Day Z stand alone running on “a new version of the engine”, Hall thanks Steam for support
By Tim Colwill on November 29, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Dean “Rocket” Hall has taken to the official Day Z development blog to outline to major changes they’re implementing behind the scenes of the stand-alone game. In the post, Hall explains that the move to a client-server model is “a massive departure” from what they’re currently using, so much so that he claims it is, essentially, an entirely new version of the engine.
“Release will be on Steam,” claims Hall, “using many of Steam’s key features such as delta patching, VAC, server browsing technology. Patches to steam can be deployed by the click of a button in our build pipeline thanks to new technology developed by Steam, that is making our process extremely easy and exciting.”
Hall also discusses the change to a more streamlined UI, completely re-thought controls, cleaner, more responsive animations and the way that server and client handle decisions. Minecraft is cited as an inspiration multiple times during the post, with Hall claiming that lessons are being learned from the Mojang title that will enable players to feel more engaged with their environment.
What do you think, banditry fans? Want a bit more Minecraft in your Day Z?
Source: Day Z Dev
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I’m looking forward to this. The thing which has scared me most about the game lately has been the hackers – I’ve worked too hard at my gear to lose it now! But I am looking forward to starting all over again.
Bring it on!!
Can’t wait, this sounds like it’s going to be amazing!
About bloody time that Minecraft was brought into this. DayZ can directly mimic so many aspects of Minecraft that the possibilities make me weep with happiness.
Find a hessian bag, find sand, make a sandbag. Find barbed wire, mix with sandbag, create a section of sandbagged wall with razer-wire on top.
Then it’s a matter of collecting materials and making yourself your own space that’s lockable and can ‘safely’ store stuff. Until someone else mixes C4, satchel and detonator and blows your gates wide open.
Steam facilitated browsing? HAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU GAMESPY!!!!
Sorry, i had to get that out of my system… Arma has the worst server browser known to mankind.
Rocket has always commented regarding emulating a minecraft model Mellie, however maybe that was more on the distribution side of things. I never really though of a direct comparison between minecraft and DAYZ from a gameplay point of things but it sure is an interesting one ;)
Sounds great, it sounds like they are improving all of the parts of Day Z that put me off it.
This news, it is good news.
Just show me where to throw my money!