"Rocket Said..." post resurrected *updated 8/8*

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FACT 1: ROCKET WORKS AT BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE, AND HAS DONE SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

FACT 2: ROCKET HAS THE SUPPORT OF BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE TO DEVELOP THIS MOD.

After much internal debate, I've decided to post this. There was a thread of a similar nature before the forum reset, and I found it extremely helpful in determining whether or not I wanted to purchase OA so I could play DayZ. This information is also available via searching the forums, so I don't feel like I'm giving up any secrets or whatever. With continual added attention to the mod, I feel it's useful to have something like this so potential new players have a better idea of what they're getting into, and hopefully cut down on rage reposts, and help prevent Rocket from having to repeat himself.

This is a work in progress and will be updated as needed and when I have time. I am working from his oldest posts to his newest posts as I assume his new ones are more visible. Regarding quote organization, if anyone has any thoughts on what the optimal presentation would be, feel free to pm me. Also, if any of the descriptions seem incorrect, things are categorized incorrectly, or the links are to nonrelevant posts, please let me know.

Also be aware that the paraphrasing I preface each link with does not necessarily reflect Rocket's opinions (for that, look at his actual post) or main point in said quote, the paraphrasing reflects my own biases and potentially flawed interpretation of what he's said in the post. For best results, please read everything he’s said in the link, and any preceding posts in those threads that may help put his words into better context. Also be aware of the date on which it was posted, as older posts could very well be irrelevant as the project evolves.

If I have acted against the wishes of the dev team by posting this, by all means please delete it or modify it as you see fit. To Rocket, if you would like me to remove or emphasize quotes based on any sort of criteria please let me know and i’ll get on it post haste.

To the community - please do not make me regret posting this by mincing Rockets words or raging at him if he has changed design goals or anything of a similar nature. There is a unique opportunity with this mod to actually have the developer read and respond to your posts, don't fuck that up. and for the love of god, if you read nothing else read the first post (and if nothing else, read the last paragraph of the quote)

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, READ THIS FIRST, ESPECIALLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH

Updated on 7/13 - cleaned up links/text, no new additions, forced majority of videos to be tagged as links not media, having problems forcing first one however. future quote additions will likely not be formatted at first, but cleaned up later.

Updated on 7/17 - added quotes, need to clean up added links and hopefully try to categorize them in the future by subject for ease of access.

Updated on 7/22 - first attempt at categorization based on paraphrasing of quotes, feedback/suggestions welcome. added another youtube interview link, and some more quotes (may be repeats, let me know if they are). still need to format and categorize the unformatted and uncategorized additions.

Updated on 8/8 – added more quotes, proofread and reformatted intro text a bit, reformatted older quotes. to do list includes cleaning up and categorizing recently formatted quotes, eliminating sundry “unimportant” quotes.

DayZ Design Philosophy (as best as I can tell at least):

Mod will remain his

He develops the structure and consistency of the world, players develop the interior of the world itself

Has a hard on for BI, emergent gameplay about users not studio, take his thoughts with a grain of salt

Games should support the way you want to play and not make any kind of judgment or force you to play a particular way

Developed as proof of concept, to prove exec's who told him it wouldn't work wrong, not designed to be fun, didn't eat or sleep

The most important thing is to develop framework. Is it possible to make persistent world with players deciding its fate?

On what you need to play day z 1

On what you need to play day z 2

The structure of world should support creation of trade hubs, but no coded ironforge

rocket's virologist brother helped him develop the infection and setting, beta will have this developed but will have to find things out for ourselves

The game's design will remain true to core focus, general day z development stuff

players should call the shots with regard to "discouraging wrongdoing"

He is not trying to support/remove pvp, we decide how world plays out, don't look to him for balance, there is no balance other than the balance players put in

His aim is to have players faced with situations or emotions, infection mechanic about social consequences

Meta-gaming (like infiltration and betrayal) is part of dayz, banning for it is unacceptable

The initial design ideas change and adapt

He will not balance the game, feelings re:dm complaints, advice to those who complain about dm

Are we going to do something about dm environment, or just post on forums about it?

