Melee Bugged?

[Pathfinder (DayZ) 47]

Well I've died twice now because melee doesn't have any range, litterally can't hit a zombie standing as close as possible without going through them. Is this just me or is it a known bug?

[klesh 2423]

What are you trying to swing at them?

[kichilron 8550]

Well I've died twice now because melee doesn't have any range, litterally can't hit a zombie standing as close as possible without going through them. Is this just me or is it a known bug?

 

 

Have you been trying indoors? It barely works indoors as you will hit the ceiling.

 

It's also a bit off to the left. Try looking a bit to the right.

Edited December 16, 2013 by kichilron

[Pathfinder (DayZ) 47]

Well I had a wrench the first time i died, then i picked up a screwdriver that didnt work either

[weparo 613]

I found a hatchet today, and I have to say melee is fabulous! Just stay clear of friendlies :)

[r4z0r49 4761]

Trick allow for the back swing before you attack.

[kichilron 8550]

I found a hatchet today, and I have to say melee is fabulous! Just stay clear of friendlies :)

 

 

The fireaxe works best for me and is 1 hit kill on Zomberinos. :)

[ianramos 47]

I was going to creaEt the same thread about the melee situation.

 

I found a screwdriver, a shovel and hatchet; I couldn't kill 1 zombie with the first 2, and had to die (bleeding) to kill a zombie with the hatchet...

 

I 'hit' the zombie with less than 1m range and it doesn't get the hit...

Screwdriver? No way I could hit something with that. :P

 

Anyways, the game is looking really good, I cant way to the Day Light as all the servers I log in are night time. :P

Edited December 16, 2013 by #Knight

[kichilron 8550]

I found a screwdriver, a shovel and hatchet; I couldn't kill 1 zombie with the first 2, and had to die (bleeding) to kill a zombie with the hatchet...

 

I 'hit' the zombie with less than 1m range and it doesn't get the hit...

 

 

Did you actually hear it hitting the Z? It's a bit of a muffled noise as if you were punching a pillow.

[noey jerd 3]

I tried to swing an axe at a zombie. The animation happened but it didn't even hit the zombie. There was no sound of it hitting the zombie. It just swung at air. Multiple zombies and multiple people. I swung the axe running to the left and right and it eventually did hit the zombie though. Not before he hit me 200 times.

Edited December 16, 2013 by noey jerd

[Dyckman 26]

Melee feels fluid, but the range not.

 

Have a hatchet currently, and it has like no range, I always get hit before killing a zombie. Also following the crosshair is a bad move feels like you swing down towards the right. Can you control how you swing that I'm not aware about?

 

Not to compare games, but No More Room In Hell has some nice melee combat, would probably fit in this game, being able to swing fast and slow.

[noey jerd 3]

I noticed it swinging to the right as well. When I positioned the axe and the zombie to the right of my screen the same thing happened. I waspushing against the zombie and couldn't walk any further and I was still missing.

[noey jerd 3]

Went up to a wall with a splitting axe and yes it hit to the right of the crosshair. wide right. super weird. 

[St. Jimmy 1631]

The arc is about 0,5m above the weapon like this:

 

 

This is why you can accidentally hit walls or roof with your melee weapons and not hit the zombie in front of you because the attack stops before it can reach the target.

[mark3236 (DayZ) 77]

at this time, the only thing I can kill a zombie with is bare hands.

 

Wrench, shovel did not hit the zombie.

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

The arc is about 0,5m above the weapon like this:

 

 

This is why you can accidentally hit walls or roof with your melee weapons and not hit the zombie in front of you because the attack stops before it can reach the target.

 

This breaks it down beautifully

[kichilron 8550]

at this time, the only thing I can kill a zombie with is bare hands.

 

Wrench, shovel did not hit the zombie.

 

 

They do for me, though it's fairly hard to figure out and get used to.

 

They just do ridiculously low damage.

 

 

 

This breaks it down beautifully

 

Was goign to give beans, but I'm all out. :(

Edited December 17, 2013 by kichilron

[noey jerd 3]

So stand back some?

[FroztyReaper 46]

I used the wrench and hatchet. Noticed that the "stance" had a world of difference. My typhical is forward hit and then back away before the retaliate

[noey jerd 3]

Well it was still swinging to the right and not hitting anything but when you press space to "raise" the wep or whatever then it hit where the crosshair was. I guess that is all it was... It is just different from the flashlight. You have to raise it like a gun to point it forward but with a melee weapon, for it not to swing to the right, you technically have to "unraise" it.. If that makes sense......

 

The short version... press space bar

Edited December 17, 2013 by noey jerd

[FAAmecanic 5]

I tried a pipe wrench and baseball bat....  inside no hits at all.  Outside with the bat I got like 4 hits before the zed knocked me out...then he and his buddies feasted on me...lol

 

I feel like Im hitting the zeds with wads of paper.....