Experimental Branch: 0.50 Discussion

[nokyookami 63]

anyone else still having the sticky walking glitch lol I Cant Stop Strafing randomly lol x_x
was Hoping Maintenance Fixed it But Still an Issue For Me :(
 

[barnabus 1708]

anyone else still having the sticky walking glitch lol I Cant Stop Strafing randomly lol x_x

was Hoping Maintenance Fixed it But Still an Issue For Me :(

 

Not so much in 3rd person servers, much, much more so in first person servers.  So much so that I can't play 1st person right now because that bug makes me dizzy and slightly nauseous when it hits.

Edited October 8, 2014 by Barnabus

[danz 11]

My game crashes on 0.50 as soon as I interact with other players, I've never had this bug before ever on Dayz.

 

Loot has gone from one extreme to another, at first it was to easy now it is to far to scarce.

Edited October 8, 2014 by danz

[ryanh 36]

yea, it's experimental, thanks for that

 

And yes, they do it deliberately - There can't be any other reason to justify these latest changes.

I mean come on, it's so obvious that food doesn't spawn anymore as soon they started to mess around with hunger/thirst balance. What the heck do they want to test? Why can't they at least tell us?

 

I will not go back to experimental as long they don't explain what they actually want us to test - and how to test it.

How to test it is for you're brain to figure out, Even though this 0.50 is very challenging, took me 9 tries to not starve, but now im fishing for food, drinking from the same water source for a mountain backpack (barracks all were looted, and nothing respawning due to people not looting nearby towns (likey because they dident live long enough to make it to for example Vybor.

 

I have found thanks to the naked and afraid in Vybor spawn. that Vybor military base has some decent loot due to freshies looting Vybor.

[St. Jimmy 1631]

I have been trying to get an ashwood stick for the longest time, but every time I chop down an ashwood tree, it only drops firewood, no ashwood stick and I have chopped down dozens! Trying to find one for a fishing rod.

Has anyone had any luck from chopping down an ashwood tree??

Thanks

 

P.S. Yes, I am positive I am chopping down ashwood trees. This one: http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Ashwood_Tree

I've chopped only once ashwood tree same as you linked in 0.50 and I got the stick. I've been looking for an axe for 3 days now and when I found one server crashed and it disappeared from my hands. Are you really sure you're chopping that tree and not the darker one. Sorry can't find a better picture of it. Also you might not see the stick in vicinity because it can get under the logs.

[k3malb3y 23]

Still the same game crashes happenning  that you fixed before. If re-join server = your character is respawning again, Same zombie issues, zedds walking thru walls etc. unstable hunger/thirst status, jammed doors, some Items  cannot be looted.. Why it feels like nothing fixed yet?

 

This is experimental but  We can not experiance it

Edited October 8, 2014 by k3malb3y

[UltimateGentleman 355]

Where are the notes for this patch? I don't fancy wading through 27 pages to find them -_-

 

 

If a mod/admin/someone with the power to do so sees this how about making a topic for this section to quote the notes in to? That would be very handy, if you miss these topics for more than a few days it's like looking through the history of the universe trying to find them :P

Edited October 8, 2014 by UltimateGentleman

[Yano (DayZ) 102]

It was hard at first , lost the first 3 new spawns to zed infestation, but once i made it from Berezino up into Olsha (good water, good orchards and decent basic items )  and then turovo ( little jail house is gone by the way *grumpy faces and general angst)  and into Novo , i started finding enough to stay alive like i said earlier, trick for me was finding ammo and a decent kitchen knife and matches, once i had that the object was to head west a bit n get to deer and hog hunting. Worked out so far , hes almost 3 days old and going strong. You do seem to dehydrate awful fast though , im not a sprinter really , but i do jog most of the time in game and he tends to need liquid more often then a person should. The "Wetness" is bugging me a bit , having to stop and wring out each item of clothing , and your backpack , and even whats in your pack 5-8 times each to get dry again is a little much maybe just limit it to 3-4 ?

 

On the upside the main road west from Novo is awesome !! the new town , the castle ruins, even the way they finished off the big gravel pit/ stone quarry site looks really cool all the way out to severograd , and thats coming from some one that never wanted to see anything built north of the Northern RR lol The new Fishing village north of svet is really cool too, stark and sparse only a few buildings , its eerie and sort of pretty at the same time , its the same little cove Weyland Yutani filmed his "source of the infection" piece thats on you tube.

 

Take a little to get used to but all in all , its another step forward and only half a step sideways  Yay !

[Tatanko 5591]

Still the same game crashes happenning  that you fixed before. If re-join server = your character is respawning again, Same zombie issues, zedds walking thru walls etc. unstable hunger/thirst status, jammed doors, some Items  cannot be looted.. Why it feels like nothing fixed yet?

 

This is experimental but  We can not experiance it

When you join a server and your character appears to be reset, quickly quit and join another server. I assure you, your character isn't gone. It's a hiccup with servers not having a solid link to the main hive directly following a restart, but it resolves itself pretty quickly 99% of the time. I had this happen to me last night; I switched servers real quick to make sure my character was okay and switched right back into the server that had just restarted and all was well.

 

Where are the notes for this patch? I don't fancy wading through 27 pages to find them -_-

 

 

If a mod/admin/someone with the power to do so sees this how about making a topic for this section to quote the notes in to? That would be very handy, if you miss these topics for more than a few days it's like looking through the history of the universe trying to find them :P

There are no official notes for Experimental builds. That's kind of the fun of it, really. There are some of us who play Experimental just to see what we can find that hasn't been formally announced. Your best bet for a list of changes in Experimental is always going to be Reddit:

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/2i0txm/unofficial_050_110_changelog/

 

The new Fishing village north of svet is really cool too, stark and sparse only a few buildings , its eerie and sort of pretty at the same time , its the same little cove Weyland Yutani filmed his "source of the infection" piece thats on you tube.

