs with the world conversion system.
We’ll release a new forum build when bugs A and B are resolved. And a Desura one soon after once the last one is.
Then, hopefully, NPC dev will begin again in earnest and will have near full-time dev time from half the coding team until it’s in the game. That all said, we’ve been working on it in bits and pieces while waiting for tester feedback and such, and progress is good. Hopefully we can start to make some big headway as soon as the next Desura build hits.
Thanks again!
Indie Stone

Don't Starve Update Trailer: Strange New Powers

Hello everyone! Don't Starve has released a new trailer for their upcoming update Strange New Powers.  Check it out below.  Also be sure to check out the forums so you can find out the hidden information Klei Entertainment likes hiding in their Don't Starve Trailers.

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/showthread.php?22896

Well it's E3 time again. Dayz standalone info is already coming down the pipeline.

Haven't had a Dayz post in a while so I figured it appropriate to let everyone see some of the information that is coming from Dayz standalone.  E3 seems to be pretty awesome this year.  The new consoles Playstation 4 and Xbox One are causing quite a stir though honestly I'm a PC gamer so I'm kinda just sitting back with popcorn enjoying the war. I've not posted about E3 info yet but I'll make a much larger post later after E3 is over and all the good info has been collected. Anyways Check out the Dayz standalone stuff below.

Dayz Standalone New features list. Found at DayzTV
http://www.dayztv.com/standalone/dayz-standalone-e3-gameplay-reveal/

Dayz standalone new features

• 90% of buldings are enterable
• The amount of locations for loot to spawn will be very high, but the spawn-rate will be incredibly low.
• “Commit Suicide” will be possible. Right click on a weapon in the inventory, then “commit suicide”, “are you sure?”
• The humanity system is not in the Alpha
• F7… F8 to F12 is reserved for Facial Gestures
• There will be no “Random events” (Downed helicopters, Abandoned campsites)
• More immersion : No UI
• Messages at the bottom left corner : “You are recieve,” “Your foot is sore,” “You’re bleeding” + Sounds
• Over hundred new items
• Zombies spawn at the server Start. Cleaning a town will be possible
• Random hordes confirmed
• Targeting thounsands new weapons at the Standalone complete release
• Bullet penetration & kevlar vests, kevlar helmets
• North of Chernarus is now more attractive
• Central servers will manage loot spawn rate & general economy (to prevent loot farming)
• Server “Lock-out” to prevent server hoppers
• Melee weapon is way better now
• Vehicles disabled in the early alpha release
• You can shoot & break people weapons
• High-scope, military weapons will be in there, but they’ll be very rare spawns
• Global loot spawns, so there’ll only be a certain amount of them in the whole world
• Weight system *maybe*
• Crafting system is really deep. It’s one of the key new feature
• You could add poison to a canteen bottle, and then give someone the canteen bottle
• If someone shoots you and you’re wearing a shirt, then that shirt is going to get damaged
• The more you run around, the more damaged the shoes get, and you’ll need to find new shoes
• User-created maps (Sahrani, Namalsk, Taviana) can be ported to the Standalone

Don't Starve: It's Not a Rock! Update preview!

Hello survival fans! Just writing a quick post before I slumber.  Don't starve has released a new preview for their upcoming update It's Not a Rock!  This game just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Such a great value at a low price.  Check out the preview below. Looks pretty rough!

Forum Link for discussing.

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/showthread.php?21000-Don-t-Starve-Trailer-It-s-Not-a-Rock!

Watchsurvival update (second update today) Three more games added. Rebirth, Marooned: Arkanus Island, Wayfarer: The Outer Reaches.

Hello again! Found a few more games I forgot to add (oops). I also wanted to note I have disabled comments for the Survival Games list page as it was up to over 50 comments and was making the page really large and was extra loading the games list didn't need.  DON'T PANIC. You can still suggest games and leave comments on the "Contact Watchsurvival" tab of the website. From now on leave all game suggestions there.  Thanks.

Rebirth
Homepage: http://deadmanwalkingstudios.com/
Forums: http://deadmanwalkingstudios.com/SMForums/index.php

Marooned: Arkanus Island
Homepage: http://www.indiedb.com/games/marooned
Forums: ?

Wayfarer: The Outer Reaches
Homepage: http://brightspritegames.com/wayfarer-the-outer-reaches.html
Forums:  http://brightspritegames.forumotion.co.uk/

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/