Are dogs worth 2 months of development time?

[trauma.au 14]

I'm working on dogs in my "spare time". They'll be done shortly, they're not a required item for game we just want to see if some people will find them useful or not

They also allow us to explore attacks between players and NPC animals for future development.

If they can;

• Draw zombies away from an area (lure them away then lose them and come back to me).
  
• Defend me if I go down.
  
• Silently kill 1 or 2 zombies.
  
• Silently track near by players.
  
• Break a zombies legs with minimal risk to the dog.
  
• Draw zombie agro off me.
  
• Be quiet when I tell it to.
  

Then, I would be keen.

Edited September 17, 2012 by Trauma

[MurQ 33]

The addition of friendly dogs to this game just shows that the devteam don't play the game much, hostile dogs could have added a lot more to it.

[Bat (DayZ) 230]

The addition of friendly dogs to this game just shows that the devteam don't play the game much, hostile dogs could have added a lot more to it.

They also allow us to explore attacks between players and NPC animals for future development.

Happy ?

[Siberian (DayZ) 527]

completely and utterly uninterested in having a dog.. and i mean completely..

[DeadShaun 25]

I'm personally not interested in dogs, but it doesn't bother me if they are put in the game, i'm glad your not required to have one though, otherwise I would tell it to stay and bugger off in the opposite direction lol.

[andrewmont 91]

I think features like this should be implemented and tested. Only by adding features can it really be decided whether or not they will work.

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Sod dogs just fix the current bugs then leave the mod alone and get standalone done.

It does not speak well to possible future standalone customers that the mod is broken and left broken for so long.

Oh i forgot its in "Alpha"........ how long will they keep the standalone in "Alpha"

Seriously this mod was fine a few versions ago get it working properly again, forget silly crap like dogs just give a working mod that keeps people playing till standalone, your current policy of stripping customerbase confidence will not sell copies of standalone, neither will dogs.

I'm trying hard to think of something in the mod that is so broken that it has to be fixed right now....

Someone fill me in.

(inb4 someone says something that is an ArmA bug and can't be fixed with a mod)

[OrLoK 16185]

Hello there

I doubt 2 months is *just* for dogs as they've been scripted into A2 in various ways(and an existing zombie mod) for ages.

I'm sure there's a little more to it.

Rgds

LoK

[Sneakers O'Toole 57]

L85A2 AWS >>> dogs

[Thingyy 5]

Alpha is for adding content and beta is for fixing bugs. Keep this in mind guys. Of course, I'm not talking about the game breaking bugs.

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

.... dogs have to be the DUMBEST fucking idea i have ever seen in dayz

dayz is all about being low profile, sneaking around and generally not being seen, so the devs decide to add DOGS to the game that follow you around, giving you away when hiding in bushes, and for whom commands are given via loud whistles... when i heard about it, i thought this was surely a joke, and that no semi intelligent game dev, knowing how dayz works, would think this was a good idea.

on top of this obvious flaw, dayz is all about realism, and theres NOTHING realistic about being able to find a wild feral dog in the woods and suddenly have it obey your commands, especially via whistle, and especially not shit like *go attack this target* just because you gave the animal some food. i live in the south, and theres plenty of wild dogs around here, and it is simply UNREALISTIC to think you can go walk up on one, feed it, and befriend it, much less have it respond to commands.

this isnt even mentioning how a 2+ month development time wasted on such a moronic concept shows that i shouldnt be expecting good decisions from this dev team. this isnt a fucking MMO, we dont need PETS. whats next? Tank LFG for Zombie Caverns raid

its stuff like this that is making me pay more and more attention to "that other game" since they seem to be taking all the good concepts from this game, and they even call themselves an mmo, yet are smart enough to not be adding pets.

Someone has no idea what they're talking about.

You should calm down or go over to that other games forum and praise them while they blow smoke up your ass.

Domesticated dogs are very easy to befriend. I think this would be even easier if they're masters become freaking zombies. Ever rescue a lost dog Mr. I'm from the south and deal with feral packs everyday? I have. They know when they're lost and recognize good people and are willing to obey commands. Anyway, how about you watch some more videos of these dogs in action and then try to form an informed opinion. How about you pay attention to this mod and it's devs for a change, or you could always read this thread. Maybe then you'd realize it hasn't taken them 2 months to add dogs to the game.

Also, you don't need to have a dog if you don't want one.

Can't wait to see how much they charge for dogs in that other game.

[SillySil 295]

Where's the option "I don't give a fuck about dogs" ?

[Lowbei 33]

notice rocket mentions nothing about how fucking unrealistic they obviously are...

losing all faith in this dev

[Lowbei 33]

Someone has no idea what they're talking about.

You should calm down or go over to that other games forum and praise them while they blow smoke up your ass.

