Savor cars while they last

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

As you should know from previous devblogs, there will be no cars at the release of standalone. If you've seen me post on the standalone more than once, I'm a bit, uh, annoyed. Right now, Chernarus(technically only PART of Chernarus, as this only the South Zagorian province), is about 225 square kilometers. That may seem small compared to most countries, even American states, but it can take three to five hours to cross the entirety of the map depending on the route taken. When I first started playing, cars were something I'd never seen and frothed at the mouth at the thought of finding one. When I found my first car, I had the ultimate nerdgasm. I thought it was so cool, and I even still enjoy it today. I've only had two cars since, and that was in November. Back on topic, the new standalone map is going to be even bigger. Not by much, but it stills makes the difference. And with the addition of Utes, the removal of boats and helicopters will also make it a pain to leave the mainland for the amazingness that awaits. Now, I'm still pretty willing to make the long swim to Utes the waking day standalone comes out, but what about the mainland? Without cars, things will get a bit quiet. Nothing scared me more when I was a noob than seeing a Ural pass me in the middle of the night, driver swerving trying to hit my weak, untested character. And they're removing cars because, apparently, they don't "handle" too well. I'm so good at driving, I make Keanu Reeves(obvious Speed reference is obvious) look like a drunk, Asian woman behind the wheels of a bus. Even my friend, who is so horrible at anything to do with ArmA, can drive a freaking car OKAY. And about customization, how hard would it be to modify the textures so you don't have to remove the cars and completely rework them? I can understand it for weapons, but they'll still have the exact same textures as they do know, par the new ones. The only thing I'm okay with being removed is helicopters, as they make the map even smaller than a car does. One time, I was in the wilderness hunting for meat, when a random chopper flies overhead and the door gunner lights me up with 7.62 rounds as if I was a birthday piñata. So, does anyone agree with me? Do you hate my opinion so bad, you want to tear my head off just so you can spit down my gizzard? Please, please share your opinion. Criticism is nothing but helpful!

Edited May 13, 2013 by Cap'n

[Beck (DayZ) 1768]

I agree with everything you are saying, but... If the DayZ Devs are going to wait to put in cars I'm sure the have good reason. When they say they "don't handle well" they could mean the steering is completely broken, could you drive that? The game will be sold at a reduced price as an alpha, for that reason. Many things will be missing and you are paying for what you are getting, an incomplete game for a reduced price.

[-Gews- 7443]

Honestly I don't care too much personally.

It won't affect me because I consider cars a disposable luxury anyways... rarely use them... got bored of mine the other day and just dumped it in Balota with an SVD, M249, M4A1 CCO, MP5A5 SD, etc.

However I think cars need to be in the Standalone. I guess they need time to work on the physics or whatnot, hopefully they can get it done in a timely manner. Cars "handle" fine for me in ArmA 2, though...

[Lupatchi 143]

I'm asuming they'll add them later.

I for one agree with no helis, i want all of the runways to be clear of debris and only planes as an airborn vehicle

boats are essential to gettin to utes though.

[DemonGroover 8836]

From what i understand the main focus is getting things to a point where the alpha can be released asap so people can wander around and explore.

I too am disappointed that vehicles wont be included at release but i don't think the devs want to release something that they are not happy with or may indeed cause more problems if added in their current state.

Tbh i much prefer vehicles and helis to be rare and like you said when you do find one it is a great moment.

I think we all have to realise this is not just a port of the mod to a new engine. It is not DayZ modded to arma 3. It is a completely new game written from scratch.

[Little8020 14]

As mentioned the SA will be alpha/beta for a while with the full game probably not coming out till 2014 so if you get the alpha you have to remember that you are just testing a game a year before it is released kinda like minecraft it is nothing Le it was when it first came out

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

I'm already atuned to riding around on my chevralegs I'm excited for more running.

[leviski 2152]

I'm already atuned to riding around on my chevralegs I'm excited for more running.

mmmm Running with you at night -you can see everything somehow while I see nothing-

[Beck (DayZ) 1768]

We NEED horses...

[Leto (DayZ) 72]

Well that sucks...I guess I will wait to buy the Stand Alone then. Already got burned with Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad. "We'll add more tanks and halfracks later" Yeah right.

