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Maybe, maybe not. The camera bobbing is too disorienting, I can't even see anything because the screen just keeps moving. Now let's not start with that "But your head does exactly the same movement in real life". It is something completely different. Gonna get off-topic here a bit, but Mirror's Edge had this realistic camrea bobbing because of the parkour thing, but it was so nicely implemented that it didn't feel wrong or sickening. If they are going to do it as DICE did it with Mirror's Edge, then I am all for it, but if they don't or can't, I think we should be able to switch between first and third person.

Please read this to the end, then comment. Please do not say "Play WarZ/WoW/BF3/CoD/Mario/Tetris". These are not helpful. "No!" is not an argument, please explain why you like these ideas/why you do not like them. Write your own suggestion. First think, then type. Thank you. Hello, guys. I have been playing Roguelike games (and I love them) for a long time and I recently wanted to start once again. So I downloaded NetHack (which is a great game, I would definitely recommend it). I instantly had an idea. Maybe there should be some roguelike aspects in DayZ. Actually, there are already lots of similarities, like perma-death, and random events. For those who haven't played NetHack, you should play it now in order to get a better sense of the idea. Everybody keeps saying that there is no end-game, besides PVP, and I agree. Lots of people want to slow down banditry, and make the player co-operate with other players. So far, I agree. Some people have been saying that there should be a punishment, some humanity-meter, now that I do not agree. I do not think that people should be punished just because they enjoy killing (not in real-life, obviously). The idea is: Players should get a score when they die. This score will be determined by player's actions, and what have they done throughout of their playing time. Examples: - How many zombies did the player kill? - How many murders did the player commit? (This should be a minus point, so that people won't be even more encouraged to kill others) - How many bandits did the player kill? - What gear did the player own? (Counting everything, not just the items he had when he died) - How many blood transfusions did the player give? - How many cans of food did he eat? - How long has he driven a vehicle? - Animals gutted. - and the list goes on like that... I am sure you got the idea. You may be thinking that why would anyone want a high score. I have a solution for that, too. Every month, the game will start a new episode. (I have been thinking whether the servers should all be wiped, or not, help me out) When each episode ends, every player's highest score during that episode will be written in the leaderboards. I still haven't answered your question. Now, about that. Globally, the first 100 or 1000, will be awarded with dog-tags, skins, or something that the players may want, but doesn't give them an upper hand in no way. Each server will individually award the highest scoring player, by putting his statue, in a crowded, highly populated area, with his name on a golden plate or something like that. You may have started to think "OK, people will not care about any of this shit, they will just kill each other". Well, I have another idea for that. Lets say, a player murders too many people. His name will be put on some billboards, or on a bulletin board somewhere, warning people of this killer. A name won't be enough for him to be hunted, but eventually someone will be able to kill him, and the hunter will be awarded with his dog-tag, diary, or something that belongs to him. He'll be able to show the dog-tags he achieved or the achievements he accomplished on his profile. I know, this makes the game a little un-realistic (the whole profile thing, hunted/hunter thing), but there would also be an endgame, where people do not just recklessly murder each other. (Side note: I think if we ever face a zombie situation like DayZ, there would not be people just sniping other real living people, just because it is fun. Do not expect me to believe there would be such people. There would be people who are not willing to help them, or hate them, or beat them, maybe even kill them, but it would not be the same way DayZ bandits do it). Now that I think of it, each time an episode ends, the servers should be wiped, and therefore ensuring that each players, once in a while has the same opportunities. Another roguelike aspect I would love to see in DayZ, is that once you die, the game tells you what have you done, and this time, not just numbers. Examples: - Where did the player travel? (maybe a map showing the player his tracks) - Which foods did the player eat? (Bean Beans, Soda, Cola, Water, how many times) - Did he prefer wilderness or cities? - Did he own any place, where did he frequently visit? - How did the player die? - etc. In my opinion, DayZ would offer a better adventure, if some of these ideas were implemented. Of course, all of these ideas are meant for the standalone version, I am certain it would be a pain in the ass to implement these to the mod. That would be all.

