surrender animation keybind

[yusef43 0]

Alot of you probably dont know but there is a keybinding in the options menu that lets you do an animation that makes you hands go on you head. i suggest that the devs should make this key be automaticly bound so players can find out easier. this new animation is really important for gameplay imo because with almost no way of putting away your gun fast you appear as a threat immediatly.

[enforcer1975 1111]

Why surrender when you see another player? You could lower your weapon to signal you are friendly...

[Testwd3r235 2810]

This is pointless when you can lower your gun...

[sinkatze 52]

You cannot lower handguns. And I think he means if you get jumped or kidnapped and the surrender action is what the hostile player wants you to do.

But I would say this is more of a learn how to keybind rather than a suggestion for the game.

[Target Practice (DayZ) 1335]

Not a bad idea. Wouldn't hurt to default it to a keybind, and would give a bit more flavour to things. I'm all for it.

[-Gews- 7443]

Never bind that to a key! Death before dishonour!

[KimboSavage 0]

anyone know if its possible to bind run so you dont have to hold it.... like double tap w and your guy will run without you having to hold it?

[thehero 119]

I have to keep tapping the key other wise he puts his hands behind is head for a split second then goes back to normal but there should be a good surrender animation in the stand alone

[enforcer1975 1111]

I have to keep tapping the key other wise he puts his hands behind is head for a split second then goes back to normal but there should be a good surrender animation in the stand alone

Why would you want to surrender in the first place, you want to be robbed then killed instead of being killed then robbed? If you want to show you are friendly just lower your weapon, if the other one fails to do so you still have the possibility to get your weapon up and shoot.

anyone know if its possible to bind run so you dont have to hold it.... like double tap w and your guy will run without you having to hold it?

Either a keyboard that supports macros or create a macro via software, i don't know how the second would work though.

[Uuni 74]

Lowering weapon is not nearly good enough. It's too easy to just rise it again and fire unexpectedly

[THE_BURNDOWN 27]

I'd really like forcing someone to surrender as that takes care of the question of shooting or not shooting.

I mean, when you have a better gun than someone and even see them first, you could just tell him to hit the surrender button or die. Lowering their gun, turning away and such are ineffective, as they can still turn around or raise the gun quickly. Then again, dropping the gun can make it disappear.

Edited February 22, 2013 by THE_BURNDOWN

[Target Practice (DayZ) 1335]

Why would you want to surrender in the first place, you want to be robbed then killed instead of being killed then robbed? If you want to show you are friendly just lower your weapon, if the other one fails to do so you still have the possibility to get your weapon up and shoot.

I've held people up before that I simply didn't trust not to shoot me. I had no intention of robbing or killing them, I just didn't want to take the risk of them spotting me then shooting first, so I held them up, made them put down their guns, walked them away a short distance and then turned and ran. A 'surrender' action would be a lot more reliable, as it would mean I wouldn't have to get them to put down their guns, because in DayZ you never know if they'll disappear or not. Lowering their gun is NOT sufficient in my eyes, because lowered or not, they're still holding a damn automatic weapon that only takes a second to raise.

[-j3bbah 24]

I agree with the possibility to surrender and it would be nice if you could make your inventory open to other players like with bags, so that you could surrender then display your inventory, allowing them to check you for items, take what they want, and not have to kill you in the process.

It doesnt stop them butchering you afterwards, but the possibility to do so imo could only be a positive addition to the general experience.

I also had an idea of an item like cable ties or some other method of subduement, so that when you surrender, your aggressor could keep you immobile for a brief period - maybe a minute or so - essentially a voluntary crowd control method, so that your aggressor doesnt have to worry about you getting up and backstabbing the hell out of him while he's leaving the area or rooting through your bags. Obviously he's a bad player if he falls for that, but it's fairly unrealistic that you don't at least have some kind of power over someone who has surrendered to you.

This should only be for when you voluntarily surrender, and it must expire quickly. I despise forced crowd control.

Edited February 27, 2013 by -j3bbah

[intensity 157]

Never bind that to a key! Death before dishonour!

Japs said that in WWII, and look what happened...History is deemed to repeat itself.

[byrgesen 1341]

I've held people up before that I simply didn't trust not to shoot me. I had no intention of robbing or killing them, I just didn't want to take the risk of them spotting me then shooting first, so I held them up, made them put down their guns, walked them away a short distance and then turned and ran. A 'surrender' action would be a lot more reliable, as it would mean I wouldn't have to get them to put down their guns, because in DayZ you never know if they'll disappear or not. Lowering their gun is NOT sufficient in my eyes, because lowered or not, they're still holding a damn automatic weapon that only takes a second to raise.

Combined with the fact that lowering the weapon is hard to see most of the time really and still only 1 secs away from a headshot.

If one want to surrender, one should have the option to do it simple and easy :) I use it alot hahaha.

Just bind it, not that big of a deal tbh. And theres plenty of keys not used yet.

Edited February 27, 2013 by Byrgesen

[enforcer1975 1111]

With crosshairs gone hip shooting will not be that fast anymore...

[-Gews- 7443]

Japs said that in WWII, and look what happened...History is deemed to repeat itself.

I said that in DayZ and jumped off the Cherno tower to avoid a sniper.

I don't think history is going to repeat itself in that case...

[Jakub-SK 15]

Why would you want to surrender in the first place, you want to be robbed then killed instead of being killed then robbed? If you want to show you are friendly just lower your weapon, if the other one fails to do so you still have the possibility to get your weapon up and shoot.

Becaose everybody is talking about realistic factors in this game ...

Either a keyboard that supports macros or create a macro via software, i don't know how the second would work though.

pheh . What are you talking about ? Take a key from your house and stick it under the W key . Simple as that . Works for me for few years on several games B) . Remember : If women cant find you handsome , atleast they find you handy :D

Edited February 28, 2013 by Jakub-SK