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Decaying bodies would be cool and immersive. Street lights would require power so unless there is power...no. The enormous amount of military grade weaponry is due to hacking and duping and will be fixed eventually.

Skeletons would be cool too. It would be scary to enter a building and see a skeleton on the floor. A body would turn into a skeleton after many days and the skeleton would remain there for a very long time. maybe they would disappear if they were in a fire station because it would get out of hand fast.

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Hell Give the Zeds guns like stalker

I am a history nerd and I was reading about the Soviet War in Afghanistan and the current war there with America. I read about the weaponry the insurgents use. Many of them use Kalashnikovs of varying origin and quality. Also Lee-Enfields and occasionally western weapons. But how does this relate to DayZ??? Chernarus was recently in a scenario similar to Afghanistan's. There would be a large demand for weapons. Black Market dealers would sell weapons and ammunition to many warlords. This is happening in Syria too. In afghanistan you see AK47 AKM AKMS (folding stock. Prefered weapon of Taliban) Type-56s (Chinese Copy) Vz58s (Czech 762x39 Assault Rifle) Along with Bulgaria,Romanian,Albanian,Indian,Iran, and copies. Lee-Enfields Khyber Pass guns (my personal favorite and reason for post, more on that later) PK machine guns RPK squad machine guns SVD PSL designated marksman rifle AK74 and variants and copies *Google a weapon if you aren't familiar and reply if you think I missed something* These weapon all flow into war zones for several reasons 1. Cost of gun. The weapon prices vary widely but these are normally cheapest. I read that in Syria a good Kalashnikov goes from $1000 to $1500 due to high demand. 2. Cost of ammunition. Approximate quote from a Syrian Free Army commander "A gun with no ammo is just a stick". M16s a great weapons but ammo for them is scarce compared to 762x39 which is much more common. Another popular ammunition type is 762x54R. It is used by the PK, SVD, and PSL. 3. Easy of use and cleaning Everyone and there mother wants more of these guns in DayZ. The thing I would like to see is visual differences to each gun. Factors could be quality and origin. At the moment every AKM is identical. Lame!!! A Type-56 in great condition would look and function very different to a rusty AKMS. I really love how each weapon has it's own personality. Khyber Pass guns are copies and hybrids of existing firearms made by Pakistani gunsmiths. They vary greatly in quality and functionality. It would be cool if you could find hybrids or.. Make hybrids. (this is a radical idea). It may not be possible but if Pakistani gunsmiths in their garage could make a gun why couldn't the player combine gun parts into a hybrid. It would be a very unique system and would end up being a little like borderlands with bazillions of unique weapons. This is just and idea. I think some hybrids would be great successes and others would be horrible failures. Some weapons could explode when fired if not properly made. Finally ammunition quality should vary. I think Rocket has mentioned an idea similar to this. Corroded bullets wouldn't fire as straight as good quality rounds. Taliban warriors' magazines are often filled a variety of bullets. Some have argued that this is Chernarus not Afghanistan or imaginary Takistan but I think the same phenomenon would have occurred in Chernarus pre-apocalypse and in the initial out break stages. During the initial outbreak the demand for guns would have gone through the roof and into space. I imagine that the price of firearms would have inflated greatly. People would have acquired guns from many different sources. It is likely the Kalashnikovs and there copies would be bought by many different people. These people probably stashed them away for emergency use. Governments don't allow automatic weapons. That is why they would be hidden in Deer stands

While I am on the topic of customization I should talk about clothing. In Chernarus 2.0 there will be many more enter-able buildings. DayZ standalone will be a more loot oriented game unlike Arma. Clothing customization will undoubtedly be added. I would like to see clothing have a warmth value and an inventory space associated with it. You could find shirts and overcoats, pants, boots, mask, and hats. It would give a player more identity with their player.

worth consideration.

