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Hey folks, It's been a while! I recently came back to give 7dtd a whirl again, recently hopping back on the server during the a17 update. It's nice to see that the server is still going, and it is especially nice to see that the game itself is finally getting more consistent updates ( as well as major game changes, for better or worse). I realize the server forums have been largely dormant (we all get a bit busy, i know things have changed a lot on my end since I've last played/posted.) Given that we're going to be getting more consistent updates for the game, I thought it'd be good to start checking in on the forums. I know a few more folks that haven't been on the forums or server before have started thinking about checking in here, so it might be good to get the ball rolling. A suggestion I had in mind: Would something like a Discord server, or steam group, be a good alternate method of getting updates/letting others know about updates should the site go down for any reason? Might be a good idea to possibly set up some alternate channels in case anything goes awry. As for the coming update of 17.2: Biggest change coming (besides bug fixes) seems to be more AI changes, particularly regarding if/when they go into area destruction mode (or attempt to dig). However, it's been fun figuring out how effective barbed wire and barbed wire fences are in regards to manipulating their pathing. Food seems to be harder to get in terms of buying it (traders will have less, and vending machines will only have canned food), so something to consider for everyone's new builds. Something I know that a few of us discussed on the server from time to time, but would a noob safe base be something people are interested in again? I know that the major issue was spending the time to construct it (admins had fastest and easiest methods of doing so, but basically take the challenge out for yourselves bc you end up leveling, assuming you dig/mine to establish the foundation), and upkeep can be a pain. Just curious to see if others are interested in that again, as I know that's something that has come up from my time on the server recently, particularly with various new players who join, hoping to have a safe spot to hide out a few nights as they get on their feet.