Summary of dev Q&As from streams

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

Since our beloved DevTracker can't get this one automated in (for obvious reasons), I thought I create a little topic where I collect these things for the players. Because a lot of these things, that the Devs say in the Q&A sessions, are asked over and over and over again...
 
Also, if you haven't please read the "Confirmed upcoming features" in the announcements: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/156129-confirmed-upcoming-features-for-dayz/
 
I'll try to update this first post every time with the newest information, but I can't promise that I'll be able to deliver all information immedeately (or even within a day ;))

 

And, if you don't mind, bump this thread with an answer, so it doesn't get lost :)
 
Also, if a stream comes up, there is always the possibility that I miss it/never get to know that there was one, so please inform me (just post in this thread^^)  about every stream you hear, that is not mentioned in this post.

 

So here we go (Changed the direction: Newest entry is on top now)

 

Roadmap of DayZ and Q&A with Dean Hall - 28.03.2014

 

• Started with roadmap a year ago; Now when more units were sold than calculated, more things can be done and the roadmap had to be redone
• Focus of DayZ: Survival & Immersion
• Teamsize:
  • BI "Riverside": 16 people in the core team + 4-30 in QA as needed
    • QA is scaled as needed
  • BI "Slovakia": In Bratislava, formerly "Cauldron studios", bought by BI; 25 people atm, scaling up to 40 people; dedicated to DayZ
    • spent the last month getting ready to deploy on DayZ
• Immediate Goals
  • More robust process for testing/delivery (to stable)
  • Bow&Arrow / Crossbow
    • Arrow/Bolt sticks in target, can be recovered
    • Interesting for hunting as well
  • Fireplaces
    • Graphical work, emmesive textures etc.
    • Skyrim inspiration for Bow shooting and cooking; also from Project Zomboid
    • Can cook things
    • Must be crafted
    • Can be upgraded to ovens (bake bread)
    • Server persistent object
  • Network optimizations
    • Important: Desync/Lag fixes
    • Change to guaranteed messaging (described below - short: Client / Server spam each other all the time to make sure that all the messages are recognised)
    • Lowered bandwith usage
    • Lowered overhead (CPU), mainly for the servers
  • No spawn penalties for joining same server
  • When:
    • best case: 2 weeks
    • Worst case: End of April
  • Respawning loot prototype
    • World divided into quadrants
    • Quadrant resets when it is empty for a set periode of time
    • Includes resetting doors (status of door randomly set)
  • Accelerated time
    • Was already in the game but accidentally removed when fighting desync/lag issues
    • Configurable by server admins
    • Up to 64 times faster day/night cycle (can also be slowed down)
    • Rules for hardcore tbd
  • Throw-able items: Any day on exp now
    • Everything that can be held in hands can be thrown
    • Different materials (wodd, metal, plastic etc.) react differently (bouncing off, rolling etc)
    • Uses "Bullet" physics SDK
    • Calculated on server (to stop clientside hacks, maybe performance issues)
  • Player controls
    • Mouse acceleration issues
      • Arma 3 dev working with programmers to implement whole new system for player controls
        • Dexterity (the more attached to the weapon the slower it can be turned around)
      • Freelook
    • Physics based movement
      • Jumping considered
• Short term (Q 2)
  • Ragdoll
    • Nearly functionally complete
    • Based on "Bullet" physics lib
    • Includes falling characters
    • The future
      • Dragging unconscious/dead bodies
      • Blended body injuries
  • New AI pathfinding (whole team in bratislava working on)
    • Animals and Zombies
    • Techniques
      • Voxelization (terrain voxelized; how AI sees it)
      • Walkable polygons (define where and where not AI can walk; helps Z attacking through walls/floors)
      • Navigation mesh optimization
      • Object avoidance
    • First iteration nearly complete, maybe sometimes earlier turned on on exp. for testing
    • Handles interiors, small objects
  • 64 bit
    • Compiling now on 64
    • Servers can use a lot more memory
      • Important in the future for physics (including vehicles), new AI, Navigation meshes etc.
  • Prototype animals
    • Prototype implementation
    • Allows player "hunting"
    • 6 new animal types from scratch
    • Wandering the map
  • Persistent objects
    • All objects make persistent (experimenting with that, may not come that way) not only tents & backpacks
      • Pretend that everything is persistent and saved to the DB to monitor the load + performance
    • Maybe most objects persistent
  • Advanced weather effects
    • Snow & fog
      • Will not stay on the ground, but snowflakes can be seen, temperature is going down
      • Will affect ballistics, same with wind
      • Some way to visualize how the wind is blowing without using UI
