Exp Update: 0.58 + Hot Fix.

[chrhein 14]

So I've been away from 0.58 for the past week, and played about 4 hours yesterday and this morning. Still have not seen 1 single rifle - Mosin, Blaze, Winchester, Sporter. Plenty of loot on the server, but i suppose they changed where these spawn. I've been going through black wooden houses, Blue Cars, Pick Up trucks, deer stands, feeding shacks, farm buildings, sheds etc. Where did they move these to? - or have they just been made really rare? (Not a bad thing perhaps)

 

Come to think about it, 30 hours on 0.58 and I have not seen a single Winchester, so at least that must be rare now. 

[wasnu (DayZ) 392]

So I've been away from 0.58 for the past week, and played about 4 hours yesterday and this morning. Still have not seen 1 single rifle - Mosin, Blaze, Winchester, Sporter. Plenty of loot on the server, but i suppose they changed where these spawn. I've been going through black wooden houses, Blue Cars, Pick Up trucks, deer stands, feeding shacks, farm buildings, sheds etc. Where did they move these to? - or have they just been made really rare? (Not a bad thing perhaps)

 

Come to think about it, 30 hours on 0.58 and I have not seen a single Winchester, so at least that must be rare now. 

 

found an Winchester in an gas station yesterday and indeed rifles are rare since last patch.

[barnabus 1708]

If you have not noticed yet you should "tab" search the open bay barracks.  Gear, including AK's, are spawning in under the floor.  If you don't "tab" search you'll miss it for sure.

 

My experimental character on 1pp has a scoped CR527 w/one magazine (found more boxed 7.62x39 rounds under the floor of an open bay barracks) and an M1911 w/magazines (can you guess where I found a UMP mag and salvaged the 25 loose .45 rnds rounds out of?  That's right, under the floor of the open bay barracks).  On 3pp we have a scoped Mosin and P1 (mags and 9mm for the P1 seem to be very common, I have 5 mags and 75 loose rounds for it).

[star-lord252 83]

Any info on the .58 stable branch update or has anyone seen a zombie yet.

Edited August 8, 2015 by DaNic2553

[BleedoutBill 1636]

So I've been away from 0.58 for the past week, and played about 4 hours yesterday and this morning. Still have not seen 1 single rifle - Mosin, Blaze, Winchester, Sporter. Plenty of loot on the server, but i suppose they changed where these spawn. I've been going through black wooden houses, Blue Cars, Pick Up trucks, deer stands, feeding shacks, farm buildings, sheds etc. Where did they move these to? - or have they just been made really rare? (Not a bad thing perhaps)

 

Come to think about it, 30 hours on 0.58 and I have not seen a single Winchester, so at least that must be rare now. 

Hicks confirmed that pistol spawns have been increased, while rifle spawns have been dialled back. It's intentional.

[chrhein 14]

Hicks confirmed that pistol spawns have been increased, while rifle spawns have been dialled back. It's intentional.

I think that's a fine way to tune it. When having a scoped rifle you should be on the very top of the food chain - so the fact that these are rare and you need to put some work into getting one is a good thing. 

[Noctoras 409]

I remember the early .55 versions when finding any weapon at all was a moment to celebrate. These were actually the most interesting games, when food was scarce and weapons rare as hell.

 

Not everyone running around armed, be it a pistol or a rifle ... it was beginning to look like a survival game. Then came the odd .57 and it started to be a hinterland PvP shooter again. Considering the difficulty of survival when it's not PvP action (too easy), I would lable Call of Duty a survival game as well.

 

I don't think switching pistols for rifles will improve this a lot, I just don't think that pretty much everyone should carry a firearm. If I had my way, these would be rare items and you would consider yourself lucky to find one, no matter if its a pistol, a rifle or an assault gun.

[IMT 3190]

Where was that truck at? I found one awhile ago making a bunch of racket that was stuck into the ground.\

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First time I've played in a bit but I just noticed that I didn't get any warnings about the server restart until it was actually restarting.]

And didn't the longhorn reload with the reload button? It seems to be back to having to load it manually.

On SE 0-1 in the woods near Myshkino tents.

So I've been away from 0.58 for the past week, and played about 4 hours yesterday and this morning. Still have not seen 1 single rifle - Mosin, Blaze, Winchester, Sporter. Plenty of loot on the server, but i suppose they changed where these spawn. I've been going through black wooden houses, Blue Cars, Pick Up trucks, deer stands, feeding shacks, farm buildings, sheds etc. Where did they move these to? - or have they just been made really rare? (Not a bad thing perhaps)

 

Come to think about it, 30 hours on 0.58 and I have not seen a single Winchester, so at least that must be rare now.

If you only check certain buildings then you can't say that you haven't seen a single rifle.

[xCAPx 349]

yey, with -newui you have five more player-inventory slots (for backpack, pant, top, gun, ...), so you can wear and carry everything like in the old UI and you can climb ladders.

Very nice :thumbsup:  - thank you devs  :)

[GaryWalnuts 1680]

I haven't seen one of these beauties in a while

 

It was just lying around in a shed in Dobroe, also found a thermometer nearby, haven't seen many of them either.

[chrhein 14]

On SE 0-1 in the woods near Myshkino tents.

If you only check certain buildings then you can't say that you haven't seen a single rifle.

 

Obviously i did check a lot more buildings than the above - but those where my "go-tos" concerning rifles earlier. 

[chrhein 14]

Perhaps a tip i didn't notice myself before today - when you play experimental your steam launch settings are wiped. That explains my 25 FPS loss from stable :)

[Briljin 102]

Still have not seen 1 single rifle - Mosin, Blaze, Winchester, Sporter. 

