DayZ SA.... Mod or game?

[Serious Stan 202]

So from what i hear, dayZ SA will be based on arma3 engine on an arma2 map called chernarus.

 

And as far as i know it does have some content unique to its label ofcourse... But most of the game has been taken from arma 2 and arma3?

 

Does this make DayZ SA a mod and not a game?

Edited August 2, 2013 by Serious Stan

[terrvik 2409]

[Inception. 9443]

One will not require any other game in order to play it, so technically it is a game, not a mod.

[dallas 5195]

Voted for both.

Why?

Cuz I can cuz!

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Hardly any games use a new engine.

 

Excluding the map all content is new and it it does not rely on another game to run.  By anyones definitions it can only be called a game.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Fraggle

[Serious Stan 202]

Hardly any games use a new engine.

 

Excluding the map all content is new and it it does not really on another game to run.  By anyones definitions it can only be called a game.

 

Well there has been many improvements regarding dayzmod in the past, Just look up dayz on steam now its only 2 objects to choose from.

 

1:dayzMOD - FREE

2: arma2 combined operations- costs money

 

If somehow steam chooses to combine the last pieces of the puzzle does this mean it is no longer a mod?

[SoulHunter (DayZ) 233]

So from what i hear, dayZ SA will be based on arma3 engine on an arma2 map called chernarus.

 

And as far as i know it does have some content unique to its label ofcourse... But most of the game has been taken from arma 2 and arma3?

 

Does this make DayZ SA a mod and not a game?

DayZ StandAlone has DayZ engine, not Arma2 or Arma3 or Virtual Reality engine..

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I don't understand the question :/

 

Are we talking about the actual mod now?  In that case then yes that's very much a mod, it requires CO to run and that's why it's called a mod.  Maybe I misunderstand you. 

 

Edit - oh I think I know what you mean now, do you mean if they charged for the mod then it wouldn't be a mod any more?

 

No.  Being called a mod has nothing to do with money, it means it's a game that uses modified game files to run and can;t run without that game.  It's literally a hacked version of the original game, in this case Arma 2.

 

The SA is using content specifically made for DayZ, in your first post you said most of the game is taken from Arma 2 and 3, that is simply untrue in every way.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Fraggle

[Wolfensteinsaurus 2252]

I think its a game, although I think many people will remember it as a mod...

[fluxley 2228]

Ok, who voted mod?

[PK Richie 507]

It uses the TOH engine, It's an improvement on the ArmA 2 engine but not as good as the ArmA 3 engine.

The engine should be fine, It's the horrible wooden inventory system i don't like.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

It uses the TOH engine, It's an improvement on the ArmA 2 engine but not as good as the ArmA 3 engine.

The engine should be fine, It's the horrible wooden inventory system i don't like.

The inventory is constantly changing so it'll probably end up being fairly different to what you saw at E3.  Early days... early days.....

[dallas 5195]

Ok, who voted mod?

I threw one vote on mod, poll was set up so you could cast votes on both and I wanted to get all my money's worth.

 

It doesn't make sense speaking about ArmA 2, ArmA 2½, ArmA 3 or ToH, because they've been ripping this engine apart since last year and have had programmers from ArmA 3 working on specific content for DayZ. This engine iteration is now the DayZ engine, which is redesigned as a MMO engine. ArmA 2, ArmA 2½, ArmA 3 and ToH have nothing to do with MMOs. Sure there are similarities, but it's still completely different games, just like Take on Helicopters isn't the same as Take on Mars. 

Edited August 2, 2013 by Dallas

[fluxley 2228]

I threw one vote on mod, poll was set up so you could cast two votes and I wanted to get all my money's worth.

 

hmm, i see, but that doesn't explain the other vote. 

[wild_man 4442]

SA is 100% game :thumbsup:

[PK Richie 507]

The inventory is constantly changing so it'll probably end up being fairly different to what you saw at E3.  Early days... early days.....

I've got ArmA 2 and ArmA 3, the inventory system is horrid so fingers crossed the SA Dev team can do something.

It's so fiddley and takes ages to sort stuff, great for ArmA but horrible for Day SA when you're being chased by hordes of nasties who want to eat you.

[dgeesio 1034]

why do people hhave to pidgeon whole everything ?

 

its dayz thats all that matters.

[wild_man 4442]

why do people hhave to pidgeon whole everything ?

 

its dayz thats all that matters.

:beans: true :thumbsup:  ;)  

[SoulHunter (DayZ) 233]

I've got ArmA 2 and ArmA 3, the inventory system is horrid so fingers crossed the SA Dev team can do something.

It's so fiddley and takes ages to sort stuff, great for ArmA but horrible for Day SA when you're being chased by hordes of nasties who want to eat you.

You dont need to open your inventory to get some stuff from the ground. (afaik)