Ovation

Who is still feeling the freshness from this infomation? i can hardly sit down

Wait so because of my gay love for orlok ....i'm left out? :(

Thanks guys, I thought i heard rocket mention somthing about not liking them to some extent but the filming will happen and that is awesome! enjoy guys!

i agree, i think firstly mods and dedicateds should be the first this does not include me and i'm fine with that

The amount of information today has been overwhelming...in a good way, Very good way. Thankyou moderators for you're fantastic questions i love you all! i have a question for you though Since there is no NDA on DAYZ SA will you mind filming in game closed beta gameplay?!?!? i'm sure it will be grand! you deserve to play it first!

I knew the game was ready, it's only a delay for another reason.. but thankfully guys, i wager a release in early Jan

the steam sale for arma 2 might have somthing to do with release plans.. ends jan 5th

Here's a video from euro gamer expo rocket talks about how they have already many more melee weapons in the standalone game. :)

Not totally true fully enter-able buildings full clothing system smoother moment animations. 100-400 player servers. those are features already in the foundation at launch. possibly more also since at euro expo he also stated more melee weapons are already finished in the game. but yeah features are not priority...but those things alone will make the game much much better

Infected(Zombie) behavior/attractions, smell, hygiene Perhaps if you leave raw meat in your bags to long, then it gets rotten and smelly more to us. but zombies are more attracted to fresher meat, so either cook it or use it as distractions before it rots, the more it rots the less effective at distracting zombies and the more sick you get because we are the other way around by smell. also the zombies killing other zombies. Since we are talking infected zombies here, killing animals and weaker zombies makes sense because they need food also. However in my opinion i think once zombies are passive and have had no meal for awhile they look to wounded or "older" zombies to feast on that is after there is no animals or players to eat. Once aggressive "like spotting a player" they drop older useless meat to "Prefer" the fresh. Example (Zombies have had no meal, survivor got away...one zombie is limping and hurt from bullets, after a little time zombies attack and eat weak zombie.. while eating they spot another player, most zombies stop feeding on dead meat and chase player "preferable meat source" but while zombies eat they notice less around them because of distraction of eating. it would be interesting like this because if you have some slightly old animal meat in your bag it would be less effective as fresher meat dew to smell. Another thing is when a players cloths are dirty with mud and blood they are less attractive by smell, but more lickley to get sick from infection. love little things like this also and rocket has great ideas for this stuff. Or of course the other way round would work (old and smelly over fresh) but i think (fresh over smelly and old) makes more sense because zombies are infected with some virus an therefore has the instinct to spread it. I think this way you would have to balance your hygiene to suite circumstances, also would create a loop of possible threats What do you guys think?

"I could announce all these things but it is unfair until all those stakeholders involved have a chance to input as they are affected (or some, such as Steam, required to do some work as part of it)" so it's not unfair of him at all. just wait.

1: He said at Eurogamer Expo that December is polishing month 2: he said on reddit: "We're happy with how things are going" Also "But that meant achieving the december release is much harder, still because I'd made that promise it made the programmers work much harder." 3: This hole post would not exist if the game was not ready "I could say "it has been delayed" but what has been delayed?" It would be speculation to say the game is NOT ready. Rocket would tell us very plainly if he had to push the date back because of the game being unfinished. But he hasn't instead he tells us "so saying it will be delayed would be incorrect, as it may not be delayed. But exactly how, what, and in what way of release" "there are many forms and ways to release something. The fact is, there are many things we COULD do" "and we're checking to see that what we can do is the best for where we want to be in a few months time." " I could announce all these things but it is unfair until all those stakeholders involved have a chance to input as they are affected (or some, such as Steam, required to do some work as part of it)." i put it in this way so in hopes you understand, they are being held up by there stakeholders "unsure who but my guess would be B.E and Steam" they have a right to input on the release, and obviously they are still figuring out when to put the game out. but with this information they are ready as they had hoped, yes the game might be delayed to next year. but what i'm saying is expect is out soon. they will tell us about this once they have the green light on the plans. it is still very possible they will release this year

Any week now, i'm so glad the game is ready for release all the other things holding it up can't take too long to get sorted.

i like this idea, perhaps if you leave raw meat in your bags to long, then it gets rotten and smelly more to us. but zombies are more attracted to fresher meat, so either cook it or use it as distractions before it rots, the more it rots the less effective at distracting zombies and the more sick you get because we are the other way around by smell. also the zombies killing other zombies is a good idea i agree. Since we are talking infected zombies here, killing animals and weaker zombies makes sense because they need food also. However in my opinion i think once zombies are passive and have had no meal for awhile they look to wounded or "older" zombies to feast on that is after there is no animals or players to eat. Once aggressive "like spotting a player" they drop older useless meat to "Prefer" the fresh. Example (Zombies have had no meal, survivor got away...one zombie is limping and hurt from bullets, after a little time zombies attack and eat weak zombie.. while eating they spot another player, most zombies stop feeding on dead meat and chase player "preferable meat source" but while zombies eat they notice less around them because of distraction of eating. it would be interesting like this because if you have some slightly old animal meat in your bag it would be less effective as fresher meat dew to smell. Another thing is when a players cloths are dirty with mud and blood they are less attractive by smell, but more lickley to get sick from infection. love little things like this also and rocket has great ideas for this stuff. Or of course the other way round would work (old and smelly over fresh) but i think (fresh over smelly and old) makes more sense because zombies are just smelly and dying.

