Developer Chat Log

[TW]RammJaeger: Welcome to the TWI Killing Floor dev chat

[TW]RammJaeger: If you have questions, PM them to Yoshiro

[TW]RammJaeger: And then we'll be answering select questions

[TW]RammJaeger: Ok first off

[TW]RammJaeger: I'm going to answer the "German" question

[TW]RammJaeger: Which will be the same answer from teh forums

[TW]RammJaeger: The question is [TW]RammJaeger: Will the game be cut in German

[TW]RammJaeger: The answer is, we are still finalizing that with the USK

[TW]RammJaeger: So we don't know if it will be cut, or how much it will be cut

[TW]RammJaeger: We'll do just like we did with REd Orchestra

[TW]RammJaeger: Which is make it as gory as possible, without getting banned in Germany

[TW]Yoshiro: Ok first question

[TW]Yoshiro: [dS] SuRvIVoR: question 2. why wasn't there more gameplay footage in the trailer? and why couldn't we see the HUD.

[TW]RammJaeger: Let me add something to that. The second half of the trailer is gameplay And we hope to do something more with gameplay before the release.

[TW]Yoshiro: pwn3ge.»ﮐﮑ«: Are there any specimens that can comepletely immobilize you without the help of a friend?

[TW]RammJaeger: The perks work a bit different here. Aside from not giving "griefing" perks like Martyr , the perks are very specialized by class. You can gain new abilities such as the ability to see invisible Zeds at close range, not be able to be grabbed by certain Zeds, etc. You also get better prices on weapons linked to your class as you level up.

[TW]Yoshiro: and since ramm jumped the gun

[TW]RammJaeger: Oops, the question didn't get in there

[TW]Yoshiro: Traget: Hey, i dont know if you played Call of Duty 4, but i wondered, if he perk/leveling up system you metioned in the trailer will be something similar?

[TW]Wilsonam: It is reasonably easy to kill... but you don't want to be stuck in one place - plus one of the Perks stops Clots grappling you

[TW]RammJaeger: The perks work a bit different here. Aside from not giving "griefing" perks like Martyr , the perks are very specialized by class. You can gain new abilities such as the ability to see invisible Zeds at close range, not be able to be grabbed by certain Zeds, etc. You also get better prices on weapons linked to your class as you level up.

[TW]RammJaeger: Ok now that is the answer to the question

[TW]RammJaeger: Its all persistent, and built around the Steamworks backend.

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes

[TW]Xienen: We are currently working on questions and answers, please bear with us

[TW]Yoshiro: MF! Soldier: 1. Will you encourage survivors to keep on the move and if so, how?

[TW]RammJaeger: What survivors, this isn't L4D

[TW]RammJaeger: Their a disaster response force

[TW]RammJaeger: But basically, the trader randomly appears in different places between waves.

[TW]RammJaeger: You need to use the trader to get more ammo, better weapons, equipment, etc

[TW]Yoshiro: MF! Soldier: 2. Killing Floor is a fairly complex game, correct? How will you make gameplay more acessible to everyone

[TW]RammJaeger: So this keeps you moving around the level.

[F.U.D.]Sanzliot: Answer to MF! Soldier : 2 . To make the gameplay more accessable we followed some wisdom we learned from our friends at Valve. We used data from playtesters to help the game be more accessable. We took people that haven't played the game, and based off they're performance and feedback we adjusted the gameplay where testers had trouble getting certain gameplay concepts.

[F.U.D.]Sanzliot: One example is finding the trader, in which people had a lot of trouble knowing that they needed to get to the trader and also being able to find it, we did a lot of work on getting this across to the trader via the interface and in game FX

[F.U.D.]Sanzliot: to the player*

[TW]Yoshiro: We have a follow up

[TW]Yoshiro: MF! Soldier: 1. Will you encourage survivors to keep on the move and if so, how?

[TWI]Zerisus: With some enemies it's important to keep on the move because they are very powerful and will easily break through your defensive line. The last thing you want to do is get cornered by a fleshpound or a bloat.

[TW]Yoshiro: - Belmont: Hello, I was wondering if in Killing Floor we will have automatically played voices about your current status - for example, when you reload, will your character yell that he's realoading?

[TW]Wilsonam: Auto-played voices: yes, there are some - not too many We wanted to have voices for those things you actually need to hear... reloading when you are in a tight spot, when you are clean out of ammo, busy dying... that sort of thing

[TW]Xienen PLEASE DO NOT TALK DIRECTLY INTO THE CHAT, AS THIS WILL GET YOU KICKED/BANNED! Direct all questions that you would like answered by the developers to

[TW]Yoshiro by double clicking his name in the list on the right.

[TW]Wilsonam: All in the best possible British accents, of course

[TW]RammJaeger:

[TWI]Zerisus: hehe

[TW]Yoshiro: [dS] SuRvIVoR: question 1. Is tripwire going to set up servers for when the game is released? if yes, how many?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes we will, and I can't exactly say how many, but its should be enough

[TW]Yoshiro: Sam and Dave: Here's my question, I understand that the main mode is to clear the area of specimens out and kill the boss to win the game. I also understand that there will be SDK modders that will create their own mods for this game. What I want to know if there will be official new releases of a different mode made by the dev team themselves and released as a patch??? Thanks!

[TW]RammJaeger: We're working with an international server hosting company so we'll have servers all over.

[TW]RammJaeger: Also, the game runs well on a listen server, so you can even host one yourself, and play with five of your friends.

[F.U.D.]Sanzliot: Answer to Sam and Dave: We have a lot of ideas for possilbe new modes for Killing Floor, but we can't officially confirm any at this point. In the mean time players can play with sandbox mode and create they're own variations of our main gametype.

