Food in the Wild?

[McSquizzey 6]

I was thinking, (for the players that prefer to stay away from cities) that there could be berries/food in the wild OTHER than animals because:

1. the only way to obtain meat from animals is to shoot them, gut them, and then cook the meat. All of this requires certain items such as a hatchet, hunting knife, a gun, and ammo. I know you can obtain these items everywhere but they are quite rare.

2. Animals usually spawn in clearings so you would have to reveal yourself for food.

So, I propose an idea of berries, fruit in the forests and stuff. Of course this would be sort of a challenge because you would never know if the berries are poisonous or not. So maybe you could find a "berry guide" or book in a barn house or some where, this book will identify the berries and tell you if they're poisonous or not.

In my opinion this is a legit way to survive in real life and wouldn't make the game any easier as the berries could only restore maybe half of your hunger bar unless you eat more, and only give you perhaps 50 blood per batch of berries.

So tell me what you think :D

[uniqueLOL 21]

step out of your little saftey zone and be a man. get the supplies and get in them fields so i can snipe you! food situation is fine at the moment.

[PreDator123 3]

The idea of edible berries is a pretty good one, imo they'd have to be massively underpowerd or quite rare as to not make the game too easy, perhaps they restore so little health that they are basically a emergancy food unless you eat huge amounts.

[T.G. 48]

Interesting suggestion but I feel the food system is fine as is. Like you said once you have a canteen, matches, knife and hatchet (none of which are rare) your thirst and hunger requirements are pretty much covered. Most animals spawn in open fields but there are plenty secluded in the forest as well. The open field trade off works well against the alternative of scavenging in cities, each with its own risks and rewards. I think the real food topic to be discussed is cannibalism, why stop at looting a players gear when so much more is going to waste...

[twix (DayZ) 24]

The idea of edible berries is a pretty good one, imo they'd have to be massively underpowerd or quite rare as to not make the game too easy, perhaps they restore so little health that they are basically a emergancy food unless you eat huge amounts.

massively underpowered fuck me where do these clowns come from. Right, about those berries you can shove it up your rear is what i would suggest you to do.

[JulieMeyers 78]

Rocket recently said in an interview that they are working on making the pumpkinfields harvestable. Thats at least something.

[twix (DayZ) 24]

Rocket recently said in an interview that they are working on making the pumpkinfields harvestable. Thats at least something.

I believe you