Crossbows

[Dreams_Of_Cheese (DayZ) 71]

[NEW] - Crossbow Quiver added - 6 arrow mag size.

This is awesome. The crossbow might not have to be a paperweight anymore! I just hope they improve the sights on it though. No use if I cant hit anything with it! :P

[burritoman259 593]

Could I ask for a source? or was this a hotfix for day 1.7.5?

[rn_max 202]

http://dayzmod.com/f...s/#entry1192839

Posted Yesterday, 08:02 PM

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Community Change log:

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* [NEW] - Crossbow Quiver added - 6 arrow mag size.

* [NEW] - WoodenArrow added 6 arrows can be turned into a quiver.

* [NEW] - WoodenArrow can be picked up after use.

* [NEW] - 20% of breaking WoodenArrow when firing it.

* [NEW] - Model and textures for Quiver.

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* [uPDATED] - BoltsSteel replaced with WoodenArrows.

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Most excellent.

[Sutinen 635]

Steel bolts replaced by wooden arrows? Seriously, what the fuck are they thinking when they make these changes? "Oh yeah, we only had the zombie talk range at 200 meters, so we lowered it to 120 meters" :facepalm:

You know, you could make craftable wooden arrows and then lootable steel bolts.

Edited February 20, 2013 by Sutinen

[leviski 2152]

any idea when this will go live?

[Dreams_Of_Cheese (DayZ) 71]

Prolly soon. They seem to have it all planned out.

[thederper121 95]

I'm going to be completely honest and say,

Woodenarrows are more realistic, as in the players make them. Because really, why the hell would people throw steel bolts at the wall and land in piles when a zombie apocalypse comes? Think of it as this: Instead of looting them from a pile, think of it as crafting it yourself.

Seewhatimean?

(Although, I think steel bolts should be able to be found in lootable houses near the woods and in some military camps.)

[_Anubis_ (DayZ) 139]

I'm going to be completely honest and say,

Woodenarrows are more realistic, as in the players make them. Because really, why the hell would people throw steel bolts at the wall and land in piles when a zombie apocalypse comes? Think of it as this: Instead of looting them from a pile, think of it as crafting it yourself.

Seewhatimean?

(Although, I think steel bolts should be able to be found in lootable houses near the woods and in some military camps.)

While I agree that wooden arrows would add immersion, those are 100% unrealistic. IRL modern crossbow bolts are made of metal alloys or carbon fiber. The same goes for any compound bow's arrow.

The reason why is structural: a wood made bolt/arrow would splinter and break immediately (possibly wounding the shooter) on launch.

_Anubis_

Edited February 21, 2013 by _Anubis_

[thederper121 95]

While I agree that wooden arrows would add immersion, those are 100% unrealistic. IRL modern crossbow bolts are made of metal alloys or carbon fiber. The same goes for any compound bow's arrow.

The reason why is structural: a wood made bolt/arrow would splinter and break immediately (possibly wounding the shooter) on launch.

_Anubis_

Well, I was talking about regular bows.

[Kentarion 0]

well talking about crafting: bow and arrow is easy to make in RL - of course it wouldn't be as straight and damaging as a bolt from a crossbow - but its something - and its silent and easy to make, you'll need just some knife and some kinda rope for the string.

crafting things in apocalyptic settings reminds me of "burn time" - anyone remember this old stuff?

[Sutinen 635]

well talking about crafting: bow and arrow is easy to make in RL - of course it wouldn't be as straight and damaging as a bolt from a crossbow - but its something - and its silent and easy to make, you'll need just some knife and some kinda rope for the string.

crafting things in apocalyptic settings reminds me of "burn time" - anyone remember this old stuff?

They are easy to make from basic stuff... Right.

Too bad it wouldn't even punch trough your skin.

[Easy_Tiger (DayZ) 33]

http://dayzmod.com/f...s/#entry1192839

Most excellent.

