VEHICLE UPDATE (database side): 2012-06-16

[albinl 0]

So is there a way to know what servers have helicopters enabled?

[pretonic 0]

Thank you for updating !

[rincewind (DayZ) 1]

Is the hueys still has a fuel leaks?

[emilgebl 5]

So we who have just found a car and a bus trying to fix them all up and finally doing so will have to do it again?

will the cars we have be removed?

[Felix (DayZ) 21]

Nice.

Will we get a feature to flip ATVs back over?

[Recaldy (DayZ) 17]

Nice.

Will we get a feature to flip ATVs back over?

This is needed. lol

[SPESSMEHREN (DayZ) 16]

Finally!

Something I'm concerned about though: Can we still save vehicles outside the map? The fact that helicopters have radar makes it virtually impossible to set up a well-hidden camp inside the map, since even if you put everything in dense forests, someone with a chopper can come in and see it while flying above the game's maximum visibility, thus being virtually invisible.

If helicopters have been removed from servers that already had them (the older servers), I'd have no problem with setting up camps within the map. But if some servers still have choppers, and there's no way to tell which ones those are, this creates a serious gameplay problem.

[sprenger5@hotmail.com 2]

Finally!

Something I'm concerned about though: Can we still save vehicles outside the map? The fact that helicopters have radar makes it virtually impossible to set up a well-hidden camp inside the map' date=' since even if you put everything in dense forests, someone with a chopper can come in and see it while flying above the game's maximum visibility, thus being virtually invisible.

If helicopters have been removed from servers that already had them (the older servers), I'd have no problem with setting up camps within the map. But if some servers still have choppers, and there's no way to tell which ones those are, this creates a serious gameplay problem.

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Umm if someone has a helicopter they can just fly off the map and find your base anyways... Probably a lot easier than searching the map actually.

I think the ability to set up camp outside the map creates a serious gameplay problem.

[exigo 2]

No aircrafts yet.

All vehicles' date=' even those outside map, hoarded etc will be reset to original location.

After this patch you can still hoard vehicles. But letting them collect dust unused will cause them to wear down and eventually they will go poof and reset to original location :)

Not exactly a realistic solution, but it's a workaround for people just moving vehicles to off map grid coordinates and then forgetting about them.

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This is great news and i welcome it with open arms. Even tho my poor landrover will go poof :( It served me well :)

Thanks for the great job you guys are doing. Tonight you will be swimming in tasty salty tears :)

[SPESSMEHREN (DayZ) 16]

Finally!

Something I'm concerned about though: Can we still save vehicles outside the map? The fact that helicopters have radar makes it virtually impossible to set up a well-hidden camp inside the map' date=' since even if you put everything in dense forests, someone with a chopper can come in and see it while flying above the game's maximum visibility, thus being virtually invisible.

If helicopters have been removed from servers that already had them (the older servers), I'd have no problem with setting up camps within the map. But if some servers still have choppers, and there's no way to tell which ones those are, this creates a serious gameplay problem.

[/quote']

Umm if someone has a helicopter they can just fly off the map and find your base anyways... Probably a lot easier than searching the map actually.

I think the ability to set up camp outside the map creates a serious gameplay problem.

We've set up bases that lasted weeks without being found, and we knew choppers were working in that server.

I think being able to magically find every single vehicle on the server while flying higher than the server's maximum view distance cretes serious gameplay problems.

[rutok 4]

That may be.. but everyone hoarding every vehicle available and stashing it somewhere off the map forever creates serious gameplay problems as well..

Also: Repairing a vehicle is almost laughably easy when you already have a vehicle. If you play in a group it gets even easier. Since this is only an alpha and gear is almost certainly wiped completely at some point (probably more then once) you shouldnt spend so much time hoarding stuff anyway.

[exigo 2]

Finally!

Something I'm concerned about though: Can we still save vehicles outside the map? The fact that helicopters have radar makes it virtually impossible to set up a well-hidden camp inside the map' date=' since even if you put everything in dense forests, someone with a chopper can come in and see it while flying above the game's maximum visibility, thus being virtually invisible.

If helicopters have been removed from servers that already had them (the older servers), I'd have no problem with setting up camps within the map. But if some servers still have choppers, and there's no way to tell which ones those are, this creates a serious gameplay problem.

[/quote']

Umm if someone has a helicopter they can just fly off the map and find your base anyways... Probably a lot easier than searching the map actually.

