Gear wear & tear - how does it work?

[BuddyRP 41]

Hello, i did my best to find a previously discussed thread on the topic but was unsucessful in getting one that gave solid (as solid as they get in alpha) answers, forgive me if there already was:

 

i was hoping someone could give a more in-depth informative response (discussion) about how each item degrades over time. i do understand that this is alpha and 99% of the items that degrade have absolutely no effect on your game play. im curious to know for the future.

 

so what in-game can cause given items to lose their pristine condition? to my knowledge, being hit by a zombie will damage your head gear, but are there currently any other known triggers that cause item degrade? my current charactor has not once been hit by a zombie or enemy fire, yet some of my items are beginning to fade from the original condition in which they were found. do some wear faster than others? does stepping in a pond / the ocean and getting damp clothing have effect? or is it just a constant over time occurence where gear starts to age.. if so, how does that work?

 

 

observation on the topic: was with a few friends up at north east airfield when we were jumped by a few bandits; one of us was instantly killed and the bandits fled. the rest of us looted his body and couldnt help but notice that every last bit of gear he had on him went from pristine / worn ect to completely ruined (minus the M4 in his hands) - while i completely understand that being shot will damage your gear, why would it ruin everything 100% that way? even the protector cases and what was inside. id expect that had he been shot in the chest than just gear in that portion of his body would take partial damage, but his entire loadout? sort of defeats the purpose of killing a player if their loot is ruined and useless to use id think.

 

enough wall of text though, discuss :)

[Jfiles 439]

I believe it being damp than dry deteriorates in but over time it gets worse. I THINK

[Immersive 121]

TL;DR

This topic is Badly Damaged.

*buddumtsh*

[Areos (DayZ) 106]

TL;DR

This topic is Badly Damaged.

*buddumtsh*

 

Now you've just worn out your welcome.

[Immersive 121]

Now you've just worn out your welcome.

I was just trying to MEND the situation.

[Areos (DayZ) 106]

I was just trying to MEND the situation.

 

All you've done is ruined this thread.

 

[Immersive 121]

All you've done is ruined this thread.

 

It wasn't in PRESTINE condition to begin with you could almost say it was slightly WORN.

[OrLoK 16185]

Hello there

 

Whilst that was vaguely amusing, derailing a thread is a no no.

 

Back on topic please.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

[Areos (DayZ) 106]

Anyways, for the topic at hand, the only way I'm sure that gear becomes reduced in quality (if not outright ruined) is by taking damage from other players. I'm not sure if this is simply caused by taking damage in general (such as by zombies or the environment), but it only seems logical that it would. For things that should, in my opinion, dampen the quality of items in one's inventory include:

 

-- Pathing or swimming through deep water.

-- Exposed food over long periods of time. (Such as fresh fruit becoming rotten or opened canned food becoming spoiled)

-- Not taking proper care of equipment. (Such as not cleaning firearms or carrying medical equipment outside of a container)

-- Possibly storing delicate equipment with sturdy equipment. (Such as a gas lamp being shattered in a bag full of cans and boxes)

 

I don't know if any of the above actually occur in-game already, but these are a few things I think should logically affect an item's quality.

[Leto (DayZ) 72]

Zombie attack at the moment seem to ruins clothes at a very fast rate,. Any headgear but the helmet will go from "pristine" to "ruined" after a single zombie hit. Getting hit in the back will do the same to a backpack.

[klesh 2423]

You can wear out your shoes traveling long distances, with different terrain possibly being taken into consideration.  Back in pre-alpha testing I recall running alot one time, so much so that my original pristine sneakers I spawned with went down to worn.

[Sapper Joe 12]

I'm pretty sure that fall damage will also deteriorate your equipment.

 

I came across a dead player. From what I could tell, he had vaulted over a railing and fell. His starting shirt and shoes were ruined, as well as his flashlight and battery. His pants were just damaged.

 

So it seems that damage in general will damage your gear. Though, I want to know how fall damage ruins clothing.

[soulfirez 901]

You can wear out your shoes traveling long distances, with different terrain possibly being taken into consideration.  Back in pre-alpha testing I recall running alot one time, so much so that my original pristine sneakers I spawned with went down to worn.

I have kept 1 character alive long enough without changing shoes that i actually noticed running down the road my shoes had gone. Cant say it was definately the wear on them though ( id like to think it was he survived 10 days at 4 hours a day and had run the map several times over)

Edited January 17, 2014 by SoulFirez

[Poran (DayZ) 5]

I know that using items other than a can opener will cause those items to deteriorate pretty quickly. After one use on a screwdriver i saw it drop from pristine to worn. After only 5 or 6 cans it drops down to ruined.