Exp Update: 0.57128035*

[Demonica 311]

Southcentral 06 keeps stopping like every hour or so, kicking me and I never get to enjoy the almost fully grown pumpkins! Wah! Wah! *sniffle*

 

I think I'll get in on that hug tho' ^^

 

What does it actually mean if the server "stops"? It doesn't sound like restarting, so does the server just randomly go "Damn it all to hell, I quit!", goes to take a deep breath and then decides he does need the job after all and starts up again?

[ebrim 998]

As for all helis being at NWA: There will be no persistence in 0.57 stable as we understand it. I expect this will affect how the helis being somewhat static will actually affect the game. One very positive side-effect of this is that everyone who has M4 fever can participate in a giant constant GI-Joe tacticool deathmatch around NWA and leave the rest of us in relative peace. I've been to NWA, there is very little there I'm interested in and it doesn't even have pretty views - I won't miss it.

 

Now then... the real question for stable 0.57: will the great drought of '15 end at last?

 

(oh and animals, I'm taking advantage of no animals to take a little dayz break the last couple days)

Edited June 5, 2015 by Ebrim

[GaryWalnuts 1680]

Southcentral 06 keeps stopping like every hour or so, kicking me and I never get to enjoy the almost fully grown pumpkins! Wah! Wah! *sniffle*

 

I think I'll get in on that hug tho' ^^

 

What does it actually mean if the server "stops"? It doesn't sound like restarting, so does the server just randomly go "Damn it all to hell, I quit!", goes to take a deep breath and then decides he does need the job after all and starts up again?

Did you tip your server?  He may be disgruntled, they always remember who tips and who doesn't.  :P

Every hour seems frequent though i think they are on 2 hour restarts iirc.

maybe the devs are changing configs or maybe it's just crashing?

[Demonica 311]

I also believe they're crashing, otherwise it would mention that the server is gonna restart in so many minutes. It didn't show up again either. I should probably really try to tip it, but it keeps eating my pumpkins, so I think it's just terrible service. No michelin stars for this one! ^^

[emuthreat 2837]

Anyone found an ammo box recently. ....haven't seen one in ages.

I found one last night at the newly - enter able guard shack at the Svetlojarsk docks. Also found a SMERSH vest and backpack, 3 Hi - cap vests, AKS74u with 2 mags, ballistic helmet, a drum magazine and FNX with mag. :)

[hekp 223]

I'm sorry guys but all these updates got me a bit confused, once the 0.5.7 hits stable, we are getting the persistence:ON (tents. backpacks, gardens, trucks) CLE, right?

And if im not mistaken Helis won't randomly respawn across the map and will not respawn loot?

[GaryWalnuts 1680]

I found one last night at the newly - enter able guard shack at the Svetlojarsk docks. Also found a SMERSH vest and backpack, 3 Hi - cap vests, AKS74u with 2 mags, ballistic helmet, a drum magazine and FNX with mag. :)

I just found an ammo box too among some other great loot, attachment pouches, fnx and mrd sight -  at the Turovo humvee  :thumbsup:

[GaryWalnuts 1680]

I'm sorry guys but all these updates got me a bit confused, once the 0.5.7 hits stable, we are getting the persistence:ON (tents. backpacks, gardens, trucks) CLE, right?

And if im not mistaken Helis won't randomly respawn across the map and will not respawn loot?

I believe the devs said that persistence will be disabled on .57 stable branch servers, I haven't heard anything about the helis though

[Tatanko 5591]

I just found an ammo box too among some other great loot, attachment pouches, fnx and mrd sight -  at the Turovo humvee  :thumbsup:

The Humvee's seem to be a great place to grab "minor" military loot in general. The one in Pustoshka is where I got my AK74 last night (along with a mag and lots of attachments laying nearby).

[ebrim 998]

It's a bug that has been reported and is scheduled for a fix.

[Styrke 10]

I don't think wrecks are changing location atm, for example theres always a police car in vyshnoye and south east of stary yar

Ahh, I didn't know the police cars were supposed to change location.

 

Been that way since .57 came out, very annoying and very encouraging to the Hopper set.  They get to one then hop to as many as they can.  With all three of them being within 500 meters of each other it makes it super easy for those bastards.  I wish they'd just disable the damn things until they can get it figured out.

I see. I was up there for the first time last night. Freakin' things are picked clean, so that was a little disappointing, lol

 

The fucking heli's have been at NWA since the first .57 patch.

 

Anyone else like answering the SAME questions over and over because people can't be bothered to follow a thread?

 

It's like my favorite thing.

 

I'm so glad we don't have a chatroom.

 

:facepalm:

Well, I have been trying to follow the thread, but I guess I missed that bit. Whoops.

[ParaB 114]

Have to say apart from some minor problems (like Zs always hitting me no matter what direction they're facing or sometimes a VERY laggy inventory) I really like this build.

 

Haven't had this much fun with DayZ in quite some time.

[barnabus 1708]

I believe the devs said that persistence will be disabled on .57 stable branch servers, I haven't heard anything about the helis though

 

 

As for all helis being at NWA: There will be no persistence in 0.57 stable as we understand it. I expect this will affect how the helis being somewhat static will actually affect the game. One very positive side-effect of this is that everyone who has M4 fever can participate in a giant constant GI-Joe tacticool deathmatch around NWA and leave the rest of us in relative peace. I've been to NWA, there is very little there I'm interested in and it doesn't even have pretty views - I won't miss it.

