LeYuno (DayZ) 51 Posted May 21, 2012 It came to me that can't loot dead bodies or piles of stuff without sitting on one knee. I recently started playing the game and I had noticed someone shooting zombies in a town furter up. Suddenly the shooting stopped. I went over there, crawled my way in and noticed the dead survivor on the ground.I crawled near him, undetected by the zeds. The second i hit G to loot his backpack I notice my character going to a kneeled position, and suddenly all hell breaks loose (ended up dieing a cruel zombie munching death). This way I realised that when you are in middle of town surrounded by zombies there's no chance you can loot while being undetected by the creatures, which is kind of a pitty imho. Being a lone wolf player I prefer staying at a distance and planning out my strategy before going in, remain undetected and sneak out the same way.I think it would be more realistic if I could loot a guy's body while lying down, so I don't compromise myself when zeds are around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oktyabr 53 Posted May 21, 2012 Good point, good post. I've thought the same myself many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nexerius 0 Posted May 21, 2012 Looting seems a bit "hard" to do if you were proning.Maybe look inside the inventories when you proned, but when you took something, you kneeled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curiousepic 1 Posted May 21, 2012 I'm pretty sure this would be difficult to mod. It also adds tenseness to these situations - rifling through a dead body, turning them over to get to their back pockets, etc, isn't exactly a stealthy action. You have to wait for an opportune moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas 5195 Posted May 21, 2012 Did you have a handgun or rifle in hand while looting?I think if you loot with a handgun in hand you raise to a knee, but not with rifles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeYuno (DayZ) 51 Posted May 21, 2012 I only had a handgun, so that must have been it. Thanks for the tip, so if you have your main gun equiped you can loot while lying down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas 5195 Posted May 21, 2012 Checked it in the editor. When a handgun you rise to a knee, with a rifle you can loot prone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeaLeaf 5 Posted May 21, 2012 I think you should be able to grab items off the ground while prone, but when you want to actually loot a corpse you should have to kneel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mooncabbage 2 Posted May 22, 2012 I think this thread just highlights the unfortunate way the engine treats pistols compared to other weapons. Atleast they fixed the ladder thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
