Health system: What I could figure out.

[Funkmaster Rick 373]

As a note, while one of the meanings of intoxicated is, in fact, 'poisoned,' the more common meaning is 'drunk.' Which makes this post at least 65% more hilarious. =3

[LouisK 85]

As a note, while one of the meanings of intoxicated is, in fact, 'poisoned,' the more common meaning is 'drunk.' Which makes this post at least 65% more hilarious. =3

 

Well, you have to have some kind of humour in a zombie apocalypse, don't you?

 

 

It would be nice to have a small "progress bar" of sorts on the screen.. like in most every single other game ever made, you can see your health right in front of you. it doesn't need to be big.. have a small blue bar for thirst, a small green bar for food, a small red bar for overall health/blood and maybe a yellow bar for energy. They don't have to be big, but something would be nice other than the "Hunger" and "Thrist" icon that resembles a check engine light on a car.

 

There are indicators in the Inventory UI which tell you if you have a disease (green for starting, orange for advanced), thirst, hunger and healthy status. I doubt they'll stay there and they will be changed/moved in the future, as having an UI is not an alpha priority. Nevertheless you don't see an HP indicator over your head right now, do you? DayZ achieved this effect incredibly with color saturation (from the mod) and blurry visions (and the SA). As for energy I agree they should add some sort of indication to wheter you are extremly tired and consuming more energy or completely rested, as of right now the only way of knowing is... common sense.

 

 

 

Some evidence concerning cleaning wounds and game messages:

 

Three time now I have gotten in fights with zombies, been hit 1-2 times, been bleeding, and bandaged my wounds with rags. All three times I would get to a safe place, eat till full, drink till full, take some vitamins. No healthy state appeared and I did not have the "Healing" message, remember though I had been hit so had some blood loss. All three times I had the "healthy" status prior to the fights, but not after.

 

I cleaned my wounds with alcohol tincture and got the sick status, but I also received the "My wounds hurt less/ My wounds are healed" messages.

After the "my wounds are healed" message popped up, the "healing" status showed up in my inventory and I started regening blood/health. When that stopped I got the "healthy" message.

 

I never received any messages stating that my wounds hurt/itched/were infected.

 

Some people said it is not necessary to clean your wounds if you don't receive such messages. While the sick indicator after cleaning your wounds is nothing but a placeholder so the game knows it has to clean your wounds and you are not actually sick, there should be no need to do so.

Yersteday I did clean my wounds when not needed with my mate and we both got the status and the messages you mentioned. Yet no healing or healthy status showed up either.

[Color (DayZ) 132]

Great post!

[tiagobernardo@live.com.pt 8]

cheezaz, this is getting more complex than I thought!  :beans:

[Westoluth 4]

Does anyone know whether morphine fixing broken bones has been replaced by splints, do they both work, or is morphine just a temporary solution?

[Zogvarn 118]

Some people said it is not necessary to clean your wounds if you don't receive such messages. While the sick indicator after cleaning your wounds is nothing but a placeholder so the game knows it has to clean your wounds and you are not actually sick, there should be no need to do so.

Yersteday I did clean my wounds when not needed with my mate and we both got the status and the messages you mentioned. Yet no healing or healthy status showed up either.

*shrug* Was just adding what I had found out for myself. The system seems way more complicated than we currently know about. It also seems to be missing some key indicators still. I'm sure it will get ironed out in the coming months.

[LouisK 85]

*shrug* Was just adding what I had found out for myself. The system seems way more complicated than we currently know about. It also seems to be missing some key indicators still. I'm sure it will get ironed out in the coming months.

 

Well I got the healing and healthy status for the first time since i've started played. It took very high amounts of food and water and I could only achieve it because I was lone wolfing since my mates were sleeping..

 

This was added as a side effect on the list, updated some things, also added saturation sickness.

Edited December 27, 2013 by LouisK

[FroztyReaper 46]

Alcohol Tincture:

Clean wounds or sterilise rags (ruined, dirty rags become pristine when applied with alcohol)

 

Alcohol will give you a sick icon when applied to clean wounds. It has no effect on you and will disappear when wounds are clean (it will give you updates on that)

If you want to add it ;)

[LouisK 85]

Alcohol Tincture:

Clean wounds or sterilise rags (ruined, dirty rags become pristine when applied with alcohol)

 

Alcohol will give you a sick icon when applied to clean wounds. It has no effect on you and will disappear when wounds are clean (it will give you updates on that)

If you want to add it ;)

 

I did add the alcohol fake disease status and as for alcohol tincture it is already explained on bacterial infection and on general tips. Thank you!

 

I've also added inventory notifications and text notifications.

 

I might also add some general guides regarding the whole gameplay and not just the health system, it might help.

Edited December 27, 2013 by LouisK

[l00 1]

Thank you very much OP, i learned a lot of things and I'll finally get my colors back !

Edited December 27, 2013 by l00