The Shane Walsh of DayZ 15 Posted March 27, 2013 I think it'd be pretty cool if you could burn a building down. Let's say you get into a gun fight with a guy/group and they run into a building to create a choke point. Instead of waiting for them to come out or you go in, we should be able to start a fire to either trap them in it or force them to run out. It'd also be a way to cover your tracks from dogs/ destroy someones base/camp without them noticing till it's too late. It could also start off slow so we can use it as a diversion, Lets say you raid a camp that has 5+ people there. You could start a fire at one end so they go to try and put it out while you steal their stuff or shoot them while they try to protect their camp. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dayz247 59 Posted March 27, 2013 Satchel charges.Will accomplish the same thing, in a more dramatic fashion =) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBambiAvenger 146 Posted March 27, 2013 Satchel charges.This is a better idea, with fire you would have to script a bunch of stuff, with satchel charges you get the same effect and the editors don't have to spend dayz (haha dayz pun) working on it. Also fire would make large columns of smoke that would give away your position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Shane Walsh of DayZ 15 Posted March 27, 2013 Satchel charges.Will accomplish the same thing, in a more dramatic fashion =)But they are nearly impossible to come by. Plus fires are more epic, and you can avoid them. I think it's more realistic as well. That and if you make a fire, people will know you're there. With a satchel charge you can place it, and just run away before you blow it up. I just think more options are better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowjack 254 Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Satchel charges.Will accomplish the same thing, in a more dramatic fashion =)No way ... what could be more dramatic than seeing Joe, Don and Charlie running out of a building in flames screaming all the way as the night vision goggles melt into their faces? Edited March 27, 2013 by ShadowJack 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dayz247 59 Posted March 27, 2013 No way ... what could be more dramatic than seeing Joe, Don and Charlie running out of a building in flames screaming all the way as the night vision goggles melt into their faces?Watching joe, don and charlie walking innocently up to a vehicle in their camp to get a gun, and then fly 50m up into the air....Just saying, I would never do that.....maybe 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lupatchi 143 Posted March 27, 2013 throw enough flares to make the building look like its on fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancerG2 369 Posted March 28, 2013 I agree with the destruction of buildings, On account that you can repair the building if you have the right materials (Bricks, Concrete, paper mache, Wood, Metal etc blah blah). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doodleisbrutal 33 Posted March 28, 2013 heres a scenario, inside your base taking a dump, wiping your arse with a 50, exit the toilet to see your base on fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancerG2 369 Posted March 29, 2013 wiping your arse with a 50.I don't get it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Gews- 7443 Posted March 29, 2013 Instead of waiting for them to come out or you go in, we should be able to start a fire to either trap them in it or force them to run out.Heheh, make Christopher Dorners out of the buggers. I like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fun With Flares 72 Posted March 29, 2013 This would make one-sided firefights a bit less so, eh?I bet I could get rid of a good size team by making them chase me into a building and then going MMPH on their asses... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liquidcactus 719 Posted March 29, 2013 burning down and blowing up buildings, fark sake i want it all why the hell notZor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harley001 315 Posted March 30, 2013 Why do some people just want to watch the world burn? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m.w. vindicator 880 Posted March 30, 2013 Do you want to play on a landscape with no buildings and lots of ashes. because the landscape will look pretty shitty after about two days of destructible buildings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted March 30, 2013 -snip because people hate when I quote whole posts-The A2 engine is very bad for fire on low/medium-end PCs, and I don't forsee DayZ doing much better, since DayZ will be based on a v2.5 version of A2 (as far as I know. Either that, or the A3 system).That said: That would be cool. If it was done Far Cry 3 style, fire would be a lot of fun. Maybe you could convert (full) alcohol bottles to Molotovs? And create a 1-15% chance of spread to other buildings? Can you imagine a forest fire? Or a "Noob" burning a whole minor town down to kill 1 zombie?Reminds me of stories from World War Z (Max Brooks). What a world we'd be in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted March 30, 2013 Why do some people just want to watch the world burn?Shits and giggles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayZoey 110 Posted March 30, 2013 Iiiiii don't want to set the wooooorld oooooohhnnnn fiiiiiyaaaaaaaaar....Aaaaaaaaye just want to staaaaahrt...A great big flame in your haaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaart... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
