dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) It's never fun to find loot that looks like this, stuck halfway into a wall or sitting on a bed or locker just out of hands reach with no way to get to it. .. so I came up with a solution that I think will create a better environment for dayz. Container Scavenging! - All of the container type objects currently displayed in the game would be converted to have a "gear menu" and become dispensers for various loot types that are sorted into catagories and found only in certain types of containers. STEP 1 - Player See's container and recognizes it as a source for "Food Loot" Walks up to the container and presses the action button. Step 2 - Sound Plays (rusty old fridge door) Inventory opens and Loot able Items inside container show up in the vicinity column..( vicinity could be renamed while accessing the container name, in this case it would say "fridge) Step 3 - Player Drags Items into Inventory and walks to look for next container Here are some examples of more containers already found in the world, Imagine all the different loot that could be found in them! You could find gas cans, the portable stove, and maybe some rotten cooked meat. Perhaps this sink could be used to refill water bottles? Watch out for contamination! Perhaps there is an old rifle or some ammunition in this old closet. Defiantly a flashlight or some duct tape, and a pair of old shoes in there, looks like someone left their can of beans on the way to work. Oh look more canned foods, perhaps some pots and pans as well My grandpa used to keep his revolver in the side table by his bed just like this one. I bet there is some books, or even a map, or perhaps some other strange treasures in here. Here's where I'll find that pen i was looking for, some battery's perhaps, I wonder what else is in here. Time for some new clothes, or maybe even a backpack. Rotten Kiwi I see you, oh look some old rags. I found tools in the tool shed! One of my biggest frustrations with dayz at the moment is loot placement. I walk into a house and I see a fridge, a sidetable, a desk, a stove, a fireplace, a closet, a bed, a kitchen counter, sinks, bathtubs, shelves, the list goes on and on, yet I am completely ignoring them! Some of you may remember this type of script being used while accessing the vehicles or tent "gear" menu in Dayz Mod. I have just reimagined the same process being used for containers to store and spawn loot in various places around the world. What do you think? Here is an easy link back to the reddit post, leave your comments! http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1wlbup/dayz_loot_converted_to_container_scavenging_with/ Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steak and Potatoes 13480 Posted January 26, 2014 My only issue is at this point other than a soda there is really nothing lootable you would find in a fridge maybe fruit for some households. Cabinets etc I can see a benefit, dumpsters yea would be neat but I would be looting garabage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) My only issue is at this point other than a soda there is really nothing lootable you would find in a fridge maybe fruit for some households. Cabinets etc I can see a benefit, dumpsters yea would be neat but I would be looting garabage. Okay Well I will break it down for you, also I am charging by the letter to type this so add me to the payroll.. Take a list of all the items in the game, and then walk yourself into any building and think "would i find any of these items in real life in any of these things, and think hard about it, its pretty much common sense.. but here is a little list to help get you started Fridge - Lightbulb - Food (Assorted) - Fruits Assorted - Item Containers (assorted) - Drinks (assorted) - Meat (uncooked) (assorted) Stove ( with top burners) - Portable Gas Stove - Frying Pan - Cooking Pot - Rotten Meats (assorted) - Cooked Meats (assorted) - Charcoal ( can be crafted into tablets) Side Table ( Kitchen) - Canned Foods (assorted) - Rice - Powdered Milk - Fruit - Can Opener - Cooking Pot - Cooking Clock - Frying Pan - Kitchen Knife Side Table (bedrooms) - Watch - Flashlight - Books - First Aid - Water - Pen - Sidearms & bullets for sidearms Closet ( bedroom) - Clothing ( shirts , pants) - Rifles - Protector Case - Backpacks - Wooden Plank - Jackets Garbage Can (Bin) Garbage Can (dumpster) Closet ( living room) - Jackets - Navigation - Duct Tape - Hammer Pen Rope Furnace- Gas - Matches I could seriously sit here and put every loot item into each category, but i'm not getting paid to do this.. and it would be work. There are already thousands of items that Should be loot-able even starting with the First Aid Kits that appear on walls, from the garbage cans outside, to the fridge, closest, furnace , toolbox, side tables, kitchen cupboards, and so on and so forth. Edited January 26, 2014 by dashx73 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) No more randomly placed loot, it would all find a container home. Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tabinator 20 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Agree. Some weapons are only to find at Military spawns. This of course make sense and so would do also when you might find some drink in the fridge and trousers beside the bed and so on. Edited January 26, 2014 by Tabinator 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 Agree. Some weapons Arena only to find at Military spawns. This of course make sense and so would do also when you might find some drink in the fridge and trousers beside the bed and so on. Some people keep rifles in their closests in their bedrooms, or even pistols in a side table in the bedroom, so it would be a good idea to have a rare random chance of finding them in such containers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steak and Potatoes 13480 Posted January 26, 2014 Okay Well I will break it down for you, also I am charging by the letter to type this so add me to the payroll.. Take a list of all the items in the game, and then walk yourself into any building and think "would i find any of these items in real life in any of these things, and think hard about it, its pretty much common sense.. but here is a little list to help get you started Fridge - Lightbulb - Food (Assorted) - Fruits Assorted - Item Containers (assorted) - Drinks (assorted) - Meat (uncooked) (assorted) Stove ( with top burners) - Portable Gas Stove - Frying Pan - Cooking Pot - Rotten Meats (assorted) - Cooked Meats (assorted) - Charcoal ( can be crafted into tablets) Side Table ( Kitchen) - Canned Foods (assorted) - Rice - Powdered Milk - Fruit - Can Opener - Cooking Pot - Cooking Clock - Frying Pan - Kitchen Knife Side Table (bedrooms) - Watch - Flashlight - Books - First Aid - Water - Pen - Sidearms & bullets for sidearms Closet ( bedroom) - Clothing ( shirts , pants) - Rifles - Protector Case - Backpacks - Wooden Plank - Jackets Garbage Can (Bin) Garbage Can (dumpster) Closet ( living room) - Jackets - Navigation - Duct Tape - Hammer Pen Rope Furnace- Gas - Matches I could seriously sit here and put every loot item into each category, but i'm not getting paid to do this.. and it would be work. There are already thousands of items that Should be loot-able even starting with the First Aid Kits that appear on walls, from the garbage cans outside, to the fridge, closest, furnace , toolbox, side tables, kitchen cupboards, and so on and so forth. GET RID OF THE LOOT BEING RANDOMLY PLACED ON THE GROUND, AND JUST MAKE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE LOOTED! AND NO I DON"T JUST MEAN THE FRIDGE THAT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE! Ah, I see what your aiming for now. Not a bad idea but I do not think it would save on server cache because all the objects would still be in the database. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) What if the loot only spawned into the server when a player walked up to the "container" and "looted them" Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) cool Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lDeel 26 Posted January 26, 2014 Fridge is already confirmed to be included in "near" future update. Dean said the function will be similar to car's trunk. Confirmed by Dean Hall during his visit on Sacriels stream. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badman85@gmail.com 14 Posted January 26, 2014 hmm .. wonder if we will ever be able to restore power to home appliances ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrXplosiV 1 Posted January 26, 2014 So you basically want Fallout 3 ... ... and Yes, for DayZ to be immersive it would have to be somewhat like Fallout 3 & NV, it's just logic, just Bethesda got there first, but crapped out on multiplayer ability 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YeBittenDog 106 Posted January 26, 2014 Great post man. Thanks for posting pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awruk 216 Posted January 26, 2014 Please no, it would take 10 times longer to loot a house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somethingbloody 118 Posted January 26, 2014 Yeah, as mentioned, Dean is already planning on making the fridges lootable. They have to work on a script for it first.it is a good idea, but we should still have objects lying around. I think it would also cut down on server clutter and allow more loot and zombies for less.I'd like to add that the radios you find in houses should sometimes contain batteries. You could also use them to tune into radio frequencies, allowing you to stop in a house and check the airwaves for chatter (listen only). Also, the radio towers themselves could have broadcast equipment and a petrol generator to get it started. Imagine if you could fill a generator with petrol, fire up the broadcast tower and leave a recording on repeat for other survivors to hear. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImmunePower 26 Posted January 26, 2014 This is a great idea and I hope to see it implemented! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lDeel 26 Posted January 26, 2014 Yeah, as mentioned, Dean is already planning on making the fridges lootable. They have to work on a script for it first.it is a good idea, but we should still have objects lying around. I think it would also cut down on server clutter and allow more loot and zombies for less.I'd like to add that the radios you find in houses should sometimes contain batteries. You could also use them to tune into radio frequencies, allowing you to stop in a house and check the airwaves for chatter (listen only). Also, the radio towers themselves could have broadcast equipment and a petrol generator to get it started. Imagine if you could fill a generator with petrol, fire up the broadcast tower and leave a recording on repeat for other survivors to hear. Good idea with those radio towers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Please no, it would take 10 times longer to loot a house. It would take less time because you could only hit the containers that held the type of loot you are looking for. Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Fridge is already confirmed to be included in "near" future update. Dean said the function will be similar to car's trunk. Confirmed by Dean Hall during his visit on Sacriels stream. Personally I felt the car trunk to be a horribly executed way for searching for loot, I miss the old method of simply opening the gear to the vehicle. Half the time I see something in the car and I can't even pick it up Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustYouForget 17 Posted January 26, 2014 Agreed!!! Good idea buddy. any local foods/ lost keys should be in fridge.. thatd be awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crimsonbzd 247 Posted January 26, 2014 GET RID OF THE LOOT BEING RANDOMLY PLACED ON THE GROUND, AND JUST MAKE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE LOOTED! AND NO I DON"T JUST MEAN THE FRIDGE THAT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE! Yo homie go searching around for everything Rocket has said about the game in later development. Interacting with the environment, like you said, and more I'm sure is already planned.I mean, honestly, people who think they know that this is an Alpha... oftentimes just think that means it's buggy...Right now it's DayZ mod where you can go into more houses... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Lets hire someone to get on it then lol. Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Yo homie go searching around for everything Rocket has said about the game in later development. Interacting with the environment, like you said, and more I'm sure is already planned.I mean, honestly, people who think they know that this is an Alpha... oftentimes just think that means it's buggy...Right now it's DayZ mod where you can go into more houses... Remember the dayz mod where we had tents.. what happened to tents? Edited January 30, 2014 by dashx73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
minime1000 78 Posted January 26, 2014 This is a good idea. Especially if they all make some sort of quiet opening sounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dashx73 (DayZ) 168 Posted January 27, 2014 wow .. i prescribe Zoloft & Paxil at maximum doses . you will thank me in a month ... or be a happy vegetable ! either way im happy to help .$79.99 consultation fee on your way out .If you do not have any positive on topic or constructive criticism to add to the forum or posting, please take it elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