[TW]Wilsonam: Just so people know - we have over 200 questions queued up, Yoshi now has about 200 chat windows open - and his dog is barking at us...

[TW]Yoshiro: - Criogenetik: A question;how hard is make the feature Z.E.D.?and when i use Z.E.D in multiplayer,the other players have the some mine "slow" effect?thanks and sorry for the english

[TW]RammJaeger: ZEDTime was a little tricky to make, but not too hard. And yes when used in multiplayer everyone gets the effect. The initial reaction to this is always "Won't that be annoying in MP"? But the effect is very short, and everyone that has played it so far really enjoys the feature. It's more like a quick reward for a really cool Zed kill.

[TW]RammJaeger: Usually your blasting away at a Specimen as well, so you're happy for a quick blast of slo motion

[TW]Yoshiro: Ralfst3r: Ok Yosh, throwing a q yourway already: How does the weapon aquiring/buying work?

[TW]schneidzekk: You can pick up weapons in the level but usually you will go to the trader and buy weapon/equipment there.

[TW]Yoshiro: Nethlem: Will there be global stats? Like speciems killed, what weapons got used how much and so on?

[TW]RammJaeger: There are global stats that we're tracking using Steamworks behind the scenes. Some of these are visible in game as they are how you aquire your perks. Others are not shown in game. But we've got some plans post release to put some of these stats up on the Steam Stats page for each player for the game.

[TW]Yoshiro: KarboLab: rumors , maybe facts that people see some kind of stalker in the KF trailer are they true?

[TW] Sanzliot: Answer to KarboLab. There is indead a Stalker in the trailer. She's in her cloak mode and hard to see. Keep an eye out for some new screenshots featuring her this week.

[TW]Wilsonam: [Or featuring her NOT there, obviously ]

[TW]Yoshiro: [AM]m3tabolic: Hey Yoshiro. My questions are: 1. How satisfying is the axe?

[TWI]Zerisus: The Axe is great fun! There nothing better the cutting off a clots head! Your going to want to stay away from the Bloat though.

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes decapitation is one of my favorite features

[TWI]Zerisus: never gets old

[TW]RammJaeger: Melee is one of the really great parts of the game. Melee is very viable, and really fun.

[TW]Yoshiro: W1: How fast is the movement in the game? Is it comparable to counterstrike source ? Also what about aiming? Is there a lot of recoil or is it a bit of a balance between arcade type shooting and realisitic shooting?

[TW]Xienen: The movement is only a small bit slower than Counter-Strike source. There is no cross-hair in the game, so the aiming is hugely different from CS:S in a good way. You will be required to use the 3D Iron Sights to aim accurately at the heads of the onslaught. The recoil is what I would consider in between realistic and arcadey. We want the game to be realistically friendly.

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[TW]RammJaeger: The movement is a lot quicker than our other game RO, but not as silly fast as some other games. There are no crosshairs, but the aiming is pretty easy as every weapon has ironsights. Also, the recoil is pretty subtle. So essentially, its very geared toward action, with the possibly for your own skill to really matter in making headshots, etc.

[TW]Yoshiro: Sorry I can't find the original poster of this question, but it goes as such: How are presale?

[TWI]Zerisus: Presales are going great! we've been on second place for the top sellers list for a week now!

[TW]Yoshiro: inFurnace: My question(s): How did Tripwire find/bump into Alex Quick? Did they find him or did he come to them?

[TW]RammJaeger: Alex actually approached the team (talking to Yoshiro and then me), about converting from a UT2k4 mod over to an RO mod. He was interested in getting the game up on Steam like we have done for some of our other mods. When we actually played his mod though, we found that it was so fun that we started thinking about taking it commercial. The more we we played it the more addictive we found it, with devs hooking up after work to play it. So at that point we decided this was something we should buy in and polish up as a commercial game. Basically we took a cue from Valve, as they've done the same thing many times with games like CS, Portal, etc.

[TW]RammJaeger: And I'll just add, we're always on the look out for the next "Killing Floor", so I'll just say its a good idea to mod for TWI's games

[TW]Yoshiro: Meroko: Will the Big ZEDs kill the littler ZEDs to get to the players faster like in the trailer?

[TW]schneidzekk: Absolutely. For some reason the Pound does not really like the small guys.

[TW]RammJaeger: Yeah they are scared of the pound, and he REALLY wants to get his target

[TW]Yoshiro: ModeratorRick: Question: I loved the hard-core music in the mods. Will this be in-tact in the remake? I apologize if this question has already been submitted to you. Thank you.

[TW]Wilsonam: Getting the Specimens fighting each other can be quite rewarding

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes, the music from the trailer is in game. Zynthetic did most of the music for the game which ranges from ambient, electronic, industrial, rock/metal. The cut on the trailer was actually from my former band Dirge, and the song was called Disunion.

[TW]RammJaeger: And here is my shameless plug for my band: http://www.myspace.com/dirge01

[TW]RammJaeger: And don't ask how a game studio pres turned from death metal to video games ;P [TW]Wilsonam: No, please don't ask... it is a long story and we have heard it before

[TW]Yoshiro: -~RG~- bobby -KF-: Yoshiro, In Killing Floor , We will have Steam Match Making ? or will be Servers Steam Based??

[TW]Xienen: Server Lists will be available through the Steam Server Browser as well as our own standard in game Server Browser, like other games, such as Counter-Strike: Source. You will be able to use your Steam Friends List to join friends, just as you can with the Source-based games.

[TW]Yoshiro: Adician: Will the machine Pistol be in? If duel wielding, are any stats decreased such as accuracy?

[TW]Zerisus: no theres no auto pistols in KF, not yet anyway. And accuracy is affected when using dualies.

[TW]Wilsonam: 12:28 PM - =OoE= krakadict: can you drag you teammate's body to a save place?

[TW]Wilsonam: krakadict: why would you want to drag a body around with you? It might decoy some of the ZEDs as they stop to munch on it

[TW]Yoshiro: -~RG~- bobby -KF-: We can have a lot of Mods and custom maps with sdk? And will be downloaded in Game or in foruns, websites , ETC?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes the SDK will allow all forums of mods, mutators, and maps. Just like our other game RO which had 100+ custom maps, several really nice total conversions, etc. Thankfully,the Unreal Editor is one of the best known and easiest to use modding tools in the indust. We're really looking forward to see what poeple make for the game. Most custom maps/content will be able to be autodownloaded from maps when you connect just like in RO. Full Mods will need to be downloaded from a website. But, if any mods are really nice, we'll put them up on Steam just like we did for RO mods.

[TW]RammJaeger: Time to go I think

[TW]RammJaeger: The ban hammer falls swiftly

[TW]Yoshiro: Claymore: Hey Yoshiro, I'm Fedorov from the RO forums, here are my two questions: 1- will you give KF the same support you gave to RO?, I mean not only bug fixes but also new content and maps?, and 2 - how many maps will it have the day it's released? Thanks

[TW]Wilsonam: Hey Fed: on 1 - yes, of course! It wouldn't be Tripwire if we didn't. On the second question - 5 maps, each of which takes about 45mins to an hour to beat on Normal difficulty...

[TW]Yoshiro: - Finguz: Oh, I have KF pre-ordered, will I have the chance to pre load before release?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yep you'll be able to pre-load several days before the release so you'll be ready to rock when the game goes live on the 14th.

[TW]Wilsonam: Hey Myles

Myles Lambert: Yay!

[TW]RammJaeger: Hi Andreas

[TW]Wilsonam: For the record - Myles (wot just joined) is one of the original mod team members, now working on the retail game

[TW]Wilsonam: He only just managed to get in, as we haev apparently maxed out Steam chat here... lol

Myles Lambert: Yep, its awesome ;D

[TW]Yoshiro: - Jim: Could you please aske the devs "Will a Linux Dedicated Server be available?". Alex entered chat.

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes there will be a linux dedicated server.

Alex: ah. there we go

[TW]RammJaeger: Hey Alex is Alex Quick

[TW]RammJaeger: Creator of the original KF mod

[TW]Wilsonam: Bloody hell... Alex made it

[TW]RammJaeger: Glad you could make it

Myles Lambert: Woah

[TW]Yoshiro: ๖ۣۜD34ĢŁ3 QÜ33Ŋ: Are there plans to add more unique character appearances in the future? Color, different types of armor, etc, to tell players apart so they don't look like clone troopers.

[TW] Sanzliot: answer to above question: There are currently 6 player varients. We have designs for a lot of additional characters that we'd like to add post launch, including civilains and scientists that are forced to fight off the specimans.

Dr. Oktobafest [Not a dev, the asker was lost in formatting]: When fighting a Patriarch, is he alone, or will he bring some back up?

[TW]RammJaeger: The Patriarch has some mates that he brings to the party

[TW]RammJaeger: I hate to say it but we only have time to answer a couple more questions

[TW]RammJaeger: So just a couple more questions that we'll answer

[TW]RammJaeger: Then we have to get back to finishing the game

[TW]Yoshiro: >F|R< Makin - KILLING FLOOR!!!: Question: how much time it will take to level up each perk to the max?

[TW]Wilsonam: Maxing out the perks: we've tried to set it up on a sliding scale, so that the first levels come quite easily - but it could take 100+ hours of solid gameplay to max a perk out. Although we just know some people will be trying a mad sprint to do the whole lot in a week

[TW]Wilsonam: And no, they aren't FAQ answers (yet)... we're trying to churn through them all and answer them fairly live!

[TW]Yoshiro: ๖ۣۜVÎþèŘṝ101: What will the zombies have for special attacks/skills? Alex: ๖ۣۜVÎþèŘṝ101: What will the zombies have for special attacks/skills? Well, to give a few examples... The clot tends to grab onto players, and hold them down so his chums can get stuck in. Stalkers have the ability to turn invisible, and will only break the illusion to attack, or ... die. Gorefasts seem like no big deal, but when they get close enough to ya, they'll suddenly freak out and start sprinting.

[TW]RammJaeger: Ok one more answer coming up

[TW]RammJaeger: We're almost done with the moderated part

[TW]RammJaeger: Sorry guys, it does take a minute to sort through a thousand questions and write an answer

[TW]Yoshiro: 12:22 PM - Hembränt: Right. What about them Perks then, how many are they?

[TW]RammJaeger: Go alex

Alex: 12:22 PM - Hembränt: Right. What about them Perks then, how many are they?Six perks in total. Commando is like your elite military class, his rifle is his life. And he uses it well. He's also got the kind of training that lets him see enemy health conditions above his enemies heads. Lastly, he can spot invisible stalkers !

Alex: Firebug - He's basically a nutter who enjoys making things burn. He gets resistance to flames, extra damage with flamethrower and can buy that weapon at a discount

[TW]Zerisus: my favorite perk is the sharp shooter. once you level up you can take out lower level freaks extremly fast with your trusty lever action rifle. Not to mention dual handcannons is total ownage!

Alex: Support Specialist -> If you like big guns, this is your guy. He can hold more equipment than anyone else, his grenades and shotguns deal more damage. And he's great and welding doors shut !

[TW]RammJaeger: That's all the time we have for today guys.

