Items that should be added/edited IMO for better gameplay/immersion

[kurtthecobain 10]

Right now, DayZ is in Alpha, buggy and incomplete, but once we get into beta

we should add some new items...

Some items I've been wanting in the game are:

-Radios!

Of course people already use Teamspeak, Ventrilo, Mumble, Skype, and other outside voice communication programs to talk, but in game implementation of a remote communication device would be really interesting.. You could have it be found in military camps or supermarkets. Maybe as a bonus, you can choose radio frequencies to talk on specific channels instead of to everyone that owns a radio.

-Notes!

People could write in a custom message and leave it on a supermarket floor, or next to a lee enfield, to maybe let people know where to go for help, or possibly lure survivors into a trap! It could also be used to leave secret signs for people in your squad that you got separated with. Found in supermarkets or residential areas!

-Mosin-Nagant (Lee-Enfield replacement)

It is really strange why a WWI era British-made rifle is so common in a Russian country.. It should be replaced with the Mosin-Nagant which is an almost identical bolt-action mag-fed rifle from the same era! More realism!

-Acetylene Torch (for car or heli hull repair)

It is kind of unrealistic that you can just repair a vehicle's hull by.. well we don't know, but the survivor somehow applies scrap metal to the vehicle with his bare hands and makes it stick? even if the survivor had a toolbox, you can't hammer metal into other metal and make it stick.. you need to weld it on to ensure that it stays on. These torches can be found in industrial buildings!

-Pourable gasoline (New action for Jerry Can)

You should allow gasoline to be poured on the floor and be able to light it! It could be used to trap survivors or burn zombies! I don't think this is possible because of Arma engine restrictions , but if it's possible it'd be awesome! We should be able to light the gas with a box of matches from about 3 or 4 steps away from the gas...

-.22 rifle!

Honestly speaking, this should be the most common weapon in agricultural areas. 22 caliber weapons are the most common for small game hunting yet there's no 22 caliber weapon in the game!? 22s are very quiet but they lack firepower, making it useless for zombies, but useful for hunting or maybe plinking survivors from far without them being able to pinpoint your location! These could be found in all agricultural areas..

-Ammo trucks/cache

There should be military ammo trucks that ran off the road or crashed into a building that carries military caliber ammunition.. These would be like helicopter crashes except they carry nothing but ammo! They could be found in random locations like heli crashes..

-MREs (two to a slot)

There should be MREs in the game, works as an ordinary food item like a can of beans EXCEPT you can put two of them into one inventory slot. I don't know how it'd work (maybe make it like the water bottle[full, empty] one for 2 MREs, one for 1 MRE), but it'd be cool too see them, and they'd be realistic since freeze-dried MREs would be the main sustenance in a post-apocalyptic scenario and they're very compact allowing more to be carried.. They could be found RARELY in residential areas and commonly in military camps.

These are things that I think would improve the game! If you have ideas too add them below! :)

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Edited July 27, 2012 by kurtthecobain

[gunnarkeith@ymail.com 27]

Notes for sure!

And as your character lives on, you can write a diary, a page a day or something. And when you die, players see it on your body with your name on the front page.

SO INTERESTING in my opinion. :D

[jaymurphy98@hotmail.co.uk 32]

Notes for sure!

And as your character lives on, you can write a diary, a page a day or something. And when you die, players see it on your body with your name on the front page.

SO INTERESTING in my opinion. :D

If you was sat over a dead mans body reading, I would probably shoot you in the back, just saying.

[Quagmire (DayZ) 119]

It's like someone took all the previously suggested ideas and combined them into one post..

[kurtthecobain 10]

It's like someone took all the previously suggested ideas and combined them into one post..

Oh damn, sorry, I didn't see any posts like this that's why I posted one :P

[twix (DayZ) 24]

It's like someone took all the previously suggested ideas and combined them into one post..

^ this

[Shaimou 49]

A semi-rare radio that lets you write&talk in the side channel with other radio owners would be cool.

[Rickets 0]

ADD THE MOSIN