Dive button

[vengefulninja 7]

I've been thinking about some things in the game which could be improved. How about a dive button? If you're getting shot at you could use this to dive left or right. There's various times when something like this would have saved my life. I know it's probably not implemented in the arma 2 controls so it'd have to be for the standalone.

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

Diving is in Arma 3, there are videos of this with their promotional material out there. I don't know the abilities of the SA engine to know if this is possible with the SA.

Problem I see is Players with gear would not be able to dive due to boyancy and heavy kit loadouts, I don't think even 1% of players are killed this way. I don't see the point, even if they did introduce it into the game. I can't see submarines of any activity under water being introduced into a Zombie apocalypse simulator unless someone released a Waterworld inspired map (Lets be honest, It would sink faster than the film)

It would be nice to be able to hide in ponds and then pop up and kill other enemys though, A la Rambo style.

[Riem 164]

No no, he means dive to the sides, as in quickly throw yourself to the side to get some cover behind yourself and a sniper.

Popping out of the water to shoot someone would be amazing, though.

But I digress. It wouldn't be an unrealistic or game breaking addition to the game. Jumping to the side to immediately be behind something to block bullets would be my first plan of action if someone fired on me. And it would be a simple control, such as double tapping the q or e buttons.

[bazbake 456]

We discussed this before. Anyway, it should be easy to sidestep in the standalone just by double-tapping D or A on the keypad. These are buttons that aren't being used, and if you can roll while prone, you should be able to hop to the side (or juke if you're running...that would be cool).

P.S., I can guarantee you that several snipers will post here telling you that it's unfair and people should be forced to stand still while they shoot them in the head because sniping's too hard. Those people suck at sniping.

[hawc 63]

Arma 3 has some more stance options which will hopefully be implemented in dayz.

[dallas 5195]

I think ArmA3 got Smookie to do some animation for them. Hope to see some of them make it to the standalone also. Smookie did the SMK animation mod for ArmA2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vklOq6KFQy4

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

I think ArmA3 got Smookie to do some animation for them. Hope to see some of them make it to the standalone also. Smookie did the SMK animation mod for ArmA2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vklOq6KFQy4

Some amazing stuff in this, the jump over wall in it's self would change DayZ in a big way!!!

[liquidcactus 719]

its a good idea and so would be the ability to but stock smack your opponents with rifles and/or pistol whip perhaps aswell