Berezhki is my new favorite! By the way, Weyland's "Source of the Infection" video was filmed just north of that. There's a nearly identical little beach on the other side of the mountain, which is technically "off" the map (no vegetation).

[Axezeroone 56]

5 characters of mine died of starvation and dehydration (i couldnt do anything, all 3 villages were either empty or had complete useless stuff) and zombies reaching through doors ganging on me while im running 100 meters ahead and they still hit me.

game crashed 3 times today, theres NOTHING to loot on any server, it feels staged sometimes, you get to find some food but it wont last till your next find, its frustrating!

 

and another thing was a few days ago, some bad troll or smth? i had to read my character saying "i think i pissed my pants" whut the fuck? there was no player around me that could have

just messaged that....

Edited October 8, 2014 by Axezeroone

[ebrim 998]

So one of my exp guys died yesterday to a weird bug in a castle, still not sure really what happened. I was inside the keep, I got random fall damage breaking my legs and then again and I was dead. Either way, no big deal, I get to start over again! The first time I did, I actually starved to death! Right underneath an apple tree, I think it's the first time that has ever happened (one other time it was hard to discern whether it was hypothermia or starvation that actually "got" me in the end). Anyway, the lesson from that experience was that it wasn't the hunger or lack of items that was actually killing me, it was the rain. Keeping warm right now in the very beginning is challenge enough, keeping warm while it's raining and you are only 40 minutes to an hour or so away from starvation is a whole other level. Essentially the rain will make you cold far faster which increases your calorie burn and gives you very little wiggle room. My second attempt after that guy died was also in the rain but I was able to manage to get him out of the beginning alive, partly due to a server reset which put me on a sunny day and allowed me to forage more effectively. This also highlights the fact that if you spawn and it's raining and you frustrate easily, you might want to think about server hopping at least until you have some warmer clothes.

Edited October 8, 2014 by Ebrim

[DeepEuphoria 69]

0.50v2 - 0.51 Experimental Update Incoming Tonight :D Confirmed by Eugen Harton

[ChainReactor 922]

 

Tonight is gaming night !

[Tatanko 5591]

Uh oh. I hope my character isn't wiped with the new build just yet. Probably will be though :(

[RoterBallon 68]

Uh oh. I hope my character isn't wiped with the new build just yet. Probably will be though :(

Expect it to be wiped ;)

[Tatanko 5591]

Expect it to be wiped ;)

Oh, I'm sure. I've come to terms with it. Hopefully it won't be so difficult to get myself established on this build!

[Tatanko 5591]

From Reddit via eugenharton:

 

Hunger and thirst works as inteded. It was not a bug but a feature. Server configuration recognizes time of year (you can either set it or use real time). And it simulates weather conditions (wind,temperature) according cut of the map from the world. Last experimental was set to december to see how harsh it can actualy get. There are no visual changes for seasons yet. But tech for simulation seems to work. This release will be set to september. Its gonna a bit more forgiving.

 

Awesome! So they're already testing out seasons, albeit in a limited way. Doesn't sound like loot will be any easier to find, but maybe we won't burn as much energy if we aren't freezing all the time?

[Exorade 214]

Winter is coming.

[ChainReactor 922]

Thanks for the Info, Tatanko. Also, Eugen confirmed that the V3S is not in yet. Just because thats like the most asked question after every single update.

[fowang 60]

Brace yourself char wipe whines coming!

[DocWolf 146]

Expect it to be wiped ;)

 

 

 

Oh noes! I managed finally to spawn again near Novo, at the truck depot/garage...the first time I spawned there in 0.50 was probably the most funny gaming session of the whole experimental patch. Decent amount of loot, interesting towns nearby, plenty of wilderness at walking distance. Alas, beloved character :(

[blackberrygoo 1416]

From Reddit via eugenharton:

Awesome! So they're already testing out seasons, albeit in a limited way. Doesn't sound like loot will be any easier to find, but maybe we won't burn as much energy if we aren't freezing all the time?

Holy ... Crap ... I can't believe nobody guessed that for why we were burning such hard Cals... But that's awesome I cannot wait to see if there's gonna be legit snow in a Few months maybe ?? ;)

[Yano (DayZ) 102]

 By the way, Weyland's "Source of the Infection" video was filmed just north of that. There's a nearly identical little beach on the other side of the mountain, which is technically "off" the map (no vegetation).

 

Im pretty sure its the same place , where the veg stopped on the other side of the mountain north of svet where the hole in the ocean floor to nowhere used to be  , ive got pics from it before and after the changes , its cool

[igottapi4 1]

I think making the game too hard will turn many gamers away. There is a reason games come with difficulty levels. I do wonder if they will do this with Dayz.

 

I actually like the though of needing more food. I have when I have to leave food behing cause I either dont need it or have anought stored. So I guess now we really will need alll those finds. BUT they really need to change the stuffed part, cause last time I checked no one could be stuffed and still die of hunger and thirst.

 

About the weather. It sound cool but my problem is still the different clothes we need/will need for them. Clothes take too much storage space and have too few lots. I just dont bother with them when I find the camo clothes that have the most space. I wish they would let us put tthings over each other. Like longjohns or a tshirt. Take the raincoat, it should cover your clothes, not swap it. They could also make clothes fold into smaller lots when you store them. That would really help.

[-MadTommy 367]

Not so much in 3rd person servers, much, much more so in first person servers.  So much so that I can't play 1st person right now because that bug makes me dizzy and slightly nauseous when it hits.

Ok that is good to know. I generally only play 1st person and found the bug made playing impossible. Might try a 3rd person one.