It has mutated

[Mad Z 51]

Well, it seems that the sickness brought on by low temperature in DayZ has mutated? What has changed?

You can catch sickness at any temperature now it seems. I was running around the NWAF and was exiting the last barracks, when I heard coughing. I assume it is the stream I am watching, but upon further inspection, my blood is indeed dropping. It seems I have managed to become sick while there was no rain, I was moving around, no one else was nearby, had a normal temperature, and had even applied a heat pack 10 minutes prior to free up inventory space.

So just a warning to everyone out there, carry some antibiotics, I've never had this bullshit happen to me before this update.

[bad_mojo (DayZ) 1204]

Dead bodies?

[Mad Z 51]

Dead bodies?

Only bodies around were zombies, I wasn't aware they can get you sick.

[E. Heskey 11]

WHOA. WAIT. ARE... ARE YOU SAYING THAT... The infected... can.. infect you?

SHOCKER.

[Red_Sky 140]

WHOA. WAIT. ARE... ARE YOU SAYING THAT... The infected... can.. infect you?

SHOCKER.

Mfw sickness has always been caused by weather and temperature, not zombie attacks, in DayZ

Learn the game before you join the rest of the forum on unnecessary trolling.

[Buffjesus 357]

Mfw sickness has always been caused by weather and temperature, not zombie attacks, in DayZ

Learn the game before you join the rest of the forum on unnecessary trolling.

what

zombie hits can give you "infection"

Edited September 8, 2012 by Buffjesus

[Mad Z 51]

WHOA. WAIT. ARE... ARE YOU SAYING THAT... The infected... can.. infect you?

SHOCKER.

Really? I've played this game for 3 months, sickness has always existed, I've only caught it from swimming to Skalisty, since when have zombies been able to infect you?

[Buffjesus 357]

Really? I've played this game for 3 months, sickness has always existed, I've only caught it from swimming to Skalisty, since when have zombies been able to infect you?

always

its a low %

but always

[Red_Sky 140]

what

zombie hits can give you "infection"

^you're right

Memory blank, however I do believe the chance to do so is very rare?

edit: Are you sure you weren't attacked by a zombie around the time the infection started?

Cause that would explain it.

Edited September 8, 2012 by Red_Sky

[Buffjesus 357]

^you're right

Memory blank, however I do believe the chance to do so is very rare?

rarer than very rare

ive seen it happen once across 10+ people in 3 months lol

Edited September 8, 2012 by Buffjesus

[Mad Z 51]

Wow, so I just happen to get fucked in the ass up North on a private hive server where I can't even find tents full of duped antibiotics? fml

[Mad Z 51]

^you're right

Memory blank, however I do believe the chance to do so is very rare?

edit: Are you sure you weren't attacked by a zombie around the time the infection started?

Cause that would explain it.

100% sure temperature wasn't the cause. No rain the entire 45 minutes I played, ran around the entire time, even used a heat pack to make room for loot minutes before it happened.

[gywidion@msn.com 80]

I have gotten sick from zombie hits. It happens. You can spread it too I think.

[Mad Z 51]

I have gotten sick from zombie hits. It happens. You can spread it too I think.

Time to troll some fresh spawn on the coast I guess.

[Buffjesus 357]

I have gotten sick from zombie hits. It happens. You can spread it too I think.

yeah standing near someone who is infected will spread it

we had someone infected in our group of 4

all 3 of us cram into the front of the ural and force him to sit alone in the back

dunno if where were sitting matters in a vehicle :P

[mdmonnik@deakin.edu.au 139]

I have some antibiotics you wanna trade?

[Mad Z 51]

I have some antibiotics you wanna trade?

If you had them on the specific private hive server I'm on, I'd be happy to, alth

[Mad Z 51]

I have some antibiotics you wanna trade?

If you had them on the specific private hive server I'm on, I'd be happy to, although I doubt you do.

[gywidion@msn.com 80]

Just run through Electro or Chero for a quick sniper cure. I was hunting antibiotics in Cherno and had one fix me right up.

[HarunDanyal 49]

Mfw sickness has always been caused by weather and temperature, not zombie attacks, in DayZ

Learn the game before you join the rest of the forum on unnecessary trolling.

LOL that was gold. 'sickness has always been caused by weather and temperature, not zombie attacks...Learn the game before you join the rest of the forum on unnecessary trolling.' http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/Infection#Infection I bet you feel like a class A asshole now don't you?

[EndEffeKt 87]

Isnt the bloodloss stoping at a certain point arround 3000 blood? No need for a sniper-cure as far as i remember.

[PoisonedAl 128]

I heard you have to be bleeding while a zed hits you to catch an infection but that could be BS.

[Kra 151]

You didn't have the the debug monitor on did you?

[sostronk 334]

Ive played over 400 hours of this game and yet to be "sick" once. I thought it was so rare it was an irrelevant part of the game. Ive had low temperatures alot because I mostly play night time servers, but I take heat packs whenever my temperature is looking low, so maybe the heatpacks make a difference.

[97ADU Vendetta 11]

Mfw sickness has always been caused by weather and temperature, not zombie attacks, in DayZ

Learn the game before you join the rest of the forum on unnecessary trolling.

False.

You could always get an infection from being hit by a zombie.

Just a very low chance.