Re-Introducing TradeZ, the DayZ Trading Platform

[tills13 33]

Hi all.

Almost a year ago, I made this post on reddit and a sister post here. At the time, I was learning web development - needless to say I bit off a lot to chew. TradeZ ran without issue, or updates, for ~5 months. I was happy with it, but there was always that nagging little voice in the back of my head "update me..."

Now, I'll admit... I haven't been playing DayZ all that much. Other, newer games have come onto my radar - Elite, Cities, etc. But I still feel like I got a lot from the community back in the ARMA II DayZ days that I haven't quite reciprocated yet. DayZ still has a special place in my heart. Over the last couple months, I've put countless hours back into the project. Basically, I re-wrote it from the ground up using concepts I had learned in the interim.

With that, I'd like to share my progress, my (newer) baby, with the community.

To reiterate, if you weren't bothered to open the post I linked above, TradeZ is a loot trading platform for DayZ. Think of it as a virtual corkboard located somewhere in Chernarus where people post what they have to trade. Other people will come along and post what they have to offer on those trades. Or something like that...

I feel like the time is right (or right...er) to put this out to the world and start semi-pushing it. DayZ seems to have reached a point where things are getting finalized, features are being completed, etc. One of the primary concerns, character wipes, no longer are a concern. Glitches, while still there, are in shorter supply...

Yes, you do have to trust the person. Yes, people are shitty. But hey, I feel like it adds to the experience.

Other than that, I've addressed many of the small issues that people had with the previous version. You can now specify the type of server (1st vs 3rd), and your location, so you're not trying to coordinate a trade with someone 12 timezones away (weekend 3am trades are spooky, I get it). Hell, there's even a mobile layout.

That said, I'm still a shitty software dev. trying to make his way in this world, so things break. I've tested it thoroughly for the last couple months, but I don't think I caught everything... There's a bug tracker link in the footer.

Please, let me know what you think. Let me know what you would like to see (I'm open for new ideas)! I started a full time job, recently, so I've got all the time in the world outside of 9-5 (although my gf disagrees :D).

Thanks and happy trading.

[call him Steve 46]

Thank you dude!