[TW]RammJaeger: Thanks everyone for coming

(Smiles ruthlessly quashed to meet forum regulations. Additional non-dev-non-essentials brutally excised. Readification and prettyization completed)

***Part 2, Unmoderated Dev Chat. Prepare for many FAQs and spelling errors!***

[TW]Wilsonam: http://news.filefront.com/gt-qa-trip...killing-floor/ - new interview!

[TW]RammJaeger: So who here has pre-ordered?

[TW]Xienen: It happens guys...thanks for coming

[TW] Sanzliot: Thanks Guys!

T-VIPER: question does the co op play also a campaign from which you go from start to end or is it just survival to see who can live the longest

[TW]RammJaeger: The coop play isn't a story campaign, its individual open levels that you fight through waves. But it isn't like L4D survival, every level has an ending.

Zeiva: Wonder if fleshpounds will do damage to eachother when the get raged, like in the trailer vid

[TW]RammJaeger: We confirmed earlier, the FP does hurt other bad guys when he rage charges

Maverick: BTW, the SDK is gonna be similiar to that of RO? Cause then I'd check it, I've been working in Source SDK for ages and probably my friends will make me map for KF

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes the SDK will be Unreal based just like RO

[Furry] Dvsilverwing (FFF) BACK: How will the graphics compare to that of L4D?

[TW]RammJaeger: The graphics aren't as next gen as L4D, but things look nice. For us gameplay is the key.

Eversmann: Ramm is it a modified Unreal 2.5 engine you are using?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes, modified UE2,5

inFurnace: ut2k4 didn't look like cs1.6 heh

[TW]RammJaeger: The mod looked light years beyond CS 1.6

[TW]RammJaeger: But the retail is light years past the mod.

[Furry] Dvsilverwing (FFF) BACK: Will all the weapons have Ironsights, or just the bullpup/rifle/crossbow like in the mod?

[TW]RammJaeger: All weapons with sights have iron sights, not like the mod

MoKlakins: what special events will you hold through finer undead things

[TW]Wilsonam: All weapons have IS - well, where it makes sense

[TW]RammJaeger: yeah, we wanted to make it run on a wide variet of machines

[TW] Sanzliot: Moklakins, i'm going to be busy until the release, after that Finer Undead Things should get a lot of activity along with the Official Killing FLoor Game Group

[TW]Wilsonam: Not even I need iron sights on an axe

Reaper177: Ramm, roughly how many sales do you think you've made so far?

[TW]RammJaeger: Reaper177: Ramm, roughly how many sales do you think you've made so far? <- I know exactly how many sales we have

[TW]RammJaeger: And its a lot

[TW]RammJaeger: You've watched the Steam best sellers list

[TW]RammJaeger: We've been number two for a week

[TW]RammJaeger: We won't say exactly how many

[TW]RammJaeger: But we've been outselling even AAA games that were recently released on steam

T-VIPER: question is the siren a bit like the witch and boomer from L4D were is you distured her she starts screaming and basicly call in zombie reanforcements

[TW]RammJaeger: The Siren is nothing like the witch

GoV78: how many shotguns are in the game?

[TW]RammJaeger: 2

†Digital Spooker† : I heard the siren, causes grenades to explode, does that mean that a grenade could potentially explode and kill everyone?

[TW]RammJaeger: The siren now disintegrates grenades

[TW]RammJaeger: Because it wasn't fun to have them blow up in your face

Adician: Disentegrates or destroys?

[TW]RammJaeger: Disintegrates

[TW]RammJaeger: It used to destroy them

[Furry] Dvsilverwing (FFF) BACK: Will Zedtime effect everyone? Or just the one person? It would be a bit annoying to have someone with a Winchester be getting tons of ZEDtime shots while I'm in a tight situation with a horde of zombies and only a 9mm.

Str8 Internet Gangsta: can you answer one question quick, i want to know if the accounts will be protected from hacking to max out all your perks so cheaters don't just run in the game and own everything

[TW]RammJaeger: Zedtime question was already answered

[TW]RammJaeger: Accounts should be as secure as other steam games using Steamworks

BrainMeat: How big are the map ??

?.D.. | Zerox | [D†]: will be KF on retail?

Jaek: /notice [TW]RammJaeger Can you explain the 6 person cap

[TW]RammJaeger: Maps range from small to large

[TW]Yoshiro: Zerox retail is being worked on

Jampski: Is there a way I can start making maps now so they are done by the time the game is released

[CBH]Snuffz: will the SDK or editor or whatever its called support custome perk creation?

Criogenetik: Frendly fire is on?

T-VIPER: last question in the game if you die do you just die or do you come bk as a zombie or somthing?

??ji? 1337: like in l4d on expert one guy comes in kills your hole team

Jampski: Im late for an interview so and answer would be sweet

inFurnace: It won't be easy to greif/troll in Killing Floor unless you play mods by a guy named seal.

[HuB] flappydoo: hey guys will there be a demo????????????????

`j?y -MRA: where there ever be DLC?

[TW]Yoshiro: No flappydoo, but most likely a free weekend

[TW]RammJaeger: The 6 person cap is because killing Zeds with 6 poeple or less is scary, killing Zeds with 32 poeple isn't scary

[TW]Yoshiro: MRA, as logn as people buy the game, Tripwire will support it with new content

Dink: yeah what happens if you die ingame, is it like left 4 dead respawns?

??ji? 1337: how long will the campaign be?

[Furry] Dvsilverwing (FFF) BACK: Will the server creator have an option to toggle ZEDtime in the server on/off?

