DayZero

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Hey, I've been getting into this new mod called "DayZero". Whilst I've fallen away from my normal server, this might be the best mod of the mod yet to come. In my opinion, it's superior to breaking point, origins, and overwatch(I hate them all, qq). Its got new interiors for the hospitals, and three houses plus those large military houses. Its got new car wreck locations and textures, plus tons of new bases. Its got normal CDF bases, and the new NATO bases within the cities that include some rather ironic yet funny warning signs("no running!", or "no shooting!"). It also has AI choppers and chopper crashes, plus a whole new plethora of guns. They only chose the best of the gun models from the RH weapons pack, and they aren't overly common. Plus, they're all newly balanced, so PvP isn't always a chore. And one of my favorite parts is, OPTOMISATION! I was getting 40, yes 40 FPS in Cherno. I'd get around 70-75 in small towns and 50-60 in medium towns and 50 in Elektro. UNHEARD OF. All on high and normal settings! I say, CHECK IT OUT! The  only real downside is a fairly annoying process of getting whitelisted, and some special goodies that donators get(I don't have paypal!).

Edited August 21, 2013 by Cap'n

[Garmalak 16]

DayZero huh...
 

Though apart from a few retextures and crash sights I don't see what you are hyped about?

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

DayZero huh...

 

Though apart from a few retextures and crash sights I don't see what you are hyped about?

I'm getting 20-30 more FPS, and even more at some places. Plus, there are about 2x as many buildings with interiors as in vanilla Chernarus. They've also changed up a lot of minor things that make it feel a little more authentic. Oh, and they're testing a DayZero Podagorsk.

[Garmalak 16]

Nice, still Chernarus though right? :beans:

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Yup

[-Gews- 7443]

Plus, they're all newly balanced [...]

 

Mmmm <_<

 

 

 

I have played it, I don't seem to get any more FPS... however they are doing things the official mod is hesitant to do, such as make zombies something of a threat. I was actually killed by them! Imagine that.

 

Also removing death messages + sidechat is a very nice touch and it's nice to have a populated first-person-only server for once.

 

 

 

 

While I don't agree with some of the dev's decisions at least they've put the effort in to adjust everything, unlike certain mods where they just download every weapons pack from Armaholic "as is".

[Garmalak 16]

Wait no more chat? God.
But yes, a DRM to anywhere on a zombie's body (I tried every body part, head, hand, feet) instakills it in vanilla. Are they stronger here?

Edited August 21, 2013 by Garmalak

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Mmmm <_<

 

 

 

I have played it, I don't seem to get any more FPS... however they are doing things the official mod is hesitant to do, such as make zombies something of a threat. I was actually killed by them! Imagine that.

 

Also removing death messages + sidechat is a very nice touch and it's nice to have a populated first-person-only server for once.

 

 

 

 

While I don't agree with some of the dev's decisions at least they've put the effort in to adjust everything, unlike certain mods where they just download every weapons pack from Armaholic "as is".

Death messages don't belong, but removing sidechat? Good way to kill any semblance of a community. Oh, and the donor skins have a better hand model than vanilla. Too bad I'm not a donor. So I play 3rd person. Also, why am I getting 40 FPS in Cherno on DayZero when I can't fathom more than 25 on Vanilla? On any Vanilla server, for that matter.

[plexico 386]

Death messages don't belong, but removing sidechat? Good way to kill any semblance of a community. Oh, and the donor skins have a better hand model than vanilla. Too bad I'm not a donor. So I play 3rd person. Also, why am I getting 40 FPS in Cherno on DayZero when I can't fathom more than 25 on Vanilla? On any Vanilla server, for that matter.

You would think side chat creates some sort of community but 99% of it is huge arguments over pointless shit, people who don't know what direct is and type/talk in side as if there is no other way, and people that spam side chat VOIP in an attempt to be funny.

 

Really immersion-breaking when I'm looting in Cherno and some dude starts to scream over the mic.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Plexico

[Imafighter 236]

The map is about to be switched to Podagorsk, in the next update.

[FrostDMG 398]

DayZero is good, no sidechat is ESPECIALLY nice, lack of death messages is cool too

[Garmalak 16]

Oh wait, direct chat is still there!

Good, it'll be more realistic. The first time, I read "all chat will be removed". That'd be awful.

[terrvik 2409]

No side chat, no crosshairs, no third person, no death messages, you have to study a body to get a kill count, always full servers.

It's the only version of DayZ that's even close to being, well, DayZ! :)

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

No side chat, no crosshairs, no third person, no death messages, you have to study a body to get a kill count, always full servers.

It's the only version of DayZ that's even close to being, well, DayZ! :)

It's pretty hard core. Too bad most of the community are brooding loners who KOS everyone, but I've already met 3 friendlies. A good 2/3rds of my Vanilla public server is friendly.

[plexico 386]

The servers without side chat and third person are all empty :(

[kingflip 42]

I love this mod, sure there is way more KoS then most other servers, but it brings back days to what it once was. I can appreciate that, not only that. But it gave my FPS is significant boost. So playing this is pretty good. Also, the new weapons look pretty boss, along with their sounds.

[Diggydug (DayZ) 331]

I tried this with a couple of friends a month or so ago and enjoyed it all until we had to start trying to meet up and dealing with the zombies along the way.

 

When there are no buildings around it was just a chore to have to constantly run through the woods with zombies in tow. Perhaps we just didn't handle the situation well but one of us would get hit, we'd need to stop and bandage but were unable. Zombies would be shot, only for more to come.

 

It was frustrating, and while vanilla zombies are more of a nuisance than anything, I felt DayZero just made them even more of a chore. When I asked what others thought on the matter I was basically told to just leave then. That and the donator stuff really irks me.

_________________

 

I did really enjoy the hospital and the other new enterable structures, as well as the performance boost coupled with better textures, but gameplay-wise I can't be bothered with that. I'll stick to Vanilla.

[tommes 331]

Probably the most professionally made fork (yeah, it's technically not a mod because they really changed a lot including the server core...). Runs really smooth compared to vanilla.

[m.cab 83]

just to clarify some things:

podagorsk is going to be another map! (chernarus will Not be removed)

there are fps AND 3rd Person Servers!

dayzero is WAY ahead of the vanilla mod atm but lets See what the next patch will do...

[aussiebobby 82]

Played the Mod for a few hours today.

 

Gearing up was a breeze but the Zombie spawning was such a pain in the ass.Drive or ride up to any town and the Zeds would spawn 10 or more in a small circle and then a insta zombie conga train on your ass.Run into a building and the Zeds would spawn in after you had entered it and the clipping/ walking through walls was the worst Iv seen.

The constant grind of buggy super aggro Zeds made it few hours to long.

 

Being forced to play first person was bit of a shock,but you know what,I didn't notice it after while that I was was playing  first person and I really liked it in the end.

Unfortunately that's the only positive I give the mod is first person,but other than that.its just another death match mod,same old same old done to death already