Bicycle Suggestions/Discussion [Official]

[emigrates 261]

No because ppl are to worried if planes are going to be military or civi. Besides if there as rare as i think they are they wont be worth it most of the times.

If it helps, I'd love to have bikes in the game. Mountain bikes would be ideal, but set in the zone and era would look strange. I doubt BMX bikes would be much good though

[Deathlove 2286]

maybe they can enter in a dynamic that if the add helis you will die trying to fly them unless you find all the rare books to increase your knowlege on flying them.  right now they have books that have pretty much no reason for being there.   you must find all the books on how to fly to teach your in game character or you wont be able to fly them. 

Theres a thread specifically for helies.

 

Maybe we can make it to where if you touch one you instantly explode and have to start over again on the shore.

[Deathlove 2286]

If it helps, I'd love to have bikes in the game. Mountain bikes would be ideal, but set in the zone and era would look strange. I doubt BMX bikes would be much good though

Are you kidding me? You could rush some body with one and do some kind of jumping thing messing them up badly lol.

 

Ether way if its a bike or a motorcycle some ones going to get hurt lol.

 

[emigrates 261]

Are you kidding me? You could rush some body with one and do some kind of jumping thing messing them up badly lol.

 

Ether way if its a bike or a motorcycle some ones going to get hurt lol.

 

Maybe we should wait until jump is sorted when we're not on a vehicle yet :P

[bodybagger2430 59]

I can't wait for bikes, they should be (in theory) cheap to maintain, easy to find, and easy to conceal when you log out and if someone takes it, big deal, you can find another. I think a step up from that would be ATV's and dirtbikes, though I'm not sure how many of those would be available in a post soviet state?

 

as for endgame, endgame is what you make it. for me endgame is getting a pristine press vest, riders jacket, gun with full kit (all pristine) and a full map of chernarus. The gun I usually get first, map second (though not without  quite a few hours of running), and it's a toss up whether I find the press vest or jacket last, they are both so hard and rare to find for me (i'm sure someone out there has found enough to SWIM in them). Then I just roam the country aimlessly looking to help people till I get killed by a bug or a player. The first has happened FAR more than the second, and then I get to do it all again and have fun finding my stuff again!

[bfisher 561]

I have yet to hear a coherent reason for dismissing helicopters. 

 

Never understood why people see fit to arbitrarily limit what can and cannot be in DayZ.

 

Helicopters are here to stay, I love them. They're great. I'm a solo player, so I am rarely able to actually use them effectively. Yet I love them because of the tension they add and never thought they were overly powerful innately.

 

The whole reason for everyone's bitching is because they want to run around, collecting cool hats and eating off the land or whatever.  Then they get pissed when 4 guys drive up or fly in loaded up with automatic weapons and kill them for no reason.

 

I recall one of my scariest moments in the Mod was the first time I saw a helicopter.  I was on the coast and it was a long ways off.  And it was very jarring, but in a cool way.  Like you're the last dude on earth surrounded by zombies and you see this relic of civilization, but you aren't sure if you should pop a flare to signal it or run and hide. 

 

Anyhow, I don't get these people who think Cherno should have nothing but Cold War and WWII era firearms and equipment and that everything should be "low tech" and rare.  I don't want CoD, but I also don't want to wander an empty map for hours, hoping to find the last screwdriver on earth to fight off zombies.  I mean there are three major airbases.  Is it out of the realm of possibility that they might have a couple of aircraft?

 

In the Mod, helicopters (and most vehicles) really did take a lot of work to get up and running (unless you just found one in working condition).  You needed to gather a ton of parts, which meant you needed to set up a base to collect them.  Ideally you needed a couple of guys to help and provide security.

[dtrain7055 (DayZ) 6]

your post talks about helis and i was talking to the people who were discussing it... anyway i think they have already talked about putting bikes and other vehicles into the game soon.  me personally i would love to use a bike, trucks and things will bring too much attention to yourself.

[Deathlove 2286]

your post talks about helis and i was talking to the people who were discussing it... anyway i think they have already talked about putting bikes and other vehicles into the game soon.  me personally i would love to use a bike, trucks and things will bring too much attention to yourself.

It was in reference to ppl just need to chill out. Im more interested in seeing the bikes which are the first to come out anyways.