  • World containers, can hold items
    • Help with performance a little bit (allow more objects in the world)
      • Refrigerators
      • Oven
      • Cupboards
• Medium term (Q3)
  • Multithread / Multicore
    • "kind of exists in the engine a little bit"
    • Probably a lot more focused on the server, because most calculations are done there
    • More Zombies, more players, more animals...
    • More flexibility to server providers: Scale down for small server, private hive; for large communities  100-200 players on one server also possible so
  • Advanced animals
    • Hostile animals (wolves, beers)
    • Neutral animals (rabbits, zombies)
    • Companion animals (dogs definitive; horse on the cards but lot of work to do)
  • New zombie behavior
    • More responsive
    • Redeveloped "agro" system
    • More benefits to stealth
    • Z stabilized in Q2 and improved after that
  • Central Loot economy
    • Control loot numbers centrally
    • Set for all servers per hive
    • Control amount of NV goggles, advanced weapons for all servers on the hive
  • Barricading (inspired from the dead linger)
    • Physic based construction
    • Mainly focused on existing buildings (barricade windows, doors)
    • Server persistent
    • With new Z mechanics (Z piling up on door & bvreaking barricade)
  • Basic vehicles
    • Vehicles pushed to Q4 maybe beyond to make them really work and not use Arma 3 files, wouldn't allow crafting; advanced physics etc.
    • So at first: Small vehicles
      • Bicycle, Motorcycle, ATV
      • Possibly small cars
      • Customizable/configurable like weapons
      • Physics based
  • Modding support
    • Actually already in but turned off, because too much changes are made to the game architecture
    • Probably tied with private hives
    • Full support for mods
    • Steam workshop integration
  • Player statistics
    • Steam achievements already in but turned off (like: Survived for X days)
    • Database interaction API for developers (statistics can be read out easily and shown on websites)
  • Horticulture
    • Berry picking already in, same will come with apple from apple-trees, Pumpkins from fields etc.
    • Inspired by Project Zomboid: Plant plants and harvest them
    • Already worked on prototype, maybe releaseing protoype earlier, concerned about performance
• Long term (Q4 and beyond)
  • Advanced vehicles:
    • Cars/trucks/Planes/Helicopters/boats
      • Combined with central loot economy: Not all parts on one server / not enough for 2 helicopters on hive/ steal things from existing ones
    • Upgradable components
    • Similar approach as weapon attachments
  • Advanced animals:
    • Horses?
    • Animal husbandry
  • Extended barricading
    • Extending barricading to full construction
    • Allow players to create new structures
    • Persistent to the server
  • Advanced social mechanics
    • Faction identification methods
      • e.g. make own armbands etc.
    • Spawn tied to controlled locations
    • Better UI support for trading
• Q & A
  • Q: Plans to improve nighttime (lighting, Z mechanic)
  • A: Plans for lightning, but atm limited, bc. DirectX 9 which is tied to the simulation; plans to disconnect it and replace it with DirectX 11 if possible; Hard because DayZ has to deal with HDR when light goes sliding from midday to dusk and night, where the sun is, the moon is; torches used etc.
  • Q: Plans to implement rivers from (?)
  • A: What scarmed it, prototyping how to do it; not on roadmap because it's not keyfeature; if team grows maybe things will be added to the roadmap; also for low priority map features like rivers
  • Q: Food&hunger times balancing done by server admins?
  • A: Server admins will be able to do that as well (food & hunger timer)
  • Q: Full release ETA?
  • A: Finish at end of the year, test it for some months, end of Q1 next year
  • Q: Favourite pokemon?
  • A: Pikachu
  • Q: Did you sacrifice some part of the un in the game for realism?
  • A: Yes, absolutely. Example: You can't move the character very well at the moment: Instead of a Counterstrike-like movement control more realism; precarious balance between how much realism before it takes away fun
  • Q: Underground areas?
  • A: Not on the roadmap, make sure core pillars work, not written out for done in the future, because some achievable goals have to be done to a date, reaching that points is a process, so no more information on that subject at the moment
  • Q: Barricading: How to stop people from server hopping in barricaded buildings?
  • A: Reasons why it has pushed further; start with concept of "controlled areas" where you can't spawn in, probably barricading working before controlled areas will work (so server hopping into barricaded houses will be a problem for some time ) but at the time barricading come sin, the concept of "controlled areas" should be finished
  • Q: Face on the character like in arma 2?
  • A: Immature things done be people, much more customizing, 20 new character things including beards

