Weyland Yutani (DayZ)

I'm really curious about the ability to write Notes with pens and paper. For server owners that are invested into RP and storytelling, this feature is a must have. Is there any eta on the return of Notes? Are they being reworked in anyway?

I played with the pen and paper in COM and found some interesting developments... Dragging a pen to paper in hand produces a orange box, yay. I was going to say new, but let's settle on the word different for the typing ui. The OK option to finish is directly over other text, obviously an issue there. When the paper has been written on you can hold left mb to read. You don't actually read it, but you get a read animation in 3PP which looks cool. Really excited to see this finished and stay persistent!

Very nice, thank you!

The hex codes for a selection vs non-selection in the Server Browser are far too close for visual comfort. I get messages all the time on how to find our Community Servers. The hex codes are definitely creating confusion. Maybe not you in particular, but you're not everybody so please take that into consideration. Look at this diagram of my side-by-side color comparison of selection vs non-selection. I got these hex codes by using the Eyedropper Tool in Photoshop. I made sure to get close as to not get a miscolored pixle thats been altered by compression. You can barely tell which belongs to which. Original Image... I know the devs are focusing on more pressing issue's, but I just wanted to drop this in here as a thing that does need attention.The fix('s) are rather simple and shouldn't take longer than a few minutes (probably a few seconds) to change the hex. You can either... Change the color of the text or add glow from a contrasting color Change the color of the box or add glow from a contrasting color 1. 2.

Why is this topic not locked yet???

I obviously read your post. Not sure why you would say that. What's absolutely obvious is you're a duper, you tried probing the board (most men don't like being probed), and we figured it out. The #1 and #2 sayings in DayZ are... Get off the coast Don't get attached to your gear You can admit it man, they won't ban you for it. Lets start over, but with some honesty. Deal?

Dear Friend, Dean Hall made the network bubble with SA so you can play anywhere, you don't need to play AU servers. I always play AU/NZ/SG servers during experimental branchs because players are erronously scared to play on them and they're empty. I live on the East Coast US and get 350+ ping to those servers and they play great. A 300+ ping server plays almost exactly like a 17 ping. I've never noticed a difference in performance and I've got almost 5k hours on SA alone. DayZ Mod on the other hand, 150 ping was a death sentence, not SA.

Character locked in database means you're server hopping and doing it before the logout timer ends. Kind of looks like you're duping stuff and probing about if you can get in trouble or not. Is this accurate?

That's just the headstrap.

Some people just want to hate their way through DayZ and this is exactly why I have the ignore function on blast. Unfortunately, quotes still come through. Maybe the web dev here can fix that? Moving forward, lets try something that actually worked instead? VAST VAST minority think night is ok. Thats fine, you can OPT-IN or OPT-OUT with my suggestion. If you don't like it, beat the street and opt-out...not sure how I can type that in a simpler form. If you don't like it, find a server you do like. I'm sick and tired of 24/7 day and when the lights go off the server pop drops 95%. This has been going on since the dang mod. NVG's are wack and the idea should be canned. Worst idea DayZ ever thought of actually. I think Dean wanted them globally rare anyway. It turns the game into a mil-sim and who the hell wants to run around looking at a green screen? Man that is scary to see green innit?

Not sure if you guys have seen what's in the COM (Community Offline Mode) but there are pretty big generators that are the size of a truck. Not sure if that would end up beig too much work for players as there is a tipping point. Either way, we need street lights.

I can solve this problem. Back in the first months of SA each town had a single street light on and the Pipsi soda machines lit up. I knew y'all were considering it otherwise there would have been no street light on at all anywhere. This could be an opt-in/opt-out feature for server admins. In a discussion about authenticity, Hicks once said you need to make concessions for the overall gameplay to be fun...gameplay can be boring if the systems become too realistic. I posed the street lights question to HIcks during a Q&A at some gaming convention and he said something about tripod lights (blegh) and that street lights will be an avenue for modders. A really good modder Danny Dog tried making a street lights mod but wasn't able to get it working without massive performance hits after 10 lights being on or something similar. If a top modder can't get it working, modders won't be able to get it working at all. Before you completely dismiss street lights, just listen to this idea... For those players that are far outside of cities/towns/villages, sorry...its going to be dark and players can use flashlights, glow sticks, campfires, etc. Players that are within eyeshot of a town, they will see street lights off in the distance lighting their way...very helpful for navigation. Once players get into cities, the cone shaped light from the lamp would spill perfectly on the street giving you barely enough light to loot by. I'm more interested in ambiance, not complete visibility. Maybe add some flickering or make 2 out of 5 lamps on the street actually work. In my experience, this makes infected super scary because you can hear them but the cover of darkness with small light to navigate by makes it so you're not really sure where they're at. Y'all could go two ways with this. Make street lights an opt-in/opt-out feature so admins have a choice. Choice is important right? Make the power grid stations fixable by adding some small assets players need to get along with some tools (current or additional) to fix a power station. Once fixed, the power station will light the area its in. What this does is lower the impact on server performance because the entire server isn't lit up all the time. Especially area's of the map that don't get much action, just sections. Pushing forward, lets say you get Elektro up and running, maybe that effects Msta or maybe players have to daisy-chain power grids to light up additional area's at once. Make it fun and players will jump on it. I know y'all put in those staging lights on the tripods, but I always knew it would be an unrealistic hassle to use them to light up anything more than a small camp. Its a cool idea, but people aren't using them much. Thank you.

M4's are really low in the stock types.xml. Something like 7-10 are spawning per restart. I think it's an appropriate number considering M4's aren't exactly native to this region.

