admphi

Thanks. But there is literally no difference when I play other games. Dec 1st I had my annual eye exam and my contact Rx changed just a little. Fresh contacts in but it has been a while since I've needed (more like wanted) to go see a doctor. I played for just over an hour again. Slow build on the pain. Ran into a couple of people and managed to avoid them. At this point it doesn't appear to be any difference between 1pp and 3pp. It is strange how I have nearly 400 hours played and only recently did this start occurring.

Played another 30 to 40 minutes and I started to feel the tension headache begin. Almost like its toward the base of my skull. Again, its only during DayZ.

I am still at a loss, no change. I still can only play for a couple of hours until I feel the pain setting in. Other games do not do this to me. Curious as to why this was moved to the "Troubleshooting" forums. Worried it won't get enough attention there. Again, I play alone and prefer to play undetected, avoiding contact or a violent interaction. I am never the first to shoot and will be very cautious to those who stumble upon me. Yes, I will have my weapon drawn but if I feel like we are safe enough, I will offer aid and depart quickly.

There are some interesting theories on why this occurs in this game. I do prefer 1PP over 3PP because of the immersion. On 3PP servers I tend to switch to 1PP when entering buildings but then I switch back to 3PP when I exit them. I will test to see of the different perspectives make a difference. Currently I do not have motion blur on and headbob is low but enough to be immersive. I don't get sick from the headbob. Funny thing is, when I get the headache and I walk away from the game for a while and have to deal with it, getting back on DayZ seems to relieve some of the pain. What is up with that? Then I get off of the game and its worse. I do wear contacts. Maybe its the intense focus on detail this game demands. Most of the time I play the hermit style and avoid a lot of people. Rarely do I end up in a gun fight but the zeds can be stressful enough trying to avoid them. But I am constantly looking over my shoulders and to the horizon for a silhouette... or smoke. My normal FPS is between 30 and 40. I can play Battlefield or Elite Dangerous for hours yet DayZ is the only game that gives me these headaches. If I find something new, I will report back.

Has anyone else experienced a tension headache while playing DayZ? I get them after a couple of hours and sometimes they don't go away for days. Once they are gone and I try again. I get another headache. Do you think it could do with the refresh rate or vSync? Thoughts? I play other games with the same headset and I don't have a problem. Only in Dayz.

Any additional development news and intent to implement changes to the UI? When mod support is enabled, will this also be changeable based on user created content? - One thing I noticed is a boost to the frame rate when using -newui.