Experimental - You Can Zoom While Looking Down Sights!

[Admiral_69 78]

Just thought you folks would want to know that you can now zoom in while looking down iron sights. Sorry I dont have any pictures. It is late and I dont have the time to figure out how to take/post screenshots.

[Etherious 907]

Just thought you folks would want to know that you can now zoom in while looking down iron sights. Sorry I dont have any pictures. It is late and I dont have the time to figure out how to take/post screenshots.

Default for steam pictures is F12. :) And sweet!

 

Edit: Was stupid and put wrong F key.

Edited April 12, 2014 by DJ SGTHornet

[tatchell (DayZ) 73]

Pls do take one! Thank goodness they've finally done this, really hated fiddling around with FOV all the time :p

[Irish. 4886]

I will test this and return shortly with a video.. :)

[TheScruffyBandit 382]

How much zoom. If ironsights give greater magnification than say a PU scope... then that's pretty stupid.

[So Sexy 259]

Either troll, or he means the FOV thingie.

[Irish. 4886]

Either troll, or he means the FOV thingie.

Nope.

 

Its there.. video proof here:

 

 

Btw, I left all of my gear in the main entrance to the jail next to the ATC at the NEAF on experimental server SE-01. Go get it now, before its gone in about 2.5 hours at the restart. Good loot.. youll know when you find it for certain ;)

 

Edited April 12, 2014 by lrish

[So Sexy 259]

Nope. Its there.. video inbound now.

Hang-on.. it will be here in about 4 mins tops:

When was this added? Wasnt in the exp patch notes.

[flygamer1 176]

You can still use fov as an extra zoom function

[flygamer1 176]

When was this added? Wasnt in the exp patch notes.

As far as I know we haven't received any patch notes this month

[Irish. 4886]

When was this added? Wasnt in the exp patch notes.

They've stopped using patch notes for experimental. Most likely so they can focus on adding things on the fly, to test and bring into the stable much quicker. So I would not expect too many patch notes on exp.. and I think they are making it so there are so few of them on purpose, with no hive. Its a true testing server ground now, experimental. 

[The_Monk 320]

They've stopped using patch notes for experimental. Most likely so they can focus on adding things on the fly, to test and bring into the stable much quicker. So I would not expect too many patch notes on exp.. and I think they are making it so there are so few of them on purpose, with no hive. Its a true testing server ground now, experimental. 

 

I just miss all the exp servers. There are only what? 4 now?

[Irish. 4886]

I just miss all the exp servers. There are only what? 4 now?

Correct, 4.

 

I really think its all on purpose on their part. Get the community in one area, make the exp. a true testing server so that they do not have to wait for maintenance. They removed it from the hive so its all on its own and can be brought down, up, hotfixed, or adjusted on the fly without any concern for affecting the stable build. 

 

Im with you, but this new way... makes much more sense. Nobody is going to play exp. without a hive unless they really want to see the new tests they have going.

 

I also noticed that you bleed almost 100% of the time you are hit by zeds, along with some other minor new things in exp.

Edited April 12, 2014 by lrish

[The_Monk 320]

Ping is just too high from my big ol island to make playing on them worth it.

 

We did have a few aus/nz experimentals which were great fun.

[Irish. 4886]

Ping is just too high from my big ol island to make playing on them worth it.

 

We did have a few aus/nz experimentals which were great fun.

Yeah, I have to endure 250+ pings sometimes on Exp.. This video (above), it was around 200 ping. Loads of rubberbanding if I sprinted. 

Edited April 12, 2014 by lrish

[The_Monk 320]

Yeah, I have to endure 250+ pings sometimes on Exp.. This video (above), it was around 200 ping. Loads of rubberbanding if I sprinted. 

 

The lowest I get from ze germans is 380.

 

Not even playable.

[Irish. 4886]

The lowest I get from ze germans is 380.

 

Not even playable.

^ this is why it took me 2 hours to find a weapon of ANY kind to test iron sight zoom.. LOL. 

[The_Monk 320]

^ this is why it took me 2 hours to find a weapon of ANY kind to test iron sight zoom.. LOL. 

 

The things we do for the game we love :P

[acid_blotter 75]

zoom has been in since release noobs its the + key on your numpad rebind it to right click herp a derp

[tatchell (DayZ) 73]

Nope.

 

Its there.. video proof here:

 

 

 

How did you manage to control the zoom variably? Like the first time you zoom it's kind of bit-by-bit. How do you do that if this is just surely holding down right-click?

[Snowball (DayZ) 115]

Is this only available on servers in the experimental branch? Cuz I'd really like this in the Stable :)

[Gabe Newell 45]

Default for steam pictures is F10. :) And sweet!

F12 is the default for steam screenshots. Trust me, I know.

[Admiral_69 78]

Hi folks, sorry I wasn't able to post screens last night , and I won't be able to today either...

BUT the zoom is also fixed on the PU scope. (found one, tested it last night... And then the baby woke up. It still has a fixed zoom.

I couldn't find any of the M4 sights to test them last night.

FYI to join an experimental server :

Opt into the beta in the steam game properties.

Change your server filters : ping 0 and battleye No

Then the servers should appear.

[soulfirez 901]

How did you manage to control the zoom variably? Like the first time you zoom it's kind of bit-by-bit. How do you do that if this is just surely holding down right-click?

Could be wrong but i am sure i saw irish post a pic of what he plays dayz with which was some space age looking mouse /controller with analogue levers on it i would say he has one of these analogue controls made to be his zoom so he can control it. I am one of those guys who uses a controller so i have an analogue trigger for it plus i use pedals to analogue control my leaning.

[The_Monk 320]

+ and - on the numpad also manually change FOV.