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Yup, restart will prompt the update. Can confirm.

125 hours, according to Steam.

Press Vest is my personal "Holy Grail" I've only had it once, and when I lost it, I was sad. Technically the rarest item in the game is the revolver. There are supposedly 2 of them that exist on the hive, but they don't currently spawn, despite being in the code of the game. Finally, Mosins are way more rare than the M4 atm, but that's understandable because it's such an amazing weapon. Other than that I've had no problems finding any of the loot.

Same thing happens in the mod. The game acts as if you're looking down the iron site, but there's no animation. Also, another little tip is that you can switch weapons while running, but only if you "lower" whatever is in your hands. As an example, if you're running with your compass out, and try to switch, you'll stop running and switch, but if you press space to "lower" it and *then* switch, you will keep running. I've saved myself from zombies soooo many times with this method. :)

Test group eh?How does one get involved in this? I've got years of experience with closed alpha/beta testing for games including Dystopia, Blade Symphony, Guncraft and Gunpoint. I was also one of the lead testers for nmrih until my son was born.. Shoot me a pm, if you're willing to give me a shot, Rocket. :)

That is exactly why people who actually want to test the early builds of the game have to wait for a "stable build" I've played plenty of alpha and betas of both mods and full release games. Rocket wants to make sure and cater to people with the exact same opinion as you, and to be perfectly honest, the alpha/beta stages are better off that way. Just sucks for people like me because we understand why these things happen and we're willing to push through it in order to help make the game better.

Pretty succinct explanation in the op, it's nice to see some communication, but in the long run, I'm just happy Rocket isn't letting the hype-train "derail" his dev cycle. When the game is playable and performs well, he will release it. I'm pretty damn happy with that, and I think bigger companies could learn a lesson or two from this. Choo-Choo motherfuckers! ;)

Noo.. the best thing to happen to DayZ this patch is the ability to carry a rifle and a hatchet at the same time.. I just can't wait until the other melee weapons become more relevant! :) Edit: Best. Patch. Ever.

Wow.. I'm absolutely stunned with the progress this mod has made since Razor took over.. This update is the best one since version #312. :)

Play the mod, stop letting yourself get hyped up over Standalone, and just forget about it until it gets released. I've given up on waiting for it, far as I'm concerned it's nothing more that vaporware until I actually have it in my Steam account. No sense getting hyped up about something that may not be released until next year for all we know.

Not really a fan of the new patch so far. All the servers I played on seemed to be spawning as little loot as possible.. still haven't found a hatchet, but I managed to find a DMR in a firestation, as well as an m24.. but nothing else. Zombies knocking people down is an interesting idea, but poorly executed. Super zombies are more difficult, but more in an annoying way. Spawning in debug plains and then reconnecting is something that should have been fixed a long time ago. There's more, but I'm sure the average population already mentioned most of it.. I'll just play mods of DayZ until the inevitable 1.7.7.1 comes out in a day or two.

Zombies are terrifying.. even worse last night; was there a change since yesterday because they seem a little tamer today? I've not found a hatchet yet, but if I did, I would hesitate to pick it up because I'm scared to get knocked on my ass by Zombie Tyson. D: Anyway, I'll post some feedback when I get a chance to go over my notes, but it seems a hell of a lot harder to be a fresh spawn than it was a few days ago. This is good and bad, but whatever it is, it's definitely reminding me of what DayZ used to be, so that's a good thing for sure!

Actually they could easily release the patch on DZC.. they just want to release on Steam at the same time. I'm not sure how many of you actually use Steam to install, but I highly doubt it's really worth holding up the rest of us. Either way, I'm not worried about it.. I'll just play one of the 2321354 mods for this mod until it's ready. :P

Lol! I've been waiting all weekend to see how many people would be surprised when the update got pushed back.. What a shock. :P

Not to mention the whole inventory system is re-coded for standalone.. Fear not, your wishes shall be granted. As for the current bug.. if you're going to report bugs, at least try to read changelogs and other reports first.. usually they're already known issues.

I can't understand the complaints about zombies.. It's either "lol zombies are a joke, make them harder plzkthxbai" or "Waaaah zombies are too hard, nerf them or ill stop playing and cry in a corner" I rarely see people say they are perfect (they aren't) and when I do it's usually a fully geared player, in a helicopter who is running with a full squad. I admit they are challenging before you find a weapon, but it's as simple as finding a hatchet and some stairs as it stands right now. I'm just hoping the standalone does a better job on them, but I'm sure it'll be the same story even then.

Servers seem much laggier in general when highly populated. I was getting periodic fps drops for 10-15 seconds and then things would return to normal. Not sure if this is because of active code or some thing else but it's been much more noticeable since the update. I also feel that the armies of zombies are a bit ridiculous but it hasn't affected me nearly as much as other players.. just agreeing that I've noticed a lot easier agro and once you do, you're being chased by the entire town. Still, great stuff, I love the new gui stuff. :)

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lol that's a really good point, Heiduk. Never even considered that. :P

I wish I had the remote from "Click" I would totally wake up tomorrow and buy the SA. :P

Knives can now become blunt, axes can now fail, no spamming cooked meat to regain blood.. Wow, getting serious now are we? :o

This is the problem with making it so easy to aquire a server. Some people have zero experience with things like this and when they don't know what they are doing, they expect everyone to rush to help them because they are a paying customer.. unfortunately, the customer isn't always right.. more often than not they are wrong, but they don't realize this so they assume the company is doing something wrong. I've seen countless newbs come into the irc channel asking how to do this or that and you can just tell they haven't even bothered trying google.. I'm just glad I don't have to deal with that stuff.. Ersan is a machine, I can say this from personal experience and in the 3 months plus that I have had a server through this host, I've repeatedly been impressed by the quality of service offered by Ersan and his team.

IMO It should be a server option. If the decision is left up to server admins, then the players who want it get it, the players who don't can play on a level field with others of the same opinion. Taking it out all together would force everyone to play that way weither they want to or not, giving them an option means they could play however they like. Just my 2 cents. (CDN.. so it's not worth much) :P

Pretty sure we'll know when testing starts.. dem livestreams. ;)