Unturned rarely surpasses 60k players, its a respectable number but it used to be 100k and its very rare for new players to join this game. Also when new players join the server list is full of russian heavily modded 10000000X servers which doesnt let people feel what is real unturned. Also if you play a PEI server with 15 people it already feels like it has 700 players, maps should be the size of Russia. In PEI you only have the bridge, military base and holman to get good weapons so if a team of 10 camps those places its impossible to get weapons and survive.
Possible solutions:
Bigger maps: the only map thats playable without finding people every second you spawn its Russia.
Official servers: Vanilla is dead and new players should play it because its the real unturned, we need official servers that are always at the top of the server list for new players
More zones to get good gear: right now if you camp the military base with a team its impossible for other players to progress (like said earlier). Think about Rust there you can gather items to get weapons in any place (even the road).
According to battlemetrics we have a max of around 3 to maybe 5k players daily (8.3% of the SteamCharts estimate). According to the official discord, we have a bit over 30k players in total. SteamCharts just makes it seem weirdly botted.
Eh, these gameplay aspects are nice for player retention, but they won’t really attract players to the game prior to them experiencing all that.
I personally think the game needs its promotional material on Steam updated so that the major updates (like the vehicle update, are directly visible on the game list). Especially with the 10th anniversary coming up, now would be the time to introduce updated trailers, etc., that help show to others how far the game has come.
or maybe start fixing cheats. There is at least one cheat which wasn’t patched for like 2 years already. Official servers would have more cheaters than legit players. On top of that, vanilla content is limited and isn’t really played by anyone for that reason alone
you are right, there is a free cheat that’s been active for 2 months without getting fixed also when clumsy was a thing everyone got banned but they took a lot of time to fix it in servers with average pop of 50+ my loot always gets raided throught the wall by cheaters
I am a Chinese player, and there are very few people here who play the original version of the game. Most of them like the original version, but there are very few who like the original version. Most of them go to mod map servers. I think the reason for the small number of players is ultimately due to external factors in the game. Nowadays, in the fierce competition of electronic games, everyone likes to pursue the ultimate experience. There are some players who like to play the original and simple experience of the original version, but not many. The players of the original version can only gain more attention from game players through external promotion by old players,I understand what you’re saying, but this issue is quite significant。
Been thinking this over. Steam recommends the store page screenshots should be of regular gameplay, but Unturned’s are mostly cinematic-style right now. I wonder if we could have two fun things at once by running a new screenshot contest, and featuring the winners not only in-game but on the Steam page!
I think unturned devloper should add more attractive things.
For PVE : Such as new zombie AI,new type of zombie.
I dont play PVP,so idk how to improve it.
That would be nice. It’d be a good chance for people to showcase what they love about the game and refresh the store page.
If you allow modded things in the competition, it’d also allow potential players to see how modding-centered the game is. You’d just have to add a label on the modded images that says “Includes workshop Content” or something similar
My suggestion is to try adding more game modes such as racing with the addition of vehicles, or opening up more official servers during anniversary celebrations to attract everyone，There are also some modeling competitions and open car modification competitions that allow players to use their imagination to transform the original car into a cool look using existing materials, allowing people to discover the unique features and uniqueness of our game, with a high degree of freedom for development
More game modes is really up to the community since there isn’t any real game mode system.
Opening official servers in general would be good. Official servers would make more people see how the vanilla game is on multiplayer instead of joining a random modded 10x tpa and kit server. There are a few issues with it though like moderation and actually paying for the servers.
Nowadays, there are very few players of many original server games, and most of them are experiencing large mods and mod ecosystems, gradually becoming indifferent to games. The vast majority of our Chinese servers have also introduced privileges such as purchasing VIP equipment, props, and firearms through in-game purchases. This has disappointed me, and I have tried to help them break away from that game mode and truly understand the game, but it is difficult,That’s why I thought that some official updates to the original game may make the vast majority of players realize the true gaming experience and the unique features of the original game
More as in there are currently some up? Because I must have missed that. But yeah, as soon as Nelson figures out how Official servers would be moderated and paid for he should put some up, even if just to test.
