Status icons

[theirongiant 200]

I know the idea is to keep the screen as clear of UI elements as possible but would a couple of tiny icons in the corner of the screen be that bad. Could have 3 tiny circles to indicated food, water and health and a tiny red or blue, up or down triangle for temp. It'd be better than the message spam we get currently.

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

Even better idea.  No message spam and no indication.  Audio cues would be much better.

[theirongiant 200]

Even better idea.  No message spam and no indication.  Audio cues would be much better.

 

I could go with that but they can be a little vague, plus for something as important and as changeable as temperature then audio spam isn't a great improvement

[General Zod 1118]

Even better idea.  No message spam and no indication.  Audio cues would be much better.

This, the spam in lower left is insane.

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

I could go with that but they can be a little vague, plus for something as important and as changeable as temperature then audio spam isn't a great improvement

Maybe add some sort of small animation, like wiping your forehead of sweat from getting warm, actual shivering when getting cold, groans and moans when in pain and getting ill.

[byrgesen 1341]

I think the best idea would be to give people the choice between, messages in the corner, status icons and audio cues :)

Maybe thats wishfull thinking, but it would give people a choice to have it like they want.

[skypig 139]

Maybe add some sort of small animation, like wiping your forehead of sweat from getting warm, actual shivering when getting cold, groans and moans when in pain and getting ill.

that would be way better than the text spam... shivering, can't aim, gun shakes kind of thing.

[Jonah_Hobbes 171]

that would be way better than the text spam... shivering, can't aim, gun shakes kind of thing.

 

Not been that badly injured yet since coming back to the game, do they still have the "hurrrrrrnnnfffff!" audio sounds that accompany serious injury? Those sounds that are a mix of having a w*nk and pooing?

[roguetrooper 201]

I do not want audio cues for this. In RL you also don't hear anything when you are freezing, thirsty or hungry (stomach grumbling IRL is no hunger indicator). Further, it might be overheard sometimes.

 

The message spam is annoying, indeed. I'd prefer small, subtile (configurable in size and position), coloured icons for thirst, hunger, health, pain, temperature and stance.

[skypig 139]

Not been that badly injured yet since coming back to the game, do they still have the "hurrrrrrnnnfffff!" audio sounds that accompany serious injury? Those sounds that are a mix of having a w*nk and pooing?

stairs had my character make that noise a week ago... went to 3rd person view to make sure he wasn't squating or rubbing one out quick

Edited September 27, 2014 by SkyPig

[Mor (DayZ) 57]

Maybe add some sort of small animation, like wiping your forehead of sweat from getting warm, actual shivering when getting cold, groans and moans when in pain and getting ill.

In my experience unless such animation used as rare cosmetic touch ups, they soon become repetitive, distracting and extremely annoying. Hence not a good status indicator. (I don't want to wonder if the guy moaning in the next room is in pain or having a good time..) As for 'actual shivering', IMO only extreme conditions that hinder your abilities should have such visual cues.

[theirongiant 200]

I think the best idea would be to give people the choice between, messages in the corner, status icons and audio cues :)

Maybe thats wishfull thinking, but it would give people a choice to have it like they want.

 

This, I'm all about options. Even if they added icons round the hotbar so you could check it yourself. 

[epyionic 29]

I agree the text spam is out of hand
its really a simple fix tho

When the first ques of a change of state such as getting cold, a broken bone, hunger thirst you should get a text message in the bottom left hand
much like it does currently. Only two or three of these messages will display

From there you can then

Hit tab and see it in the inventory screen
OR
Press the ` key ( the one that brings up your hotlink bar) and just add small indicators to the left or right of the bar
Make the indicators much like OP said "tiny circles to indicated food, water and health and a tiny red or blue, up or down triangle for temp"
just have them bound to that toggle able layer

You get the best of all the worlds, keep the IU clean and stop the constant spam.