Domesticated dogs are very easy to befriend. I think this would be even easier if they're masters become freaking zombies. Ever rescue a lost dog Mr. I'm from the south and deal with feral packs everyday? I have. They know when they're lost and recognize good people and are willing to obey commands. Anyway, how about you watch some more videos of these dogs in action and then try to form an informed opinion. How about you pay attention to this mod and it's devs for a change, or you could always read this thread. Maybe then you'd realize it hasn't taken them 2 months to add dogs to the game.

Also, you don't need to have a dog if you don't want one.

Can't wait to see how much they charge for dogs in that other game.

like i already said, they arent adding dogs to that other game, cuz they arent fucking morons and arent trying to cater to some sadpanda who needs a "companion" because they are lonely

and we are talking about NON domesticated dogs here. dogs you find in the wild are obviously non domesticated dogs. you havent "rescued" a wild dog, as WILD dogs dont need to be "rescued" lol. next time try not to waste everyones time with your fanboi ignorance just because someone made valid points that you are butthurt about

[rollo23 57]

.... dogs have to be the DUMBEST fucking idea i have ever seen in dayz

dayz is all about being low profile, sneaking around and generally not being seen, so the devs decide to add DOGS to the game that follow you around, giving you away when hiding in bushes, and for whom commands are given via loud whistles... when i heard about it, i thought this was surely a joke, and that no semi intelligent game dev, knowing how dayz works, would think this was a good idea.

on top of this obvious flaw, dayz is all about realism, and theres NOTHING realistic about being able to find a wild feral dog in the woods and suddenly have it obey your commands, especially via whistle, and especially not shit like *go attack this target* just because you gave the animal some food. i live in the south, and theres plenty of wild dogs around here, and it is simply UNREALISTIC to think you can go walk up on one, feed it, and befriend it, much less have it respond to commands.

this isnt even mentioning how a 2+ month development time wasted on such a moronic concept shows that i shouldnt be expecting good decisions from this dev team. this isnt a fucking MMO, we dont need PETS. whats next? Tank LFG for Zombie Caverns raid

its stuff like this that is making me pay more and more attention to "that other game" since they seem to be taking all the good concepts from this game, and they even call themselves an mmo, yet are smart enough to not be adding pets.

People like you are what makes this forum painful to read, honestly do you have to over react and rage every post just because you don't agree with something?

[christopherwright_75@hotmail.co.uk 109]

I'm trying hard to think of something in the mod that is so broken that it has to be fixed right now....

Someone fill me in.

(inb4 someone says something that is an ArmA bug and can't be fixed with a mod)

Mate If you can't think of anything I think your playing a different game

Hello Kitty online forums are elsewhere ok

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Mate If you can't think of anything I think your playing a different game

Hello Kitty online forums are elsewhere ok

Sure guy. I play almost everyday and don't run into anything gamebreaking that needs to be fixed right now. Thanks for giving me ONE example.

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

like i already said, they arent adding dogs to that other game, cuz they arent fucking morons and arent trying to cater to some sadpanda who needs a "companion" because they are lonely

and we are talking about NON domesticated dogs here. dogs you find in the wild are obviously non domesticated dogs. you havent "rescued" a wild dog, as WILD dogs dont need to be "rescued" lol. next time try not to waste everyones time with your fanboi ignorance just because someone made valid points that you are butthurt about

If anything, they're not adding dogs to that other game because they don't know how yet and I doubt their engine could even do it. I've yet to see a single animal in any of their videos.

The dog is also more than just a companion like in WoW. You would already know this had you read or watched anything on them.

How do you know these dogs are feral? If you look at the game, nearly everyone is a bloody zombie and the game takes place in a rural setting for the most part. Can you puzzle that one out or do I need to draw you a picture?

[disorder 344]

Rocket actually ate too many beanz and was hospitalised for a month with extreme flatulence.

[jukaga 271]

If I can strap a satchel charge on him and get him to run into an enemy camp, I'm all for it. Imagine placing a CB radio and a bomb on a dog, dog runs into camp, CB opens up 'put all of your high tier loot in the dog's pouch or I detonate. Anyone move from the camp, I detonate. You have 1 minute to fully comply'.

awesome!

[Lowbei 33]

lulz in here

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Okay, I'll draw you a picture.

[electroban 102]

Why are you bitches crying about dogs, it's obviously entirely optional as a game option, and probably a bit of script Rocket wanted in for his own personal image of the zombie apocolypse.

Dogs will help players that want to do the whole RP immersive thing. And yes, dogs may give away your l33t position, but then again other players actually want to do something else end game other than sitting on sniper hill shooting newb spawns. It adds flavor and variety, and once again is totally optional.

[waffen-79 32]

no, just no

Add the Soldier Uniform

support the female model with other outfits

[jukaga 271]

no, just no

Add the Soldier Uniform

support the female model with other outfits

I'll add that we need both the marine uniform and the warsaw pact style uniform. I HATE the camo t-shirt outfit we have now, it looks so poor compared to the proper soldier uniforms in the game. Sometimes I feel that we are being trolled, there are dozens of skins already in the game and all we get to choose from is the wookie suit and the lamest camo clothing in the game.