I have been thinking for a while, but couldn't find anything more. Any ideas?

Never mentioned a skill system, and the score would not affect gameplay. It is not like you can run faster or aim better if you have a higher score.

Perhaps, the classes could be random. When you respawn, the game automatically assigns your class and there should be no way for the player to understand which class he/she is. I have thought about this a bit, about how the classes benefit your gameplay. My ideas are: - If you are a Doctor = You have a less chance of getting an infection when transfusing blood, or a less chance to get side-effects from the drugs you use. - If you are a Police = You have a better understanding of firearms, you can clean them better, you have a less chance of jamming your weapon. - If you are a Hunter = You do not spoil the meat you get from your hunted animals, or you startle them less often. By the way, I think these advantages should be minor. Anyone can do it, but the specialists do it a bit better, that's all.

Did anyone else notice that the sub-machinegun sound was from Half-Life 2? Am I mistaken?

I guess when you transfuse yourself blood that doesn't match your blood type, your systems start to fail, one by one, because the antigens in your own blood start destroying those in the transfused blood, or vise versa. Can someone confirm this?

We are almost at 1M unique players. Something MUST happen when it hits 1M? What do you think will happen? I am going with a new patch or release dates for standalone.

This. This goes to those who say CE3 is too "cartoony". Thanks for finding this project. Edit: Now watched it a couple of times. This is how DayZ should be, if it's ever made with CE3. Would be pure win.

Hi, guys. I was just wondering if I could run Fallout: New Vegas, and decided to check CanYouRunIt, and I have seen "DayZ" at Recently Added System Requirements tab. These are not the same recommended specs as ARMA 2, I checked it. Is this actually the standalone DayZ's system reqs?

Hi, guys. I was just wondering if I could run Fallout: New Vegas, and decided to check CanYouRunIt, and I have seen "DayZ" at Recently Added System Requirements tab. These are not the same recommended specs as ARMA 2, I checked it. Is this actually the standalone DayZ's system reqs?

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If only Rocket didn't leave us hanging here and put an end to this discussion...

Rocket said there would be something in September and ARMA 3 gets released in 2013. Do you guys think that Rocket will stick with Arma2 (RV3) or RV4?

Do not get me wrong, I am not a fanboy of CE3 or UDK, but from what I have read, it is fairly safe to say that CE3 is very versatile, as there are many different genres made with CE3. It also allows the devs to create and/or implement whatever they want. Yes, CE3 is made famous with Crysis 2, which is a fast-paced not-so-realistic shooter. About the features list you said ARMA 2 engine has: You could easily code the bleeding in, as well as stamina, temparature, hunger, thirst, line-of-sight, hearing distance and level and other possible basic needs. CE3 does have bullet drop and other possible bullet properties. An evidence for this is that there is a game, scheduled for August 2012, which basicly evolves around being a sniper. (The game is Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2) Movement restrictions are a joke. If you think that that should be implemented, because you think it is quite possible to get struck in a room because you have a large gun, well, I don't get it. There is just no way that someone would be stuck in a room, because they didn't lower their gun. It just don't get it. Remember BF2? People used to do all these crazy stuff, bunny hopping, etc. Ever played PR? You had to pay a great portion of stamina to jump, which people avoided at all cost. By the way, if I am not mistaken, you can't jump in DayZ (Am I mistaken?). Just disable jumping in CE3, and you will be fine. I didn't get what you meant by grass concealment. Care to explain a bit further?

Check this one out. The lighthouse, the beach setting, even the small coast villages reminded me of DayZ, plus the background forest.

I really don't understand that people are actually worried that they won't be able to run a standalone DayZ made with CE3. My current laptop can run Crysis 2 with no problem, given that I don't set the video configurations so high. It offers me a smooth gameplay. When I try to play DayZ, I can't even go in the cities and try to find some gear and even if I did I wouldn't be able to shoot zeds, because they are moving too fast than I can aim (because of huge lag problems). RV3 might be the worst optimized engine I have ever seen. CE3 on the other hand, runs perfect. I have read the entire thread, and watched most of the videos and I think that if someone who has commitment (namely Rocket) will be able to make the game in CE3. The engine has gorgeous visuals, better optimization, better hitboxes and it proved itself, being the chosen engine for so many games. It is quite possible to create tense environments, just watch the video from Undead Labs. Edit: ARMA 3 looks beautiful too, but from what I have read it is basicly an improved version of RV3, which means it is gonna have huge optimization problems like RV3.

