Signs

[emilgebl 5]

It's quite simple, normal TREE signs we can loot and write stuff on to transfer messages to other people, maybe at a camp etc.

You could-

Look at sign (zoom in, read and write etc)

Pickup

that's probably all there is.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I like the idea of being able to leave messages for people but they would have to be static objects like a noticeboard.. If people could place them anywhere the maps would quickly become littered with spam by over excited kiddies.

[LukeSkywalkers 31]

Maybe you could make some kind of sign or something similar as an item.

So you can give it a low spawnrate and we don't have the problem of kiddies spamming the whole map.

Edited July 14, 2012 by Labargoth

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I wan't to at least leave a note on my body, will give people something to think about.

[serpent10i 1]

Yea sounds great. I have always wanted to leave a note in my tent... Something along the lines of "Im watching you" or "you can take the DMR just leave the M9sd plz <3?"

[evolution (DayZ) 51]

This could work if each player was limited 1 sign per life. This shouldn't put too much stress on servers and gameplay.

[blueskin 5]

you wouldn't need to limit it in any way, just have it so anyone can remove it. That way someone could put up signs warning of bandits in the area, but the bandits could take them down....'evil laugh'

[ollox 38]

I thought about something similar: spray paint, you can paint anything on anything! I didn't post because that would probably take up too much memory, but what if it had a despawn rate or each player has a personal limit to how much paint they put down, when reached the oldest paint despawns?

[LukeSkywalkers 31]

I thought about something similar: spray paint, you can paint anything on anything! I didn't post because that would probably take up too much memory, but what if it had a despawn rate or each player has a personal limit to how much paint they put down, when reached the oldest paint despawns?

Meh... Like you said "paintings" and paintings are no signs. I remember those spray paint paintings from Team Fortress 2, Justin Bieber posters everywhere >.<

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I thought about something similar: spray paint, you can paint anything on anything! I didn't post because that would probably take up too much memory, but what if it had a despawn rate or each player has a personal limit to how much paint they put down, when reached the oldest paint despawns?

Please nooooo!!!! The map will end up looking like everyone's just dropped some acid! Actually, maybe it could work...