Should be able to craft bullets instead of needing to scavenge

[xZavaaH 7]

This sounds weird but hear me out we should have an ammo recipe added to the game where as lets say you need 5 scrap metal and 8 gunpowder to make lets say 6 clips of certain ammunition but the values increase on what ammo you want to make those numbers i said were just randomly typed please tell me what you think with honest feed back <3

[memphislegion95 14]

I'm gunna have to disagree with this, you can't just craft bullets. This game is mean't to be the most realistic zombie simulator out there, and if you were crafting bullets... well then your gun would break at the bullet just would not work. You cannot make bullets by hand.

[Target Practice (DayZ) 1335]

Nah, sorry feller, but this would really throw the balance of the game off, not to mention be utterly unrealistic.

Bullets are SO much more than just metal and gunpowder, there's more or less no way you could make them outside of a dedicated factory. Taking that to one side, there's also the aspect that there isn't really an ammo shortage in the game anyway, so there's no real need to have a way of creating more, not to mention that 'lone wolf' players who simply hide in forests and don't do anything other than murder players are already powerful enough without removing one of the very few reasons they still have to actually leave the forests.

[terrvik 2409]

http://www.wikihow.com/Hand-Load-Ammunition

It is do-able. But not easy.

[xZavaaH 7]

yeah sorry guys just my suggestion turns out not so good lol

[Target Practice (DayZ) 1335]

http://www.wikihow.c...Load-Ammunition

It is do-able. But not easy.

Huh. And just like that I learned something.

Still, requires quite a few specialist tools, so less than ideal in the DayZ situation.

[OrLoK 16186]

hello there

I would love to be able to make hand loaded rounds. Scavenging brass cartridges (different calibers/different conditions), possibly smelting the lead and hand loading a set amount of grains would excite me vastly.

It needs specialised equipment, yes, but it's not that rare/uncommon. Many many many folk remake ammo. It's cheap.

Rgds

LoK

[Sutinen 635]

One thing we should be able to make is wooden arrows for crossbows. They would have different trajectory and also break very easily.

And I'm not a gunsmith, but I don't think I would ever be able to make a bullet with a case that is safe to shoot.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Sutinen

[Raider (DayZ) 47]

I think you would need an ammo press. hand crafting a bullet dont sound do-able, maybe arrows for crossbow!

[OrLoK 16186]

One thing we should be able to make is wooden arrows for crossbows. They would have different trajectory and also break very easily.

And I'm not a gunsmith, but I don't think I would ever be able to make a bullet with a case that is safe to shoot.

You re-use empty cartridges

[Mr Nasty 1023]

I think what the OP is trying to suggest is the game needs an ammo press device which can be found in a random military base to load ammo. It cannot be moved. You must bring your supplies with you to the base to load ammo while hoping nobody kills you.

[terrvik 2409]

I don't mind being able to do it IF you find proper tools and IF finding cartridges and all that is required. And even then they should be very unsafe to use.

[sinkatze 52]

Well in a zombie apocalypse I think the only bullets we would have are the ones left in the world, unless you come from some narco country where they know how to make illegal bullets, but still its not something that everyone would know or even bother trying to do.

[King Tubbs 224]

I like the idea IF the tools are HARD to find

this is something that should only be able to be done by a team or someone who has been alive for 2/3 weeks min

plus the presses should be in places like NWAF

it should be a risky thing to do but if achieved can bring you lots of ammo

this could be a good idea if balanced properly

[enforcer1975 1111]

Where do you s

This sounds weird but hear me out we should have an ammo recipe added to the game where as lets say you need 5 scrap metal and 8 gunpowder to make lets say 6 clips of certain ammunition but the values increase on what ammo you want to make those numbers i said were just randomly typed please tell me what you think with honest feed back <3

And how will you scavenge the items you need? There's a lot more to a bullet than just some lead, copper and brass...

If you are already too lazy looking for produced ammo how will you even get the ressources to produce your own ammo when you don't even want to look for one?

And why would an ammo producing device be found in an airfield? They aren't even found in barracks in the real world...but in factories.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Enforcer

[Steam_Power 42]

My Pop-pop made his own bullets, he saved the shells when he went shooting, he unfortunately passed before he ever got to show me the art, he had his own little set up in his basement, it was no quick task and he had a lot of lead paper weights he used to use. Possible, yes, and I wouldnt mind seeing it as an end-game type of deal. This is a good thought, dont throw this idea away guys, I should however be time consuming and use a good amount of gathered resources. But hey, If you are a zombie hunter, bandit hunter or a bandit and work a deal with one of these skilled users.. that has one at their base.. That would be not only helpful but useful to the economy of DayZ.. He makes bullets for food.

I like it OP, way to go against the grain on this one. Thumbs up, and a can of beans.