Cars should break not explode

[Felixthefriendlycat 92]

It really is one of the design decisions BI made in Arma 2 I never understood. There are numerous TV shows out there that tested how and when gasoline would explode. And shooting with any caliber under 50 won't do it, not even tracers. The only way a car could really burn out would be if there was a gas leak in the engine compartment, or if you where driving on shot out tires with sparks flying everywhere. I don't like getting killed in a burning car because I accidentally drove over a rock or into a street light. I think it is a simple fix for dayz to only allow vehicles to burn out if the engine was critically hit in a lucky place while it was running. In any other cases such as when the hull would get busted the car should just break down without any flames.

[AfterShave 140]

Lol has anyone ever DC'd while driving, only to come back and see your teammates unconscious and strewn about the road.

[-Gews- 7443]

AGREED!

The explosion stuff is so Hollywood. Crashes should result in broken vehicles, injury, and death - but not explosions.

[Hetstaine 10852]

Well it has certainly taught everyone to drive safely ;)

[taco241 393]

I dare not drive a car with less than 80% engine for fear of explosion. This has got to stop in SA, but it's something we've all learned to live with.

[methr1k2dop3 323]

It really is one of the design decisions BI made in Arma 2 I never understood. There are numerous TV shows out there that tested how and when gasoline would explode. And shooting with any caliber under 50 won't do it, not even tracers. The only way a car could really burn out would be if there was a gas leak in the engine compartment, or if you where driving on shot out tires with sparks flying everywhere. I don't like getting killed in a burning car because I accidentally drove over a rock or into a street light. I think it is a simple fix for dayz to only allow vehicles to burn out if the engine was critically hit in a lucky place while it was running. In any other cases such as when the hull would get busted the car should just break down without any flames.

lol myth buster FTW :thumbsup:

[Felixthefriendlycat 92]

Since the SA will use major parts of the TOH engine does anyone know if the vehicle damage is different in that game? I heard they will use the flight model from TOH engine, maybe the driving physics/damage are different too?

[fluxley 2228]

They are completely redoing vehicles for the standalone, hopefully this includes them not exploding for no good reason.

[enforcer1975 1111]

I dare to say that they develop DayZ and ArmA 3 side by side...

[Felixthefriendlycat 92]

They are completely redoing vehicles for the standalone, hopefully this includes them not exploding for no good reason.

I'd say only grenades or other explosives should do the trick. But do you remember back in the day GTA san andreas had a feature that if you hit the gas fill cap on a car it would explode. Maybe they should do something along those lines. Like if you hit the engine block at the carburetor it would start a fire that eventually could blow up the car or set it fully ablaze.

[fluxley 2228]

I'd say only grenades or other explosives should do the trick. But do you remember back in the day GTA san andreas had a feature that if you hit the gas fill cap on a car it would explode. Maybe they should do something along those lines. Like if you hit the engine block at the carburetor it would start a fire that eventually could blow up the car or set it fully ablaze.

:D I have to admit ive shot at the petrol caps of vehicles in games ever since, just in case.

[Clumzy (DayZ) 377]

There should still be instances where wrecks catch fire and explode, but yeah, twisted hulks of metal seem better for an average crash.

I do remember the phrase "GTA-esque damage visuals" being used once or twice in the devblogs.

[Felixthefriendlycat 92]

I do remember the phrase "GTA-esque damage visuals" being used once or twice in the devblogs.

Really? could you post a reference?