MaVerick_GDZ 148 Posted October 13, 2018 Hello fellow DayZ players, at one point in development quite a few weapon names were changed for whatever reason, afaik there was no explanation to be found yet. For example UMP was changed to USG etc. But take a look at the following screenshots, as you can see it was at the same spot but from the view of 2 different players. Same server, same version, same language in options. The only difference between us is the homeland (germany/swiss). Funny thing is, he never understood why i was talking about name changes of the weapons because those names never changed for him. Could someone please enlight me how this is possible? He/we never used any mods. mav 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Accolyte 1727 Posted October 13, 2018 Most likely some sort of a licensing issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilgrim* 3514 Posted October 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Accolyte said: Most likely some sort of a licensing issue. Yes, licensing I agree, seems likely as UMP45 is made by Heckler & Koch, Germany. But it is interesting to know that different versions of the <same language text> are downloaded to different country IPs. Wouldn't it be easier to call each weapon by the same name in all languages? e.g. H&K have a subsidiary in Britain, so what is 'UMP45' called there ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Accolyte 1727 Posted October 13, 2018 It is not really that complicated to do if it really is licensing/legal. It is done a lot, especially in Germany, which is particularly touchy in this area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaVerick_GDZ 148 Posted October 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Accolyte said: It is not really that complicated to do if it really is licensing/legal. It is done a lot, especially in Germany, which is particularly touchy in this area. Up until now i thought those name changes were globally, not just in germany (are there other countries affected? Is this really true and not just a guess?). I am used to censorship here, those releases are usually declared as such, but this is some special BS. Also why the UMP/USG? MP5 is still there in its full glory so it cant just be because of H&K. Id really like to know when am forced to play an inferior version because of the location where i am. Depending on how many countries got those name changes it can become quite a challenge when playing with people from other countries, as my screenshots may have shown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Accolyte 1727 Posted October 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, -=maverick=- said: Up until now i thought those name changes were globally, not just in germany (are there other countries affected? Is this really true and not just a guess?). I am used to censorship here, those releases are usually declared as such, but this is some special BS. Also why the UMP/USG? MP5 is still there in its full glory so it cant just be because of H&K. Id really like to know when am forced to play an inferior version because of the location where i am. Depending on how many countries got those name changes it can become quite a challenge when playing with people from other countries, as my screenshots may have shown. It is merely a guess. Can't imagine another reason for item names to be different on two different clients. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
