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It is obnoxious as it is now, but I don't think the current night needs altering. It will be altered and balanced when they add in more environmental and ambient light sources automatically.

Everyone could in theory do any exploit, this is not just why it is called an exploit. It is an exploit because it is bypassing how the devs wanted you to play the game, and the point of night-time as a game-altering feature.

This is alpha, expect major bugs and crashes until it's in beta.

I doubt the animals will be as dumb as in Arma II, they will react to gunshot and player proximity by running the opposite way.

Pedant alert.

Not for me, stable works great.

No one forced you to buy the game, and the disclaimer tells you clearly what you'll have to deal with if you want to play it.

This is excellent news.

So I thought it would be important to compile all ideas which we deem elementary, crucially important and integral to the game for ease of reference and for developers to take note of, two key ones of course being http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/187984-shitting-confirmed/ and also http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/187989-dayz-needs-belts-to-keep-from-your-pants-from-shooting-off/. I think you'll agree these areas of gameplay would complete the game in many ways. Other core features I think should be in at all costs are: 1. Sneezing. This happens randomly, but sometimes the interface will inform you of an "itchy/irritating nose," which you have to scratch (cannot walk/run at same time for animation complexity reasons), before proceeding with what you were doing. 90% chance of this occurring in the middle of a gun-fight. (as governed by Sod's Law) 2. Having something in your eye. This happens completely randomly, but during blinking (another feature which is key to attaining realism and authenticity in the game), when you have something in your eye, your vision is blurred significantly and you have to do the "hold eyelid with thumb and finger whilst placing other finger on nostril on opposite side to eye that has something in it" technique, performed by pressing the convenient keyboard shortcut Shift + 1 + 2 + 6 + K 3. Randomly tripping for no reason. The clue is in the name, you know those times when you trip up for no apparent reason? There's nothing there on the floor, etc? Well that should happen, 0.01 percent chance of it occurring. 0.1% of, when it occurs, your character breaks both legs and becomes bleeding. Please bump for the developers, I think these are easily the most important and critical gameplay mechanics to patch in! Thanks.

Or, you know, some might want it so the server doesn't need to restart, adding convenience and immersion.

Are you seriously going to keep writing like that? As if you're writing out a script with yourself?

The melee system looked more functional and effective than DayZs, (whos melee combat at the moment is completely broken, so not very comparable), but the graphic style, art style, and animations don't look as realistic as DayZ, so I'm not as much of a fan. In general, these games are incomparable at the present, they've been developed in completely different ways, from the ground up, in different timeframes with different types of developers, and beginning with something different. So I'm not judging them against each other much at the moment, I'll probably play H1z1 at some point, cus it's free, and I do like PS2, but DayZ is the game I'll stand by for the time being, as it's more to my personal taste, and doesn't really lack anything that h1z1 provides. (according to promised features)

You're aware all of these features are coming to DayZ eventually? And from that gameplay, I'm not that impressed, looks too arcadish.

50% chance to gain diarrhea from naturally occurring water sources. This results in your interface giving no warning that you need a shit, and you go immediately then and there, resulting in ruined trousers and a bad smell which gives away your location via a brownish tinge on other's screens.

I just read the Shitting Confirmed thread and laughed like fuck, then I read this and go into complete hysterics.

Funniest thread ever.

This is looking rather promising, keep up the work guys!

It's a well known fact because it is standard procedure in the industry.

Care to provide an alternative to patches then?

You've accidently uncovered the cursed ghost town, the dark, alternate version of Ольwа...

A good cook is so vitally essential to not just a group's health, but their mood and wellbeing. Good, nourishing and creative food would heighten the mood so well among the group.

In-game shitting confirmed.

Excellent idea! Well thought through. I'm confident we'll get 'crafting' recipes such as this soon, next few months maybe. First of all it will be basic cooking, boiling water, roasting meat, boiling rice, etc. But later it will be developed into complex meals like you've suggested.

Christ you've seen some shit.

Maybe you should read up on what an Alpha build actually is? While you're at it, read the actual disclaimer when you log in that is literally unavoidable.