 

Now then... the real question for stable 0.57: will the great drought of '15 end at last?

 

(oh and animals, I'm taking advantage of no animals to take a little dayz break the last couple days)

Usually,  when persistence is disabled, the heli crashes do what they are supposed to do and move around the map as intended.  Hopefully the police cars will start doing the same thing.   I Ebrim is 100% spot on with his assessment of why the helis don't move.

 

I miss the rain.  I hope we get it back soon, but I'd like to see snow too, at some point.

 

I haven't had much luck catching rabbits even

Edited June 5, 2015 by Barnabus

[barnabus 1708]

Hmm, two CTD's in a row, no freeze or windows "bong", just gone.  Haven't had that before.

[Excanto 336]

At work so can't check, are 1PP exp servers up?

I'm not willing to test the game if there is a chance that someone is peeking me behind a wall without me having any way of knowing that. 

Did they add going to the bathroom in the bushes when I wasn't looking? :-O

[Demonica 311]

Hmm, two CTD's in a row, no freeze or windows "bong", just gone.  Haven't had that before.

 

Did you happen to be on an east or UK Server? Seems those are more likely to make you crash (at least for me)

Edited June 5, 2015 by Demonica

[Excanto 336]

Anyone found an ammo box recently. ....haven't seen one in ages.

Last one I saw was in the dome style bunker in the tent area of NW airfield and it was sunken under the floor with just the top showing underneath one the first bunk bed when you walk in. That was May 20th. :-D Lately I've been too scared to go over there with just a stone knife and a pink raincoat. :-P

[Excanto 336]

I'm doing pretty well despite no aminals...

 

I have a bow with 5 composite arrows, ghillie hood, trumpet with ammo.

 

Currently fishing by a nice pond with a tent. Caught two fish so far.

 

Once I catch ten fish I'm going to do some archery comparisons between bone tipped and composite arrows.

 

A really good strategy right now would be farming and fishing at the same time...

How do you shoot a bow? I found some arrows and made a bow (ashwood stick and rope) but it wouldn't fire and I couldn't find a fire bow key in the control assignments and the stupid youtube video says I'll show ya how to make and fire a bow, ya fire it tada. grrr I clicked the left mouse button and the zombie ate my face.

[Excanto 336]

I know this sounds silly but I was able to store a pistol grip shotgun in my flare gun im assuming this is a bug?

 

-was playing the latest exp build-

Was mentioned before yes, someone dropped a rifle onto themselves and it vanished and later they found it in their flaregun. Sounds like a crazy dream, but it's been said :-)

[FlimFlamm 509]

How do you shoot a bow? I found some arrows and made a bow (ashwood stick and rope) but it wouldn't fire and I couldn't find a fire bow key in the control assignments and the stupid youtube video says I'll show ya how to make and fire a bow, ya fire it tada. grrr I clicked the left mouse button and the zombie ate my face.

 

You need to make arrows. Drag and drop a pile of 5 arrows onto the bow the same way you load bullets into a gun.

 

Raise the bow and hold down the left mouse button to draw back the string.

 

There is a sway pattern you need to learn to be accurate. Your arms will sway in a (-right -right --left) pattern. you need to release the bowstring when you are finished the big left sway and just about to sway right again. good luck!

[Excanto 336]

I'm sorry guys but all these updates got me a bit confused, once the 0.5.7 hits stable, we are getting the persistence:ON (tents. backpacks, gardens, trucks) CLE, right?

And if im not mistaken Helis won't randomly respawn across the map and will not respawn loot?

I'm not sure anyone could answer this one yet.

[Excanto 336]

You need to make arrows. Drag and drop a pile of 5 arrows onto the bow the same way you load bullets into a gun.

 

Raise the bow and hold down the left mouse button to draw back the string.

 

There is a sway pattern you need to learn to be accurate. Your arms will sway in a (-right -right --left) pattern. you need to release the bowstring when you are finished the big left sway and just about to sway right again. good luck!

Ah I had 2 composite arrows, but I just tapped the left mouse button, I didn't hold it down...cool thanks )

[MotleyKoop 45]

I'm sorry guys but all these updates got me a bit confused, once the 0.5.7 hits stable, we are getting the persistence:ON (tents. backpacks, gardens, trucks) CLE, right?

And if im not mistaken Helis won't randomly respawn across the map and will not respawn loot?

 

1. Don't count on full persistence, but I've noticed trucks staying in place. 

2. CLE seems to be ready for it's 2nd (1st was for about 2 hours) implementation in stable.

3. Definitely not for gardens/ traps, not seen in exp.

4. Heli Spawns are part of the larger event system, probably not even ready for experimental testing yet

Edited June 5, 2015 by MotleyKoop

[mustard tiger phil collins 32]

my apologies if this was already mentioned. if you go up to a pine tree with an unlit torch you get the option to add resin 

[FlimFlamm 509]

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

 

Composite arrows are beastly now; they got a range buff. (So did all arrows but gots no bones and not done testing yet)

 

Check out these results:

 

This is a serious shot to make for anyone who knows how hard the bow can be.

 

 

 

I Raised my bow

 

Took aim:

 

And loosed 4 arrows (I lost one earlier :( ) Here are the results:

 

 

In anyone is interested in doing target practice, use a closed or open door to shoot into for two reasons. One it represents the size of a person, two you can open the door and then view the arrows via vicinity. You can then right clock to load the arrows one by one in order to retrieve them (unload bow after each one).