Experimental Branch: 0.51 Discussion

[dafix 22]

I wonder if they ever put in character appearence change. Like when you are always stuffed, you eventually fatter and fatter and if you starve you get so skinny you can only see bones. 

Man I would just feed my lil guy, always keep him stuffed, dont move much around with him, let him stay at one place for hours. Just make him eat and eat and eat and eat, eventually I would go out and scare other people.7

[hekp 223]

Does the char restarts daily on .51 exp? I seem to lose all the progress and start as a fresh spawn the next day.

Happend twice so far (but the 0.51 has only been on for 2 days aswell so...)

 

I noticed that the first wooden house SE from karmenovka spawn still gets bugged loot just like on stable (got geared up in under a minute).

So i guess the loot problem persists. I've also visited villages that were completely stripped off of any loot, so i guess most of it is pilled up in some random house, again.

Edited November 20, 2014 by halp

[Zboub le météor 250]

curved swords ?

 

nah, those sucks if you don't came from hammerfall. you'd better watch your knee !

 

i want the following option : stunt baton + battery + katana = Celestial Fury +3

 

well, nothing really special to say about this new EXP.

 

i had 3-4 rollback in 2h, wich is not bad but still slightly worse thant previous patch. i had some hopes for a slightly improved loot respawn mechanics but sadly it's still not working properly.

 

ghillie suits looks great, nice addition to the game !

 

i met 2 friendly guys on my road (Barely Infected, you can find him on youtube) but heard many gunfights on the coast. the second guy i run in was very cautious and said i was the first person actually not trying to kill him. i fought that experimental release day was less PVP but i may be wrong.

[CJFlint 357]

I really excited most for the ghilie rap and suit! Really cool, thanks devs!

 

I love the anti hacking system as well. Although I really only seen what I was certain were hackers a couple of times since I have been playing, there is comfort in knowing we will not have to worry about it. Wells are back.

 

Anyways I'm think of checking out this exp, sounds really cool.

 

I enjoy hunting in game so I don't mind uf there not as much food. ALTHOUGH....I wonder if the gas stove burning meat bug will be fixed? If we are too hunt lets get some more options for cooking as well outside of a fire that sticks out like a beacon.

Edited November 20, 2014 by CJFlint

[Evil Minion 943]

How to play the current experimental build:

1. Craft full Ghillie Suit
2. Get Clown Mask
3. Get Kuru
4. Wait for nighttime

[ChainReactor 922]

 

How to play the current experimental build:

1. Craft full Ghillie Suit
2. Get Clown Mask
3. Get Kuru
4. Wait for nighttime

 

 

5. Starve while waiting for a player :)

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

So if the servers are set on a 24/7 time now, why is it night time on a US West server?

[Maia (DayZ) 93]

So if the servers are set on a 24/7 time now, why is it night time on a US West server?

all the servers are intended to be on the same clock I'm pretty sure. Unfortunately they aren't set by region or anything, likely so that all the servers see some constant action and night testing is done, otherwise people would just hop to whatever server is daytime

[ChainReactor 922]

all the servers are intended to be on the same clock I'm pretty sure. Unfortunately they aren't set by region or anything

 

Wait, so all servers are on a 24 hour cycle in sync with Central European Time ? I do not check the US ones, i actually have them filtered out by ping.

[aphex187 52]

Whats the point to play if survival is trivial?

 

There are multiple food sources in game. Did you try:

• hunting
• fishing
• planting tomatoes
• searching for Charcoal Tabs and surviving from blue berries
• walking to a less populated area (smaller non-coastal villages)
• walking to one of the known "loot pileup" places

?

 

If you only looted houses in coastal cities and did not find enough food its your own fault. Otherwise there might be a bug with servers not generating items.

 

Finding nothing to help me in my quest to hunt, fish, grow tomato's etc. Food wise i've found around 13 apples as i stood for nearly 30 mins picking them from trees scattered about on my way up west, also found a tomato and a can of beans which went to 34% after opening with the only tool i could find, a bloody hammer!! After eating apples i'm either stuffed or back to hungry, been to loot piles and found only back packs and 7 pairs of jungle boots which were all damaged. As for berries, kinda hard seeing them in the dark. Btw i've played DayZ since it was born so i know what i'm doing and what to expect once these Exp are up but in this case it's been one hell of a nightmare to find things to survive which i'm doing by the skin of my teeth.

 

p.s. I bet you were on the servers the minute that Exp patch went live weren't you :)

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

Wait, so all servers are on a 24 hour cycle in sync with Central European Time ? I do not check the US ones, i actually have them filtered out by ping.

Wait, so only EU players can have day time while we get this lame bullshit that's suppose to be night?  On top of that why did they even bother when the gamma exploit hasn't even been looked into, not that we really need it anymore because these night times are a joke.

[ChainReactor 922]

Wait, so only EU players can have day time while we get this lame bullshit that's suppose to be night?  On top of that why did they even bother when the gamma exploit hasn't even been looked into, not that we really need it anymore because these night times are a joke.

 

I dont know dude lol, thats why i've asked.