[TW]RammJaeger: If you die in game you respawn at the end of a wave

Jaek: [TW]RammJaeger: I have 25,000 Zed kills and if 32 ppl, I have more to kill. Please don't take my kills away from me

[TW]RammJaeger: There is currentlly not a plan for turning off zed time

[TW]RammJaeger: As an option

[TW]RammJaeger: We'll see what the fans think

[TW]RammJaeger: Since everyone that has played it loves it

[TW]RammJaeger: Noone wants to turn it off ones they've experienced it

NaD: just so you know TW, i'm gonna support this game 100%

Eversmann: Ramm there will be exper dificiulty?

Criogenetik: [TW]RammJaeger about the friendly fire????????

[TW]RammJaeger: Yeah, there will be hard, suicidal, etc

TW]RammJaeger: FF is an option

[TW]RammJaeger: off by default

[TW]Wilsonam: There are 4 difficulty levels - the hardest is called "Suicidal" for a reason

BrainMeat: the trader will sell ammo ?

darkreaver1980: Does the game scale now with the amount of players? the 2.5 mod is impossible to beat, even the first wave...if you play alone

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes trader sells ammo

[SWAT]Sgt.Headcrab: ramm, will the time between waves be adjustable?

[TW]RammJaeger: The difficulty scales way better now, easy is really easy, normal is challenging for the average CS player, hard is really hard, and suicidal is insane

Dink: what do u mean trader like,? like go into shops and buy weapons?

[TW]Wilsonam: In the sandbox mode you can adjust most things – time between waves, starting cash, even th setup of the monster waves

BrainMeat: can we drop weapon for better running ?

†Digital Spooker†: does that mean you could for some unexplained reason make a wave of patriarchs?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes

[TW]RammJaeger: The less weight you carry the fast you go

darkreaver1980: my biggest "complain" are the invisible walls in the mod. There are visible floors and you cant enter them...is this still the case?

[TW]RammJaeger: No

[TW]RammJaeger: No more invisible walls

[TW]RammJaeger: That was the first thing we got rid of

[TW]Wilsonam: No - we don't invisi-walls either

[IP] Deniz: TW peeps: Will there stats at the end of each level / round? I mean temp stats that show which player got the most kills etc. for that particular game? Just to differentiate player skill levels on the fly.

[TW]RammJaeger: We don't currently have end of level stats

T-VIPER: last question in the game if you die do you just die or do you come bk as a zombie or somthing?

[TW]Yoshiro: viper, you re down for that wave

[TW]Yoshiro: unless your team all dies

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: Are there plans on releasing any updates after release?

[TW]Yoshiro: yes Stale

[TW]Yoshiro: as long as people buy the game and play it

[TW]Yoshiro: it will be updated

Zeldadude [phD Pwniology]{ESP} ): Does this game have the type of deal that you'll stay in one place to fight off hordes? Or is it a progression thing?

GoV78: How many Weapons can u carry at once ? can u carry more than 1 melee weapon?

[TW]Xienen: You will need to move around to find where the Trader moved to Zeldadude

|SBM Kane-Evolution: [TW], what is the full list of monsters in Killing Floor?

NaD: [TW] can we pre orders gonna have a chance to preload before the release date?

[TW]RammJaeger: You can carry multiple melee, 3 or 4 weaps depending on the perk

BrainMeat: what is the chainsaw ammo ?

[TW]Wilsonam: NaD - preload, yes

[TW]Yoshiro: Believe so NaD

{MEAT}::Killer::: Will I be able to host KF servers from a website like gameservers.com?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes, preload before the release

|EV| PerfectBlue: Do weapons and items have key bindings now instead of having to mouse wheel

ғϋĵıл 1337: will there be boss fights in this game? like at the end of the game or level?

GoV78: can perk be lvl up

Blaze -Я-: Is money earned by killing infected or do you find it some other way?#

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes, boss fights

[TW]Wilsonam: PerfectBlue - you have both ways of doing it

[TW]Xienen: Money is based off killing and surviving Blaze

Hermit: When alex talked about the perks, he only mentioned 4 of the six, what are the other 2?

darkreaver1980: Is the Patriarch more dangerous than the allmighty "The Tank" from Left 4 Dead?

BrainMeat: can you loot dead people ?

[TW]Yoshiro: Dark, does the tank have a mini gun

[TW]Yoshiro: and a rocket launcher

[TW]Yoshiro: ;p

[TW]Xienen: Killer, we believe that many server hosting companies will pick this game up as one of their available games

[TW]RammJaeger: I would consider the Patriarch more deadly than a tank

[TW]Yoshiro: Fortune, yes there is an SDK

=BEG= NeedMoreCoffee: question: i bought today the pre-version...shop says english language...will it be english wenn the game starts at 14. may? or do i get a cut version wenn it launces

[TW]Yoshiro: for people to make whatever they want

ғϋĵıл 1337: do you get big weapons in this game like rocket launchers, chainguns that sorta thing?

[TW]RammJaeger: The tank doesn't have a Chaingun/rocket launcher for an arm

[TW]Wilsonam: Fortune - you can use any of the materials from the game in the SDK

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: Will the idea that the zombies with 'male' genitals ever be brough back to consideration?

[TW]RammJaeger:

NaD: Isnt fleshpound more deadly than patriarch?

[TW]Xienen: Fortune, whatever is included in the game is our offering for you to use in your own maps...there are a slew of extras that will be included for just that reason

BrainMeat: how many language the game support ??

Talos: This one is vital: IF the german version gets CUT will I be able to play with US/UK players on foreign servers

Sam and Dave: Alex was talking about 3 of the 6 perks, did u guys mention the other three at all yet or did i miss it?

[TW]Wilsonam: NaD - does the Fleshpound try to shoot a rocket up your [NAUGHTY] from 100 metres ?

