Random broken bones?

[shadowjack 254]

Was inside an apartment building stairwell and heard gunshots. Came from somewhere outside the building. I hit the deck. Started crawling up the stairs to take a peek and next i know i have a broken leg and my blood is down to around 3k (was a lil over 6K). Was pretty sure i hadnt been hit as i wasnt bleeding. I start to back down the stairs and next i know im dead.

Does crawling on stairs cause broken bones and blood loss? Is this a bug or working as designed?

[Tenebris Draco 63]

Hm, it's probably a bug.

It happens, the Arma engine doesn't really expect you to crawl down a set of stairs :3

[schrapple 119]

I have broken my leg and started bleeding from crawling down stairs, not sure if it is a bug though. I also recently suffered a zombie bite, I was bleeding (you could see the blood spurting from me and my blood level was dropping) but my blood icon wasn't flashing a cross.

[Gradan 4]

When you are crawling in buildings especially certain doorways or near walls 2 things can lead to

1 glitching: breaking your legs get in shock, bleeding, getting unc.

You can be shot in a bodypart, when it sticks out of the ground/wall.

[FrankTheDuck 99]

I have broken my leg and started bleeding from crawling down stairs, not sure if it is a bug though. I also recently suffered a zombie bite, I was bleeding (you could see the blood spurting from me and my blood level was dropping) but my blood icon wasn't flashing a cross.

That's because when you have the Debug menu up, The icons wont work.

It's a debug window It was never meant to remain.

[SystemiK 366]

Crawling over world items which are not flat have a very good chance of breaking your legs and even causing blood loss. The engine is very poorly implemented when it comes to player/health interactions with the world/environment even a random tree can kill you (very rarely) if you are having a bad luck day and happen to walk past the trunk just so. Rocks are even worse, never walk over those random boulders in fields if you can avoid it. Sometimes they will suck you in like quicksand...

[evolution (DayZ) 51]

If you opened a door you could have broken your legs. OR the player could have shot at you.

The game is in alpha stages, its buggy as hell.

[shadowjack 254]

Thanks for the info guys. I kinda figured it was a bug. For the most part bugs, hackers, anomalies dont bother me in games. I just play for fun and deal with whatever comes my way. I never know if shit is working as designed or not. This is the apocalypse and we should be faced with a multitude of unforeseen events right?

Edited September 23, 2012 by ShadowJack

[schrapple 119]

That's because when you have the Debug menu up, The icons wont work.

It's a debug window It was never meant to remain.

Nope, don't play with the debug menu up anymore.

[Mandalore (DayZ) 76]

Avoid contact with any obstacle in the game. Always stand/crouch when moving on stairs. Don't try to squeeze between objects. Don't get out of a vehicle if the door of the vehicle is next to a wall.

You will most likely get injured / die if you do any of those above. It's just how the game engine works (or doesn't).

PS : ATVs will fly 50 meters up and then come crashing down with you on them if you try to get over bridges or train rails.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I've found the random leg breaks much better recently. I'd still avoid crawling up stairs though, that's asking for it.

[torturedchunk 22]

I've found the random leg breaks much better recently. I'd still avoid crawling up stairs though, that's asking for it.

Crawling up/down stairs or through doorways = Epic Pain ultimately leading to death! :D

[sarcasm83 29]

Crawling over world items which are not flat have a very good chance of breaking your legs and even causing blood loss. The engine is very poorly implemented when it comes to player/health interactions with the world/environment even a random tree can kill you (very rarely) if you are having a bad luck day and happen to walk past the trunk just so. Rocks are even worse, never walk over those random boulders in fields if you can avoid it. Sometimes they will suck you in like quicksand...

Yeah, this also happens if you disconnect too near a tree,rock,wall,tent,vehicle or basically anything.

Before knowing this, I got instantly killed upon connecting back when I had left my character right next to a tree, hidden under the pine branches. All I could hear was all my bones breaking and died. Luckily I ran back to my character and got all my stuff back (Except the ghillie I had been wearing)

So yeah, in the world of DayZ, pretty much anything can kill you. Beware of doors, rocks, ladder, stairs, too steep hills and bridges (esp. while in a vehicle)

And always go down the stairs separately if you're with a friend... if you're standing in the stairs and your friend runs past you and bumps your character so that it moves your character, it often results in the stairs breaking your legs. And don't even bother trying to pick up stuff from outhouses; you'll just end up closing the door on yourself accidentally, resulting in a world of hurt.

Edited September 23, 2012 by sarcasm83

[shadowjack 254]

I've found the random leg breaks much better recently. I'd still avoid crawling up stairs though, that's asking for it.

And to think all those nights in my youth crawling up stairs because i was to drunk to walk and nary a broken bone. Reckon my luck was due to run out. :)