No DevBlog this week but here is some screens

[Katana67 2907]

Question...

Is everyone still cool with the "look" of SA? Meaning, the washed out blue-tint look that works for ARMA 3 and TOH?

I understand that they probably don't have weather working really, hence why every vid/screen we get is in the brightest day you ever did see. But I can't help but feeling the new "look" is profoundly un-atmospheric and doesn't really match Chernarus. Perhaps this will be tempered later by differing weather patterns, but things just don't look right to me.

It's not so much an issue of not looking "apocalyptic" or "horrific", it's more an issue of just not looking good altogether. Don't get me wrong, I love the sunny days in DayZ, but everything seems so much more lush and realistically depicted in terms of color with the mod currently.

I also don't think that I've ever seen SA with full settings on, so that can't really be helping.

But I'm just wondering, is it possible for them to change the atmosphere of the game dynamically? What was the logic behind the shift in palette? Is it dependent on the engine?

[weidass 2]

Don't know if it's been mentioned so here goes...

The opacity on the background of the inventory... Will this be adjustable?

I personally prefer it to be 100%, not at all see through. There are some situations where given the background, I can't see the items properly.

[DazTroyer 227]

I think it's just that it is exceptionally sunny in the pics, it's always bloody raining when i play. It's the same for the DayZ arma 3 mod, the Greek sunlight just doesn't suit grey old Chernarus.

[joe_mcentire 2074]

so MAtt, any new infos for today? one item, one pic and one anecdote?

[twinturbonet (DayZ) 294]

Dev blog Fridays has turned into Screenshot Fridays! and I'm perfectly okay with this.

[Mr Mouse 61]

Question...

Is everyone still cool with the "look" of SA? Meaning, the washed out blue-tint look that works for ARMA 3 and TOH?

I understand that they probably don't have weather working really, hence why every vid/screen we get is in the brightest day you ever did see. But I can't help but feeling the new "look" is profoundly un-atmospheric and doesn't really match Chernarus. Perhaps this will be tempered later by differing weather patterns, but things just don't look right to me.

You're right that thinks look a little bit 'off', but we've not seen any of the weather effects. Cold damp days with fog could be very atmospheric. Thunder storms could bring the horror factor.

As of right now, I've only seen bright sunny days, with increased saturation on buildings and objects. While it looks out of place for a post apocalyptic game, if a zombie apocalypse did occur, the weather wouldn't drastically change - we would still have bright sunny days, as well as dismal, overcast days.

I would wait until the weather can be showcased publicly, so that we get a better feel of atmospherics.

[brzator47@gmail.com 524]

Don't know about blue tint but one thing I noticed from videos is that the dynamic lighting is much improved over ARMA 2. The whole screen doesn't seem to go all dark even if just a little bit of sky is visible and it doesn't get ridiculously bright when you look at the ground.

[twinturbonet (DayZ) 294]

You're right that thinks look a little bit 'off', but we've not seen any of the weather effects. Cold damp days with fog could be very atmospheric. Thunder storms could bring the horror factor.

As of right now, I've only seen bright sunny days, with increased saturation on buildings and objects. While it looks out of place for a post apocalyptic game, if a zombie apocalypse did occur, the weather wouldn't drastically change - we would still have bright sunny days, as well as dismal, overcast days.

I would wait until the weather can be showcased publicly, so that we get a better feel of atmospherics.

I agree. On a side note, I would LOVE to see weather changes in the next video... now that you bring that up. I wonder if the weather program is complete?

[zfleming12 395]

Very excited as very soon I will be able to return to DayZ with a new system of my own =D

I too would love to see weather changes in game =D

[feanor12345 58]

I just hope they'll get the night more beautiful in time so that i won't be pushing the release back.

Im more hoping for good new mechanics more than looks...

But in that regard i trust rocket 100% .

[Katana67 2907]

@ Mr Mouse

Of course, I totally agree. We haven't seen anything and I suspect we won't for a while while they are focused on releasing a stable alpha and/or releasing new gameplay mechanics. It just seems to be a fundamental thing to me, vice something that'll be less noticeable whether it's sunny, raining, foggy, etc. Not sure what to make of that. That, and I like the fact that it's not always dreary. More realistic that way, it's just hard to envision other weather patterns currently for me.

@ Rista

Yes, this, very much this. I absolutely hate the dimming/brightening of the lighting in ARMA 2. Sure, your eyes adjust if you're looking toward the sun... but it doesn't make you ineffective... especially for hours on end.