[TW]Xienen: the Patriarch is anything but Fragile

[TW]RammJaeger: BrainMeat: how many language the game support ?? <-- Right now any language you want as long as its English

[TW]RammJaeger:

Dink: will there be europe dedicated servers on release?

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes

[TW]Xienen: Sam and Dave, we did not get a chance to talk about all of them

[TW]Wilsonam: Dink: yes

Soneca: what are the perks?

Lingxor: Is the music being done by the same team? I LOVE the song Bled Through from the original

Soneca: depending on your perk,do you get any exclusive weapons?

Zeiva: [TW] Since the Siren (and I assume the Stalkers) are nude, did you face any extra age rating problems (if thats been worked through yet)

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes the music is being done by the same team, with some extras

[TW]Wilsonam: Guys - don't forget to look for answers on our website and forums, as well as on the Steam forums...

[TW]Yoshiro: And no, singleplayer is not the same as sandbox mode

|EV| PerfectBlue: Lastly, in the original 2.5 mod where the ZEDs would spawn was off limits to the player, has this been removed for retail?

}SoC{MPeep: Is Killing Floor gonna have its realistic essence just as Red Orchestra does or will it be easier/more toned down?

[AM]Nickq2007: Will the crossbow be a reasonable weapon choice at all? Hahah

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: Now, will there be any bonus content (liek bonus maps or monsters) that will be officially released?

[TW]Yoshiro: you can ask anything now

[TW]Yoshiro: we are not moderating chat anymore

[TW]RammJaeger: KF isn't nearly as hardcore as RO

Zeldadude [phD Pwniology]{ESP} ): As you play the game, is there a story involved?

[TW]Xienen: PerfectBlue, the ZEDs can spawn in many locations, some you can get to, some you can't

[TW]RammJaeger: But it does have ironsights and no crosshair

ғϋĵıл 1337: will there be a sequel to this game?

[TW]Xienen: Zeldadude, the story isn't directly involved in the game play

|F:S| jkmj elite: Hey TW, was wondering if there is a overheat for the chainsaw

[TW]RammJaeger: ғϋĵıл 1337: will there be a sequel to this game? <-- If you guys buy enough copies

darkreaver1980: do the ZEDs now spawn further apard or still in one big group?

|EV| PerfectBlue: Well let me be specific are there invisible walls?

Dink: can you custom your own weapons?

[TW]Xienen: jkmj elite, there is not an overheat for the chainsaw

NaD: [TW] are you guys going to be here on release date to play with us?

Eversmann: Yoshiro are you guys planning sort of DLC's for the game?

[TW]Xienen: NaD, we will be around playing, if you can find us =)

[TW]RammJaeger: Yes we'll be online for the release

[TW]Yoshiro: eversmann, as long as people buy the game

[TW]Yoshiro: and play it

[TW]RammJaeger: Playing the game

Talos: Please answer this one if you can: IF the german version gets CUT will I be able to play with US/UK players on foreign servers?

[TW]Yoshiro: Talos any version will play with any other

GoV78: Can the hunting shotgun be shot 1 shell at a time or does it shot both at the same time?

[TW]Xienen: Talos, if it gets cut, you will still be able to play with others, no matter where they are

[TW]Xienen: The hunting shotgun can be shot one barrel at a time or both at once

[TW]RammJaeger: Thanks for coming everyone

[TW]RammJaeger: Hope to see you online launch day

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Herk: Did I miss the last 3 perk descriptions? Alex explained Firebug and Commando perks and Rifle perk was mentionen, what are the last 3?

[TW]Yoshiro: only 3 got done Herk

[TW]Xienen: the Winchester is a Lever Action Rifle

=BEG= NeedMoreCoffee: is the presale after the official launch english too? and for the germans who preordered too?

ғϋĵıл 1337: can the flamethrower fire napalm and you canset it on fire for a short time to burn some of the wave?

[TW]Xienen: There is only one presale, which ends worldwide on May 14th

[HuB] flappydoo: .........................................so will there be a destructible environment?

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: I hope the karma wont suck this time

[TW]Xienen: environment is not really destructible, but the ZEDs can break down Welded Doors

[TW]Yoshiro: karma is similar to RO's

|EV| PerfectBlue: Lastly, in the original 2.5 mod where the ZEDs would spawn was off limits to the player, has this been removed for retail?

|EV| PerfectBlue: ie invisible walls

BrainMeat: does the specimen climb on wall or thing ?

Herk: Will there be a cool animation for welding doors in the retail game, or do you just face the door like in the mod?

[TW]Xienen: the ZEDs can spawn in many locations, some you can get to, some you can't

[HuB] flappydoo: .......................................... will the servers be VAC

ғϋĵıл 1337: is there going to be puzzles inthis game to avoid bio hazards? like putting out a fire, avoiding radiation, turning off electricity?

[TW]Yoshiro: Karma was one of the first physics engines Stale

[TW]Xienen: servers should be VAC secured, but we're working on that system still

[TW]Yoshiro: and the company that made it

[TW]Yoshiro: went out of business

[TW]Yoshiro: soon after

[TW]Yoshiro: so it never got updated

[TW]Yoshiro: or fixed

[TW]Yoshiro: was never really ment to work online

Soneca: can you guys talk a bit about the perks?

}SoC{MPeep: Can you join a game via the Steam system (right click person's name hit Join Game)?

[TW]Xienen: We will need to talk about the Perks on the Forum Soneca, this isnt a good medium for such a lengthy discussion

[TW]Yoshiro: yes Mpeep

darkreaver1980: Whats your favorite feature in the retail version?

