Bakercompany86

I'm not voting because I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. What are the chances of pieces to one of these aircraft really being in this area or Russia? I'll think about it, but I do like your line of thinking at least. Other aircraft should not be in the game at all. I know players want Helicopters. But given the state of decay, would it really be realistic to find a Helicopter in any decent enough state to be repaired? Let alone find the parts (okay, maybe at the airfields you could). However, what are the chances that any of these survivors running around are trained A&P mechanics? That's really tough to say. Your average person in no way could repair an aircraft let alone fly it. Having said that, a majority of Pilots I know also go get their A&P license so they can work on their own aircraft. So I guess it's not *totally* unrealistic.

I believe they are adding a hardcore option at some point in which one of the features will be first person only. From the sound of it on these forums, you won't have a problem keeping the server full. Third person is indeed a crutch and kinda ruins the immersion of the game.

Man I hate to beat a dead horse, but it's Alpha. There is no fixing character wipes, it's a part of the development process. Yes it sucks. Yes it's going to happen. No we shouldn't be mad about it.

Can't give you beans, all out for the day. But I would for even posting this. Personally, there is no reason anything even really needs to be said. It's not like being gay is uncommon or offensive. Anyone who has a problem with it can and should take a hike. I don't know who your clanmates are, but if you need somebody to roll with my forum name is my Steam name. EDIT: Just saw your second post about the two leaving. Don't worry, the gene pool is working on weeding those types out. Evolution just takes it's time I guess. Offer still stands for a running mate. I have a couple buddies that play but we haven't managed to survive long enough to meet up with each other.

KoS's solution is excellent and should definitely be implemented. I'd take it exactly like he says it. Kick the server hoppers straight in the nuts that way, without really punishing anyone else. Definitely could use more server info for this. Like what time is it on the server for sure, in case people want to avoid night (because currently it sucks big time, at least for me). I really like the OP's system too, and would love to see it implemented also. However I would add a combat timer mechanic. Sometimes players log in and out to adjust settings, and if they're not in combat there should be no penalty. Combat status could be based off two things, a weapon discharged within 100m (this was suggested by another player in another thread, and I like it) or Zombie aggro (just rip the mechanic straight out of MMOs as far as aggro and mob reset). Man...you put these things in and we are pretty much good to go. Like OP mentioned power loss wouldn't be punished, and that's nice for people in crappy locations or with shitty ISPs. However reduce the reset timer to 30 minutes over an hour. 30 minutes is plenty enough time to cover all bases, 60 minutes might punish those of us who play sporadically. I also like the idea of sitting down upon disconnect. While the majority of players have proven that they will most certainly kill the player, it gives the carebears among us a chance if say they stumbled upon a sitting player (without prior engagement) to do a good deed and leave them be, maybe even protect them from Zombies. At the same time this allows people to punish combat loggers (basically eliminating combat logging). EDIT: To address the other issue I just read about while scrolling up, standard logouts should take 10 seconds and the player should have control over their character. Maybe a forced kneel but you can still aim and look around? Obviously combat would break the logout.

I'm really glad this thread was necro'd. This is really useful information. It doesn't benefit me that much as I'm way too paranoid to ever sit still for very long. I always like to be on the move. But still great to see the loot system demystified a bit.

-It's realistic -It's cool as hell -It's still hardcore. I like it :) If players can go through that trouble to find those materials and make it work, I say why not.

My thinking exactly. AK-47's are very popular and numerous, in the semi-auto variant. And I think semi-auto for the most part is the way to go with this game. Combined with bolt action and pump action weapons of course. But like you mentioned, full auto full blown military grade weapons should be very far and few between. That's the stuff people would go for first and foremost (like the military people who evacuated long ago).

I don't have to have it now, but eventually some for of stat tracking would be great. The obvious stuff, kills/deaths, death by weapon, kills by weapon, longest time survived, cans of beans eaten...etc. I want them to focus on fixing and improving the game first, don't get me wrong. But eventually stat tracking would be nice :) Not in game, but on an external website absolutely.

I think it's more for balance and gameplay reasons than reality reasons. Yeah technically any form of military installation would have weapons *somewhere*. But do we really want everyone running around with full auto spray-n-pray weapons? To me it doesn't seem nearly as fun or immersing as civilian weaponry. Mainly a personal preference though. Either way the game would be balanced as the map is too large for all but the largest groups of players to camp and defend.

These zombies could be scary. But they'll need to drastically alter the AI (which it needs anyway) and add a lot more animations. That way if you open a closet door, one could jump-scare you and initiate a QTE shakeoff like many zombie games have. But do players really want this? Right now Zombies are just a nuisance and no threat at all. I know they plan on fixing this and adding many many more zombies. That will help. The AI is awful right now, but it's alpha and we know for a fact they're going to improve it. But if they want them to be a serious threat, it's going to take work. Implementing the roaming hordes will definitely help. An added "oh shit" mechanic like that will greatly increase the fear factor. Especially if you're not aware of a nearby horde, and you squeeze off that round towards a player trying to score a kill, only to have the horde fast on your heels and you have to haul ass outta town :) Whenever I see another player, even at distance, my heart rate increases dramatically. If I see one nearby, I definitely feel the panic.

Hell, you can use a plastic bottle and duct tape to make a one shot silencer. So why not? It's realistic, and would be great for the occasional silent execution so you don't attract attention.

That's the most sick, demented and twisted idea I've ever read on any game forum, let alone this game forum. That is so messed up beyond measure, you are a sick individual for even coming up with such a thing. And I love it :) I can't give out any more beans today, please accept my "thought beans".

Just curious as to how I perform the following actions: -Put my hand up, as if waving or as a friendly gesture? -Put both my hands up, as if surrendering? -Put my hands on the back of my head, and get down on my knees to surrender? -Stab with a bayonet attached to a mossin? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Completely agree. Server hopping and combat logging is indeed exploiting a flaw in the game. Thus = cheating. When it's remedied...we can all rejoice :)

It would be exactly my luck that I would bleed to death from a rusty fence.

Read the post, love the idea. I've apparently given out all my "beans" for the day....and I cannot give you beans at the moment (sadly). Please accept my beans in thought...

I can support the addition of helicopters as long as they make flying them realistic :) Would be funny sitting on a hill watching a groups hard work for a week go up in flames as it veers into a forest. Although that one guy who learns how to fly one properly...would be god.

I *accidentally* stumbled into the military post in Zelenogorsk. It's where I found my current Mossin :) But after this info, I may make a trip to your secret loot spot.

While I agree, I doubt we see any sort of manipulable environment any time soon, if ever. I also thought there should be boarded up doors that need an axe (loud) or a crowbar (quiet) to open, with potential loot inside.

#1. It's coming #2. Can your average citizen fly a helicopter? I say no. #3. Alpha #4. Alpha #5. No idea, probably chalk it up to Alpha #6. Coming soon #7. Coming soon #8. Coming soon #9. Coming soon

Thanks for sharing. I must have missed these buildings. I went through about 4 apartment complexes and after only finding a single bottle of disinfectant, I decided to never venture near them again.

I appreciate your posts, and I'm doing my best to read them. A humble request though, could you break up your text walls a bit into paragraphs? Lines tend to run over each other with my crappy vision, which makes large text blocks difficult to read. Having said that, I am interested in what you have to say.

And you are always hungry.

Weird. My character has not been reset once. Have you tried to modify any of your config files or anything like that?