@ Feanorfeuergeist

Totally. But, I would caveat this by adding that things like weather directly affect gameplay. My concern is primarily whether it looks good, but it can also affect gameplay. But, you are correct, that my main concern here is aesthetic. Although, as a personal aside, I would submit that making things look good affects my overall enjoyment of the game. That's not to suggest that it should take priority over other things, but it shouldn't necessarily be at the bottom of the list.

Edited June 7, 2013 by Katana67

[St. Jimmy 1631]

I just hope they'll get the night more beautiful in time so that i won't be pushing the release back.

Im more hoping for good new mechanics more than looks...

But in that regard i trust rocket 100% .

If they could take Arma 3's lighting the night time would be perfect. Tested it yesterday in Chernarus with AllInArma and sweet jesus it looked so damn good. Full moon clear/cloudy and no moon were so perfect. With cloudy sky you still can recognize objects near you and it's still very dark but you really need to test it for yourself to see how dam perfect it is in Arma 3. it's so good that I go to play with night time again right now :D

Edited June 7, 2013 by St. Jimmy

[elmukelmuz 17]

Most likely is, I wonder what the thing is in the last second row.

Looks like a portable stove

[NooJ 0]

Great ! I can't wait !

[terrvik 2409]

https://twitter.com/...853637476433920

This will be interesting.

EDIT: "DayZ streaming radio stations need to be established, i.e. website. Will need to provide sample radio content. "in character" stations only"

This will be even more interesting. Will the internet handle this well? :)

EDIT: Two things I am really curious about: How will this handle copyright? Is a "seal of approval" required to broadcast which can be revoked should the radio station misbehave? Who moderates this? Also: will the broadcaster need to be in game to go live? That would be kind of interesting if the broadcaster had to role play their character while on air, and there being a chance to hear him/her be murdered live.

Edited June 9, 2013 by Terrorviktor

[AnarchyBrownies 1383]

...and there being a chance to hear him/her be murdered live.

The radio broadcasters should have to submit their home addresses as well, in order to give everyone a realistic chance of murdering them while they're broadcasting from their homes.

Edit: I'd like to add that this radio thing is beginning to sound really cool. I hope it goes over well.

Edited June 9, 2013 by AnarchyBrownies

[M4ul3r 0]

Since there is a application for the radios in 2wks does this mean we have to wait till the end of the month for DayZ?

[TiredMiner 21]

Since there is a application for the radios in 2wks does this mean we have to wait till the end of the month for DayZ?

AWWWWW MAAAAAAAAAAAN. :(

I am ready to wait for as long as needed, granted I get some development in-game footage from time to time.

[ltsmiles89 3]

Hooray! Progress!

[Vilez 9]

and the suspense builds

[joe_mcentire 2074]

https://twitter.com/...853637476433920

This will be interesting.

EDIT: "DayZ streaming radio stations need to be established, i.e. website. Will need to provide sample radio content. "in character" stations only"

This will be even more interesting. Will the internet handle this well? :)

EDIT: Two things I am really curious about: How will this handle copyright? Is a "seal of approval" required to broadcast which can be revoked should the radio station misbehave? Who moderates this? Also: will the broadcaster need to be in game to go live? That would be kind of interesting if the broadcaster had to role play their character while on air, and there being a chance to hear him/her be murdered live.

imagine dean broadcasting updates and news around Dayz over these radios ;)

Edited June 10, 2013 by joe_mcentire

[St. Jimmy 1631]

Something that I've thinking might come true. From Reddit:

The current plan is to create a special cluster of servers that's job is to manage loot spawns. Basically THEY tell the servers what to spawn, not a config. This means people can't make loot maps in the same way. I also means we can control the economy centrally, potentially making some items that spawn only once in the entire world

[joe_mcentire 2074]

Something that I've thinking might come true. From Reddit:

FInally one bottle of crimean's finest sparkling wine

[rocky46 16]

Something i've been wondering for a while is.. i see here that (not counting the backpack) the total inventory slots is 12 for the current gear, in the mod there is a total of 20 including bandage and sidearm ammo, is there a potential to have more or less slots with different clothing in comparison to the mod? will it be more common to have less and rare to get more or something like that?

[fluxley 2228]

Something i've been wondering for a while is.. i see here that (not counting the backpack) the total inventory slots is 12 for the current gear, in the mod there is a total of 20 including bandage and sidearm ammo, is there a potential to have more or less slots with different clothing in comparison to the mod? will it be more common to have less and rare to get more or something like that?

You should ignore the amount of inventory slots shown in the pictures, Rocket has mentioned before that those things are still to be done, for example all the clothing currently has a default 6 slots, thats just temporary.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Fluxley