They are not zombies, they are infected people

Your character should reflect you

Day z is not a game, it is an antigame for people who want to try something different and feel real emotions in a game

The developer belongs on forums

The greatest threat comes from the breakdown of society and from other people, not zombies

The game doesn't decide who's good or bad, doesn't give a fuck if you die, every minute alive is a miracle

The bad guys are organized and doing better because good guys keep coming to forums to post about bad guys

The game will not be changed to balance things, players need to change to the new environment

Gameplay and Mechanics:

Barbwire can be removed by toolbox

System is modular, takes about 1 hour to have working on another map

Tents local to servers

ACRE support presents two problems

Returning to the lobby is connected as a disconnect by the game

Jerry cans are 20L

Distance value of sounds used to calculate audibility, sound modifications possible in the future

On dead body persistence

Devs don't have any in game powers

On female models in game and the difficulty associated with them

The infected are not dead, apex predators don't walk to their meals 1

The infected are not dead, apex predators don't walk to their meals 2

Zombie/loot counts dependent on server performance

On pvp damage timer mechanics

Temp meter is unfinished, panic inspired by bashur's video

Regarding zombies being able to smell blood

Why there is currently no single player version

bandit skins, vast majority didn't murder, small number accounted for most murders, types of players surviving

Numbers did not support everyone KOS, backstabbing adds tension, bandit skins stand in the way of choosing your own skin

Permaday scripts glitch every event in the system (zombie and loot spawns), don't presume to know what does or doesn't affect things

Antibiotics found in hospitals and are rare

How to raise and lower your temperature in game

Accelerated time would require dangerous coding, rewrite to zombie and loot spawn system

Temperature is a balance of all in game factors at the time, # is percentage not celcius, fahrenheit, etc

Day Z synchronizes between 500 and 8000 objects during the game

Players can add wood to fireplaces, each wood pile adds 10 minutes

Why objects are local to a server. Tents, bicycles, and dog may spawn with you

The current inventory system produced performance increase, other options possible but mouse wheel isn't feasible

There is 2 kinds of shakes: pain and cold

On removing centralized system

Infection makes you cough, lowers max blood by 2000

Infection cough gives away your position, increases chance people around you will pick up infection

They are infected people, not zombies. prefers 28 day later style.He has a lifecycle developed for them

Wind affects smoke, ballistics, temperature

He likes this thread, it's pretty informative re:infection

Skin spawns in higher quantities at crashed helicopters

Standalone and Pricing:

Cautious about donations

Can't imagine people paying for day z until it is much much better

Traditional MMO model maximizes studios income, his initial concept has a lot of risk around it

HATES pay for loot 1

HATES pay for loot 2

He hates paypal, payment structure needs to be sensible and not fuck over development

The difference between mod and stand alone, stand alone wouldn't be much different than mod conceptually

The pros and cons of mod vs game, at the end of the day we decide where this goes

Server Related:

Re:Server side private servers disconnected from the rest of the network

On some requirements for servers

Effectively running at a complexity level similar to MMOs

Database bans make it so you are sent garbage, will lock up, and never load

Needs to ensure servers are secure, exploits in one can be used in others, must be heavy handed as a result

Connection issues were game server side, not database side

They’re strict with server owners so project isn't compromised... This one actually seems pretty important, you should just read all of it, there's a lot there

Everyone gets equal fair access, players went from 0 to 60k in 4 weeks, why server policies are as they are

Reserved server slots in the future, only two reasons to kick a player, anything else is abuse

Project is for everyone, if you abuse server ownership he will do exactly what he's said he'll do

The results of server admins modifying files and changing scripts

On passworded servers, dayz is project for everyone not for private enjoyment on private servers

