batteries batteries. Where art thou batteries?

[97ADU Doug 103]

Yea so basically im having extreme difficulty finding a single battery in the new patch. Iv asked quite a few people who still play and they've yet to find any also.

 

Basically are batteries spawning in 57? Has anyone managed to find one?

 

Thanks.

[emuthreat 2837]

Haven't seen any.  Doesn't mean they aren't out there.  Also, I haven't traveled the whole map, but I have looted much of the eastern to central area of the map.

[Nicko2580 398]

I found a torch, the same as the ones we used to spawn with. No batteries though.

[97ADU Doug 103]

I don't mind if batteries are harder to find. I just want to know if i should bother to search for them or not.

[star-lord252 83]

Its one of those "lost items" items that were in exp or early branches but were removed for unknown reasons. Stuff that was added in .56-.57 that isn't spawning include: UMP.45, red nine pistol, red nine stock, candle, slugs, radio,mess tin,vss vintorez, sp6 rounds(vss rounds),butane canister, barrels,and the battery, I've been hearing stuff like ak 101s, m4s and attachments, and ask handguard rails and bayonet aren't spawning but there just extremely rare currently I've found ak 101 mags, and some m4 parts like the handguard rail and I've seen a guy killing people in solichinity with a m4.

[97ADU Doug 103]

Its one of those "lost items" items that were in exp or early branches but were removed for unknown reasons. Stuff that was added in .56-.57 that isn't spawning include: UMP.45, red nine pistol, red nine stock, candle, slugs, radio,mess tin,vss vintorez, sp6 rounds(vss rounds),butane canister, barrels,and the battery, I've been hearing stuff like ak 101s, m4s and attachments, and ask handguard rails and bayonet aren't spawning but there just extremely rare currently I've found ak 101 mags, and some m4 parts like the handguard rail and I've seen a guy killing people in solichinity with a m4.

Thanks for the response, i wont bother then haha.

 

Wonder if they'll throw in a hot fix during tonight's maintenance to fix these issues.

[zeotrope 76]

Its one of those "lost items" items that were in exp or early branches but were removed for unknown reasons. Stuff that was added in .56-.57 that isn't spawning include: UMP.45, red nine pistol, red nine stock, candle, slugs, radio,mess tin,vss vintorez, sp6 rounds(vss rounds),butane canister, barrels,and the battery, I've been hearing stuff like ak 101s, m4s and attachments, and ask handguard rails and bayonet aren't spawning but there just extremely rare currently I've found ak 101 mags, and some m4 parts like the handguard rail and I've seen a guy killing people in solichinity with a m4.

Radio spawns....in Stable anyway. Have not seen or heard of anyone finding a battery though.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Zeotrope

[blacklabel79 949]

batterys ? what is that sorcery ? everyone knows that chernarus is powered by chemlights and the rage of a thousand freshys.

[Nicko2580 398]

Can confirm radio spawns. Found one in the police station in Elektro right before I died from terminal not-being-careful-enough.

[q.S Sachiel 470]

batterys ? what is that sorcery ? everyone knows that chernarus is powered by chemlights and the rage of a thousand freshys.

basically this. 

Camp beaches.

kill freshies.

Free batteries.

[stinkenheim 249]

basically this. 

Camp beaches.

kill freshies.

Free batteries.

 

?? You do know that people don't spawn with batteries now don't you? Starting gear is now a chemlight and a rag...

[97ADU Doug 103]

Looks like I may as well throw away my fnx sight and rangefinders

[stinkenheim 249]

Or keep them and expect batteries to be reintroduced next update...

[LoveAffair 329]

Saw one damaged battery on prison island. I think i'll swim over there today and check again for some. If i find more i'll update this.

[star-lord252 83]

Radio spawns eyy, I found a radio and slugs at a police car in .56 but I lost to a crash in the server. This "lost item thing" happened in .52 a bunch of stuff was missing only when .57 was introduced everything from .52 came back in(except Christmas trees).

[Bororm 1156]

The people saying radios spawn, do you mean the walkie talkie radios or the actual radio?

 

Not that it really matters without batteries.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

Looks like I may as well throw away my fnx sight and rangefinders

I'd keep the FNX sight - pretty sure it still improves magnification without a battery, you just don't get the red dot. I could be wrong, been a while since I used one.

[atempleton 123]

You don't get a red dot, but it presents a much clearer target than the default sights still making it much easier to aim. At ranges you'd be using an FNX at you would just put the target roughly in the centre of the lens.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Handgun_Hero

[foolee 43]

I don't think they are spawning. This update is more broke than the last one. >:(

[Bororm 1156]

You don't get a red dot, but it presents a much clearer target than the default sights still making it much easier to aim. At ranges you'd be using an FNX at you would just put the target roughly in the centre of the lens.

 

In my limited experience with them, you get a glare using them and they're actually worse than ironsights.  But I admittedly have not tested it much as I don't care for those sort of optics any ways.

[97ADU Doug 103]

I'd keep the FNX sight - pretty sure it still improves magnification without a battery, you just don't get the red dot. I could be wrong, been a while since I used one.

Thxs ill give it a try.

 

I suppose there is no way for the devs to fix this apart from waiting until next Wednesday with a hotfix?

[atempleton 123]

It's not accurate, but that's not the point. It's having a clear view of the target as you fire. Recoil with iron sights breaks your sight picture.

[Hairy_eyeball 82]

ive done a complete march from Svet, Novo, Severo, Novaya, Bashnya, NWAF ( jumped to a few different servers due to server resets) Vybor+ military base, Green Mtn, finishing at Zeleno. all in one sitting; and i didnt find a single battery, or a medpack, or a protective case, or fnx magazines, i have an fnx and have seen 3. ive found about 100 makarov mags and a few makarovs, and now ive started finding cr75 and mags.

also cant find plate carrier but thats just wishful thinking. 

Edited July 3, 2015 by Hairy_eyeball

[foolee 43]

Plate carriers only spawn on the prison island. Med kits, spawn at cop cars and health centers. Protector cases at bus stops. I have yet to find batterys. I'm missing my range finder atm, kinda useless with no battery. :(

Edited July 3, 2015 by Foolee

[97ADU Doug 103]

ive done a complete march from Svet, Novo, Severo, Novaya, Bashnya, NWAF ( jumped to a few different servers due to server resets) Vybor+ military base, Green Mtn, finishing at Zeleno. all in one sitting; and i didnt find a single battery, or a medpack, or a protective case, or fnx magazines, i have an fnx and have seen 3. ive found about 100 makarov mags and a few makarovs, and now ive started finding cr75 and mags.

also cant find plate carrier but thats just wishful thinking. 

Yea iv found all of those items in my travels so far, so at least they spawn. But batteries it would seem still don't exist.