koze 113 Posted August 13, 2012 Basically, when you eat or drink, you drop empty tin cans or exmpty soda cans depending on what you eat/drink.This could be very useful for tracking, and since items dont really cause much lag in the game it wouldent add to any lagg.This is a very simple and basic idea, I dont think it would be very hard for the Devs to do this, and it would add to the realism in the game and still be fun. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trylan 25 Posted August 13, 2012 there should be more polls like this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Regicide 111 Posted August 13, 2012 Would probably only be effective for tracking in cities, as on open ground items will usually disappear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koze 113 Posted August 13, 2012 Would probably only be effective for tracking in cities, as on open ground items will usually disappear.Well it could be handy out in the country side, say.. If you found a few tin cans somewhere near the airfield you know someone is close or has been there.I'm not saying its going to be very useful, but it's just something simple that we could have in the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan/Ryio310 4 Posted August 13, 2012 I was thinking that they should make it so the food/drink turn into empty tin cans, in your bag. So the player can choose to cover up his/her tracks. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forceflare 166 Posted August 13, 2012 Good luck stumbling upon an empty tin can in the middle of a forest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pandadragonthing 11 Posted August 13, 2012 You can travel pretty far before needing to drink and eat again so it wouldn't really leave a trail.... maybe a way to tell how fresh the food is or something, so obviously a 5 minute old can will have people lurking nearby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GexAlmighty 54 Posted August 13, 2012 I have a thread up about this myself, the only difference is that i think that junk junk items should not spawn and are only created when a player consumes a can of food or drink. it then goes into their inventory and they have to drop it manually (creating a fresh "loot pile") and to make up for the lack of junk items spawning, just replace their spawns with bandages, whisky bottles and heat packs (because who the hell is ever short of those?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strategos (DayZ) 190 Posted August 13, 2012 Rocket has already explained why this isnt in the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombiejun 13 Posted August 13, 2012 This could be very useful for trackingYea, let's give bandits yet an advantage! this game needs more bandits for sure! .. really dude? really? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koze 113 Posted August 13, 2012 Yea, let's give bandits yet an advantage! this game needs more bandits for sure!.. really dude? really?Its not a huge advantage, and it could be used in the survivors advantage, such as location a nearby bandit and avoiding them. take note people only need to eat and drink like ever 15mins so it wouldent meen bandits can easily locate survivors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites