What do we expect from DayZ Standalone?

[SkrooLoose (DayZ) 143]

That does not sound like it would work.

Why cant they just log off, turn the gamma up and then log back in?

Also, your beans are denied since you can't prove you didn't google it. Don't you just love the internet?

So you're going to say something, which is already implemented, isn't going to work? :rolleyes:

*edit

Prove I didn't Google "Pitch Black... who cares. Only a moron wouldn't know what movie you were talking about. What's your next brain-mashing trivia question... something along the lines of "Name the tv series which the phrase "beam me up Scotty" originated."?

Edited October 24, 2012 by OFC_Bill

[shadowjack 254]

A ton of good ideas here. I have nothing new so the biggies for me

- Everything at risk at all times. No safe areas, no safe storage/global inventory.

This is an absolute must or kiss the survival aspect of the game goodbye - Think WarZ

- Military weapons should be rare, high end weapons very rare and ammo even more so.

- Ammo in general should be rare with spare mags very rare, should have to reload our own mags.

I want to feel like a rich man if i have a 1911 with an extra mag and a full box of cartridges

- Vehicles in greater disrepair and fuel should be as hard to find as ammo. Horses would be cool but also rare and salvageable for meat.

- Make the environment a bigger factor

Added:

While i dont mind the tent/camp aspect i always wonder how a re-created character would have memory of where the tent/camp is located. Maybe randomly relocate tents when you die?

Edited October 24, 2012 by ShadowJack

[IncognitoNico 71]

Less guns. Alot less guns ^^,

I actually think that for the sake of making the game harder, there should be a lot more guns, a lot less military grade equipment (Including rangefinders, NVGs, and yes all of the guns like make only 2 military grade assault rifles, like only the ak-74 and the an-94, maybe even make the only sniper rifle be the dragunov) and a lot more civilian equipment, a lot civilian/hunting weapons that use different ammo types, so maybe the ammo won't be as rare, but it will still be hard to find the right kind of ammo for your gun

A dream of mine would be sandbox creation of strongholds/fortification. Defending it from roaming hordes, stocking it, ensuring it remains secure.

Or.

An ability to barracade a building, and place an anti-spawning flooring to prevent spawn hopping behind lines. If a player spawns in the non spawn area, they are teleported 20 yards away and outside of the building.

Actually to prevent server hopping/ghosting/al-f4ing, they only need to make it so you can't disconect inside towns/buildings if you alt-f4 your character would just stay still/dies not only in the cities, a player can alt-f4 in the woods if they find somebody

And if you built a base, they wouldn't be able to ghost in there, since that base would only be in the server you built it in.

And I think the best way to prevent ghosting/server hopping, is to just have different characters for each server, like if it was a private hive

But anyways I think they should only implement these things when the hacker are pretty rare since you could save your 2 weeks worth of looting and gearing up by alt-f4ing if a hacker kills everybody

Edited October 24, 2012 by IncognitoNico

[Erizid 56]

Prove I didn't Google "Pitch Black... who cares. Only a moron wouldn't know what movie you were talking about. What's your next brain-mashing trivia question... something along the lines of "Name the tv series which the phrase "beam me up Scotty" originated."?

I was satyrizing and making fun of the internet in general, not you.

Also my saying that it sounds like it wouldn't work only highlights my own ignorance to the issue. If it does work, then I am wrong and I admit that.

But I shall now ASCII graphically roast you. (You)<------------->(The Mark)

[TGH 160]

Agreed with everything you have said so far. I just wish there was more to do, they say it's a sandbox game but we dont have the tools to do much.

I had some suggestions but I can't think of them right now.

Also, you have a fine taste in music ;)

Haha thank you! Yeah thats true, once you've looted the best gear it seems to be just continuous trecking from area to area .

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Need more mysteries in the woods......

[TGH 160]

Need more mysteries in the woods......

We need some type of threat when you're out in the woods :) Aggressive bears would be nice lol

[sostronk 334]

Nice video. One thing I don't think I really agree with you on is the death delay. This makes banditry alot harder. You have to make sure you have a clean kill, as I have experienced. Having a death delay makes banditry harder. Being a bandit is already too easy. Its a major reason I am not playing DayZ right now. I got bored. The worse a bandit you are the bigger the disadvantage you need. There my thoughts on it anyways. I guess the death delay isn't something I disagree with, but I came to appreciate what it did to the game. If its removed, I think there needs to be some other discouragement and/or handicap to PvP.

[jcfcPT 1]

fall damage more real. i can actualy jump from 1Floor without hurting myself. in dayz u die.

[TGH 160]

Nice video. One thing I don't think I really agree with you on is the death delay. This makes banditry alot harder. You have to make sure you have a clean kill, as I have experienced. Having a death delay makes banditry harder. Being a bandit is already too easy. Its a major reason I am not playing DayZ right now. I got bored. The worse a bandit you are the bigger the disadvantage you need. There my thoughts on it anyways. I guess the death delay isn't something I disagree with, but I came to appreciate what it did to the game. If its removed, I think there needs to be some other discouragement and/or handicap to PvP.

