Drink instead of Eating, killing the Hunger a little bit

[subvision 14]

Hello people.

It's a fact someone can survive 30 days+ without eating, but only 3 days without drinking.

Why can't the drinks in the game kill the hunger a little bit? Most of the times I play I die due to hunger. I mean, the drinks should kill the hunger a little bit, approx. 20%, so I won't die of hunger that fast.

It's realistic and I think this is a good idea cos it seems to me that you find drinks more often than food. In the small villages in the wilderness you're practically screwed cos there are almost no food spawns. Some zombies drop a pepsi sometimes, but I haven't found any food on them. The chance to drop food is sometimes too little.

That's my point of view, what do you think of this?

[DZR_Mikhail 2424]

Already suggested many times on forums. Good idea though.

[subvision 14]

Already suggested many times on forums. Good idea though.

I am happy you like my idea. But I didn't found that with the search option.

Sorry for that.

If it's a good idea, maybe it's worth to be warmed up to come into the mind of readers again.

Edited July 24, 2012 by subvision

[Bobcomss 189]

Yeah this has been discussed a lot, I really hope it's added soon! I feel bad shooting people in the back hoping they have a can of beans :/

AJ

[Noobster (DayZ) 3]

An adult male realistically needs at least 1000 calories a day to make the body function properly, I think at least. I do agree on the spawns though, I've only ever found everlasting supplies of drink and not so much for food.

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

I think the developers want to push hunting and cooking, so you should make knives, matches and wood a priority.

You may survive 30+ days without food if you were sedentary, but not running around Chernarus, trying to survive.

[subvision 14]

I think the developers want to push hunting and cooking, so you should make knives, matches and wood a priority.

What about the players who don't want to hunt and cook meat? I think, if you carry a big weapon you have to drop your hatchet. I want to play with a big gun, let's say, a lee enfield or a shotgun. I mean a one hit kill weapon for the zombies.

I do not want to live the life of a boy scout.

[Quaby 93]

At the activity level of the survivors in chernaus, you will need more than a can of beans. And if you are dying of hunger, you need to visit the supermarket or hunt.

[ninjaholic 116]

Drinking regularly is fine, reduce food requirements?

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

What about the players who don't want to hunt and cook meat? I think, if you carry a big weapon you have to drop your hatchet. I want to play with a big gun, let's say, a lee enfield or a shotgun. I mean a one hit kill weapon for the zombies.

I do not want to live the life of a boy scout.

Then those players are going to die. Processed food in tins will not last forever - in the apocalypse you've got to fend for yourself.

Boy scouts wash cars and clean windows.

[AluCaRdBe 32]

Everyone knows the only food u shud look for in a zombie apocalypse is a twinkie.

[subvision 14]

Boy scouts wash cars and clean windows.

They do this in america. Well, not here in germany. Here, they go in the woods and build tents of wood only with their knife and such things. Maybe interesting to know, the boy scouts here don't sell cookies. :D

[Ivanuvo (DayZ) 117]

How long you can survive without food depends a lot on your body weight. Me being fairly skinny, if I skip a few meals my hands start shaking.

If you're living on a diet of cold beans and soda, you probably won't have a lot of extra body fat, and you'll have to eat a lot more than if you live on a healthy regular diet.

[subvision 14]

How long you can survive without food depends a lot on your body weight. Me being fairly skinny, if I skip a few meals my hands start shaking.

If you're living on a diet of cold beans and soda, you probably won't have a lot of extra body fat, and you'll have to eat a lot more than if you live on a healthy regular diet.

Well, at some point we have realism to come to an end, I think. Beans, fish and water and pepsi are fine.

[wrenuld 1]

If drinking even restored 1% of hunger you could live at a water pump forever. (Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your suggestion)

If possible, drinking slowing the effects of hunger by a small amount for a short time might work.

As it is right now, you have to work to survive, something I really like about DayZ is survival actually feeling like a struggle.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Wren

[TheGreatPerson1324 0]

Hello people.

