Gamescom - August 2013 - Interviews/Gameplay

[CapricornOne (DayZ) 379]

I think I will reserve my overall judgement on what we are seeing at gamescom until i see how Zombies react and look.

 

I have a feeling we won't be seeing much zombie footage due to this new AI proposal that they might be implementing. It will just cause another shitstorm because people don't seem to understand that they're not done yet, and work can't begin until the network bubble is complete.

[St. Jimmy 1631]

I think I will reserve my overall judgement on what we are seeing at gamescom until i see how Zombies react and look.

You really shouldn't.

[mzltv 2281]

I just watched the videos; can happily say that I'm very pleased with how it's looking.
There's still a world of work to be done, but it's looking sensational already. I'm loving the detail of some of the animation, and generally just how different the game looks like it handles now.

 

So excited for Alpha.

[terrvik 2409]

The environment and sky looks absolutely amazing. The artists really did a good job!

 

And even with how basic this looks at the moment it really shows how deep and detalied the mechanics will eventually be.

 

I've missed being really excited about the standalone. Welcome back sweet feeling.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Terrorviktor

[mzltv 2281]

sky looks absolutely amazing.

I got a bit of a boner over the sky too; didn't wanna mention it incase I had just been oblivious to something had been shown already, aha.

[Clumzy (DayZ) 377]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say thanks for adding in switching weapons while moving.

[Zeppa 562]

dat sky... Amazing, running and crawling look bad imo, sad to say but reminds me of warz. Other than that, awesome.

[DgameZ 1]

Looking good but im not happy that the SA has no release date set, imo rocket needs to get this out before the nxt gen consoles hit the market.

 I kno its ready wen its ready, i cant wait, ill still buy it even it was nxt year :)

[RooBurger 285]

Ign covered some standalone footage with Matt Lightfoot

 

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/08/22/day-z-a-tour-of-the-standalone-gamescom-2013

 

Enjoy :)

 

The comments on that video made my skull implode.

[beani5003 28]

hi all,

had a question about what was shown, i think that loading ammunition into magazines is the right way forward, however, i don't think that it goes far enough. I'd like to see being able to find or recover spent brass, find primers, powder and projectiles then be able to craft ammo that way. I'd also like to see weapon wear, so imagine if you have had a weapon for 4 or 5 days, parts start wearing out, the firing pin wears down, causing stopages etc. I'd also like to see weapon malfunctions as a whole, double feeds etc. Is anything like going to be implmented or is it simply wishful thinking on my part?

[-Leon- 20]

hi all,

had a question about what was shown, i think that loading ammunition into magazines is the right way forward, however, i don't think that it goes far enough. I'd like to see being able to find or recover spent brass, find primers, powder and projectiles then be able to craft ammo that way. I'd also like to see weapon wear, so imagine if you have had a weapon for 4 or 5 days, parts start wearing out, the firing pin wears down, causing stopages etc. I'd also like to see weapon malfunctions as a whole, double feeds etc. Is anything like going to be implmented or is it simply wishful thinking on my part?

 

stop trolling ...  (i hope)

 

have you ever handled a real gun? because firing pins don't break or wear down after a few days :rolleyes:

[Jgut90 71]

hi all,

had a question about what was shown, i think that loading ammunition into magazines is the right way forward, however, i don't think that it goes far enough. I'd like to see being able to find or recover spent brass, find primers, powder and projectiles then be able to craft ammo that way. I'd also like to see weapon wear, so imagine if you have had a weapon for 4 or 5 days, parts start wearing out, the firing pin wears down, causing stopages etc. I'd also like to see weapon malfunctions as a whole, double feeds etc. Is anything like going to be implmented or is it simply wishful thinking on my part?

That could be possible in the alpha. Nothing is permanent yet, so you can send your suggestions in the proper area. :) 

[[email protected] 2416]

Item condition and degradation is confirmed, but the effects of damaged gear and poor maintenance, for the most part, are still unknown.

 

Reloading spent cartridges is more of a sport-shooter / firing range thing. Not common outside the US, AFAIK.

I'd guess fresh ammo would be more common than loose primers and powder in the Chernarus setting. But I'm sure somebody knows better.

 

@ leon. And shoes don't wear out after a few days, needing replaced. But that's pretty much confirmed to be a feature of SA.

Accelerated wear and tear, for the chance to increase micro-managment / gear maintenance opportunities is a necessary evil.

[leviski 2152]

least favorite thing ive seen so far is how bland the clothing looks.

 

but thats subject to change so ill keep my toes crossed

[Zarniwoop 1193]

least favorite thing ive seen so far is how bland the clothing looks.

 

but thats subject to change so ill keep my toes crossed

 

 

Would be cool! :P

[boneboys 7988]

There is already quite a lot of clothing variation available, including pink starter caps.

This is not a concern.

[sasrecon 133]

I wonder how the loot-spawns look if you're the first one in the city/area, shame that in the showcases with Matt & Rocket most places have already been looted by others so only scraps are left behind.

[-Leon- 20]

Ign covered some standalone footage with Matt Lightfoot

 

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/08/22/day-z-a-tour-of-the-standalone-gamescom-2013

 

Enjoy :)

 

Starting at 2:20: Walking inside the house / through doors doen't look very smooth

 

Starting at 8:10: The other player keeps sliding instead of walking / limping ..

 

5:55 / 8:20 / ... : Still those horrible bloom effects ...

 

 

- IMHO all the moving, running, crouching animations look worse than in ARMA 2 !

- Zombie AI still sucks

- Why can't you still not run (or move fast) on stairs?

 

 

If this build took about one year, a working and playable alpha can't be expected until 2014.

(Also i see(!) no improvement over the E3 build)

[Max Planck 7174]

snip

 

Animations will continue to be worked upon all through development.

 

Zombie AI might be completely rewritten from scratch, they are debating it at the moment.

 

Bloom effects can still be turned off at your leisure.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Max Planck

[CapricornOne (DayZ) 379]

(Also i see(!) no improvement over the E3 build)

 

:lol:

[theonlytom 6]

IGN's coverage

[sasrecon 133]

IGN's coverage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hMceQj41xo

Warning, don't look at the comments.. xD

Edited August 22, 2013 by R3con

[-Leon- 20]

Warning, don't look at the comments.. xD

 

why, are they telling the truth?

 

 

and why are the dev's refusing to play without post processing effects?

Edited August 22, 2013 by -Leon-

[sasrecon 133]

why, are they telling the truth?

No *sigh*, most of them don't know what they're talking about, they have no idea what pre-alpha means, they complain about the zombies even though the zombies will probably be majorly reworked, some even blame Matt for being a terrible developer because of how he plays in the playthrough when in-fact he's a production-assistant, not strictly a dev and the list goes on and on...

Edited August 22, 2013 by R3con

[fluxley 2228]

And youtube comments in general will rot your brain.