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Hillbilly needs another add-on pass and fixed animations.

WishIcouldmain WishIcouldmain
in Feedback and Suggestions

While we know Overheat won't be removed a large reason Hillbilly is avoided is because of horrendous animations weakening his gameplay and make it unenjoyable even if you do well with him. As well bad add-on diversity. The charge add-ons have to severe limitations. Big buckle is just plain awful. And Leafy mash and Grease are the embodiment of garbage. Please, at least do those things fix his animations and give him good add-ons please. The add-ons with overheat, Lopro Chains, and Apex Muffler are fine. Steering and bump recovery are fine.

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  • Steel_Eyed Steel_Eyed

    Shameless plug. From my thread last month:

    Developers - Please consider the following changes to Hillbilly's addons:

    1. Pighouse Gloves - During a Chainsaw Sprint, the moment The Hillbilly comes within 16 meters of a Survivor who is repairing or healing, trigger a tremendously difficult Skill Check for that Survivor. (Notes: same as Blight's Soul Chemical)
    2. Spiked Boots - Tremendously increases steering while using the Chainsaw. (Notes: Slightly decrease the steering bonus; remove the time penalty from bumping objects)
    3. Tuned Carburetor - Considerably decreases chainsaw charge time (reduce from 20% to 12%). Moderately increase overheat from actively revving the chainsaw. (Notes: Increases from eight charges per second to ten charges per second OR +2 charges per second from actively revving)
    4. Black Grease - Considerably increases steering while using the Chainsaw. (Notes: Black Grease combined with Spiked Boots would now give the same steering bonus that the previous Spiked Boots + Dad's Boots addons gave but higher rarity cost)
    5. Mother's Helpers - Moderately decreases chainsaw charge time (reduce from 12% to 10%). Moderately increase overheat from actively revving the chainsaw. (from eight charges per second to ten charges per second OR +2 charges per second from actively revving)
    6. Big Buckle - Decreases Terror Radius by four meters during Chainsaw Sprint.
    7. Punctured Muffler - Slightly decreases chainsaw charge time (8%). Moderately increase overheat from actively revving the chainsaw. (from eight charges per second to ten charges per second OR +2 charges per second from actively revving)
    8. Junkyard Air Filter - Slightly increases steering while using the Chainsaw. (Notes: Junkyard Air Filter combined with Dad's Boots would now give the same steering bonus as Black Grease)
    9. Speed Limiter - Continue a Chainsaw Sprint after breaking a Pallet or Breakable Wall. Survivors hit with the Chainsaw are damaged for a single Health State. Get 150 more bloodpoints for Chainsaw Hit score events. (Notes: original LoPro Chains addon)
    • Revert Patch 4.1.2 which "Decreased the base heat dissipation rate from -5 charges/second to -3.5 charges/second". Increase base heat dissipation back to -5 charges/second.


    These recommended changes keep in the spirit of Hillbilly's rework. This provides: a better penalty for (reduced) charge time addons, more steering addons, a more favorable balance to 'crack Billy' builds, more silent Billy options, a second LoPro, and above all: more fun for Hillbilly players.

    Thank you for reading.

    @Almo

  • ReverseVelocity ReverseVelocity

    How long ago was it that they acknowledged that Hillbilly's animations were broken? It's gotta be coming up to a year now at least, right?

  • WishIcouldmain WishIcouldmain

    @ReverseVelocity said:

    How long ago was it that they acknowledged that Hillbilly's animations were broken? It's gotta be coming up to a year now at least, right?

    A long time. And they haven't done anything since.

  • Steel_Eyed Steel_Eyed

    @ReverseVelocity said:

    How long ago was it that they acknowledged that Hillbilly's animations were broken? It's gotta be coming up to a year now at least, right?

    It was around last May.

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