DayZ standalone game.

[shaeka8 1]

Hey I have heard that DayZ mod will become a standalone game this year sometime?

If this is true, will I have to purchase the DayZ game? or is it like people that played Arma2 are liable to buy it for free. Please tell me because I have bought Arma2: Combined Operations for $30 on steam only for the DayZ mod.

[Elmokki 6]

I'm pretty sure you'll be buying it again. As you said, you didn't buy DayZ by DayZ team, you bought Arma2: CO by Bohemia Interactive.

[Charb 298]

I think you will find it will be a while before a stable standalone game.

Also, I'm certain you will still be able to find committed DAYZ servers, just perhaps... not as many

[coolmodi 3]

...buy it for free.

haha, buy it...FOR FREE :D

But really, ofc you will have to pay for it, wouldn't make sense for rocket (and his team?) to make a game only to gift it to 1 million people^^

[Jourmand1r 19]

I remember when Age of Chivalry was going to be a stand alone game using Unreal 3 engine.

They announced it 4 years ago or so.

Then, it became really obvious that the guys who made the mod weren't actually game developers (shocker there am I right?) and as of 4 years development, their latest build has people skating around on the ground and can't handle for than 5 people on screen at a time.

Enjoy the mod, but enjoy it for what it is. A mod.

[shaeka8 1]

haha, buy it...FOR FREE :D

But really, ofc you will have to pay for it, wouldn't make sense for rocket (and his team?) to make a game only to gift it to 1 million people^^

Dammit you noticed that XD

Yea that's fair now that you said it like that =P Any idea how much it will cost? Because I live in Australia and almost no games have many dedicated servers for Australians so I am hoping Rocket realizes that there are Australians suffering in this world =P

[Huey (DayZ) 87]

I remember when Age of Chivalry was going to be a stand alone game using Unreal 3 engine.

They announced it 4 years ago or so.

Then, it became really obvious that the guys who made the mod weren't actually game developers (shocker there am I right?) and as of 4 years development, their latest build has people skating around on the ground and can't handle for than 5 people on screen at a time.

Enjoy the mod, but enjoy it for what it is. A mod.

You can`t really compare these (Age of Chivalry fail lol).

And yes, people enjoy the MOD, probably for a long time to come :)

[_Gunslinger_ 46]

Probably the best you could hope for is to redeem your ARMA II CD key for a discount on DayZ.

[Jourmand1r 19]

You can`t really compare these (Age of Chivalry fail lol).

And yes, people enjoy the MOD, probably for a long time to come :)

If this game gets a stand alone game it wont be for 3 more years at this pace.

Seems like BI does more development for Day Z with Arma 2 patches than the Day Z team does.

[thetamsen 57]

Dean 'Rocket' has announced that he wants to make the game as cheap as possible, as he's running non-profit.

Which means you'll most likely pay like €5-15 if DayZ ever becomes standalone, ofc price depends on the costs of making the game.

He's been contacted by a lot of investors though. In order for them to support him with financial resources, they want a share of the cake - and that's where I doubt a little about how cheap the standalone DayZ will be (if, of course).

You've bought Arma II CO, that's a game full of enjoyment as well.

Perhaps you'll end up buying the "Wannabe" version of DayZ, which to my guess, will be awfully casual-minded for kid gamers.

If you want a haul of an experience, stick to DayZ, even if you'll have to wait till Q2 of 2013.

[Jourmand1r 19]

Dean 'Rocket' has announced that he wants to make the game as cheap as possible, as he's running non-profit.

Which means you'll most likely pay like €5-15 if DayZ ever becomes standalone, ofc price depends on the costs of making the game.

He's been contacted by a lot of investors though. In order for them to support him with financial resources, they want a share of the cake - and that's where I doubt a little about how cheap the standalone DayZ will be (if, of course).

You've bought Arma II CO, that's a game full of enjoyment as well.

Perhaps you'll end up buying the "Wannabe" version of DayZ, which to my guess, will be awfully casual-minded for kid gamers.

If you want a haul of an experience, stick to DayZ, even if you'll have to wait till Q2 of 2013.

Even if he gets investors, I don't think this game can be a standalone for at least 3-4 years.

Have you ever noticed how the Arma 2 items are fairly decent looking, and every custom texture in the game looks really bad?

That's because ARMA is professionally made, and Day Z is an indie game.

[shaeka8 1]

Dean 'Rocket' has announced that he wants to make the game as cheap as possible, as he's running non-profit.