 

Live stream with Brian Hicks and Lead Animator Viktor Kostik - 26.02.2014

• Experimental patch: 2 handed animation overhauled: now you have to bring the weapon up (space) to swing it correctly (just like guns) - "activated"-mode
• Perishable food: a point in discussion; food will perish later; importance of cooked/harvested(!) food later on
  • So harvesting will come somewhere down the road (also the hoe and hicks comment on his twitter was a good sign for that)
• Gamma exploit: There should be unified settings for all players; but some people have to adjust them to make it playble; it will be looked at and may be changed when game develops on lighting
• Mouse acceleration bug: Dean commented on it, team is aware, working on it
• Supporting events like survivor games, not super-critical but continously talked about
• Graphic-hardware optimization: ATI/Intel/Nvidia: pushing optimization with hardware manufactorer
• Military vehicles: Not talked in detail about which vehicles will be in, first about the system and get the system work
• Bicycles first, will also take time, chopper not a matter by now
• Animation for walking with raised weapons: Work in progress
• "Don't expect to see a camping tent in game anytime soon" (actual quote)
• Writing names on protective cases/ammo boxes: Not talked about; interesting thing; no MS paint like painting
• Animation: Bug crouched walking diagonally to the right with gun on back: clips through the head: aware, addressed later on
• No ETA on respawning loot, but it is being worked on; ETA: Soon. (was asked 10 times I guess, answered 2 times ;))
• Animation for holding a map: worked on
• Ducks? ("like...the bird?") Maybe
• Shouldering 2 firearms: design decision, from animation it would be no problem
• Sound: positional&ambient: it is actively been looked at & will be addressed
• New guns/new items: Added in the game all the time during development
• Will zombies carry loot: Yes. They will carry loot, not always but there will be a chance, like in the mod
• Duarbility of clothing/armor: More different types with different values, also against environmental effects
• "JESUS CHRIST, THEY ARE COMING UPSTAIRS!" (sorry had to include that...was just so horror-movie-cliche^^)
• Multiple profiles per cdkey: Right now not looked into it, maybe in the future
• Other spraycan colours: maybe in the future
• Ladder glitch should maybe been already fixed in experimental
• Close interaction like giving items or even advanced like double attacks would be very nice to have, but from performance/synchronization itvis too hard to make at the moment
• Server hopping: Ongoing issue, as game develops, it is watched how player react
• Will a Char get infected if a zombie kills him: No
  • But different diseases from Zombie attacks (if the character survives them) will come
• Duct tape+rope to handcuff: At the moment not, but in the future maybe
• ETA for Physics: Next experimental patch maybe
• DMR: Right now not, doesn't make sense
• Fridge will not be moveable by players
• Age: discussed again and again; beard+hair growth: wanted to do, but not for one specific type of character, it has to affect larger scale of characters; In the future (after core features): Yes, why not
• Binoculars: Finished (art&design) configuration pending, specific programmer support is waited for some items
• Steam workshop: DayZ will fully support it when it gets released
• Not understanding DMR in 50 cal: started modelwork an SVD (Dragunov?)
• AK: Worked on right now
  • As confirmed on reddit: It is the AKM
• Suicide: Will come, the topic is not scrapped, has to be done correctly
• Weather: bigger effects on Gameplay will be there; e.g. 1st rain->wet->cold etc.
• Will Zombies be a danger to freshspawns: Yes, absolutely intended: Started with the first respawning mechanism that is now on experimental, and there is a ongoing polish on Zombie systems; they will be "a real pain in the ass for freshspawns"
• NPCs: Not planned, the only human life are the players
• Player spawning: keep as far as possible from high risk/high reward areas
• Restrict logging in in high risk areas: not planned
• Limping animation: Fully intended
• Migrating engines: not any time soon
• No immediate intend on adding "hissing" (?)
• Extensive crafting is planned: recipe system, ongoing feature and developing; futureproof system, it can be built on; after core features it will come
• BI intends on continue pushing updates after release
• Character backstories: The character should not be too far away from the player; Char is built by the player as he plays, not defined by a spreadsheet at character creation
• Next experimental patch: "as often as possible", focussing on feedback of the last one, iterate on bugs, getting it ready for stable
• Stable push, next maintenance (wednesday) if no major bugs occur in experimental
• Slow vault: No direct plans on removing
• Light machine guns: Every intend to support them at some points
• Animation: Plans for cancelling animations (food, bandaging): Yes, will be possible to cancel is worked on
• SMGs are in work
• Mid march another Q&A with hicks and possibly with a designer
• Map expanding: Map will not become bigger, but populated with new towns, interesting areas
• Base building: Rich support for some kind of...and the headset died.

