Safety.

[Sutinen 635]

I have accidentally shot a vehicle, nearly shot a friendly player and fired my weapon by accident tons of times.. So I suggest safety for weapons. You can bandage your friend and get in/fix/refuel cars with no problems.

I have probably been tired and exhausted when I have done all these, but still.

[Dancing.Russian.Man 1631]

You don't need safety for your weapons in-game.

You sir, need a safety for your MOUSE if you randomly click every once in a while.

[Nomadic Nut 70]

Couldn't have said it better my dancing Russian friend.

[-Gews- 7443]

Don't point the muzzle at anything you don't intend to destroy and keep your finger off the trigger?

[Smirl 13]

It would be helpful for our OCD community of DayZ like me :D I tend to click around alot when im in the wild and cities and accidently shoot.

I was thinking about making a latch over my mouse button (Like you know in airplanes where they have latches over emergency buttons, and you have to life it to press the button..) so I have to be absolutely positive when I was to fire my weapon xD

Nah not needed though because im pretty sure im the only one in the world with this problem.

Edited January 26, 2013 by Stewy

[Xuse 92]

^^ I also do this... Just walk around... Press down too hard :P

Everyone knows your here Oops :P

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

Protip, Tap Ctrl twice to lower your gun, wont solve every time but will certainly reduce it. I have had minor problems like this, except it was with my mouse where it would randomly doubleclick whenever I click (came in handy on a couple of occasions like doubletapping a zombie, but was more of a PITA) Id start bandaging someone or blood transfusion and shot once, usually followed by an OH SHIT Sorry man sorry! Or a couple of times I've shot my car instead of opening the trunk to put gear inside, then my mousewheel started acting up, problems went away when I took it apart to clean.

But yes, a simple safety on/off would be handy for thous who want to have their weapon 'ready' but are prone to clicking on accident.

[Charb 298]

You guys apparently have never had the misfortune of ALT+Tabbing back into the game only to have your gun fire automatically. I had this happen once while holding a M249 with a new belt. Hit my friend once and managed in the mayhem to just look at the sky while i tried to stop shooting. It has been quite a long time since I've seen this "glitch" but man oh man times were dangerous in camp then !!!

[aksuduud 64]

Mouse safety as represented by dslyecxi

[enforcer1975 1111]

Just remove "execute action" from your LMB and you will be fine.

[OrLoK 16185]

I like in game safeties rather than real world ones. It's more to think about but gives that little bit more immersion IMHO.

[-Gews- 7443]

You guys apparently have never had the misfortune of ALT+Tabbing back into the game only to have your gun fire automatically.

Agh, I get that sometimes and it's extremely annoying. Can ruin everything.

[Testwd3r235 2810]

Agh, I get that sometimes and it's extremely annoying. Can ruin everything.

I get it alot, maybe a safety would be good for people who have tabbed out...

[GOD™ 2795]

Do what Russian says or un-bind your Fire key.

[Testwd3r235 2810]

Do what Russian says or un-bind your Fire key.

Read what Charb says. ;)

[GOD™ 2795]

God damnit...

EDIT: i made this comment before i read charbz post....i am bad at doing stuff.

Edited January 26, 2013 by GOD™

[enforcer1975 1111]

You guys apparently have never had the misfortune of ALT+Tabbing back into the game only to have your gun fire automatically. I had this happen once while holding a M249 with a new belt. Hit my friend once and managed in the mayhem to just look at the sky while i tried to stop shooting. It has been quite a long time since I've seen this "glitch" but man oh man times were dangerous in camp then !!!

And because of that you lower your weapon before you alt-tab...simple solution. Why do you alt-tab anyway...?

[Dancing.Russian.Man 1631]

You guys apparently have never had the misfortune of ALT+Tabbing back into the game only to have your gun fire automatically.

You apparently have never had the great idea to PRESS ESC before alt-tabbing.

It's your own fault, really.

[Sutinen 635]

I know the 2x CTRL thing and this suggestion can be probably 'yarded, printed, soaked in gasoline and burned, because if this keeps on going on, it's gonna be 3 pages of "KEEP YOUR FINGER OF THE MOUSE"

And to everyone saying "Don't point your gun at anythi- Well, guess what? I need to point at the player to bandage him.. And I also need to point at the vehicle to get in. I also have to point at the one fucking pixel to open every door and pick up items.

E: OH and I forgot, using the safety would be completely optional. You might just aim a weapon with no safety on at your friends if you like, not for me to decide.

Edited January 26, 2013 by Sutinen

[Bribase 251]

No real need for a saftey feature but we're overdue for the ability to holster your active weapon, it could have saved the lives of countless players by now.

[CreepySalad 108]

I think having a safety would be cool just for the sake of having a little extra realistic gun mechanics.

I don't think it's anything that's really important, but it'd be cool.

(Ctrl x2 never holstered my weapon for some reason. I never had to, but whatever.)

[dallas 5195]

If you need to alt-tab press G first.

If you need to heal a friend, always lower your rifle.

If you're not about to fire, rest your index finger on the mouse wheel.

or

http://youtu.be/ZTZs6ajv_x8

[Jars (DayZ) 63]

If safeties could be implemented easily without fuss , for those that want to use them , why not ?

I can already see people being blown to bits , or having their face eaten off as their gun "misfires" .

"SHOOT YOU BASTARD ........ AAAAAAARRRRGH !!!!!!"

Oh , the safety was on , derp , may bad !

[JayTee13 1]

With all honestly that's a waste of control space/time. You probably need a less sensitive mouse I have had no issues like that with my weapon at all. Have you tried keeping your gun down for the majority of time? Press Right CTRL + R. That's what I do when I'm not around zombies/being shot at by bandits :P

Edited January 30, 2013 by JayTee13

[joe_mcentire 2074]

what the creator of this thread really needs is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iOUnO-EssI

yes it is merely a" nice to notice" ingame kind of suggestion which would add some more to immersion, but as said before i doubt it would be taken into account, simply because of the sheer huge amount of other, maybe more interesting suggestions

Edited January 30, 2013 by joe_mcentire