Dargun: You think you guys will consider addons like I think you did for RO?

ғϋĵıл 1337: is it easy to map in this game? easy to learn? and will there be tutorials for it?

Dink: are the maps as vast as RO?

[TW]Xienen: The whole game is quite amazing darkreaver, to be honest

[TW]Yoshiro: ғϋĵıл 1337 People love to map using unreal engine

[TW]Yoshiro: lots of tutorials out there

Barcode711: Did you guys balance the weapons differently from the mod? I overheard one person say the double barreled shotgun was crappy in the mod...

GoV78: Do all guns have selective firing ?

[TW]Yoshiro: Things didn't just get a graphical overhaul barccode

[TW]Yoshiro:

[TW]Xienen: Things have been balanced very well! Including the weapons

[TW]Xienen: What exactly do you mean selective firing GoV?

[SWAT]Sgt.Headcrab: yoshiro are you the tw prez?

[TW]Yoshiro: no

[TW]Yoshiro: Ramm is

[TW]Yoshiro: he is the boss man

***PART 3***

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: If Killing Floor sells well, are there plans to remake 1.0's Singleplayer?

[TW]Yoshiro: Stale, future content really isn't ready to be talked about

TW]Xienen: the bullpup has Single Fire and Full Auto mode

[TW]Yoshiro: but I wouldn't say anything is off the table

[TW]Xienen: which is the P90, i believe

[TW]Yoshiro: at this point

Things i don't Remember: do any of you like the modest mouse pre Good news for people who love bad news

NEDzorz: does the game play like a storymode or a drop in drop out clearing stages like left 4 dead?

Krunjey: will the server browser be like the CS one or the UT2k4 one?

[TW]Xienen: The bullpup is much stronger than the dual pistols =)

GoV78: whats the hardest weapon to master?

[TW]Xienen: Krunjey, it will be like the UT2K4 one, but it will be tied into the Steam system

[TW]Yoshiro: the browser is modeled after the 2k4 one krunjey but it has steam code

[TW]Yoshiro: running behind it

[TW]Yoshiro: you can also use the steam server browser

Dink: Will the Charaters Speak? Will they have unrealistic british voices, like in BF2 SF. Hope not as it is anoing as we dont speak like that.

[TW]Xienen: We have actual british people that did the voices in game

Krunjey: do we still get skills for playing in custom games?

darkreaver1980: whats the most dangerous ZED after Patriarch? Flesh Pounder?

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: Has the Team killing grenade bug been fixed?

[TW]Xienen: Krunjey, you only get Perks for playing in normal games, not Custom

[TW]Yoshiro: Fleshpound isn't a happy ZED

[TW]Xienen: Stale_, if friendly fire is off, then the grenade does not harm your teammates

GoV78: Will the be any Ingame Recording tools?? I h8 programs like fraps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jordan the hobo: Now I have never played RO give a qucik sales pitch?

[TW]Yoshiro: Jordan, if you like realism type games, if you wawnt to feel like you are in the war, not a war movie

[TW]Yoshiro: RO is for you

[TW]Yoshiro: if not, then probably no

[TW]Yoshiro: Gov78, Unreal Engine supports a record

[TW]Yoshiro: of game

{MEAT}::Killer::: how old do you have to be to join tripwire?

[TW]Yoshiro: killer, you have to be talanted

Cinderz{AWU}: why did you decide to change the crawler, cause i personally find the initail concept crwling towards me scary as hell

Eversmann: What is the size of the maps?

[TW]Yoshiro: and willing to work for an angry brit, and a crazy death metal guy

[TW]Yoshiro: They vary eversmann

[TW]Yoshiro: most are what I'd call Mediumish

[-TL-] Commissar Cold: So. I have a quick question. With the SDK being released with (Or shortly after) the release of KF. What limitations will there be for mods in-game? I assume you want to have the game to keep the same feeling in most servers.

Eversmann: Alright.Is there only indoor maps?Like secret lab or something/

[TW]Yoshiro: only limitations are changes to the game engine commissar

[TW]Yoshiro: most of the game itself is coded in uscript

[TW]Yoshiro: same as a mod

[KFV] ViSK: Guyz how the stalker does look ? do we have a screenshot !?!?!?

BrainMeat: How many specimens at once on the screen ?

[TW]Yoshiro: shots will go up this week visk

[TW]Xienen: And people will generally KNOW they are playing the game in some other mode when joining the Servers

Krunjey: can we use keywords to include/exclude certain servers?

[TW]Yoshiro: Depends on some of your settings Brain

Eversmann: Let me rephrase:Is there also a map that is indor only or are all maps like a mix?

[TW]Yoshiro: you can drop a million of em on there

GoV78: Will there be any Gameplay videos released soon?

Stale_{M.E.A.T.}: stalker=invisible..naked female

[HuB] flappydoo: .................................................. ...how many enemies will there be at once

[TW]Yoshiro: but it will kill your computer

[TW]Xienen: not at the present time Krunjey

[TW]Yoshiro:

Dargun: the game is still going to have naked invisible zombie chicks?

darkreaver1980: whats the special ability of sirens and stalker? are both invisible?

[HuB] flappydoo: .................................................. ........whats the max

[TW]Yoshiro: gov, we hope to have some up before release

[TW]Yoshiro: either from us

[TW]Yoshiro: or third parties

[TW]Xienen: The Stalker is still going to be in the game, yes

Rattrap: this game runs fine with geforce 5200 with 128 mb?