Inverse time, lunar time, etc okay so long as server moves time forward at same rate as earth, ip bans only issued when might compromise database

Do not adjust server time to keep it daytime, doing so will result in IP ban

Do not kick due to foreign languages on servers

Initially all servers will be locked down to best configuration, different server types possible in future 1

Initially all servers will be locked down to best configuration, different server types possible in future 2

Servers should be clone nodes, experience should be standardized, difficulty will be same in future iterations

On letting admins make decisions regarding server stuff

This is not a typical multiplayer mod, server rules, potential flexibility regarding server rules in the future

Rules will be standardized across servers

Hacking and Exploit Related:

Hackers can make the game into bird simulator 1

Hackers can make the game into bird simulator 2

Hacking is more destructive to the project than piracy

Battleye is critical

On suicide to get better start position

He has a mechanic to prevent server hopping, disabled currently due to technical issues

Regarding disconnecting to avoid death

Rapid login/logout will punish you with death

Forums and Community Related:

The system was rendered unsustainable long term due to two things, new approach needs three things

Dev email overloaded

Try to help everyone learn something and see how things play out when bugs pop instead of jumping to conclusions immediately

Arma 2 CO sales are sending message to big studios, long way to go, hopefully people understand its alpha

Solving bugs can open up new bugs, and he gets treated as though he just killed people's dogs after updates

The need for balls also comes from the fact that this is alpha, not just from zombie apocalypse

This is an experiment, let's try shit out! Some stuff on dogs

Youtube video got more hits from russia than everywhere else combined. Have had amazing support from their community

It's not productive to say the same thing 1000s of times, say it once then move on to next thing

Approach this with the spirit of experimentation, find out how mistakes affect gameplay

Feedback is good, but if something has been posted about by devs it's damaging to continue posting about it

Don't fuck this up with internal politics, sending a message to gaming companies, be patient with the project

He can't stand people making wild generalizations about "new people" or people who are different 1

He can't stand people making wild generalizations about "new people" or people who are different 2

let's keep trying new things and not go full-retard

was disappointed, heartbroken, by arma community disparaging new players

Give ideas and mechanics in the game a chance to grow 1

Give ideas and mechanics in the game a chance to grow 2

Don't hate others for not arranging the legos in the same way you do

He supports us stopping suggesting what type of suggestions can be suggested

Surveys help focus his efforts

This won’t be and isn’t about money, trying to open dialogue with community to ensure he hasn't gone full-retard

He is trying to be connected to community, current system is not sustainable due to resource requirements

This mod will die if it doesn't recover some costs (see above link for reasons why)

"Instead of always posting what is wrong, post proposed solutions also?"

How to avoid circular arguments

The majority opinion doesn't matter anywhere near as much as serious discussion

Apparently people ignored his requests for assistance and instead complained (imagine that!)

Possible Future Content:

Specializations (talents/skills?) might encourage grouping, don't shit on his doorstep(rocket has shelved talents skills I believe)[/

Mod was about 20% complete on 5/6, mention of faction systems, talent/skills(rocket has shelved talents skills I believe)

Future talents/skills develop based on in game actions? not persistent after death(rocket has shelved talents skills I believe)[/

The focus as of 5/7, updates during week only unless critical

Changes in spawn locations would be more sadistic if they change, more rp elements planned, selectable player models in future, alpha is to get features working, map issues addressed later

Skin selection mechanism in the future

Videos (maybe just CHKilroy's?) will be formally recognized in game in some yet to be determined way

He feels terrible for excluding the colorblind, plans on fixing this

Desalination devices in the future

Winchester a placeholder 1

Winchester a placeholder 2

/Killing players will have a consequence, but it won't be a penalty

There could be something to mechanic that allows you to remember in game characters based on appearance

Medical system potentially expanded in the future

Meta game stuff is planned for later alpha stage, but might get pushed up

Future generators, light towers, kills destroy gear? don't expect rocket to be perfect