 

As far as i understand, Maia just stated that all servers are set to the same time basing on Central Europe Time. It's 12.10 AM here right now, so server should be dark. Alberta, Canada is 8 hours behind me, so your daytime-slot should roughly be from 1AM - 11AM your time if that is true. ( Or midnight to noon to expand it a little )

Edited November 20, 2014 by ChainReactor

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

I dont know dude lol, thats why i've asked.

 

As far as i understand, Maia just stated that all servers are set to the same time basing on Central Europe Time. It's 12.10 AM here right now, so server should be dark. Alberta, Canada is 8 hours behind me, so your daytime-slot should roughly be from 1AM - 6PM your time if that is true.

But it's been (semi) dark all day.

[DURRHUNTER 597]

Been a good evening so far...got a ton of ammo for guns i dont have, a repeater with a few bullets, can opener, drybag, and lots off food and other stuff...guhillie wrap looks like shite on repeater btw, and shouldnt work on it because of the lever.

 

 

I just wish deerstands would spawn stuff...

Edited November 21, 2014 by DURRHUNTER

[DURRHUNTER 597]

Seems like some of the servers are dying 

[BillyBobJoe (DayZ) 8]

About to log in for first time today, but last night it seemed like half the servers we're frozen. Pop of 0 and my friends and I couldn't join, just saw "Wait for host" forever. Loot still seems screwey. Haven't found a building in each town that is like the "jackpot" building like in previous build. Instead, loot just seems much harder to find. But I am finding a butt-load of jeans everywhere. Not sure if every good pair of pants in the game has been taken and jeans left in their place or jeans are just spawning everywhere. I still think the hunger/hydration timer needs to be dialed back a bit. I feel like more of the game is about finding food, or killing people for food. I know it's about "surviving" but surviving doesn't only mean eating and drinking. Some of us want to go out and explore the map, hunt for helicopters, build camps, not run through every building in a town looking for the one can of food to keep from passing out, then fail, and pass out, respawn, but because of current loot system, on respawn there's no loot in the town so you pass out again from hunger.

[Dudester100 448]

Man people are server hopping the shit out of the barracks i just want a high cap vest so i can drop my backpack and go full on ghillie  B)  

[DocWolf 146]

Wait, so only EU players can have day time while we get this lame bullshit that's suppose to be night?  On top of that why did they even bother when the gamma exploit hasn't even been looked into, not that we really need it anymore because these night times are a joke.

Actually EU players have night time. Most of the log ins are in the evening, so if it's true all servers are set on CET that means every european playing after supper is going to play in the dark. I'm on GMT+1, and yesterday on every UK and DE servers it was night.

On a more general note, loot spawn/respawn is bugged as hell. It seems we're going to wait AGAIN for a decent loot economy to be implemented...also, I've been in Solnichniy, the nearby factory, Dolina and Orlovets and zero infected sighted. Maybe because it was night time and they were conveniently hidden, but...where are all our growling friends?

Edited November 21, 2014 by DocWolf

[Private Evans 1303]

spawned in Cherno yesterday beside the piano house near the piers...is this new ?? 

[DocWolf 146]

spawned in Cherno yesterday beside the piano house near the piers...is this new ??

Is it the piano house near the silos and the cargo depot, where the piers bend?

If it's that, no...it's not a new spawn point: it's pretty old, probably 0.48 or earlier.

Edited November 21, 2014 by DocWolf

[durzos 23]

In the last 24 hours I have experienced 3 server crashes and no matter how long I wait or what I log into after those I have had a character reset, starting as a bambi, seems if the server crashes on you it wipes your data from the hive, anyone else had this ?

[snipertrifle 23]

Durzos I had that, me and 2 friends were wiped and we lost a lot of gear

[Private Evans 1303]

Is it the piano house near the silos and the cargo depot, where the piers bend?

If it's that, no...it's not a new spawn point: it's pretty old, probably 0.48 or earlier.

 

yup that"s it ...good to know thx...now let"s hope for some good old Kamenka spawns  :)

[ishotbambi 4]

I like the whole, loot is scarce now, thing but for a fresh spawn you will die 90% of the time from starvation or dehydration. I understand it's not crucial to fish, hunt, and plant for food but with the respawn being so low you just can't do that. I search a whole city and only found a can of cola and a Zuchinni....a whole city....

[DocWolf 146]

Well, that happens every time a new experimental patch/new iteration of an old patch goes online...there's a lot of people playing experimental, and only a very limited number of servers avalaible. That means a lot of spawn zones are literally scorched areas: a lot of people spawn in, loot and move out. Some more spawn and pick the place clean. Some die and respawn here, someone log in and spawn there...and so the coast (the area where most of the spawn areas are) becames a deathtrap.

 

The only way to counter this problem is scout briefly the area where you spawned and then go straight inland - especially if you spawn in or near big cities, where everyone and his dog will go hoping to find clothes or food. Go inland and try to stick to smaller, out of popular area towns. When you're geared, try hunting or fishing (if you've found the right equipment) or try scavenging in medium-sized towns.