Roshi (DayZ) 397 Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) Thought it would be a nice effect (and informative) if you had steam coming off of you as you dried off (eg next to a fire, or while running around). Edited November 17, 2014 by Roshi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rags! 1966 Posted November 17, 2014 As immersive as it really would be, I think that the aesthetic benefits would be minimal. I would rather see a wet character dripping water. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byrgesen 1341 Posted November 17, 2014 Thought it would be a nice effect (and informative) if you had steam coming off of you as you dried off (eg next to a fire, or while running around). Its not a bad idea, but the things is, you need to be really close and it has to be really hot next to the fire and really cold weather, for steam to come off :)I do alot of hiking and i often dry my clothes with fires, but ive only seen steam coming off my clothes, when ive hung it right next to the fire place and when the weather was below zero degrees, celsius ofc.Ive never ever sat next to a fire place and seen steam coming off my wet clothes. Im gonna go with rags here, a dripping clothes feature would be much more usefull and realistic :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeefBacon 1185 Posted November 17, 2014 Pretty sure if you had steam coming off of your clothes you'd be boiled alive. Having water drip off of wet clothes or, better yet, a shader that makes wet surfaces shiny would be much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byrgesen 1341 Posted November 17, 2014 Pretty sure if you had steam coming off of your clothes you'd be boiled alive. Having water drip off of wet clothes or, better yet, a shader that makes wet surfaces shiny would be much better. It has happened to me, several times, on hiking trips, but it does rely on a couple of factors :)First it has to be cold outside, below -5 celsius at least. Second of all, it requires a much larger fire then what we have in DayZ currently, for a much higher amount of heat radiation. Thirdly, you need to be really close for a good amount of time (10-15 mins) before anything happens, and by the time you start to see vapor coming from your clothes, you will be sweating like crazy and forced to take your clothes off. But perhaps combine both ideas, so wet clothing drips and get a shiny wet surface :) Would be really awsome and immersive, thats for sure hehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dayy 173 Posted November 17, 2014 Lol, I remember last time I was at a lodge, in the middle of Canada. It was nighttime, and I was sitting by a large fire outside (about -6 C). I noticed steam rising off my boots and jacket and started freaking out, hilarious :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roshi (DayZ) 397 Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Pretty sure if you had steam coming off of your clothes you'd be boiled alive. Not so - I've noticed this a few times after running or other semi-strenuous exercise when the air is cold (but doesn't need to be ridiculously cold) and dry - it's just evaporative cooling in action. So I imagine in the autumnal setting of DayZ with all the running around you are doing it's not too much of a stretch... Edited November 22, 2014 by Roshi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roshi (DayZ) 397 Posted November 22, 2014 Its not a bad idea, but the things is, you need to be really close and it has to be really hot next to the fire and really cold weather, for steam to come off :)I do alot of hiking and i often dry my clothes with fires, but ive only seen steam coming off my clothes, when ive hung it right next to the fire place and when the weather was below zero degrees, celsius ofc.Ive never ever sat next to a fire place and seen steam coming off my wet clothes. Im gonna go with rags here, a dripping clothes feature would be much more usefull and realistic :)I think I should have limited the suggestion to running around and steaming... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