[dtrain7055 (DayZ) 6]

ah ok got yah.. was a little mislead by the title.  yeah bikes would be the shit... actually anything other than running all over this massive map would be awesome lol

[Deathlove 2286]

ah ok got yah.. was a little mislead by the title.  yeah bikes would be the shit... actually anything other than running all over this massive map would be awesome lol

You will grow to love the bike and treasure it more than any other vehicle they put out latter on. I can guarantee you that much, The only other time your going to wish you had other wise is when you do come across those supposed armored vehicles with guns and cannons.

[Chaingunfighter 917]

I am assuming the helicopter hate stems from the desire from alot of the community to have a more authentic, low tech dayz.

 

More of a emphasis on civilian weapons, survival, and logical gameplay elements.

 

Less of an emphasis on military aspects such as helicopters, military weapons and high tech gear.

 

Everything in the game currently just screams post apocalyptic wasteland with gear that is low tech but works, the binoculars are of soviet design, the compass is old and of soviet design, the weapons are very basic and functional.

 

The hghest tech thing in the game probably the LRS scope looks like a simple duplex hunting optic nothing tactical .

 

Helicopters would not fit this, they would be jarring but not only that they present too many problems and the negatives far outweigh the positives when it comes to choppers.

The LRS is not high-tech at all. The M68 Aimpoint CompM2 and T3N RDS optics are much more advanced, but they are also part of the M4A1 which is the most advanced rifle in the game as of yet. The FNX-45 falls close with its MRD and the simple fact that it's only been out for 1 year.

[gibonez 3633]

The LRS is not high-tech at all. The M68 Aimpoint CompM2 and T3N RDS optics are much more advanced, but they are also part of the M4A1 which is the most advanced rifle in the game as of yet. The FNX-45 falls close with its MRD and the simple fact that it's only been out for 1 year.

 

I can agree to that.

 

That being said even those are relatively low tech in terms of military gear or high end tacticool gear.

 

General theme so far when it comes to loot is low tech sensible civilian gear with some low tier mil gear.

 

Nothing silly in the game like this yet.

 

[Chaingunfighter 917]

I can agree to that.

 

That being said even those are relatively low tech in terms of military gear or high end tacticool gear.

 

General theme so far when it comes to loot is low tech sensible civilian gear with some low tier mil gear.

 

Nothing silly in the game like this yet.

 

I'm sure railed conversion kits for the AKM will be among the many parts that they've said will be available, but most countries today utilize modern variations on their older weapons.

Hell, even Syrian rebels have FN F2000s, Steyr AUG A3s, AMD-65s, and brand new SA-58 FALs.

A few modern weapons besides the FNX-45 and M4A1 would not hurt.

[gibonez 3633]

I'm sure railed conversion kits for the AKM will be among the many parts that they've said will be available, but most countries today utilize modern variations on their older weapons.

Hell, even Syrian rebels have FN F2000s, Steyr AUG A3s, AMD-65s, and brand new SA-58 FALs.

A few modern weapons besides the FNX-45 and M4A1 would not hurt.

 

Those syrian rebels have the luxury of having Saudi Arabia spending tons of money to procure and give them those high tech fancy rifles.

 

Survivors in Chenarus wouldnt have that luxury especially once the world ends and the supply chain stops.

[Deathlove 2286]

So i was thinking you know how bikes in the mod had a REALLY hard time going up super steep inclines? Well maybe they could actually make real mountain bike settings cause there are normally gear shifters on both sides of the bike handles and depending on how much you need to pedal to get up a hill easier. Could use that as well as implement the stamina system for increased effort to help push yourself up the hill without having those issues like in the mod. Youd get tired quicker though and need to drink lots of fluids but i could see this being a realistic thing for bikes to balance out navigating rougher terrain easier.

[Chaingunfighter 917]

Those syrian rebels have the luxury of having Saudi Arabia spending tons of money to procure and give them those high tech fancy rifles.

 

Survivors in Chenarus wouldnt have that luxury especially once the world ends and the supply chain stops.

We know nothing of what happened before the time DayZ takes place. There's still the time after the outbreak and then the 11 billion years predating that.

 

Peacekeeping forces, supply drops, the war with the CHZdK, Russia & US some years ago, Chernarus simply adopting modern firearms, arms dealers selling weapons to the remaining population, a possible invasion/incursion from other forces before the outbreak, or a resurgence of the CHZdK can all be explained as for why seeminly 'out-of-place' guns are there.