 

 

 

DayZ behind the scenes, Studio Tour - 25.02.2014

 

Not much to mention here, but also interesting to see it :)

• Poking with sticks (not sure if that will really come^^)
• Glance at a new gun on a developers screen

 

DayZ Devblog 24.02.2014: As rocket twittered: "Just a quick look at some of the progress for our next patch."

UPDATE after watching it myself (and checking it with iBanes List ;))

• Lighting will be more important for gameplay purposes. Flashlight, headtorches, gaslamps will work now during day (HDR improvement)
• Physics : throwing items will be on experimental soon (atm already in but disabled)
  • throwing items: To give a friend ammo or to attack.
    • Physics allows ragdolls to be implemented, this will also change the weight a character actually moves
• Items have own materials now - that means, they will react in different ways., also in terms of penetration (and in my guess also weight?)
• Containers (e.g. refrigerator, filing cabinet) can be interacted with, models will be redone (opening doors etc.), more deep for loot system
• Bow+arrows (PVC bow+composite arrows were shown from a "very early state", so some variety may be coming here as well), arrow deflecting of the ground, sticking in zombies/players and can be recovered
• Animations smoother and more precise; Especially for one/two handed combat (but still not finished), this will also change the way items are held, and attacks are performed and also how hits are resolved
• Map updates: new buildings (e.g. police stations, health center and other ones all over the map, new towns), far more to come
• Fixing loot spawn bug (buildings that should spawn loot but don't do)
• Weather & environment will be much more important and should be like an antagonist: In the first step: clothes get damp, will affect items, different clothes have different values for absorbancy values
  • Rain (weather) completely is synchronized for all clients on a server;
• Medical System: improved messaging to the player so they understand their actual condition.
• Hunting+Cooking: Whole new (big) team, big experience from hunting games, dedicated for hunting, making animals, behaviors of them, how hunting works
  • Same team will also be work on Zombie pathfinding, hit boxes and collision detection (wall glitch^^)
• Maximize the element of survival: Campfires to cook and keep characters warm
• Gas canister works for cooking+pot/pan on internal (soon experimental?), campfires are worked on now
• Desync: Problem is the huge amount of bandwith DayZ uses when players with lot of items are close to one another
  • Programmer speaking: non-guaranteed updates for inventory items are sent all the time from server to client, the more items on player and players around, the more messages are sent, the more desync.
    • Some fixes are done now as far as it is possible, but in long-term (some weeks, maybe months): change to guaranteed server updates (messages are sent only once) but will also be ongoing worked on
• Zombies and Loot respawning: Big topic at the moment (loot respawn should come soon now that Z respawn is on experimental I think...)
• Zombie respawn mechanics optimized,  already on experimental, should be on stable in 2 weeks
  • Respawning should work soon sensible: no respawn in front of a player or in an overtaken town
• Persistent objects: Backpacks, paper (I swear he said "piper" ;)) and wood (once barricading comes in)

Next Steps:

• Once the things on this list are complete the next focus will be on low-speed vehicles like bicycles and barricading.  
• Faster vehicles like cars would follow the slow vehicles in later updates and will have a complex part system.  Items like spark plugs and car batteries will need to be located to make a car operational.  Cars will also break down and need to be repaired with items like these.

