SA Idea - leaving notes? morse code? spray paint?

[lord3n 33]

thinking of other forms of ommunication players can use if they have no radio.

maybe we could type simple notes and leave them attatched ? maybe some towns have an area where players can leave these notes? like a community area where they are all posted that players can request help, set traps, trade items, etc? kind of like when a real disaster happens, people post photos up and information in one dedicated area? maybe cherno? as a form of communication anyone can use? writing materials would include chalk, coal, pencils, etc? can find paper or toilet paper to write on and post?

morse code, maybe at the radio tower, and possibly a few few select other places have morse code equipment setup for players to broadcast to anyone with a radio? i was thinking about this due to all the other things dayz kind of teaches you, like reading stars, navigating with map and compass etc, if players chose to, they can learn morse and broadcast it, which might encurage other players to try and decript a signal they hear being broadcast.

spray paint, was thinking maybe players could write a message anywhere (limited due to amount of paint in a can) but a few words or some symbol or anything they can accomplish with their mouse, kinda like and old windows paint program. they have to be close to an object to paint it, limited paint. this way player groups can mark their territory, other players can learn the groups on their server and maybe introduce a little "tagging" in the game. players can also write things for help, arrows to a direction, mark trees, etc. whatever they can write or draw with their mouse.

thoughts?

[rossums 2190]

spray paint, was thinking maybe players could write a message anywhere (limited due to amount of paint in a can) but a few words or some symbol or anything they can accomplish with their mouse, kinda like and old windows paint program. they have to be close to an object to paint it, limited paint. this way player groups can mark their territory, other players can learn the groups on their server and maybe introduce a little "tagging" in the game. players can also write things for help, arrows to a direction, mark trees, etc. whatever they can write or draw with their mouse.

thoughts?

Cocks.

Cocks everywhere.

[lord3n 33]

Cocks.

Cocks everywhere.

whelp, that pretty much guarantees we dont get that in game then.

the child has just been born, couldnt wait till the umbillical cord got cut before you smash it with a sledge hammer?

:-)

[Rekli 995]

"hehehe i drew a peni-" *BANG*

[OfficerRaymond 2064]

Ay'e ma, lookie wut Ah dru!

[King of kong 1117]

What? Oh I'm in that WarZ area again.

[wild_man 4442]

morse code

thoughts?

yes, is true great idea for make secret communicate and is exist in rl :thumbsup:  :)

 

if this come in SA I learn morse code B)

 

I don't have more beans :emptycan:  :(

so I come back tomorrow ;)

[LancerG2 369]

Not a bad idea. You know If this gets Implamented I'll draw a giant dick on the side of a skyscraper in Elektro. Hehehe!

[wild_man 4442]

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[SalamanderAnder (DayZ) 1747]

"Currently I have it at the point where the player can draw on any item" - Dean "rocket" Hall.

 

So yes. Cocks. Cocks everywhere. I'm almost certain the devs are going to go as libertarian as possible with this project, so I don't think the cocks are really any of their concern. The important thing is that we can draw the cocks; and we can also write messages.

 

Hey, this is my three-hundredth post. Cool.

Edited August 17, 2013 by SalamanderAnder

[Death_Dealer 3155]

Writing notes would be cool, but drawing stuff would be abused too bad. 

 

Probably 1/4 players will actually role play with that stuff :/

[harley001 315]

My CSS days tell me this won't end well...

[AP_Norris 1018]

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[CommanderX (DayZ) 52]

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Honestly I think a dynamic spray paint system would be too resource sapping for what it's worth. I think It could be achieved with a compromise though; by having pre-rendered spray paint fonts, then just typing out what you want it to read as. I believe witting notes and tagging items are both planned for Alpha; in fact I think the latter is already implemented. Morse Code is all but confirmed; I see no technical reason not to include it sounds like it's right up Rocket's street and is probably just a question of priority and development time. 

 

As for a public area for players to leave notes; I can see it being added as a passive mechanic but I doubt if they'll include any kind of pre-made quest system in relation to it. I did actually suggest this a while ago in one of my own posts; as a part of a larger mechanic for humanity: were by you could share information about players automatically by visiting the area. Upon second thought It's much better not to have the computer determine a players humanity but the idea of having marked location where players can place/collect notes is useful. It would really help give DayZ that apocalypse feel; like you might see in related films there are often central walls/posts filled with missing person pictures and notes. 

[CommanderX (DayZ) 52]

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