SA - How about finding MP3 players you can load with music ?

[lord3n 33]

possibly with the crafting system you can find other music players throughout the world and add or remove songs from them. different storage sizes, etc.

no headphones means other players can hear it, headphones and your safe.

i read something about being able to find books in the game (actual whole books) and go off in some corner and read. so why not music players? they can have a bunch of music from the area mixed with other things.

what about tape recorders, you can leave a message on, leave and have another player find it, and listen

[Welch (DayZ) 756]

But can't you just play iTunes in the background while playing?

[lord3n 33]

But can't you just play iTunes in the background while playing?

of course, but i was thinking of something you can share with players, so maybe not an mp3 player, but tape recorder?

just thinkng something audible. dunno, just exploring the idea is all.

[Skat3rat 1633]

They would only be able to use royalty free music or music they get permission to use in game.  

 

I agree with Welch.  Why not use itunes?

[lord3n 33]

is there anything like this that would be a good idea? another mechanic to flesh out the game more atmospherically?

[kevsta545 451]

is there anything like this that would be a good idea? another mechanic to flesh out the game more atmospherically?

They are adding radio stations, that should be enough.

[TIC 1050]

Radios are good enough.

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

The radios is the thing you're after.  There will be people doing their own radio shows via the radio system (not quite sure how it works but should be pretty cool).  I'd go with everyone else, just run your chosen media player in the background.  I'd be cool if they did what Star Trek Online did and add in a little mini media controller (small box pops up on the UI shows you the song, artist, ect along with some limited controls ((play, pause, back, next, forward, rewind)) ), but Rocket wants the UI to be minimal, so maybe adding a generic ChernoPod as either a loot item or something you have at spawn as the menu (Kinda like how you bring up the compass or watch and it shows it on your arm/in your hand).

 

I think you might have a pretty good idea with the Recorder too.  Record a message, leave it on the ground on play and loop, or hook it up to a radio and have the message broadcast on a loop.

[Korsbaek 1778]

I still don't understand how radios can work with no one to play songs on it.

 

Also. The MP3 wouldn't work. There's no way of recharging it.

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

I still don't understand how radios can work with no one to play songs on it.

 

Also. The MP3 wouldn't work. There's no way of recharging it.

There's ways of doing it, just a bit of DIY involved.  And by radios we mean like walkie talkies, where you can tune in, transmit and receive.

[enforcer1975 1111]

GTA V will be coming out soon...

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

Just add shoutcast stream support to ingame radios and mp3 players, then make it so player clients auto connect to that stream and play the closest radio, if they are close enough to hear it, that is.