Miscellaneous:

He does have a fridge, drinks perfectly chilled canned pepsi and eats only the finest pringles

Bandit skin system left a bad taste in his mouth

Hunger/thirst while offline was removed and replaced with hello kitty backpacks

is a kiwi and they like to tease and make jokes

To support the mod and its philosophy, gift Arma 2 CO to someone, sales send message to game studios

Life expectancy on front page based on character alive longer than 2 minutes, there was precision error long time ago Not anymore

He will cry and send gabe empty bean can if Arma 2 goes on sale on steam

Rocket wants what we all want

He encourages us to get out there and check out other Arma 2 mods

Sales hurt devs, studios only notice the bottom line, sustained Arma 2 purchases have sent message, gift it to a friend to support this 1

Sales hurt devs, studios only notice the bottom line, sustained Arma 2 purchases have sent message, gift it to a friend to support this 2

No revenue to BIS from amazon sale

On why the game has so many idiots

Arma 2 sales rise 1000% since day z

brand names will be removed unless company reps contact him

he's actually swedish since he's a kiwi working in czech republic

Explosion in population has created desperate situations, 0 to 75k active users in under 3 weeks, server policies/technical

The best way to support the team is to buy Arma 2 CO from BI store

He originally pitched this idea to army (minus zombies)

On himself and being a carebear

If twinkie authorizes it, Rocket will add twinkie factories to the game

On stalling development or addition of features to fix engine dependent or time consuming bugs

Despises racism more than anything

Purchases have sent a message to gaming media, studios. his responsibility is to stay true to what this is

He predicted rage at spawning with only flashlight

He applauds us slaughtering each other, feels strongly about not discriminating based on language, culture

He feels good about generating sales and interest in arma 2, 3, but has no time to think about it really

The rate of progress of development

He has denied money train in the past, wants final cut, asks us to stay focused on the experiment and build dialog

"Studio executive tears are the most delicious"

On romero zombies

You can tell when he's well rested based on grammar and level of professionalism

Shhh, no more tears now, 4chan got upset

How to choose male vs female character in game

Gender selection was/is problematic, we slaughtered a server

ADDED 7/17:

we're here to find out what this will become, discussion is good

it's alpha, a tech demonstration, let's fix bugs, develop the game

main focus is survival with player interaction the most serious aspect, we need bandits, they supply tension, however modeling consequence is within scope of project

keen to explore drugs and alcohol in game, has to be done carefully

on female model mechanic

females are every bit as tough as males, striving for authenticity

server stuff, 9000 peak for concurrent users on 6/11

alpha is for adding features, beta is for ensuring they work

wants it to become a stand alone game, but rushing it is not a good idea

has considered making zombies playable, but would take several months of work

bothered by cod kiddie talk, it's a good sign that things are broken because this is alpha and most companies are too scared to make changes during this phase

"after day 1" content will hopefully diminish dm, but would be bad to rush

Hello Kitty sponsoring changes to humanity system, good players will leave a trail of MyLIttlePony sponsored raindbows

servers are community run

Unicorns are always a part of alphas, teamplay aspects receiving his key attention

reserved slots in servers something he wants to do something about, solution is difficult without being engine developed

alpha of a mod, not a game, anything requiring change to the engine is outside of the project's scope

bodies persisting longer than five seconds on disconnect presents body duplication issues

bodies persisting longer than five seconds on disconnect presents body duplication issues

thoughts on spawning without a weapon

thoughts on spawning without a weapon

thoughts on spawning without a weapon

don't buy shit because everyone else does, including dayZ/arma

on mechanics of heartbeat for very low humanity

on mechanics of heartbeat for very low humanity

5 minute timer for disconnecting to avoid pvp death

weapon holstering presents technical difficulties

side/global disabled because he has "assburgers", and he maintains the illusion of being sorry about that so he can fit in with society.

