BleedoutBill

As soon as they find a build of 0.53 that they are happy with. See the status report for more detail.

I will likely not have an opportunity to indulge tonight. If you would be so kind, please give us your assessment on whether the increase in frame rate, as reported on Reddit, is real, or imaginary. I didn't see anything in the status report that would suggest any significant improvements in that area.

The status report has been re-posted.

I've been watching the dev tracker, but since Eugen is out of the office, I wasn't all that surprised to see no updates there.

What do the tea leaves tell you about the experimental branch? Do you expect a 0.54 today?

Unicorn? Hell, they're much easier to find than crossbow bolts!

Eugen didn't provide a lot of details. It sounds like a server had a component failure of some sort and the entire server was replaced. I wouldn't worry too much. 0.52 was on experimental for only a couple of days before it was pushed to stable. 0.52 certainly wasn't perfect, but the experimental version was a train wreck when it came to loot spawnning. They do quite a lot of internal testing; experimental is merely a supplement to that testing. Even though we've only seen 0.53 for a few hours cumulatively, the devs have been playing with it for weeks.

Expected? Yes Confirmed? No

Hey, this isn't /r/dayz. We can be civil ... mostly.

I figured as much, but thanks for the update.

Eugen Harton @eugenharton FollowExperimental hardware is once again functioning. Experimentals will go online late today/early tommorow. 6:12 AM - 21 Jan 201512 Retweets 34 favorites It's alive, ALIVE!

If I recall, Eugen said that there was a hardware failure. Maybe they had to order some parts, or a new box. It could be that they are having problems recovering data to transfer it to a new box. I'm sure that we'll hear from Eugen when he has some news.

Thanks for reporting this, as I haven't seen this mentioned very often. Whenever I loose connection, 95% of the time, when I log back in to the same server, it has begun to rain. I submitted a help ticket for this and I was advised to check my firewall and NAT settings!?!?!? They even suggested that I play with no firewall, whatsoever!!! If other folks are experiencing this I would encourage you to submit a help ticket, so that the devs will recognize it as an open issue.

Thanks! Right back at ya!!!

Good, they earned it! I hope they get the ol' batteries recharged and come back ready to dig into some of the outstanding issues. They set some pretty optimistic goals for themselves for Q1.

Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying 0.52. I agree with you, I wouldn't want to be at work on New Years Eve. Based on what the devs did last week, though, I just don't know what to expect from them!!! They deserve a break, but they are clearly completely out of control.

I have been assuming that there will be not be a build pushed to experimental this week, but I haven't heard anything one way, or the other. Does anyone have any insider info?

You've said it. Thanks!

Be assured that while there will always be a vocal few, most of us understand and appreciate the process. Additionally, you guys have made an enormous effort to push a polished 0.52 to us in time for the holidays, in spite of a massive DDoS attack, and we sincerely thank you. I can not begin to estimate all of the hours and hard work that must have required. Please extend the community's best holiday wishes to the rest of your team, as well as your families. Thank you and I wish all of you all a safe and Merry Christmas!

Look on the bright side. You can commit suicide and start all over!

This is an epic Christmas present! My thanks to Eugen and the rest of the devs! Merry Christmas guys!!!

Respect? No, sorry. I don't respect any twisted, KOS, bandit, asshat that lies and manipulates, so that they can stab/chop/shoot someone in the back. If you're going to be a twisted, KOS, bandit, asshat, then I say stand up straight and be proud that you are a twisted, KOS, bandit, asshat and be the best twisted, KOS, bandit, asshat that you can be. Just be honest with yourself and everyone else about it. Then maybe, just maybe, I'll respect you for the twisted, KOS, bandit, asshat that you are, even though it's the easy way out of any situation. Rule #1: Trust no one. Rule #2: When in doubt, refer to rule #1. Rule #3: If I trust you, I have only myself to blame.

I heard it coming from 1KM away. What the hell is that? Sounds like a friggin' space ship. I'm already up to my ass in zeds and now the War of the Worlds is starting. RUN AWAY!!!

Honestly, I can't understand the criticism. It sounds to me like you guys are having a hoot! I'll check to see if I can get a decent ping to any of your favorite servers.

^ Well argued, sir. I think you're on to something. Why stop there, indeed. Give us 3rd person servers only, along with crosshairs. While we're at it, allow us to tag enemies as in Far Cry 3/4, so that we can not only see through walls, but we can do it from over 200M away. Better yet, mimimaps! Yeah, that's it, give us minimaps!! But don't mix blood types, that just wouldn't be realistic!!! Seriously, it's the apocalypse. Civilization has broken down. There is no electricity. But, somehow I effectively have a reconnaissance drone hovering over my head, that follows my every step and relays intel to me in real time? Pretty friggin' epic, eh? Seriously, if the devs need to dumb down the game to better suit consoles, then so be it. There is no compelling reason to make this compromise for PC. Now, before anyone gets too worked up, with over 1,000,000 copies sold, the opinions of 100 of us are statistically irrelevant ... mine included. Besides, opinions are like a-holes. Everyone has one. Let the flames (to which I will not respond) begin!