I think if they fixed it and made you fall and die instantly like other games it would be much more realistic, and once you got used to it you'd think it's much better than now :)

[Sutinen 635]

I also think zombies shouldn't go crazy when they hear one gunshot. If the zombies aren't very close to you, every zombie from 50m+ (Depends on the weapon, probably 200-300m or rifles) should just start wandering in (Not only towards, but inside the building) where the noise came from.

And add some kind of awareness system for zombies, if they heard the gunshot, they could spot you from long distances, but while unaware, you could sneak past them easier.

And to balance this, make them a lot deadlier and able to run inside (Just as I said in my last post.)

Edited October 25, 2012 by Sutinen

[jcfcPT 1]

what i want to say its to remove damage from a fall of 2 or 3 meters.

[Thomasmoore 3]

I have been hearing a lot of news about this so called DayZ standalone. Can anyone tell what is it? Is it a DLC that has new features for the game? I am very willing to spend money on this standalone if it’s good enough.

[Erizid 56]

It is a game built from the ground up based on the Arma2 and Take On Helicopters engine. It will have unique design elements that aren't possible as a mod of the Arma 2 game.

[Dankine 377]

what i want to say its to remove damage from a fall of 2 or 3 meters.

a fall it is entirely possible to hurt yourself from

[semtex1986@gmail.com 2]

Horses to mount. Predatory wildlife in the woods such as bears and wolves. Random bandit camps with npcs that will aggro and attack players.

[Dankine 377]

Horses to mount. Predatory wildlife in the woods such as bears and wolves. Random bandit camps with npcs that will aggro and attack players.

there won't be npcs

[TGH 160]

I have been hearing a lot of news about this so called DayZ standalone. Can anyone tell what is it? Is it a DLC that has new features for the game? I am very willing to spend money on this standalone if it’s good enough.

DayZ started off as a mod released for ARMA 2 and has since hugely grew in popularity to over 1 million players. Since it was originally just a mod it has some draw backs/problems from the ARMA 2 engine since it was not designed for this type of gameplay, because of this a standalone version of the game is being developed and is due to be released quite soon.

This is a video explaining my thoughts and ideas on the improvements they could make to the game and make it more fun and add a little customisation. Some of these I think are needed additions whilst some are minor adjustments which would still help distinguish the game from others and also the competitors.

Taken from the description on my new video on my original post :P But that pretty much sums up what the Standalone is :P

[Erizid 56]

I just realized this thread has been off topic from the beginning. This thread is asking what new features will "For Sure" expect from Standalone. I will now list everything that is confirmed for Standalone on release.

#1: New engine features, including the best components from Arma 2 and the Take On Helicopters.

#2: Map overhaul, now named "Chernarus Plus" Will feature graphical optimization, new building interiors for nearly all previously unenterable buildings. Redesigned loot tables for scavenging, including tons of all new items. New locations providing a setting for background and lore.

#3: New zombie AI, programmed from the ground up with the intent of making zombies a much greater threat to player survival.

#4: This isn't "CONFIRMED" but I think a new inventory UI is mandatory for a release. We have had no details as to what it will be like. It is possible that they are leaving this system for last, as it may be one of the most critical updates.

[TGH 160]

I just realized this thread has been off topic from the beginning. This thread is asking what new features will "For Sure" expect from Standalone. I will now list everything that is confirmed for Standalone on release.

#1: New engine features, including the best components from Arma 2 and the Take On Helicopters.

#2: Map overhaul, now named "Chernarus Plus" Will feature graphical optimization, new building interiors for nearly all previously unenterable buildings. Redesigned loot tables for scavenging, including tons of all new items. New locations providing a setting for background and lore.

#3: New zombie AI, programmed from the ground up with the intent of making zombies a much greater threat to player survival.

#4: This isn't "CONFIRMED" but I think a new inventory UI is mandatory for a release. We have had no details as to what it will be like. It is possible that they are leaving this system for last, as it may be one of the most critical updates.

Thanks for that ;) Zombie AI is the main one that excites me.

[Mr-Zer0 62]

This has probably been discussed numerous times, but I'm going to talk about it anyway...

When the standalone is fully released, will there be new maps coming out in the form of DLC or free updates?

If so, I'd really like maps with various biomes, like how people ported Operation Arrowhead's Takistan to DayZ or the new snow map coming out for the mod.

It'd really keep things fresh and give you more to think about, such as hypothermia, heat exhaustion, frostbite, sunburn, etc. New models for characters and buildings. (Snow Camo tents and Winter Ghillie Suits)

[Nimz41 105]

The only thing I know so far is that they are for sure bringing back the original map all fixed up, but there will be some kind of expansions for the new maps yeah

[Hetstaine 10852]

dlc. no.

[Mr-Zer0 62]

The only thing I know so far is that they are for sure bringing back the original map all fixed up, but there will be some kind of expansions for the new maps yeah

Yeah, I know about Chernarus+, it's obvious they're bringing that back.

Right now, I think they should add these maps:

Takistan+

Thirsk+

Lingor+

Fallujah+

[DrunkPunk 159]

My biggest hope is not that they take the time to work on these maps, but leave the game open ended in terms of modifying and creating our own maps so the community can thrive in its own way. I seriously doubt Rocket would have created Lingor the way it was, and the way it is is a blast. It really helps one see the potential of the game by giving the community the power to be creative.