I think the ability to set up camp outside the map creates a serious gameplay problem.

We've set up bases that lasted weeks without being found, and we knew choppers were working in that server.

I think being able to magically find every single vehicle on the server while flying higher than the server's maximum view distance cretes serious gameplay problems.

I still think that being a coward and hiding in a pile of loot and helicopters out in the middle of nowhere with no chance of other ppl finding it is a serious gameplay problem for everybody else on the server. Your denying other ppl content. Your denying other ppl a chance to get that Landrover or Ural truck.

Cry your salty tears. This was bound to happen, soon tents will also follow.

Love the changes guys, keep at it

[beginner 4]

And what about disabling the radar function in heli ' date='if its possible, and make it a repairable thing like the (engine,etc)and making a new object for it for example radar computer parts, and make them rare as hell?

And could be used without the radar.

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https://dev-heaven.net/issues/32950

[bddy420 0]

:D Awesome Opossum!

[vegaforce 8]

Changelog 2012-06-16:

* [FIXED] All land and water vehicles will now spawn in a repairable state .

When you use the term All land vehicles, does that really mean what I think it does?

if so this is a glorious day.

[Luiskitriski 12]

Great news!

Though I'm a little sad I'll lose my ATV it will be good to have vehicles respawned again,so everyone can have his oportunity to find one now.

Also any ETA of 1.7.1? Thanks!

[SPESSMEHREN (DayZ) 16]

Finally!

Something I'm concerned about though: Can we still save vehicles outside the map? The fact that helicopters have radar makes it virtually impossible to set up a well-hidden camp inside the map' date=' since even if you put everything in dense forests, someone with a chopper can come in and see it while flying above the game's maximum visibility, thus being virtually invisible.

If helicopters have been removed from servers that already had them (the older servers), I'd have no problem with setting up camps within the map. But if some servers still have choppers, and there's no way to tell which ones those are, this creates a serious gameplay problem.

[/quote']

Umm if someone has a helicopter they can just fly off the map and find your base anyways... Probably a lot easier than searching the map actually.

I think the ability to set up camp outside the map creates a serious gameplay problem.

We've set up bases that lasted weeks without being found, and we knew choppers were working in that server.

I think being able to magically find every single vehicle on the server while flying higher than the server's maximum view distance cretes serious gameplay problems.

I still think that being a coward and hiding in a pile of loot and helicopters out in the middle of nowhere with no chance of other ppl finding it is a serious gameplay problem for everybody else on the server. Your denying other ppl content. Your denying other ppl a chance to get that Landrover or Ural truck.

Cry your salty tears. This was bound to happen, soon tents will also follow.

Love the changes guys, keep at it

Trust me, if we could stash our vehicles in a dense forest where choppers wouldn't be able to see them, we would. But choppers don't even need to see them; they can see teh dots on the map.

As I already said, I'm glad we can't set up camps outside the map, because I do think it's cheating and it's unfair. However, I think it's equally unfair that choppers have such great power that it's effectively impossible to hide vehicles anywhere on the map. The chopper radar should have been removed along with the ability to save outside of the map.

[exigo 2]

Easy fix for now then dude, play on a server with no helicopters. Maybe the radar will be disabled before they are added to the new batch of servers. Problem solved

[lordsilence 1]

Radar fix is being worked on.

[Farsight (DayZ) 314]

Now we can finally fix and ride in vehicles... Crazy thing is, I saw my first vehicle yesterday, unfortunately, someone was already driving it away. Maybe when I get back on later today I'll find some nice vehicles to move around in!

[devildoggamer 29]

No aircrafts yet.

All vehicles' date=' even those outside map, hoarded etc will be reset to original location.

After this patch you can still hoard vehicles. But letting them collect dust unused will cause them to wear down and eventually they will go poof and reset to original location :)

Not exactly a realistic solution, but it's a workaround for people just moving vehicles to off map grid coordinates and then forgetting about them.

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*sigh* so I know what I'm doing with my group tonight unloading all the weapons and gear from our 5 vehicles......this is starting to feel like a second job now, I love when weeks of work goes down the drain but its an alpha I half expected it to happen anyways

[bemurad 0]

great, now we have to run around to get the vehicles fixed again. just great guys

[Smoggi 1]

I guess you are already to late. If your server has been restarted the stuff is gone.

[bemurad 0]

Is it when the central server resets or when my server resets?

[Smoggi 1]

The server your vehicles are on.