heartbeat is to put some fear into those who murder wantonly

private servers outside project's scope, technical

wants to use armbands for factions later

bandit skin removal did not create substantial rise in banditry

ideas are geared towards going through outrageous measures to survive

intrigued by idea of different mental states based on things in game

anyone with standard infection has a significant chance to transmit it

chance of getting standard infection on taking damage

kiwis get ripped off on game prices

rainbows and pony mounts for high humanity

if your character's heart stops, you get an unlimited unconscious timer

not designing mechanics to enable/disable certain gameplay styles, not dealing with KOS, the aim is to add fear and tension

bandits have between -2000 to -5000 humanity?

single player version possible AFTER completion of main project

major architectural changes for greater than five second delay on disconnect

humanity is raised or lowered depending on humanity of people you kill

project will only be successful if he remains connected to players, wants to explore mental states for murder

without creative, blunt honesty, direct interaction, project is doomed

little things make a big difference, turning beans into empty cans would impact performance

additional communication means in 1.8?

wants to add psychological tension, perhaps related to being around people/being lonely

could be worth trying damaging gear when getting shot

intends to have localized to korea, asia

be a wise consumer, don't jump on bandwagons, social media is powerful

hopes to work with streamer and machinima guys to support video creation

on private servers, the stress the mod has put on him/the team, this is a tech demo trying to do something special

being a soldier is boring 99% of the time, mod is designed for authenticity to produce emotional responses

trying to have structured discussion here, don't make 350 "i want ponies" threads

"PLEASE SEARCH BEFORE POSTING AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN"

some facts regarding bans

some facts regarding bans

some facts regarding bans

there is an early version of a police car, but it needs a lot of work

thinks celery is pretty awesome, check out his chernarus apocalypse mission

response to description of how battleye works

do not throw money at the screen, throw rainbows

on rapid growth of day z, general industry sales

how to have two copies of dayz working on one computer via different users (i.e. two brothers who share on computer but want to play different charcters)

starting without a weapon hard, bad ass, prediction of butt hurt

split/join ammo works for 45ACP, shotgun shells, DMR

it's alpha, we're testers, rocket doesn't sleep

rocket doesn't sleep

if shit performance, try increasing some of the settings

isn't (wasn't?) a professional project, only rule is that we're honest

people said he was insane when he pitched this basic concept

on build releases and bug fixes

on build releases and bug fixes

Rocket's facts of life

people shout doom and gloom after every update, can't handle experimental changes

posting same shit a million times makes it harder to find unknown issues

game is an experiment, things will be tried out, things will break, don't stress it

majority of bugs are found under large scale testing

every major release is doom and gloom

has made no money at all from dayz

stealth tips

zombie body persistance to be increased later

can gather wood with hatchet if it's equipped for combat or on toolbelt

zed animation slowed down, potentially able to run inside, stuff regarding 1.7.2

if you're visible @ 120, there is a chance you will be spotted, this will increase the longer you stay there

less emphasis on it being an alpha, more emphasis on it being a mod not a game

sound travels faster in fog, SCIENCE!

humour is the solution to all problems

registering between 10,000 to 12,000 new player keys per day as of july 9th

rocket's identities elsewhere

silence here means he's busy, but will still read forums even if he doesn't reply

where's our sense of adventure?

can hopefully learn fast, doesn't think anyone could prepare themselves for this (i.e. blizzard and diablo 3)

dayz hit 500k users in under 3 months, its a miracle the mod works, few people could deal with that, they're learning

free to play won't work for this project

every update is the worst update so far according to the community, have to keep pushing the limits with dayz

isn't based on money, in order for experiment to continue there will be mistakes

Sprinting at full pace, unarmed, down a road standing up during broad daylight, you will agro 100m visibility and about 65m audibility