Which means you'll most likely pay like €5-15 if DayZ ever becomes standalone, ofc price depends on the costs of making the game.

He's been contacted by a lot of investors though. In order for them to support him with financial resources, they want a share of the cake - and that's where I doubt a little about how cheap the standalone DayZ will be (if, of course).

You've bought Arma II CO, that's a game full of enjoyment as well.

Perhaps you'll end up buying the "Wannabe" version of DayZ, which to my guess, will be awfully casual-minded for kid gamers.

If you want a haul of an experience, stick to DayZ, even if you'll have to wait till Q2 of 2013.

Well now that I have read that hes a doing this non-profit...I wouldnt mind paying $20+ for this game. Even though i have not even played for 5 minutes yet...the youtube videos make up my sleepless nights =P Still trying hard to get the game working properly.

[Jourmand1r 19]

No one else here is aware of how ludicrous it is tho assume people (mainstream people) will spend money to play a game where all of the survival items are glued to the floor and 90 percent of the houses are identical with no interiors?

Come on guys. Lets be realistic.

[lllewqer 4]

ddd

Edited May 16, 2022 by lllewqer

[thorgromz 18]

I don´t know why people thinks that making a mod means making money. I´ve played lots of mods in other games that are really good, but just as a mod, not as a full game. I don´t think Rocket can get the game releaseable in September with all the problems it has (infernal lags sometimes, zombies teleporting, players too, graphical glitches everywhere mostly on cities (Cherno and Electro where barely playable yesterday), etc...).

Take a look at Mount and Blade´s Grim Age mod. Heavy development for almost 2 years, and not a single release. Its a tremendous work, and will be free, because its a mod. In this line, the mod "Mount and Musket" was bought by Paradox and released as "Napoleonic Wars". The best shot for Rocket is that Arma II team buys the game,wich will mean a release at 10-15 $ though.

[Swineflew 480]

No one else here is aware of how ludicrous it is tho assume people (mainstream people) will spend money to play a game where all of the survival items are glued to the floor and 90 percent of the houses are identical with no interiors?

Come on guys. Lets be realistic.

You mean realistic like arma sales going up 1000% for people to play a mod that's in alpha?

Or a game that is based on digging and building things like minecraft.

You're getting hung up on trivial details like where loot is and buildings that you can't enter.

This game is what people want and big studios have been too detached from the playerbase to make.

[ZedsDeadBaby 2287]

Even if he gets investors, I don't think this game can be a standalone for at least 3-4 years.

Have you ever noticed how the Arma 2 items are fairly decent looking, and every custom texture in the game looks really bad?

That's because ARMA is professionally made, and Day Z is an indie game.

Stand-alone does not mean independent. If he meant independent he would have said independent.

Stand-alone simply means the game will be separated from the core ARMA code branch and will work on an engine of its own giving the team access to modify the engine code which will give them far more power over what changes they can make and mechanics they can work on.

The most likely engine is ARMA 3, which is going Beta later this year - the same time rocket said DayZ will likely go stand-alone which makes perfect sense.

rocket has no reason to break completely away from BI and go it on his own, and BI has a vested interest in maintaining the relationship as well, as they will likely see royalties or license fees from DayZ if it is based on the ARMA 3 engine. It's a win-win situation for both parties.

As for getting DayZ for free because you bought ARMA 2. No. Get your wallet out and support rocket you cheap-ass bastard.

Edited July 28, 2012 by ZedsDeadBaby

[EchoJuliet 1]

Just throwing in my input. People who say DayZ will never go stand-alone because of the bugs and glitches, look at minecraft. Yes, I know it's not the same genre and it's not as complex as DayZ, but minecraft was released during it's alpha stage and currently has about 6.8 million copies sold. I think that goes to show that a game which is still in alpha can be very successful.

Also, the buildings may be similar and some of them you might not be able to enter, but have you ever played call of duty? Yes it's not sandbox, but did you know that one of the building designs featured in Modern Warfare 3 was a carbon copy of a building used in Call of Duty 4. That didn't stop MW3 from sell millions of copies.

All I'm saying is that DayZ is a great mod with a lot of potential to be an amazing stand-alone game, despite it being in alpha stage or if some of the graphic content isn't that amazing. All of these things can be fixed and patched as a stand-alone, just as easily as it could if it remained a mod.

Edited July 31, 2012 by EchoJuliet