Zombies no longer attracted to cans/bottles

[masek 0]

Date/Time: 05/14/12 @ 10:00 pm

What happened: Throwing cans/bottles does not distract zombies. Last saw working in 1.5.6, on Dallas 3.

Where you were: Barn along north road from Cherno. Pustoshka, and several other places.

What you were doing: Looting barns. Trying to get around several zombies roaming the field/barn area.

Current installed version: 1.5.7

Server(s) you were on: US Hardcore 3

Timeline of events before/after error: During 1.5.6, zombies would move to a thrown can or bottle on server Dallas 3. I moved to US Hardcore 3 about the time 1.5.7 was released. Have thrown several cans/bottles but no zombies get distracted.

[timfroelich@yahoo.com 1]

I was about to post this same bug.

I haven't had the chance to test it much, but I just did a run to one of the barracks on the northwest airfield and saw no effect on nearby zombies when throwing an empty whiskey bottle and a smoke grenade. The server was running patch 1.5.7.

[Brooklyn (DayZ) 0]

I did this yesterday on a server and It responded fine he ran all the way to It giving me the chance to cap his ass, when I did It he was about 5-10 ft away from me though and I threw It about 5- 10 ft away from him.

[WitchZero 0]

I have the smoke grenade working ok. They wandered towards the smoke grenade. They did not sprint. I had 4 converge on the smoke grenade in field beside a town.

I nearly hit a zombie with a empty whiskey bottle and he did not even turn around.

[The Killing Joke 43]

Can someone explain what is expected?

Is it as simple as "I used a long throw (held mouse button down for a long time) and tossed a can a hundred feet, and the local zombie started running/walking/shambling towards it."?

Do you need to throw the can/bottle into the zed's area of detection? Do they have to be chasing you, or otherwise engaged?

I don't think I've been able to find the definitive description of what to expect.

TKJ