[Lupatchi 143]

Well that sucks...I guess I will wait to buy the Stand Alone then. Already got burned with Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad. "We'll add more tanks and halfracks later" Yeah right.

pay 15 dollars and wait to play it later

or pay 30 dollars months later.

[Uncle Zed 272]

I've been reading the devblogs and haven't seen anything that says there won't be vehicles in stand alone. Do you have a source?

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Well that sucks...I guess I will wait to buy the Stand Alone then. Already got burned with Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad. "We'll add more tanks and halfracks later" Yeah right.

Never. Talk down. To Red Orchestra. AGAIN.

[DemonGroover 8836]

I've been reading the devblogs and haven't seen anything that says there won't be vehicles in stand alone. Do you have a source?

They won't be in on release. They will be added later.

I'll look for a source - Rocket may have mentioned it in the recent devblog when asked questions after the show.

[Hetstaine 10852]

I'm already atuned to riding around on my chevralegs I'm excited for more running.

Yes

We NEED horses...

and FUCK yes. I want to slap my rump on some hard horse muscle.

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

mmmm Running with you at night -you can see everything somehow while I see nothing-

Its my standard throw 40 flares per 15 meter ground cover tactics

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

I want to slap my rump on some hard horse muscle.

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I don't care who you are that is an attractive spanish mustang

[Lupatchi 143]

no vehicles, DAMN

now I can't fly 100m in the air on my quad bike over bridges.

Edited May 14, 2013 by Lupatchi

[bfisher 561]

I read that they will come later. Supposedly Rocket is designing cars so you can swap out parts and end up with a ghetto looking El Camino with the door from a Chevy Nova and the front left quarterpanel from a Ford Pinto. I hope he adds more vehicles too. The current setup where vehicles are a rare and wonderful treasure sucks. It's simply not worth it to spend hours rebuilding a car just to hide it forever at the far edges of the map for fear of having it stolen or shot up.

[Hetstaine 10852]

I don't care who you are that is an attractive spanish mustang

Come get your oats boy.

[tajjuk 65]

It's disappointing, same with the helis as well. Heli's should be very rare and take a lot to fix, but the vanilla version at the moment seems to have them about right. Cars though, why would they be rare? Doesn't really make sense as they are everywhere in real life, considering the amount of population that would have died there would be far more vehicles left over than people.

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

I read that they will come later. Supposedly Rocket is designing cars so you can swap out parts and end up with a ghetto looking El Camino with the door from a Chevy Nova and the front left quarterpanel from a Ford Pinto. I hope he adds more vehicles too. The current setup where vehicles are a rare and wonderful treasure sucks. It's simply not worth it to spend hours rebuilding a car just to hide it forever at the far edges of the map for fear of having it stolen or shot up.

This Eastern Europe, not Los Angeles. I'd like to see the Skoda from the ACR DLC for A2 added in some way. Such a lovely car, smooth ride, decent interior, not ugly. And the Tacoma(Hilux, I'm murican') MUST be added. If its not, some explaining shall be needed.

[simfreek@hotmail.com 48]

Your topic title makes it sound like they are getting rid of cars forever and therefore is misleading.

I have seen no where in any interview or dev note that they were removing cars perminently. What I have seen in interviews is that Rocket isn't ready to implment them becuase they have details to work out. Like "Having a blue door taken from one car and placed on your red car." Why hold the game up for a few months over something that can easily wait? You don't need a car to get around.

Cars are a liability any ways. If they don't have cars for a few months, who cares. It took me a month and a half to find my first car when I first started playing DayZ. Even then, after I found it, it was so screwed on parts I didn't even bother with it. LPCs worked fine. Now it is to the point that If i do need a set of wheels, it is the bike any ways.

Edited May 14, 2013 by Theonis

[bloodtrozorx 145]

I can agree with no helis but I have a question. If I understand (and forgive me I haven't been watching Devblogs) the cars will be absent at launch but integrated later? I would be fine with them returning later but no cars would be ridiculous. There should be a decent amount of cars/trucks around since many of them have no owner and thus were left where they were parked. There is somethign eerie to me about alot of empty cars just abandoned on a street/highway and I'd hope I could see that in the SA.

Also, I fell off a boat, how can I be smart enough to fly a heli with no training?