1.7.1 What is to Blame for the Tears?

[gusmanak 1]

I personally have not played on a 1.7.1 server, but don't worry I'm not here to complain. I am making an observation at those who are complaining and or pointing out flaws with the update.

Here's what I'm seeing:

It's too dark

No Makarov at spawn sucks

Zombies' LOS is failing (More ways than one)

Now, I asked myself why so many people were complaining about the dark all of a sudden... Because the Beta patch is mandatory now! Of course. This issue is not because of the DayZ devs, gamma goggles don't work right now and it will probably be fixed in a future Beta patch.

There's no weapons for newly spawned players because it was too easy with the Makarov. That is to say, it was too easy with the old zombies. By easy, I mean that they weren't spotting you from across a field while you were prone. Spawning without a weapon is a great mechanic, it makes the game harder and it makes life more meaningful.

But spawning without a weapon is what everyone is blaming because the zombies have 'spider senses'. I've heard that at night the zombies are too easy to avoid... I've heard that they can see you from a mile away if they look at you... I've heard that if you stay behind them, you could slap their ass and they wouldn't even care.

But right now I feel that if the zombies' Line Of Sight is repaired to work properly, then everything will fall into balance and people will be a lot happier, even if they don't have their precious Makarov.

[Murow 1]

>Beta patch

Alpha. It's still an alpha of a modification.

[Emrico1__1 0]

If you haven't played it then what the fuck would you know?

Seriously.

[mind_grenade 24]

>Beta patch

Alpha. It's still an alpha of a modification.

No, BETA patch. The mod is in alpha, but the BETA patch for ARMA2 is required in the 1.7.1 update of the ALPHA mod.

[gusmanak 1]

An hour and a half of reading through post after post about the same issues.

[External (DayZ) 2]

>Beta patch

Alpha. It's still an alpha of a modification.

I suggest you rethink what you said carefully, after researching 1.7.1's requirements.

[GameJeff100 1]

Although you have not played I fell you have hit this nail on the head. I watch over and over last night poor souls that had Zombies spot them as I watch. They took off running and once the stood up the entire town empty. I laughed as I watch my fiend get spotted by a zombie that I would have been hard press to hit with a scoped rifle. the zombie LOS need tweeking to say the least. then we can judge what need to be done after that.

[esaciar 1]

Stay prone; stay safe.