DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2 (v2)

Dead_Shot

Finally decided to join boards on my own account lol...where are all yous playing now a dayz? :P

simon360

Some currently play on the Open Fire server, which has a good community and they have events every few days. Most people don't play any more as it get boring too easy!

eurofoxy

simon360 wrote: »

Some currently play on the Open Fire server, which has a good community and they have events every few days. Most people don't play any more as it get boring too easy!

anyone on open fire have any dmr mags, am willing to trade an ak for some mags...

simon360

Have 1 mag, you on at the moment?

eurofoxy

simon360 wrote: »

Have 1 mag, you on at the moment?

no wont be on til tomorrow, just at work now till the morning..
you around tomorrow?

simon360

Yeah I'll be around, not sure a time tho! I'll post when i'm going on

eurofoxy

simon360 wrote: »

Yeah I'll be around, not sure a time tho! I'll post when i'm going on

cool, i am in cherno, where are you, i can come meet you anywhere...

simon360

I' staying around the North East airfield waiting for some unlucky sod to land their chopper

eurofoxy

safe bet, i saw 2 choppers and an A10 when i was on earlier, one chopper and the A10 belong to the mods, the other was at the petrol station in cherno, but need a few parts, must be well gone by now though...

i will be on around lunch tomorr for a while, have to keep an eye out though for the CORE lads..

FlyingIrishMan

Played on that Open Fire server for an hour today. Its too easy of a server, cross hairs on, third person on, you can place markers on the map, you spawn with a compass, gps, map, knife, matches, and plenty of food, water and medical supplies.

If I had my way you'd spawn with nothing more than a single bandage.

That and too many people whinging on the server, it seems nobody knows how to play, and everybody is using side chat as their main comms so they are constantly giving their location.


I stole a UAZ from some guy in Starry, he had a dmr but a terrible shot so he missed me. Then I found a humvee, so I ditched the UAZ (shot out the wheels first) and went off in that. Parked somewhere safe not long later and left.

simon360

That was my UAZ Deadshot was there and I was just after getting killed. Also that was probably an M40A3 that he lotted from my body the terrible shot guy. I agree it is easy, found a M4A1 Holo GL just after spawning at Balota!

eurofoxy

i do agree its a very easy server, mostly due to the amount of vehicles around,
the starting gear does seem to change somewhat, the gps and map are new even though my character is 3 days old and i didnt have the till i got them off of someone, i think its better to have more vehicles about the place as it makes the pvp more likely with all sorts of people driving around..and i have to say the game is so much harder and better if you start with nothing, no backpack or weapon, but when it comes to killing the CORE lads i dont mind having a pistol to start with as it makes it a bit easier to get a decent weapon after..

I find the side chat funny at times as i am not too certain most people realise that they are giving their position away so easily tht a predator can find them and kill them without much effort.. but this is the same in a lot of servers, i think most of what is said is setting up a trap but some are genuinely naive enough to think that people wont use this against them..

simon360

On now if any1 wants to hop on

Dead_Shot

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Played on that Open Fire server for an hour today. Its too easy of a server, cross hairs on, third person on, you can place markers on the map, you spawn with a compass, gps, map, knife, matches, and plenty of food, water and medical supplies.

If I had my way you'd spawn with nothing more than a single bandage.

That and too many people whinging on the server, it seems nobody knows how to play, and everybody is using side chat as their main comms so they are constantly giving their location.


I stole a UAZ from some guy in Starry, he had a dmr but a terrible shot so he missed me. Then I found a humvee, so I ditched the UAZ (shot out the wheels first) and went off in that. Parked somewhere safe not long later and left.

lol yeah that was me it was an m16acog n i was being chased by zombies lol so that explains the terrible shots lol

simon360

Heh not such a "DeadShot" heh heh see what I did there? ...... Okay I'll leave now

simon360

Some suspicious thoughts are coming into my mind about the CORE guys, it's not as if i'm saying because they killed me or something when it happened but I survived. So there they were chilling on cherno sniper tower, I got a CZ and went on the counter sniping hill, as I was 800m away i decided to stop and observe them, all 3 of them were looking straight at me even tho I'm behind a tree and I was careful on my approach to not let the canopy of the trees open with me under them. I took one out and then they all open fire just as I took my shot while peeking. Was under heavy fire so I retreated back behind the hill and moved, again looking straight at me and they open fire so naturally I retreat. I don't know I really thought I was careful, maybe I was clumsy or maybe I daren't say it because it often makes you look stupid but I think the work of hacks? Don't really wana say it to admin in case I am in the wrong.

MajesticDonkey

simon360 wrote: »

Some suspicious thoughts are coming into my mind about CORE guys, it's not as if i'm saying because they killed me or something when it happened but I survived. So there they were chilling on cherno sniper tower, I got a CZ and went on the counter sniping hill, as I was 800m away i decided to stop and observe them, all 3 of them were looking straight at me even tho I'm behind a tree and I was careful on my approach to not let the canopy of the trees open with me under them. I took one out and then they all open fire just as I took my shot while peeking. Was under heavy fire so I retreated back behind the hill and moved, again looking straight at me and they open fire so naturally I retreat. I don't know I really thought I was careful, maybe I was clumsy or maybe I daren't say it because it often makes you look stupid but I think the work of hacks? Don't really wana say it to admin in case I am in the wrong.

