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I would like to suggest that you add the option to use the mouse for steering instead of keyboard. In effect this option will allow for much better accuracy when driving. What I mean here is mimicking the option for mouse based steering that can be found for example in Eurotruck Simulator 2 where you can turn the steering wheel by sliding the mouse left and right.

Beans for your zombie dog.

"..Player Suicide Animations in Progress.." Yes!

Isn't that the same thing though? I don't know much about the history of railsystems, but I do know that they're a relatively recent invention. That's basically what I meant. I mean, back in WW2 they didn't make use of rail systems. Rather you developed a scope for a particular rifle (and in some cases scopes that could be mounted on different weapons but these scopes weren't as good a fit which in some cases made them pretty bad, from what I've learned). So someone came up with the idea of fitting guns with systems, such as rail systems, to make scopes transferable between different weapon systems. I'm no expert in Russian assault rifles so I'm not sure if that's the reason here. EDIT: Never mind. I re-read your post and I understand what you meant now. So, even if it's not the age of the actual scope, it is still a matter of age difference nevertheless.

While I like some parts of your idea I have to say that I think car alarms should be left out. One reason being older vehicles seldom have alarms, and the other reason is that there are plenty of other ways to make it really really hard to get the car anyway. Consider for example the following scenario: You find a car, but x number of tires are flat, the battery is dead, and sparkplugs need changing. Also there is no fuel. Since you're not carrying more than one tire at a time, nor more than one battery at a time, and maybe two cans of fuel, if you're alone this means you will have to travel back and forth to the car no less than 2+x times as a bare minimum. So, now add to this the time it would take you to find the components. Fuel needs a container to be carried in, but say you settle for the one can of fuel so that's one run to and from a fuel source with a jerry can. Perhaps you can use water bottles and canteens or maybe even a cooking pot to carry the fuel, but the water bottles will not be good for water afterwards and the cooking pot will take up both your hands while you carry it, and a mechanic can be added to make you spill a little fuel if using the cooking pot so that you only get a fraction of the fuel to the car. Now find a working battery, carry that heavy bastard to the car, then find a tire and carry that to the car. Then find sparkplugs. What if those are rare? Either way, say you undertake this whole mission to fix the car. What says that someone else already carrying the last missing component doesn't get there and repair it before you? Or simply spot you traveling back and from the car all those times and decide to ambush you? Alright, assume you manage to fix the car at the bare minimum. You now have a weak battery, and a 10% full tank of fuel. So, you get onto the hotwiring (and I'd say skip the hotwire kit. It's not that hard to hotwire older car models. Newer ones are a different matter), and for that you need some tool to break open part of the dashboard, some tool to cut the wires, and then duct tape to insulate the wires so they don't blow a fuse from touching some other wire connections behind the dashboard. This would take a couple of minutes. So, once you're done with that if someone hasn't seen you already (zombie or person) you're lucky. Now comes the exciting part. Have you ever considered how loud the starting engine on an older car model is? Remember that weak battery you put in? It's gonna take a couple of tries to get the engine started. During that time you will be making a lot of noise. If you still manage to survive all this without getting killed you can drive off. I'd say there's no need for car alarms. Also, all of the above makes this hard to do on your own, so it should definitely be a group effort. In closing, I'd like to add the suggestion that they put something similar to this into the game (rare item of course): It works such that the driving gas in the can fills the tire, but it also sprays a mix of solvent and sealant into the tire, so that when the tire spins it coats the inside. This is no permanent fix however. It only allows you to drive a short distance, say to a repair shop. Or in this case, out of the hot zone and into a garage to hide or something like that. :)

Did you notice my question marks? Did you notice when I said "maybe I'm mixing them up"? :) EDIT: I'll try to formulate myself clearer: Could it be because the PSO is an old scope, and the AK's are built a lot later? The PSO doesn't work with the M4 either, right? Maybe I'm mixing up the scopes. There. Understand now? :) EDIT2: I looked around a bit and turns out I was indeed mixing them up. I was thinking about the PU scope. If the PSO should be compatible with the guns you mention I suggest you report it as a bug in the feedback tracker.

Did you also report it in the feedback tracker? Did you report it in the feedback tracker? :) Because the PSO is an old scope, and the AK's are built a lot later? The PSO doesn't work with the M4 either, right? Maybe I'm mixing them up.

No, but I have experienced ground surfaces having some strange graphical issue. I haven't reported it yet though. I'll try to get a picture first. Just report the issue on the feedback tracker. :)

Yes. They're more common in open areas, and relatively close to villages and such. Me and a friend shot a deer south of Berezino recently. EDIT: Actually that was north of Berezino. My bad.

I see a lot of "bug reporting" in this thread. Are all those of you who write about bugs and such that you experiencing in the game after the update also reporting them on the feedback tracker? You can find it here: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/my_view_page.php Does anyone know how CPR has been implemented? Is it realistic, and used as a poor man's defibrillator? Or is it unrealistic and used as a poor man's epipen?

EDIT: Deleted. Sorry, just had to vent.

Actually the idea with modern firing stances taught by the military is that they are intuitive and natural. They're based on a human's natural reactions when being presented with a threat. So in my opinion there's no need to "civilize" them.

Whatever cooks your noodle.

They can be called zombies, since zombies are by no means only what Romero depicted in his movies. For a "purist" however, the definition of "zombie" might be Romero-style creatures alone, which is of course a way to view it. What I meant was that if you have a hard time viewing the infected in DayZ as zombies per your personal definition it might help to think of them as something else. :) As far as backstory goes, Bohemia has said that DayZ stands for "Day Zero", and the "zombies" are actually living humans infected with a rage virus, much like in the movie 28 days later. Personally I try to keep a more loose view of what zombies are and can be, even though I admit that whenever a movie maker or writer depicts them in an unconventional way it does take me some time to get used to it. Personally I prefer when the audience is given a reason for the zombies existing (virus, magic, judgement day or whatever) rather than when they just go "ta-dah zombies.. enjoy".

While I respect your opinion, it's not really a modernization. If you read a bit of history about the concept of walking dead, or risen dead there has never been any depiction that can be said to be the "original zombie". Through history, in folk lore and mythology around the world the concept of living dead creatures has popped up. It's one of those ideas that people come up with without having necessarily heard from somewhere else. The only reason why the slow, shambling dead became the "norm" is because Romero happened to make movies that became popular. That said, it's obviously ok to prefer the slow version. If it eases your mind the "zombies" in DayZ aren't dead. They're living humans infected with a virus. And the Z in DayZ stands for "zero" rather than "zombie". As far as I'm concerned the reason people keep calling them zombies is that there is really no clear definition of what a zombie is or is like. And it's a pop-culture term that people recognize.