fewwdragon 2 Posted February 20, 2014 I'm trying to get into the immersion and back drop of day z. Is there any timeframe day z is suppose to be set in? How long after the outbreak do you think it is? I am thinking years (due to all the glass being broken and the levels of rust and disarray).... Which make certain elements fall flat for me. One there should be no fruit (rotten or otherwise) in the game unless it was in trees. ( I know alpha and what not ...).. I think some timeframe for the back drop would be very useful for my mindset about the game. I get it mechanics first then story but knowing some of the story helps me think about which mechanics I feel strongly about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Dynamite 75 Posted February 20, 2014 The broken glass is just because glass hasn't, for the most part, been implemented yet. I assume it takes place a few years after patient zero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geckofrog7 1168 Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) All I know is that this happened after ARMA 2 campaign and the survivors you play as are immune to the virus.(Btw if you happen to have ARMA 2, it's a very good way of getting the history of the country you will survive in.) Edited February 20, 2014 by Geckofrog7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerandar 212 Posted February 20, 2014 there was never a story to dayz, your a guy who washed up on shore with no knowledge of the world other then your medical/military training we all seem to have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannynickelov 126 Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) It's set in 2009, ArmA 2 time era, but since it's Chernarus+, i guess it's taking place in 2013-2014. Edited February 20, 2014 by DannyNickelov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pvt_Larry (DayZ) 98 Posted February 20, 2014 It's set in the modern era, if that's your question. I've heard that its set a month or two after the outbreak began and the cities were overrun; right now all the windows are broken because you can't break glass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fewwdragon 2 Posted February 20, 2014 It's set in 2009, ArmA 2 time era, but since it's Chernarus+, i guess it's taking place in 2013-2014. Oh okay I was thinking 2000 ish . there was never a story to dayz, your a guy who washed up on shore with no knowledge of the world other then your medical/military training we all seem to have. I know there isn't a lot of story but there is some. It's mostly up to the players to fill in the blanks but I think having a time frame is pretty important detail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geckofrog7 1168 Posted February 20, 2014 right now all the windows are broken because you can't break glass. :huh: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4oby 0 Posted February 21, 2014 How about timeFrame of chernarus it-Self, by the building I could guestimate late '80, BUT wait we have FNX with a redDotSight))and we have canned beans and SPAGETTY, I could think of the cans as beeing brought by UN, but come On the could bring that much! And in USSR canns where rare and Expensive.So what time did we had in Chernarus when infection begun? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weedmasta 784 Posted February 21, 2014 A lot of assumptions people are making out of nowhere 8l Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irl-calibre 744 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) google " the real Chernarus" and you will see that it looks pretty much like that today.. i'm hoping generally that it's set during outbreak rather than completely broken.. Edited February 21, 2014 by Calibre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