If Rocket has access to the source code of RV3, I think it'll be enough for a standalone game. Rocket actually said that they would be releasing something this September, and given that ARMA 3 is due 2013, I guess RV3 will be the engine. I would happily pay another 15 - 20€ for an actual game with following features: - A decent server browser - Ability to join your friends games

I loved the idea, especially the idea of pissing blood and drinking it to restore blood. It is realistic enough, but if we could piss blood in an empty blood pack, then transfuse that blood, it would be way better. (Sorry if this was suggested before, don't have the time to read 7 pages)

Do not get me wrong guys, I totally like the idea, but as a side-note if you contracted a virus and got sick because of the virus, you would need antivirals, not antibiotics, so I have been told.

Hi, guys, recently I bought ARMA2:CO, which I mainly did to play DayZ. The game in my opinion is great, I love the steep learning curve, but low FPS reminded me that I needed a new computer and that I should never buy gaming laptops, which definitely suck :) But I am not that experienced in these situations, so I would like to get some opinion. There is bunch of things that I ask of those who decide to post their specs: 1- Your computer's specs (Duh!) 2- How long have you had it? 3- Are you happy with your current configuration/Would you recommend it to me? My main goal here is to put together a computer that will be enough for me for 3 years, after that I'll be moving to Germany to go to med school, which won't anymore allow me to play games. Of course I wanna play DayZ, but I wanna be able to play other games, too. (By which I mean with decent graphics, if not the best) P.S: The price isn't that much of an issue, but as I said, I just need the computer for 3 years, so a computer which rocks for 10 years is kinda overkill for me. P.S2: I am not English, so sorry if there are sh*tload of mistakes, by the way, I'd love some opinion about my grammer if it is not a problem for you guys. Flaming, hate, mock, and other sh*t are accepted :) Thanks in advance!

The same thing happened to me dude, perhaps we even had the same laptop :D Thanks for your fast reply. I officially decided that your build is da best for me, I knew DayZ community would have valuable contributions, and I would really like to thanks anyone who tried to help in a way. I think we shouldn't let this thread die, it can be helpful to people like me. Thanks again :) Have fun, and good luck!

Atamawood and Sterling, you guys have been tremendously helpful, so far I decided bunch of things, but my build is mainly going to be based on Atamawood's build. You had me at "Runs through The Witcher 2 all high settings..." If I can find your components here in my country, I'll definitely buy it, though 5.1 Logitech surround is not good for my budget. I have some questions though: 1) Why did you choose AMD FX 6100 over Intel i7 or i5 series? Is it mainly because of the money issue or just found it better? Was the overclock really necessary, or you just wanted the extra speed (What is the actual speed of the CPU?) ? Each one of the 6 cores individually runs at 4.1 GHz, right? 2) I did a bit of a research and stumbled upon that XFX Radeon 6870 doesn't have 2 GB VRAM? Did you install two of them or have I screwed up my research? 3) Do you think you'll be able to run ARMA 3 when it's released? I know little about putting a computer together and I think you'll have to sorry me :) Especially about the first question :) This thread totally helped me, even though I picked my build, I suggest we keep adding to this thread, as it may help others who have "gaming laptops" and can't run sh*t.

That's seriously fantastic, but like I said I am only going to use the computer for 3 years, that kinda build would not be suitable for me. The guy who wrote before you had a fantastic build that suits me perfectly, but I think I am going to downgrade the GPU, because it is kinda expensive where I live. And also not going to buy the SSD, will it affect playing DayZ, as it continuously streams data from HDD?

^^ He is not here I guess :) Can you share your computer's specs with us?