 

Live stream with Rocket  (20.02.2014) - from reddit, thanks to rudette :)
UPDATED after hearing it myself
2. Update: merged with iBanes list (thanks ^^)

• Female models now have female voice acting.
• Bugfix for lootspawn buildings/cars/tents is worked on
• Rain: Damp clothes make you cold, lowers body temperature makes you use more energy, damages equipment etc.
• Bows are still worked on, arrows will stick where they hit and be recoverable
• Zombie wall glitch is priority task together with performance
• run up hills: should maybe be possible (actually a collision issue)
• flashlight performance will be increased
• new gas lamp is worked on
• Light sources: resolving the collision/leaking issues with light sources would be incredibly difficult and largely unusable at the moment
• hunting, cooking, crafting before vehicles
• vehicles will come afterwards, starting with bicycles
• Vehicles: No carbon copy of the mod - vehicles will be totally redesigned, bicycle are possible already with the code that is in the game, but other vehicles will need far more work, but will definitely in before beta
• When will barricade houses, set up camps come: short to medium term, they will be persistent server based
• Prison: Work in progress, longterm thing
• Server Files (privat hives) : working on security/control protocols
• Friend Identification System (to ID Steam Friends in-game) - not planned.  Would likely be left to the modding community and only for non-hardcore servers
• Wallhack/floorhack: known & worked on
• Hacking is dealt with every day, continuous ban waves
• New towns and buildings - being worked on all the time (Senchi) and will be part of many major updates
• Better fps in cities: ongoing thing, working with graphic cards manufacturer, lot of work to find out where the problems are
• Zombies getting more aggressive, higher numbers as server performance gets better
• Backpacks as first persistent storage, tents later
  • Rocket wrote yesterday (23.02) on reddit:
    

    Persistent objects are going into internal testing next week.  

• Refrigerators and other static scenery items in game will have storage values and gear spawning in them in the future.
• Ragdolls are being worked on with other physics (throwing: not only weapons)
• Hunting, Cooking and Crafting up next for major implementation.
• Dead linger inspired boarding 'short to medium term'
• Binoculars done but not in game yet
• "Complicated" medic system is coming
• heart attacks not common (fever, then hit with blunt, electrical shock etc.)
• disease mechanics are already in game just not turned on
• Morality System: Not planned at the moment
• 
  possible console versions: When the game is successfull enough, he doesn't want to affect the pc release, so after pc release maybe, doesn't affect him as a pc gamer, it would be nice but there is no timeframe on it
• Blood on hands after looting a dead player is being considered.
• Suicide: Is worked on, Pistol & rifle & knife suicide is planned
• No custom faces (scanned in, like rainbow six) due to TTP and performance hit.
• Axes to have spawn chance in stumps near woodpiles.
• 3 types of animals: Predator (Wolves and Bears), Prey (Food), Companions (Dogs, horses)
• Dog mechanics were working ok, becoming owner of dog was not, that's why it wasn't implemented now
• Amputations are tabled till performance testing can be done with ragdolls.
• DMR/Other weapons are implemented when they get around to them, no real road map for when certain weapons are introduced. (AK is being worked on now "quite a beautiful and brand new")
• self made silencer: maybe, crafting is worked on atm
• Beards may not get in due to being to gender specific and too much work.
• Indian faces being worked on.
• Chainsaw almost done.
• Stats will be available on site
• Degradable items (food, medical supplies) over time, being worked on with refrigeration devices
• Paint Fire-axes ("I thought they were in")
• Stamina to be improved (balanced?)
• Physics based doors, locking doors and a complete overhaul of doors in the future.
• Player will be able to lock doors, zombies pile into them until they break
• Fishing Confirmed
• Cannibalism: Definitely want to put it in, but need to work on the consequence system of something like this
• 100 slot server in stable would be very interesting
• Slow vault"jump" will be removed
• Axes take damage every time you hit something with them but depending on what it takes more/less dmg (flesh, stone, other melee weapon in hands of opponent etc.)
• Sliding down ladders probably coming
• Dampness from sweating seems to be implemented on experimental branch now
• Weight based+volume based inventory system: Old system will be revisited
• New maps/enlarge chernarus: (no answer because he was distracted - happend more than once, just mention it once)
• Lootrespawning will happen soon ("has to be done first") beforethings like loot % per server population can be thought about (the mor epeople on a server, the more loot spawns)
• Skills: It will mainly be passively skillbased. So as you get better at repairing certain things, you will be able to repair more and more badly damaged stuff. It won't be something you'll put a skillpoint in. It will only be the more you do it, the better you get at it
• Kids: Very complex to put in, has to be done tastefully
• Nudity: Talked about it, no rush to put it in
• Environment should be more effecting the player (e.g. rain, wind)
• Barricading/player built camps & cooking are the things Dean looks himself most forward to
• Campfire: Will come but is very complex for something like so specific
• Hardcore mode should be hardcore
• Particle System - will be replaced at some point in the future.  Will allow for better visuals/animations.
• Better blood effects: Unknown, probably when the particle system is replaced
• Melee System - it's clunky, but it's very difficult make it really smooth.  Would like to improve it, but focus is improvements to the medical system
• Currently in 3-4 week update cycles for stable branch.  This should be the expected time frame for updates to Stable branch for the foreseeable future

