The 42.116146 Update

[rickyriot 1009]

I've been away for a week or so and loaded up Steam to find I have a new patch. There are some notes on the DevBlog but no official patch notes either here or in the Announcements section of this forum.

So... what's new *and confirmed* in the 116146 patch?

[rickyriot 1009]

Of course finding an experimental server would help.. ;) ..I'm guessing this isn't a problem on my side and that none of the experimental servers have been kicked back into life.

[Elle 562]

oh someone just posted a nice article about whats going on over on the changelog http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/03/major-dayz-update-landing-tomorrow/ has some good info in it. but do check the changelog - there is more info there.

[Elle 562]

Of course finding an experimental server would help.. ;) ..I'm guessing this isn't a problem on my side and that none of the experimental servers have been kicked back into life.

ya they are down across the board from what I can see - I'm really needin the exp servers to come back so I will stop trollin the fourm too :/

[rickyriot 1009]

oh someone just posted a nice article about whats going on over on the changelog http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/03/major-dayz-update-landing-tomorrow/ has some good info in it. but do check the changelog - there is more info there.

I've seen a few "unofficial" comments regarding what will come, but nothing official.

 

From the DevBlog:

We are committed to not releasing builds onto stable to introduce new game breaking bugs. Now that we’ve fixed those bugs, we’re internally verifying and fixing any new bugs that have been introduced. We will do an unscheduled update the moment we are confident we have a suitable build to release.

 

Which is all fine and well, and I applaud them, I'm not sure if pushing the patch out before updating the experimental servers is the right order to do things in. Not that I'm bitching, there could easily be a bug that has risen it's head and resulted in the lack of experimental servers.

Edited March 18, 2014 by ricp

[Elle 562]

oh theres this http://dayzdev.tumblr.com/post/79960438354/weekly-report-a-step-into-survival its official if a little late.

 

edit: hicks (I think) mentioned the exp servers being down but will be back up "soon" that was several hours ago however - that's all buried in the devtracker somewhere.

Edited March 18, 2014 by Elle

[rickyriot 1009]

oh theres this http://dayzdev.tumblr.com/post/79960438354/weekly-report-a-step-into-survival its official if a little late.

 

edit: hicks (I think) mentioned the exp servers being down but will be back up "soon" that was several hours ago however - that's all buried in the devtracker somewhere.

 

Yeah, I mean I'm not bitching (as I said in my previous (edited) post) but I don't think these are confirmed as to being part of the new patch, just a list of things they are working on.

 

Obviously I've just updated at the "wrong time" in the sense that the new patch arrived just as I logged into Steam after a break, and now I'm left with now servers to play it on.

[Elle 562]

Yeah, I mean I'm not bitching (as I said in my previous (edited) post) but I don't think these are confirmed as to being part of the new patch, just a list of things they are working on.

 

Obviously I've just updated at the "wrong time" in the sense that the new patch arrived just as I logged into Steam after a break, and now I'm left with now servers to play it on.

oh right, also expect to have a char wipe on exp - I've not seen anyone mention that its not happened to them but plenty to whom it has happened myself included.

[rickyriot 1009]

oh right, also expect to have a char wipe on exp - I've not seen anyone mention that its not happened to them but plenty to whom it has happened myself included.

 

Sorry as I said I haven't played in a wee while, when did the character wipe happen? 

 

Bit of a shame too, my last logout I was sitting pretty.. :( ..oh, well.

[Guest]

http://twitter.com/Hicks_206/status/445965976501489666

 

 

ETA EXP: Soon.

 

http://twitter.com/Hicks_206/status/445562048597196800

 

 

You may see an experimental update, this is primarily focused on us measuring some data in the hive - however, some map changes are there.

We don't do changelogs for backend changes.

Edited March 18, 2014 by Guest

[rickyriot 1009]

http://twitter.com/Hicks_206/status/445562048597196800

You may see an experimental update, this is primarily focused on us measuring some data in the hive - however, some map changes are there.

We don't do changelogs for backend changes.

 

Got to say I am a little confused. It was a 300mb+ update, and on the devblog, twitter and reddit there is some mention of client side changes yet that tweet suggests there isn't.

[Elle 562]

Sorry as I said I haven't played in a wee while, when did the character wipe happen? 

 

Bit of a shame too, my last logout I was sitting pretty.. :( ..oh, well.

seems like it was Friday evening (I'm GMT -6) and I was sittin pretty too just scrounging for the ever elusive LRS and I was set - oh well. pretty sure it was not planned either, it just sortta happened.

[rickyriot 1009]

seems like it was Friday evening (I'm GMT -6) and I was sittin pretty too just scrounging for the ever elusive LRS and I was set - oh well. pretty sure it was not planned either, it just sortta happened.

 

I don't mind character wipes to be honest. I'm playing an Alpha on an experimental branch! Christ I'm lucky it runs without crashing! .. ;)

[Guest]

You'r right, there was some changes, but only

a few implemented yet the rest is "deactived".

Implemented:

Sportster .22 and firefighter axe can be painted now

Beans and spagetti cans have new textures

SKS paintbug is fixed

Not confirmed yet:

0.42.116146.

Damage changes:

7.62x39mm SKS : +5.5%

12 Gauge Pallets: -25%

9mm: +16.67%

.22 Cal: +25%

Accuracy changes:

CQB Buttstock M4: -20%

Plastic Handguard M4: -10%

RIS Handguard M4: -10%

Features:

Sawedoff Blaze92

Long Range Scope for Ruger1022

tbc. Edited March 18, 2014 by Guest

[Elle 562]

I don't mind character wipes to be honest. I'm playing an Alpha on an experimental branch! Christ I'm lucky it runs without crashing! .. ;)

haha I know right? I was kinda bummed out for min or two when I realized what had happened then just shrugged it off and went to lootin again.

[Mr Jizz 313]

Couldn't help but notice that Gamer Headlines article says "tomorrow" for the update...

 

Any confirmation of this, or just media churning?

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

Just media churning.

Hicks wrote no ETA. It will be delivered when it is ready to be pushed.

 

 

But exp got a 60mb update right now....hicks wsrote about that:

 

 

I'm bringing about 20 experimental servers online, and then pushing a small update to experimental. No changelog, as it is late

 

 

(asked whats in)

 

A new city.

Edited March 18, 2014 by LaughingJack

[Guest]

Couldn't help but notice that Gamer Headlines article says "tomorrow" for the update...

 

Any confirmation of this, or just media churning?

 

The source of informations gamerheadlines.com gathered from are the same we all have, tumblr devblog. The devs expect an update by tomorrow (do they?), that doesn't mean they gonna patch it for real - there is no offical ETA set yet!

 

As a matter of effect gamerheadline only rest upon this:

 

 

Persistent Loot and objects

This was close to being implemented fully when we discovered some issues with the central server architecture that would becoming more serious for performance if we went live with it. These are being solved now and we expect to be trying some of those performance optimizations on the central server this Wednesday.

 

i won't count on a patch tomorrow unless devs annouce it.

 

offtop:

 

my steam just downloading a weird 68mb patch right now, whats goin on?

 

Edit: JACK, dare u postin again while i'm preparing a post.

 

Edited March 18, 2014 by Guest

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

But exp got a 60mb update right now....hicks wrote about that:

 

 

I'm bringing about 20 experimental servers online, and then pushing a small update to experimental. No changelog, as it is late

 

 

(asked whats in)

 

A new city.

 

Edited March 18, 2014 by LaughingJack

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