Foliage movement?

[Lido 54]

So, mayhaps way in the future, when most of the primary dayz functions have been completed, one would have the ability to manipulate foliage. What I mean is, say I have a camo-UAZ. Moving the foliage in front of my UAZ, from per-say a pair of bushes, would increase my stealth ability ten fold. Survivors could use it as a temporary shelter from rain, as standing under trees causes rainfall to not land on surviving players heads, preventing infection, and make a kind of small tree-base in forests, maybe stack some over to hide from incoming helicopters.

The idea seems solid, but I guess server wise, movable foliage would take up A LOT of memory.

Still, just a suggestion.

[Dayz Steve 26]

Or put it on yourself/

[Lido 54]

That would be the main function of the ghillie, mind you. I suppose putting it over yourself for a kind of sniper hideout isn't bad, though.

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Would I be able to strip naked and wear foliage over my privates?

[TIC 1050]

Actually, this was suggested and it would be possible to put some type of tarp over vehicles once the Standalone builds it's base foundation for eliminating hackers as their first steps..

Step 1. Eliminating most hackers/balancing/fixing game.

Step 2. Vehicles; ability to strip, add parts to vehicles.

Step 3. Possible Construction feature.

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

camo netting would be better.

[WiFiN 55]

You can already attach things to vehicles in the editor. So slapping bushes onto your car can be achieved even in the mod.

[joe_mcentire 2074]

because i am on a stealth rampage....i lift this thread up again.

 

i really like ideas like these. stealth mechanics ftw.

[JKai (DayZ) 11]

Not the most stealthy thing around :p

'Two bandits on a hill'

Bandit 1: " is it me who is that bush moving?"

Bandit 2: " nope i see it too"

[Dchil 829]

The main problem with this is the actual fact that using foliage is not a very good idea. Think about this, you pluck a piece of grass, eventually it will wither and yellow, same for a branch, eventually the leaves turn brown and fall off. This is why every army in existence that even teaches stealth in bush or jungle tells you that this is a bad idea. This is compounded by the fact that if you go into an area with different foliage then you have to change it, leaving the old foliage with no where to go except the ground and when you pick said foliage you leave a relatively large patch of bush where the foliage has been almost stripped clean (because you usually need a lot). This means you can be tracked or your presence may be noticed. Which means you get you and anyone with you killed.

 

Just think about why ghillie suits were invented, to disguise a person's shape and make them look like the background without giving them away. It would be pretty stupid to invent the ghillie if it was that easy to camo yourself with the foliage around you without the problems above.

Edited September 1, 2013 by Dchil