Irish. 4886 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) So I was thinking after remembering my ankle almost being torn off and how I used my rifle to get back on my feet at the time.. (Its something I rarely think about but recently injured my ankle on the same foot and it brought it back to mind). I thought, that would be a great addition to DayZ. To be able to use your melee or weapon as a crutch if your leg is broken. There would need to be an animation made for the walking and the transition from ground to standing and pulling up the weapon, but the rest should be straightforward (I know I make it sound easy, its not). Right click your weapon when a leg is broke and the option "USE AS CRUTCH" appears. This would damage the weapon after time to some degree, so a trade off would happen but it could be an option that is slightly faster than crawling (which in my opinion is not really a realistic option if your leg is broken, its just not easy to crawl very far with a broken leg). Anyhow what do you think? http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/2a3rra/suggestion_dayz_idea_use_weapon_or_melee_as_a/ Edited July 8, 2014 by lrish 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sm00tje 88 Posted July 8, 2014 Sounds pretty cool, also would give you another way to trick players! Just use a crutch and play the 'cripple' calling out for help, while your buddies shoot the poor guy trying to help ;) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irish. 4886 Posted July 8, 2014 Sounds pretty cool, also would give you another way to trick players! Just use a crutch and play the 'cripple' calling out for help, while your buddies shoot the poor guy trying to help ;) That would be pretty funny.. send in your already crippled clanmate to draw fire or attention while the rest flank the hell out of 'em.. LOL Good one :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parazight 1599 Posted July 9, 2014 Find a bandage. Crawl to the nearest tree. Search for kindling. Combine wooden stick and bandage to make a splint. Fix fracture. Already implemented. Trying to fool someone is a clever idea, however, you can now fix yourself up 50 meters from anywhere, so it would seem kind of silly to anyone that isn't a noob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoxintv 22 Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) Find a bandage. Crawl to the nearest tree. Search for kindling. Combine wooden stick and bandage to make a splint. Fix fracture. Already implemented. A splint is a splint. A crutch is a crutch. Therefore, crutches are not implemented yet. Crawling on the ground with your leg broken is pretty dumb, let's all be honest here. I can't choose to limp? Like, come on. Even if hopping on that one foot runs me the risk of getting hurt more or taking more shock damage from the pain, I'd sure as hell take that over breaking my leg in the middle of a field without any bushes or trees nearby, then spending half an hour to freaking find a tree. And if you don't have an axe? Well, you might as well fucking kill yourself.+1, sir. You have my beans. We need something else besides falling down and saying that we can't get up like we're all feeble senior citizens with twisted ankles. Edited July 9, 2014 by ZoxinTV 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parazight 1599 Posted July 9, 2014 Currently, you don't need any item ahead of time to fix a fracture other than a rag or bandage. You can crawl to any tree and search for kindling to find a wooden stick. A zed could break your legs as you log in for the first time as a fresh spawn and you can still deal. I don't see how a crutch would have any benefit, armed with this knowledge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
