Dynamic deer stands

[Shag 90]

I think the deer stand thing was great when the mod started, occassionalyy stumbling over a deer stand in the wilds with military loot was like christmas. I'd guess that these dayz :) most players ref a loot map, and/or have memorised where many deer stands are.

So, make deer stands dynamic, like helecopter crash sites (perfect solution for stand alone game) or if this isn't possible, tone down the loot from them and add some other random location with military loot, similar to the downed chopper. Or increase the number of downed chopper sites slightly, and make the loot spawned there more random?

At the moment I can go from deer stand to deer stand relatively unmolested and get tonnes of risk free gear.

Thoughts?

[youfindhans@gmail.com 27]

I dont think dynamic deer stands would make sense in a way of realism.

and there loot isnt that great really. better go loot at military camps or airfields ;)

i'd rather have more reason to walk through the woods. it is starting to get a little boring.

i totaly want zombies in the woods. or zombie animals lol.

or perhaps certain deer stand specific loot.

like a higher chance of finding sniper rifles or something like that.

and the reason you know where the deer stands are actually makes the long walk less boring xD

Edited July 20, 2012 by GuitarPants

[snowcrash 82]

sry i dont think thats a good idea, and i never sow a deer stand that moves around :)..ye deers do muve around but deer stands not..

bether idea was from someone who sugested to implement random crashed ambulance cars, with some medical suplies..

http://imgur.com/gallery/SDUKt

:)))

GL&HF

[astriantis@hotmail.com 25]

It is possible to do that, you just need to think a bit more.

Make so on the deer stand itself only "Barn-like" loot.

But add some sort of wooden crate that have a spawn chance right next to the deer stand and this one can actually have a military loot.

There you go, we have something similar to Heli crashes.

Edited July 20, 2012 by Fence

[Zeromentor 169]

I don't like the idea of moving deer stands, because deer stands like that don't move. I would, on the otherhand, support changing what type of weapons spawn in the deer stands. I think any around cities, towns or the middle of the woods should pack barn/residental loot. Double-Barrel shotguns, Lee Enfields, and the like. Deer stands near military bases (airfields) or tents (Stary, Berenzino, etc) should retain the loot now. You could easily change Deerstand to DeerstandA and DeerstandB and change the loot drops without messing with the textures or location.

I know coding would be more difficult than that, but you get the idea.

[thetamsen 57]

Crashed military transport truck!

Shouldn't contain high end weapons like the anti-material rifles etc., but instead they should be stocked up with common military loot, a bit like the hospital principe. (Boxes with 5-10 AKM's, frag grenades, m9/SD pistols+ammo, entrenching tools etc.) maybe some chance for weapons a little rarer like a single DMR, M240/249, ghillie, gps, m16a3 m203, etc.)

Would make it a bit cooler to find one. Not because it's a primary truck you're finding just to achieve high-end gear (Simply because it doesn't spawn there) - but because it would be a heck of a warzone, campsite, sniper-infested nightvision party!

Also, one per map, spawns randomly in some selected areas like the downed chopper(s).

[danlegend 16]

Huh? Deer stands don't move? Crashed Helicopters DONT MOVE EITHER.

[Bribase 251]

I'm on board with the OP's idea.

I do a lot of looting deer stands before heading North, I'm sure lots of other players do because it's a relatively risk free means to pick up a decent weapon or high end supplies. I get into the habit of a certain route like heading to the three deer stands North of Kamenka, then east to the barn there, then North to the deer stands just South of Bor. It's predictable and normally gives decent loot but it's boring as well.

Dynamic deer stands give the player another chance to read the land for their location (three military/police zombies milling around by a tree line). Also, dynamic deer stands change from being a source of loot to a possible sniper location; It attracts players to them as much as it provides cover for an easy PvP kill.

The sacrifice of realism is negligable. Deer stands are flimsy structures, many are even built to be portable. They would change location on server restart as opposed to despawning and respawning while the server is running.

[s.taylor.75@gmail.com 23]

Sounds good. The "deer stands don't move" argument is funny, as the other guy said neither do crashed helicopters. One could also easily make an argument that they do indeed move. If you're a hunter then you know every year there's deer stands removed, new ones added, others moved to a better location etc. It's quite common actually.

[Brusann 67]

Deer stands tend to be empty whenever I check them, I've been playing over two months and I never find anything worthwhile in them, occasionally an AK-47 or some m107 mags, but that's about it. Most of the time there's nothing, and I've began to wonder: Am I doing something wrong?

[s.taylor.75@gmail.com 23]

They don't have the best loot in the game, but they are always being visited by people running deer stand routes and server hoppers. So the chances of finding nothing but cans is pretty good actually.

[magmatrix 38]

Deer stands are flimsy structures, many are even built to be portable.

Yay! I want a portable deer stand! Will it fit in a coyote??

[GexAlmighty 54]

I like deer stands as they are, they are the only consistant way for a freshly spawned guy to get decent weapons. i can tell you now, I'm sick of going to cities and barns to try and get loot, because i am always let down. and i mean always. the best thing i ever get is a lee enfield, and that isnt enough to go to military bunkers with or get much effective pvp going (imho). deer stands work as a middleman between going from the macorov and shotgun to decent weapons so that you CAN head north without garenteed death. It is only fair that there are places with garenteed good loot. yes, cities have supermarkets and churches and fire stations, but 2 barb wire fences in each of those places can totally seal it off to everyone in the server. then what? even when you can access them, as far as my luck goes, cities give bugger all high end weapons. they give you lee enfields and shotguns, maybe a revolver if you get lucky. we need to keep deer stands so that i have more than that when i want to move north, and no other place garentees that.

Who ever said that deer stands are safe? bandits often keep a good eye on them the last time i checked, so they are very much at risk of PVP, which is far more dangerous than Zeds.

[DemonGroover 8836]

I like. They would have to be in similar areas - ie along treelines facing fields but randomising them would add more exploration instead of knowing where one is.

[Womb Raider 92]

Deer stands tend to be empty whenever I check them, I've been playing over two months and I never find anything worthwhile in them, occasionally an AK-47 or some m107 mags, but that's about it. Most of the time there's nothing, and I've began to wonder: Am I doing something wrong?

Server hoppers and people that have memorized where they are, have gotten there before you.