A lot of you people will not understand this. you think rocket is a riddle maker and he will not tell you whats going on because he can? It's sad.. he trys to point out to you he cannot confirm anything at this time because its up to stakeholders side of things and you all still cannot get it. He cannot announce anything because he does not know if steam can release this year. he cannot say its delayed because steam might bring it out this year he cannot tell you this because it's (Actual comment from rocket) "I could announce all these things but it is unfair until all those stakeholders involved have a chance to input as they are affected" So to put an end to this complaining HE CAN'T TELL YOU SHIT RIGHT NOW.

it's because, you don't understand at all whats going on..... Reddit: Rocket: I'm drafting together the roadmap, and the news will be good and naturally not perfect. We're happy with how things are going, and the more time that goes on the more we can confirm. What if rocket told you the game is ready for us to play? but that its not in he's power to release it. Or would you still want him to release it later? "Hey guys, waiting on steam to tell us when there ready for release before i can announce anything.....game is good to go." that took 15 seconds. happy? ok good. stop saying its delayed or not. its neither so stop. He's not going to post on tumbler an update untill he knows 100% when and how they release.

What if i told you, dayz SA foundation is ready? would you all still want it delayed?

This does not mean it wont be released actually you should be happy to know that they have worked there asses of so hard for us that its very much ready, could be release this year or next but only a few weeks away tops

For the lazy people, here is rockets post on reddit Reason for no tumber post It's taken a bit longer to get the news out than I expected, simply because I spent 30 hours in a plane, arrived home for the first time in a year, and realized how dog-tired and sick I was from having worked like crazy for a year. I slept for about 20 hours in a row. I'm drafting together the roadmap, and the news will be good and naturally not perfect. We're happy with how things are going, and the more time that goes on the more we can confirm. For me, the most important thing is not to confirm anything in the devblog that we don't have a high confidence in. Sometimes that means I have to leave stuff out, or wait to say stuff, because we just don't know how it will turn out. We're very, very early in the development process - at a time when experimentation of core elements is still very much in vogue. While me heading back to NZ for a couple of weeks is going to make things a bit slower, already the psychological benefits are feeling massive for me. The December target I set was a good and bad thing. It was good because it forced our development to push heavily towards a target. Without that target, I have no doubt we would be significantly further behind than we are, and we probably would have made some different decisions which would have not been as positive for the project. It was bad because of the expectations it set. That target relates to what was achievable in terms of releasing a "mod on steroids", whereas halfway through we abandoned that and went for a "new game based on the mod" - which is far more ambitious and really what everyone wants. But that meant achieving the december release is much harder, still because I'd made that promise it made the programmers work much harder. It does become a bit overwhelming when literally everywhere I go, both on the internet and in real-life, everyone bombards me with wanting to know what is happening. Clue for KSB players For those that play KSP, let me put it like this: We've achieved escape velocity, it's just that our inclination is a bit off. About factors for release out off he's control. I could say "it has been delayed" but what has been delayed? there are many forms and ways to release something. The fact is, there are many things we COULD do, and we're checking to see that what we can do is the best for where we want to be in a few months time. So saying it will be delayed would be incorrect, as it may not be delayed. But exactly how, what, and in what way of release - all these things need to be considered against how they factor into future releases. It is not only me, or even the dev team, who make those decisions so there are many stakeholders. I could announce all these things but it is unfair until all those stakeholders involved have a chance to input as they are affected (or some, such as Steam, required to do some work as part of it). permalinkcontextfull comments

the game is ready. there is no need for him to delay it personally. but other things factor in on when it can be announced.

jesus people don't get it do they? He cannot make the announcement until he knows steams plan for release, because otherwise you would all complain that he did not give you any news of release dates. It is all up to steam now, they might release it another way, but thats unlikely. He is not keeping you in the dark because its delayed. if he knew it was delayed he would tell you. As of right now it's not in he's power to release it without the green light of steam. That is news. and he is trying he's best to get the word. For now it is still very possibly there will be some sort of release this year

the only things a expect from the foundation build will be, way less hacking, fully enter-able buildings. anything else at first will be a bonus. but those alone are exactly what we need

Well guys, rocket pretty much told us on reddit that the foundation is done, but stream and other stakeholders of the game need to give the green light to release it. so what there doing now is planning out if its a good idea to release it on the website or not. i think they will wait for steam personally and i think steam will release it around Christmas sales so around 21st to 31st

I Knew this all along, he would tell us if the game was not ready straight away, It had to be other reasons why he could not give a date, BUT it will be this month no doubt X mas Sales on steam. WOOT!!!!

i think what he means is that. they will have it ready, but they are tired as fuck