TPU's Dead Island Clubhouse

[digibucc]

i haven't yet tried mp, i was so tired and still spend 1.5 hours in sp. was bed time

i still haven't finished risen, but i plan to before 2 comes out. i did get it on release, but was so busy i didn't get enough play time.

 

[TheMailMan78]

I gotta admit it looks fun. But I cant blow the money of a developers version of the 360 release. Ill wait until shes all patched up......and on sale.

However I do find it funny (or sad) that after millions of dollars of investment and advertising they drop the wrong version. I mean how do you explain that to your boss at the end of the day. I swear some developers treat the PC community as second class beta testers.

If you cant make the deadline with the RIGHT version just delay it. Sure the PC community will bitch.....whats new? But now it will have a stigma which is MUCH worse then a delay. Just look at Frontlines: Fuel of war. Game was AWESOME after a dozen 2 gig patches but was always stuck with that release day stigma.

 

[1Kurgan1]

It will be a great deal once it's fixed up and on sale. The sole reason I got it, was because if you had 3 others you already got a real nice discount and some free DLC, so couldn't go wrong. MM you will enjoy it once you play it, it's very enjoyable to introduce a zombie to the butt end of your boat ore and watch parts of his face rip off as blood is shooting everywhere. Over the top? Yes. Do I care? No, it's freaking gruesome and I love that. Kicking zombies in the back and watching their skin fall off where you are kicking and seeing muscle and bone, it's pretty gruesome, I feel like Ash.

**UPDATE**
As I was sitting here looking at the thread I had a Steam popup saying Dead Island update has finished downloading, will report back in a few minutes!

**UPDATE 2**
No info on the patch, seems it was 76.6mb. But good news beyond that.

Dead Island PROPER Released Later Today

Regarding the strange derpage today, where Deep Silver seem to have somehow released the dev version of Dead Island to US Steam users, we’ve had a statement back. It’s succinct:

“the final version will be out during the day”

Which would seem to be both a tacit acknowledgement that something that wasn’t the final version was released, and also the good news that the error should be fixed before bedtime. So that’s good. Our review of Dead Island will appear just as soon as I’ve finished writing it.

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[AphexDreamer]

Lots my DLC?

They plan to fix that I assume.

 

[cadaveca]

patch out already.

 

[digibucc]

patch out already.

what i don't get is was it really a dev copy? did they just patch the dev copy? what about a "final release" , will we have to redownload gigs?

 

[1Kurgan1]

what i don't get is was it really a dev copy? did they just patch the dev copy? what about a "final release" , will we have to redownload gigs?

They said they will fix it later today, 10 - 11am just seems too quick. And I was thinking exactly what you were, if they released a Dev PC version on PC, I don't think that would be a hard fix. But if it was a Dev 360 copy, I would almost think a full redownload and install would be needed. Only time will tell, I have a feeling somethings going to happen later today, I honestly would like to see a redownload, I don't really trust them patching a version of the game for the wrong platform.

 

[digibucc]

I honestly would like to see a redownload, I don't really trust them patching a version of the game for the wrong platform.

exactly, i don't want gigs, but i want to be confident i have the best working/looking/playing version that i can.

 

[DannibusX]

A full redownload of the game would be good, seeing as they seriously messed up the release. It's funny that the dev didn't catch it, but it does look good on my lappy.

I like their claim that it wasn't ported from the Xbox and the PC version was dev'd independently. This small snafu kinda says "He guys we put a 360 version inside your PC version so we could prove that our port is not a port."

 

[1Kurgan1]

"Hey guys we put a 360 version inside your PC version so we could prove that our port is not a port."

You mean, "Yo Dawg, we put a 360 version inside your PC version so you could 360 while you PC."?

 

[AphexDreamer]

So its unplayable for me after the 76MB Patch.

Games starts lagging less than a minute in and still can't play online with others.

Is this just me?

 

[DannibusX]

Or that.

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

The boxed version is sitting in my mailbox, but I have to get work done before I attempt to play it. Hope they have the correct version on the disc!

 

[TheMailMan78]

ITS A PORT!

 

[cadaveca]

So its unplayable for me after the 76MB Patch.

Games starts lagging less than a minute in and still can't play online with others.

Is this just me?

Checking. I'll say before I try though, that I scanned the game files using STEAM's built-in function, and one 76kb file was replaced.

EDIT: seems fine here. There is a bit of lag(more like momentary pauses) I get when I'm far from other players in my game, haven't tried joining someone else yet.

Settings:

Random:

 

[AphexDreamer]

After verifying game cache my game is working fine.

But I did crash after artifacting, probably GPU related though.

Interesting post explaining things.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2102313

Off their facebook page is a claim of a patch later today.

"We deeply regret that it was not possible to make the final patched version of Dead Island available to players at launch in North America.

We apologize for any issues you may have experienced while playing the game, the final patched version will be made available on Steam to North American players today."

http://www.facebook.com/deadislandgame

Was the one we already received or a newer one?

EDIT: They changed it from today to ASAP. Perhaps it won't be today.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Just got a 751 byte patch.

 

[erocker]

But I did crash after artifacting, probably GPU related though.

This happened to me once with the game. Had to restart my computer to get rid of them. It's definitely on the memory (vid. card) side.

Just got a 751 byte patch.

Sure that's just not Steam cloud syncing?

 

[cadaveca]

nope, not STEAM Cloud. happened after sync here. trying again.

 

[erocker]

I'm reinstalling the game. The DLC ripper mod got corrupted and when I went to open some chain link gate, the gate opened but the gate was still there not allowing me to go through it. Deep Silver is doing a pretty lousy job here.

 

[WhiteNoise]

Steam ID: amish marauder

I will pick this up today after work.

 

[AphexDreamer]

I'm reinstalling the game. The DLC ripper mod got corrupted and when I went to open some chain link gate, the gate opened but the gate was still there not allowing me to go through it. Deep Silver is doing a pretty lousy job here.

Even after reinstall I suspect you'll have the same issues with DLC.

That gate issues is because after the patch it takes you to the Prologue. Everyone has had to start a new game and everyone has had the same issues as you.

But if reinstalling the game fixes things for you please report.

 

[erocker]

But if reinstalling the game fixes things for you please report.

It made things worse. DLC is broke, I now get horrible static and pop noises during cutscenes and the game lags out. I'll forget about this game for a while.

 

[AphexDreamer]

I'd like to add that I was with two NPC's.

A zombie gets inside, ignores both NPC's and goes straight for me.

I was wondering whether or not the NPC's would do something... They don't.

Then the zombie froze like the other two NPC's and both zombie and human were co-existing in peace, till I axed the bitch.

 

[parelem]

joining this party, steam id: heroinbob17