 

You are just having bad luck.  I started a new character on Central 3pp this morning and within two hours I had seen/looted the following.  SKS, mosin, blaze, sporter, double barrel shot gun and a UMP (found an unlooted crash site).  I was carrying around a sporter (without any mags) and droppped it for the SKS (as I had a box of ammo).   I didn't get a chance to check too many military sites (only the Zele one) for military weapon.  I was going to check the tents but I could hear sniper fire from the far side and automatic fire coming from within tent city. So I decided to move on.

Edited August 8, 2015 by Briljin

[Tatanko 5591]

Perhaps a tip i didn't notice myself before today - when you play experimental your steam launch settings are wiped. That explains my 25 FPS loss from stable :)

Most launch settings don't do anything at this point. What are you using that you believe to be having an impact on your FPS?

[chrhein 14]

Most launch settings don't do anything at this point. What are you using that you believe to be having an impact on your FPS?

oh I'm pretty sure they are doing something, using cpu count and max mem

[starvingart 135]

With how scarce many items are in this build is there a spot on this forums for trade? I've got a character in 3rd person with a truck battery and tire that would like to go joy ridding with someone holding a glow plug ;)

 

Honestly it's starting to really feel like a survival game in that I have to think if it's worth shooting someone, which may damage anything useful they have, waste ammo, and could alert others of your position. I liked how easy it was to PVP in 0.57 and I hope that there will be private servers down the line that make it as easy, but to me surviving the zombie apocalypse, with the scarcity of supplies, is what really holds my appeal. 

[blackberrygoo 1416]

So I'm guessing were looking at a Monday - Wednesday release for .58 stable? I really hope it isn't pushed back any further , I'm so tired of .57 and just want more .58 servers so I can play it with my friends :/ !! Down with .57 give the people want they want !! Lol...

 

Oh and me and two of my friends found a few zombies the other night , it was one of their first nights in dayz and she was afraid to cap the zombie, apparently she actually felt fearful of the situation : the lack of food even after finding everything else we needed, only having enough bullets to take this one zombie down, and the fear of the zombies charge itself.... I cant wait until stable is updated to z58 and i really hope zombies are there in more numbers..

 

Edited August 8, 2015 by Grapefruit kush

[fing24 36]

I played on .57 a few days a go and it was nice to see more infected.  I do hope they are brought back in stable .58 I miss them on exp.

[Noctoras 409]

You are just having bad luck.  I started a new character on Central 3pp this morning and within two hours I had seen/looted the following.  SKS, mosin, blaze, sporter, double barrel shot gun and a UMP (found an unlooted crash site).  I was carrying around a sporter (without any mags) and droppped it for the SKS (as I had a box of ammo).   I didn't get a chance to check too many military sites (only the Zele one) for military weapon.  I was going to check the tents but I could hear sniper fire from the far side and automatic fire coming from within tent city. So I decided to move on.

 

that's what I meant with still too many weapons in .... in 0.55 it took me hours to find a single crappy firearm of whatever kind. I loved it B)  - havent had time to play any of the last 0.58 exp builds, though, so it might be different.

Edited August 8, 2015 by Noctoras

[antykain 200]

Perhaps a tip i didn't notice myself before today - when you play experimental your steam launch settings are wiped. That explains my 25 FPS loss from stable :)

 

25 fps difference using the launch parameters??  whoa.. seriously?

 

I don't even bother with the launch parameters for DayZ.. No noticeable difference in performance on 'my' Rig.  (4790k 4.8GHz, GTX 980 Classified).. 

[blackberrygoo 1416]

Anybody willing to trade a glowplug to me? ill trade my soul lol.... 3ppp experimental

[Briljin 102]

Anybody willing to trade a glowplug to me? ill trade my soul lol.... 3ppp experimental

 

Sorry but the blue book value upon your soul is not worth the glow plug :)

[barnabus 1708]

So, just some things to keep in mind when .58 goes to stable.  Mostly for those new to experimental.

 

1.  Usually, everything in experimental ports over into stable, but not always.  Maybe the devs need to tweak it or what ever, try not to have angst over it, shit, like climate change, just happens, man made or not.

 

2.  Sometimes, map changes happen in stable that were NOT on experimental so keep exploring.  If you find a map always do a map recon to see if anything new stands out, especially in the NW corner of the map.

 

3.  It's an Alpha

 

4.  Tab Search new buildings

 

5.  Beware the YOLO's, maybe it's a valid "play style" maybe it isn't, but they are idiots.  For me YOLO has exactly the same validity as a "play style" as hopping or combat logging or suicide for a "better spawn". 

 

6.  BLUF, don't be that guy.  It's a frigging game, true, but take what you get and PLAY THE GAME as it unfolds before you, take a different route, be a cannibal, do something different and you may enjoy the game again.  Pretty soon there won't be any advantage to any particular spawn location over any other, may as well get used to it now.  Trust me, if you keep doing the same old thing you'll get BORED quick, then come to the forums and whine about it thus becoming the proverbial "that guy" so, don't be that guy.

 

7.  It's an Alpha.

 

8.  Did I mention?  It's an Alpha

Edited August 8, 2015 by Barnabus

[starvingart 135]

Anybody willing to trade a glowplug to me? ill trade my soul lol.... 3ppp experimental

 

I know, not to mention that I keep getting teased by all these truck batteries! It makes me wonder if it's worth carrying the one I've got. 

[Nebulae3 422]

The paper bug should be fixed though - it probably lag the overall server when u open a package of ammo etc.