Lockable garages

[Banana_Duck 121]

Would love to see this implemented, a number of car garages scattered through-out the map so you can safely store your car without it being in risk of being stolen or shot up in the woods. Garages could be in single spots dotted around thr map, or perhaps long multi rows.

Multi row garages pros an cons

• bandits would have to search alot more potential empty garages to find a vehicle

• bandits could see you store a vehicle and instantly take it after your gone

• these places would be highly populated by zombies, being a hazard for player and bandit alike

• would be a possible hotspot for new spawns

• long distance garage grids would be easy to spot or be spotted by other players but have a very limited cover

Single rural garages pros and cons

• easy to not be spotted storing vehicles

• low or zero zombie threat

• low chance of being raided

• an easy target for bandits

How they could work?

• all garages appear closed

• all garages have the option to open/close and break lock

• garages can be forced open with a crowbar or other implemented items, which takes time as well as noise

• once a player opens there new garage and drives in. a key with the garage location is added to your inventory

• the key and car are reset after 24 hours upon owner death

• key information is based on garage type e.g a multi car lot key would have information like "cherno east lot - door 157" a rural garage would have less information, maybe the town location

Any suggestions

[dayz247 59]

This would just create another PVP zone.

People would simply wait till you started to drive in, shoot you and take car. Or people would simply break locks on all of the garages (and other folks would be sniping).

Though I agree there should be some way of locking things (with the ability to break lock with hatchet or crowbar.... or even shoot the lock) provided you can find a lock (perhaps they spawn in a grocery store). Though I don't see how it would add much to the game.

[IcyZ 295]

as dayz247 said,it'll create a new pvp zone.and then it's gonna stop being interesting because everyone will lose his vehicles from others that camp the area or just went there.Now,having the ability to lock your car inside a yard in a random city,it's a good idea.Like the small house west of zeleno,it could make a nice parking spot,just lock the gate,and lose your car only of someone breaks the gate/lock,or shoots it.

[Leto (DayZ) 72]

I think this would only work with isolated garages in the smaller towns or isolated houses. It's not going to stop a dedicated player searching on foot, but it will keep your car safe from helicopters spotting/shooting cars. Which would be a big plus IMHO. Anyway, I hope there will be better ways to hide vehicles in the SA; tarps, matted or camouflaged paint jobs, branches...

[jman 8]

Edit. Read that it could be broken into so I change my answer to Yes.

Edited March 24, 2013 by veprman

[tombom 28]

eh no

[Banana_Duck 121]

I see what your saying with another pvp area, but dependent on the location it could possibly lessen the amount of pvp going on in cherno or electro

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Whilst a good idea, I think the fallout from memorizing locations over time and transforming new camping locations. I think you would see major damage occuring in these areas before you were able to get the vehicles into the proper locations. It would become safer to just leave the vehicles in the woods.