ADDED 7/22

on zombie sight

on time in game

mod about art, your story

on slow zombies

on the infected

impossibly cruel, dark, brutal, an antigame not designed to be balanced

on the benefits of group play

flares counter NVG

flares counter NVG

flares counter NVG

intention is to generate emotions, with frustration high on the list

system allows you to play and experiment and will result in cruel, horrifically unbalanced situations, player behavior won't ever be regulated

loot spawning mechanics

on AI with guns, lingering player characters

possible faction development, side missions, end game group oriented things

are players too used to structure, tasks, rules and stories being shoved down their throats that they can't handle it when these things aren't?

not realistic, authentic

"This is the development team's home and I remind you that you are a guest here. If you don't respect that, then you will be shown the door immediately and never welcome back."

zombies spawned are per player, more zombies on a fifty person server than 5 or 10

initial intention was multiple characters, needs to be carefully checked before implemented

power fuel pumps via generators in the future?

why it's easy to get knocked out, wants to incorporate location of hits and blood pressure

ADDED 8/8:

choice, consequence, tension, humanity:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/739-dayz-update-154/page__st__60#entry8328

cannibalism would mean banned in australia:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/778-people-are-food-too-a-case-for-cannibalism/#entry8356

zombie body persistence, present and potential future:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/14681-feedback-5-minute-zombie-body-deletion/#entry149520

clarification on DC fix comments:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28091-build-172-rolling-update/page__st__1360#entry298654

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28091-build-172-rolling-update/page__st__1380#entry298759

dayz should be creepier, but not supernatural:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38277-do-you-think-dayz-should-be-more-frightening/#entry363766

competition, sum of the whole is what makes dayz:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__160#entry364367

competition is good, misplaced loyalty is bad:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__180#entry364433

"social media delivered dayz":

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__200#entry364571

worst case scenario he is lucky to compete, best case he makes a great game, either way, gamers win in the end:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__240#entry364972

everything in dayz is custom built except the weather script:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__420#entry367430

the only thing that should be judged is results, not statements made by him or anyone else:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__640#entry372343

won't tell us anything unless confirmed, worthwhile and backed up by results:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42501-is-rocket-trolling-us/#entry405358

on pending alt-f4/server hopping stuff for current build (1.7.2.4), keep the first posts in mind while reading the later ones:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__960#entry419110

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__500#entry410468

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__100#entry406511

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__120#entry406572

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/#entry406001

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__20#entry406040

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__20#entry406075

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__20#entry406091

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__20#entry406142

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__40#entry406209

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__80#entry406438

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__120#entry406551

on possible spawn area selection:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__40#entry406242

standalone is a certainty, timing is a question however:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__80#entry406406

"mod will continue on, unless there was a compelling reason not too":

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__100#entry406460

lack of respawn button will make dying more significant:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__100#entry406482

hacking is mainly dealt with by BI and BattlEye, both are working on it:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__140#entry406666

Words to the community:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__380#entry409133

"quoting me like the bible without putting my words into context is a bit meaningless... You guys need to stop overreacting", on community arguments about what dayz is:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__420#entry409599

reason for lack of comments on security issues should be obvious:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__520#entry410637

20 second log out timer causes performance issues:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__520#entry410703

hacking needs to be solved at the base level:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__940#entry418736

singleplayer disabled because of dayz's antihacking mechanisms:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__1040#entry420251

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__920#entry418372

gets pained by many replies, but some perspectives are so valuable they make the pain worth it:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__880#entry417902

respawn was being used in a way never intended, removal is a test:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/42806-pending-update-build-1724/page__st__940#entry418701

duping can only be solved in the engine source:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/52196-pending-update-build-1725/page__st__60#entry501289

the forum is the dev team's home, we are guests here:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__940#entry422960

story time, will do whatever it takes to protect this project:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/38248-warz-chit-chat/page__st__960#entry423495

rapid growth, the unforeseen problems it created, the reason for lack of comment on security issues by dayz, bis, and battleye should by obvious:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/45609-bohemia-and-dayz-devs-fail-to-protect-their-community/#entry434623

you will not be banned for having hacked items on you:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/46844-hackers/#entry446536

articles:

PC Gamer interview, 6/22

Armchair General interview, 6/8

Rock, Paper, Shotgun inteview, 5/16

PC Gamer interview, 5/16

videos:

Bashurverse interview part 1

Bashurverse interview part 2

ONRPG E3 interview

PC Gamer approx 2 hour gameplay/interview

added 7/13:

Gamebreaker interview, 7/13

Eurogamer Rezzed presentation

added 7/20:

FPS guru interview

added 7/22:

added 8/7 courtesy of Disgraced (see below)

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/08/from-mod-to-game-how-dayz-will-evolve-as-a-standalone-release/

Edited August 9, 2012 by p1n34l
Added some facts to the top-Griff

[UbiquitousBadGuy 846]

Added thread to the top so I could remove that one from the sticky and replace it with this one.

Stickied and closed for discussion. OP can still edit as he sees fit. If you can't edit for some reason because the topic is closed, PM me so I can reopen it.

EDIT: Reopened thread to allow OP to edit. Forum moderation of this thread still applies.

[Jimmy McNulty 98]

links dont work

[ripbabyg@hotmail.co.uk 125]

None of the link's work anymore :(

[master721 9]

They all work for me.

[orb917@hotmail.com 117]

They all work for me.

they should be all working now. those guys posted shortly after the forums transitioned to their new format. if anyone does happen upon any that are not working or mislabelled, do let me know please.

[wok 25]

Has rocket said anything about Arma 3 and DayZ? Just saw a thread where everyone is saying that Rocket said they are already porting the mod into Arma 3, but I didn't read anything official.

[orb917@hotmail.com 117]

off the top of my head i cannot recall any direct quotes from him stating explicitly that it will be built on arma 3/RV 4. that doesn't mean he hasn't said it however.

i am pretty sure that he's been contracted by BI to work on arma 3, and he has said:

Has a hard on for Arma engine

so it seems pretty likely.

side note, thanks for asking this, brought to my attention that i had a link error in my post.

[species5021 28]

Holy shitballs on a stick, i can't even begin to imagine the amount of work you put in to create this. +Kudos

[orb917@hotmail.com 117]

Holy shitballs on a stick, i can't even begin to imagine the amount of work you put in to create this. +Kudos

wasn't so bad, lots of skimming for a couple hours here and there. all worth it if people have found it useful, which i assume they have based on beans given and # of views.

[Tsyn 215]

Good lord.

How long did that take?

[orb917@hotmail.com 117]

hard saying at this point. probably somewhere between 6-8 hours spread out over many days, and while watching tv and/or chatting.

[Anton17 97]

I went to the trouble of transcribing what Rocket said in his Machinima livestream about private servers/hives since its a controversial topic.

"... recommend at the moment to do private servers for the live streams. And that actually brings up a good issue because a lot of people have been asking for the ability to create private servers or separate hives and things like that. And I think that's something we need to seriously think about as well going forward, um... you know I wanted to keep it like it is at the moment to get the message out there, to say: "This is a multiplayer game!", to the people we could use for financing and things like that. If they saw that the idea could be taken as a single-player game then they would have gone for that. So what we've done here is we've, you know the gamers have spoken and said "we wanna see more of this", so... we don't have to worry about that so much. So I think that we can probably come to some solution here and in the short term that would help with the hacking".

[roaraam@gmail.com 3]

impressive and creepy stalkers skills you have, good job atleast

[orb917@hotmail.com 117]

I went to the trouble of transcribing what Rocket said in his Machinima livestream about private servers/hives since its a controversial topic.

