Hello all! I wanted to check in and keep everyone up to date on things!
Post your Builds/Strategies!
Someone made this thread and I think it's a great place for everyone to share their own decks and strategies. I also really like the variety on display here and how different it is from my own style of play.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of you guys are playing with!
Livestream Recap
In case you missed the livestream, I think this was the moment that best sums up Z. Year One.
If you’d like to check out the rest of the highlights I’ve added an index to the YouTube archive so that you can easily jump to whichever moment you want, such as:
Melonie and Joey come back after the next excerpt and play several games. It actually makes up most of the stream and is a fairly detailed overview of most of the cards and some of the basic mechanics but probably not terribly interesting to experienced players.
BTS w/ Rachel, Keikei, and Steven (horror FX)
Steven Dwyer did the heavy lifting on the makeup/prosthetics for The Broken, The Impaler, and KIller Instinct (the card, not the game), so this portion gives you a little insight into that process.
BTS w/ Joe Rubinstein and a look at how the card images are made
Joe and his tiny vaginas cover a little bit about how he Photoshops some of the more horrific images in the game!
Chat w/ Prof. Imahara, Lawnmower Man, and Reggie!
I don’t really remember what happened during the final hour of the stream. It was kind of a blur at that point. To be honest, I barely got any sleep over the course of this LA trip (where I livestreamed this) so I wasn’t at 100%, but I think there are some fun nuggets of trivia and what not throughout the 6.5-hour stream. I’ll do better on the next one!
A big thank you as always to the Satellite Santa Monica for hosting us, Grant, Melonie, Meagan, Bryan, Lance, and the rest of the cast/crew who popped in to celebrate v1.0’s launch, and also to anyone who stopped by to chat with us on Twitch!
Rule Localization
Thanks to the help of Google and some very generous players who have dedicated time to translating all the game rules, I’ll be posting the full How to Play guide here on Steam in various languages.
No solid ETA but definitely ASAP. It’s primarily a matter of finding time to format and post each one. I’m a stickler for presentation! :P
Future Updates
Since launch I’ve been taking in everyone’s feedback and also recording any bugs you guys have submitted. The two most pressing issues are:
- Improving Survivor AI (and any related bugs)
- An improved tutorial system or tools, especially for new players
And of course, there are a lot of little issues or rough edges that have made themselves known (again, thanks in large part to everyone’s feedback here on the forums and over email) and I want to smooth these all out as well.
Stay tuned for more on that soon and please don't hesitate to keep emailing/commenting if you encounter any issues or have any general feedback!