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World containers (barrels, specifically) are definitely in experimental branch right now. From my personal interactions with them, they are simply empty and existing. You can store items in them and move them, but you can only move them when they are empty. I'd imagine the goal is to have certain containers (like refrigerators as mentioned above) hold items upon discovery. I also think it would be cool to have cupboards open for food, lockers for clothes / weapons, etc as it would add to the immersion, rather than having shit just randomly scattered across the floor. It would make sense that some things would be left on the ground in haste, but surely things would still be left in their natural receptacles.
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These new bugs are the real game breakers!
doctajones replied to battlerhd's topic in General Discussion
I get that these bugs are frustrating; lots of them are. But if they were to fix every bug that they ever were aware of, this game would fall even more behind than it is already. And I gotta Agree with what Nicko said here. I took ~10 month break and its really refreshing to have come back and see all the new features. You maybe don't wanna take a break to the extent that I did, but mixing in actually completed games with early access to get the change of pace and satisfaction of a working game is really helpful. There will continue to be huge annoying bugs until the official release (and maybe even after), so once we start getting pissed we may as well just step away for a bit to appreciate the true progress the devs are making. -
I agree, more clothing options will never hurt. The only thing of note is that most sweaters do not have pockets. This leaves limited use, but I have come up with 2. 1. The sweater can be pulled over shirts: T-Shirts, Tactical Shirts and Check Shirts. The sweater wouldn't take the upper-body clothing slot, but would fit over it like a press vest. The benefit, though, is that it would keep you warm, AND you could use chestwear, such as other vests and the chest holster. 2. The sweater is another option for the fresh spawn loadout, as apposed to T-Shirts. The downside of this, though, is you can't really tear a sweater in to rags like a T-Shirt, so I am not sure of the viability of this.
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Do Zombies Dream Of A Good Nights Sleep? (Zombie feedback)
doctajones replied to SmashT's topic in General Discussion
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I think this is something that would be implemented with world containers... Hopefully. Curtains for rags, wood piles for firewood, stones from the those walls, etc etc
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"The Great Wipe - Stable 09-2014, post RIP messages here
doctajones replied to nl's topic in General Discussion
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Really stoked for this. The question is, will it come with rails or the classic integrated sight?
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playing both experimental and stable question
doctajones replied to archamedes's topic in General Discussion
I had heard that when both stable and experimental are the same patch (happened with .48), then you only had 1 character throughout. Otherwise, you have 4 total characters. 2 in experimental, 2 in stable. -
Do you carry a handgun when you have an automatic rifle?
doctajones replied to roguetrooper's topic in General Discussion
I always do if I can, whether it be a revolver, pistol or sawn off shotgun. They are nice for clearing out building interiors, and I always occasionally gift them to players I meet up with if they are unarmed. I just wish they made it faster to switch to a sidearm than it is to reload, because right now switching is 2 animations (put away and bring out) while reloading is just 1 animation. I think if this was amended, sidearms would see a LOT more use. -
Surely it has to be that. I hope so. It would both make sense, and implement the use of 7.62x54mmR, thus amending the Mosin chambering situation. This also opens the door to several more cool/viable weapons, such as the WWII SVT, the Dragunov, and even the lever action Winchester 1895. Although I doubt the SVT and 1895 will be included, the Dragunov would have potential to be a super rare controlled respawn item, as it would surely be very very good.
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General ideas about how the game should be
doctajones replied to MaxTheSurvivor's topic in Suggestions
This. There is so much food because not much would get done with people constantly dying of starvation. Although, on some experimental branches, the obscene rarity of loot was a breath of fresh air (although the obscener loot jackpots was not, meaning much work is to be done). In terms of guns, it may just be me but whenever a new gun is implemented, the spawn rate is tremendous. This is probably to make sure people are using them and testing them, and will change eventually. Much like how M4s used to spawn in police stations, then only military installations, and now only dynamic chopper crashes. It's a bit difficult to say it "doesn't make sense," seeing as there is little to no backstory in DayZ. Anything could have happened. And by the way, the helicopter crashes that spawn M4s are US made Blackhawks. It is entirely plausible that in the midst of an apocalyptic event such as that present in DayZ, the might of the US military / NATO / UN would be present, regardless of location. The DayZ 'zombie' is a bit of a misnomer. The zombies are not actually dead, but they are simply infected with a particular disease that makes them rot, degrade, and feral. Us the players are immune to this disease, which is why we are 'normal.' Thus, when players or the 'zombies' die, they are dead. No reanimation. This is confirmed by the devs. -
If you are watching this, its probably better to just listen like a podcast and not watch... He doesn't really do anything eventful / worth watching.
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I can't wait to kill the Hicks zombie
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I am sure this will come with the stamina system. As for the speed, I agree it was very fast, but that is probably because it moves the playerbase decently for testing, plus it is at the moment the only means of transportation.
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Today Hicks confirmed they were working on implementing a(t least one) LMG. Which particular firearm, however, he did not specify.