Pliskinki 52 Posted February 26, 2014 Hello guys, I saw that the Devs are working on the melee weapons now, and one thing makes me annoyed when I fresh spawn on the game with just the flashlight in hands...The thing is... I cannot punch zombies and see where they are D:. you know, I can't have my flashlight on one hand, and do some punching in the eye of the zombies with one of my arms, because god said that "Men needs to hold tah flashlight tight with their two hands!"And so it goes when I have a pistol, why I can't have a pistol in one hand, and have my flashlight in other?I suggest to the awesome developers of DayZ (This game is f***king addictive, even on it's Alpha o_O') to put two hands, on the inventory, instead of just one, you know... this probably would solve the problem! :D. (Sure, there is loads of details I've jumped, like the trouble it would give to the animators and scripters, and shit. But this is my suggestion.) Cya guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geckofrog7 1168 Posted February 26, 2014 Or attach a weapon flashlight like a baws. B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cywehner1234 582 Posted February 26, 2014 Yolo. Why not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pliskinki 52 Posted February 26, 2014 Yeah man, i forgot to mention this, why not put the flashlight on the straps of the backpack as a attachment depending on the backpack you have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AsHawkins 96 Posted February 26, 2014 There is no real reason to discuss this, you pretty much covered it. Flashlights are one handed. Why is the other hand made useless while you use it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullraugh 1151 Posted February 26, 2014 Isn't it obvious? The damn thing's too heavy for just one hand to lift! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iBane 381 Posted February 26, 2014 Agree that flashlight should be one-handed and should be able to be equipped with other one handed items like the machete. However, the game doesn't have the functionality currently to have two separate items in hands at the same time. They have to be combined items currently, so I have the feeling this wouldn't be a small change. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pliskinki 52 Posted February 26, 2014 Think about it, having the flashlight in this way, we could open lots of new opportunities, like walking around with dual wielded pistols :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colekern 1364 Posted February 26, 2014 The flashlight has pistol animations as a placeholder for now. I'm sure sure they'll improve down the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIC 1050 Posted February 26, 2014 These would be great to see.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brazorf 46 Posted February 26, 2014 You got a point here, flashlight should be one handed.(I just found an head-flashlight thingy btw eheh) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martmital 436 Posted February 26, 2014 it's heavy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogyman93 10 Posted February 27, 2014 I think it's because it's so easy to find a FNX45 and a pistol flashlight, or because they couldn't find a use for the other hand since all melee weapons back when the game came out were two-handed. Now, since you can find duct tape and rope, it would be nice to be able to tie the flashlight to a gun or be able to hold it like TIC321 suggested. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIC 1050 Posted February 27, 2014 Maybe in the future. If they can make any type of gesture at any time, I'm sure they can do the same with holding objects differently in each hand. Holding a flashlight with 2 hands seems too "old-school" from the mod days. This could be improved in the retail version :) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
