[IDEA] Flare Gun

[TheRimarx 21]

Idea: Add a Flare Gun as a new Weapon/Tool to the Game.

Explain: The Flare Gun is a sidearm and spawn simply everywhere (Military/Industrial/Residental/Farm). The new thing is now (oh wonder) the ability to fire Flares ( Like the Flare Grenades from the M203 Grenade Launcher). In some situationes you can also try to shoot someone with the flare.

You possibilitys are unlimited!!!

• Light the Night!
  
• Warning your friends!
  
• Never was easier to attract Bandits!
  
• Trolling!
  

(Sry, my Englisch is very bad :) )

[RIGHTLY 87]

Well... Theres no reason not to, and it would be pretty easy to do.

[harley001 315]

+1. Could have good use for clans. Should be multicolored flares.

[Brint 40]

The grenade launcher that's already in the game can do this, and the flares for it are literally everywhere.

[TheRimarx 21]

The grenade launcher that's already in the game can do this, and the flares for it are literally everywhere.

Thats truth,but the M16A2 with the M203 is rare. The Flare Gun would be easier to found on the coast.

[campbelln97 4]

A very simple but brilliant idea, I think its a must have for the standalone.

[mzltv 2281]

+1

Definitely worth considering for the standalone (if it hasn't already)

[Nasakenai 34]

Great Idea! Flare guns oven come up in zombie themed movies and games as well.

For added use - zombies will gravitate towards the flare.

If somebody is dug in somewhere, shoot a flare and draw zombies to his location, possibly forcing him to relocate!

[DaGolem 95]

n1,simple and great idea! :beans:

Like also the idea of different colour flares ;)

I like to have many many colours...makes fun to play & makes sense for signs

[A.Williams 17]

Flares could take down cars boats a coolest of all helicopters

[okami (DayZ) 129]

one of those "why did nobody think about this earlier" ideas. beans for you!

[Vacant Vagrant 0]

Can't wait to recreate that scene from 'The Road'.

I've seen other ideas to add ships in the ocean and along the coastline, perhaps this should be common loot for those and lighthouses. It would be great if these things were made lethal at close range as well.

[lawphoto 0]

Just been thinking about this myself!

A great way to temporary blind people using night vision!!

Your lost in the woods , injured, need help , or setting up a trap, fire a fare up into the sky .

Walking into the city, firing the flare towards sniper hill, lighting the whole area up blinding the night-vision guys...

also could be used as an emergency weapon!!

have my beans

[birdman 108]

one of those "why did nobody think about this earlier" ideas. beans for you!

:facepalm:

http://dayzmod.com/f...ayz-standalone/

http://dayzmod.com/f...gestions-blor1/

http://dayzmod.com/f...-gun-fireworks/

http://dayzmod.com/f...as-please-read/

http://dayzmod.com/f...318-flare-guns/

http://dayzmod.com/f...tion-flare-gun/

http://dayzmod.com/f...5180-flare-gun/

http://dayzmod.com/f...ral-discussion/

Two minutes to search for "flare gun"

Edited October 25, 2012 by thebirdolux

[Bearded McGee 121]

Two problems, not with the idea itself (well...) but how it's being built.

First, 40mm flare charges are not compatible with anything but impact 40mm tubes.

They are right now, as depicted in ARMA 2 and then DayZ, not even accurate.

The small parachute should give it at least a 2 minute duration from lit to fall on flat terrain.

Then again, people have no idea how candle charges work. They don't illuminate a large area and they don't work for long.

They shed a hard red or white-yellow light for a short duration and they are not kept airborne with a small parachute like 40mm charges.

There are, actually, 40mm signal rockets. Those works like actual signal flares.

But, what you usually see in movies are pyrotechnic pieces.

Hurray for a bigger utility item pool.

Booo for bigger fantasy utility item pool.

EDIT:

Thinking again, most micro signal flares are 12g in size and can actually be fired from anything that can use 12g. So yeah, shotguns.

P.S. You know what I want? 40mm pellets shells for my under-barrelled M203.

Edited October 25, 2012 by Axelord FTW

[TheRimarx 21]

Two problems, not with the idea itself (well...) but how it's being built.

First, 40mm flare charges are not compatible with anything but impact 40mm tubes.

They are right now, as depicted in ARMA 2 and then DayZ, not even accurate.

The small parachute should give it at least a 2 minute duration from lit to fall on flat terrain.

Then again, people have no idea how candle charges work. They don't illuminate a large area and they don't work for long.

They shed a hard red or white-yellow light for a short duration and they are not kept airborne with a small parachute like 40mm charges.

There are, actually, 40mm signal rockets. Those works like actual signal flares.

But, what you usually see in movies are pyrotechnic pieces.

Hurray for a bigger utility item pool.

Booo for bigger fantasy utility item pool.

EDIT:

Thinking again, most micro signal flares are 12g in size and can actually be fired from anything that can use 12g. So yeah, shotguns.

P.S. You know what I want? 40mm pellets shells for my under-barrelled M203.

Thanks,i dont know that :)