Indeed, it would be uber excellent if you could make your own i.e Harvest wood with hatchet & combine with hunting knife to make arrows. Even utilise empty tins to make a arrow head? :D

Edited February 21, 2013 by Easy_Tiger

[Kentarion 0]

Indeed, it would be uber excellent if you could make your own i.e Harvest wood with hatchet & combine with hunting knife to make arrows. Even utilise empty tins to make a arrow head? :D

nice with the tin cans - DayZ SA will have some crafting possibilities - lets see what we get :)

They are easy to make from basic stuff... Right.

Too bad it wouldn't even punch trough your skin.

ah... lol. i guess the human history disagrees with you ;) - no offense.

but of course the damage of a self made bow and arrow should be small and the handling very bad.

the bow was historic more of an artillery weapon and not for 'sniping'

i guess because of the hard to implement physics off drawing and loosing a bow - we wont see it in dayz sa :)

[Sutinen 635]

nice with the tin cans - DayZ SA will have some crafting possibilities - lets see what we get :)

ah... lol. i guess the human history disagrees with you ;) - no offense.

but of course the damage of a self made bow and arrow should be small and the handling very bad.

the bow was historic more of an artillery weapon and not for 'sniping'

i guess because of the hard to implement physics off drawing and loosing a bow - we wont see it in dayz sa :)

Trust me, we made 2 wooden bows with string and some branches as kids and they couldn't fire an arrow for more than 10 meters.

That is why I want a compound or recurve (modern) bow. I know there are some medieval weapon experts who can make a good quality bow out of wood, but they take time and use good strings for their bows.

Edited February 21, 2013 by Sutinen

[Kentarion 0]

Trust me, we made 2 wooden bows with string and some branches as kids and they couldn't fire an arrow for more than 10 meters.

That is why I want a compound or recurve (modern) bow. I know there are some medieval weapon experts who can make a good quality bow out of wood, but they take time and use good strings for their bows.

trust me too :D i was NO KID and built an bow and arrow for hunting - it shot about 20 to 30 m and the arrow stuck in a tree no problem. there is a difference between a kids bow and a very hard to even draw bow for a man (longbow-style) - i believe - imagine - you are in a zombie apocalypse somewhere in the woods have an axe and a knive and with luck some cotton thread or something - you'll do your best to build a bow and it will work.

--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_longbow

much about details to a classical bow

Edited February 21, 2013 by Kentarion

[charley-taylor@hotmail.co.uk 39]

Very good ideas especially the tin can piece for arrow head, lets hope dayz SA has some great crafting recipes, i would prefer crafting my own bow and arrows i would feel more accomplished when killing zombies.

[cinder 5]

They are easy to make from basic stuff... Right.

Too bad it wouldn't even punch trough your skin.

It would (ought to) punch thru zombie heads. Give scrabble-ass-poor survivors a means for the bare minimum: killing zombies for the price of relatively basic level of combat proficiency (stealth, position, aim etc).

hard to implement physics off drawing and loosing a bow - we wont see it in dayz sa :)

Have you played Mount & Blade?

[eel 47]

Is there an ETA on that patch? I wanted to main the crossbow ever since I started playing dayz and it finally looks like my dream will come true :D

[fubar_in_pittsburgh 409]

[NEW] - Crossbow Quiver added - 6 arrow mag size.

This is awesome. The crossbow might not have to be a paperweight anymore! I just hope they improve the sights on it though. No use if I cant hit anything with it! :P

My favorite weapon just got better!

[Kentarion 0]

It would (ought to) punch thru zombie heads. Give scrabble-ass-poor survivors a means for the bare minimum: killing zombies for the price of relatively basic level of combat proficiency (stealth, position, aim etc).

Have you played Mount & Blade?

awwww... mount & blade love it! :) - but they specialise on different fighting styles - and dayz is more a guns & pistols game... the crossbow works like a gun too... i just think the engine base doesnt fit for it - but maybe (hopefully) i am totally wrong :)

[cinder 5]

I meant that M&B seems to model bows' pull & release well enough.

The wooden bolts update doesn't sound good to me. It's as if every other weapon had unreliable homemade ammo, or wore out with use. Maybe the intended dynamic to accomodate quivers (more ammo in players' inventory) makes this change unavoidable... but it's still really corny.

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