[TW]Yoshiro: like game trailers

[TW]Yoshiro: rat, thats a tad low end, but if you turn some settings down I think yes

[TW]Yoshiro: double check the reqs

[TW]Xienen: Rattrap, a 5200 might be a little low, but it will be able to play the game at its lowest settings, more than likely

[TW]Yoshiro: on the steam store paage

Fortune: I completely forgot the editor is built into the game, so we'll have access to it straight away, but with the whole server browser set up you guys have, when we join a custom map, will it download automatically?

[TW]Xienen: Fortune, it will attempt to download the map and any other packages that are needed

Barcode711: speaking of mods,will you be able to use your own soundtracks for the atmospheric music? and how does that work - one of random songs in a playlist looped until the current event (either calmness or fighting) is over?

Ťħë Pںŋ!کħëŕ: How's the scare factor in this game? i can think of nothing better than being scared to death whilst screaming at my teammates for help etc

[TW]Yoshiro: I run an nvidia 275

[TW]Yoshiro: will it be fine?

[TW]Xienen: Barcode, we have the system set up so each map can put in a calm song and a fight song...no coding needed for that

[KFV] ViSK: are STALKERS visible in the Triler ???

Fortune: they're invisible

[TW]Xienen: You atleast see the Stalker die =)

[TW]Yoshiro: but any system that ran UT2k4 should be fine on KF

NEDzorz: how will the compaign play out, is it more of a consistant compaigne like Resident Evil, or more like l4d drop in and out?

[TW]Yoshiro: there is no campaign NEDzorz

Fortune: another question, with RO you had bloom and well it was quite a nice looking game. Does KF have nice graphical features added to it?

[TW]Xienen: Fortune, Bloom is in there

[TW]Yoshiro: Fortune, same engine as RO

ObUk: how did u come to decide on 6 players in the end ? was that allways what you wanted or did it radically change at any time ?

[TW]Xienen: ObUk, we decided that was a nice number for the game

» DS«.:SpARtaN:.ۣۜ: isnt there slow mo

Nethlem: Yoshiro you people figured out yet what happens to the version german people allready pre-ordered from steam? I guess that one is gonna end up beeing cut right?

GoV78: If you shot a specimins legs of can it crawl after u?

[TW]Xienen: SpARtaN, there is slomo, triggered at "Dramatic Times"

[TW]Xienen: GoV, it does not crawl after you =D

Krunjey: will there be two seperate keys for zoom and melee? and will all weapons implement both features?

[TW]Yoshiro: Neth we don't know yet

[TW]Yoshiro: that is our best answer

Sam and Dave: how does the inventory work in KF, how u choose weapons, equipment etc.?

[TW]Yoshiro: Sam and Dave

[SWAT]Sgt.Headcrab: TW, do the crawlers crawl on ceilings and walls to nerf those pesky exploiters?

[TW]Yoshiro: you go to a trader

[TW]Yoshiro: between rounds

[TW]Yoshiro: who is happy to sell you things

[TW]Yoshiro: for a price

darkreaver1980: Whats the success % at a normal game, normal difficult to win the game?

[TW]Xienen: Headcrab, the crawlers only crawl across the ground and jump at you from a distance

[TW]Yoshiro: darks, that is kinda hard to answer

[TW]Yoshiro: the test team has been at it for awhile

[TW]Yoshiro: and is sorta "experts" at it now

darkreaver1980: yes, what would you guess?

[TW]Yoshiro: on the harder settings is where we have to play

NEDzorz: how many hours you think a customer will get out of this game?

[AM]Nickq2007: Are the crawlers still ridiculously overpowered?

[TW]Xienen: NEDzorz, we're hoping for 100+, because that's how long it can take to obtain the highest level perks

Barcode711: you guys planningo n posting about the perks on the forums later? or is that coming after you ice your wrists and take a tylenol when done with this chat?

[TW]Yoshiro: Barcode, not sure when we'll put the rest up

Plasma: Tripwire: Any chance of a preload of the server software?

[TW]Yoshiro: lots of guys are right back at work now

[TW]Yoshiro: Plasma, most likely yes

darkreaver1980: Can the highest medic perk revive players while still in a wave? that would rock

[TW]Yoshiro: for a preload of server

[TW]Xienen: darkreaver, they cannot, even at the highest level, revive fallen comrades

Lucious Aldin ( Godot ) [pro]: is it possible to port your own custom models into KF? ( not dissing your models they look really good )

Jeebus the messiah: Just answer this please has the character animation been redone?

[TW]Yoshiro: Yes Lucious

Eversmann: Xienen:Characters in the game,are they member of the British Army/Special Forces team?

{MEAT}::Killer::: Will pre-ordered people get to play the game earlier?

[TW]Yoshiro: Eversman, they are some brit soldiers

[TW]Yoshiro: and some police officers

[TW]Yoshiro: who got stuck

[TW]Yoshiro: in a bad situation

[AM]Nickq2007: Does the Crossbow have its penetration back? Eh, eh?

darkreaver1980: Can you still only use the trader between waves?

[TW]Yoshiro: yes Dark

[TW]Xienen: Eversmann, they are SAS

Fortune: how many models are there to choose from again? I remember 3 I think

[TW]Yoshiro: She doesn't like the Zeds

Fortune: Ahh, makes sense, 6 players 6 models. I see what you did there

[TW]Xienen: Fortune: We're smart too, you know? =D

Eversmann: TW:Will there be some easter eggs in the game

[TW]Xienen: Haha, eversman, not really

Fortune: Any plans for female models, it's a cosmetic thing sure but I play with my gf and some other friends who are girls.

[TW]Yoshiro: no plans fortune, but it's possible

[TW]Xienen: alright guys, back to work...hope to see you in-game! =)

[TW]Yoshiro: I'm gonna call it a day as well guys

[TW]Yoshiro: I need to go break the things Xienen just coded

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