Q& A with Hicks ( 19.02.1014) (quotes taken from reddit)

•     ambient sounds are being worked on
•     every building should spawn stuff
•     there is no "right" way to play Dayz
•     suppressors, depends on work organization about some key devs
•     environmental effects should be done right, so patience here
•     loot from zombies: is alreay a dev task
•     WET, SOAKED state on experimental have no meaning yet (regarding sickness)
•     hardcore ideas: no reticule, more damage to bullets, more damage done by zombies....many things might be happen
•     hacking: permanent being worked on, also with battleye
•     viewing around corners in 3rd person mode: permanent discussion topic
•     clan/community support: private hives(shards), form community around features/feature sets
•     physics system: almost made into exp branch, was being worked on today, for throwing items
•     1st person lift over walls: teams has to see if this unbalances things
•     almost 40 people (to whatever question that was the answer. Maybe teamsize?)
•     damage slots on containers: is not Hicks_206's department
•     balancing: will happen all the time
•     campfire: not in yet
•     modding: we available (e.g. Taviana), not earlier than beta/release
•     wish of hicks: persistent storage
•     naturally suppressed pistol will be in game, is being worked on
•     "suppressors will suppress soon." config needs to be done
•     little story: throwing poop was in very very early game (because of the 3d poop model i guess)
•     dev process: features with some content -> bug fixes -> more content per feature -> bug fixes
•     maybe regular(weekly) streams on http://www.twitch.tv/dayz with changing team members
•     10/22 needs some bug fixes, almost done
•     IEDs: some ideas are being worked on(?)
•     lights and walls: bugs in arma engine, nights will have more lights to the player available
•     Dean is working on vehicles, maintance might be needed
•     dynamic events like helicopter crashes needed to be done right. It was a useful addition to the mod. Indeed added sniper cycling on mod, but there were also guys watching the crash  site
•     fishing: maybe Dean is working on it
•     throwing knives and axes: "Would be very interesing!"
•     new spawn points near Svetlo, Berezino, Kamyshovo - also better loot spawn near these spawn points (med kits, etc). Already on experimental.
•     "Swords would be bitches!"
•     Bows are still worked on
•     steam controller: not being worked on, but close relationship with steam
•     target style: not realistic, but authentic. good feeling of being in another world
•     boonie hats should be in next update
•     Senchi (map designer) has a work roadmap for a year. For locations in the north.
•     snow: needs to be figured out the right way
•     timeout system for login/logout is work in progress
•     NVGs: might need spawn limitation for whole hive. No clear idea for this
•     snap someone neck: Don't tell Dean about this.
•     Players create better experiences than devs. Give players the right tools. Narrative elements (should) come from the players.

 
Q&A with rocket (12.02.2014)

• Binoculars models is ready, but not yet configured
• 6 Month is a very conservative estimation for vehicles, rocket expects them much sooner
• Facepalm gesture is coming ;)
• Animals/hunting will be in very soon
• Cooking has already started work
• Machete kills
• Bow & arrow models are ready, need some programming
• Fishing is a biteasier (dont now compared to what...)
• Spear is coming as well
• Horses look to be very hard, but they will defently be done
• Saddles with inventory spaces ==Easy
• "I'd love a snow area"
• Experimental build makes use of steam cloud (saves profile)
• They'd like to do a CZ550, it's on the list but it's not sure when it will be in
• When throwing (Physics) is implemented, guns and pistols will be very rare, because it will exist an option for ranged weapons beyond rifles/pistols
• Rocket worked on Tazers, as part of the unconscious system
• The medical system is also expanding a great deal too
• That all togetherallows them to reduce military style weapons a lot
• Hand signals: They cannot go much beyond the current gesture system (like manually made ones). But if they run out of F-Keys, "we will simply make it you can configure the gestures however you want"
• Bows should work almost like they work on Skyrim, then they will look on for poisoned darts etc. which nwill be easy when the basic bow system works
• More pistols will be added (while reducing rifles) Dean loves the Brown HP, so chances are good, that it will be in game
• A "Stream straight to twitch" mode will be considered but focussed will be a "cinematic mode" so that youtubers have an easier way to make content
• Server based persistent containers is coming in next update and will appear on experimental any day now (Said 4 days ago)
• "Medical system is getting a major facelift and cooking is starting shortly"
• Major performance updates (which is already an experimental)

Edited March 30, 2014 by LaughingJack

[DropBearChick 1217]

Thx for this

[Geckofrog7 1168]

Thx for this

[archone88 29]

• Horses look to be very hard, but they will defently be done

About this line.