It's a fact someone can survive 30 days+ without eating, but only 3 days without drinking.

Why can't the drinks in the game kill the hunger a little bit? Most of the times I play I die due to hunger. I mean, the drinks should kill the hunger a little bit, approx. 20%, so I won't die of hunger that fast.

It's realistic and I think this is a good idea cos it seems to me that you find drinks more often than food. In the small villages in the wilderness you're practically screwed cos there are almost no food spawns. Some zombies drop a pepsi sometimes, but I haven't found any food on them. The chance to drop food is sometimes too little.

That's my point of view, what do you think of this?

Good idea. I have no problem with that, and it´s definitely more realisitic. You have my beans.

[mastertesus 7]

If drinking even restored 1% of hunger you could live at a water pump forever. (Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your suggestion)

If possible, drinking slowing the effects of hunger by a small amount for a short time might work.

As it is right now, you have to work to survive, something I really like about DayZ is survival actually feeling like a struggle.

I have to admit your idea does sound better than the OP's

[subvision 14]

If drinking even restored 1% of hunger you could live at a water pump forever. (Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your suggestion)

If possible, drinking slowing the effects of hunger by a small amount for a short time might work.

As it is right now, you have to work to survive, something I really like about DayZ is survival actually feeling like a struggle.

No, this 20% "be full" bonus should be only given once by drinking something, but after that you should be forced to eat something. That was my thoughts.

I thought it thru while I read your posting, and you are right. Water pumps would be warzones after this would be implemented.

[Grodenn 53]

What about the players who don't want to hunt and cook meat? I think, if you carry a big weapon you have to drop your hatchet. I want to play with a big gun, let's say, a lee enfield or a shotgun. I mean a one hit kill weapon for the zombies.

I do not want to live the life of a boy scout.

You do realise you can have a hatchet AND a rifle n at the same time? (By putting the hatchet in the tool belt obviously)

[subvision 14]

You do realise you can have a hatchet AND a rifle n at the same time? (By putting the hatchet in the tool belt obviously)

Thanks. Last time I could not grab a rifle with my hatchet in the toolbelt. May have been a bug or something. I actually was carrying 2 hatchets, one in my hands and one in the toolbelt. I dropped the hatchet I had in my hands but still wasnt able to grab the rifle. Odd world there.

[TyRobot 100]

I think the developers want to push hunting and cooking, so you should make knives, matches and wood a priority.

You may survive 30+ days without food if you were sedentary, but not running around Chernarus, trying to survive.

This ^

[Ivanuvo (DayZ) 117]

Thanks. Last time I could not grab a rifle with my hatchet in the toolbelt. May have been a bug or something. I actually was carrying 2 hatchets, one in my hands and one in the toolbelt. I dropped the hatchet I had in my hands but still wasnt able to grab the rifle. Odd world there.

Rifle would be in a different slot than the hatchet anyway, so that's probably not related.

[andris.orinskis@gmail.com 26]

An adult male realistically needs at least 1000 calories a day to make the body function properly, I think at least. I do agree on the spawns though, I've only ever found everlasting supplies of drink and not so much for food.

Next time you drink soda check the amount of calories :D

You can get fat without even eating if drinking sugar drinks all the time

[L0G!N (DayZ) 149]

i much rather have the game use Calory & hydratation stats on food/drink items. And ofcourse activities 'burning' calories. That way you could indeed somewhat kill hunger with drinks or kill thirst with beans&sauze ...

[adamtheheretic 106]

People posting about the "activity rate" but does that affect how often you become hungry/thirsty? Even so, you could go a while without food, you'd just be hungry a lot, especially if you had enough fluids to keep you going. I think you should need to drink 5-ish canteens a day, put that in any context you wish for playtime. While only having to eat once a day, but the meters shouldn't go from empty to full, there should be a tier system. So maybe you can have starving and full on opposite ends of the spectrum, you'd have to eat one meal a day to remain in the middle, eating more will have you closer to full, less would get you closer to starvation. I'm far too tired to expand this well so I'll stop now.