Long time DaRT user here. Thank you for all the years of service btw. Using 2.2 but get very frequent crashes. The crash report prompt won't close so I have to task manager>end task to close. If there is something I can do to prevent it, I would be interested in learning more.

Didn't SA release at 0.43?

My history with wiki is/was years ago...I made some changes to a wiki or two easily and it stayed for a long time. Then I heard it got really good so I tested it by putting some erroneous information into a famous boxers profile (Manny Pacquiao) and it got changed super fast. I think that was 10 years ago. Since then it seemed to have improved. Yes, there are/is. I only know of one.

Almost every single forum doesn't let you upload pictures. Like I'm not being facetious or joking around...very very few sites do that. I can't think of a single site that does it or has let you do it. Reason: it creates unnecessary server load. Look man, there is a search function up top...you got Google. You're supposed to exhaust those before asking questions. Using the search function is status quo for forums...it's faster for YOU and everybody else. When people like yourself don't do what's expected of them, the people with the real questions can often get overlooked. It's a real thing, trust me. Look at where you're posting...DayZ General Discussion. Don't you think posting in the Troubleshooting Section or Bug Report section is the proper channel? This is why you're getting the treatment from me, you're being disrespectful to the board. Yes, you blamed the site as indicated by your initial post... I've got several complaints about the site's functionality, legit complaints and they are all in the proper sections. Summary: Lets keep the complaints legitimate and do what's expected of us. This just isn't a forum with mods and admins, there are devs here who's time is valuable...wasting/abusing it has residual effects on legit users with legit issue. Thank you.

Instead of blaming the site... perhaps you can try this...http://bfy.tw/Nt7

Who does partnership programs on console?

I'm not being rude Pilgrim, but what are you getting at (or are you just sharing)? Over the last 10 years I thought wiki was improving but... I stumbled on this series recently and wow at how much wiki gets wrong! Basic shit like names, birthplace, etc. If you're into music, you might get hooked on this series so watch out! =P The Dave Mustaine one where they reveal why Chris Poland got fired was awesome! I think they talk about it in the below video. I'm a big Chris Poland fan...

I would use OBS with split audio settings. If that video ^ doesn't work for you, you can find another. I think this kid uses Voice Meter which I think you don't even need anymore. You can just do it in OBS with seperate audio channels. The ^ video will get you in the right area though. I will say I need to drop my game file into Sony Vegas to get the split audio files, for being a editor using Apple it's a pain in the ass. I used this in the past, but the Matrox codec is a pain as you need to convert to view. It'll get you in the right train of thought though. Jack used to have an OBS video, but he took it down for some reason.

BBcode. I hate to stick up for the forum theme, but this is operator error on your end.

When I say our doors, I mean my personal project. I don't work for BI, I just pay attention to what's going on. I'm definitely not in the know. Well, I guess it all depends on how you quantify being in the know I guess. They definitely still have the Cabela team as the dev roster is in the 80's now as compared to the original team which was like ~15 or so (headcount the video below minus the one guy who leaves early)? Look at the FRIDGE at 9:25. LET'S GO TEAM =P! When BI bought Cauldron they got 25 devs on the DayZ team. Sources: https://www.pcgamer.com/dayz-developer-acquires-new-studio-to-work-on-standalone-version/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-03-28-dayz-sales-figures-new-studio-acquisition-revealed Black Element Software I think ended up in Thailand? They bought Atlar Games, but that was before DayZ (look at their logo...you should recognize it from the Bar in-game) and the also bought Centauri Production but again before DayZ. Below are all BI subsidiary's that I know of. Then there is IDEA Games that BI is in. It's pretty confusing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altar_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centauri_Production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Element_Software https://www.dayztv.com/pic/dayz-possibly-upcoming-dayz-items/ Source: https://dayz.com/article/status-report/status-report-6-november-2018 I'm not sure how they count developers, if they're officially on the DayZ team (is there an official team at all?) or through one or several of their subsidiaries but I know for a fact as seen ^ they got 86 on right now. It does appear devs moonlight on the project from the subsidiaries though. Black Element is confirmed, Altar is kinda confirmed by their signs in-game and I think the Centauri might be in there too...I would have to check.

They took our money Sure, they took our money and reinvested into one of the best games ever made. DayZ spawned PUBG which in turn spawned Fornite. No DayZ, no PUBG and Fortnite. I hate those games, but they've had a massive impact on the industry. I know we're all frustrated but look at how many hours you've spent in-game, how much RL money you're spent on gear, etc. So many people come through our doors and remark at how they only play DayZ and simply can't play anything else. Executive Meddling This is absolutely the case. Somebody has to run the company right? One man and one man alone calls the shots and that's Marek. Show me one person who says otherwise. I'm sure there are a lot of things going on behind the scenes which probably explains why he pushed to 1.0. Redefining Industry Terms They had a Beta Strike Team 1 & 2 which was to break up Beta into two phases. They mentioned this way back and then never brought it up again. A lot of people don't even know what I'm talking about it was so far back. They just mentioned something about another strike team recently, TFL to look for a source. This Beta was not a Beta at all, if anything it was a mere formality. We are experiencing Beta right now, yet DayZ is 1.0.

Regardless of them redefining several industry terms and lets be honest man...it's not the devs, it's the brass and the brass is Marek Spanel. Marek tells them what to do and they do it. For whatever reasons, Marek wanted this out officially in 2019 and I'm sure over time the real reasons will be public. My guess is it's financially related/motivated. With all of that said, the current state and developmenet of DayZ is in Beta. They're crushing the hell out of bugs and adding a small amount of new (or readding) features, thats what Beta is. My guess based on past development, we'll get a real 1.0 by Q4 2019. My biggest gripes atm are BEC crashing and Persistence.