Propulsion_Joe 97 Posted December 30, 2013 I am sure all of you have come across rope at some point in your travels. I know that there are uses that are going to be implemented as well. I wanted to take a moment to talk about possible uses for it in the game that you would all like to see. I am just going to list them below and give an explanation. Restraint - Self explanatory, I believe this will be implemented, tell me if I am wrong. Drawstring - Perhaps with some other tools and a burlap sack, you can create a small carrying case that would go into your inventory. Makeshift Stretcher - Use a combination of rope, sticks, and rags to make a makeshift stretcher that can be used to carry someone that has broken legs faster than if they were to crawl. Perhaps this stretcher can be used to carry extra supplies? The rope would be used as a fastener to make the frame of the stretcher. I have actually seen this mechanic used in a Takistan Life server. It was not a stretcher, but it was the ability to move someone around that was secured via zipties. Clothesline - If wet clothes become problematic, it would be great if you could use rope to create a clothesline that is secured between two points. You would then remove your gear and it would give you an option to place it on the line. Wait around a bit and they would dry :). Sectioning Off Areas - Use some rope in combination with other materials like sticks and duct tape in between to points to close off areas. You would only be able to get through this impediment if you had a knife or axe to cut through it. Now onto some of the more devious uses.... Dragging - Similar to a stretcher, except if someone was bound by handcuffs or rope, you could have the option of attaching a length of rope and drag them to where you want them to go. It would nice to see this as an option for dead bodies as well. This could be further enhanced by having the option to drag them behind vehicles when vehicles are implemented. This may sound brutal, but Day Z is a brutal world. Hangings - This would apply to both dead and alive. If it is a dead body, you could hang it from a tree or other structures (lamp posts, overhangs, doorways). If they are a live player, the same logic would apply, except after a period of time they would lose consciousness and die. You would be able to save the player by shooting the rope or cutting them down with a knife or axe. Imagine the message that can be sent or received by walking into town where a few bodies are hanging in the entrance. Garrote - Shooting guns makes too much noise, this would be the ultimate silent option. It would be very difficult, but if you managed to sneak up behind them, it would give an option to garrote/strangle with the rope. Maybe there would be a random chance of being successful depending on the rope condition? Those were the ideas that had, what are some of yours? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie Bogan 350 Posted December 30, 2013 I wonder how many bodies i can hang off the cranes at electro??? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steak and Potatoes 13480 Posted December 30, 2013 Rope Swing- To kill time after gearing up with soda pop. Lasso- Because its what John Wayne would do. Corde Lisse- Why should you not be able to put an acrobatics show on in the wasteland. Abseil- For quick building drops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terminal_boy 860 Posted December 30, 2013 Clothesline makes a lot of sense.Here's some of mine:- Rope + Camo Net to hide vehicles, camps etc.- Rope + Poncho to make a basha (rain/wind shelter).- Rope + Backpack to allow you to strap larger items to the outside of the pack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L-Rick 6 Posted December 30, 2013 Dragging handcuffed/poisoned bambis around the woods... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steak and Potatoes 13480 Posted December 30, 2013 Dragging handcuffed/poisoned bambis around the woods... He is not talking IRL Rick, he means in game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroztyReaper 46 Posted December 30, 2013 Some really good ideas here!Esp the hanging part. Make a statement! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steak and Potatoes 13480 Posted December 30, 2013 Some really good ideas here!Esp the hanging part. Make a statement! Hangs player, player combat log's, makes hate thread on forums. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L-Rick 6 Posted December 30, 2013 He is not talking IRL Rick, he means in game.Damn! I keep getting mixed up, brb throwing out my rotten food. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Propulsion_Joe 97 Posted December 30, 2013 Nothing like a good old fashioned public hanging to get your group fired up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wgaf 251 Posted December 30, 2013 It would really be something if you could tie a number of players together in sequence, like a chain gang, and have them be your prisoners or human cattle once cannibalism comes in.Also if you could just tie a player to a tree and leave him to starve or get killed by zombies or animals unless he's rescued. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Propulsion_Joe 97 Posted December 30, 2013 It would be great if you could find a use rope as part of a mechanism in a lethal or non-lethal trap for animals and humans. Something that would snatch them up by their legs and leave them defenseless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Bobo 53 Posted December 30, 2013 I like the ideas here. Hanging should be the first new rope feature to be added in DayZ :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamer222 86 Posted December 30, 2013 Hanging lol I would more prefer for crafting or tieing people for trees and stuff... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mazzar 231 Posted December 30, 2013 rope handcuffs already implemented im pretty sure. just bugged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sokonomi 13 Posted December 30, 2013 For survival use id guess Wildlife traps (+bait), sling bags (+burlap sack), maybe a fishing line/trap/net (+sticks), or a kind of alarm (+empty tins)?As for offensive purposes, perhaps a Bola (+...kiwis?) a flail (+stick +roll of tape), boobytraps (+shotgun shells)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merrick362 (DayZ) 263 Posted December 30, 2013 Terminal Boy...not sure if Max Uriarte, or impostor...Back on topic, please let me hang bandits like executed pirates. .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
serenityrick 218 Posted December 30, 2013 Man.. as brutal as hanging someone would be that would be pretty awesome to have in game. Combine that with the burlap sack? ba-roo-tull.Can even implement the status messages for that in the bottoms left:Your neck starts to hurtYou can't breath (yellow)You're suffocating to death (red)You're losing consciousness (red)Boom. Black screen. You are unconscious. ->>>> You are dead. Even if I was captured and knew I was going to die that way, I would absolutely play that out just for the story aspect alone. Gat damn. With that said, I don't know if the engine could handle something like that in terms of how it would be done.. I mean.. you would need to be in a certain location (under a tree?) and how would that be animated? Do you just walk up to a cuffed person with rope in hand and you get the context option of "Hang"? And then the person is auto-magically hanging in the air, struggling? That goes for some of the other suggestions (like garrote). They're decent ideas no doubt, but not sure how doable.WIth that said, a lot of the other ideas are definitely doable (like tying people up or making a stretcher.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
