Compass suggestion / Using both hands with small items.

[cccpmob 4]

So last night I was playing and found a compass.  It was night so when I tried to use it I obviously couldn't see it.  This got me thinking.  If I were in this situation in real life I would hold the compass with one hand and the flashlight with the other so I could read the compass.  So my suggestion would be to make SA so that if you had two small items you could hold both in your hands.  I am no programmer so I have no idea how difficult it would be to implement.

 

The other thought is to make a "military" compass that is readable at night. 

 

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Really have to depend on the item.

 

flashlight + compass = yes

 

x2 kitchen knives = no

[zreks 14]

yeah make it glow cause i the only reason i could see it was because i had a headtorch... its pretty cool and immersive but i dont know >.>

 

edit: or you could just combine the compass with the flashlight by dragging and that would make it so that you can change lighting up the compass or aiming the flashlight forward while carrying both

Edited December 19, 2013 by Zreks

[Khad (DayZ) 293]

I think, this could be too complicated to implement, or it would take really much time.

 

But the idea of a fluorescent compass is really good. Plus: this kind of compass isn't really rare in RL, so it wouldn't crash the immersion of civil loot. 

 

But I would like to save the old one too.

 

 

What about clocks? Are they even implemented? Never got one.

You can use them as a compass, if you can see the sun. Can you use the 12 for this in DayZ? Because in germany, you have to use the 1 in summer instead of the 12 and so i'm a little confused about this technique. 

[TheGrapist 1]

Well you can drop the flashlight on the ground and turn it on while it is on the ground, so you could just stand in front of the light with your compass and see it.

[Tegla (DayZ) 112]

The mod did have a compass with the backlight so that made it readable during the night.

 

I like the idea though, that way you could have a flashlight in one hand and a pistol in the other

 

EDIT:

 

 

Well you can drop the flashlight on the ground and turn it on while it is on the ground, so you could just stand in front of the light with your compass and see it.

 

 

Yeah, but thats kinda retarded, isn't it? :/

Edited December 19, 2013 by Tegla

[cccpmob 4]

Really have to depend on the item.

 

flashlight + compass = yes

 

x2 kitchen knives = no

I sort of agree with you.  I don't have a problem if someone wants to dual wield knives but also I don't think someone should be able to say have a flashlight in one hand and a axe or baseball bat in the other.

[Tegla (DayZ) 112]

I sort of agree with you.  I don't have a problem if someone wants to dual wield knives but also I don't think someone should be able to say have a flashlight in one hand and a axe or baseball bat in the other.

 

 

An axe or a bat would be hard to use in one hand, at least in real life. Have you ever tried swinging a firemans axe? That thing is heavy

[zreks 14]

An axe or a bat would be hard to use in one hand, at least in real life. Have you ever tried swinging a firemans axe? That thing is heavy

 

bats are not too heavy tho i still dont wanna see ppl dual wielding in this game and i dont think it would be easy to implement,

combining flashlight with compass seem much more reasonable to me and easier to implement

[cccpmob 4]

An axe or a bat would be hard to use in one hand, at least in real life. Have you ever tried swinging a firemans axe? That thing is heavy

Exactly my point.  While I certainly can carry a axe with one hand I would never try to use it one handed.

[klesh 2423]

If you open the inventory while the compass is in your hands, it displays the proper direction you're facing and is readable at night.  That works as a temp solution.

[cccpmob 4]

If you open the inventory while the compass is in your hands, it displays the proper direction you're facing and is readable at night.  That works as a temp solution.

Thanks!  Will try tonight.