He said that riding will be very difficult to add. But they want to allow riding!

Horses overall will be done.

 

 

Other than that! Very nice of you!!! :)

[Window Licker 504]

Thanks Jack!!

[timedance 120]

daunk da recht narrisch!!

:lol:

thank you hardly for this post!!

[donotlog 20]

Thx for this

[custombark 16]

"snap someone neck: Don't tell Dean about this."

Though I like the idea of stealth melee, I think every lethal action should have a non-lethal variant. Choke hold vs. neck snap. Bean bag shells. Tranquilizer gun. Tazer...

I want to teach non-lethal lessons!

[Crooked Hauser 258]

Would be neat if they did "fog of war" with 3pp and only show players/zombies if you're in eye contact with them. Not around corners or behind walls.

[cywehner1234 582]

I'm assume a horse will have a carrier on it, so probs some extra inventory space! I'm excited for this game.

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

• Horses look to be very hard, but they will defently be done
• Saddles with inventory spaces ==Easy

 

So yeah, if (when) they can put horses in, I think the will at first only serve as packmules ;)

[Kaw 23]

"When throwing (Physics) is implemented, guns and pistols will be very rare, because it will exist an option for ranged weapons beyond rifles/pistols"

 

So...Rust. =/

[Max Planck 7174]

Nicely done, good work.

 

I like the 'less military stuff, more sticks and stones' wibe I'm getting from Rocket there. And spears!

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

Updated in first post with the list from reddit (posted from rudette) for the livestream today, watching(hearing) it now for confirmations

Edited February 20, 2014 by LaughingJack

[DoxHoliday 51]

Much appreciated Jack!

[MagneticToast 102]

Hopefully the changes to hardcore will still allow a game mode where there is no difference other than no 3PP...I don't play "Hardcore" because I want the game to be life simulation. I play it because I think 3PP sucks.

[Hookmcracken 2]

Great work... thank you!

 

Was there any mention on how close loot respawning is?  Considering it's been a top priority for a while now, it must be a pretty significant change.

[Rudette 435]

You are welcome! <3

Edit:

Though, iBane's list seems more comprehensive than the one I found!
 

Edited February 20, 2014 by Rudette

[Maca (DayZ) 769]

• Beards may not get in due to being to gender specific and too much work.

Nooooo (Falls onto my knees in devastation),  Dayz you have broken my heart. :(

 

 

Thanks LaughingJack for the great summary, apart from the bad news above. .

 

[Hama 60]

Really like that guns are gonna be rare.

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

So, heard it through (2 hours of Kiwi english..."predators like wolves and beers" o.o  dangerous Kvass coming in ;))...ahm...I meant: The List from the last stream is now updated and everything I understood is in.

 

I only was surprised by one thing really:

Skills: It will mainly be passively skillbased. So as you get better at repairing certain things, you will be able to repair more and more badly damaged stuff. It won't be something you'll put a skillpoint in. It will only be the more you do it, the better you get at it

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

*bump* updated the 3rd stream summary with iBanes list :)

[Gugolas 228]

Think you again for your work.

Btw...the stream was really disappointing.

Don't watch it if you are a DayZ fan (not fanboy).

[McGarnagle 94]

It would be really awesome if someone could pin this. It answers a lot of questions that people ask.

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

Yeah, 144p and terrible audio (until minute 20 or so...maybe even 30...) but lots of information - typical Dean: totally open at everything that comes to his mind, from telling people they should try Banished and Project Zomboid and that he would like to meet up with the creators of PZ and Rust to exchange ideas up to quotes like: "Where are you? At the gas station?...I KNOW that somewhere here is a gas station, I made this game! But I can't find it!" or "Zombie, Zombie! Who said there are no Zombies in this game?" or (Gandalflike) "I have no memory of this place..."

 

I did not watch it (only sometimes to get a information or context), just listen because I couldn't stand the resolution. Played Banished instead muted on one monitor, typed on notepad my notes to the stream on the other monitor ;)