Catching an Infection? What do you think?

[ihax 16]

* [NEW] Server cleanup system replaced with a more agressive one

* [NEW] Inventory Interaction system (right-click on items in gear screen to bring up interactions)

* [NEW] Temperature System now implemented (effects are limited)

* [NEW] Chance of catching infection the lower your temperature

* [NEW] Chance of catching infection from already infected players

* [NEW] Water can be filled in ponds, all water pumps, wells, but not the sea

* [NEW] Forced disconnection saving for abort and alt+F4

* [NEW] Zombie's will investigate player deaths

* [NEW] Adrenaline rush from panicing causes greately increased hunger for a while

* [NEW] Bandaging Sound when bandaging yourself/someone

* [NEW] Coughing sound when you have an infection

* [NEW] Camera Shake when temperature drops extremely low

* [NEW] PROTIP: Use Global Chat/VOIP in populated areas

* [NEW] Fire requires wood to keep burning

* [FIXED] Should not be pellets for the Winny

* [FIXED] Helicopter loot despawning too fast

* [FIXED] Fog is way too thick

* [FIXED] Climbing a ladder with a pistol will cause you to fall

* [FIXED] Zombies not attracted to Flares and Chemlights

* [FIXED] Panic noises going apeshit all the time

* [FIXED] Zombie spotted alert far too quiet (increased slightly)

Rocket just posted that and some of the added features point towards being able to catch an infection also by other players too.

What are your thoughts and opinions on this?

[deadbolt (DayZ) 10]

wish rocket would explain the whole temperature and infection thing a bit

[ihax 16]

wish rocket would explain the whole temperature and infection thing a bit

I'm sure when the patch is released he will. For me it all sounds like things are gonna get a little more confusing and that I'm going to really need to manage my inventory space since now I need to somehow collect wood for my fires and probably some kind of antidote or medicine for infections

[Doxshund (DayZ) 3]

I hope its a Zombie infection

[SixPackAbs 13]

I hope matches become a bit more common if a fire is the only way to stay warm. I wonder if there is going to be a new item, like penicillin or something to cure infections, it would make hospitals that much more valuable. Could also be found in grocery stores, but it should be less likely to find them there.

[Doxshund (DayZ) 3]

From Rocket:

The infection relates to you catching a cold. In a normal world this is not serious, in DayZ you are fucked.

Antibiotics might be a little rare. I checked the database, only 50 people currently have it in their inventory.

[deadbolt (DayZ) 10]

so by serious im guessing it can kill you

[Katana67 2907]

More stuff to do! Yay! The more survival stuff the better, keeps pesky survivors and bandits alike on their toes and forces them to do something other than deathmatch.

Both the temperature and infection thing seem cool, the temperature/weather effects thing moreso.

[i wub pugs 16]

The hospitals will now become more important than the NW AF.

Fuck guns I need a Z Pack!

[hishnik 23]

From Rocket:

The infection relates to you catching a cold. In a normal world this is not serious' date=' in DayZ you are fucked.

Antibiotics might be a little rare. I checked the database, only 50 people currently have it in their inventory. [/quote']

Awww man, i was hoping it'd be zombie infection... I would be down to have a small chance of turning to zombie after i got pummeled by zombies but got away. Become one of them, and try to hunt down survivors or find friendly who can cure me :)

[Felix (DayZ) 21]

Temp and infections are going to be great.

[jk_scowling 44]

Sounds serious, better drink my own piss.

[SoldierDash 0]

that I'm going to really need to manage my inventory space since now I need to somehow collect wood for my fires

I think it's probably more along the lines of just selecting a fire and hitting (add wood), not actually harvesting wood. It was probably just added so fires don't burn forever, say if you left your campfire and forgot it, so you wouldn't be able to make another unless you back tracked all the way to your last fire and put it out.

[i wub pugs 16]

We should have to boil water.

[MartinAtome 0]

infection from wounds = nice idea.

infection from zombies = nice but dangerous, it forces players together, might change a lot the game experience

infection from cold = bah, not really realistic, would be better to insert a body temperature parameter

[i wub pugs 16]

How bout all three!

And boil your water.

[masterjts 1]

infection = getting sick not getting whatever caused the zombie outbreak.

[.:14A41:.Pvt.p4lztZ 3]

Not a fan of having to micromanage every fucking thing there is under sun. But we'll see how it turns out.

[i wub pugs 16]

Not a fan of having to micromanage every fucking thing there is under sun. But we'll see how it turns out.

Hunger, Thirst, Blood, Immune System.

4 things

[deadbolt (DayZ) 10]

Not a fan of having to micromanage every fucking thing there is under sun. But we'll see how it turns out.

Hunger' date=' Thirst, Blood, Immune System.

4 things

[/quote']

what am I, some kind of doctor?

[el mariachi 10]

I wonder how much money I would make selling gimp masks with "DAYZ" printed on them to all of the 40 masochists who still enjoy playing this mod when all of this stuff is implemented.

[Unnamed354 34]

Pretty stoked about the whole change list, infection especially.

and...fixing falling off ladders.

[ihax 16]

I'm just starting to see way too many things to focus on in 1.5.8. Could just be me but dont really want to have to manage every little cough or cold i get.

[i wub pugs 16]

I think the ultimate goal is to kill all of us. And this is fine. It's not about having uber loot, it's about surviving, people are losing sight of that.

I'd love to see dead bodies just randomly on the map with tons of loot because the died of a common cold.

This should turn out to be some sick twisted version of Pandemic..........but reversed.

[AlphaDoG (DayZ) 1]

it would be cool if you sneeze and what not also turning into a zombie would be awesome too