Quick update for 19 November 2013

[fluxley 2228]

http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1q7bcs/teased_tormented_abusedcome_on_rocket_and_co_give/cd9ycl1

 

WHYYYYYYYY

 

This

 

Quick update for 19 November 2013 - DayZ Announcements by kostiakin dayz

 

 

[–]rocket2guns 10 points

1 hour  ago

Finalizing the flow wasn't holding things up until the new R-Tree implementation identified that disconnecting clients character brain and inventory were not cleaned up properly. This is causing crashes and instability - and a great deal of report spam.

I find it insufferable that people instantly assume I am lying whenever something doesn't match their desired world view. It's also not necessarily holding things up, we have to achieve the target and we're following multiple paths of resolution.

Edited November 19, 2013 by Fluxley

[Mr Nasty 1023]

Glad to see things are moving along. Thanks for the update.

[Dr. Goner 661]

Now wait for all the redditers to come here and bring it to their websites probs lol

 

I hate to be the one to break this to you, but he posted this on Reddit first. He loves this forum though.

 

Seems like they're getting really close fellas! I'm pumped to start DayZ for the first time again! 

[RawR_Rampancy 82]

>SA dress rehearsal

 

[ZlobaRUS54 441]

Read a fascinating article on NYT today related to the hype train. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/opinion/sunday/youre-so-self-controlling.html

 

 

 

 Study participants would see a yellow light appear on a computer screen and could choose to do one of two things: Keep their mouse cursor over a box marked “wait for 15 cents” or move the cursor to a second box marked “take one cent.” What they didn’t know was how long they would have to wait if they opted for the promise of more money. In some cases, the larger rewards were given at relatively regular intervals. In others, however, the timing was more uncertain: the longer you waited, the larger the chance you’d have to keep right on waiting.

 

 

 

The researchers found that while the shoppers seeing the regular intervals looked like the very model of persistence and self-control, those seeing the erratic intervals grew increasingly less persistent over time — even if they had initially been quite patient. The uncertainty of the reward timing was itself enough to push them toward behavior that looked increasingly impulsive.

 

 

 

But what if the reality is a little different? What if the ability to delay gratification is actually more like the commuter faced with a crowded train platform than like a dieter faced with a freshly baked treat? A failure of self-control, suggest the University of Pennsylvania neuroscientists Joseph W. Kable and Joseph T. McGuire, may not be a failure so much as a reasoned response to the uncertainty of time: If we’re not quite sure when the train will get there, why invest precious time in continuing to wait?

 

It's full of many other fascinating examples, I suggest you check it out.

 

So in a nutshell, a lot of people have become emotionally attached to the SA development and ideally we would see reliable devblogs at regular intervals (as "reward" for waiting). By "relible" I mean

providing a definite sense that as the time passes we are getting closer to achieving the ultimate goal ("Alpher release"). When the timing of the reward becomes uncertain or the information within only creates more doubt or hints of delays people start acting erratic and impilsive.   

Edited November 19, 2013 by ZlobaRUS54

[RawR_Rampancy 82]

alpher confirmed for best reward 2013

[WargameKlok 166]

Take your time with the Alpher, Dean. Way too busy with Epoch atm. Those roaving AI bandits are kicking our ass.

[ZlobaRUS54 441]

Alpher to be released right after the network architecture is completed has been Rocket's goal since at least April. And while there has not been any official "release dates", I think a few time Rocket came very close to believing that it's almost done and the Release was right around the corner only to be dragged into another development cycle. So what people are afraid of is that what we are witnessing is not just "the final lap" + some stability testing but another - oh, shit, we have to rewrite half the engine to make it work, welcome to Q2 2014!

Edited November 19, 2013 by ZlobaRUS54

[Ustor 11]

Dean,

[rapid12 2]

Thanks for the update, Rocket!  Do what you guys need to do.  I'd rather SA be as good and stable as possible than glitchy and unplayable like a lot of games coming out lately.

 

 

Yep. our grandchildren are going to love it.

[Siberian (DayZ) 527]

Yep. our grandchildren are going to love it.

SA back into dev. cycle for future proofing of un-announced VR interface..

 

hahaah

[NagsterTheGangster 388]

Feels so close, yet so far..

[-Leon- 20]

every time they fix a bug, a new bug appears ... seems this will continue till 2020.

 

 

 

Rocket, have you done anything regarding the display of grass over long distances? it's a shame how you feel save lying in the grass but actually your completely visible from the distance.

Edited November 19, 2013 by -Leon-

[TheRedScare 353]

I'm reading this on November 18th.

 

 

Fuck the system.

[boneboys 7988]

Thread cleaned.

Do not derail this Topic.

[Ustor 11]

Thread cleaned.

Do not derail this Topic.

Dear Administrator, I asken question. Thread cleaned. Slavik - ok, notebooks - ok, what else? :( 

[boneboys 7988]

Dear Administrator, I asken question. Thread cleaned. Slavik - ok, notebooks - ok, what else? :(

There is no answer for notebooks.

Notebooks are not laptops.

DayZ is in pre Alpha, there are no recommended specs at this time.

I nor anyone else can answer your question at this time.

If you have trouble communicating in English (as I do in Russian) there is a dedicated Russian Forum at your disposal.

Use it.

[Ustor 11]

Dear admin, look, aur admin's full of water! I just think i can transfer into russian, I understand, but i can't say russian people, i have not english at all. I think my translation not for. I write so, like debil in language.

[Ustor 11]

THINK~

02 Nov 2013
14 Nov 2013
04 Jul 2013

What else? In russian?

[rocket 16567]

There is no answer for notebooks.

Notebooks are not laptops.

DayZ is in pre Alpha, there are no recommended specs at this time.

I nor anyone else can answer your question at this time.

If you have trouble communicating in English (as I do in Russian) there is a dedicated Russian Forum at your disposal.

Use it.

 

[TheRedScare 353]

Rocket just posted a picture of a tasty treat. 

OBVIOUS FORESHADOWING OF THE TASTY TREAT WE CALL A STANDALONE BEING RELEASED SOON!

 

Anyway, nice work on the mod and the standalone mate! I am currently studying games development and I hope to someday bring Ireland glory in the games development market!

[Ustor 11]

Rocket, good joke, but what's about realy notebook? I posted, how it plays into Crysis. Hi-norm.

[Ustor 11]

And, rocket, is it cheat, if i move my HDD to RAM with program?

[Ustor 11]

GENERAL question!!!111 No gamma, blablabla., what about PowerStrip programs?

Rocket, I can choose no 3DN servers, but

1) thay are

2) theyy see by butt

3) gamma

No cheat at all. Like you that? Where is free play? Where is survivial where is see by butt and gamma night? Gamma nigth is too problem? I play CS 15 years, powerstrip!

Edited November 19, 2013 by Ustor

[CornProducts 315]

rocket2guns, pioneering game developer turned computer tech assistant.