Alright. But in the early stages of the apocalypse there would have been a huge increase in demand for firearms. The formerly listed weapons would be in high demand due to the listed reasons. So there would still be an increased amount of weapons flowing into the country in my opinion. As for hybrid and makeshift weapons, if they are implemented there shouldn't be any sort of guide for what works and doesn't work. Players with have to figure out combinations of parts that do and don't go together by themselves.

I can't think of an exception to this. More customization is always good

I agree with lights out. A "non-skilled" player should still be able to perform all actions a "skilled" player could just no quite as effective. Maybe there could be a lone wolf skill designed for individual players. It would be a jack of all trades but master of none.

Good idea sir. I believe Rocket wants to do something like this. The system of walking to point blank range are shooting the critter in da face is pathetic. Also sometimes the animal survives the head shot. I would love to see the animals flee. The only problem I see is that people will have lots of practice shooting animals and will become better shots. Idea of the average player becoming a better could be bad!! Hahaha

Another note. I don't necessary think all these weapons need to be added but variations of the existing ones.

I do play Arma 2 alot. Many of the guns are in Arma 2 already and that is why I would to see them in DayZ. I wrote this at school and I had to go so that is why the idea and thoughts are incomplete. Sorry for any grammar.

You are the most frequent troll on the forums. Hypocrite

You sir have never tried I bet. I have shot down a Helicopter in ArmA 2 with an RPG. With knowledge of the trajectory it is quite possible to hit a low flying helicopter at about 100m-400m. Unlike CoD the RPG in Arma 2 is very fast and has reliable accuracy. Now obviously it is easier to hit a chopper flying parallel to you in a straight line than one flying perpendicular. Also on the topic of the Strela. The strela is a very capable anti helicopter weapon. Today I was using it against Helicopter's in Arma. It is easy to lock onto a helicopter within 100m-1000m and fire a rocket at it. There is a high probability for a hit unless countermeasures are used. The rocket normally disables the chopper but doesn't destroy it outright. A skilled pilot could theoretically crash land the chopper safely. While playing Arma the pilot can save the chopper about 50% of the time. The other 50% the helicopter crashes catastrophically.

Arghhhh stop. Google searches are so complicated!!!!!one!!! Seriously.. I would like to see realistic wildlife. No red dead redemption with packs of 10 bears shit. Most animals don't simply attack humans for the fun of it like bandits do. They are hunters and would only attack if provoked

Troll? or ignorant?

I dislike how you generalized all heroes as cry baby carebears. I'm a hero and I prefer to stay that way. I my policy is don't shoot first. UNLESS your a fresh spawn is the fire station in Elektro cause that place is an arena.

This whole thread is a giant facepalm. The OP was too vague. Then fatherjohn made and idiot out of the guy and finally Alexthedude didn't read

All jokes aside you should try ArmA 2. The artillery is really fun. Try scripting it in the editor. It is a bit of a challenge but there is a really rewarding feeling when you finally get a complex script to work. Artillery isn't that complex either. Also dont be so defense about such a radical idea. You had to have know that this is a bit radical for a Zed survival game. I could post about the lack of UAV recon and would get the same response because this isnt the game for it.

Morse Code would be badass too. I can't really translate it though.

If there are radio's you should be able to broadcast recorded messages. You could go the forsaken place and broadcast a message to all radio users. You could set it to repeat every half hour or so until it was turned off. You might find a camp and broadcast the coordinates all over the map.

Utes should be part of the Chernarus map. Only accessible by boat or plane/helicopter. I think boats should be a little faster to. Also you should be able to use heat packs while on the water to prevent hypothermia. There are military bases on Utes and it would be relatively safer.

LOOK AT THIS YOU MORONS. This guy and others are right. Read people it is a forum and that is the purpose, to read others thoughts. So please read with your god given eyes.

I don't think it would be too hard to make the skins backpack compatible. BTW is realized this before I posted. Did you even read. I said hackers are more important... But Also added customization would be harder to code than adding backpack compatibility. Duhh