Standalone Newbie - A few questions

[Electron 0]

Alright, thanks for stopping by! I'm completely new to this forum, so if I by accident posted in the wrong section then please move the post and don't delete it. :)

I've gotta start off saying that I am fully aware of that this is an Alpha version of the game. I've noticed bugs like most others, and I won't complain about them. I am still new to the game, and some features I see throughout the game makes me ask myself questions. But instead of asking myself, I'll ask someone who knows!

So my first question relates to the graphics, and not the gameplay itself like my other questions.
Lately when I've been playing, I notice that my FPS goes up and down like a rollercoaster, even on low graphics.
I have a pretty good gaming rig, which plays the newest games on very high graphichs without even a single FPS drop. So I think my question here would be the following:

• Does other experience the same kind of problem, and if so - why? Does DayZ have a badly optimized engine, or is there something else causing the lag? Is this a problem of Standalone, or has it always been like that? -Does anyone believe this will be fixed in new patches?

So my questions are the following:

 

1. Is there a way to see how much blood you have left?
   I noticed when playing that after some zombies attacked me, and some bandits shot me - my screen turned grey, and became a bit blurry. This continued for about a day after I patched up the wound, I also made sure that I wasn't hungry nor thirsty. The colors never came back before I was killed. What bothers me about this is that I never saw exactly how much blood I had left. Like in the modded version of ARMA2, there was at least a small monitor to show you how much blood you had left - but now it seems to be removed, or is there a key I am supposed to push?
    
2. Does ballistic helmets, motorbike helmets and army helmets actually protect you?
   I've just been curious to know whether the helmets actually protect you, or if they're there just for the "look".
    
3. Does gas masks and respirators protect you from anything?
   Like with the helmet question, are these things here only for the look of it or do they actually serve a purpose?
    
4. When firing an assault rifle, or handgun - is there any bullet drop? | If so, does weather affect it?
    
5. Is the Day/Night Cycle currently disabled?
   Often when I play on servers now, even servers in my own timezone - at night; I experience that the time doesn't actually change. When I wanted to see how things were at night, I had to switch server. Why is it like this?
    
6. Like with the Night/Day Cycle, is the Weather Cycle disabled as well?
   I don't see the weather changing either, only on one server I visited I was met with rain - but then it rained continously for hours upon hours until I died. On the others it's always been clear sky, and no sign of changing.
    
7. Is there any way of getting your hands on 9V batteries?
   I've searched through the whole map, army bases to cabins - but I never seem to find them? Why?
   
    
8. If you lower the graphics, you're more likely to see other players in grass from distance - this is because the player models are generated before the grass. -Doesn't this destroy some of the stealth if you're hiding in the grass, and players with low graphics spot you? I personally think this is taking away some of the joy, but what do you think? Will it be changed somehow?
    

And that's about it for now. I'd be really appreciative if you could answer the questions. If not all, maybe one?

[Turk (DayZ) 82]

Re your fps - its an optimization issue. fixes are incomming. Read "

Confirmed Upcoming Features for DayZ

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/156129-confirmed-upcoming-features-for-dayz/ in the announcements section under

 

This will probably answer some of your other questions.

 

Re: blood - black and white screen depicts loss of blood. eating food slowly replaces blood or a blood transfusion (make sure you have checked your blood type and it is the same as the blood or persons whose blood you are using.

But it is a bit broke atm, and will get better (i absolutely hate the black & white screen as atm its 80% of game time. utterly unecessary and could be depicted just with blury screen edges instead which would still be a problem enough to want to get it cured but not a complete ruination of ones game experience. Something that needs a mass vote against to change unless planned. I don't know for sure.

For more info check dayz wiki's or Daydb for detailed info. Google is your friend.

 

Re: Helmets (& Clothing) as protection - 1 of many features to come. Including the need to be warm, catching colds etc linked to weather/day time etc. If an item of clothing is hit via bullet or melee it does get damaged and when the feature is fully reimplemented they will become less effective for protection to the point of only be worth ripping up into bandages.

 

RE daylight/night - maybe server related. certainly intended to have real life times.

 

Re: Weather. yes to be re-added asap.- see above re clothing.

 

Re: Batteries - yes you can find them. - use the "Vicinity" option often when searching buildings (initially bound to TAB) as the battery model is (as IRL) very small. the size of a small lego on the floor.

 

So most of your concerns are just due to Alpha & will be reimplemented, patched, fixed and optimized in time.

The current DayzSA engine no longer has all the cluter from Arma2 such as controlling enemy weapons etc etc so eventually it will be far better on both client and server side.

Having said all that it has to be considered that Dean categorically states that you should not buy SA in its current state unless you wish to support its development.

Have faith.

 

Lastly - no idea. most run grass as high as poss for immersion sake but..... hide in trees, behind rocks etc instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 25, 2013 by Turk

[Electron 0]

Re your fps - its an optimization issue. fixes are incomming. Read "

Confirmed Upcoming Features for DayZ

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/156129-confirmed-upcoming-features-for-dayz/ in the announcements section under

 

This will probably answer some of your other questions.

 

Re: blood - black and white screen depicts loss of blood. eating food slowly replaces blood or a blood transfusion (make sure you have checked your blood type and it is the same as the blood or persons whose blood you are using.

But it is a bit broke atm, and will get better (i absolutely hate the black & white screen as atm its 80% of game time. utterly unecessary and could be depicted just with blury screen edges instead which would still be a problem enough to want to get it cured but not a complete ruination of ones game experience. Something that needs a mass vote against to change unless planned. I don't know for sure.

For more info check dayz wiki's or Daydb for detailed info. Google is your friend.

 

Re: Helmets (& Clothing) as protection - 1 of many features to come. Including the need to be warm, catching colds etc linked to weather/day time etc. If an item of clothing is hit via bullet or melee it does get damaged and when added become less effective for protection to the point of only be worth ripping up into bandages.

 

RE daylight/night - maybe server related. certainly intended to have real life times.

 

Re: Weather. yes to be re-added asap.- see above re clothing.

 

Re: Batteries - yes you can find them. - use the "Vicinity" option often when searching buildings (initially bound to TAB) as the battery model is (as IRL) very small. the size of a small lego on the floor.

 

Lastly - no idea. most run grass as high as poss for immersion sake but..... hide in trees, behind rocks etc instead.

 

 

Thank you very much, this was indeed useful information! :)

Edited December 25, 2013 by Electron

[diddums 3760]

This is the mod section mate, if you scroll up a bit you'll get more replies in the standalone section. Or ask a mod to move it. 

 

 

Max Planck will reply if you use his horn. 

 

[Inception. 9443]

Moved to the New Player Discussion (Standalone).

[ninjacalypse 551]

I've gotta start off saying that I am fully aware of that this is an Alpha version of the game. I've noticed bugs like most others, and I won't complain about them. I am still new to the game, and some features I see throughout the game makes me ask myself questions. But instead of asking myself, I'll ask someone who knows!

 

I think Turk answered most of your questions.  A lot of this stuff has to do with the fact that many features aren't fully implemented yet in DayZ SA.

 

There's a Survivor's Guide linked in my sig below specific to the DayZ Standalone Alpha, that should answer a lot of other questions you may have.

 

Also, as far as optimizing FPS goes there's a fairly decent video here, although apart from the mentioned settings you would probably want to lower your resolution a bit as well.