You obviously don't know the power some admins have
While to normal people they would be called hacks, admins call them "tools". We use them on the GaelLords server to catch hackers/griefers etc. They included satellite/free cam viewing (in thermal and night vision), teleporting, the position of every player on the server (a wallhack in other words), and so on. Obviously they're only used when needed, but I'd imagine some admins let it go to their heads.:)

ktulu123

Dont think they are quite as powerful on all DayZ servers but yeah sadly it does happen.

MajesticDonkey

ktulu123 wrote: »

Dont think they are quite as powerful on all DayZ servers but yeah sadly it does happen.

All that stuff can just be built into the mission file...you could even have tank missions on DayZ if ya wanted!

simon360

They aren't admins that's the thing..... CRT are Admins

eurofoxy

simon360 wrote: »

They aren't admins that's the thing..... CRT are Admins

I will ask night tomorrow, but I will say this, from where they are I have gotten well over 800m kills, you can see a huge distance if its clear, and with a range finder or spotter or even 2-3 snipers you can see a hell of a lot...
They may have a thermal 50cal, but I am not sure if that's on the server..

simon360

Nope they have only DMR's and Mk48, plus I could hardly see them through the fog it was just their outlines I saw

MadYaker

I was going to suggest and as50 or m107 with a TWS scope on it.... Maybe they have an L85 thermal for spotting while the guy with the DMR does the shooting? Did you hear the shot? can usually tell what type of gun it is from that.

simon360

Yeah it was a DMR, they didn't add any guns that don't spawn naturally in game so that rules out the TWS weps.

Laviski

latest dev blog for anyone still interested in DayZ Standalone
http://dayzdev.tumblr.com/

We’ve gone for a reasonably quick and dirty video blog this week, mainly because things have been very busy for us.

Inventory System

One of the biggest improvement areas has been the inventory system, now almost ready for a public display. This new inventory system supports crafting, interchangeable clothing, degradation, tracking, weapon customization, and much more. It’s really a revolutionary system for us and we’re extremely proud of the results that Jirka (our programmer assigned to this) has achieved.

Crafting

Not touched on in the video, but what we will be showing soon is the basics of how users can interact with items in the world - this is the next step in development of our inventory system beyond where it is now. This is not a traditional crafting system, but one that encourages layers to explore the ways in which items can be crafted.

Zombie pathfinding

In the video, towards the end, some before and after footage of work on the zombie AI pathfinding. Not only has this changed the role, threat, and speed of the zombies - but it has also yielded performance improvements. The increased accuracy of the zombies movement allows their movement to be slowed down to more sensible values, in line with those of the players themselves. We still have some other avenues to explore in this regard, but we’re very pleased with the results so far.

Mass zombie spawning server side

Now all zombies are spawned directly on the server and their movement is governed directly on the server itself. This has allowed us to provide increased security and hack prevention mechanisms by disabling functionality at the client level. It also means that zombies no longer “pop” in and out of the world, previously used as a mechanism to tell if someone was in the area. It also paves the way for us to allow migrating zombies and zombies traversing open areas in search for their next meal.

We still have some way to go in performance, the initial tests of 4000 zombies spawned reduced the server FPS to 4. After performance optimizations this increased up to 21. We’re now confident we can have the server FPS back up to 30+ with maximum numbers of zombies in the near future.

Expanding health system

Health is extending far beyond just blood, into a system that incorporates health, blood, and consciousness level. How these are all interrelating will be touched on in its own devblog in future. Some of the exciting developments coming include longterm play effects such as poor diet affecting your long term health levels. All this translates into the importance of a longterm plan for survival of your character, and we’re sure the role of medical specialists will become very important - hopefully emphasizing social interaction opportunities.

Chernarus Expansion

This continues at a huge pace. The two new villages in expand Cherno and provide it a true city feeling. Also expanding is the top (north) map area and the continued development of our large-scale features being added to the map. More to follow on this! (we can’t wait to show some more of this!)

Loot spawning

Finding loot now involves scavenging inside of vehicles, looking for items stuck between furniture, prying open car boots, or strewn in the wasteland itself. Consuming your bounty now results in rubbish, such as empty cans after consuming your beans. This is no mere gimick, because your trash can be used to track you.

Conclusion

There is a great deal more that can be covered, but we’re really deeply in the thick of development at the moment and we just wanted to get something quick and dirty to all those waiting for standalone. We know that you want it released, and we know you want to know when this will be - but we’re 100% committed to making this a great game, and that means we are making sure to do things properly. We’re happy and confident about the progress, so it’s one foot after another and soon we’ll be at the finish line.

ktulu123

Can't wait, gonna be class

simon360

Can't wait to be a derpy new spawn with no clothes and a motorbike helmet being a maniac in elektro or cherno and killing people... gonna be class!

Squaredude

I have one Arma 3 Alpha lite code left if anyone wants it?

Dead_Shot

Squaredude wrote: »

I have one Arma 3 Alpha lite code left if anyone wants it?

ill take it and try arma 3 out before i buy it :P i did have another account called hawkeye just incase you tink am a spammer lol

Genghiz Cohen

I have 2 codes going.