Homemade items/light crafting

[Burst3000 2]

It would be really nice if we could make simple items that helps you in the beginning of our lives.

Sharpened stick

Materials: a stick (cut from a tree or found on the ground i the woods maybe?) and a hunting knife

Use: A longer range melee weapon and/or javelin

Better spear

Materials: a hunting knife, duct tape(found in towns/industrial areas?) and a stick

Use: a knife taped to a stick. Higer damage than a sharpened stick but harder to find materials for and you cant throw it.

Homemade tent/shelter

Materials: 4x sticks and a tarp(found in towns/industrial locations maybe?)

Use: As a normal tent with less space.

[m3ik0 333]

That sounds awsome to me but i dont think this is possible through the arma engine :(

[Jenga22 22]

I love these ideas will also add the element to creating molotovs

A whiskey + Cloth = Molotov

Heres Some Beans :D

[Jenga22 22]

That sounds awsome to me but i dont think this is possible through the arma engine :(

What annoys me is when people say through the arma engine, the engine itself isnt the thing with limits that it the program that runs certain shit, its what the programmers do with the engine which gives limits, u would need to code a mixer thing to craft items :D

[Burst3000 2]

That sounds awsome to me but i dont think this is possible through the arma engine :(

I could be done like when we convert mags. Right-click and if you have all the ingredients in your inv you get an option to craft.

[windth 5]

Give it a spiffy name...

Dynamic Real-time Crafting: Crouch, open inventory, and drag and drop ('cause drag and drop seems quick and simple) items onto each other combining common or seemingly useless items into something that you can use to live another day within the game. Then the game would have use for items such as empty tin can, tattered piece of cloth, branch, ect. Crafting improvised weapons and equipment.

alcohol + cloth = molotov cocktail (requires box of matches or zippo lighter to use and would be considered a throwable object (weapon))

branch + cloth + oil = torch (requires box of matches or zippo lighter to use but would be a light source)

[probably could come up with a huge list of these combinations]

[Hatchet_Man 30]

I would carry duct tape at all times in a zombie apocalypse.

A knife taped to a stick might be useful for spear-fishing at lakes, then cook the fish over a fire.

[windth 5]

duct tape solves everything! :P

[spamjabber 12]

I like the idea, and think it is realistic as long as it doesn't go out of control. Think the idea about sharpening a stick for a spear or a peg for a tent or something is awesome. I think many players could do that in real life no problem. As long as people don't get the ability to create a a 16ft yacht from a few planks and a bed sheet we're all good :P

On that note though brings up a whole other issue about your characters background.. Maybe he was a carpenter and could create loads of awesome stuff! But that's a different discussion altogether.

[windth 5]

I like the idea, and think it is realistic as long as it doesn't go out of control. Think the idea about sharpening a stick for a spear or a peg for a tent or something is awesome. I think many players could do that in real life no problem. As long as people don't get the ability to create a a 16ft yacht from a few planks and a bed sheet we're all good :P

On that note though brings up a whole other issue about your characters background.. Maybe he was a carpenter and could create loads of awesome stuff! But that's a different discussion altogether.

Agreed about not having the ability to create a 16ft yacht from a few planks and a bed sheets. Improvised crafting. Also your crafting can be interrupted due to being attacked by zombies or another player or being killed. So while crafting you aren't invulnerable.

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Edited July 22, 2012 by windth

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

We should start with a Hunting or Survival knife IMO.

Think about it, it's atleast a basic way for us to survive and defend ourself and also what sort of soldier wouldn't even have a knife? Lol

I really think we should have this implemented! :)

[Hatchet_Man 30]

We should start with a Hunting or Survival knife IMO.

Agreed.

[thatcommiekid 57]

That sounds awsome to me but i dont think this is possible through the arma engine :(

EVERY THING IS POSIBLE!!!

Crafting: MINECRAFT + YES

[Burst3000 2]

I like the idea, and think it is realistic as long as it doesn't go out of control. Think the idea about sharpening a stick for a spear or a peg for a tent or something is awesome. I think many players could do that in real life no problem. As long as people don't get the ability to create a a 16ft yacht from a few planks and a bed sheet we're all good :P

On that note though brings up a whole other issue about your characters background.. Maybe he was a carpenter and could create loads of awesome stuff! But that's a different discussion altogether.

One of the things i like the most about this game is that everybody is an equal when you start out so i dont reall like the background idea. My suggestions are based on stuff probably anyone can make in real life. And it seems really odd to me that the most useful survival item in real life(the knife) is so underused in this game.