"... recommend at the moment to do private servers for the live streams. And that actually brings up a good issue because a lot of people have been asking for the ability to create private servers or separate hives and things like that. And I think that's something we need to seriously think about as well going forward, um... you know I wanted to keep it like it is at the moment to get the message out there, to say: "This is a multiplayer game!", to the people we could use for financing and things like that. If they saw that the idea could be taken as a single-player game then they would have gone for that. So what we've done here is we've, you know the gamers have spoken and said "we wanna see more of this", so... we don't have to worry about that so much. So I think that we can probably come to some solution here and in the short term that would help with the hacking".

yeah seems he's reconfigured his stance on private servers. probably a good thing what with all the hacking issues recently. if it switches over to that format i'm curious to see what happens to things like the medics and traders.

impressive and creepy stalkers skills you have, good job atleast

i'm less concerned with stalking rocket, and more concerned with making information about the game and its potential future more easily accessible to the community, and thanks!

[Disgraced 1123]

Ars technics article.

Interesting things about stand alone vs Arma II mod:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/08/from-mod-to-game-how-dayz-will-evolve-as-a-standalone-release/

[denkart 198]

Hey, nice thread. I appreciate that you took the time to put this all together. I think it may be time to do a little cleaning up though. Some of the links contain outdated information, for example in this thread

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1154-gau-12/#entry12289

Rocket says it's not ok to have hacked weapons in your inventory and that you will be banned for it, then later in this thread he says the exact opposite

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/46844-hackers/#entry446536

So as you can see some of the info is outdated in these posts. I just happened to see this earlier when having a discussion on the boards about hacked weapons. I know it's probably a huge pain to keep this post maintained but it could use a little love if you get the time.

[Maniacmike (DayZ) 24]

I ain't seen any bad hacks yet, mayb I'm lucky but that's PC gaming for ya.

[orb917@hotmail.com 117]

Hey, nice thread. I appreciate that you took the time to put this all together. I think it may be time to do a little cleaning up though. Some of the links contain outdated information, for example in this thread

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1154-gau-12/#entry12289

Rocket says it's not ok to have hacked weapons in your inventory and that you will be banned for it, then later in this thread he says the exact opposite

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/46844-hackers/#entry446536

So as you can see some of the info is outdated in these posts. I just happened to see this earlier when having a discussion on the boards about hacked weapons. I know it's probably a huge pain to keep this post maintained but it could use a little love if you get the time.

yeah it's changed quite a bit over time, i tried to cover that in the bold and italic disclaimer text but it's prolly tl;dr for most people. i wanted to get up to date on quotes first. formatting and tidying are next. any help, such as the examples you provided are much appreciated. post updated with obsolete quote deleted, thanks for the feedback!

Edited August 9, 2012 by p1n34l

[andy_uk15@hotmail.com 70]

A good post.....

Edited August 11, 2012 by ScramUK

[ozjace 35]

Top post!

[{420}Mr.Smiley 53]

Hoping to see more info on Dayz standalone, at this point i can barely stand the mod, im not going to blame devs, not even the players. Its an alpha and its to be expected, but the standalone rocket hoped would be released in october, but realistically it could be until the end of the year. Even so, thats a very very short ways away but i havent seen much aside from a couple of interviews explaining parallels between it and minecraft along with other details like pricing with a few screenshots.

I guess what im trien to say is i want to see and hear more about its development and maybe a video or 2 of gameplay from the work in progress standalone.

[Osaka (DayZ) 32]

I suppose creating a standalone game is hard work, and Rocket might actually have a social life.

Coders rule of life: Never set deadlines you cannot make. It just creates false hope.

[Rastamaus 323]

my mate reckons he spoke to a fella dahn the pub whos brother knows this bloke what done electrical repairs for some woman what used to go out with Mareks (BI Boss's) cousins girlfriends uncle who reckons that Rocket told im that the standalone is going to be released before christmas 2013 and will be like the mod only betterer.

edit - do i win some beans?

Edited January 21, 2013 by Rastamaus

[jaytmuk (DayZ) 621]

Rockets posts are always good to read as he often posts names of good books, games & films hes encountered.

So far have all been top notch