 

Remember that the Chedaki insurgents had G36s and other modern weaponry that they clearly brought in from elsewhere, as did the Takistanis themselves. The US could have simply lent weapons to them, too (and we don't always just lend them our own tech, we've given quite a lot of foreign weapons in aid that we've never used ourselves)

Edited May 11, 2014 by Chaingunfighter

[Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159]

Flying vehicles? Fat chance.

 

You know you want a Mozzie, admit it.

[gibonez 3633]

Only flying vehicle I would be ok with.

 

[Chaingunfighter 917]

Only flying vehicle I would be ok with.

 

Where would you launch it from? And how likely is it that you'd even find one? A country like Chernarus could operate over 100 Mi-8/Mi-17s in addition to AN-2s and other planes/helicopters, and I'm not sure a single person in the country would have a hang-glider.

It'd be Far DayZ 3.

[gibonez 3633]

Where would you launch it from? And how likely is it that you'd even find one? A country like Chernarus could operate over 100 Mi-8/Mi-17s in addition to AN-2s and other planes/helicopters, and I'm not sure a single person in the country would have a hang-glider.

It'd be Far DayZ 3.

 

Hang Gliders unlike mi8s and mi17s are available for any civilian to buy so surely they would be in much higher numbers than any other air vehicle.

 

Launch them from an elevated position not ment for long distance travel but for medium and short quick travel would be cool for a quick bug out off an elevated position.

[Deathlove 2286]

Hang Gliders unlike mi8s and mi17s are available for any civilian to buy so surely they would be in much higher numbers than any other air vehicle.

 

Launch them from an elevated position not ment for long distance travel but for medium and short quick travel would be cool for a quick bug out off an elevated position.

Not sure iv ever seen a place to have easy access to a hang glider here in Michigan. Im sure there are shops but there probably scattered quite a ways over the state. That being said i can see them being even harder to find in a place like Dayz has for us unless we can craft our own.

[gibonez 3633]

Heck even paragliders would be found more often in the fictional world.

 

Cost I am seeing online is anywhere from 500 dollars to 2700 dollars for a top of the line para glider.

 

 

 

More importantly any idiot could fly a para glider , a helicopter absolutely not.

 

An average person would go inside a helicopter and would spend days before he could even take off and would crash within minutes.

Edited May 11, 2014 by gibonez

[Chaingunfighter 917]

Hang Gliders unlike mi8s and mi17s are available for any civilian to buy so surely they would be in much higher numbers than any other air vehicle.

 

Launch them from an elevated position not ment for long distance travel but for medium and short quick travel would be cool for a quick bug out off an elevated position.

Just because something is civilian does not inherently mean more of them are going to be available. The region is simply not meant for hang-gliding (There is hardly enough natural elevation where you could take off without crashing into trees or buildings).

I'd actually think more civilians would own small planes than hang gliders considering they could actually use them (Remember that there was a civilian Mi-8 in Arma 2)

Even if a few people did have hang gliders, the military would definitely operate more helicopters. I doubt Chernarus would have more hang gliders sitting around than civilian helicopters/plane as well as military helicopters/planes and internationally owned helicopters/planes.

 

And I'm not even saying all of the helicopters/planes would still be working, but the idea that hang gliders would be easier to find is absolutely ridiculous.

[Deathlove 2286]

Heck even paragliders would be found more often in the fictional world.

 

Cost I am seeing online is anywhere from 500 dollars to 2700 dollars for a top of the line para glider.

 

 

 

More importantly any idiot could fly a para glider , a helicopter absolutely not.

 

An average person would go inside a helicopter and would spend days before he could even take off and would crash within minutes.

Or get eaten by zombies trying to figure out what the buttons do.

[Bororm 1156]

I'm not really opposed to them, but hang gliders seem really silly to me.  DayZero (mod of the mod) had ultralights which seem more practical.

 

I just can't think of many locations where it would make sense to hang glide on chernarus.  You need a decent amount of space and elevation I'm pretty sure, for it to be practical.  Besides something like cap galova, there aren't actually a lot of tall mountains/hills that aren't almost completely wooded.

 

If you're talking about things fitting the setting, hang gliders would be pretty low on the list imo.